Brillig

They are still looking for a European distributor, I think. So if you know someone who's a CEO over there, you should bug them :)

Each damage type has a bonus/penalty against various armor types. Check this thread for details: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/?forumid=452&aid=177602

This game is about 900-ish MB, if I recall correctly. I don't know if the demo will be any smaller...

Of course there's sound in space. You just can't hear it. :LOL:

I think that's normal for when they're in resource mode.

[quote]your not so bright are ya? 2 ports, 1 for cash 1 for resources[/quote] Nice gratuitous insult. But if you actually read my post, you'd see that I never said you could only have one port. We won't even go into the painful irony part.

Looks okay, but I'd much rather play Twilight of the Arnor. Assuming Frogboy can stop giggling about Sins' success long enough to finish it :)

These days, USB devices can come pre-loaded with viruses. Ick.

1. Yes/No/Sort of. There are differences in range and rof. 2. Right click on the exploration button in the scouts command panel.

It ran fine on my laptop. Well, aside from Vista problems :/

Yes.

These guys pride themselves on not making cheating AI levels (i.e. no bonus resources, faster construction etc.) So it's not as easy for them as it is for other developers, who can just crank the cheating higher. 1.03 is going to see more AI upgrades, until then, if you want more of a challenge, go against multiple hard AIs in locked teams.

Well, that's where your time constraints are going to come in. Every expansion is going to take a certain amount of time to pay off, and colonizing new worlds is a big hit in terms of needing planet infrastructure investment before it starts to pay off. Also, you have to deal with the fact that a credit is worth more when you're getting 1/sec than when you're getting 10/sec. So it's a hugely complex problem. Which is good, because otherwise everyone would be doing the optimal thing.<

My gut says this is largely dependant on how much space you have to expand...

[quote]BigBad, anything to actually contribute beyond being an awesome forum warrior?[/quote] There you go again with the personal attacks. For someone who says he wants an objective discussion, you sure do pick a lot of fights.

You forgot Space Ponies

Well, the european publishers don't want to carry it. It's not for want of trying on Stardock's side.

[quote]Since when is Civ an RTS?[/quote] Civ is a 4X. Which is why I don't think Sins is the best 4X game ever made.

[quote]Its the best 4x game ever made is a much more reasonable assessment.[/quote] Actually, there I might disagree with you. I think one of the Civs or SMAC might hold that crown. I'd say it's the best integration of RTS with 4X.

I believe that slows it down by half.

[quote]Well, when the second post in the thread is trolling, and its allowed (apparently encouraged) by mods, what else is there to expect?[/quote] Trolling? I just pointed out that your allegations of 'fawning praise' are rather conclusively debunked by the press at large, and invited you to take it up with them. Quite frankly, you started the entire thread off with a hostile tone ('fawning', 'drooling' q.v.). You have no basis for calling anyone a troll.

No one is claiming that this is the best game ever designed. There are, in fact, a number of areas that can be improved and Ironclad is working on some of them. However, the consensus is that this is an excellent game, and one of the best strategy games to come out in the last year or so. Just because you disagree with the general consensus doesn't make you objective. Just because I happen to agree with the general consensus doesn't make me a troll.

[quote]Yes, because reviewers are totally objective and are never influenced by the marketing in their publications...Right? Nothing about the Sins review in IGN indicates any level of "extraordinari-ness" that would rate an Editor's Choice style review.Also, Brillig, thank you for shitting up the thread and ignoring the OP's request for objectivity with the first reply. I bought the game, which is as much support as anyone can give it, but responses like yours have me wondering exactly what oth

You should take that up with all the reviewers giving it Editor's Choice awards and such. They're obviously just stroking the developers ego and need to be taken to task right away, so get on that, would you?

It's exactly the reason why they nerfed PJI's, you got it dead on. Another idea - make superweapons a capital ship.