Grand Request for Companies: Please make a "SUPERPOWER" like game!

[Martial-law]

A request to all PC Games Companies:


Dear Sir or Madam,


I have a suggestion for you about a game based on the present day geopolitical world. I wish to draw your attention to a very appealing situation. At present the the only makers of these type of games, i.e. "Superpower 1/Superpower 2" made by Golemlabs are in a deep crisis; I think they are almost at the brink of collapse it seems. Their forum is closed since the last 4-5 months. Since they have a monopoly presently on this genre, we the fans of "Superpower" games have no option but to depend on this company only. Also for your clarity there is another game which many would refer to you as falling in the above described genre i.e. "Supreme Ruler 2010", but please note that this game is entirely a different thing and most of the "Superpower" fan base don't like this game. Also the "Superpower" fan base is quite considerable and the game has a lot of potential. The main reasons that the latest game "Superpower 2" was not so successful were 1- It was published and released incomplete and hence it was buggy and 2- It had the Starforce protection. If any other company could release a similar game with their own flavor, which is complete, with less bugs and with reasonable copy protection like Safedisk etc. and with good patch policy they would win this niche market. I hope that you will not ignore the opportunity and once you decide to make a similar game, you will have endless suggestions for improvement from a considerable fan base who are desperate for that kind of a game and they would be at your forums to say whatever is inside their minds. If you can create a new title of your own and because of the vacum in this niche market there is no doubt you will be the winner and the fan base will naturally divert to you. A considerable demand for such a game exists and if the game is what the fans demand the product could be very successful. Please let me know what you think about this. I would be waiting for your comments and with my best regards,


Martial law

[DRoseDARs]

Erm, if you read the existing thread on Superpower here, or the temporary GolemLabs forums, you'd know they've just found a new investor. They're coming out of the woods it seems.

And you call yourself a fan of the genre?

[snoopy369]

Togglechaps, be nice to the new guy. Settlers deserve respect, too ... even if they don't read other threads. They need your mentoring touch to learn

[Skanky Burns]

Please refrain from encouraging Toggle to touch the new settlers. We don't want to scare them off, either.

[snoopy369]

Oops, good point. Toggle, just leave the new settlers alone. Old settlers you can do anything you want to ... but not the new ones.

[Martial-law]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
Erm, if you read the existing thread on Superpower here, or the temporary GolemLabs forums, you'd know they've just found a new investor. They're coming out of the woods it seems.

And you call yourself a fan of the genre?

Yes I know they have mentioned in their November 30 update. But friend, this is their sixth update uptill now and who knows when they would be online. Their first two games provide a glimpse as to what kind of a game they would make as their next "Superpower 3" which they have not even announced yet. "Superpower 1" was a work uncomplete, we had hopes that "Superpower 2" would be great, they would learn from their past mistakes. But that game also was released uncomplete. They promised for the SDK and Patch 1.5 which might make the game complete but it has been a loong time and we are still waiting. They have broken their promises and shattered our hopes on them. I had bought two "Superpower 2" games because the game had the "Starforce" copy protection and I could not make a personal backup copy, while I hoped that they are about the release the 1.5 patch and SDK and I had better buy one more copy so that I could fully enjoy the game. I like Golemlabs and I like their games which have too much potential, but GL has never been able to keep their words and provide us complete games. So I think that there must be a competition in this genre so that we have alternative choice and that would force GL too to satisfy their customers.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by snoopy369
Togglechaps, be nice to the new guy. They need your mentoring touch to learn

This almost guarantees they wont stay.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Wow, they released two uncomplete games, the next one ought to be complete for sure; I believe them.

[Martial-law]

I wish you are right.

[DRoseDARs]

Can't talk, anal douching spambots...

[DRoseDARs]

Was that frightening enough?

[DrSpike]

Confusing enough, certainly.

[Protra3211]

I think GolemLabs posted back in August they were woking on a game already but I dont know if its Superpower 3.
I feel that GL should stick with the SP series as it what their know for and could be as good as the civilization series.
Still a SP1 fan Between mods -working on the files-and smart inhouse rules I can still enjoy the game.
Paradox is coming out with a add on to Hearts of Iron 2 in April. I believe the game ends in the 60,s . its called Doomsday. A cold war scenairo that is open ended with nations rebuilding after WWII . New SS options and many diplomacy updateds. Also a improved editor with easy to use lists to help build scenairos . Not Superpower but could be moded

[Sandman]

I think it's time to invoke a new deity. I'm calling him Baron von Millennium, and it is he who sneaks into strategy game developers' offices and implements thousand-scale percentages in forthcoming games.

He lives in a castle made from spreadsheets beyond the decimal point.

[DRoseDARs]

Ok, you're going to have to help me out here. What am I supposed to be seeing in your screenshot?