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Sins of a Solar Empire: Collector's Edition vs. Standard

Frogboy — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 02:04:58 -0400

Sins of a Solar Empire comes in two forms:

Standard Edition ($39.95) which is what is available at retail.

and

Collector's Edition ($49.95) which is available direct as well as certain retailers (I think Fry's is one).

So what's the difference?

The Collector's Edition box includes the following bonus items:

a foldout tech-tree poster artwork posters a hotkey card a music CDFor users who are doing download only, the Collector's Edition is only $44.95 but they will still be able ...

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.17 Change Log

Yarlen — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:55:47 -0400

Next week we're planning to release the v1.17 update for Sins of a Solar Empire. In keeping with all the recent updates, v1.17 will only be available via Impulse (http://www.impulsedriven.com) to registered customers.

WARNING: THIS UPDATE MAY INVALIDATE EXISTING SAVE GAMES.

Gameplay / Balance -All race's carrier cruiser's max speed reduced from 500 to 450.Fixed a bug in the pathfinder that caused it to favor sub-optimal paths for between system travel.Fixed incorrect start ...

Sins Official IRC Channel

kryo — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:46:10 -0400

If anyone wants to stop in and chat (with us or each other) or just wants another IRC channel to idle in, the official IRC channel for Sins of a Solar Empire is accessible on irc.stardock.com, port 6667, channel #sins (if you have an IRC client that supports irc links, just click the link at the bottom of this post!).

If you don't have an IRC client already, Stardock Central has basic built-in IRC functionality. Just go to the Chat section, click connect, then type '/join #sins' in the input ...

Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment v1.03 Change Log

Yarlen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:15:07 -0400

Next week we're planning to release the v1.03 update for Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment. In keeping with all the Entrenchment goodness, v1.03 will only be available via Impulse (http://www.impulsedriven.com) to registered customers.

WARNING: THIS UPDATE MAY INVALIDATE EXISTING SAVE GAMES.

Gameplay / Balance - All race's carrier cruiser's max speed reduced from 500 to 450.Carrier's squadron buildrate penalty with enemy units in the gravity well reduced from 25% to 15%....

Sins of a Solar Empire Technical FAQ

Frogboy — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:13:36 -0400

You've got Sins of a Solar Empire home. You've installed it and you go to play and POW. Something goes wrong! What the heck? Look in here to see if your issue is addressed. If not, make a post and we'll do our best to help you out!

My multiplayer games keep crashing!Almost all of the crash reports we've received in this regard were caused by some of the players using Mods that the other players weren't. If you're going to use Mods in a multiplayer game, either all players ...

Is it easy to play?

Craig Fraser — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:08:28 -0400

Yes. If you are watching massive battles in gameplay videos for the first time and wondering to yourself, "how the hell could I control this" than this post is for you...

There are 8 reasons why this game is very easy to play:
1. Zoom – have you ever played a game and wished you could just pull out to see the ‘big picture’ without feeling restricted. SINS allows you to pull back as far as you like, allowing you to see as many units, structures, planet...

Sins Game Review Thread

lordkosc — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:39:47 -0400

Ok , after the 20 or so preview threads that were all over the darn place, I am making a single location where we can post all the reviews of the game for easy reference.

So once you find a review, post it in the following format:

I hope this will be made sticky by someone from SD.

*******************************************************************************************

PC GAMER

91%

Editor's Choice

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What to do if you discover a really serious multiplayer bug/exploit

ConanBloodbane — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:04:46 -0400

Here are some of good options for what to do under these circumstances:

PM a dev or mod using these forums
Log into IRC and PM a dev
Email a dev (if you can find an email address)

One thing that's not such a good idea (just in my opinion) is to post it in the public forums and flag it up in the title for everyone to see, because there are plenty of people out there that won't hesitate to use the bug/exploit when they're being outplayed, or even just don't feel like trying too hard for a ...

Sins of a Solar Empire v1.16 Change Log

Yarlen — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:39:00 -0400

Along with the latest Entrenchment update comes version 1.16 of Sins of a Solar Empire, which contains the following changes:

GalaxyForge maps now have their own directory and are no longer reliant on the manifest system. Once created, these should be placed in the appropriate directory (e.g on XP C:\Documents and Settings\username\Local Settings\Application Data\Ironclad Games\Sins of a Solar Empire\GalaxyForge).Recorded game playback no longer causes auto-saved game files to be generated.Ma...

Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment v1.02 Change Log

Yarlen — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:53:30 -0400

Coming later this week to Impulse is version 1.02 of Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment. Here's the list of changes for the next update:

WARNING: This update may invalidate existing save games!

Gameplay / Balance -

Added a new "Entrenchment - ReadMe.txt" to teach the basics of Entrenchment and provide links to more detailed online information.Fixed incorrect level parameters for Meteor Control upgrade for Advent star base.Fleet supply used by ships queued for construction from an Argo...

Official Sins Avatars!

Craig Fraser — Fri, 22 May 2009 13:31:39 -0400

Hi everyone! Its about time we had some of these...
Feel free to use in any forum. Enjoy!

Avatars:

Set 1:

Set 2:

Set 3:

Set 4:

Spread the Word!

Craig Fraser — Fri, 08 May 2009 18:59:49 -0400

SINS is finally here!
The enthusiasm of everyone here has been a real inspiration during development. The magic of multiplayer is going to depend on strong community leadership. Our mission now is to hit critical mass so the community is able sustain itself. We want to see the forum, ICO, and IRC traffic continue to ramp up so that there will be an abundance of players of all skill levels ready to play!

There are been a number of people who have generously volunteered their time and s...

New Sins Teamspeak Server

Haiyooo — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:00:32 -0400

TS SERVER Change:

USA TeamSpeak (DRIVEFAST) - 68.226.132.231CANADA TeamSpeak (Grinman) - bruteman.game-host.org(down til new year)

Thanks for stepping up to keep TS for all Sins players! I approve of this message.

Official SINS Banners

Blair Fraser — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:13:37 -0400

You asked for them, here they are!

Leaderboard:

Static:

Animated:

High:

Low:

Full Horizontal:

Static:

Animated:

Vertical:

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