Sword of the Stars - a new 4X space strategy

[Sandman]

I found this one on wikipedia. It's another attempt to reinvigorate the space strategy genre. The twist is that there are four races, and each race has a completely different method of space travel. One race has standard hyperdrive, one relies on stargates, one has ships that can teleport short distances and one uses naturally occuring subspace lanes. There's also a 3D map.

Strategy Informer Interview

The Sword of the Stars wiki

Thoughts?

[DrSpike]

My thought is SC will be salivating.

[General Ludd]

Just curious - how does the race who relies on stargates build the stargates to begin with, if they don't have any other method of traveling through space?

[General Ludd]

Looks like an interesting game, though.

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by General Ludd
Just curious - how does the race who relies on stargates build the stargates to begin with, if they don't have any other method of traveling through space?

And if a stargate falls in the woods before you have the technology to understand them does it make a sound?

[Leirosa]

Hivers move through space using a combination of slower-than-light and instantaneous-transport technology. A fleet of Hiver ships, driven by standard STL engines, begins by traveling a great distance the hard way: It may take them months or years, moving at sub-relativistic speed, to reach their destination. However, once they arrive, a ship with the Gate Section can build a teleportation gate. Should other Hiver ships choose to follow, they can travel instantly to the newly erected gate from any other gate in the Hiver Empire.

[Spaced Cowboy]

Originally posted by DrSpike
My thought is SC will be salivating.

[Kinjiru]

This game was mentioned over on Penny Arcade last week and prompted me to get the demo. It seems pretty fun, though the realtime battles are annoying. I'll probably pick up full release when it comes out.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by General Ludd
Just curious - how does the race who relies on stargates build the stargates to begin with, if they don't have any other method of traveling through space?

As mentioned above, each race has a basic normal movement ability as well.

[Lemmy]

System requirements?

edit: found it.

Minimum Specifications

* Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
* 1 GHz Pentium/compatible CPU
* 512 MB RAM system memory
* 128 MB DirectX8 class video card
* 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
* 56-Kpbs modem

Recommended Specifications

* Microsoft Windows 2000/XP
* 1.5 GHz Pentium/compatible CPU
* 1 GB RAM system memory
* 128 MB RAM DirectX9 class video card
* 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
* Broadband Connection

Seems a bit light on the empire building side...hardly any mention of it in the interview...just that it's there.

[Qilue]

Note the internet connection requirement. I guess that means either Steam (ugh) or no SP game (whine).

[Kinjiru]

There is defintely an SP game - witness the demo...

[Spaced Cowboy]

The probably just put that in the requirements. May or may not be needed. Can't imagine that they would limit thier audience as such...although who doesn't have an internet connection these days?

[DrSpike]

Some strange people don't have broadband though.

[ravagon]

That's not the worst thing I've been called on these forums ...