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11 Aug 2008, 3:14 am

yes it's old but still, beginning this again. got a new comp and can PLAY IT NOW!

sorry, this is basically a discussion on it.


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11 Aug 2008, 4:01 am

I played it for a while and got bored. There's just not enough to do in it when compared to similar games.



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11 Aug 2008, 4:05 am

I love Master of Orion & Galactic Civilizations, but I can't imagine that sort of gameplay translating well into realtime. There's just too much to do once you get several colonies up and running.



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11 Aug 2008, 4:34 am

Ah, yes, sins.... the only game in existence that can actually overload my brain...



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11 Aug 2008, 11:27 am

ToadOfSteel wrote:
Ah, yes, sins.... the only game in existence that can actually overload my brain...


I'm playing the Voruk's Labyrinth map now, understandable in those multi-system maps with all the worm holes that force you oto divide your fleet into smaller pieces (I had to do that with 2 of my systems, as they tend to divide their fleets and attack 2 of my world). That, and 2 guys jumping me :evil:


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11 Aug 2008, 11:28 am

Enigmatic_Oddity wrote:
I love Master of Orion & Galactic Civilizations, but I can't imagine that sort of gameplay translating well into realtime. There's just too much to do once you get several colonies up and running.


there is? It depends on the map size too.


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11 Aug 2008, 2:25 pm

Warsie wrote:
ToadOfSteel wrote:
Ah, yes, sins.... the only game in existence that can actually overload my brain...


I'm playing the Voruk's Labyrinth map now, understandable in those multi-system maps with all the worm holes that force you oto divide your fleet into smaller pieces (I had to do that with 2 of my systems, as they tend to divide their fleets and attack 2 of my world). That, and 2 guys jumping me :evil:


The one map I play now is a custom map I made... very huge single-system map (we're talking hundreds of planets in this one star system), with very few lanes between planets. Everything is connected, but there's plenty of chokepoints to make it a very strategic game (and fun too if you're a turtle like me...)



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12 Aug 2008, 12:29 am

ToadOfSteel wrote:
The one map I play now is a custom map I made... very huge single-system map (we're talking hundreds of planets in this one star system), with very few lanes between planets. Everything is connected, but there's plenty of chokepoints to make it a very strategic game (and fun too if you're a turtle like me...)


heh. Keep the fleets out!

Yeah, I have enouch extra to send some ships out on a rampage now; that and the two Novalith Cannons I have help :P

EDIT: what's the map editor?


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12 Aug 2008, 10:26 am

the problems lies in a few things with the game

1) to little civs
2) no storyline (but a expansion will have some)
3)mods seem not work well with the game

mapeditor is on the homepage of the game


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12 Aug 2008, 4:35 pm

^^
thank you, I have the map editor now; it's called Galaxy forge to others.

and you might have to update your game (as in patches).


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13 Aug 2008, 3:38 am

if you use a updated version of sins you wont be able to play previous mods


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13 Aug 2008, 2:17 pm

Warsie wrote:
Yeah, I have enouch extra to send some ships out on a rampage now; that and the two Novalith Cannons I have help :P


Ahh yes the Novalith cannon... also known as "kill off the pirates without having to use your entire fleet"...



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10 Oct 2008, 2:43 pm

I usually like civ games (loved master of Orion) but for some reason, this one bored me fairly quickly. Great graphics, though.