First Sins of a Solar Empire Ad Appears

Check it out in the November issues of PC Gamer and Maximum PC

As we get closer to release, you'll start to see more of Sins of a Solar Empire both in preview coverage and in magazine ads. The very first appears in the November issues of PC Gamer (available September 19th) and Maximum PC (on sale September 25th). Here's a screenshot of the ad that we wanted to share with everyone.

Sins Ad

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Reply #1 Top
as a person who usually buys games off of adds, I have to note a few things you guys have to make sure you capitalize on as of beta 2.

1) "epicfleets", yes currently you can get a lot of ships in game at once, but with the whole point restriction it gets difficult to get really big groups going, so increasing that limit is a must (best would be a 1.5x or more, because even with 20 planets I max out at only 70 or so ships, with a LOT of terrain to cover, and that is with 6 (6 out of 20!!!) maxed volc planets)
2) "customize capital ships" yes I really like the way you can currently customize the ships, but theres always room for a little more (point allocation in armor/shield/damage/antimatter?) because if its going to be a cornerstone of your add, it needs to be at least somewhat extensive.

beyond that it looks amazing. 'grats to your design team.

as a side note: space anomalies, cant wait!
Reply #2 Top
As far as epic fleets go, I've seen some mighty epic fleets floating around in game, as is I think the command cap is just about right, myself.
Reply #3 Top
Nice cover. I bet we will see some modifications are we actually get closer to the release date. Feb '08 is still far away for me.

cheers
Reply #4 Top
Yeah Feb 08 sucks especially when Im not going to be Pre-Ordering it. I have PC Gamer subscription and look forward to seeing additional adds and reviews. Also with Starcraft II (good stuff).
Reply #5 Top


2) "customize capital ships" yes I really like the way you can currently customize the ships, but theres always room for a little more (point allocation in armor/shield/damage/antimatter?) because if its going to be a cornerstone of your add, it needs to be at least somewhat extensive.
as a side note: space anomalies, cant wait!

There is more to come with capital ship customization

Reply #6 Top
There is more to come with capital ship customization


Ooooh more!
Reply #7 Top
There is more to come with capital ship customization


Ooooh more!


that could be the smallest of changes.
so don't get all excited. you'll wet yourself...again.
Reply #8 Top
There is more to come with capital ship customization


Ooooh more!


that could be the smallest of changes.
so don't get all excited. you'll wet yourself...again.


...still...
Reply #9 Top
There is more to come with capital ship customization

ace in the hole blair, again.
There is more to come with capital ship customization



Ooooh more!



that could be the smallest of changes.
so don't get all excited. you'll wet yourself...again.


...still...

... its more than reason enough to be excited.
Reply #10 Top
no, i meant he is constantly wetting himself D:
Reply #11 Top
I am ?
Reply #12 Top
i have to ask, is that image manipulated?
I really hope to see something as colorful as i see in that image, with the yellow/black skybox, where the nebula that goes from yellow to red and fades out into the blackness of space
Reply #13 Top
I am with multi on that image, its a LOVELY skybox / nebula...
Reply #14 Top
kosc/multi whats my msn userid? im on a different comp and forgot it
Reply #15 Top
‪‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉looks quite nice.
Reply #16 Top

kosc/multi whats my msn userid? im on a different comp and forgot it

use your email
Reply #17 Top
I dont use it for email
Reply #18 Top
but use your mail you signed on to msn with, thats your login ID.


‪‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉looks quite nice.

what the duce??
Reply #19 Top
I DONT KNOW IT!!!

looks quite nice you noob multi

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%E2%80%AA%E2%80%AB%E2%80%AC%E2%80%AD%E2%80%AE
%E2%80%AA%E2%80%AB%E2%80%AC%E2%80%AD%E2%80%AE%D2%89looks+quite+nice.&btnG=Google+Search
Reply #20 Top
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Reply #21 Top
im too lazy, TELL ME!
Reply #22 Top
MY GOD!!!!!!

STAY ON TOPIC!

Reply #23 Top

i have to ask, is that image manipulated?

Well, it's being manipulated in that there's a Vasari capital ship flying out of it...  

Reply #24 Top

what the duce??


whatever you type after or below the following symbol will be reversed, works in msn, notepad, firefox...ect (the circle star thing is the symbol)
‪‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉
‪‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉just copy paste this symbol and start writing next to it.‪‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮
Reply #25 Top
What?

‪‫‬‭‮‪‫‬‭‮҉This reverses my text? Why would anyone do that to me?

Scary thing is I can actually read like this, if I take the time and effort!