A hotfix for Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment is now available via Impulse. For more details on the changes, please see the thread at: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/333299 [read more]
12/17/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
The beta for Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrechment started yesterday, and now that many should have it downloaded and ready to play, we wanted to put up some 'Tips and Tricks' to get the most out of the experience. Now please note that Entrenchment is still in beta, and you might still run into some issues. This article will give you a good overview on what some of the features are in Entrenchment, and what some of them hold for future updates. Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment is availab... [read more]
12/17/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
GameSpy.com has started publishing their 2008 Game of the Year Awards, and Sins of a Solar Empire is in the top 10 PC games of 2008! “The concept of marrying the small-scale moment-to-moment strategizing of an RTS to the big-picture conquer-the-universe gameplay of a classic "4X" would seem ridiculous. It took the brilliant insight of new developer Ironclad Games to make the impossible possible with its brilliant Sins of a Solar Empire. Sins casts players as wannabe galactic ... [read more]
12/17/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
IGN has announced their winners for the best PC games of 2008 and Sins of a Solar Empire has earned the top honor as the Best Game of 2008! View the award here: http://bestof.ign.com/2008/pc/22.html IGN also gave Sins the top honor in the following categories: Best Strategy Game Best New IP Most Innovative Design A huge thanks to all of our fans who helped to shape Sins into the awesome experience it is today! [read more]
12/16/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Gamasutra.com has their top 5 PC games for 2008, and Sins of a Solar Empire is on that list! This covers the top 5 games out of 15 "standout" titles from the year. "One of the year's great success stories was this space strategy title from Vancouver-based Ironclad Games, which put the small developer on the map and scored another hit for its increasingly influential publisher Stardock. Ostensibly a member of the "4X" genre of domination-oriented titles, Sins of a Solar Empire, with its ex... [read more]
12/16/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
The Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment beta is now underway! All pre-order customers are now being charged and should gain access to Entrenchment via Impulse ( http://www.impulsedriven.com ). Please note you must have Sins of a Solar Empire v1.12 for Entrenchment to function (also available via Impulse for registered owners). Please note that due to the huge number of pre-orders, it will take several hours to work through the queue, so please be patient. For more... [read more]
12/16/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Today Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment BETA 1 goes up and this article will give you a quick run through of some of the features and what we're hoping to get out of it. First thing to be aware of: Installing the BETA of Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment overwrites your existing Sins install. So you'll want to back up Sins if you want to switch back and forth. Now, for people who play on-line, we're still working on some of the issues with the... [read more]
12/16/2008 By Frogboy in Sins Developer Journals
Ironclad and Stardock are pleased to announce that the beta for Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment will begin Tuesday, December 16th. Please note that all pre-orders will be charged tomorrow when the beta is made public. Entrenchment requires the full version of Sins of a Solar Empire v1.12 and will only be available via Impulse ( http://www.impulsedriven.com ). While the beta will be English-only, we expect the final release to be available in several other languages as well th... [read more]
12/15/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Some players have been reporting problems with games played via Ironclad Online. Specifically, some games will disconnect after a period of time and some users won't be able to see all the available games in the lobby (as an interim workaround, you can manually type in a game name to join it). Ironclad and Stardock are investigating these issues and will be working on fixes for them. We apologize for the trouble and appreciate everyone's patience while we track things down. [read more]
12/12/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Sins of a Solar Empire Files over at FileFront.com have been doing a great job of keeping up with the latest mods for the game. If you're looking to try something a little different or a total conversion, give them a visit: http://solar.filefront.com/ [read more]
12/12/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Sins of a Solar Empire v1.12 is now available for download via Impulse ( http://www.impulsedriven.com ) for registered customers. This latest update fixes several bugs with the game and paths the way to the upcoming Entrenchment expansion's release. For full details see: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/332539 [read more]
12/11/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor were both nominated for Best Strategy Game in the Best of 2008 Awards on X-Play , which can be seen on G4TV. Sins of a Solar Empire won ! [read more]
12/10/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
GameSpy.com has voting going on for the Gamers’ Choice Voting for PC game of the year. Both Sins of a Solar Empire , and Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Anor , are up for voting. Head over to GameSpy and cast your vote! Link: http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/936/936023p1.html [read more]
