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Siege of Centauri: Going North
We unlocked a new mission today, Chariah. Chariah is a remote location, cold with winding paths through the mountains. It is the biggest map in the campaign so far (larger ones will come later) and offers long paths with plenty of great points to place defenses (as well as an enemy that is going to ignore those roads entirely, but we will get to that later. We have a Fission Reactor and a Metal Refinery here, on separate paths. And an ideal junction between the paths to place defenses, b... [read more]
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Siege of Centauri: Defending Malden
Malden is the third mission of the Siege of Centauri campaign. It is the first mission to feature multiple entrances and a fission reactor that provides radioactives to power our orbital abilities. So right from the start I have to consider where my enemies will be coming from, and how to defend two positions. Mousing over the enemy icon in the wave panel shows me where that enemy will be coming from. In this case, this Reaper swarm is coming from the east. Good, that's nowhere near ... [read more]
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Steam Early Access is Now Available for Siege of Centauri!
Earth's first colony is under attack by an unknown enemy Siege of Centauri puts you in command of the defense of Earth's first interstellar colony. Thousands of alien machines are descending on the helpless colony and only you, with your arsenal of fast-deployed orbital defense structures (FODS), can stop them. Early Access starts today on Steam or at www.siegeofcentauri.com for just $9.99 The enemy comes in all shapes and sizes, challenging you to coun... [read more]
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Siege of Centauri Arrives for Steam Early Access on April 16th
Battle hordes of enemies in Siege of Centauri a new massive-scale tower defense game Set in the Ashes of the Singularity universe, the player takes on the role of commander of the defense of Earth's first colony on Proxima Centauri. Stardock's new take on the classic genre comes by leveraging its new game engine, first seen in Ashes of the Singularity ™ and more recently in Star Control®: Origins . "With tens of thousands of enemy machines p... [read more]
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Siege of Centauri: Stardock's take on tower defense
What is tower defense? Tower defense is a genre of strategy game in which you have ever more daunting enemies trying to attack your base (or simply escape). Your job is to place defenses ("towers") to stop them. Each of your towers has specific strengths and weaknesses. Some are fast firing but do little damage while others fire infrequently but do a lot of damage. There are towers that do area damage and towers that can only target one individual at a time. ... [read more]
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Siege of Centauri Founder's Beta Available Now
Founders get to Play the Beta Right Now They also get access to a private forum, all future betas, a special forum badge, and access to the full game when it releases Earth's first colony on Proxima Centauri is under attack by an unknown enemy. Take on the role of Commander and defend the colony against hordes of enemies in Siege of Centauri. Tens of thousands of enemy machines will pour toward your base, giving you a new experience of what it means to ... [read more]
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Siege of Centauri Founder's Program Launches on March 28th
Set in the Ashes of the Singularity universe, the player takes on the role of commander of the defense of Earth's first colony on Proxima Centauri. Stardock's new take on the classic genre comes by leveraging its new game engine, first seen in Ashes of the Singularity ™ and more recently in Star Control®: Origins . "With tens of thousands of enemy machines pouring toward your base, we want to give players a very new experience of what it means to defend ... [read more]