Welcome to the BE board!

[Buster's Uncle]

If you mean the PC GAMER article, partly. Hard to read from a low resolution download and I'm about to meet a certain death machine anyway.

You've been cosigned to the electric chair?

Close; Vishniac.

[Geo]

Close; Vishniac.

 

[Vishniac]

WARF!

[Geo]

The eeriest feeling this morning at breakfast. There was a guy sitting at one of the tables which was quite a lookalike with you, Vish.

[Fal]

I have to say, I'm cautiously excited about this.  I'm actually really happy that they're not trying to make SMAC 2, because I think it would be almost impossible to get it right.  Making a game that is inspired by SMAC but fully distinct is probably the better way to go.

About the game itself, I'm somewhat skeptical about their claims.  The concept of having 3 separate paths and multiple factions who can each go down each of the paths equally well sounds like a balancing nightmare.  I hope they manage to nail it because that sounds awesome, but those are some ambitious goals.  In any event, I can't wait to try it out.

[BlaneckW]

About the game itself, I'm somewhat skeptical about their claims.  The concept of having 3 separate paths and multiple factions who can each go down each of the paths equally well sounds like a balancing nightmare.

You don't choose "Communist" path in civilization, why would you do it in sci-fi Civilization?  Doctrines and technologies are means, not at end.

[Geo]

About the game itself, I'm somewhat skeptical about their claims.  The concept of having 3 separate paths and multiple factions who can each go down each of the paths equally well sounds like a balancing nightmare.  I hope they manage to nail it because that sounds awesome, but those are some ambitious goals.  In any event, I can't wait to try it out.

I think there'll be quite an overlap between the separate 'branches'. Somehow.

[BlaneckW]

I think there'll be quite an overlap between the separate 'branches'. Somehow.

That doesn't seem to be indicated, especially when you consider the emphasis on distinct ship models.