Sins of a Solar Empire? - Page 2

Acreo Aeneas · 12-07-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by El_Gringo_Grande

Homeworld was the most epic feeling game I ever played. When attacking a mother ship you could just feel the fire power needed.

I will get this just hoping that it comes close to that experience. I am a bit leery of the 4X aspect. If it isn't incorporated correctly it might kill that epic feeling.

Oh, it is incorporated nicely. There are lots of gameplay videos on YouTube to highlight this point.

4XRTS basically means they took the other nice things from 4x games (diplomacy, trading, influence, etc.) and incorporated it into a RTS game. It is still real-time and it isn't turn-based if that's what you are worried about.

You can easily pick up on the game and realize you can't fight a battlecruiser with a few light frigates. Although, you can overpower a single BC with like 20 LCs.

BeSiege82 · 12-19-2007, 12:02 AM

drool........

I love it....

It is like a brain child from the guys who did Angles Fall First for Home world 2 and Nexus, just way better and done by other people- at least I think none of the hobbyists/ professional hired game makers at AFF universe works on it.

Acreo Aeneas · 12-20-2007, 03:48 AM

Hmm...still no demo announcement. I was really looking forward to a demo...

Oh well, the beta 4 was pretty good. I honestly like this more than I ever did with HW2. Might just end up in my collection (great!).

**Gambit7** · 01-26-2008, 02:05 AM

10 days till release... this game is goin in my collection also
Been waitin for it for a LOOONG time.

**amu107.9** · 01-27-2008, 12:47 PM

Will we be having a release day gaming event?
I will be picking up this game and hope it meets my expectations.

Acreo Aeneas · 01-27-2008, 05:56 PM

I wonder if I can still play this game on my somewhat-dying hardware...

I'm worried if I'll get the phyiscal copy I pre-ordered so many months ago. I'll probably be on the day it releases. Find me on Xfire so we can get some TG vs. AI games going.

westyfield · 01-27-2008, 06:44 PM

Me's getting excited...I hope there is a demo.

OrdoSanguis · 01-28-2008, 12:05 AM

Oh yeah, this game looks great. I hope there's a demo as well, don't want to get my butt kicked in the tutorial

BeSiege82 · 01-28-2008, 12:09 AM

drools........... drools I say....drools....

**Gambit7** · 01-28-2008, 12:29 AM

What I really love about this game is the greater gameplay area. It's like a giant spiderweb of strategy. You can zoom into epic space battles and out to plan your next chess move, all the while utilizing diplomacy, trade, etc. Kind of reminds me of SupCom but with different battles raging at the same time, and with Civs diplomacy.

Could prove to be a monster program to run CPU-wise for many systems, we shall see. I definitely feel like my brain will explode playing this game though.

If you thought SupCom was a beast, this thing looks even more beastly.

**amu107.9** · 01-28-2008, 02:26 AM

OMG my beloved SupCom.
Why have I let you lapse for CoD4 and now this correctly named Sins.. Sins of a Solar Gamer...er I mean Empire.
Oh well chess, large scale intersolar battles and Gambit to save me from the Hordes once again.
What more can a gamer ask for!

Acreo Aeneas · 01-28-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Gambit7

What I really love about this game is the greater gameplay area. It's like a giant spiderweb of strategy. You can zoom into epic space battles and out to plan your next chess move, all the while utilizing diplomacy, trade, etc. Kind of reminds me of SupCom but with different battles raging at the same time, and with Civs diplomacy.

Could prove to be a monster program to run CPU-wise for many systems, we shall see. I definitely feel like my brain will explode playing this game though.

If you thought SupCom was a beast, this thing looks even more beastly.

If you've ever played the AI in B3 or B4 on Hard in a large galaxy, you quickly find out much space your ships have to traverse from enemy territory back into home space.

Diplomacy is the greatest asset. It'll help your outer (and smaller) colony asteroids from getting taken over so easily (and also help them reconvert if they can taken over).

JamesTerror · 01-28-2008, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Acreo Aeneas

I wonder if I can still play this game on my somewhat-dying hardware...

No need to worry 'bout that, minimum reqs are Windows XP SP2/Vista, 1.8 GHz Single-Core Processor, 512 MB RAM (1 GB for Windows Vista), 128 MB DirectX 9 3D Video Card (Radeon 9600 / GeForce FX 6600 and above), DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card, DVD-ROM Drive, 3 GB Hard Drive Space, Keyboard and Mouse, DirectX 9.0c

Recommended - 2.2 GHz Dual- or Quad-Core Processor, 1 GB RAM (2 GB for Windows Vista), 256 MB DirectX 9 3D Video Card (Radeon X1600 / GeForce 7600 and above)

And the demo seems to be coming out about a month after release

westyfield · 01-28-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JamesTerror

And the demo seems to be coming out about a month after release

Not even worth commenting on.

**Gambit7** · 01-28-2008, 07:03 PM

I'd say w/o a dual core or at the very least an OC'd Pentium 3.5Ghz+, you may have an issue with the larger battles in SSE. Now, I havent even played the game yet... but from what I know of its design and by comparing it with a game like SupCom (and Civ4 for that matter), you'd do well to have some form of parallel processing (dual-core, multiproc, etc.). It's all about cpu cycles in these games. Vid. processing isnt really an issue. And you can crank down the settings all you want, but the fact will remain that your system has to chunk an extremely large amount of data in real-time.

