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Outrageous 1.4 AI must be fixed! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

So, I play my first game vs the AI and the 1.4 patch. I'm playing along, as usual, watching TV and scratching myself, when all of a sudden, the AI attacks me?!?! What the heck! What kind of bug is that! How did it slip past the programmers??? Then, I rush my main fleet to that system (just for appearancens mind you, as it will just run away the moument I warp in). But, it did'nt run??? It fought me??!! This is the WORST glitch I've ever seen the

Reply to AI retreating in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I just lost my first game to the AI since I was a noob after 1.4. It attacked; it reinforced; it never let up, and just when I thought I "might" have a chance, culture turned one of my best planets. I surrendered. (1v1, random 20 planets, random Unfair AI).

Reply to Patch 1.4 update??? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

MOO3, OMG, that was nothing but a spread-sheet program. I was waiting for that game for over a year, and when it came out, we actually had a Lan party here (catered). We ended up crying in our beer. What a disaster. And Heroes of Might and Magic 5, looks great, but even after all the patches, not one of my friends or I have ever been able to finish one MP game, lan or online. There should be some kind of law, seriously, the condition some games are released in, if they were cars, the wheel

Reply to Before the Expansion, can we fixed all the problems first. in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

My other gaming friends have become totaly jaded over the past 10 years (don't ever mention MOO3, HoMM5, and others to them). They don't buy ANYTHING until they read a lot of reviews, play a demo, and THEN, one of us volunteers to buy it, and be the "guiney pig". I was the GP for Sins, and I've reported to them (for the first time in years) a great game, AND, great support :CONGRAT:

Reply to 1.04 Chicken AI in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Actually putting down people that play 1v1? lol Seriously lol

Reply to Patch 1.4 update??? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I have a clock (cost $3.99) right beside my computer. It was an easy way to "patch" every game I have with a clock ;p I think it's great they are putting off 1.04; I can wait a week easily if I know they are testing it. The majority of other game companies don't put off patches because they are testing them, they delay releasing them because they have 1 person working on it for months. . .

Reply to 1.04 Chicken AI in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Uhhh, actually, my friend and I, who've been playing games probably since you were in diapers, play Civ4 1v1 and 2v2 occationally. We should not have to add multiple AIs to compensate for an AI that has no chance of winning vs a human. The AI beat me my very first game (before I did the tutorials or read the manual). Or should I say, the Pirates beat me my very first game. I've easily won every AI game since, even "Unfair". The AI in 1.03 is better, but it's still only "target pract

Reply to Can't Run the Demo in Technical Sins Forums

My friend downloaded the demo last night, but wrote me today he can't get it to run either. He also has Vist. I'll tell him about the above suggestion.

Reply to Only Three Races!?!?! in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Company of Heroes, one of the best RTS games I've played in years, had two "races". . .

Reply to Only Three Races!?!?! in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Only 3 exclamation points!?!?! Ya, what's the problem! All the other RTS's are having 4-5 races :NOTSURE: What a Jip! I'd return the game if I were you ;p

Reply to Please don't incorporate anything into the expansion that will "divide the community" in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I hope the campain has a "begginer" campain, or perhaps a "tutorial campain". I got a couple friends interested in looking at this game, but since it was one of thems very first RTS"ish" game, he was really thrown into the frying pan trying to learn the game from a skirmish, without the usual gradual learning curve most campains include. As for FA, I agree, FA added and tweaked many things that alway bugged me in the original SC; FA is really just a polished and more balanced SC if y

Reply to Korean Version Sins Manual in Sins Modding Sins Forums

Is this game even sold in the above stated countries?

Reply to Good game, but in dire need of more single player options in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I agree about the victory screen. I've never played a RTS for so long each game (a good thing). But I remember getting my first victory, and waiting for the fanfare, or explosions, or music, or "anything", only to see the finger-painting Victory screen pop up in a split seond. It was very anti-climatic after such a long fight.

Reply to Please change the vasari's voice !! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Seriously, is there a toggle to turn off the voices? Hearing "Ready for action" for EVERY single ship you build is getting on my nerves.

Reply to Please change the vasari's voice !! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Remember, if you ever get stranded on a planet with a Vasari, and are forced to fight him, make a primative gun out of bamboo, charcoal, sulfur, and diamonds. . . .

Reply to Good game, but in dire need of more single player options in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

ya, I love this game, but would have really loved a SP campain. Most every good RTS like game I have, I've played the SP at least twice. Course, there's a WHOLE lot'a room for an expansion with this game, including a SP campain. But I'm sure the Devs never thought about that, and will include it in 1.5 ;)

Reply to When will the price drop? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

In patch 1.4, the Devs are going to change the black market so you can buy Sins at a lower price ;)

Reply to Trade Ports in Strategy Sins Forums

You can put them on any planet after you research them. Each one gives a bonus to the credit income of that planet. Sadly, you can put as many as will fit around a planet (my last MP opponent put up to 5 around most of his planets, now THAT'S an exciting space battle tactic :NOTSURE:). The longest "string" of planets that have at least one Trade Port will get a bonus (hover your mouse over the Credits counter at the top of the screen, and it will show a white line of the most profitable route

Reply to The Mini Dump Needs To Go Up In Flames! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

5 MP games online, all went through fine to the end. About a dozen vs the AI, all went fine. But, we've tried Lan and got the dumps every time (no mods, I'm affraid of mods :SURPRISED: ). We will send in the dumps from now on.

Reply to Sins 1.04 preview in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Having this many patches so soon is great. Like others have written, 1.4 in other games is usually 1.4 years in comming. But I'm confused about the black market changes: I just played my first MP game since 1.3 tonight, and just like so many wrote, my opponent built like 3-4 trade posts per planet. I played TEC, but was determined to see what happend if I played my best, and only built 1 trade port max per planet. Well, of course, I was slaughtered, which was disheartening, since it

Reply to Time limted demo: classic strategic blunder by Ironclad/Stardock in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I think they did a VERY smart thing. I know if I had not already gotten this game, I'd have the demo right now. And I'm sure when my 90 minutes was up, I'd want MORE. I can't stand demos that have many of the features missing, cause it's not a true representation of the game. With this demo, you get the entire game, but you just get a "first course"; if you want the whole meal, you have to buy the game. What I don't like is my friends said you have to "sign up" for the demo, and jo

Reply to Bug w/ saved games and game settings? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Ya, I had the same problem. Thanks Ann, now I know how to restart a game :)

Reply to [Idea]Underpowered Turrets in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Agreed, with longer range, you could literally have 15 turrets focus fire unless you lowered the damage. If the tech ugrade increaced range as well as damage, or just the range "instead" of damage, that would be something. Even the range increat the TEC gets for their turrets seems to make little difference. . .

Reply to Does 1.03 Patch make AI tougher?? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I have found the AI very random in 1.3. A few games, it runs constantly, a few others, it stayed and fought, but it rarely seemed to matter what the odds were. My guess is, the AI only takes into account your fleet vs his fleet; not the value of the planet it is defending/attacking; not the defences around the planet; not the number of planets it has left; not the possible reinforcements it may have near; I even wonder if it takes into account "counters". I also think it has a

Reply to [Idea]Underpowered Turrets in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

That's exactly what I have always thought Innov: Much greater range, even at the cost of less damage. Except vs the AI, turrets are just plain useless; If you group them together, humans just go "around them". If you spread them out to cover the entire planet, they are just useless peashooters. What I would'nt give for someone to move a scout into my planet, see I have about 10 turrets there, and rethink attacking me. I don't want them to be able to take out an invading fleet, just