12/9/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
The Today Show on NBC had a feature today of the top 15 “tech toys” for the holiday season , and Sins of a Solar Empire was a pick! ”More “serious” gamers looking for a bit of intergalactic gaming should look at Sins of a Solar Empire (Stardock $29.99). This game is like playing chess on the scale of “Star Wars” or “Star Trek.” Huge armadas of spaceships vie for control over vast galactic distances.” View the video ... [read more]
12/8/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
With the end of the year rapidly approaching, we are seeing more and more “best of 2008” lists comes out, and today we have Wired.com’s top 5 PC Games of 2008. Sins of a Solar Empire makes into the list at #3. “Expand, explore, exploit, exterminate. Become the master of the universe in this elaborate interstellar strategy game . "Epic" doesn't even fully encapsulate the scope of Sins of a Solar Empire. The depth of the gameplay and the customization option... [read more]
12/8/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
X-Play has announced the nominees of it’s “Best of 2008” awards which will appear on G4TV on December 9th. Both Sins of a Solar Empire , and Galactic Civilizations II: Twilight of the Arnor were nominated for Best Strategy Game! “X-Play is proud to present its Best of 2008 Awards on Tuesday, December 9th, at 8PM ET. This sixth annual awards program will highlight the best in gaming throughout the year. ' "It seems commonplace to expect and ... [read more]
12/6/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
Want some tips and tricks for playing Sins of a Solar Empire, check out the new Sins of a Solar Empire Walkthru. Players are encouraged to add their own tips to the comments area. View: Sins of a Solar Empire Walkthru [read more]
12/5/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
We've released 10 Sins of a Solar Empire - Entrenchment screenshots in the Downloads section for everyone's viewing pleasure. Witness the awesome firepower of this fully operational battlestation! [read more]
12/4/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Examiner.com’s “Game Examiner” takes a look at Stardock’s Elemental: War of Magic, and gives his take on Elemental. A quick excerpt: “Stardock has already conquered the world of space with their strategy hit Galactic Civilizations, and now it looks like they are setting their sights on the realm of magic. Elemental: War of Magic is a turn-based strategy game set within a magical realm where players can duke it out with both armies and magical spells, so... [read more]
12/2/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Ironclad's Blair Fraiser has put up a terrific development diary on a topic that affects many multiplayer strategy games - the anatomy of desyncing in multiplayer. It's well worth checking out. Also, I have written a little piece on living with Sins of a Solar Empire v1.1. View: Sync Woes! View: Living in Sins..v1.1 [read more]
11/25/2008 By Frogboy in Sins News
Game-addicts.com posted the Elemental: War of Magic announcement news, and also gave their impressions of it. “Since no man is an island, Elemental: War of Magic also does feature multiplayer modes which comprise of traditional skirmish modes and a persistent universe mode (I wonder what that means). The flexibility of submitting your own maps, items, creatures, races, technologies, spells, buildings, environments and much more from right within the game makes the game it... [read more]
11/25/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Dev Diary: Synchronization Woes! V1.12 Sync Test: http://www.ironcladgames.com/sins/Sins112SyncTest.zip Hello all, The goal this past weekend was to seek and destroy the elusive desync problem. It's disappointing that its showing up again in higher frequency, no doubt due to the increase in numbers of people joining Sins multiplayer after the 1.1 release. Unfortunately, we didn't get consistant desyncs during the lengthy beta so we were never able to nail it... [read more]
11/25/2008 By Blair Fraser in Sins Developer Journals
We are currently experiencing some technical difficulties with the Ironclad Online multiplayer system. During this time you may not be able to reliably matchmake in the ICO lobby or start multiplayer games. Ironclad is aware of the problem and is working to resolve things as quickly as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your support. [read more]
11/24/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
A version 1.11 hotfix is now available for registered Sins of a Solar Empire customers via Impulse. This minor update fixes a resource exploit that was reported to us yesterday (thanks to everyone who helped us find this!). [read more]
11/21/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Neoseeker.com gives their take and initial reaction on the announcement of Elemental: War of Magic. “The story is contained within an "immersive" single player campaign where you are the only person in your kingdom with the ability to channel magic, which you do through mysterious shards scattered throughout the world. The shards are the result of a tremendous cataclysm which occured a century before when "powerful beings waged war across the world" (future prequel/expansion?), ... [read more]
11/21/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Stardock announced a huge free update for Sins of a Solar Empire today, the award-winning title from developer Ironclad Games. Additionally, fans that pre-order the expansion will be included in the upcoming beta for “Entrenchment”. Fans can pre-order the expansion at www.impulsedriven.com . Highlights from the 1.1 change log include: Alloy Networking Technology – allows for seamless multiplayer without needing to deal with port forwarding or other router settings ... [read more]
11/19/2008 By Island Dog in Sins News
