First off the graphics look great in general.

The UI does indeed look more streamlined, and overall much more pleasant. I also really like the unit army grouping appearance. It's starting to feel professional now. So w00t!

The lighting and tiles look better than mine. WHY?

Still hate the models faces/heads.

In BETA4 you get a pop up window telling you which spell just got researched and a choice to either progress in powerlevel or research the next spell in queue (sp?) or go to the spellbook to build a queue.

Yes, I did, unit formations and the ambient lighting looks fantastic. If combat looks this good then I owe a big apology.

bzzzzzzzzz...   it's fantastic!    so hard to wait of coming 24 AUG 

I hope Russian release will be without delay.. and with English version - good point to study language by the way

I personally prefer Silver.

The Alliegance Tree finally seems to be useful.

I love the ground textures.

Seconded. I do like the graphical style of the game a lot, but the character's faces look unsightly square. When I watched the beta footage I chuckled about the "ugly" option for the Sovereign as if it were truly optional. 

Sweet guys

Can't wait for Final release, nice work Stardock!

I've been waiting 15 years for this!  It looks amazing and I can't wait to recieve my Limited edition.  Will pre-orders ship on the 24th or before?

I have been trying to determine the exact makeup of my customized soveriegn, but scouring the journals for the data on talents, histories, and other stats is not fun.  Please release some parts of the manual or otherwise give information peraining to soveriegn customization prior to the 24th!  I want to know exactly how I'm going to create my soveriegn as soon as I install the game.  A pre-released manual would be fantastic!

Also, I've been watching these journals for about a year now, and I check them about a hundred times a day.  It's has been like listening to a great sports game on the radio. I'm yelling, cheering, and on the edge of my seat anticipating the next directions in development and bits and pieces of revealing information.

Congratulations, Stardock and Beta testers!  I really hope the stores sell out and the reviews are great!

Question:

CUT "edit..."

SRRY: ive found a right answer in "quick 64-bit..."

ok am EDIT my post.

Beta had placeholder ground textures and such.

the screen shot looks brilliant, great job Stardock team.... looking forward to seeing more..