thank you for posting this. This game was quite fun and addictive, and it dissapeared for the longest time. This is the only site i've found on the internet that confirms it indeed existed
I believe the game was released in an alpha state and never patched. the difficulty is so unbalanced I have never once been able to survive to mid-game.
If anybody ever becomes aware of a workaround / way to fix / cheat let me know.
You can find me on reddit u/wahchewie
thank you for this
thanks for taking an interest in my first C game project from 30 years ago.
You are correct in describing the entire game as an alpha-gameplay experiment that wasn't a 100% success, as i mention in the blog.
as for cheating, just select an 'easier' galactic map setup:medium map, more planets, uncheck advanced aliens. spend all your time collecting artifacts from moons for the first half hour of game play. launch 20 fleets to accomplish this. do not go to war with more than a couple aliens at a time...and use espionage. lots of espionage and propaganda to collapse the large enemy empires!
This game is super hard. I have beat this game many times, but then again i designed it ... :)
Not in a million years thought I'd write to the person that designed it. Galaktikon was something that once every couple of years would enter my head, because i loved the art style and planet view, but that i got my butt kicked every time was a hook and made me want to find more info and eventually beat it.
I really think something simple but modernised with the same retro art style would fill a hole in the $20 steam section. There is nothing like the art style and planet viewer you made here.
After Decades I finally won a game just before. so that was satisfying, thanks for your tips.
There is actually a lot of tips strategies and decisions that are needed to survive and this is the only place on the internet where Gkon exists! I think if people are interested and give it a go you may have to put up a guide section!
Stay away from large galaxies like I did! oh boy. You're not beating a group of civs that have 10 planets each.
Thanks for what you created and your response Harntrox, this was a great nostalgia trip.
