Sins of a Solar Empire II FAQ

[Frogboy]

Q: When is Sins of a Solar Empire II released on Steam?
A: August 15, 2024.

Q: What's new from Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion?
A: A LOT. This video and write-up goes over some of the major changes.
We have put in a lot of work to make the game feel familiar for Sins I players despite the fact that it's a brand-new, 64-bit, core-neutral game engine.

Q: Is modding supported?
A: Oh yes. In fact, some of the leading modders from Sins I joined Stardock to help make Sins II.

Q: Is there a campaign?
A: Not in the base game. We will, however, be releasing an expansion pack that will include a campaign and "the 4th race". We are really focused on making sure the base game of Sins of a Solar Empire II is focused on the single-player and multiplayer sandbox experience. Not having a campaign in the base game allowed us to keep the base game price less than other new games in the genre.

Q: If I buy the Premium Edition will I get the campaign when it's released?
YES. The Premium Edition will include a series of DLC and expansions we release over the coming year or so.

Q: What is the difference between what is being released on Steam and what was available on Epic?
The version that's been available on Epic was equivalent to Sins of a Solar Empire I (v1.0). However, we knew that most people who have played Sins of a Solar Empire were actually playing Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion (released 4 years after the original game) so we decided to make the Steam release be akin to Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion II but we didn't want to call the game Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion II (that's a mouthful). Players with the Epic version will also receive this version for free as well. Hence, the August 15 release of Sins II contains over a year's worth of new features and content over what was previously available.

Q: If I bought the game on Epic, can I get a Steam key?
A: We plan to have a link soon after release to allow players to transfer their key over if you bought the game prior to June 2024.

Q: What is your long-term plan to support Sins of a Solar Empire II?
A: We have years' worth of free updates in the works as well as expansions and DLCs in the future. We want to find the right balance between free updates and DLC. The goal is to ensure that Sins of a Solar Empire II continues to evolve for many years to come.

Q: Will it run on my computer?
A: Probably. The new Iron engine was designed to run on legacy hardware as long as it supports DirectX 11.

[BacklTrack]

U guys are awesome. Just bought the premium

[JjCnC82]

Originally posted by JjCnC82:

Originally posted by skeet1983:

Hi guys. I have a couple questions about getting Steam Key (I own Epic version of game, prior to June 2024):

Q: Is there an ETA on how soon after Steam version release to transfer from Epic? When page/link will be available?

Q: How will the Epic to Steam Key process work?

Thoughts and help appreciated :)

I am also interested in this. I purchased on Epic around the time it first released over there.

I found the answer to this for those who are interested.

https://www.sinsofasolarempire2.com/keytransport

[Xenpo]

Originally posted by JjCnC82:

Originally posted by JjCnC82:

I am also interested in this. I purchased on Epic around the time it first released over there.

I found the answer to this for those who are interested.

https://www.sinsofasolarempire2.com/keytransport

Worked great! Thank you so much!

[Lokilogic]

I purchased in October of 2022 :) I think it's so awesome you guys are giving a steam key as well. I'll be upgrading that to premium once I figure out how to get it?

[vic]

Hello!
When are steam achievments coming and does progress you make now count towards them?

[Exo]

I've always wondered for this game and Soase 1, how many people are on the development team, and how much has it grown/shrunk between the games?

[Magdaki]

Originally posted by Fyst:

We did a whole video series on it. See the "Evolution" series here. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2tZ_sCJkoNf9g6V7qK_Z_jU8aJoLmMtn

Note that the graphics are out of date as are a few of the few minor points.

Here is an even older trailer with a breakdown - explains some of the new features: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1575940/view/4209253428808433640

And we'll probably have a cheat sheet up later today if you are just looking for a quick table.

Thanks I'll check it out! I loved the original and been looking forward to this release.

EDIT: Just noticed that was in the FAQ. Sorry. :)

[MtvYoloSwag]

workshop when?

[Dark]

@FrogBoy, will you guys be releasing an update to add more options to the game? Like Graphical and UI options? I also would like to be able to remove the background clouds like we were able to in Sins I

The game is definitely lacking in this area. Also, the Research windows, can we get an option to resize this? Id like to make it smaller. on a large 32 inch 4K monitor, its pretty large.

[StargazerUK]

Found my answer. Brought the content pass. Would of been nice for a steam upgrade but brought of stardock with my free epic transfer.

[Fyst]

Originally posted by Dark:

@FrogBoy, will you guys be releasing an update to add more options to the game? Like Graphical and UI options? I also would like to be able to remove the background clouds like we were able to in Sins I

The game is definitely lacking in this area. Also, the Research windows, can we get an option to resize this? Id like to make it smaller. on a large 32 inch 4K monitor, its pretty large.

Press ctrl-shift-s for a ton of settings you can tweak. We only included the most commonly requested ones in the default area but we'll be moving more over shortly based on new demand.

W/r to the research screen, did you adjust your user interface layout scaling in options? If that isn't what you mean, you can compress all the data in the upper left of the research screen.

[Dark]

Originally posted by Fyst:

Originally posted by Dark:

@FrogBoy, will you guys be releasing an update to add more options to the game? Like Graphical and UI options? I also would like to be able to remove the background clouds like we were able to in Sins I

The game is definitely lacking in this area. Also, the Research windows, can we get an option to resize this? Id like to make it smaller. on a large 32 inch 4K monitor, its pretty large.

Press ctrl-shift-s for a ton of settings you can tweak. We only included the most commonly requested ones in the default area but we'll be moving more over shortly based on new demand.

W/r to the research screen, did you adjust your user interface layout scaling in options? If that isn't what you mean, you can compress all the data in the upper left of the research screen.

Thank you for the reply. Appreciated! But I do have to agree, it is kind of odd that you guys are hiding those options.

Would really be nice if in the future you all decide to make those GUI adjustable!

[UUolf]

WOW amazing they are giving steam keys if you owned it on epic, amazing devs!! :D
https://www.sinsofasolarempire2.com/keytransport

[Koornia]

1) Will be invited competent translators for Russian localization? Because now the quality of texts on Russian is worse than machine translation by DeepL. And I suspect this applies to some other non-English localizations as well.

2) Intro movie will get subtitles someday?

3) Why the most basic graphical settings: resolution, texture quality, object detailing - are not placed in corresponding menu?

[Krotti]

You should consider making a demo, I'm on the fence but at the same time not 40 EUR interested. Sailing the seas just to try it out is not something I'm interested in nowadays :/