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Reply to Pirates! ARG! in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote who="BigTplays" reply="28" id="3021437"]But I just played a small map by myself (pirates only). Just to get a feel for how it would play out. I basically wiated a couple of raids, realized they would pick off the same two planets,and was able to build tactical structures and park a capital ship on each planet. Then... I built up research, got that giant cannon thingy and tore them up lol. Very satisfying lol[/quote] 3 or so turret

Reply to Noob Question in Strategy Sins Forums

Diplomacy is the most recently updated expansion. Personally I don't really care for many of the diplomatic requirements with trying to gain treaties and stuff because AI behavior and "missions" can be annoying, so I play with Locked Teams, but you might prefer otherwise. I also recommend that you play with pirates off, especially if you play Diplomacy. Pirates can be crippling to new players and don't really add that much to the game.

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

If there are going to be graphics "improvements" I hope they'll either have a negligible effect on performance or have an option to turn them off. I already play with all effects off and it still isn't enough when I play in larger games :(

Reply to Which is The Best race? in Strategy Sins Forums

You probably shouldn't have static defenses on those worlds anyway if you're playing in a game with decent players, and even then static defenses are rarely effective... if you count on them and your Hoshikos alone to fight off a Vasari invasion via a Kostura, you'll probably find that you'll very quickly lose control of the planet. If you're playing against a player who has any idea of what they're doing, at least. :) I suggest you try playing a few mo

Reply to A Diplomacy 1.32 Replay in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

[quote who="DesConnor" reply="6" id="3021130"]Theres not many replays posted so I try to watch them all and provide some feedback especially 1 vs 1. However I wasn't impressed with the map, Wrathful is one of the many small 1 vs 1 maps I'd delete from the game if I had the power, it doespn't seem very well thought out. Play Storm Front instead.[/quote] The reason I like to play on the map is because it allows for fighting in very close quarters without being Po

Reply to A few questions in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="diablo109" reply="12" id="3021157"]I played a few more games and i don't think it matters what you set the AI to (Aggressor Fortifier etc.) and I'm wondering if I'm missing something. I've only noticed the AI attacking earlier on aggressor yet it still builds defenses like mad. Have you guys noticed any major differences? Hard AI btw.[/quote] On the harder levels like Unfair and above, you'll be seeing the Fortifier AI build tons of turrets and other de

Reply to Which is The Best race? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote who="silverghost1" reply="254" id="3021121"]Granted, starbases can negate the nova's effect, but you still lose the up grades, or at least i did.[/quote] No, actually, if your planet is bombarded to 0 HP but still has a starbase protecting ownership loss, you do not lose your planet upgrades. [quote]YOU have oveusly never been sova rushed[/quote] I have been Sova rushed many times. And I've successfully defended myself against it many times as well, once

Reply to How do you update this game? I have the vanilla version. in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="Fulano5321" reply="19" id="3021043"]In Sins you can queue up stuff so you have time to think , and even if you don't decide right away things are automated enough that you won't die while you figure out what to do .[/quote] Try playing multiplayer sometime, see if that axiom still holds up. :D

Reply to A few questions in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="Fulano5321" reply="9" id="3021048"]How often do you guys move your homeworld? If I own two star systems should I move it next to the star? I've never messed with it because once I get that far I've basically one the game, just need to finish with the fighting.[/quote] I only play multiplayer, so I haven't had to move my homeworld due to having too large of an empire. But I guess if you find a nice Terran planet close to the star you could consider m

Reply to How the devs could improve the multiplayer scene for Rebellion in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

At least with the games that I've been seeing recently, it seems that they rarely take more than an hour, and it isn't even uncommon for a player or two to throw in the towel at 20-30 minutes with the rest of their team following suit. It can actually sometimes be annoyingly short for a player who thinks they're playing a good competitive game with their opponent(s). If one of the better players on one team minidumps or accidentally DCs or something that can end the game quickly a

Reply to Very Low FPS In Long Games in Sins Diplomacy Sins Forums

I really don't think one should have to adjust their gameplay style to fit the needs of their computer. It'd be much better to set things up to make it a nonissue (eg. small maps) or to upgrade.

