Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
- Sarissofoi
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Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
Greetings
A lot time pass when I was here before.
Good to see that Distant World is doing ok.
So I come with a friendly warning.
There is Swords of the Stars II on sale.
Dont even try to buy it(unless you are masochist or want to wste money).
The game look and play like early alpha which mean it is no playble and full of bugs.
Comparing to this failgame Master of Orion 3 is the best realese ever.
Feel fry to try but then not cry.
Good luck
A lot time pass when I was here before.
Good to see that Distant World is doing ok.
So I come with a friendly warning.
There is Swords of the Stars II on sale.
Dont even try to buy it(unless you are masochist or want to wste money).
The game look and play like early alpha which mean it is no playble and full of bugs.
Comparing to this failgame Master of Orion 3 is the best realese ever.
Feel fry to try but then not cry.
Good luck
RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
The same - just a review to be beta - is in the confession thread. Figure out, together with the other author, which one will be used or let them merge.
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- Sarissofoi
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RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
My bad. I look for something with SotS in title.
Merge but under more informative title.
Merge but under more informative title.
RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
Hey Sarissofoi, great to see you again! How are the Chaos cats??
RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
Sorry off-topic I know, Webb where is that Frog in your avatar from?
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- Sarissofoi
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RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
Hello Webbco Good to see you againORIGINAL: Webbco
Hey Sarissofoi, great to see you again! How are the Chaos cats??
Chaos cats are ok. They are currently two in my room causing chaos and mayhem. Cute little bastards.
I am glad that you remember me, meyby i should lurk here more often
See you later
RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
SotS2 is playable, and not prone to crashing. That said, it's got a number of unfinished features, a really convoluted UI, a terrible manual, various bugs, and no tutorial. In other words, in a better world, where games are released when they're finished, this one would be counted mid-beta. It's evident based on comments by the developers that they lost series of team members this year, fell behind schedule, and had to get the game out after several delays because of commitments.
The mechanics frankly sound great if you read about them, and I think the possibilities are there for an interesting title. But it's going to be a couple of months at least before they turn around a lot of this. Someone already asked for alternatives in the Paradox forums, and I mentioned by DW and the X3 series. In fact, DW has been mentioned most of all, which says something (good).
The mechanics frankly sound great if you read about them, and I think the possibilities are there for an interesting title. But it's going to be a couple of months at least before they turn around a lot of this. Someone already asked for alternatives in the Paradox forums, and I mentioned by DW and the X3 series. In fact, DW has been mentioned most of all, which says something (good).
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Yeah, I bought Sots2 and all I've got to do now is hope that they'll fix it.
Anyway, Distant Worlds, in my opinion, is the sleeper hit currently. Almost no one knows about it, but with the last expansion and all the patches by now it is a serious candidate for a classic right next to Moo and the likes.
I think Matrix could do well by running a larger marketing campaign for a clean re-release with all inclusive.
Anyway, Distant Worlds, in my opinion, is the sleeper hit currently. Almost no one knows about it, but with the last expansion and all the patches by now it is a serious candidate for a classic right next to Moo and the likes.
I think Matrix could do well by running a larger marketing campaign for a clean re-release with all inclusive.
RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
I think Matrix could do well by running a larger marketing campaign for a clean re-release with all inclusive.
It's still too early to say for certain whether DW is ready for a proper release through the main stream retail paths of high street stores and steam. Lets see how the user interface and empire management looks post Legends.
Is the tutorial ready for a wide scale release?
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RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
Uh, I wasn't talking about that kind of a huge release. I just meant putting a few ads on some better known places for a week or two after release, as opposed to the current no-ads whatsoever. (or none that I would have noticed)
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i also bought SOTS2 - its totally unfinished and i am trying to get a refund
the forums over at paradox have been VERY active with complaints - and the Kerberos forums were down for a day or more following release
the forums over at paradox have been VERY active with complaints - and the Kerberos forums were down for a day or more following release
RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
Distant Worlds is being banded about as a alternative to SOTS 2 on the Paradox forums, so maybe expect some extra traffic on here and for Distant Worlds to become more widely known
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Matrix need to get DW on Steam at least, they would definitely pick up sales and a following.
I've been beta testing myself for decades.
RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
I for one like it as it is and to get more publicity in other ways...no steam or impulse, thank you [:)]
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RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
I think we discussed the Steam issue sometime in the past. The conclusions was that apparently it is more profitable to sell direct to a small audience than to a larger audience with a middle-man taking a cut. Unless you are going to sell many, many copies, you know, like a Total War series kind of sales figures, Steam isn't the best option.
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- Erik Rutins
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RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
Hi everyone,
I understand the concern over SOTS II, but please remember our forum rules. If you want to post constructive criticism about SOTS II, you are welcome to, though that's better posted directly to Kerberos or Paradox then here. If you want to issue a general "state of game" warning to other gamers, fine. However, please don't bash other developers or publishers here, keep it civil and constructive just as you would if they were other posters.
Regards,
- Erik
I understand the concern over SOTS II, but please remember our forum rules. If you want to post constructive criticism about SOTS II, you are welcome to, though that's better posted directly to Kerberos or Paradox then here. If you want to issue a general "state of game" warning to other gamers, fine. However, please don't bash other developers or publishers here, keep it civil and constructive just as you would if they were other posters.
Regards,
- Erik
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RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
Also, you can be assured that we are doing everything possible to get DW as wide an audience as we can. We are not trying to keep this a secret at all. Any help you can provide spreading the word is always appreciated though. Mainstream channels are not always open to strategy games.
Regards,
- Erik
Regards,
- Erik
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RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
They will open to this one [:)]
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RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
I've seen a lot of references to DW on the Paradox forums in the last couple days. I love the SotS franchise, but this whole fiasco is at least giving DW some exposure as people look for other games to spend some money on this weekend. [8D]
RE: Swords of the Stars II - Friendly warning
never tried SotS myself, have heard nothing but good things about the first one. I don't want any space strategy dev to struggle, so I hope they turn things around and get SotS II working well soon.
However, the extra attention to DW is of course really welcome, its a small but friendly community who are always willing to help new players. Now is a great time to start playing DW too, because the 2nd add-on comes very soon, which will add a great deal to an already great game. [:)]
However, the extra attention to DW is of course really welcome, its a small but friendly community who are always willing to help new players. Now is a great time to start playing DW too, because the 2nd add-on comes very soon, which will add a great deal to an already great game. [:)]
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