This one is called Solar War and its still in alpha phase. I saw it was recently released on Desura where you can fund it for 12.99 and get access immediately. There is also a free demo available. It has an old school look and reminds me of aurora with a little more of a user friendly UI. Its a much smaller game (Earth solar system only), but it looks like a good scale with enough detail to keep the player interested and busy.
Check it out: http://solarwar.net/ (http://solarwar.net/)
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Nice find.
Yeah - played around with the demo a bit. I like it.
Me too, do you have any in-game sound? Not really sure if there should be any.... ???
Yeah I saw this on Desura last night and grabbed the demo, haven't had a chance to try it yet though. It looks really promising doesn't it?
Has it been released, or is it still in paid beta?
EDIT
Still in paid ALPHA - so you all should know that the game is still fairly far from finished (the version number is 0.29).
http://www.desura.com/games/solar-war
Dang it, didn't read close enough to the OP.
Hey this looks awesome, thanks Jarhead!
Just a heads up that SW is 50% off at Desura for $6.50 until 11/12/12...
http://www.desura.com/games/solar-war
...and a review from Space Sector: http://www.spacesector.com/blog/2012/11/solar-war-its-like-x-com-meets-master-of-orion-but-not/
Heard about this earlier today from Space Game Junkie and had the same thought that it seemed like Aurora with a better UI. Definitely going to grab this. SW and SOTSII might be enough to pull me back into 4X for awhile.
I had a three month stretch a couple of years ago where I couldn't think of anything but Aurora, this certainly peaks my interest.
Sparhawk
Cool find. Will definitely download and check it out.