Not having a demo for people to test the game on kinda sux.

12-19-2007, 12:02 AM	#17 (permalink)
BeSiege82 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PA Posts: 1,441	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? drool........ I love it.... It is like a brain child from the guys who did Angles Fall First for Home world 2 and Nexus, just way better and done by other people- at least I think none of the hobbyists/ professional hired game makers at AFF universe works on it. __________________ lTG-Irrl BeSiege82 A former platoon leader... "Courage grows strong at the wound." "Virescit Vulnere Virtus." "{My grump-o-meter starts to make a high-pitched whine when I point it at your post, though.}" -- Axis The Former Platoon Leader of the Irregular's Former Platoon Alpha Last edited by BeSiege82; 12-19-2007 at 01:41 AM.

12-20-2007, 03:48 AM	#18 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,691	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? Hmm...still no demo announcement. I was really looking forward to a demo... Oh well, the beta 4 was pretty good. I honestly like this more than I ever did with HW2. Might just end up in my collection (great!). __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

01-26-2008, 02:05 AM	#19 (permalink)
Gambit7 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Age: 32 Posts: 2,198	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? 10 days till release... this game is goin in my collection also Been waitin for it for a LOOONG time. __________________

01-27-2008, 12:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
amu107.9 Join Date: May 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 1,123	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? Will we be having a release day gaming event? I will be picking up this game and hope it meets my expectations. __________________ "I was about to call a whaaaambulance." -\|SOG\| Vir2L "The Defenders can't go into that building. So I don't have to worry about that side." -Unknown

01-27-2008, 05:56 PM	#21 (permalink)
Acreo Aeneas Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: DePaul University (Chicago) Age: 22 Posts: 4,691	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? I wonder if I can still play this game on my somewhat-dying hardware... I'm worried if I'll get the phyiscal copy I pre-ordered so many months ago. I'll probably be on the day it releases. Find me on Xfire so we can get some TG vs. AI games going. __________________ Current Obsessions: Netbooks and other low-cost, small, and portable PCs. RSS Feeds: Bamboo

01-27-2008, 06:44 PM	#22 (permalink)
westyfield Join Date: May 2007 Location: Somerset, England Age: 16 Posts: 1,420	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? Me's getting excited...I hope there is a demo. __________________ \|TG-Irr\| westyfield Thanks Sonic for this sig! Irregular since Sept 15th, 2007 I'll procrastinate... later.

01-28-2008, 12:05 AM	#23 (permalink)
OrdoSanguis Join Date: May 2007 Location: Misery Age: 15 Posts: 150	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? Oh yeah, this game looks great. I hope there's a demo as well, don't want to get my butt kicked in the tutorial __________________ "Ten soldiers wisely led will beat a hundred without a head."

01-28-2008, 12:09 AM	#24 (permalink)
BeSiege82 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PA Posts: 1,441	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? drools........... drools I say....drools.... __________________ lTG-Irrl BeSiege82 A former platoon leader... "Courage grows strong at the wound." "Virescit Vulnere Virtus." "{My grump-o-meter starts to make a high-pitched whine when I point it at your post, though.}" -- Axis The Former Platoon Leader of the Irregular's Former Platoon Alpha

01-28-2008, 12:29 AM	#25 (permalink)
Gambit7 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Age: 32 Posts: 2,198	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? What I really love about this game is the greater gameplay area. It's like a giant spiderweb of strategy. You can zoom into epic space battles and out to plan your next chess move, all the while utilizing diplomacy, trade, etc. Kind of reminds me of SupCom but with different battles raging at the same time, and with Civs diplomacy. Could prove to be a monster program to run CPU-wise for many systems, we shall see. I definitely feel like my brain will explode playing this game though. If you thought SupCom was a beast, this thing looks even more beastly. __________________

01-28-2008, 02:26 AM	#26 (permalink)
amu107.9 Join Date: May 2006 Age: 27 Posts: 1,123	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? OMG my beloved SupCom. Why have I let you lapse for CoD4 and now this correctly named Sins.. Sins of a Solar Gamer...er I mean Empire. Oh well chess, large scale intersolar battles and Gambit to save me from the Hordes once again. What more can a gamer ask for! __________________ "I was about to call a whaaaambulance." -\|SOG\| Vir2L "The Defenders can't go into that building. So I don't have to worry about that side." -Unknown

01-28-2008, 07:03 PM	#30 (permalink)
Gambit7 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hollywood, FL Age: 32 Posts: 2,198	Re: Sins of a Solar Empire? I'd say w/o a dual core or at the very least an OC'd Pentium 3.5Ghz+, you may have an issue with the larger battles in SSE. Now, I havent even played the game yet... but from what I know of its design and by comparing it with a game like SupCom (and Civ4 for that matter), you'd do well to have some form of parallel processing (dual-core, multiproc, etc.). It's all about cpu cycles in these games. Vid. processing isnt really an issue. And you can crank down the settings all you want, but the fact will remain that your system has to chunk an extremely large amount of data in real-time. Not having a demo for people to test the game on kinda sux. __________________

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