This update for Galactic Civilizations III includes several improvements for multiplayer including increasing the maximum multiplayer map size to Gigantic and various fixes for multiplayer games.
Included in this v1.32 update:
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Increased maximum multiplayer map size to Gigantic
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Fixed a problem where peers were not updating their heartbeat while loading the map and thus causing a disconnect.
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Fixed a problem where all of the players would choose "ready" but the host could not start the game.
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Separated the networking and loading processing to different threads to prevent timeouts while starting the game.
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Prevented a multiplayer disconnect issue caused by the player spending the Thalan's bonus tech points in the first turn.
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Fixed a few stuck turn problems
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Players with different languages installed can play multiplayer with each other
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