Im ready to try this game out.

Looking forward to this. I am 50/50 from what I have seen, but I have never played it.

Good game, so far...didn't take too long to download via Stardock Central, either.

edit: And damn, it's pretty!

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This comment was edited on Feb 4, 19:55.

Please be good, please be good, please be good, please be good....

It's either this or Pirates of the Burning Sea until Age of Conan comes out....

All I wanted to see today was that this went gold..
so now.. i shall buy it.
hrmm, download or box.. download or box..

download!

I am buying this game on Bluesnews peoples referrals only. You fellas better not let me down

This comment was edited on Feb 4, 20:23.

Thankfully you can start single player games just by yourself. I think I forgot to turn off neutral players so the other planets are defended, but it's a good way to get a feel for the game. Unfortunately when it's just you there no other target for pirate attacks...


I'm enjoying it so far, even if I really don't have much of an idea about what I'm doing. The empire tree really does make controlling things a lot easier, and watching my units do things the smart way (no micro!) is a freakin' dream come true.

hrmm, download or box.. download or box..

download!

Download and you'll be playing in under an hour.

Or do like I did and pay $5 more and get the download now and the dvd in the mail...

edit:

Thankfully you can start single player games just by yourself. I think I forgot to turn off neutral players so the other planets are defended, but it's a good way to get a feel for the game.

I want to try that next, just to get the hang of things...


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err.. where can i find info on how you can outfit your ships? That's something I am really interested in.
types of ships, amounts, weapons etc..

where is that?

err.. where can i find info on how you can outfit your ships? That's something I am really interested in.

It's only with specific things, either through research provided abilities (for instance, some scouts can drop sensor pods onto planets) or through veteran upgrades in the capital ships which are a set of choices based on the ship and race; things like mass driver upgrades or shield upgrades, for instance. From my limited experience the cap ship upgrades tend to be pretty powerful, but are limited by anti-matter quantities (or are weaker if it is a passive always-on effect).

As for the where, I'd assume a wiki will be popping up for this game soon enough. If you have the game you can find it in the manual, either the paper version or the .pdf buried inside the game directory.

Wow, the tutorial is extremely brief and basic. After going through it, I'm not sure I have the slightest idea how to play the game.

Guess it's time to just jump in and try it. Nothing like getting your ass kicked to start off a new game.

If you have the game you can find it in the manual, either the paper version or the .pdf buried inside the game directory.

That's a good point...wonder if they'd get pissed if someone posted the manual.

Damn, it's 30 meg!



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w00t

Beta was great...so looking forward to it.

Downloading now.

It looks like they again severely underestimated the demand for the game, though, as Stardock is giving me ~30k/s. Not that my pipe is much bigger than that (90k/s) but I expected it to at least easily fill my total download bandwith.

Oh well, guess I'll just leave it running for 24 hours or so.

Btw, for those that are new to Stardock, here's a few handy tips :

1) Your Stardock STORE account is NOT the same as your Stardock Central account! They are separate accounts.
2) Make sure to have both accounts registered to the same email address. You will hate yourself if you don't do this.
3) When you purchase the game online, you will get an order confirmation code. This is NOT your game's serial number. That will come in an email to you and should also show below the order confirmation.
4) The page displays a number of steps you have to take to install the game. Follow these steps precisely.

I've known two people who didn't read all the instructions and whined at me for ages that I shouldn't have recommended Stardock blablabla, even though they themselves didn't RTFM.

Oh goody, 1% complete of the first file

Creston

I am buying this game on Bluesnews peoples referrals only. You fellas better not let me down

Please. We have never let anyone down!

And for those of you who feel that we have, it's not our fault you have crappy taste in games

Creston

Re tutorials: Did you play all 4 of them? There is another basic one and 2 advanced


This comment was edited on Feb 4, 21:31.

Hey Blair!

2 questions:

1. Do you plan to mirror the manual online? I thought it might be an easy way to entice people and help answer questions.

2. Plans for a demo? Again, to help reel people in that might be on the fence.

Congrats to your team at Ironclad! If you can win over us cynical folks here at Blue's (and it looks like you have), I think it means you've got a great product! Thanks for your hard work!




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Blair, this game is awesome. I was impressed with the betas but am blown away by the final game.

Thank you for making the space based RTS game I've always wanted to play.

For those of you sitting on the fence, don't be. This is one of the best RTSes to be released in a long time.

Yeah, I'll need a demo before I make a decision.


"Grab a napkin, homie. You just got served."
- Wolowitz

IIRC they plan on a demo, about a month from now. I believe their first order of business was getting the game out, then they'll work on the demo. Edit: That's just what I picked up lurking the Sins forums, so take all of that with a large grain of salt. I already have the full game, so my level of interest in a demo isn't very high.


Re: The tutorials. They seem a bit sparse to me (all 4 of them taken together) but I think it's just the sheer volume of information that is provided at a glance that is the really overwhelming part. Fortunately a single player game with no one except pirates and neutrals is a great way to settle in, and the tooltips (esp. the info cards) are a huge help.

Now that I've started to get a feel for the game it's coming easier, and having all the info available is damn handy.


Congrats to Ironclad on a game very, very well done. This is one that's gonna consume my life.


This comment was edited on Feb 4, 22:27.

woot! time to make that beta payment pay