Ehhhhhh, don't be so sure. About 30 turns into my game it crashes every time I start the next turn, tried it over several restart/reloads : P So technically no,and I think it might be crashing on a first encounter with something, I have a few fleets a turn away from systems, hope this helps u guys.
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Ehhhhhh, don't be so sure. About 30 turns into my game it crashes every time I start the next turn, tried it over several restart/reloads : P So technically no,and I think it might be crashing on a first encounter with something, I have a few fleets a turn away from systems, hope this helps u guys.
Just posting to encourage everyone to demand a rebate. It's pretty obvious to me that the publisher and the developers must have known that they would have an incomplete product at release date, and they chose to push it out the door anyways. That kind of behavior is disreputable, bad for the industry, and shouldn't be encouraged by customers. I think SOTS 2 has amazing potential, and I hope it succeeds, and I will buy it if it does, but until then, the company has to be held accountable.
Disclaimer: Tongue in cheek.
1. You can start as any of the 6 races? Yup. You can strive? Yup.
2. You can unveil star systems, although space terrain was cut. Mostly passed.
3. You can experience the new graphics engine? Yup.
4. You can choose between pre-made vessals or design your own? Check!
5. The tech tree does start at Fusion and goes past AM. You can explore it!
6. Tech tree has randomized bits? Indeed!
7. You can explore or do diplo, not sure you can actually destroy an enemy race, but you can certainly start a game and abandon all colonies, destroying yourself. It only has to be "a race" which is destroyed, so passed!
8. Hmm, I know people are playing MP, I do not know if any game has 8 players involved...Let's pass it until confirmed otherwise.
Technically passed on all! None of them say you need to finish a game. Game is perfect!
Seriously though, we know it needs a bunch of work, and as the OP states:
1. You can start as any of the 6 races? Yup. You can strive? Yup.
2. You can unveil star systems, although space terrain was cut. Mostly passed.
3. You can experience the new graphics engine? Yup.
4. You can choose between pre-made vessals or design your own? Check!
5. The tech tree does start at Fusion and goes past AM. You can explore it!
6. Tech tree has randomized bits? Indeed!
7. You can explore or do diplo, not sure you can actually destroy an enemy race, but you can certainly start a game and abandon all colonies, destroying yourself. It only has to be "a race" which is destroyed, so passed!
8. Hmm, I know people are playing MP, I do not know if any game has 8 players involved...Let's pass it until confirmed otherwise.
Technically passed on all! None of them say you need to finish a game. Game is perfect!
Seriously though, we know it needs a bunch of work, and as the OP states:
Oh well. HOI3 was sort of like this (well, all the menus worked ^_^) and two expansions later you did deliver a really awesome game (I am talking about For the Motherland, of course). In that spirit, I'll just wait and keep checking back on the forums.
I wonder if an advance warning would have solved the feedback issue? IE a post on the forum along the lines of "Umm, guys, the game has issues, so hold off on playing it for 2-3 weeks". Unless it'd open you guys to a law suit, in which case nevermind.
In any case, best of luck there. To all of us.
Hmmm.
I wish I hadn't read it. It explains a lot. But still. My support will continue nonetheless.
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It's always the money, isn't it?
It is also most likely the graphics engine that ate most of the cash ( and time ). At least it seems like it was worth it. The features are in place and the game is mostly done, yes it is a beta but I figure most of the bugs will be fixed by the end of November.
Hope they've earned enough to make an expansion to restore some of the cut features ( like indies and space terrain )
It is also most likely the graphics engine that ate most of the cash ( and time ). At least it seems like it was worth it. The features are in place and the game is mostly done, yes it is a beta but I figure most of the bugs will be fixed by the end of November.
Hope they've earned enough to make an expansion to restore some of the cut features ( like indies and space terrain )
Yea, it is starting to sound more and more like Kerberos was out of funds and had to make the hard choice...release an unstable, unpolished (but mostly-finished) game or throw in the towel. In my humble opionion, it was better to release now and take the flak then to shutter the doors and we never see another SOTS again. Mabey they were too ambitious in their project scope. Who knows? Personally, I will give them a chance.
If only they had been honest with us, instead of promising us a full and stable game. They said they wouldn't charge us for a beta, but that's what it feels like.
I really do not like how she explained herself there. I'm ...just....wow.... Now I'm angry. But I will be keeping that in; no more on it will I comment. I will continue to support her outfit regardless.
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Disclaimer: Tongue in cheek.
1. You can start as any of the 6 races? Yup. You can strive? Yup.
2. You can unveil star systems, although space terrain was cut. Mostly passed.
3. You can experience the new graphics engine? Yup.
4. You can choose between pre-made vessals or design your own? Check!
5. The tech tree does start at Fusion and goes past AM. You can explore it!
6. Tech tree has randomized bits? Indeed!
7. You can explore or do diplo, not sure you can actually destroy an enemy race, but you can certainly start a game and abandon all colonies, destroying yourself. It only has to be "a race" which is destroyed, so passed!
8. Hmm, I know people are playing MP, I do not know if any game has 8 players involved...Let's pass it until confirmed otherwise.
Technically passed on all! None of them say you need to finish a game. Game is perfect!
Seriously though, we know it needs a bunch of work, and as the OP states:
Really? That's how you treat a pissed off customer? Snark? Why don't you just hire a bunch of teenagers for PR while you're at it. If I said that to any patient I'd get sacked before I had time to blink. Although I am seeing people freaking out about this game more than broken limbs : P
But I really want to know how those sorority girls are going to pay for that pizza since they said they had no money.
Well deserved Snark.
Were I in Darkrenown's position, I would be snarking up a storm myself...
Well... That or blow my brains out.
You do know that the ": p" you've used in both your previous posts is commonly meant to denote a teasing tone, right? If you want an entirely serious reply you might want to avoid it. Given the apparent humour in your tone I thought I would reply in the same manner, while at the same time pointing out pointing out that a simple checking of features isn't the best benchmark.
He seems to be from a dev team of Paradox and not the publishing team. Neither did he make any of those official statements. If anything he seems to be trying to figure out how to play this buggy game, like the rest of us.
Mate, I know that you, being the member of Paradox, would want to defend the game, but please do not act like the game is playable or as if the game was released finished.
If you want to help, apologise on behalf of Paradox for not informing us that SOTS2 will be released as a beta version and that we have to pay to be beta testers.
Other then that your posts are quite pointless.
Kerberos is on it last leg several members of the "team" have been laid off so you can't really blame them
Why can't people see the difference between publishers and developers?
Speaking of which, Darkrenown, will you guys be helping out Kerberos with patching or are you too busy with your own projects?
Speaking of which, Darkrenown, will you guys be helping out Kerberos with patching or are you too busy with your own projects?
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