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Video preview of the updated Sins graphics engine

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Video preview of the updated Sins graphics engine

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We’ve talked previously about the work done on updating the visuals for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion.

Tomorrow, we plan to release BETA 1 of Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion so users can see both the graphical update and, more importantly, the new Rebellion and Loyalist factions, Titans, new capital ships and the hundreds of other changes and additions to the Sins of a Solar Empire universe.

A lot of the improvements will be subtle but hopefully noticed by players. The team has updated the AI for both combat (using special abilities intelligently) as well as for strategic use to ensure the single player game gets taken up a few notches.

The multiplayer experience is obviously very beefed up thanks to improvements to ICO and the inclusion of Steamworks for taking a lot of the load off of ICO.

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Reply #26 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting BFroberg, reply 25
So glad I preordered. A shame I couldn't get it on Steam though

Rebellion uses Steamworks, so it doesn't really matter where you get it. It'll be in Steam once you install it regardless.

Reply #27 from Sins Forums Top

I just spotted something worthwhile in the video. If you watch it on YouTube (use the bigger videoplayer) and stop at 0:19 you can see the two titans that we haven't seen any screenshots of on the left on the monitor. Clearly, the Nigredo Cherubim (for the Advent) and the Charybdis (for the Vasari) did make it into the game after all. I recommend checking them to see their size in comparison to the other titans.

See their original concept art here.

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Reply #28 from Demigod Forums Top

This looks really good - finally got a chance to check out the vid.  Thanks for posting it!

Reply #29 from Sins Forums Top

Graphics do look much better indeed, but it's funny how they didn't update the appearance of the planets yet they did for everything else.

Reply #30 from Sins Forums Top

Woot!! I'm gunna love to see the beta!

Reply #31 from Sins Forums Top

wao thanks for the video! looks great and the planet looks bigger- so dose the gravity well! good job guys!!!

Reply #32 from Sins Forums Top

When the Beta is up how will I download the game ? Will it be a code I plug into steam or a seperate download or does no one know yet?

Reply #33 from Sins Forums Top

Can some PLEASE :pout:  do a gameplay video on rebellion and put it on YouTube cause that would be great!       

Reply #34 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting sporemaster, reply 33
Can some PLEASE  do a gameplay video on rebellion and put it on YouTube cause that would be great!       

 

I will definitely try to

Reply #35 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting sporemaster, reply 33
Can some PLEASE do a gameplay video on rebellion and put it on YouTube cause that would be great!

I suspect me and a few other modders/forum regulars will be having a game this weekend, I'll definitely record the whole multiplayer game if it happens.

Quoting Iendyil, reply 32
Will it be a code I plug into steam or a seperate download or does no one know yet?

We'll find out tomorrow. :P

Reply #36 from Sins Forums Top

Some say that pictures have a thousand words, but in this case, the video has a thousand words.

 

I can't wait for the beta :D

Reply #37 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting kryo, reply 26

Quoting BFroberg, reply 25So glad I preordered. A shame I couldn't get it on Steam though

Rebellion uses Steamworks, so it doesn't really matter where you get it. It'll be in Steam once you install it regardless.

So I don't need to manage it through the Impulse client? Thank God for that. :)

Reply #38 from Sins Forums Top

March 1st! :)

East side anyway, i forget where the dev team is

Reply #39 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting noing, reply 38
East side anyway, i forget where the dev team is

Stardock is in Michigan, Ironclad is in Vancouver. But I don't think they were planning a midnight release anyways. ;)

Reply #40 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting GoaFan77, reply 39

East side anyway, i forget where the dev team is

Stardock is in Michigan, Ironclad is in Vancouver. But I don't think they were planning a midnight release anyways.

 

East Coast baby! I must survive OSU lectures before I can rejoice in all that is Rebellion Beta

Reply #41 from Sins Forums Top

woulda been nice tho

Reply #42 from Sins Forums Top

Beta will be on Steam or somewhere else? Is there a news about it? I hope it will be on Steam and it will be updated quickly until the game releases.

Reply #43 from Sins Forums Top

Freakin Sweet!!!!! Still gotta work so I will catch up with everyone's take this weekend....

Reply #44 from Sins Forums Top

Been watching the vid again and only now i spotted Vasari Ovigas ship out there... it seems that Negredo Cherubim titan is there after all as well. I wonder, what will be Vasari Loyalist Titan, the spikey arachnid thing or the Charybdis...what do you think? The planetkilling ability fits probably more to the spikey thing, but i would picture the Charybdis more as mobile homeworld, as it seems to have more mass... 

Reply #45 from Sins Forums Top

The new engine looks great!

 

If you give us a present next time can you pls record it in Fraps or other software that we can enjoy it in 1080 or 720 :)

 

What I mean is that we would see soooo many more details and enjoy it as a full screen capture instead of a mobile one :P

 

Reply #46 from Sins Forums Top

The new skybox looks nice as well, less extreme in terms of colors. I might actually enable it.

Reply #47 from Sins Forums Top

This is going to be a LONG day at stupid work. =(

Reply #50 from Sins Forums Top

LEGEN - wait for it - DARY!

 

That's two words.. sort of.