Second Sins of a Solar Empire micro-expansion might take a while
With one out of the three planned "micro-expansions" for their flagship strategy title Sins of a Solar Empire under its belt, developer Ironclad Games has begun discussing changes included in the second batch of new content. Here's the good news: Ironclad is deep-sixing the current diplomacy system in favor of a deeper, more functional one. There's other minor changes as well, such as the inclusion of new terms of victory -- but peaceable relations seem to be the name of the game in expansion part deux.
Here's the inescapable bad news: Due to the radical changes the second expansion will bring about, it'll be a while before its ready to launch. Considering the first expansion missed three of its tentative launch windows, Ironclad co-founder Blair Frasier was gunshy when it came to revealing the release date for the new expansion. In his own words: "It'll be done when it's done." Brilliant.
Here's the inescapable bad news: Due to the radical changes the second expansion will bring about, it'll be a while before its ready to launch. Considering the first expansion missed three of its tentative launch windows, Ironclad co-founder Blair Frasier was gunshy when it came to revealing the release date for the new expansion. In his own words: "It'll be done when it's done." Brilliant.












Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Saria the Cat @ Mar 14th 2009 5:19PM
Now that I've just started watching Battlestar Galactica, every sci-fi ships-in-space thing reminds me of the show.
Jake B @ Mar 14th 2009 6:01PM
That really is too bad.
Flonga @ Mar 14th 2009 8:01PM
You just started watching? kinda a lil late with the series ending next week but its all good. great show
Rocks @ Mar 14th 2009 5:55PM
This really is a phenomenal game. I just recently picked it up on a whim... I wasn't even aware how it got game of the year in some magazines. It's well deserved imo, they really put a lot of work into making an 'epic' scale space battle.
I just find it weird how 'soft' capital ships are in later stages of the game... that and how the planets around the sun defy the laws of physics... lol
2nd expansions, i wasn't even aware of the 1st... cool cool.
Dominic @ Mar 14th 2009 7:08PM
Would you rather it be done when it's NOT done? Never has a game been improved by rushing it out, but often has a ropey piece of software been saved by delays.
Felgraf @ Mar 14th 2009 8:06PM
Sins of a Solar Empire costs $30 sans expansion.
Not $60.
I suspect you are a spambot.
If not, please fuckoff.
oldmanpotter @ Mar 15th 2009 1:13AM
"There's other minor changes as well..."
It's amazing to me that someone could make this error in print. Oh, and if you don't understand why this is wrong, you're a dumbass. Here's a hint: you's a dumbass.
MowDownJoe @ Mar 14th 2009 8:59PM
Just report every post he makes. Hopefully, they'll ban him.