which one is better sots 1 or 2?

[00yiggdrasill00]

im interested in getting one of these games but which one is better? why?

[Cypher]

Well sots1 is great and very much a complete game, with actually pretty good AI. SOTS 2 is amazing to look at, even to this day, although it’s not complete and many features remain buggy or not fully implemented. Maybe some fan patches/ mods out there but expect some frustration at some point with the later offering.

[00yiggdrasill00]

thanks wil grap the first one, never cared much for graphics im all gameplay over how it looks

[LeftPaw]

One or maybe one. Can't make up my mind, it's either one or one. I think I will recommend one. Sots 1, the best space 4x ever made.

[00yiggdrasill00]

Originally posted by SouthLane:

One or maybe one. Can't make up my mind, it's either one or one. I think I will recommend one. Sots 1, the best space 4x ever made.

lol

[July7]

LOL

1

# 2 is a dud, buggy, unfinished, and for me damn near uplaybale, and more poor thought out concepts. You can tell it is not complete seconds after starting the game, if you played 1, you can see how poorly done it is right away.

1 however struck me as a great game almost as soon as i booted it up, it also had a rought start, but the first time the devs managed to fix it up into a near perfect 4x space game, unlike 2 that was DOA and never could be brought back to life.

[DeltaV]

Go grab the AI mod for Sots 2; makes the game MUCH better.

[Rossinna-Sama]

For $5 more, you can get both. The bundle goes on sale every time there's a major sale on.

As for the AI mod, do you have any feedback for it?

[DeltaV]

Originally posted by Rossinna-Sama:

For $5 more, you can get both. The bundle goes on sale every time there's a major sale on.

As for the AI mod, do you have any feedback for it?

I'm currently playing as SolForce with very hard difficutly enabled and maximum AI bonus. My main opponent has been Hivers although I have been attacked by the Liir.


Overall so far it seems like the AI is better at delivering a consistent pressure (as in constant attacks) on systems that forces me to defend those systems with fleets that could otherwise be used on offensive operations. The AI seems to still lack the ability to properly focus mulitple fleets on a single system for invasions but they do keep up the pressure quite well.

The Hiver AI also doesn't seem to be fully utilizing its tech base but I'm hesitant to call this a deficiency. For example, I see the AI fielding a lot of antimatter CNC ships but the remainder of their fleet is still fusion powered. Not sure if that's because they are stretched for funds and can't afford to build all antimatter ships or if its something up with the AI logic.

The Hiver also don't appear to be fielding large fleets (largestI've seen is 66 CE) and either hasn't researched Armada CNC or won't use it. If the Hiver AI would throw larger fleets at me and focus multiple fleets at the same time on my systems I think I would be quickly overwhelmed.

[Rossinna-Sama]

Thank you for the feedback. I've been working on the latest version and it should be out within the week.

[KellyR]

Honestly, SotS II is the better game, even in its unfinished, buggy state, IMO. It's so much better that I can't go back to playing 1, even though SotS 1 was my favorite game for years and years until 2 came out.

And it's got nothing to do with graphics either. I simply much prefer the mechanics and design in 2. Though I realize the changes to the design turned a lot of people who loved 1 off, I feel all of them are improvements (And yes, this includes the fleet/admiral system).

[Treyen]

there is no sots2

[Cypher]

Originally posted by Treyen:

there is no sots2

+1

[Dracon]

The big problem with 1 that 2 fixed was having the enemy with a fleet of 50 billion ships. Sure only a handfull can be active at a time, but its a constant stream of attacks that never end.
Sots 2 fixed that with command limits on fleet size. No backups. Just what you can carry, which made more sense.