Ages of Space Empires (Space Age Preview)

[Dejavuproned]

wow, just wow. Definately will be a must play when you release it. Great work!

[Will]

You could have a mod-launcher-type utility with the mod, to select the starting Age for all races by modifying some data files to give the correct starting tech for that particular age.

[scJazz]

Too bad there is no way to get announcements like Age of Empires... Cue Cappa Commonwealth has reached Nuclear Age!

[Captain Kwok]

You can do it sort of if you have a prerequisite tech area for each age...

[Urendi Maleldil]

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This is the first preview release of the Ages of Space Empires mod. I'm releasing the Space Age Preview to show off and test Space Age gameplay.

No AI has been written yet.

Weapons start off relatively weak. Ships with gun batteries perform better in fleets. Ramming should become a significant tactic once you research Armor, and boarding should be come another significant tactic once you research Troops.

I need your opinions on:
- Weapon balance (gun batteries and missiles should be balanced on the low end, while boarding and ramming should be much more effective)
- Resource Production (should be rather low, with remote mining being more effective than ground facilities)
- Colonial Expansion (should be slow and difficult to establish large off-world colonies)
- Ship Construction Rates (Orbital Space Yards should be more effective than ground-based ones)
- Troop Invasions (It should be more effective to invade homeworlds and large colonies than to glass them with bombs)

[Urendi Maleldil]

I'll probably be releasing one preview for each age before the final release of version 1.