Sins of a Solar Empire releases today in UK
Sins of a Solar Empire has no disc copy-protection, but supports those who purchased a copy with patches, which have greatly improved the game since launch. UK gamers who got the game through nefarious means, please feel free to support this excellent strategy game with a retail purchase. You want a Sins of a Solar Empire 2, don't you?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
feffrey @ Jun 13th 2008 3:42AM
couldn't people just upload the patches and stuff to websites like filefront and game spy etc?
Ally @ Jun 13th 2008 6:54AM
Thats exactly what happend
Mrutter @ Jun 13th 2008 4:14AM
Why would I have pirated the game when I can just download it through their online service or import it from their site? There are tons of Europeans already playing this game.
Mrutter @ Jun 13th 2008 4:15AM
*legally
Mythor @ Jun 13th 2008 5:10AM
Came to say the exact same thing.
This game has been available worldwide for months and months direct from Stardock. $44.95 for the direct download only version, which is around £23, so it's cheaper too. For a couple of dollars more you can even get yourself the boxed copy, if you want.
Forget Sins of a Solar Empire 2, buy it direct from Stardock and support companies that don't burden everyone with onerous DRM schemes. If Sins continues to sell well via Stardock - it has so far - then an expansion or sequel is more likely and it will more likely not have copy protection again so it's a win all round.
GenBanks @ Jun 13th 2008 6:09AM
Exactly... I was impatient but didn't pirate it. I just bought it from Stardock U.S.
I kind of wish I had that 'games for windows' box though...
Dave @ Jun 13th 2008 4:34AM
Looks cool. I wish there were more space-based games--particularly action/rpg space-based games.
Rondrer @ Jun 13th 2008 4:53AM
According to Amazon the game will be released in Germany on the 26th of June (for 36€)
http://www.amazon.de/Sins-of-a-Solar-Empire/dp/B0018PH2S4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1213346839&sr=8-1
iunder @ Jun 13th 2008 5:53AM
I also bought the download version from the UK
borland502 (SDF - Macross Ring) @ Jun 13th 2008 5:54AM
That game is well worth the money**
**Caveat, you must like 4X games with a hint of Masters of Orion, just not as annoying
brokenscope @ Jun 13th 2008 8:03AM
The mods and the lack of a hard coded unit cap make the game worth it.
#28 @ Jun 15th 2008 5:17AM
I played this game and began to enojy it, until I hit a brick wall. How do you utilize wormholes to move solar systems? Trust me, I'm no noob, but I couldn't find it anywhere in the manual, nowhere on forums and I just gave up.