distant worlds 1 vs 2

[Cdnr1]

Can someone tell me what are the differences ?

[Strategic Sage]

There's a post about that from the dev on the matrix forums. That's where I'd look.

[Cdnr1]

Originally posted by Strategic Sage:

There's a post about that from the dev on the matrix forums. That's where I'd look.

i can't seem to find it

[Jov]

Originally posted by cdnr1(nl):

Originally posted by Strategic Sage:

There's a post about that from the dev on the matrix forums. That's where I'd look.

i can't seem to find it

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=10151&t=362140

[Cdnr1]

thx men

[RugOp'81]

1 GOOD
2 DISASTER

I really cant imagine that dw2 is going to be better. Also dont see why most are hysterically positive about dw2.

It doesnt look that great, i have great doubts about transforming this fantastic 2D game into a 3D game. And its completely hollowed out ..only 7 races (no doubt the other races are coming with expensive future expansions)

I hope that im wrong, but im afraid not.

[Cdnr1]

Originally posted by RugOp'81:

1 GOOD
2 DISASTER

I really cant imagine that dw2 is going to be better. Also dont see why most are hysterically positive about dw2.

It doesnt look that great, i have great doubts about transforming this fantastic 2D game into a 3D game. And its completely hollowed out ..only 7 races (no doubt the other races are coming with expensive future expansions)

I hope that im wrong, but im afraid not.

you can say that about every game so il look for my self

[sunny]

2 looks promising but it feels lacking in some aspects.
Pros:

• Better looking UI
  
• 3D
  
• Certain game mechanics are much easier to comprehend at a glance whilst retaining detail where it counts

Cons:

• Planets do not orbit the sun like in DW1
  
• Cannot queue orders like in DW1
  
• The ambient audio doesn't feel as impactful
  
• The game feels sterile and less atmospheric compared to its predecessor
  
• The game frequently crashes

[Dorb]

2 is new (and a lot of folks do not like change) and will have patches improving the game, just like every game at launch these days.
I'm actually learning on 2 and hope to come back here and try to tackle this monster of a game again.

[panpiper]

Distant Worlds 2 is an unplayable mess for me. The ship design system is a MASSIVE step backwards in my opinion (apparently not a majority opinion, but I am NOT a fan). It's so buggy I can't even establish colonies. The interface is an obtuse struggle I still fought with tooth and nail right till the end. I struggled with it for six hours and gave up. I'm playing DWU right now. I'll see in maybe six months whether or not I completely wasted my money.

[alyandon]

Originally posted by panpiper:

Distant Worlds 2 is an unplayable mess for me. The ship design system is a MASSIVE step backwards in my opinion (apparently not a majority opinion, but I am NOT a fan). It's so buggy I can't even establish colonies. The interface is an obtuse struggle I still fought with tooth and nail right till the end. I struggled with it for six hours and gave up. I'm playing DWU right now. I'll see in maybe six months whether or not I completely wasted my money.

Yeah, I don't hate DW2 enough to refund it but definitely going to be playing DW:U to scratch my 4X itch until DW2 runs stably and they add the currently missing features/content. The designer changes are a real kicker as now you have very little agency in the way you design ships.

[XTAKK]

I loved DW1 so was on the hype train for DW2 but couldn't find any significant improvement over DW1, everything that felt important to me felt downgraded in the sequel so I refunded. Many may enjoy it, consider giving it the sub 2 hour test drive and decide for yourself

[Fatbill]

DW2 needed another 6 months of development.
DWU actually works (mostly) and I am quite happy to be playing it until they fix DW2 to the point it is worth buying. Lots of stuff in DW2 simply does not work.

It seems you can't trust anyone these days to not put out a half finished game and call it complete.

[BATTLEMODE]

DW2 has some bugs for some people right now, but the developers are releasing a patch almost every day and fixing things up.

Distant Worlds 2 itself is mechanically far better than the first game but there's currently more content in Universe, which is to be expected considering it's a game that had years of patching and DLC.

With the original so cheap, you could try that one if you're not sure, and then if you like that, you're going to like the sequel because they're very similar gameplay wise.

[i do games]

It seems like their only real goal was to make the game more approachable to newcomers and to make it 3D.

Unfortunately this came at the expense of the best feature of the game - Ship Design, which was simplified into oblivion - replacing any semblance of customization with the busywork of simply putting the best component into the correct slot, much like a toddler trying to fit a square block into a square hole.

[BitterKlinger]

Yea i say give it time, DW:U was a bunch of games they released over time working things out. And if they operate in the same fashion with the new one that is alright too.