Thats cool. I entertained the thought that maybe you guys had a built in a quick "on/off" switch for the races given the files I have seen in the game to date.


Anyway it is good to know that at least a full test an option now for the community.

Click the orange button below the portrait of the object you want to scuttle (ship or structure). We won't likely be including the ability to modify tax rates as this is a too micro-intensive for a real-time game though they can be modified indirectly through allegiance and culture. We are currently reviewing the logistics and tactical slot caps. It looks like logistics may come up a tiny bit and tactical will likely remain the same.

I agree with the tax idea 110%. That is one thing that irks about the game at present and everyone already knows my position on slots.

Research takes up to many slots on planets and astroids. I impose that research be conducted in one research station. Building Multiple stations will yeild faster research. You wouldn't have to change the number of slots per planet then.

Im confused about a couple of things.

Whats the point exactly? The combat is a bit weak compared to other RTSs, currently as things are there's no tactical aspect in combat and in a strategic sense its just who throws the most tonnage. Empire management isn't much stronger, with the 4X games being greatly deeper.

Will we get two weak halfs that make a poor whole or is there something big missing that you have planned?

Sorry if this has been asked already.

This is what disturbs me about every beta, you get free-riders people who simply expect to be playing a game rather than testing, finding bugs, finding issues and telling the devs what they like or don't like.

I find the gameplay a bit lacking atm, that's due to it being a beta - everyone does currently considering half or so the features aren't included. Rather than stating a basic dislike, express what things you want, sum them up constructivly so they can be heard.

Just keep in mind - the game, while it might be fun is 227 days away from release.

Which is why I'm asking, where's it off? have we been told? Is it mentioned anywhere? Isn't this the GAMEPLAY feedback section?

I didn't even mention fun. Also, free-riders? Haven't we all payed for this?

that sounds really good to me too

Hello,
Played my first game today - 5 hours to finish. My notes so far:

Based on Beta 2 goals:
No crashes, 5 hours straight start to finish in a small galaxy. UI interface was easy - as was figuring out everything.

UI issues - sometimes I wanted to divide up my entire fleet to make defending my planets easier - IE a few ships here a few ships there - a method to view all ships and their current locations would make it easier to assign defense spots rather then going to each planet and figuring out what each planet has. (Basically a way to see all capital, frigate, and cruiser type ships).

Another UI thing I would like to see would be a pathing toggle - fastest path/safest path. This isn't so much an issue with combat ships - but with civilian ships sometimes I would rather have the ships take a longer route even if it would take more time so they don't get shot down trying to take a shortcut through an enemy planet zone on the way to another friendly planet zone.

Beyond Beta 2 Goals:
(and its probably been said, mentioned, and won't be the case later on but just in case)
Pirates - bounty seemed to have little or no effect. I would think at the beginning there would be a ton of places for pirates to build ships and be based - but when every planet is controlled by a faction I would think the number of pirates would go down as well - with fewer spots to actually stage attacks from. I'm thinking a gradual phase of build up/hold off the pirates and slowly evolving into a faction vs faction battle towards the end game with less pirates (due to less places to build up a fleet).

Time Control - Perhaps the same thing Starcraft has - speed in multiplayer gets determined when setting up the game and is static during the game. During single player play the speed can be adjusted slower or faster. The speed was good while I was learning the game - but eventually felt really slow as I got better at playing the game. If I wanted just one thing changed and it had to be just one - I would want to be able to have a much faster game play.

AI AUto Placing Buildings - nothing like watching the computer think that at a chokepoint planet it should build an entire defense on just one path of entrance when there are four. =P This should be tweaked the spread out the defenses along all possible entrances.

If the game can show you when enemy ships are phase shifting into one of your planets - ships in that planet that aren't doing something and are just sitting around should respond during this phase rather then when the ship enters the planet zone. IE position itself in a better intercept position.

that's a known issue, and hopefully will be fixed soon

No its just one big non changing orange sky box, haven't had it in different colours yet.

Other bugs:

A font issue in the research tree, that's probably my end.


I guess these points are more incongruous with what you would expect to happen but could ships not suddenly stop when they explode maybe list or tilt but keep with their momentum when they pop? Also unbuilt see through structures still explode violently and create debris, even when at 0%.

No probs, I was just hoping for someone to link to me to what's envisioned in the finished game. I see a lot of suggestion threads about gameplay elements that I'd like to comment on, but I have no idea what's going to be in it in the end so don't bother.