I posted a reply in the beta gameplay section about this, and i totally agree with you Paradoxnt. My thoughts on this are like yours. Do away with the lane system altogether, and make it so you can jump anywhere on the map as long as there is a gravity well present. However redo the research so that you only have limited range to start with. Then as you research jump range more then more planets, and systems will open up to you, and be in reach. Each research should be very expensive so
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I have to say that i totally agree with Paradoxnt about the fixed Phase Lane method of travel. I was able to do exactly what he mentioned about fortifying key planets. By doing this you can pin down the AI making the AI opponent totally ineffective. If you have 2 gauss cannons by the enemy's entry point, a jump inhibitor, and a small fleet built in that system then nothing is going to get through short of a massive attack with battleships, and dreads. If you do this near the AI's home system the
Forgot to add in my post that an "espionage" function would do wonders.
For a 1st beta i must admit this is a fine piece of work Ive only had 1 crash so far but was able to play though many sandbox games error free. Only thing i can offer so far are suggestions on improving some things. 1) Better build animations... right now it just looks like a thermometer rising (i really dislike this). Is it possible to get some scaffolding around the objects that dis
I just clicked yes when it asked if i wanted to send the dump file. I crashed right at the end of the 2nd tutorial during the transfer back to the main menu (least i am assuming it was sending me back to the main menu). The game itself ran flawlessly during both tutorials up until that point.
GF-6600gt here and i got glowing rocks
Nexus was too "Point, Click, and Pray that it works" I felt like i had very little control over my units. It was a very good looking game, but it lacked gameplay IMO. Nexus suffered from a very poor marketing campaign, and lack of support. I dont foresee Stardock abandoning this jem anytime soon
Expect more pirate behavior and interactions in future versions It is very limited in beta1. YARR!!