IMO combat needs a big revamp to improve the game - ships having their differing speeds come into play would make weapons other than torpedoes become useful and prevent tonnage being so important.Īfter watching a few Let's Plays of the game, I decided to dive in. Tonnage+HP boosts+torpedoes/lasers = instant victory in combat as the AI will usually sink almost all its tonnage into lasers/kinetics. The time limit there is so brief I can't check what's available to me, and it's not always feasible to memorise the options outside of combat.Īdditionally, as all ships move at the same speed small ships/kinetic weapons are useless once you have access to large, high HP, torpedo carrying ships.
Not keen on having a limited period to select my tactics cards either. I hope that they introduce a toggle for that timer. Nor do I want to be rushed through checking circumstances by that same counter if the enemy attack me. When I want to start a battle, I don't want to wait for a countdown to finish before it begins. I only play SP, so I don't like the timers. I'm not entirely sold on the exterior design of the combat system.
That's one of the main things I like about the Alpha version: each race feels unique in a stronger way than, for example, in the Civilisation series. I'm holding my breath a little - it would be easy for them to accidentally make the factions feel less unique than they currently do. Now that all(?) of the content is in, I expect they will begin to balance it. Even after 6 months of continuous patching, SOTSII is less polished. Comparing the Endless Space alpha build to Sword of the Stars II's retail build would be hilarious if only it weren't so heart-breaking. The game is quite smooth an polished considering that it isn't finished yet. I haven't played since it went beta (work, also days-long migraine) but I'm quite eager to see what has been added.
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