Sword of the Stars? (New 4x game apparently)

cshank2 · #1 July 22nd, 2005, 04:20 AM

Well, I was having a chat with my friends when I brought up SE:V to them, they immediatly (both of them) posted this link: http://www.kerberos-productions.com/sots.shtml

It's a 4X game with real time combat etc, only four races though.

Looks like some competition for our beloved SE:V.

RCCCL · #2 July 22nd, 2005, 04:34 AM

Hmmm, Ever hear of the Orion games?

I bought Orion 3 a couple months back, I got it for $3 at a Half Price Books, and I swear it is almost exactly like Space Empires.

The only major difference is that it somewhat of a story line to it.

Randallw · #3 July 22nd, 2005, 08:12 AM

Not quite as extensive as I would like, but the graphics look good.

Ed Kolis · #4 July 22nd, 2005, 01:40 PM

You talking about MASTER of Orion 3? Exactly like Space Empires? Oh no... *prepares for 4X holy war*

Puke · #5 July 22nd, 2005, 06:28 PM

wow, SotS looks cool. not as large, open-ended, or modable as SE4, so i dont consider it real compitition. but it looks like a really fun game that will add positive things to the genre.

This little gameplay feature sounds particularly compelling:

♦ Each race has a unique mode of transport between star systems, creating very different styles of play, depending on what race you choose to control.

Slaughtermeyer · #6 July 22nd, 2005, 08:00 PM

This little gameplay feature sounds like a definite improvement over SEIV:

♦ Over 150 distinct technologies to research on a dynamic tech tree that changes from game to game. While the core technology of the tree is consistent, certain offshoots are random from game to game. There is no perfect path up the tech tree to memorize and exploit, because the path keeps changing!

tesco samoa · #7 July 23rd, 2005, 10:13 AM

Perhaps the engine is based off the engine Imperium Galactica II: Alliances was using. Which was an amazing engine. Too bad they never did anything with it. The demo was they best space combat I had ever seen. The only problem was that you thought you were watching a movie as it was unfrigging unreal how amazing it looked. Unfortantly the developers never did anything more with it...

Hopefully this game will not join that famous list of space games that were never finished.

As all space games are great.... Even if they are bad

cshank2 · #8 July 23rd, 2005, 04:32 PM

Quote:

tesco samoa said:
As all space games are great.... Even if they are bad

*points tesco to the MOO3 homepage.*

Strategia_In_Ultima · #9 July 23rd, 2005, 05:01 PM

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tesco samoa said:
(Perhaps the engine is based off the engine Imperium Galactica II: Alliances was using. Which was an amazing engine.) Too bad they never did anything with it. ..... (Unfortantly the developers never did anything more with it...)

Hopefully this game will not join that famous list of space games that were never finished.

What was supposed to be the next game in the Imperium Galactica line, is now on the market as "Nexus: The Jupiter Incident". And even though I saw only still screenshots, my god, that looked friggin amazing. Heck, you can even mod it! I read about a HW2 mod for the game once!

cshank2 · #10 July 23rd, 2005, 08:16 PM

I do believe Nexus:JI is either released or finishing development, I saw boxes for it at Bestbuy, don't know if they were Pre-Order ones or the real deal.