Sins Entrenchment Set For February 25

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Stardock Corporation announced today that the first micro-expansion to Ironclad’s Strategy Game of the Year, Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment, is undergoing further incorporation of beta feedback to maximize quality and will now be available February 25 for download on Stardock’s digital download platform, Impulse (www.impulsedriven.com).

 

"One of Stardock’s key strategies for success with past games has been the incorporation of player feedback from our open betas," said Stardock President and CEO Brad Wardell. "We want fans to get the most of this expansion and are making sure we’re delivering the best content possible."

 

The additional time will allow for Ironclad’s development team to incorporate feedback to date and allow for another round of beta testing.

 

Ironclad’s Blair Fraser stated, "It’s of paramount importance to everyone that what we’re releasing is the best and most robust content we can."

 

Sins of a Solar Empire was IGN.com’s “PC Game of the Year” and achieved numerous “Strategy Game of the Year” awards and “Best of 2008” mentions from distinguished media outlets including G4TV, Gamespy.com, Wired, Gamasutra.com, Gametrailers.com and Gamespot.com.

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

ah, revised schedules, a pain for all involved. good decision I guess, you just have to take the time you need and that's it.

somehow I smell another patch to see how the changes that are already planned play out with the player base. likey.

Reply #2 from Sins Forums Top

So.....will we get a beta 2.75 or 3.0? If there is it's coming out on the 11th I bet! Or the 20th, it'll be a Wensday for sure ;)

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Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

I'd rather we have a delay then rush the game out to the critics only to have them downgrade a review because of an unseen bug or something. And for that, I thank these guys, and appreciate their hard work.

Props to Ironclad and Stardock for making a very, very good game. I'm loving what entrenchment has brought to the fold thus far, and I can't wait to see what else Iron and Star have in store for us in the future (literally).

 

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

I hug you, Ironclad! Oh, and you too StarDock :p

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Thanks, Yarlen ;)

And yes, Blair mentioned another beta patch :P

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

From now on the peeps at Stardock should concentrate on cleansing out the bugs. Work on the game balance seems to be almost finished after having played several MP-beta games. If things go the right way, there will still be time to handle some minor issues after release on the 25th. For example improving a few aspects concerning starbases or fully balancing out the antistructure-cruisers. Now that the mines problem seems to be 90% solved, another huge gap in the game balance has been fixed, too.

Dear Stardock, please continue your work on SoaSE! Beta players are already becoming greedy for info on the second expansion :)

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

Good - I'm glad you guys are taking the extra time, I just can't wait for the final though!! :thumbsup:

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

Dear Stardock, please continue your work on SoaSE! Beta players are already becoming greedy for info on the second expansion

That's a definite yes...

But I think it is Ironclad, who is working on SoaSE. Good work, too... ^_^ ^_^

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Just to be clear, Ironclad is the developer of Sins. Stardock is the publisher. So it's Ironclad behind the development greatness of Sins. :)

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

As long as the deadline is met and the product is working reasonably well, I don't particularly care how far it gets pushed back.

Good luck Ironclad and keep up the good work.

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

15 days...15 days... 15.... *rocks back and forth* 15 days.... 15 days..... 15 days......

oh well its after a pay days so that makes me happy heh

Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

MORE PEOPLE NEED TO COME ON THE BETA! I'M LONELY THERE.

Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top

Will that feature where I can play with people who have JUST vanillia sins over ICO be availible or not (while I have entrenchment installed)? I mean I'm sure my friends will get it eventually, but until then that would really be nice.

Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top

I'll come on anytime. Rawr.

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Thrawn2787, reply 13
Will that feature where I can play with people who have JUST vanillia sins over ICO be availible or not (while I have entrenchment installed)? I mean I'm sure my friends will get it eventually, but until then that would really be nice.

I agree. I*had* a seperate Sins entry (Sins and Entrenchment distinctly listed in Impulse), prior to the latest beta update.

Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top

We are focusing on the sync bugs, crash bugs, the outstanding balance issues (primarily anti-structure and some minor mine related issues), improved AI, and the ability to have both original Sins and Entrenchment coexisting and some other polish items. Once we took a look at the great feedback from beta 2 and 2.5 we knew we could move past "good" to "great" if we dealt the issues you all brought up.

Reply #19 from Sins Forums Top

:waaaa:  

Cant wait to buy the completed entrenchment!  Take my money please!!

Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top

:)  Wonderful News!!!  Glad to hear the New Beta release?  Is the 25th.  Or perhaps i misunderstood. Final release set for the 25th, with another beta between now and then?  Hmmm... doesnt seem to be enough time, im getting confused, but no matter, Entrenchment looks great!!  The polish and fixes have really made it stable now, and interesting!!

Now of course i have to try MP and start thinking what might #2 expansion look like, haha. Or is that even in work yet? I know IronClad is a small developer, so i dont know exactly if they can split the team, or if they are going sequentially?

Anyway, just guessing for now, but great job IronClad/Stardock.  Oh, and Fences! is very very cool!!!

-Teal

 

Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Frogboy, reply 9
Just to be clear, Ironclad is the developer of Sins. Stardock is the publisher. So it's Ironclad behind the development greatness of Sins.

but cant we just love you both

Reply #24 from Sins Forums Top

Is there a way to get it offiline? I don't mind paying extra for an offline version

Reply #25 from Sins Forums Top

There isn't, it's Impulse only.