How similar is it to Galactic Civilizations II?

[Yef]

baby_arm said:
If you don't mind a little reading, we have a comparison review.

Short answer: yes, they're different enough to make it worth playing both.

Whoa, thanks for that link.

[Yef]

Ok, I found out why I find GalCiv2 boring:
It takes too long to develop a valuable combat ship.
In SE4, you can research all the way to destroyer very easily, to start producing a low tech design, and later upgrade it.
In GalCiv2, it takes forever just to get a corvett hull.