Distant Worlds 2 Formal Announcement

[solops]

Anyone else disappointed with the changes to ship design? The old system was not perfect, but heck. I am not sure I would recommend DW2 in its current form. DW1 is still great. I have to admit, I never had much of a problem with the DW1 UI.

[fran]

It is good that it sounds like a positive release. Not a first day buy for me, but maybe on the sales.

[Ian C]

Official Tutorials
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQrYLOdjwRhReM_nhGqiuP4bgRgpIyK1u

[SirAndrewD]

Yeah, I'm going to need to take some time on this one. 

Not sure if I got the RNG gods mad, but my first run was starting to get somewhere, building mining bases in my home system and I even had my first military ships, and then....boom, four pirate factions popped up with massive starfleets demanding more money than I had for "protection" from the others. 

Pretty quick end from there.  I guess pirates are a real terror. 

Going to stay at it though.  This looks pretty deep and potentially rewarding if you get things going.

[bobarossa]

I'd suggest turning them down or off for first couple games.  I turned them down but still got two pirates in succession just as I researched frigates.

[W8taminute]

Yeah I turned off pirates and space monsters in the game I started. 
I like to just concentrate on empire building without the added stress of pirates and monsters. 

[SirAndrewD]

Yeah, next start will be with them reduced, then off if it's bad again.   

I guess I underestimated the Pirate concept.  I thought they'd be a nuisance and a way to get my first combat experience, not facing down the Borg.   :arr:

[bobarossa]

My early comments.
- the pre-warp start leaves you the ability to scan/mine your home planet's vicinity (asteroids and moon).  I might have been able to reach it's Mars equivalent when it was close.
- your first warp drive gives you the ability to scan the whole system but beware trying to do two outer planets in one try.  Your fuel will run out and I can't find any way to make a tanker
- I think it's your second warp drive advancement that lets you reach neighboring systems.  I didn't get to find out as I had multiple pirates arrive right after discovery and decided to restart.
- don't see much benefit to the 3D models as it's still a flat system/galaxy.  Just seems to boost GPU usage (81% GPU on my NVIDA 1660 super overclock). CPU usage is low.
- need to find out how to manage those popups!!!!   The pirate warnings were buried under a bunch of useless crap (advisor messages, yet more scientists, etc). 

[Jarhead0331]

I've found that starting a game in the pre-warp era or even the early warp era leaves very little to do in the early game and I've found it to be exceptionally boring overall. I either need to speed up research in the game creation options or just start with this technology already unlocked.

[devoncop]

Still playing my first game and its going well.

Paid off 2 of the first 3 pirate factions and have managed through gifts and accepting minor trades to get non aggression with one of them and a military refuelling treaty with another both of which cancel the payments I was making. Repaired a bad ass Cruiser which is now the pride of my First Fleet and trying to win over the Ackdarian indy colony I have come across but being the Cat Folk this is not easy.

Some minor victories in space battles so far but nothing major but I enjoy seeing them play out. My top notch shields are a huge help.

Just a Human Empire visible to me so far and they are surly bastards so I can see issues ahead :-)

By no means on top of everything and STILL can't find any bloody Silicon sources but I am having a hoot.

[Tripoli]

Hotfix is out
http://ftp.us.matrixgames.com/pub/DistantWorlds2/DistantWorlds2-UpdateComp-v1.0.1.6.zip

[Millipede]

Its been years since I played DW1 - Any suggestions where to start?

These four guys are all DW aficionados with tons of experience. They were beta testers for DW2 and received the release version a few days prior to release for the rest of us. They successfully got me into DWU and so far, so good with DW2. Check 'em out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOs9jzjQ6uc

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSgMOSrhbsUZDxrueQihlZFJeV6PgiFYk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeXicFqtQvo

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzEZx9zuF9_4A73QcBvN5hvdce2f2EM8s

[W8taminute]

Yeah, next start will be with them reduced, then off if it's bad again.   

I guess I underestimated the Pirate concept.  I thought they'd be a nuisance and a way to get my first combat experience, not facing down the Borg.   :arr:

LOL!  Yeah I don't want to face the Borg.

Although playing with pre-warp techs at start may be boring at least it's giving me time to focus on reading all of the help text associated with the different screens.  Maybe next game I play I'll try early warp tech start.  We'll see.

[FarAway Sooner]

Yeah.  Assuming it plays like the pre-Warp start in DWU, the pirates are OP at the beginning of the game.  They are much less likely to be able to keep pace with a growing star empire, but that doesn't mean that they won't seriously screw you at the start.

A good way to wrap your brain around the game is to set everything on full auto the first time you play and just watch.  Think of yourself more as a fan of that empire than as the Emperor!   <:-)

[Jarhead0331]

Pirates is really a misnomer in DW2 and I'm not sure why they held on to the title. They've been somewhat reworked in DW2 and rather than a band of listless renegades, they are more like independent spacefaring empires that can actually be beneficial to befriend through diplomacy. They can possess advanced technology that the colony/planet based Civilizations lack.  I gather they are a much more significant presence and force this time around.