Is it possible to just observe a multiplayer match in progress?

Hi Ultimate. Welcome to the game At this point it isn't possible to watch a game in progress without entering as a player and then surrendering. Unless you are refereeing tournament play this can be more trouble than it's worth (especially for your teammates:P). The alternative is watching replays of games that have already occurred, which should suit your purposes. I've posted several replays at https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/308726 which you can watch ingame. If you need tips on how to watch replays there are useful threads on the topic in the technical section of the forums. Have fun out there..

I asked for this a while back. I hope they put it in. You can make observer map, I did in 1.03, but 1.04 made em useless and I do not wish to remake them. Using observer map is limiting because all players must download it before the game.

Thanks for the replies, I could've sworn that I read you could somewhere. Oh well, thanks for the link Ke5trel.