Shadowhal

Reply to First impressions in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

as you correctly said, the current quick start only gives you things that you would have got most of the time anyway. however, there is a fine difference between quick start and normal start and that is intel. by the time you get to decide between early military and early economc, you'd have scouted a couple of planets in a normal game and have determinded whether an enemy is very close, like 2 - 3 jumps or not. this is a crucial piece of information in a game, as it determines how much time

Reply to First impressions in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

those are some very good points, I will forward a few comments on them. I think the point of advanced start was to only provide the no-brainer items and leave as much strategic decisions with the player. sure, an even more advanced start would get the game going faster, but would also take away decisions. in such a game, colonising would not be such an important item for capships. the early balance between eco and militiary would be different. I think it would be a loss, but there may

Reply to Entrenchment download size ! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I think 300 mb is the final space on the hdd. the actual dl size is a lot less, more like 100 mb, though I could be wrong on that account, but I think it downloads a compressed version and then unzipps or installs it which then takes up more space, which is the 300 we see now in impulse.

Reply to Galactic governments in Everything Else Sins Forums

governments are surely a good idea, but I agree that this is definatley something for the empire wide level and not on a per planet basis. makes less sense and creates more micro. in about all 4X games, government type choices affect all cities/ planets/ colonies in your empire.

Reply to Cant seem to figure this out... in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

does your home pc have a network card or something? because it should be possible to access internet via another computer? other than that, I'd have thought that a full copy and paste of the whole sins directory would work. you say that prompts an activation error?

Reply to Forum Members in the Credits? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

yeah, I remember that time. was pretty neat. being mentioned in the manual under special thanks for a very good game definately put a big, fat smile on my face.

Reply to Big problem: multiple starbases at single planet. Please fix this. in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

indeed. which also means that all factions, not only allies can build in a given well. and which is also necessary for the offensive vasari SB to make sense. theoretically, you could have 40 starbases at a sun, if every player had the maximum there. would be a horrible carnage too.

Reply to ICO SERVER "CLUES" ????? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

had the msg too? is this some kind of quiz? I remember irc quizes, there were ... well, also a way to kill time.

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment v1.02 Change Log in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

for any who are interested: I played around with an ai a bit and tested the new auxiliary government. what it did was to prevent the loss of the planet. that is, I lost all the pop and thus the credit income, but I did not lose the planet, have to recolonise it, rebuy the upgrades or anything. it just stays at 0 infrastructure and the enemy siege frigs keep firing at it even though it's pointless ( well, not entirely, it keeps the planet from regaining health). so, conclusion: this is in fact

Reply to Ironclad Talks About Second Sins Expansion in PC Gaming Sins Forums

just a tiny bitist of suggestion: I think 4x games like civ iv and gc ii have been mentioned as examples for the direction it could go. I'd like to point out that some of the mods for the former are really cool and maybe those can give an idea also. some elements from rhys and fall or revolutions mods would be what I'd want in civ V and maybe something makes it into sins. sort of like internal dynamics, secession tendencies, new factions/ nations arising midgame.

Reply to Entrenchment Artwork in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

wow, cool artwork. is it just me or is some of it in the game in the form of loading screens? I think I saw the tec SB concept art sometime. hm, that last one reminds of something ... just not sure what. maybe stargate universe drone chairs? just looks creepy with the one lonely guy sitting there and watching what looks like a tactical display. hm, maybe also a touch of cylon baseship hybrid.

Reply to Impulse Updater not working? Unable to download Entrenchment v1.02 via Impulse in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I don't think the update is out yet. at least my impulse doesn't show anything and I also didn't see any posts that said it was out. I'd check again tomorrow, around 1 - 2 pm est, that's when they like to put stuff online. if it's another problem, then helping would be easier with a bit more information :).

