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Andrew Cory

I just picked up a new game: Sins of a Solar Empire. Since I'm willing to pre-order, they're giving me access to the Beta. Which is true of most games, but at least Sins is upfront about this...

Anyway: There's a disclaimer on the Beta, something like "Warning, this game is BETA, it may not be fun yet"

I've not spent much time with the game; actually building the computer capable of running it has been a higher priority for me. Nonetheless, it's a Stardock game, so I'm willing to give it a shot. Take a look here...

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Elisha Feger (mail) (www):

I was recently looking for space strategy games and saw that. But I wasn't too impressed with either GalCiv game, so I dunno...

7.28.2007 2:49pm

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Andrew Cory (mail) (www):

What was it about GalCiv that you didn't like? I know many fans didn't care for it's lack of multiplayer or tactical combat, but Sins has both those features...

7.28.2007 3:48pm

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Elisha Feger (mail) (www):

There were lots of things I didn't like about the first one. Starting with the population/economic model. That was a gamebreaker for me.

The second one fixes that, but 'tile-based' development isn't my cup of tea in a 4X game.

7.28.2007 3:57pm

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Elisha Feger (mail) (www):

I just remembered that I'd written a review of GalCiv a while back. You can see my thoughts in more detail at GameFAQs.

7.28.2007 4:20pm

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Andrew Cory (mail) (www):

I won't try to dissuade you from your opinion, but it sounds like you and I played _very_ different games. To me it feels natural that you can only cram 20billion people onto a planet; I understand that a lot of people hated that...

7.28.2007 4:40pm

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Elisha Feger (mail) (www):

I'm fine with that being the limit - except in GalCiv there was no limit. The happier your population got, the more people you got, the more people you got, the less happy the population got - but not quickly enough, because your planet just revolted away sucker.

If I loaded huge chunks of my population onto troop transports, I could mitigate that, but that seems hardly intuitive.

7.28.2007 4:53pm

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jlb (www):

Quote of the day:

"[...]the sole end for which mankind are warranted, individually or collectively, in interfering with the liberty of action of any of their number, is self-protection. That the only purpose for which power can be rightfully exercised over any member of a civilized community, against his will, is to prevent harm to others. His own good, either physical or moral, is not a sufficient warrant. He cannot rightfully be compelled to do or forbear because it will be better for him to do so, because it will make him happier, because, in the opinions of others, to do so would be wise, or even right. These are good reasons for remonstrating with him, or reasoning with him, or persuading him, or entreating him, but not for compelling him, or visiting him with any evil in case he do otherwise."
John Stuart Mill

"On Liberty" is what I'm currently reading. Lots of good stuff there!

7.28.2007 11:49pm

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jlb (www):

Whoops, wrong thread. Damn it.

7.28.2007 11:51pm

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TallDave (mail) (www):

Heh, GalCiv. Fond memories.

7.29.2007 12:36am

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Elisha Feger (mail) (www):

lol It kind of fit jlb.

7.29.2007 4:39am

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