Battle scene from today..

Oooh... there needs to be some epic orchestral piece playing during this... heavy emphasis on brass

Wait, are we getting real time battle cut scenes or something?

When you engage two fleets of ships in combat, essentially a play is acted out based on the calculated results of the conflict. It's not interactive at all, and the results have already been calculated. It's a cinematic representation of a bunch of forumals and numbers. Makes the game feel more epic

Plus it lets you see how your ship designs work out.

I want to see that battle screen from the Galciv2 ad!.

i'd definatly like to hear some more feedback about the battles... I hope it gives enough differences between ships

Sigh... One of these days, I'll make it to a battle before giving up on the game due to crashes or overwhelming enemy expansion.

With battles is it only one fleet vs another fleet, what I mean to say is if 3 different races are at war with eachother are we gonna see a 3 way battle. Also if 2 races are allied, can a players allies join a battle against a common enemy?

*hums the Imperial March*

"A long time into the future, in a galaxy not-so-far-away..."

Bet it was better while you were watching it.

You may make it to the battle scenes if you find the minor races as they seem to trade techs and are very giving at least it seems to me.

With battles is it only one fleet vs another fleet, what I mean to say is if 3 different races are at war with eachother are we gonna see a 3 way battle. Also if 2 races are allied, can a players allies join a battle against a common enemy?

It's always 1 on 1 as each race takes its turn individually and only one race can have ships in a square at a time.

i'd definatly like to hear some more feedback about the battles... I hope it gives enough differences between ships

Battles have a nice feel to them, you really can see the effectiveness of a design as the battle plays out, you might be struggling to hurt that shielded enemy cruiser with your beam weapon vessels but those new missile designs you just brought into service really hit it hard as it has weak point defence systems. But the new ships are rubbish aginst that other race you're at war with. I've been redesigning my ships to counter current the enemy ships and I'm sure they're redesigning to counter my defences. It's coming along nicely.