Reply to A few questions in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="diablo109" reply="4" id="3020874"]thanks for the help and im sorry to bother but... I noticed that on rebellion it says rebel/loyalist factions. Are these factions you choose in setup or do i do something ingame.[/quote] Rebellion isn't out yet. You have Trinity (or Diplomacy) in which there are only the 3 usual factions of TEC, Advent, and Vasari, but Rebellion hasn't happened yet. [quote]and Do the TEC repair ships, the hoshiko, repair if

Reply to A few questions in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="diablo109" reply="2" id="3020870"]Thanks but two more How does allegiance work across star systems does it still use distance from home or is it always 25%?[/quote] Allegiance is determined by how many phase lines are between your homeworld and the target planet. If your homeworld happens to be close to the star, your other planets in other star systems close to their star will have slightly higher allegiance. I think. If there are 6+ jumps between your

Reply to Epic Marathon Games in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote who="Pbhead" reply="4" id="3020865"]the 8est games are when in a 3v3 or higher, the teams are so perfectly balanced that the game goes into the late stages, and the really fun stuff comes out. 2+ hour multiplayer games are the best.[/quote] Enjoy the lag.

Reply to A Diplomacy 1.32 Replay in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

If he had gone all Assailants I would've responded with the same and the game would've been decided mostly by attrition and Orkuluses. Works but is a bit boring.

Reply to $39.99? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Still, it doesn't exactly seem fair to the loyal fans who've been in Sins since the beginning and have bought the original game and the expansions. We aren't getting all that much new content, although the upgrades and improvements which are said to be in Rebellion will certainly be appreciated. $40 for a new player buying a brand new Sins game sounds all right. $40 for someone who already has Trinity and who's getting some moderate improvements and a few new

Reply to Which is The Best race? in Strategy Sins Forums

[quote who="silverghost1" reply="252" id="3020773"]OK I say tec for a few resons, 1: they have late game techs and econ to produce ships faster then anyone else.[/quote] Pervasive Economy and Industrial Juggernaut? While useful, they're quite expensive, and once the game is to that point, opposing Advent and Vasari players will probably be teched-up enough that they're able to wipe the floor with an equally skilled TEC opponent. The TEC strategy is basically to spam

Reply to A Diplomacy 1.32 Replay in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

I just realized something else I should've learned from this: Dwish had a great balance between economy and fleet. Near the beginning of the game, he had just enough Assailants to fight off my capital ship or starbase, were I to build one on one of his planets, and had the supply researched to be able to build more Assailants immediately. The rest of his funds he put into trade ports. "Cautious economizer" is probably *the* best general strategy for long games, or at least for the beginni

Reply to Titan Class Super Capital Ships in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

The thing is that it should be nearly impossible to destroy a Titan, especially if it has even a small supporting fleet. So while raiding forces could invade the gravity well of a stationary Novalith and kill it with Remote Explosives or bombers or Ogrovs, it would be much much harder to take out a Titan-based Novalith. That said, I really don't like the idea of putting a Novalith on a Titan. I don't like the Novalith period, actually.

Reply to A Diplomacy 1.32 Replay in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

[quote who="RiddleKing" reply="1" id="3020574"]Kept building stationary missile turrets.[/quote] Used properly, they can be extremely useful. [quote]Wheres phasic trap when u nid it lol?[/quote] I know, after the last battle when I was attacking his Terran on my side I made sure to priority attack the building hangar as soon as I saw it under construction because I was so afraid of Phasic Trap. It would've taken me a while but eventually I would've move

Reply to An AI with a Super Weapon, A crazy idea? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="stykman22" reply="27" id="3020543"]I don't have an issue with the AI using superweapons. The issue I have, at least recently, is that the AI has researched superweapons 20 minutes into a game. Assuming all players are starting at the same level, this should be impossible, at least at the lower levels at which I play the game. How can a fair AI player have superweapons when I've barely built up enough resources and research to conquer 3 planets? Then

Reply to Ogrov + Solanus (+ maybe Sivuskras) - Titan killers? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Titans are already supposed to have some sort of defense against bomber spam. We'll have to wait to see exactly what the specs are, but I would hold back from proposing anything until we actually see what a Titan is like.

Reply to How to fix constant freezes? in Technical Sins Forums

Something I've noticed is that when there are 100+ bomber squadrons, their auto-attack causes the game to freeze for a second or two (or more, occasionally) when they retarget or are issued an order.

A Diplomacy 1.32 Replay in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

I played a very engaging 1v1 last night with Dwish on Wrathful and figured I would post the replay and my comments. We were both Vasari. I was light blue, he was orange. http://www.mediafire.com/?tb9p51ibua2cmaj What I noticed (good and bad, on both sides): Orange went up a supply level at very early in the game and didn't use any of it until 5 minutes later. I failed to move my colony frigate enough to evade on my far asteroid, and it die

Reply to Very Low FPS In Long Games in Sins Diplomacy Sins Forums

If FPS is fine in the beginning and laggy later in the game, the problem is clearly with the amount of stuff the game is processing (ships, graphics, physics, etc) rather than with background services. Gamebooster helps by pausing background services.