Sins of a Solar Empire gets major update

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A huge, free update for Sins of a Solar Empire was released today, the award-winning title from developer Ironclad Games. Additionally, fans that pre-order the expansion will be included in the upcoming beta for "Entrenchment". Fans can pre-order the expansion at impulsedriven.com.

Highlights from the 1.1 change log include:

Alloy Networking Technology – allows for seamless multiplayer without needing to deal with port forwarding or other router settings
Major upgrade to the graphics engine for better performance on all systems
Updated/improved graphics (textures, new models, explosions and more)
Mini-Underground Window – allows you to buy/sell resources and make pirate bids on the main gameplay screen
Improved game balance
Improved AI
Bug fixes and much more

The entire change log can be viewed here: http://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/329902.

Please note that this update is ENGLISH ONLY. The French and German versions are still undergoing testing and will be made available at a later date.

Link: Sins of a Solar Empire

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#1 MightyJordan on 20 Nov 2008 - 12:02

Wow, 4 hours and no comments? Either people can't be bothered, or not many people here play the game!

#2 +TCLN Ryster on 20 Nov 2008 - 12:03

Sins is a great game.... very underrated if you ask me.

#3 Anaron on 20 Nov 2008 - 14:05

Agreed. The game is amazing. I introduced it to a friend who despises RTS games and now he can't get enough of it. I'm so glad you can save a multiplayer game because it can stretch over hours and hours.

I'm looking forward to the improved AI and performance as well as the improved graphics.

#4 Rock25 on 20 Nov 2008 - 15:06

I'm itching to go home and play. I can not wait to see the beta of Entrenchment. Funny I thought the graphics were already good looking, can not wait to see the improvements.

#5 Intelman on 20 Nov 2008 - 19:34

I thought about picking up Sins. A friend here at University has it and I messed around with it, it seems kinda hard to get into. I love games like Supreme Commander, where it is a pretty epic and large battlefield. Sins seemed a bit too complicated or too slow for me.

Maybe I need to give it more time. Someone convince me

(1 reply) #6 +Sethos on 20 Nov 2008 - 20:09

Tried it and really is lacking in every way possible, feels like some student project on a very tight budget.

#6.1 +TCLN Ryster on 20 Nov 2008 - 23:21

Sethos said,

Are we talking about the same game? Sins is is a very good game. It's not the best game ever, but it's firmly around the 80-85% mark for me.

Would you care to explain some of those "every way possible" points?

#7 kiwi89 on 20 Nov 2008 - 20:26

I love this game, I think I might get back into it with this patch.. Its just one of those games you can sit there and play for hours and hours lol.

#8 Nitrius on 21 Nov 2008 - 23:32

How is the activity in the online part of this game?

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