Sins will use extra cores to handle texture loading as needed, however other than that it is largely single-core. Given the large investment that would be needed to change the code that significantly this late in its lifecycle, I doubt that additional multithreading is a change we'll be likely to see (versus actual gameplay changes as are coming in Diplomacy).

That would be something you'd want to take up with Kalypso, the Euro publisher. We do not handle the European packaging or advertising.

In fact, multicore is possible... i have two xeon quad core at 2.66 ghz and use hardware virtualization, linux and a server version of virtual software for emulate a single core processor at 10 ghz... not really perfect since around 20-30 percent of the processor power is used for distribute task between the different real core but it is better that nothing...

On the other side, there is compilator with some option for optimize single threat code on multi thread machine... simply detect the numerous loop and sub routine who exist in the code for create  new executable who support multicore... win in speed vary from 15-20 percent... the method will never work for the majority of game who use obfucated code... a method of coding who make decompilation almost impossible... but with source code, a lot of thing is possible...

BUT NOT FOR SINS ... because multi-core or 64 bits will lead to more sync problem with online game... sync problem was a plague in the begin, now it is better... huge change in the code can lead to these sync problem again... it is possible that a guy using a multicore version will never be able to play online with a single core version, that a 64 bits version will never be able to play online with a 32 bits version...

What is really needed is to work on Sins 2, using multicore and 64 bits... and try to find a other system for online game...

What you guys might consider doing is to open up the Windows Task Manager and go to Processes, and to then set Sins to only run on a single CPU core with High Priority.  Set other programs or at least other programs that consume CPU and whatnot to the other core.  I find that this makes a large difference in my Sins gaming and overall performance for other open programs (Firefox, etc.).

My computer is a mere Socket 939 Athlon 4400 overclocked to 2.42 Ghz on each core with just 2 GB RAM and an 8800 GT and Sins runs well for me when I do that and I only play the game in online multiplayer against other people.

Note that if you play massive maps with 8 stars and 300 planets with 9 opponents in a free-for-all that the game will start to lag later on once each opponent has 2000 fleet supply worth of ships running around.  In that case, you might want to reconsider the game settings that you are using.  It does run better on smaller maps with fewer ships.  (This isn't much of an issue in the online multiplayer game since no one wants to play a game that will last more than 2 hours, so your typical map is a single star with, say, 80 planets.  You'll want to play it in onlne multplayer once you're comfortable with the game and the AI no longer poses a challenge to you anyway.)