Martok

[quote who="Astax" reply="2" id="2196700"]He said COMPLEX. Sins is far from complex. You can try Sword of the Stars, is kinda complex once you get all the expansions.[/quote] It's all relative. As far as RTS space games go, it's one of the more complex ones out there. Naturally, it can't hold a candle to TBS games like the GalCiv or Space Empire series.... [quote who="Terraziel" reply="3" id="2196733"]It's not exactly new but Space Empires V is

[quote who="Dragoon4ever" reply="22" id="2200189"]I quit taking painkillers for my headaches/migraines because they never work. My doctor is doing the typical throw pills at them and hope they go away. For me I noticed the hot/cold temperature stuff (warm wash cloth, ice pack, etc.) a lot of people prescribe makes mine worse. As a constant headache sufferer with migraines thrown in that can last upwards of a week, I've found what helps me to get through the best (by no means does i

Ooh! Might have to check out the RSPD (Penny Arcade) games.

I get migraines on a fairly regular basis, although they've been less frequent the last year or so. Before, I use to get them at least once a week. Now I only get them maybe once every month or every other month. Generally speaking, eating something and then taking 2-3 ibuprofen (Advil) does the trick for me -- this is especially true if I do this when the migraine is still in its early stages. If I don't do anything until the migraine has reached full strength

If you're looking for a real-time strategy game set in space, get Sins of a Solar Empire. If you like turn-based strategy, you can't get much better than Galacitic Civilizations 2!

Heh. Loved it when Brad's daughter walked in. [e digicons]:D[/e] Also, I believe Brad has now dubbed a new term: "Mordor-y". Hee!

Good question, Cikomyr . I guess I'd had it in the back of my mind that there could be 12 nations on any given map (since there will be 12 factions), but there's really no reason to assume that. As GW Swicord pointed out, GalCiv 2 only had 10 slots for 12 (major) races, so who knows for sure? I would dearly love to be able to have dozens of nations on a single map, but that may not be possible (or at least practical).

[quote who="BoogieBac" reply="11" id="2130124"]Yes, an even log will be 100x easier to implement than a story generator....and the notes ides should be doable (just add an empty 'Event' wher eyou get to fill in the details...then you even get the timeline of when the note was posted).[/quote] Awesome. That would make me very happy. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

[quote who="Cuddlelump" reply="3" id="2128684"]I doubt a computer generated story could bring the same kind of creativity and interest a story written by a person has. But if they included an event calander with Elemental as well, one that records a variety of information, tech research, battles, victories, defeats, heroes recruited and their advance ment, quests, etc, with filters so that the player can exclude items based on when they occured or the type of event, I think that would b

That looks frickin' sweet. Can't wait to see more!!

[quote who="Sole Soul" reply="22" id="2106913"] I'll definitely second Isaac Asimov's Robot, Empire, and Foundation series. It remains the best sci-fi I've ever read. They were very good. But that's a stretch, IMHO. Then again, I'm also fairly picky. [/quote] Well, I did say it's the best sci-fi *I've* ever read, not the best *you've* ever read. [e digicons];P[/e] And of course, your mileage may vary in any case. Even

[quote who="Aesir Rising" reply="17" id="2095188"]How important will leaders play in terms of outcome for specific battles? Are the devs envisioning leaders as epic tide-turners? Or will the bonus applied be worthwhile, but not necessarily the primary key to a successful battle? [/quote] I'd like to know the answer to this question as well. Personally, I'd prefer it to be the latter and not the former -- there've been too many strategy games where

[quote who="GeneralEtrius" reply="10" id="2081803"]Is it true you have to use Steam to play the box version of Empire?[/quote] Yes and no. You need to register the game with Steam the first time you fire it up. After that, however, you can run the game while keeping Steam in Offline Mode. (Of course, for patches/updates, you'll need to run Steam in regular mode again....)

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="8" id="1961638"] Here's a link to an image that gives you an idea of the look we're going for: http://angel.cs.msu.su/~salnikov/gilrond/Images/John_Howe/the_war_of_the_ring.jpg[/quote] Damn. If the game ends up looking even remotely close to anything like that, I'll piss myself with joy! [ Martok begins repeating mantra: "I will not have unrealistic expectations, I will not hav

Damn, Spartan . I'm impressed! How did you find my thread over at the Org, though (along with all the other threads)? Did you just randomly peruse all those forums?

Some very good points and arguments here, including a couple of which (admittedly) hadn't really occurred to me before. pigeonpigeon

I really, really hope that we'll be able to withdraw from combat if the fight isn't going well or we just don't like the odds. It's a pet peeve of mine that some strategy games (including GalCiv2, unfortunately) don't give you an option for your forces to retreat from battle, and that the only choices are literally "victory or death". Whatever happened to discretion being the better part of valor? ;) One of the things I've always liked about the Total

Looks good to me, GW Swicord . :D

Wow. I think this might the first game I've ever come across where the MP portion sounds like it could be just as fun as the SP portion. Seriously, I suddenly find myself actually *wanting* to try this out (which for me is unprecedented -- I've nearly always stuck to singleplayer only). That's just way too cool, Brad. [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

"Wizard fight!" [e digicons]:D[/e]

[quote who="Spartan" reply="10" id="1945567"]Update: OK I got permission from Brad (via CariElf) to set up the domain this morning. The domain is setup now. I'm still waiting on the asset package, most likely it will come from Scott.[/quote] Sweet! [e digicons]B)[/e] (We're still talking about the .net address, correct? I just want to make sure I'm not assuming anything.) </

Holy crap, Spartan . That's one hell of an update! Also: The game got mentioned on Reuters? Seriously? Wow, is there anything they don't report?

[quote who="NTJedi" reply="6" id="1945739"] Gamespot currently has the game categorized as Real-Time Strategy.[/quote] What?? [Martok goes to double-check] Holy crap, you're right. Why the hell did Gamespot do that?

Huzzah! [e digicons]:andrew:[/e]

Joined. [e digicons]:grin:[/e]