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Sins: Diplomacy Pre-Orders Begin

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Sins: Diplomacy Pre-Orders Begin

https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/store.aspx#diplomacy
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Ironclad Games and Stardock Entertainment are pleased to announce pre-orders for the upcoming Sins of a Solar Empire micro-expansion, Diplomacy. After 25 years of war, some elements of the TEC, Vasari and Advent have grown weary of conflict and desperately seek a respite. The decision is made to attempt peaceful negotiations to end the wars, but others view this new effort at diplomacy as the perfect means to destroy their enemies from within.

Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy will add a new Diplomacy tech tree, new envoy cruisers, the ability to issue missions to other players, trade pacts, an entirely new relationship system, deadlier pirates and more.

Pre-orders for Sins of a Solar Empire: Diplomacy are available now for $9.95. This micro-expansion will require the full versions of Sins of a Solar Empire and Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment to play. To pre-order, just head over to the Store.

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Reply #51 from Sins Forums Top

Yarlen, I'll be waiting for the balance changes for the preorder. So would be great to start postignt he chnages that will be made before the pre order period ends.

Reply #52 from Sins Forums Top

Currently the beta is slated for late Fall 2009
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Elemental and Diplomacy D: I'll be busy

 

Yarlen, I'll be waiting for the balance changes for the preorder. So would be great to start postignt he chnages that will be made before the pre order period ends.
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There's going to be a beta for a reason. What changes they have now won't be the same at release

Galactic Civilizations IV
Reply #53 from Sins Forums Top

There's going to be a beta for a reason. What changes they have now won't be the same at release
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Indeed but I want to see if their ont he right track or not.

Reply #54 from Sins Forums Top

:)  Well, we seem to have confirmation from Brad's comments at PAX that the future of Sins "Is Looking Good..." in his words.

I like that alot!!!!  :)

By the time i get good enough to not lose my socks to the Pirates in Diplomacy it will be time for Sins2.  :)

Hehe,

I am Happy!

:)

-Teal

 

p.s. Maybe by then i will be done with school and can actually "play" a game or two some afternoon. I might even slow down my modding, think?  NEVER!!  Haha, well... some things never change!  :)

-T

 

Reply #55 from Sins Forums Top

Ooops!! Payday in two more days!! Then i can pre-order!!!  :)

-T

 

Reply #56 from Sins Forums Top

Hmm... so no game-flipping changes, just smoother and less-flawed gameplay...:drool:

Officially? So you DO know:D , you're just keeping it under tabs to create more of a suprise when it gets out... OR you're just teasing to rouse excitement.:rofl:

Alright, un mas question... ( I guess I should try French, since you live in Canada, though...:| ) Envoy Ships, they kinda confused me when they said this. What exactly are they and what purpose do they serve in/outside of the fleet?:\

-Thx. Srry for being such a pest, though.:pout:

 

Koda0 (^)

Reply #57 from Sins Forums Top

Currently the beta is slated for late Fall 2009



Elemental and Diplomacy D: I'll be busy
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No kidding. I hope Diplomacy beta comes out during a lull in the Elemental beta. Otherwise I'll have no idea which to play;P

Reply #58 from Sins Forums Top

No kidding. I hope Diplomacy beta comes out during a lull in the Elemental beta. Otherwise I'll have no idea which to play
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I hope Diplomacy beta comes out before CoD 4 Modern Warfare 2 so I won't feel guilty not playing Sins if that is not the case.  (did that make sense?)

-Phal

Reply #59 from Sins Forums Top

Preordered!  Any idea when the beta will be out?  :grin:

Reply #60 from Sins Forums Top

That's the universal question right now, but only time will tell (or a dv with some loose lips...)

Koda0 (^)

Reply #61 from Sins Forums Top

I think Yarlen has shared everything he CAN at this point. If IronClad is working on a Sins 2 or full expansion, burying that announcement in a thread about their current microexpansion is prolly not the best way to do it. :)

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Yarlen, quick question - can you slap up at least one screenie of the new work, or is at that stage yet. I realize the theme is diplomacy which makes it hard to actually show in-game content that'll be new until the very end, and you're most likely going to want to conserve things like the core trading/mission screens until you're done tweaking them, but perhaps a look at one of the new pirate vessels (if there are any) can be shared?

