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Reply to This game takes too long? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

[quote]Actually, in games like chess, you have to plan and wait for the opponent a lot. And the wait can be excruciating.But even in chess there's many places I can go to play a 10 min a side game if I want, both online and off. Even professional chess games last for 3-4 hours max.[/quote] And that's my point. If a "simple" (but deep) game like chess can take hours, why should a more complicated game like Sins take less time? In fact, it should take a lot longer, especially wi

Reply to This game takes too long? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

Actually, in games like chess, you have to plan and wait for the opponent a lot. And the wait can be excruciating. I think there is a list of factors that determine what is the "right" speed of the game. And it's a personal thing. 1) RTS and 4X experience 2) Number of planets 3) AI or human opponent 4) Number of opponents 5) Quick pick-me-up game or multi-day save game with friends In general, I think for a 1-on-1 vs. AI on a small map, faster speed i

Reply to This game takes too long? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

Adding extra speed settings in fine, and that's what Ironclad said they are considering for v1.03. The crux of the problem is that die-hard RTS players want it to be another click-fest, who-builds-faster RTS game, while the die-hard 4X players want it to be a slow, real-time version of a Civ-type game. I don't feel this game should be like either. It's something different. It should be accepted for WHAT IT IS. I think the game should play a little faster, but the *feel* of the game

Reply to Great Game - Thanks Stardock and Ironclad! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Actually, I found the learning curve was about an hour. After playing GalCiv 2, Sins is a piece of cake. ;) More importantly, Sins actually handles most of the minute details for the player, so he/she can spend a lot less time learning the interface, and more time actually playing the game. :)

Reply to Option to destroy planet would simplify game... in Strategy Sins Forums

So... ah, a few Novalith cannons isn't enough??? Maybe wait for v1.03 when they increase fleet cap and add earlier surrender.

Reply to This game takes too long? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

I think those who prefer a really deep 4X game will be a bit disappointed. Those looking for another fast-paced, shallow RTS clone will be disappointed. The rest of us can enjoy this new RT4X experience.

Reply to This game takes too long? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

Having played Sins for a bit now, I do feel that "normal" is a bit slow, especially for twitchy RTS players. But I don't think it would be too slow for 4X players. Ah, RoN a deep game? A fairly good RTS, but nothing more. An hour is about right. Sins game in only an hour? Man, might as well just strip out research and trade, and just build a fleet and have at it. It's like saying Empire Strikes Back is too long, and they should cut out all the non-battle "fluff".

Reply to Replayability? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I think the research, economic and pirates (yes, pirates) aspects offer more strategy than a typical RTS. All RTSes in the end is about who has the stronger army/navy/whatever. But many of the late-game research are game-breakers. Trade routes and taking key planets are game-breakers. Fleet tactics can make a difference. Even though culture can't win a game, it can swing it to one side's favour. I think Ironclad had stated previously that winning is suppose to RTS-like, so

Reply to Why must every freaking game thats new crash..... in Technical Sins Forums

No crashes for me so far in Vista. Make sure you have all MS patches installed. Like other people here have said, it's most likely either overheat or patches.

Reply to Tired of this in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

Routers are bad?!? :SURPRISED: I'd double check to make sure your PC hasn't been infected or rootkitted. That'll slow down your Internet connection to a crawl.

Reply to Sins Game Review Thread in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Review from PALGN... 9.0. http://palgn.com.au/article.php?id=10283

Reply to #2 PC seller in the North America according to Gamasutra in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Yeah, I read that too. :CONGRAT: I wonder how many units were actually sold?

Reply to Should ships just stand completely still in battle? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

IMHO, the only movement capital ships should do in combat is based on inertia. In space, ships with a huge mass shouldn't stop on a dime, nor should they be dogfighting. The problem is that the "physics" in the game doesn't really represent the mass of large vessels properly. The larger the vessel, that more it should drift. For a capital ship to come to a dead stop would require an immense amount of energy, which would be better spent on shields and weapons. So that's why d

Reply to do u see urself playing soase in 2 months time? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Well, I think Stardock and Ironclad will be adding and tweaking quite a bit, so I think I'll be keeping it on my PC for awhile. But more importantly, as I get better at the game, I'll start to play on maps with more and more planets, which will give me the kind of strategic challenge that few games can match. I'm always looking for new gaming experiences, but I'd like to test the limits of my strategic abilities. Besides, other RTSes are so similar to one another, except with

Reply to This game takes too long? in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

Even in chess, there's a difference between playing a fast timed game vs. a slow one. Deep strategy takes *time*. The faster the game, the less time the brain has to process information and less time to think of all the creative possibilities. RTSes in general are about micro-management. 4X is much more about macro-management - dealing with the big picture. For Sins, you need to do both, so it requires more time to do the number crunching, see the overall trends and get the

Reply to Where to buy the box set in Vancouver, BC? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

When's Future Shop suppose to get it in? They've had it listed for over a week....

Sins Deskscapes? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Wouldn't it be great to be able to have save files as Deskscapes? Or save the battles as Deskscapes? That way, we could watch replays/trailers/whatever in the background while doing other things (when not playing Sins, of course ;) ). And since we could have almost unlimited save files to download, there would be lots of new content to see. Should be a win-win tying two Stardock products together in a new way. SD could even host a Sins "highlight of the day" kind of thing,

Reply to Where would you like us to advertise? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

How about at stores themselves? Like a Games Stop or EB? Too expensive I guess?

Reply to Exodus: My Gameplay Story in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Awesome... I hope you post the replay after it's all said and done. :)

Reply to Let us know what you'd like in v1.03 in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Perhaps randomize the pirate attack timer a bit? Less predictable... drunken pirates? :LOL:

Reply to Diplomacy useless - can ruin a game in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

psychoak, I think the 3 sides are suppose to be at war, so starting off neutral doesn't make a lot of sense. Alliances of convenience do make sense though.

Reply to Changing the diplomacy system in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

What I'm waiting for is Ironclad (Blair? Craig?) to say something about future plans for diplomacy, pirates, AI, etc. - things that go beyond simple tweaks. Until then, keep giving feedback I guess. I'm still waiting for my friends to find a place to buy the game... LOL.

Reply to I don't like my citizens. in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Holy... talk about nit-picking. LOL. Someone needs a hug (but not from me).

Reply to Unable to find copy at Canadian Retailers. in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I got mine at EB Games on Thursday. Not a lot of copies anywhere in Canada yet methinks. Keep a list of all your local EB Games phone numbers handy. ;) At least with Future Shop, you can check online (not that they have any ATM).

Reply to Pirates: The Worst (or Best) Part of the Game? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

AFAIK, one of reasons for pirates is to keep the game in-check, especially early in the game. Removing pirates likely results in a more unbalanced game. I don't think it's a good argument to say that pirates are used as a crutch by the AI. Pirates are there to act as a buffer for all sides. It's like burning CDs without a buffer. You might not get buffer-underruns on one CD, on two, or even a dozen. But it doesn't mean it's better or safer without a buffer. Anyway,