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Reply to Superweapons Necessary? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote] Bottom line - don't get your hopes up and expect too much in terms of radical gameplay changes. The game is essentially playing the way they intended it to play, and any changes are going to be small superficial tweaks (did you see the so-called "nerf" they put on the siege frigate? RIDICULOUS! LMAO!) Good luck guys, personally I'm waiting for SCII, but really I wanted to play *this* game, not *that* one (grand strategy and all of that) <img id="ImageResize_Image_5" onloa

Reply to Superweapons Necessary? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote]I don't think Superweapons need a nerf. They are part of every RTS because there are stalemates and each race or faction needs an end to stalemates. [/quote] I agree. And in a way it's defenses that need to be buffed up a bit. I mentioned in a PJI related thread the inclusion of a countermeasure for the superweapon: SDS - Superweapon Defense Structure The SDS would be fallible: 50% chance to intercept an incoming attack altogether, 70% chance to minimize damag

Reply to GameSpy: Editor's Choice Award in Sins News Sins Forums

AragFore03 might be referring to the game interface buttons, for example. In a way, they could be more eye-candy and appealing, in a smooth, sleek and futuristic kind of way. Right now they seem kind of plain and devoid of frills...

Reply to An awesome game, but has some flaws when playing big in Single Player Sins Forums

[quote] About the fleet logistics It doesnt even has to be in relation to planets or stars. Just make it unlimited/ but negative rate. Means when you go over your max fleet supply you have overproduction, means neg economy. Means you start to pay for every ship that is over limit. Means you need a good economy to support it. If your economy isnt stable or rich enough than you have to get rid of them again. [/quote]Actually have your economic might make up for excess fleet po

Reply to Credit card safety in Technical Sins Forums

...and you have reps like kryo trying to help users at this very moment... What a service! :CONGRAT: :HOT:

Reply to Credit card safety in Technical Sins Forums

I never had a problem by using the credit card with Stardock, and I've been purchasing things there since 2003. It's secure and easy to use IMO. :)

Reply to Take it easy :) in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

For people who played other games like GalCiv, Homeworld, Hegemonia, Nexus or is used to MMO's buffs and synergies, this game is rather quick to understand - it's all connected and it gets pretty intuitive as you go along. There's people who just started to play the game, like me, but already engaging in the forums, already with ideas and likes and dislikes. As long as its civil and constructive, I don't see the problem on engaging in the forums whether within months or days.

Reply to An awesome game, but has some flaws when playing big in Single Player Sins Forums

[I]Humility, using paragraphs is a good thing. A soup of words doesn't help reading a bit. [/I] Yes, I agree that there must be some sort of leeway for big empires, especially in large maps. Yes, diplomacy sucks right now. It only makes sense that they'll improve it in the meantime.

Reply to Making Phase Jump Inhibitors work in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Increasing the standard jump delay time for the PJI would be more straightforward and simple. [B]Variations:[/B] 1) The PJI is upgraded for additional time delay. 2) The delay time is increased automatically in outlying planets and to standard in inner planets (where all phase lanes are connected to owned planets - [B]no micromanagement[/B]). 3) The delay time is increased automatically the further you are closer to the capital planet (working more or less li

Diplomacy - better options, plz! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Diplomacy needs improvement, especially in single-player. Giving resources to AI players should affect their stance on us, although only up to a point. The amount of power one has should influence diplomatic outcomes. There should be more PROACTIVE options: - Request "Attack", "Make peace", "Break trade alliance". - Option to trade Artifacts with allies. - Make agreement in exchange of... (whatever the AI requests). - Others?

Reply to Victory Conditions - New Options! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

The ideas here are bound to be implemented in the game. They make sense and there's a whole background of gaming experience that supports its use.

Reply to Frustrating Game in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

mmm... Do you have enough support frigates? Have you a balanced set of upgraded capitol ships. An overall balanced fleet with ships that provide bonuses for armor, shields and weaponry? Hope it helps :)

Reply to 9/10 GamessRader in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Another high-score review. I love it! :CONGRAT: Funny that reviewers keep indicating the lack of heart in the game: "Lack of a single-player story campaign". I really love all the brains and brawn though! But I'll be looking forward for that awesome campaign and cinematics that I know you guys will be able to pull through. ;) [quote]What is up with this learning curve assumption? It seems like every review tacks it on trying to find something bad about the game. When I

Reply to Increase Fleet cap in larger maps! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote]What a diffent that make? if IronClad give more fleet to you so they will get more fleet. I guess no one is Invincible alone but God is, get allies if you can get if able.[/quote] Trying to get allies in single-player? Good luck with that. The only thing diplomacy allows is to do the AI bidding. It's not as if you can bribe them with resources, technology or ships. As for pirates, I bribed them all the way to go for the other races but it didn't seem to work that much in the later par

Reply to Increase Fleet cap in larger maps! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I'm starting to think that playing in larger maps is near impractical given certain circumstances like the one in my example... I'd better be sure to start at the edge of a galaxy so that I can work my way through the other star systems! X-(

Reply to Increase Fleet cap in larger maps! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

That's true. But there should be some kind of leeway when you expand that much and have to fend off from other star systems...

Increase Fleet cap in larger maps! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

So, I'm playing a game with 3 star systems. Mine is at the center and it's all conquered but I still have 2 more to go. The race in the star system on the left has this Uber fleet. I mean, everything they have must be there. To fight that I put nearly everything I have into one big fleet and off I went to conquest. Huge battle, lots of fun! But in the midlle of nowhere, there's this other race in the star system on the right that shows up in my star system and starts an all out attack.

Reply to (9/10) Resonance Gaming in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Another good review! :CONGRAT: And the biggest criticism is the dullness of space combat? Most of the time I don't even bother to see combat up close. But, great games are in the details and I guess that's something to think about... after more important things get improved. Maybe a "berserker" mode in fleet options? :LOL:

Reply to Defense is useless. in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

How about a [B]"frontlines" option[/B] to border planets? You would have a limited number of [B]frontline[/B] slots indicated in the empire screen. Activating that option on a strategic planet of your choosing would buff defences with slightly more shield, hull and weapons range but it would cost you extra resources every second and it would take time to activate fully. That planet would have a visible "[B]frontline[/B]" icon so that it'd be easier to manage. The number of slots availab

Reply to Faster.slower gameplay speeds in next patch? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Just gone through a thread some time ago, asking for a slower mode. Those options would do just fine, pleasing two very different types of players.

Reply to What are the Vasarii runing from? in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

They're running from the Space Ponies of course! That or I'd go for nanite-based AI gone rogue, a la Replicators from Stargate.

Reply to Space Ponies Achievement! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

And on the next expansion we'll be having... space monkeys! You'll just need to design a banana-shape frigate and they'll be coming at you like there's no tomorrow!

Reply to More relaistic solar systems in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Yup, no campaign is like having all brains and brawn but no heart... :NOTSURE:

Reply to More relaistic solar systems in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote] OK I find it less weird on the eyes to see rocks and debris floating between the planets than having a solar system that looks like a pool table [/quote] Ha! Good point. Well, anyone who's willing can mod SINS into all kinds of preferences.

Reply to Please add design-a-ship ability! in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Given the nature of this game, I would prefer better fleet options than a lot of cosmetic choices. Keep... it... simple... [quote] What could be cool, however, is the option to customize skins and icons and maybe add a paint option similar to the the one in the DoW series. This would obviously be done in the same way as in DoW, which is out of game. [/quote] See? I really like this suggestion. :CONGRAT: