Sins of a Solar Empire II - Coming to Steam this Summer 

As much as I appreciate that the SoaSE team was able to get the funding they needed through Epic, the client is still so awful that I'm not willing to install it.

@chrism.1421 I don't know as much as Stardock cranks out other games near yearly I think they just wanted an easy check from Epic and I didn't care to support it.

@@KidInTheHall28 I was watching the SoaSE steam forums a year or so before they announced the sequel, and they were saying that they had been trying to find a way to make it for a long time but couldn't find the funding. I guess they could be lying, but I'm not betting on it.

@@chrism.1421 But it's practically the same game with better textures and effects. Most games get this for free from mods so I find it hard to believe funding was an issue. I'm still gonna buy it once it hits steam though.

It was a last resort because he failed to bring in point defense to take them down. Couldn't let them hit the starbase and destroy the planetary shield.

We're always looking forward to what the Red King digs up!

any lore you can did up would be nice?

Yeah everywhere this year

@@stardockgames Will we be able to conduct planetary invasions?

Way too cartoony and plasticy, just look at 0:23 so cheap looking ships. I never was a fan of those types of visual, nor i am now.

Is it bad I didn't even know about it until this haha

That means the world to us, thank you for your continued support!

​@@stardockgamesyou could have made the ships less cartoon like

Oh the memories that just flooded my brain

It was a major focus of the sequel to make them even better :)

hm, I think EmpireAtWar has better (although path finding is ridiculous). Battlefleet gothic armada 2 has the best I've seen. But strategic map just crap.

@@romanmakarov4973 empire at war had pretty good combat mechanic, i agree, but comparing them is not great, because they are vastly different, i really enjoy both though, but i lean a little bit more to sins because its just more well flehsed out and the battles are massiv, where as empires at war you kept having to warp in, when you lost a ship.

It makes for some engaging gameplay moments, like stationing a fleet on an asteroid that orbits over time to behind an enemy world

They did and are

Stay tuned for more!

Thank you for your service, and we hope you enjoy this new adventure

Respect. So you can play games on Naval ship? wow thats something I haven't heard about lollllllll

@@mreighthamburger7485 we don't have internet to game on, but we can 100% have our own laptops, computers and consoles!

Better is the goal

you have to see it this way, they got some money to make their game better and some people to test it and give their feedback... so we will get a nearly (hopefully) bug free game on steam then :D

There is a discord to watch

i was waiting for the 3rd faction since its my fav one

The Advent will definitely be fully playable on launch!

@@stardockgames 😃official response! Nice

@@stardockgamesI an so hyped to play advent!

This one is even better

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Should have some good options for you! You can find PC requirements listed at the bottom of the steam page Here: store.steampowered.com/app/1575940/Sins_of_a_Solar_Empire_II/

Where we can see citizens and cities sprawling

1)We are looking into options atm, but do not have any guarantees or concrete answers at this time and likely won't until closer to launch. Best to wishlist to be on the safe side 2) Currently Advent is planned to be added upon full release, stay tuned for more

@@stardockgames thought so but figured i would ask just in case :)

Same. I dont like this cartoony or plasticy ship look. It makes it look cheap.

The artwork is improving. Nothing cheap looking

@@yurikendal4868 It just looks more cartoony compared to the old one. SoSER designs looked menacing and cool while these ones look like toys

@@chrisgaming1286I think it’s just a mix of brighter colors and improved graphics, most of the models are the same ship with a new coat of paint and smoother graphics. I agree they could definitely do with grunge-ing up some of the ships with darker colors or more unpainted surfaces but overall it’s more or less the same. Really interested to see how modders take to making new models for this game, would love another Thrawn’s Revenge or Armada 3 in the new engine

I hear that team is hard at work!

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For the unity!!!

@@irBribe STRIKE!

I hear they're on a space roadtrip, should be arriving just in time for launch

@@stardockgames if what you have told me is true, you'll have gained my trust.

@@daltonslayton6766 If you're interested in more details, here's an informative dev Journal www.sinsofasolarempire2.com/article/527710/sins-ii-dev-journal-12---advent-rising

@stardockgames you know, one thing I have always wanted to do and would be amazing is a Sins of a Solar Empire tv series. The series follows a group of low ranking guys who end up becoming the best fleet admirals as the war starts and progresses.

