Combat

[DeltaV]

I'm assuming this will have the same hands-off combat as Stellaris?

[Soccer]

I hope it will be more distinqushed then that. Yet its also my greatest fear that its as boring and untactical as stellaris.

[Bufnitza]

It was acknowledged that combat itself does not differ significantly from Stellaris, for better or for worse. Make what you wish of that...

I personally think combat in PDX games is great. If I want epic space battles I'll go play something from the Homeworld or Ashes of the Singularity series. For PDX, I'd rather focus on the overall picture and let the computer abstract the combat with dice rolls, bonus/penalties and advantages/disadvantages.

[Soccer]

I´d wish a few tactic options. Not RTS style like homeworld.

like paper rock scissor wtih benefits for different empires.
klingon charge.
federation shield enhancement
romulan cloak sneak attack
cardassian formation

not much, just a few popup options to choose from.

[Bufnitza]

Originally posted by UFL40:

I´d wish a few tactic options. Not RTS style like homeworld.

like paper rock scissor wtih benefits for different empires.
klingon charge.
federation shield enhancement
romulan cloak sneak attack
cardassian formation

not much, just a few popup options to choose from.

You basically want Endless Space. Each space engagement was basically a Best of 3 of Rock/Paper/Scissors. Most awful and bland way to play, it was abysmal for an otherwise very good game.

[Bufnitza]

This also doesn't tie in well with the real-time nature of Stellaris/ST:I. When I have 25 fleets, the last think I need is to select a pop-up every day during war times.

[Soccer]

Originally posted by Bufnitza:

Originally posted by UFL40:

I´d wish a few tactic options. Not RTS style like homeworld.

like paper rock scissor wtih benefits for different empires.
klingon charge.
federation shield enhancement
romulan cloak sneak attack
cardassian formation

not much, just a few popup options to choose from.

You basically want Endless Space.

No. Just a bit more complexity.

[Soccer]

Originally posted by Bufnitza:

When I have 25 fleets,

You wount in ST Infinite as ships are far less in number.

[Bovril Brigadier]

Originally posted by UFL40:

I´d wish a few tactic options. Not RTS style like homeworld.

like paper rock scissor wtih benefits for different empires.
klingon charge.
federation shield enhancement
romulan cloak sneak attack
cardassian formation

not much, just a few popup options to choose from.

Cardassian should be a patriotic speech that inspires the confidence of fellow Cardassians! Whole game should just be narrated by Marc Alaimo

[Soccer]

May something like:
Gowron with the option to full attack with a lot of damage to others but also Klingon ships.
Picard/Geordie ordering full shields, so that the federation does not take too many ships but also on the other side. so that the battle is prolonged in this case, hoping for a diplomatic solution / letting borders as they are (Defensive war).

[Sinjen Blackstar]

I just hope we can see more detail. In Stellaris your ships are so small its hard to really see what is going on. If you zoom in you lose overall awareness.

[BettyBlue]

Originally posted by UFL40:

Originally posted by Bufnitza:

When I have 25 fleets,

You wount in ST Infinite as ships are far less in number.

What do you mean far less in number? Look at the dominion war? Large fleets.

[Soccer]

Originally posted by BettyBlue:

Originally posted by UFL40:

You wount in ST Infinite as ships are far less in number.

What do you mean far less in number? Look at the dominion war? Large fleets.

I am well aware of the dominion war and thousends of ships.

I mean the game ST infinite, which has fewer ships then stellaris.

[Shockwave 006]

Originally posted by DeltaV:

I'm assuming this will have the same hands-off combat as Stellaris?

You assume correctly, we already read an a post about it on it in another thread.