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Invulnerable in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

I was testing fleet designs to determine if I could build an invulnerable fleet. I succeeded quite well. Just 5 Kols and 5 Dunovs can basically whip any AI fleet in the game, no matter how large. On a large map, I was walking around with 4 such fleets devastating everything in my path. The 5 Kols provide the up-front firepower and long-life (due to the shield special ability and the heavier armor, as well as the flak cannons to take out bombers). The Dunovs provided shield restoration for the Ko

Reply to Weapons Platform Balancing in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Keep in mind, in the example I gave, the missles only destroy one of maybe 5 capital ships and critically wound one more. That still leaves 3 completely intact capital ships to fend off, plus whatever else has survived the mines, fighters, and gauss cannons. Based on my fleets, that still leaves a lot of ships to destroy. You would still need to bring in your own fleet to fully save the planet.

Weapons Platform Balancing in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Right now, my concerns are more for the computer's sake than for players. The AI is not yet adept at building large fleets or performing adequate defense. Guass cannon weapons platforms are too overpowered in the early game and too underpowered in the late game. They need to scale better. They need to start with a smaller amount of damage in the early game. Then, through research, they should be able to gain more damage and a faster rate of fire. They should also gain the ability to use

Reply to Killing Pirates should reduce your bounty in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Another thought just occurred to me. If pirates are building bases / ships / etc, then they would need resources like crystals and metal. If you were to go that route, you could also allow people to offer crystals and metal as part of the bounty. Depending on how strapped a pirate clan is for the resources, it could be more valuable to them than just money. This would be true for players trying to collect bounties on other players, as well.

Reply to Research Bug in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Even if it's not a bug, I'd personally think that the player should at least get a notification that there's a problem. Adding it to the roundup. I completely agree with this. We need at least a notification. However, I would rather see it say a notification that it cannot research certain queued techs because the requirements can no longer be met, but research will continue on technologies that still meet t

Reply to Killing Pirates should reduce your bounty in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

You should also be able to retract a bounty at any time to have that money put back into your "account."

Reply to Killing Pirates should reduce your bounty in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

I've been loitering around these forums for a while, and although I haven't got the beta(money, hard drive, and a crappy system prohibit this, a problem i hope to have fixed by 08) I have played it(thanks to a friend) I was very impressed and I played it several times through on a full galaxy(100 planets, 4 stars) but as for the bounty, when you top 10 mil it gets a little nuts(being the elitist I am I don't sacrifice ships I simply have a mass

Reply to Small vessel movement criticism in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

So, why do they move like boats? Why can't my ships spin 180 degrees and fire while moving backwards during a retreat? That is a good point. In normal space, you would fire your engines to move you in one direction, then turn them off. Then, you would fire your thrusters to reorient your craft and open fire while moving in the opposite direction. While firing, you would increase your rate of speed in the opposit