Sins of a Solar Empire

Spectarofdeath · #1 February 3rd, 2008, 03:48 PM

I'll be getting it because I love fleet combats, plus there's already mods being worked on for B5/ST/SW. Plus a friend had the beta and from what I seen of that it looked really cool.

aegisx · #2 February 4th, 2008, 03:22 PM

Here is a gameplay video... http://www.sins.bz/downloads.php?cat...download_id=28

Raapys · #3 February 4th, 2008, 03:46 PM

It got alot of complaints on the initial beta, as I recall it. However, it's been in near-public beta for over a year now, so I guess it's possible it might actually turn out to be a good game. Anyone actually tried it? My fear is that it's going to be too much "Real-time Strategy in Space" and not enough Homeworld.

DrewBlack · #4 February 4th, 2008, 04:37 PM

Hi

IM taking a stab at it... awaiting ,my serial number as we speak.... will let you know what i think of it tomorrow or the next day...next day after that.
Its great on thier forum boards like christmas with everyone moaning they are waiting for their serial numbers.
You would think after 12 months of waiting they could wait 2-3 hours more!!!!
Dont normally go for RTS space games but this one reminds me of Homeworld in looks its unbeleivable.
SE5 is still my favorite baby though..BM 1.13 is the king.

Drew

Drew

aegisx · #5 February 4th, 2008, 04:47 PM

Yea... it is not a SE replacement at all. If however you want a quicker game that looks good and still has strategy, this might be it.

narf poit chez BOOM · #6 February 4th, 2008, 10:40 PM

Homeworld is space RTS done right.

aegisx · #7 February 5th, 2008, 09:31 AM

I played a bit last night. It isn't bad. Some points about the game:

-No campaign, only skirmish and multiplayer
-No ship design, but a wide variety of ships
-Ships include frigates (some missile, some PD etc), several different cruisers and capital ships (Battleships, carriers etc)
-Capital ships are like heroes in Warcraft 3, they level up and you can choose new skills for them
-Interface is pretty nice as are the graphics
-Each race has its own tech tree
-Multiplayer worked pretty well, although the chat interface could be better

Overall I enjoyed it after a brief time playing. I can't see playing month long games, but if you want to a game that lasts a few hours, this will work.