http://www.shrapnelgames.com/digital_ee ... rlds/6.htm
Weird Worlds - Kind of a Heroes of Might & Magic set in space, with real-time battles. Single player only, unfortunately. Free demo.
http://www.kerberos-productions.com/sots.shtml
Sword of the Stars - space strategy brought to you by some of the folks who worked on Homeworld: Cataclysm. Three months from release, but they expect to have a demo before then. 3D starmap, real-time combat resolution, up to 8-way multiplayer. Damn slow website.
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This will also be 3D and feature more customization. Sounds like it is more MOO-like (or Stars!-like) than the original Galactic Civilizations. Supposed to be released in February.
This will also be 3D and feature more customization. Sounds like it is more MOO-like (or Stars!-like) than the original Galactic Civilizations. Supposed to be released in February.
Q: Will Galactic Civilizations II have multiplayer?
Not in the retail release. However, we are writing it in such a way that we’ll be able to add multiplayer in later if there's demand. Turn-based games and multiplayer have not always mixed well because of the time involved to play and I've yet to see a multiplayer game that didn't significantly sacrifice single player play in terms of good computer players. The other issue is outside game design and into retail marketing -- games like Civilization IV and Master of Orion 3 shipped with $49.95 or above price tags, we wanted to go with a $39.95 retail price point so that players not interested in multiplayer weren't forced to subsidize it.
Everyone knows I love multiplayer and most of our PC games have had multiplayer in them. The fact is, though, that most people don’t play multiplayer and I don’t want to divert resources into that. So what we’ll probably do is have an expansion pack that adds multiplayer. The people who want multiplayer can thus buy that feature and those that don’t aren’t forced to have to pay for it.
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Sword of the Stars did not come out 3 months from December, but they finally have a closed beta. You can get in by submitting a Xfire id to them.
The strategic part is turn based, but after you submit your strategic turn then your tactical battles are resolved in real time. While other players are fighting you can plan your next turn. You can set your tactical battles to be fought by AI on a per battle basis.
Sword of the Stars did not come out 3 months from December, but they finally have a closed beta. You can get in by submitting a Xfire id to them.
The strategic part is turn based, but after you submit your strategic turn then your tactical battles are resolved in real time. While other players are fighting you can plan your next turn. You can set your tactical battles to be fought by AI on a per battle basis.