PC: Distant Worlds (Space 4X from Matrix)

[Josquius]

Its pretty hard to control ships I've noticed.
Fleets like to dissapear without warning and ordering them to other star systems is a bit long and time consuming.
I'm beginning to like this though if I could figure it out right

[Razgovory]

Its pretty hard to control ships I've noticed.
Fleets like to dissapear without warning and ordering them to other star systems is a bit long and time consuming.
I'm beginning to like this though if I could figure it out right

The Japanese noticed the same fleet problem around 1942-1944.  Though by 1945 they figured out where the fleets were going.

[Josquius]

The Japanese noticed the same fleet problem around 1942-1944.  Though by 1945 they figured out where the fleets were going.

You usually get a message if ships are attacked.

[Grallon]

Its pretty hard to control ships I've noticed.
Fleets like to dissapear without warning and ordering them to other star systems is a bit long and time consuming.
I'm beginning to like this though if I could figure it out right

I've acquired a sample version (v. 1.1 - looking for 1.2 fix) and I have the same initial impression.  There's a *lot* of stuff going on and the private sector moving ships about is quite confusing too.

Due to my system limitations I can't play at greater scale than 700 star systems though..  Time I think of upgrading methinks.




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[Tamas]

Its pretty hard to control ships I've noticed.
Fleets like to dissapear without warning and ordering them to other star systems is a bit long and time consuming.
I'm beginning to like this though if I could figure it out right

I've acquired a sample version (v. 1.1 - looking for 1.2 fix) and I have the same initial impression.  There's a *lot* of stuff going on and the private sector moving ships about is quite confusing too.

Due to my system limitations I can't play at greater scale than 700 star systems though..  Time I think of upgrading methinks.




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One of the fixes I hope will be eventually introduced is an option to turn off the displaying of freighters on the map. They have their uses during early game (like know your chokepoints to defend from pirates and such) but when you rule half the galaxy, you really dont need to have all those merchants make all that chaos.

[Richard Hakluyt]

Played most of the afternoon, really enjoying the game 

I think I can safely recommend the game to Languishites with reasonable income.

The impecunious should probably hold out, also those with old computers, the later game gobbles up resources.

[Grallon]

So I played for a couple of hours.  I chose the no pirates option and only 2 opponents 'far distant' from me to give me breathing space.  So what exactly is there to do apart from sending out exploration ships and allowing or not the construction of whatever your advisors suggest? 




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[Richard Hakluyt]

I chose normal pirates and 19 other empires 

As far as I can see breathing space is not a problem, choose a more challenging scenario.

[Josquius]

I really really should turn colonisation automation off.
They do nothing at first but once you have 3 races they start just colonising at will- they prefer to want to colonise close in stars too rather than further out ones, this seems a bad idea to me.

[Cecil]

The lack of terraforming really gets on my tits after a while....

[Josquius]

Another thing getting to me...population management.
I'd really like a MOO2 sort of system. A easier way of moving people from one planet to another. Would really help colonies along and help me use my extra races better.

The lack of terraforming really gets on my tits after a while....

True. Its odd how it isn't in there.
Also what gets to me is the over-abundance of life bearing planets. And the way you often seem to get multiple ones per system if any.

[Alcibiades]

Try incorporating other races into your empire, then you can colonize those at will.

[Cecil]

Try incorporating other races into your empire, then you can colonize those at will.

Thats another thing I dont like. Getting other races only have huge benefits and virtually no downsides.

[Lucidor]

Sort of like Civ 4, then. I never understood why people should be more excited with each new religion.

[MadBurgerMaker]

So...worth it then?  I need a space game that doesn't involve the internet.  I was eyeballing the Sword of the Stars Ultimate Edition, or whatever it's called with the two expansions, but this looks nice too.

Edit:  Oh sweet Matrix has the digital download + shipped box option.