Full release this summer

@@stardockgames music to my ears. I look forward to more info.

​@@stardockgamesso this is one of your Early Access testers is the reason why the full launch has come so early is because of the Early Access testers I'm just wondering I didn't expect the game to come out this early to at least 2025, I mean it's great to be wrong

Mods will be supported locally and we also have integrated mod.io support into the game

Hello! This game builds upon the original with quite a bit! Id recommend checking out the following news post for a solid overview, with more details inbound www.sinsofasolarempire2.com/article/527408/sins-of-a-solar-empire-ii-to-release-on-steam-this-summer

@@stardockgames thanks for the reply! goes a fair bit deeper than i expected and love that things like missles are "physicalized" if thats the right way of putting it. will 100% have to pick it up :)

Yes.

Cross play is confirmed!

Fully playable on launch

@@stardockgames Will wait. And which languages will be supported? I would like to have Russian.

@@XDemonR You can find a list of supported languages, including Russian, in the following FAQ www.sinsofasolarempire2.com/faq

@@stardockgames Oh really? You are the best. I love this game.

Its definately a sequel. Plenty to sink your teeth into

If you're spending all of your time on lids, you need to standardize the sizes a bit.

​@@DavidWMillerlamo it's so funny but I think he meant kids but it's still so funny that he mistyped it and said lids

Got load of lids...haha don't type when tired

@@warkatwargaming2358 true

If you're referring to the orbiting mechanic, its entirely optional on game set up!

@stardockgames that is great to know! I will still give it a try and see if it does. Hopefully, this is made note on the games store pages of its not already. Thanks for the response.

Than you are going to LOVE this one!

Thats in the works

it will be part of 1.0 release

Mods will be supported locally and we also have integrated mod.io support into the game But we are always listening and looking at ways to expand

@@stardockgames BTW I love the original. And have played it a ton. Looking forward to the new one. Never modded it though. Just an idea if it would make modding easier. I bought it on dvd-rom originally. And then bought it on steam.

Currently planned Mod support will be through mod.io!

All mod discovery and installation can be done from within the game itself (or through the web if you prefer).

There is way more to it. Its not an rpg though

@@yurikendal4868 I didn't say it was an RPG, I said the RPG elements that have become synonymous with strategy games now, such as those in Stellaris, Endless Space, Crusader Kings, to some degree total war, the bit where you take on more than just the strategy element but the wider issues of management of social/diplomatic issues and events. That was something Sins really lacked and the trailer SO FAR, hasn't shown anything to indicate those elements have any significant improvement. Which to me, makes it appear AT THIS EARLY STAGE, like it won't be much more than a graphic and combat improvement, and I don't see many people going back to it for that alone. I am hoping we see a much wider range of expanded elements to the game because Sins was a great space battle simulator, it just lacked in other areas.

@@someoneelse8599 I think there's some confusion as to what's being referred to as RTS here. Stellaris, Endless Space, Crusader Kings and Total War are really not RTS games by the classic definition. They're much closer to classic turn-based 4X or grand strategy games but running real-time with pause (in the case of PDX stuff), where Sins is closer to "classic RTS" games that stemmed from Dune II, and ran through games like Starcraft, Total Annihilation and so on. Sins just expands that single battlefield out into dozens and gives you strategic control over them all in real-time. That said, Sins of a Solar Empire 2 has a lot of 4X elements but the focus is on seamless integration between the tactical and strategic layers. Excessive RPG elements would likely snarl up the games design. But you do get plenty of ways to customise your capital ships, titans and starbases (and planets too) with the new Planetary Item slots which work a bit like equipment in CRPGs. Sins 2 has more detail in both the strategic and tactical layers than Rebellion did, but you're not gonna be getting leaders marrying one another like you'd get in a PDX grand strategy game, it's not really that kind of game. However there are extensive diplomatic options now and it's particularly exciting in multiplayer to form time-locked alliances, backstab one another, take planets and sell them back for peace treaties and so on. There's more depth in the strategic layer than this short trailer was able to show.

Hello! Unfortunately that was out of scope for launch so Not right away. Sins is meant to be a sandbox game first and foremost. If we do a campaign, it will be as DLC at some point in the future.

For now

The summer steam release is a full release

They are far from cartooney

Depends on the planet