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I LOVE Online play! I dare not try it on this though lol... I know there are gonna be players out there most of the skilled guys that will play this game just with 1 unit, just with a huge fleet rush as soon as possible etc, honestly thats now how -I- want to play, or ever learn how to play. I play this game for all its intricacies, I like taking planet by planet etc, taking my time building up making a resource empire, renaming crap even lol. I don't think

The thing I really don't like is the ship is geared for fighting Advent only pretty much! Soaks up energy damage shore, that helps with the Viscari but it does nothign for TEC lol, actually a bad thing even.

Its good, just like having enough Hushiko's is good they can make a fleet ridiculously survivable, and makes it so you'd be better to focus on the Hushiko's. I play Advent, so subjugators are alright but I like the Hushiko's.

Darn =/

So, there's no point to buying both entrenchment and diplomacy, just buy diplomacy?? Whats with the dual pack then lol.

[quote who="SPMaverick" reply="4" id="2550872"]Thanks for all the info guys! I've been using bombers but thought I must have been missing something since the other races have a ship seemingly dedicated to taking down Starbases. As far as the Z-axis thing goes, I didn't even know it existed, let alone how to do it. In any case, I have no desire to do it and I only play single player. Thanks again for the tips.[/quote] Z axis basically makes it

[quote who="Ryat" reply="1" id="2551453"]because when the game was made that was the average system that was in place (same reason why it doesn't support multi cores) this game is older and was initally an indie game (read: made with very limited funds) the fact that they can even due what they have been able to do is awesome if they get around to Sins2 then they might be able to reach for the sky[/quote] There's going to be a Sins

So been wondering, can you run these together offline, or should I just get diplomacy and call it a day? I'm surprised they don't run together online lol.

I think they need to get a single player addittion before the game starts taking off really.

Sorry but give up with this Halo crap, Halo in the first place wasn't that good and only got even worse over time to the eventual point the Story line is nothing but "Aliens, Ring, lame main character with nothing described about himself etc, and the pathetic attempt at trying emotions with an even more pathetic love story". Why not use your time to make a Mod that actually has potential instead of with the screaming little 10 year old Halo Fanatics, or talentless frat boys who don't

I was curious if you guys noticed the Allies command function, where you try to command them or such and they will travel one system from where they were before and no more, then turn back even if they say "Can do, acknowledged" and such, they just completely ignore what you say and its made beating a 2v2 I have right now impossible because he doesn't give me any warning when he is gonna attack, never listens to me in the first place I literally can not beat this match and it will never end beca

[quote] There's nothing comparable to Pirates in any RTS I've ever played. The entire idea is so foreign to me, it never even occured to me that something like this would be in a RTS or a serious strategy game of any kind. Thanks man, I hope our reviewers recognize our innovation as well <b

[quote] Stardock & IC have both been very supportive in the past but . . . They have advertised and sold me a game with a strong multiplayer component, and until right now I have had no idea that I could not connect to games around the world. If I'd known this I would not have purchased the product. They have not publicised this anywhere (that I saw) and I'm going to nicely suggest that the devs fix it, refund the oceanic players for selling us an incomple

I dunno Ron, it wouldn't hard to make a good campaign with what they have now, this engine could prolly make an amazingly interactive story line, and it's just a shame they don't even try. Hell a story wouldn't be too hard to write based on the and anything would be fine, but I put it to you, name 3 RTS's that are still successful that have NO campaign, no story and nothing but multiplayer? And sure it's fake achievements etc, but you're playing a damn game anyways get over

[quote] Actually, given the time left on the countdown I'd say we're way past feature lock -- all they have time for is bug-hunting. And, on top of that, let me point out that skirmish mode in this game has a lot more in it than most campaigns. We have in-game diplomacy of some kind, the bounty system, the new economic model they've promised us to go with the new diplomacy system, piracy, and devs only know what else they plan to throw in.

This would make this game so much more interesting especially their plan of no story/campaign lol. Heck even simplifying it to "You can use offensive ships, you can use social ships, you can build, and you can research" and then just have the leader guy who has a little check box next to each of the people in his empire so he can assign what to what etc hehe. I dunno they need something interesting like this though.

[quote] Isn't it good idea to try the game first and then comment on it... I mean you guys might be right by all means - if its really boring, repetitive, and if after couple of hours all you are left with is MP then you are right... However, why not wait for 20 or so days and try the final product and then complain!?!? Just my 2 cents <img id="ImageResize_Image_27" onload="ImageResizer.createOn(this);" src="http://img260.imageshack.us/img2

Sorry to be the prickly thorn in the side but what you explained sounded more like "Well.. We don't know what to do, so eff it".. I mean sure sandbox is ok.. Maybe if you give us little tiny side missions or something, but come on releasing a game with no story? Thats just half done, half baked, and then we'll have to wait to 2009? Heck I could write a single player campaign if you just have no idea where to take it.. And this Bull; http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/archive/inde

Well I read all this pretty well, and I get what some people are saying but; Ships in space will have retro rockets, corrective engines that will allow them to stop and stay in position, this would have a lot of advantages, being closer together to keep bombers and smaller ships from easily maneuvering though your lines, keeping ally ships closer to recover jettisoned squishies, er people, making it easier to fire at the enemy from a stationary position etc.. Even if it makes them an