[Urendi Maleldil]

Compared to Stars!, SE4 just blows it away, but the upcoming Supernova Genesis looks like a worthy contender. The things I liked about Stars! were the open galaxy- things weren't confined by warp points and such, and it had some elements of real-world physics. One of the things I didn't like was the fact that there were no star systems- you either colonized an area w/ a star or you didn't. Planets didn't play a part. The biggest thing that kept me playing SE3 was the customizability of the ships and the tech editor. When I first played SE3 I was thrilled becouse it combined many of the elements of Stars! that I liked with the combat-orientation of SE2 which I liked very much. I've been playing SE4 non-stop so these things seem like dinosaurs, but look out for Stars: Supernova Genesis. It promises to be a terriffic game in its own right. I recommend getting both SE4 and Supernova. No 4X game is perfect, but these two will complement each other nicely.

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-Km :þ