Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: RisingSun

I like MoO3 and Space Empire V, but wasnt sure if i will like this. Havent found a demo to check it out yet (if there is any). Can someone tell me the different than MoO3 and Space Empire V than this? As long it bigger and better i would give it a shot. Just tired of wasting money on crappy strategy games that arent worth playing it.

Noticed the screenshots, the space battle or around the planet doesnt look like 3D. Its all 2D environments?

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ORIGINAL: Davor

I loved the Moo Series and I like this game very much. I say you will like this game because of what you have mentioned but please answer these questions. Do you like Europa Universallis series? Do you like Hearts of Iron Series? NOw when playing these games did you ever wunder what it would be like if MOO did this or a 4X space game done like this? If you answered yes then get this game. If you don't like EU or HoI then you might not like this game.

It is real time but like EU and HoI you can pause when ever you want and change the game speed. There is a huge learning curve to this game, some of the things are not well documented. I suggest going to the AAR and read the "how to design a ship" and that part will be easier then.

There are a few things I don't like about this game, but it's one of my favorite 4X space games now.

Yes there is alot of bugs in here, but I found this game very playable from 1.0 but CodeForce the makers of the game, (Elliot) and Matrix (Eric) are very supportive of this game through the forums so if you have any problems we and they are here to help. I Have never seen so many patche released so early so people can have this game be played. CodeForce and Matrix listen to us and have implimented things within 2 weeks of release, so they do listen to what we suggest. They don't do everything but listen and hopefully will be taken into consideration for an expansion. ( OH PLEASE make an expansion I just can't wait) Some few people are very vocal on how unplayable this game is, but most of us do not agree with them. Everyone has an opnion just like they don't agree how great this game is. Just letting you know that.

From what I little information I read from you, I say get the game. Read the reviews, read the posts here. If you like MOO and like HoI and or EU then get this game. It would be a must then. But if you didn't like EU or HoI, then why didn't you like it so we can see if DW is for you then.

Too me DW is abit like MOO, GCII, Space Empires all into one. Everything is in 2D, 3d is not really needed. There is alot of good eye candy in the game as well.

Please ask questions, we are here to help, for either get the game or not. But I say it's a must buy for a fan of 4X space games. Yes it's not perfect, but it's a dimond in the rough.

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ORIGINAL: WoodMan

I moved over to this game from Gal Civ 2 and I think DW is better than GC2, not in every way, but overall I prefer it.  I just hope they keep working on it and one thing that is especially important to me is opening up modding more so that we can add new races and shipsets rather than just editing the currently available ones, especially the shipsets... hinthint <---look here Erik 

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ORIGINAL: deanco2

I can't bear those Paradox games (downloaded a demo, fired it up, went through the tutorial, had no idea what to do, uninstalled) but I like DW.

I really can't compare DW to any other game really.  It's in a class by itself.  Now, that may be a good class or a bad class depending on your point of view.

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ORIGINAL: WoodMan

You play with only 2 Empires??? lol, I play with 20 Is there really much diplomatic manuevering going on with just 1 opponent?

Btw, does anyone know what the maximum amount of Empires you can start a game with is?

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ORIGINAL: WoodMan

You play with only 2 Empires??? lol, I play with 20 Is there really much diplomatic manuevering going on with just 1 opponent?

Btw, does anyone know what the maximum amount of Empires you can start a game with is?

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ORIGINAL: the1sean

LOL, I meant 20 Empires ( at least size 700 map), which is the most that you can start with, not counting Independents that achieve Empire status. If you want a very full galaxy, then I suggest going with the highest Independent colony setting (teeming?) and enable the setting that lets them create empires. I like variety.

I hope that Erik expands the max player setting in the future, and allows for smaller maps with more players. Right now it looks like you need about 25 stars per player minimum, and yet there is no 500 star Galaxy. In the vein of older space 4x's I like smaller maps, so it would be nice if you could set the minimum stars a bit lower, like 15 stars minimum per player.

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ORIGINAL: Shark7
have a new computer on the way with Intel i7 core and 12 GB of RAM. That *should* be able to handle any DW scenario I throw at it

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ORIGINAL: Shark7
Actually, due to a low power PC, I'm playing with only 8 empires atm, so I've grouped like alien types together to make a sort of 'Star League' for each family type. Nice thing about this game, you can start one, then hit the editor to make it a bit more interesting.

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ORIGINAL: Shark7
Of course, Monday my problems with large games should be solved...have a new computer on the way with Intel i7 core and 12 GB of RAM. That *should* be able to handle any DW scenario I throw at it. What I can tell you right now is that a 2.0 Ghz celeron and only 2 GB of RAM is rather limiting on the DW gameplay scene. Games just get to big for my current computer to handle it, and it really limits how you can play the game.

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ORIGINAL: the1sean

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ORIGINAL: Shark7
Actually, due to a low power PC, I'm playing with only 8 empires atm, so I've grouped like alien types together to make a sort of 'Star League' for each family type. Nice thing about this game, you can start one, then hit the editor to make it a bit more interesting.

Master of Orion only had 8 players (i think? ). Not every game has to be epic to be fun.

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ORIGINAL: Shark7
Of course, Monday my problems with large games should be solved...have a new computer on the way with Intel i7 core and 12 GB of RAM. That *should* be able to handle any DW scenario I throw at it. What I can tell you right now is that a 2.0 Ghz celeron and only 2 GB of RAM is rather limiting on the DW gameplay scene. Games just get to big for my current computer to handle it, and it really limits how you can play the game.

Congrats on the new computer man. You should be screaming along soon, especially when the new update goes live since it has 64 bit support