I can't even begin to guess how many hours I have playing this game in the original form. I was very excited to see GOG bring this out. Unfortunately, they did something to the church and it is banning the most simplest of technologies, even the very base technologies, effectively shutting down an entire third of the tech tree in one early turn of the game. Not only that, but it is banning a technology almost every single turn. So far, I haven't made it past turn ten in any game without the church sending ships/troops to destroy my lab(s). Still, at the price, the game is a bargain, IMO. Maybe there are some mods or fixes for the church going nuts.
