Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top
Sweetness. Thanks for pointing it out
Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top
Nice

what i relly like about what was said is:
Enemy extermination is often the only means to victory in an RTS, but Sins offers alternatives: "The research trees are much larger than those of most RTS games; we've included numerous levels of diplomatic relations between empires, and players have a number of alternatives to develop their economy and acquire resources."


A few screens:

My favorit



and look at the caose
Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top
interesting, the planet's are indicated with a related image, you can obviously see the volcanic and lush planets, the broken things are either asteroids or ice planets, theres the light blue ones which I think are the only two ice planets, the orange ones which appear to be desert and then the orange triangle thingies...

exactly what are the orange triangles? and how big of a game is this (big, medium, small)


this would also be great for my monopolizing strategy, sweet... (if it so exists)
Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top
and this deserves its own box
telepathic democrats
yes! Democracy lives!
and the distance between two solar systems is on the order of 250,000,000 meters

just in case you wanted to walk there...
Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top
Interesting. I would have thought they'd post the actual screenshots we sent them on 1up.com and not just scans from the print magazine.
Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top
haha... that is funny, I was gonna say, wow my scanner here at home works better...
Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top
I would have thought they'd post the actual screenshots we sent them


You mean...there are other shots...are they new...where are they, HAND EM OVER!
Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top
everyone seems to be forgetting the orange triangles
what are the orange triangles???
Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

everyone seems to be forgetting the orange triangles
what are the orange triangles???


I was guessing fleets in space and or around planets...
Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top
but why do they look like orange triangles...

additionally what are the green crowns?
Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top
good question about the indicators, why not simply 2d?
Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top
because its part of the actual area, its not just a map.
this should merely be a picture of a solar system/galaxy close in, not the whole place. (which should have galaxies at odd angles)
Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top
Probably the control (racial) indicators. LOVE the chaotic pic.
Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top

but why do they look like orange triangles...

additionally what are the green crowns?

I'm guessing at what you're referring to here...

The orange triangles are artifacts (placeholder art). The crowns are that player's symbol which indicate which worlds/fleets they own.

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top
Anyone else think the asteroid icons are a bit wierd?
Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top
it probly won't matter when i'm zoomed in
Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top
neh, i don't really think they're to wierd. still, the system is far to full for my taste. Fewer planets would make things more realistic as well as strategically more important. If you have to many planets you are tempted go "Oh well, to bad about that one, good thing I have 12 more in the system.
Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top

neh, i don't really think they're to wierd. still, the system is far to full for my taste. Fewer planets would make things more realistic as well as strategically more important. If you have to many planets you are tempted go "Oh well, to bad about that one, good thing I have 12 more in the system.


1 planet in a system with 13 total is called a foothold

But I agree, I'd rather have more systems with less planets, maybe 6-7 planets per system?

Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top
If posible, plz ask(when adressing a screenshot of a gameplay element) if the elements in the shot are completed, place holders, or a work in progress; before you start ripping on something based on what it looks like. This is still before the beta has come up.

I would like to ask if that is an typical planetary system( in terms of planet number & type, asteroid belts, etc.) or are most systems bigger/smaller or something like that?
Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top
I wonder how many solar system is there in a galaxy (in the game) and how many galaxy is there in the universe of the game?
Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top
Players set how many solar systems, planets, etc. there are in the system, or you can go with pre-set defaults.
Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top

Players set how many solar systems, planets, etc. there are in the system, or you can go with pre-set defaults.


That is AMAZING!!!
Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top
Players set how many solar systems, planets, etc. there are in the system, or you can go with pre-set defaults


>sniff< I'm so happy
Reply #25 from Sins Forums Top
But I agree, I'd rather have more systems with less planets, maybe 6-7 planets per system?

still, the system is far to full for my taste

where was my support for "choose planets/system" when needed it?
your fault.
Players set how many solar systems, planets, etc. there are in the system, or you can go with pre-set defaults.

thank god my infinite wisdom has been heard.
Really cool to be able to customize all that

>sniff< I'm so happy

That is AMAZING!!!

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and yet I get ignored when I bring up the concept
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