This mod removes the glare effect on the minimap.
For Dread Lord's ONLY!
There is a separate mod for Dark Avatar.

Rename this file with a .dxpack extension and copy (overwriting the original) into:
C:\Program Files\Stardock\TotalGaming\GalCiv2\Screens
(or to whatever location you installed GalCiv2 to)

You should first copy the original MainWnd.dxpack file to another location as a backup, in case you want to go back to the original.