Stardrive 2

[Anguille]

Excellent...waiting for your report  ;)

Not sure if i am going to wait for the boxed edition or not (my head says no but my collector's heart says yes) 

[Huw the Poo]

If you've got room for the box, get the box!  It will probably be cheaper anyway!

[JudgeDredd]

If you're interested - Angry Joe's impressions (language warning - it's Angry Joe afterall)

See Huw's post  :D

[Huw the Poo]

You can't use the s in https when you embed Youtube mate.

[fabius]

If you're interested - Angry Joe's impressions (language warning - it's Angry Joe afterall)

That guy's still funny. Spoiler- the scene where his ship is being buzzed by last fighter "the best fighter in the Universe" and he sounded so personally invested in it  ;D

Aside- Suspect that A Joe's appeal will fade, like most comedians have a short-ish life cycle.

[JudgeDredd]

You can't use the s in https when you embed Youtube mate.

Damn - I forgot to edit the linky...I knew about that issue too!

Thanks  O0

[bbmike]

Bought this! Not because of Annoying Joe's impressions, but thanks for the link to that JudgeDredd. Watching game play is useful.

[W8taminute]

I gotta get this game.    O0

[bbmike]

Yes, if for nothing else, check this out!

[edit] oops, wrong link! should work now.

[Freyland]

I haven't played much but I'm sensing a possible way to make a rapid response force.  You don't need many fuel cells to travel in your own territory (no fuel expenditure), so why not make a gaggle of well-armed and armored speedy ships that forgo the usual space-faring trappings and hopefully get to incoming threats with haste. Wouldn't be made for duty outside your turf, but the space saved by limiting their range could really leave room for some abusive designs.  Likewise, since ammo replenishes at your colonies you could go with ballistics and limit the space you devote to ammo. Hmmmm.....

[Anguille]

If you've got room for the box, get the box!  It will probably be cheaper anyway!

Actually, i don't have room for the box...i should get rid of many things.

And there's a good discount for Stardrive 1 owners on steam....but i like boxes and love to smell new manuals...

[sandman2575]

And there's a good discount for Stardrive 1 owners on steam...

There is??  Haven't seen any indication of that -- what is the discount (as a Stardrive 1 owner and potential Stardrive 2 buyer)?

Have to say, Star Ruler 2 has left me a little cold. Can't say I've delved much into it -- and am enjoying Huw's in-depth reports. But the commodities 'daisy-chaining' that you have to do to level up planets doesn't strike me as very fun.  And I dislike the cartoony "1 item per planet" mechanic. A whole planet that produces... grain, or meat. I know it's a game mechanic, but it's slightly immersion-killing to me -- also don't like the cartoony commodity icons in zoomed-out view.  Just doesn't seem very 'galactic' to me...

Now, I probably put about 4 minutes total into StarDrive the original. But what I've seen about the sequel looks kinda intriguing... and looks a lot more polished than Star Ruler 2...

EDIT -- aha, i see it's 33% off... thus giving me no choice but to buy it forthwith --
http://steamcommunity.com/app/252450/discussions/0/611702631213651215/

[Jarhead0331]

I've only just scratched the surface of SD2, but so far I'm impressed overall. The map is very sleek and I find the UI to be organized well and intuitive. Although I'm sure many will disagree, I'm not totally convinced that the move to a turn-based strategic game was necessary. I rather enjoyed moving fleets around the map in real-time in the first title. It gave a good immersive sense of time, distance and space that I think you lose in a turn-based system.

I look forward to getting into combat, exploring ship design and colony management.   

[bbmike]

I've only just scratched the surface of SD2, but so far I'm impressed overall. The map is very sleek and I find the UI to be organized well and intuitive. Although I'm sure many will disagree, I'm not totally convinced that the move to a turn-based strategic game was necessary. I rather enjoyed moving fleets around the map in real-time in the first title. It gave a good immersive sense of time, distance and space that I think you lose in a turn-based system.

I look forward to getting into combat, exploring ship design and colony management.

Mostly agree. :) I do like the turn-based strategic part. In fact, I really like the 'space bar' real-time addition. It's kind of the best of both worlds, if you don't want turn based just hold down the space bar.

[Jarhead0331]

I've only just scratched the surface of SD2, but so far I'm impressed overall. The map is very sleek and I find the UI to be organized well and intuitive. Although I'm sure many will disagree, I'm not totally convinced that the move to a turn-based strategic game was necessary. I rather enjoyed moving fleets around the map in real-time in the first title. It gave a good immersive sense of time, distance and space that I think you lose in a turn-based system.

I look forward to getting into combat, exploring ship design and colony management.

Mostly agree. :) I do like the turn-based strategic part. In fact, I really like the 'space bar' real-time addition. It's kind of the best of both worlds, if you don't want turn based just hold down the space bar.

Hmmmm...I'll have to check that feature out.