Never once got to play

[Forky]

loved
SOTS and recently started play ing it again, had this in library as Steam denied refund, tried again, still crashes to desktop. wish I could get a refund, $40 and never got to play :(

do not buy, even if its free, not worth the time to download this POS

[Smyrffio]

It's a shame because if it weren't for the crashes and late game oddness (both of which ruin it), I would have lots of hours in this. Even in the state it was left in, the core of the game is something unusual and good... really frustrating.

[Quantum Optimist]

yeah well the devlopper sold its rights to paradox and thats what happen when you do this. they lost control of the budget for the game, didn't manage to finish it, released it in an early alpha state and of course the game was hated by just everyone.

The graphics are prettier than SOTS, but the AI is leagues better in the first game. They should have spent more time with the gameplay than with the graphics, especially with a strategy game. That's one of the major cardinal sin of today's developpers, focusing too much on graphics when it's the gameplay that really matter.

[Forky]

I just got another denial of refund email from steam, the game starts I look at options and make coffee, try to play, wont run, somehow I had 81 minutes and they say that I have over 120, i have like 20 minutes of looking at options and trying to play over 10 years.

steam are total rippoff artists. done with this scam shop.

[Forky]

steam says I played 43 hours of this game when it never once ran past loading. total BS, cannot trust the game devs to report anything other than what serves them. I did not play 43 hours of this as anyone else that bought it on release well knows. Such utter BS. I recall loading it and making coffee and eagerly trying to set up options and play, and being utterly disappointed. I never played, tried 10 years later, still no function, still crash to desktop EVERY TIME, and still Steam claims I had fun and played many hours. WTF?!?!?!?

[random_01 [HUN]]

I do not have any kind of crash.

[Lack of Stuff]

Originally posted by aholaloha:

steam says I played 43 hours of this game when it never once ran past loading. total BS, cannot trust the game devs to report anything other than what serves them. I did not play 43 hours of this as anyone else that bought it on release well knows. Such utter BS. I recall loading it and making coffee and eagerly trying to set up options and play, and being utterly disappointed. I never played, tried 10 years later, still no function, still crash to desktop EVERY TIME, and still Steam claims I had fun and played many hours. WTF?!?!?!?

How do you have 8 unlocked achievements if you've never played the game?

[Fendelphi]

Originally posted by Lack of Stuff:

Originally posted by aholaloha:

steam says I played 43 hours of this game when it never once ran past loading. total BS, cannot trust the game devs to report anything other than what serves them. I did not play 43 hours of this as anyone else that bought it on release well knows. Such utter BS. I recall loading it and making coffee and eagerly trying to set up options and play, and being utterly disappointed. I never played, tried 10 years later, still no function, still crash to desktop EVERY TIME, and still Steam claims I had fun and played many hours. WTF?!?!?!?

How do you have 8 unlocked achievements if you've never played the game?

Because he apparently was able to play it when it originally released(or short after).

Anyway, I just installed it again and have been playing fine without crashes.
Maybe the settings that he/she uses is more prone to crashes or maybe he/she is not playing in Windowed+Fullscreen(seems to bypass most CTDs).

I am aiming to round my 500th gameplay hour.
No, it is not a perfect game. It has it's flaws(AI and diplomacy being the greatest issues), but it still does a lot of things right.

Compared to the first game, I like the weapon/armor profile, as you want more than just raw damage and deflection modifiers.
I like the way sieges play out a whole lot more(a battle of "territory"), and how you can set up proper defenses.
I like how you instantly start with Cruisers and have easier access to different types of modules. Makes the combat feel much more meaty, compared to the 2-3 destroyer patrols you started with in the first game.
Once you get used to it, the Fleet+Admiral+mission system is very easy to use and help you keep an overview of what your ships are doing.
Similarly, I like the impact and usage of the different stations.
And the ship battles are still very spectacular.

Some say, that they shouldnt have focused so much on graphics, but they were using a new engine. It was needed for having more and better particles and textures(so that big ships are as detailed as the little ones), better shadow rendering, and better support of DX10 and DX11 features and 64-bit OS.

[Paladwyn]

I played the heck outta this game before.

Then...I CTD a few minutes after starting.

Haven't been able to play since...which is a shame, since I liked the game. I've tried everything, even sent in my information on their forums, Mecron asked for it specifically...

No resolution.

Though, I do intend to keep trying, maybe one day my computer will smarten up.