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Reply to Refineries anyone? Should they be deleted? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

If it were just passive, i think I would use it.

Reply to Does culture need a buff? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Might be worth seeing what Rebellion brings to the table on this first. I suspect putting the Induced Reverence ability on the culture centers might be doable but integrating it with the culture techs would be tricky. wbino, since pirates do get new abilities as upgrades now,I suppose it would be theoretically possible for pirates ships to get the culture spreading ability as well. I'm not sure if this would be mod-able though since they may not be consi

Reply to 5 things you wish to see in Rebellion in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Has anyone suggested super-small random maps for quick 1v1's; like 10 -12 grav wells?

Does culture need a buff? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Seleuceia's refinery thread got me thinking, does culture need a buff? Would it help the Advent compete economically? Will the more cooperative Advent Rebels have better culture techs to resist their more militant Loyalist brethren? While a lot has been said about improving resource focus as a refinery tech, mining and trade aren't really Advent's "jam". Sure, they need to do it and this tech should be improved, but culture is where it's at for

Reply to Refineries anyone? Should they be deleted? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Nerfing trade a little might also make culture a little more important for the Advent to get early on as well and remain competitive. I think the races should be able to rely on their strengths for their economy but have the other techs as extra to fill in gaps later. The TEC should have to get trade up early on because trade is their thing but refineries should be worth it later on (resource focus, I'm looking at you too). Vasari get trade so late I guess they have to r

Reply to New Rebellion Concept Art Released in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

They should also get some nifty abilities, as I think that was mentioned. I wonder if the different factions will have different techs for them, within the same race. There's no telling what those could be but some concept art to tide us over would be very welcome.

Reply to Stardock Titles Coming to Steam–Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity Available Now! in Sins News Sins Forums

Instead of re-purchasing, would it make sense just to wait and get Rebellion on Steam, which will have everything (it will right), if one were so inclined? (Just a general question, I'm comfortable with my previous pre-order decisions.)

Reply to New Rebellion Concept Art Released in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

yes, creepy. and the 6-winged Seraphim were covered in eyes. That could also server as cool inspiration for a ship. except instead of eyes, lasers.

Reply to New Rebellion Concept Art Released in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Isaiahs' seraphim had six wings but Ezekiel's cherubim had 4, along with the faces of a lion, ox, eagle, and man; and calf feet.

Reply to New Rebellion Concept Art Released in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

While the identification of Cherubim with the little angel babies occurred during or after the Renaissance, it appears the devs are in fact reaching back to the older, more bad-ass version in your second picture, GoaFan. However, going back even further in the mythology, they may have started out as winged sphinx-like creatures. The theory that they are toydarians is extremely recent. [e digicons]*_*[/e] The "flying saucer" part is reminiscent of a halo, however.&

Reply to Poll in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

I lol'd, and called the Nobel Committee to retract their most recent physics prize. Expect a call from a Swedish gentleman. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire Updates Released in Sins News Sins Forums

or does this mean a rebellion beta can't be far off? I can dream can't I [e digicons]:X[/e]

Reply to Poll in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

regarding IV. A. and B., since the expansion of the universe is accelerating, there will likely be no "Big Crunch" as was previously theorized and the expansion could go on forever or a steady state could be achieved after heat death. My picture is a galaxy, I know what I'm talking about. Just saying [e digicons];)[/e] Having said that, IV. A. and B. are still appropriate for your intentions. Carry on.

Reply to PsiTech in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Back to the female/psychic question, cultural attitudes in the Unity toward young girls and boys could also play a role. More specifically, perhaps the Advent believes girls are stronger in this regard and these subconscious attitudes reinforce their own cultural gender roles (subconscious thoughts being shared more strongly in the Unity) and children could be encouraged to take different paths based on this. Of course, different sects may have different ideas about this as well

Reply to New player - TEC in Strategy Sins Forums

It might be nice if you could see what they were doing with all of that cash and make suggestions to them on what to spend (perhaps as a mission, so it resembles directed foreign aid and the chances of them doing it are based on relationship).

Reply to Idea for Home World Councils in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

potentially, this could be implemented in such a way that it would not detract from the current game play. Option 1. It could simply be a toggle-able setting in the game options (I'm all for toggles in game options so every person can play how they want to play, but with default "tournament settings" for the MP crowd). Option 2. Have a non-intrusive "council" window in-game (maybe in one of the diplomacy windows) where you can take on missions offered and enabl

Reply to PsiTech in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

The lore does state that they're abilities stem from a combination of brain-computer interfaces and neuro-chemicals; the very reasons they were exiled by the Trade Order to begin with. Some abilities could simply be thought-controlled technology, but that might not be very interesting. The in-game tech descriptions are clear that adepts have both telekinesis, remote-viewing, and mind control abilities. It could be that the crystal-based chemicals allow their implants

Reply to Advent Titan Question in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="Teun-A-Roonius" reply="15" id="3016061"]I would really like to see a Titan with an ability that would make your faction unable to lose as long as your Titan hasn't been destroyed yet (even if you dont own any planets anymore). I think an ability like that would suit more or less equally with all factions.[/quote] I was thinking of that as sort of a regicide game mode, where that would automatically apply to all players. The ques

Reply to @Stardock/Community: Faction Lore in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Is there still that forum on here where community members write their own lore as part of distant stars? I actually stumbled onto it once but I don't remember where exactly.

Reply to What new faction do you want to play first? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

hehe. i wonder how many people will play on easy first so they can build titans quickly and see which they like the best.

What new faction do you want to play first? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

When you get Rebellion, which faction do you want to play first? Sure, you might change your mind after reading a change log or something, but right now, what does your gut tell you? I'm really curious to see what the Advent rebels get. I'm thinking they could have a better economy since they sound like they might be less belligerent.

Reply to Suggestions for Rebellion (no-fly zone and more) in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="Teun-A-Roonius" reply="9" id="3012295"] Quoting Wrath89, reply 6Yeah, building alliances with the AI and then building starbases on all their worlds and then going to war and taking all their territory... is a very common tactic used against the AI, from what I've heard. A very expensive one nonetheless. Quoting ZombiesRus5, reply 8Simple solution is to code Hard level AI's or higher to do the same thing to their Allies That would make you

Reply to A brief look at the features of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion in Sins Developer Journals Sins Forums

I feel as if I am going to burst.

Reply to Rebellion Screenshot on Facebook in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

If you scroll down on the front page, they have their facebook and twitter feeds on the right had side. Of course I discovered this via forum post as well because I don't always scroll down that far

Reply to Question on rebel factions. in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

It seems the rebellion concept is mostly to add sub-factions and create more variety (which is fine for me). As usual with Sins, the lore is there but the story is ultimately yours. My rebel factions will be fleeing to uncontrolled sectors to set up bases of operations for their rebellious cause, only to discover other factions have done the same. Egads, maybe a loyal fleet has come to crush our hopes for freedom..yadda yadda yadda. However, one intere