the Gorgon

So it's not just me. I try to come up with a good strategy and it works ok, and then all of a sudden an immense PIRATE fleet is coming out of nowhere. Annoying the first time, but when you realise its part of a repetitive game mechanics ... No, it is not logic in a strategy civ game. I have already had a few Galciv 2 campaigns seriously disturbed / ruined by the Pirate mega event, and now they are in Sins too. So, the best news of the day is that there will apparently be a patch pretty quickly t

Haegemonia (US: Hegemonia) by Digital Reality is another real-time space strategy game with empire building as backbone. Really good too although a bit long to get into. Do Sins and Haegemonia have much in common? Has it even given Stardock some ideas and inspiration? (I heard its expansion The Solon Heritage did not come out in the US - a pity if true since it really improved and perfected an already impressive space strategy game.)

I have recently pre-ordered the game and now I realize there won't be anything to download before the official release in the US stores. In fact, it's a pity that Stardock doesn't make full use of the advantages with digital downloading (because there are some disadvantages also, like no booklet, queueing for a massive download etc). I bought the game from Europe where the game will come out even later so it's very useful with digital download in such a case. But why should the already convinced