WorthPlaying has a great article up with the announcement of Elemental: War of Magic. “The story of Elemental: War of Magic begins with an immersive single player campaign with you being the only person in your kingdom with the ability to channel magic through mysterious shards of magic that are scattered across the world. These shards, a result of a tremendous cataclysm that occurred a century prior when powerful beings waged war across the world, are the source of much of the ... [read more]
11/18/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Greetings all, We've had to make a slight reschedule of the version 1.1 update for Sins to Wednesday (November 19th). We're using this extra time to setup some additional download servers so that everyone's update is fast. We apologize for the delay but feel the extra time will be well worth it. Sincerely, Stardock & Ironclad [read more]
11/17/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Voodoo Extreme 3D reports on the announcement of Elemental: War of Magic. Elemental: War of Magic is set in a world filled with magic and ancient lore. As the ruler of your kingdom, you must expand your empire through a combination of magical power, military might, diplomatic skill, technological advancement and bold adventuring. Your worlds will be of your choosing, or players are free to create their own. Read the full news at VE3D . [read more]
11/17/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
GameStop sits down with Brad Wardell, lead designer of Elemental and president and CEO of Stardock, to get some more details about Elemental: War of Magic. A quick excerpt: “ GameSpot: Elemental looks to be an ambitious project, to say the least, with elements drawn from Master of Magic, Civilization, and Total War. How would you describe Elemental? What is it closest to? Brad Wardell: It really does draw from a lot of different games. I'm more of a game player ... [read more]
11/14/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
GameSpot has an exclusive video of the first teaser trailer for Elemental: War of Magic , the recently announced upcoming PC game from Stardock. This is definitely a "teaser", and will have fans eagerly awaiting more. [read more]
11/13/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Ironclad Games and Stardock are very pleased to announce the final release of the long awaited version 1.1 of Sins of a Solar Empire! The latest update to the award-winning real-time strategy game will be released on November 18th, exclusively via Impulse ( http://www.impulsedriven.com ) for registered customers. For the full v1.1 change log, please visit: https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/329902 [read more]
11/12/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
Stardock and Ironclad Games have decided to delay the final release of Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment, the first micro-expansion for the hit stratey game. Originally slated for release on November 18th, Entrenchment will first be put through a public beta test for pre-order customers. This will allow us to finely hone Entrenchment ahead of its final public debut, the date of which has not yet been set (it will largely depend on beta feedback). While we know this will disappo... [read more]
11/11/2008 By Yarlen in Sins News
IGN also got a preview of Elemental recently, and they give initial thoughts and impressions on what they saw. “Why the excitement? Well, there's the fact that 15 years after its release there still hasn't been a fantasy strategy game that matches of Master of Magic, or MOM as it is affectionately called. Some franchises, such as Age of Wonders, have come close, but they didn't quite capture the gameplay, random maps, and replayability of MOM. If you never played MOM, it could be... [read more]
11/6/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
The folks over at GameSpot take a “first look” at Elemental: War of Magic, the recently announced fantasy strategy game from Stardock. The time they did spend with Elemental seemed to leave quite an impression. “Elemental: War of Magic is one part Master of Magic, one part Civilization, and one part Total War, with a dash of The Lord of the Rings fiction sprinkled in for good measure. And from our brief first look at the game, Elemental is also one of the more p... [read more]
11/6/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Gamasutra.com recently sat down with Stardock CEO, Brad Wardell, to talk about "Elemental:War of Magic" that was announced just today. "There's stuff in Civilization that we've taken; there's stuff from Master of Magic, Heroes of Might & Magic, Risk, Populous -- you name it," he said. "I have no shame when it comes to borrowing and being inspired by other games." Despite the range of influences, however, the game owes perhaps the most to the Simtex-develope... [read more]
11/4/2008 By Island Dog in Elemental News
Edge, one of the leading game industry magazines has taken a look at Elemental. They have some exclusive details on the multiplayer aspects coming up that include both the on-line skirmish mode as well as the persistent world games in which the Impulse cloud hosts games. Stay tuned for more details. [read more]
11/4/2008 By Frogboy in Elemental News
GameSpy has a preview of Elemental up on their site. It discusses some of the background plus a number of exclusive game play elements not found anywhere else. Check it out. [read more]
11/4/2008 By Frogboy in Elemental News
Stardock announced its next major PC game, Elemental: War of Magic today. Stardock, the company that has released such award-winning PC games such as Galactic Civilizations, Ironclad’s Sins of a Solar Empire and is nearing the release date of Gas Powered Games’ Demigod has set the retail launch date of Elemental: War of Magic ( www.elementalgame.com ) for the first quarter of 2010 at $49.95 with a public beta starting next Spring. Like all Stardock titles, Elemental:... [read more]
11/4/2008 By Zoomba in Elemental News
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