For some reason, I have never heard of this game before
After watching some screenshots (and being a sci-fi RTS fan), this looks amazing though. Here's to hoping it gets a summer sale on steam.
Hilariously it's the weekend deal. 66% off.
For some reason, I have never heard of this game before
After watching some screenshots (and being a sci-fi RTS fan), this looks amazing though. Here's to hoping it gets a summer sale on steam.
Hilariously it's the weekend deal. 66% off.
Hah, that's coolio.
Is this a difficult game to get into though? I got Crusader Kings II the other day and despite me being a pretty big strategy gamer, I just can't get past those walls of text lol.
Crusader Kings II is far less approachable than Endless Space is. If you're into turn-based strategy, I can't think of a finer game than Endless Space.
I wish the tech tree wasn't an unreadable mess.
For some reason, I have never heard of this game before
After watching some screenshots (and being a sci-fi RTS fan), this looks amazing though. Here's to hoping it gets a summer sale on steam.
It's not an RTS. Beware.
A bit more turnbased like Civ and XCOM? Because I love that genre even more. Doesn't really matter though, sci-fi and strategy are still the biggest reasons I want this. Real-time etc doesn't matter that much.
Anyone here ever play Master of Orion 2? If so, how does this compare?
So, this game awesome? Watching the GB quicklook right now. Certainly looks awesome. The DLC any good? Tempted to grab it while its on sale. Looking to jump into another game right after marathoning Rogue Legacy.
Seems a bit intimidating though. And not because of details, which i like, but just overall learning what the hell to do. I dont play these games often.
Its awesome and I consider it a gateway drug to these kind of games because it definitely is the most accessible good 4X game I have ever played. They have a very helpful tooltip system in place that should tell you about most things you need to know.
Is the combat still shit?
Yeah im getting it. Plus the music sounds like Battlestar Galactica and Homeworld so i needs that.
I was playing the game for a few dozen hours without ever manually touching combat, so dont worry about that.In the dlc it says they improved the combat system but i dont have a basis as i havent played it yet. Im more into the strategy shit.
Since I was just searching it out anyway:
http://gameaudiofactory.bandcamp.com/album/endless-space-soundtrack
Its free.
I was playing the game for a few dozen hours without ever manually touching combat, so dont worry about that.
Free as in pay 50 cents? Seems like you have to enter CC info to get it. But i might do it anyway its good stuff.
Free as in free free. Just enter 0 and click download. No CC info needed. I am using bandcamp releases since 4 years for my free music website:
http://wasfuersohr.blogspot.com/
They are definitely trustworthy, even if they require your email in some cases.
I think the Harmony have replaced the Sophons as my favorite faction.
I don't really know anything about games like Sins of the Solar Empire or Endless Space, but I absolutely love the Civilization series and have been playing those games for close to twenty years now. I also love space sims like the old privateer and freelancer games and have really been itching for something to scratch my space itch. Does this sounds like the game for me?
Hah, that's coolio.
Is this a difficult game to get into though? I got Crusader Kings II the other day and despite me being a pretty big strategy gamer, I just can't get past those walls of text lol.
For CK2, I'd just recommend taking a look at a quick LP to learn how to play. That's basically what I did before the game released and I pretty much knew how to play immediately.
Then again, I also played their other games
You could have someone gift you the game in exchange for the cost of the game via PayPal or an Amazon gift card. Ask in the Steam thread.Man, I totally want to get this, but I currently live in Japan and Steam does not want to accept my U.S. credit card. I get an error when trying to check out. C'mon Steam, don't you want my monies?
Do any of you guys know a workaround? Maybe use a VPN? Is that against Steam TOS? I guess I can wait for an Amazon sale since the codes from there work for me...
You could have someone gift you the game in exchange for the cost of the game via PayPal or an Amazon gift card. Ask in the Steam thread.
That's the real shortcoming of ES, I think. The devs manage to do a decent job setting up the different factions. Most of them seem interesting when you first start out, but once you get into the game it seems like they all are basically the same. Interacting with one species is almost identical to interacting with any other species.
I'd personally like to see more changes or faction-specific eye candy that surrounds the worlds you colonize. Games like GalCiv 2 and Alpha Centauri just oozed with personality. I do like all of the Endless Wonders - it'd be cool if they did more than just add stat bonuses, but what I want is probably outside the scope of 4x game.
Kind of torn between this game and Crusader Kings II (which I have yet to play.) I downloaded the A Song of Fire and Ice mod and want to try it, but I'm feeling the call for some more ES.
In my first game of using the Harmony all the events I got were dust related. Free dust after free dust and I just couldn't use it. The Haromy have a lot of benefits it seems but the no heroes/rushbuying is hard to wrap around.I think the Harmony have replaced the Sophons as my favorite faction.
I agree with the points made about wanting some more Race-specific events and personalities and visuals. Like a planet owned by different races looks different. They already do that with the population increases. Its nice that the fleets look different but they dont have a lot of variation within it.
The starting premise of the different races is awesome but then they all blend together unfortunately. Mostly everything about the game is very slick and well done, it just seems a shame they couldnt push it farther. Id really like an expansion that does this.
Are there any Space-type games that excell at all these things? I know Civ probably does and ill get into that later but im in the mood for galaxy stuff that still manages to look good. I do like the graphics of endless space.
Edit: Actually i have my eye on Sins Rebellion. How is that? Is it on sale anywhere? Damn canceled summer sale gg
Sins of a Solar Empire does exactly this. Each race has a completely different tech tree, so end game is very interesting. It's not turn based though.
In my first game of using the Harmony all the events I got were dust related. Free dust after free dust and I just couldn't use it. The Haromy have a lot of benefits it seems but the no heroes/rushbuying is hard to wrap around.
That's the real shortcoming of ES, I think. The devs manage to do a decent job setting up the different factions. Most of them seem interesting when you first start out, but once you get into the game it seems like they all are basically the same. Interacting with one species is almost identical to interacting with any other species.
I'd personally like to see more changes or faction-specific eye candy that surrounds the worlds you colonize. Games like GalCiv 2 and Alpha Centauri just oozed with personality. I do like all of the Endless Wonders - it'd be cool if they did more than just add stat bonuses, but what I want is probably outside the scope of 4x game.
Kind of torn between this game and Crusader Kings II (which I have yet to play.) I downloaded the A Song of Fire and Ice mod and want to try it, but I'm feeling the call for some more ES.
Never even really knew about Crusader Kings 2 until you guys talked about it. Seems like its pretty big. Might get it during a steam sale...good god at all that DLC.
Any tips on what are the early things to do first in a new game?
I've found a lot of it must come down to hitting the right research nodes and exploiting them. I got good at exploring quickly, building a small fleet and then sending missionary ships out to snap up the choke points to try and grab a large sector early.
The only research node that seemed clear to grab was the warp drive node. Then i get lost a bit. Things work out until i realize i havent researched enough military, and somehow the other team has a massive invasion fleet.