Uh oh. GalCiv 2: Dread Lords looks pretty good.

[Daynarr]

Nodachi said:
The article also caused me to ask a question, will it be moddable? If not then I don't want it. If I have to jump through hoops or wait for specialized software to mod it, I don't want it.

Will the software designers be as open to the community as Aaron is with us? I doubt it.

Actually, answer to both questions is yes.
Designers of GalCiv2 promised to release tools they use to public as well.
And they are open to community; actually they post in public forums on daily basis.

But they are still not real competition. Like Geo said, one game will benefit from success of another.