Put me down for a preorder, and thanks for making the price point of the game so appealing.

Reply #62 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting theRetroboy, reply 61
I think Yarlen has shared everything he CAN at this point. If IronClad is working on a Sins 2 or full expansion, burying that announcement in a thread about their current microexpansion is prolly not the best way to do it.

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Yarlen, quick question - can you slap up at least one screenie of the new work, or is at that stage yet. I realize the theme is diplomacy which makes it hard to actually show in-game content that'll be new until the very end, and you're most likely going to want to conserve things like the core trading/mission screens until you're done tweaking them, but perhaps a look at one of the new pirate vessels (if there are any) can be shared?

Put me down for a preorder, and thanks for making the price point of the game so appealing.
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take a look at the (unofficial) youtube video made during pax. it shows the new diplomacy screen and gives a look at the diplomatic research screen. preliminary so far I guess, but it does give a little info.

well, glad it finally starts taking some form here. late fall probably means something like november, which would fit. entr. beta came in november and the final product came in february, so that makes sense.

I do have to say I wonder a bit about the 'we get down a discuss what we want to add' thing brad mentioned in the other thread. I mean, he himself started a diplo idea months back and by this stage I'd figure they should already be past throwing general ideas around and busy implementing stuff.

as for the pre-order. I have every confidence it will be a wonderful product and will quite likely give my say in the beta. but I have so far been less than happy with information policy and I will hold back until I get at least one good preview that goes into more detail about what all these new additions do, how they play out. but yeah, I get it, marketing and PR has its own ideas when what should be announced and nothing is worse than missign deadlines, scrapping ideas, etc. does not make the waiting any better though /)

Reply #63 from Sins Forums Top

Preordered here and waiting for the beta's release

Reply #64 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Teal, reply 55
Ooops!! Payday in two more days!! Then i can pre-order!!! 

-T
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When you pre-order, you don't pay for it now, you pay for it once it is actually released (which will be next year).  So, you don't have to wait your payday on Friday.

AND FOR YOU PAYPAL people...this goes for you too...the reason you can't use paypal to pre-order is that you don't actually pay for anything right now...you pay when released...for that to occur, you actually have to give them a credit card number.

Hope that answers some questions.

Reply #65 from Sins Forums Top

Actually folks will be charged in the Fall when we release Beta 1. :P

We'll post some screenshots once we've done a little more work on things. We want to put our best foot forward after all. :)

Reply #66 from Sins Forums Top

actually, as I just checked my account...I have a pending charge on there for the pre-order already...hope I don't get charged twice!...better keep this in my records in case I do.

Reply #67 from Sins Forums Top

Pre-ordered :grin: .

Reply #68 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting TheSpydyr, reply 66
actually, as I just checked my account...I have a pending charge on there for the pre-order already...hope I don't get charged twice!...better keep this in my records in case I do.
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You won't. They put a hold on the funds for a few days usually, then clear it.

Reply #69 from Sins Forums Top

That's kinda what I was thinking would happen...I'll keep my eye on it anyways...B)

Reply #70 from Sins Forums Top

:) Pre-ordered last night!!!!  Yay!!

-Teal

 

Reply #71 from Sins Forums Top

THIS IS THE LAST EXPANSION?

"The final micro-expansion to the award-winning real-time strategy game!" - Impulse

I thought there was a 3rd expansion??

Reply #72 from Sins Forums Top

THIS IS THE LAST EXPANSION?

"The final micro-expansion to the award-winning real-time strategy game!" - Impulse

I thought there was a 3rd expansion??
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Read the rest of the posts in this thread.

It's the last micro expansion but not the end of Sins.

Reply #73 from Sins Forums Top

Hm. I've preordered it, but can't seem to add it to my game list in Impulse. Does that mean I need to hang onto that email till the beta's on the servers?

 

I'd rather activate it now and download when it's ready.

Reply #74 from Sins Forums Top

it will automatically be added when it is available, assuming the same system as entrenchment had.

harpo

Reply #75 from Sins Forums Top

Hey. I was keeping my last Totalgaming token for this micro-expansion... On their website, I don't see the place to pre-order. If not available, will it be possible to buy it that way? I hope so!