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment v1.02 Change Log in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="Thoumsin" reply="17" id="2103838"]Have check... it is not the weapons... but maybe it is related to some upgrade... if i good remember, one of the starbase have a upgrade related to "front shield"... with a starbase oriented to the planet, the front shield will have almost no use... I have not yet have the time to explore all the file of the entrenchment version but i am sure that the change is not made without any reasons...[/quote] front shie

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment v1.02 Change Log in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="Thoumsin" reply="12" id="2103804"]They have simply replace rotateToFacePlanetTRUE by rotateToFacePlanet FALSE If you wish a starbase who always rotate on itself, simply add rotateConstantly True And yes, it is in some way related to firing... usually, front bank are more powerfull... if the front bank of a starbase is oriented to a planet, that a ennemy is coming, the starbase will begin rot

Reply to QUESTIONS! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

game duration is somewhat tough. you can have some games that last for about an hour, but those would be 1on1s. larger games would take more in the range of 2-3 hours, depending on the size of the game and how balanced teams are. large or huge maps can get even longer and go into the proper 4x dimensions, but don't worry, there is a bunch of relatively small maps for larger teams as well. I mean you said you play supcom online. I never got to play it, but I think this ones not a short

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment v1.02 Change Log in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

starbase rotation? huh? what does this mean? rotation around planets? unlikely. but if it were just a graphical/ aesthetic issue it would be in that part ... auxiliarly gov.: how does it work now? does it prevent the loss of the planet or rather enemy colonisation after the planet had been destroyed?

Reply to Ironclad Talks About Second Sins Expansion in PC Gaming Sins Forums

I didn't play sots, but I believe you on that point. we've had the race discussion several time over. unit wise, they may be similar, but most games use some sort of framework to fit in for races and then make manipulations for them here and there. the important point is: do they play differently? do they require different paths to win? I think sins races do. as for the rest, I can't think of anything more to say from what I did. I won't object to new races, but there's a whol

Reply to Ironclad Talks About Second Sins Expansion in PC Gaming Sins Forums

well, I for one don't particularly need new race(s). sure, I won't mind, but the things announced seem more important to me. and don't forget, 4X games have more races, because more often than not, these races are more or less variations of one single framework with an extra tech here, or some racial feature. sins' race balance is more the rts direction with fewer, but more diversified races. both are fine, but just don't expect a huge increase. DoW with sequels is probably one of the rare ex

Reply to Random quotes in Everything Else Sins Forums

here's another nice one, not sure if has been mentioned aready: 'the earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not enough for every man's greed.' Ghandi

Reply to Will Expansions 2 and 3 require Entrenchment or will we have 4 separate Sins games dividing the online community? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="CenturionJixra" reply="20" id="2101665"] What if the next one is all about single player diplomacy and thus useless for online multiplayer?[/quote] lol, in light of the new info and your other post, this tidbit sounds funny now. not that you could know ... hope we get some info on this issue as the we start getting more details about the next pack in general.

Reply to Ironclad Talks About Second Sins Expansion in PC Gaming Sins Forums

great news! and earlier than I expected. I'd have thought we'd get more info by end of march. it's definately what I had been longing for since the game's release and from I posted, I'm obviously delighted to also see the alternative victory paths apparently in. and the planet capturing ... well, it would be nice. about the beta I'd agree. now, I'm can't tell about what the ai could do seriously wrong, but my take is: give us a beta as soon as you have everything in place and

Reply to Freespace 2 in PC Gaming Sins Forums

[quote who="vunda" reply="6" id="2097349"]if i get the fs from gog.com for $5.99 is it the full game? it says it's 1.2 gigs, and is it legal or should i buy it off ebay?[/quote] didn't they release the source code? I mean I think I found an improved version somewhere for free and I don't think it was illegal. it didn't matter since I own the game anyway, but had it elsewhere, but I'm not so sure you even have to pay at all.

Reply to Crispy Gamer Interview with Blair Fraser in PC Gaming Sins Forums

woa, quite an extensive interview. and an interesting one too. I knew they had the open line system long ago, but full gravity model and ships rotating as well I had not heard. I think he slipped once though, as I have yet to see a way to bring the adjudicator's target count up to 10. without file manipulation anyway.

Reply to Countering HC? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

it's not all that practicable, but I think the races' second ability cruisers are effective as well, as pretty much all of them have abilities that enhance dmg against single units. and with am cost involved, those are more useful with few, strong units. 10 hc's all taking 40% extra dmg hurts more than 10 lrms doing so with another 10 or 15 not being affected. ust my guess anyway.

Reply to Will Expansions 2 and 3 require Entrenchment or will we have 4 separate Sins games dividing the online community? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I was wondering about the same thing. with so many combinations, if the packs are all independent from previous packs, search mp games would get pretty tedious.