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Rebellion Textures in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

I've struggled with myself for a few weeks now if this topic would be any use posting but i think it's something worthy of being discussed. I know that gampleay/balancing issues should be the main concern but i still don't want graphical issues getting drowned in the Corvette/Vasari/Red button firestorms completely ;-). As soon after i started playing the beta i did notice that the texture size of certain ships was dialed down considerably.<br

Reply to Wandering Titans in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Hmm, if it's related to the issue with ships switching targets after using an targeted ability, that has been in since original Sins. Never understood why they do that either, is there any real benefit to it? Maybe Rebellion would be a good final point to tackle inconsistencies that existed throughout the lifespan of the franchise. There are others but i'm too tired right now, all that can think of now is the phase animation of the Progenitor, irked me since 2008

Reply to Vasari Rebels - Vasari Loyalists -- leave your first impressions here in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

So, i've tried out the two Vasari subfactions and have to say... wow! Maybe it's the anticipation after the long wait, but at the moment they excite me more than TEC and Advent did in beta 2, and i consider myself a devout Advent player. The new cap is quite versatile and a viable replacement for the carrier if you don't want to get too strike craft heavy in the beginning but would miss the heal otherwise. Loyalist planet eating is crazy fun, coupled wit

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion BETA 3 Change Log in Change Logs Sins Forums

Now that my excitment has dropped to a more civilised level after a quick game with the loyalists, i'd like to share a few bugs i encountered :-). *Strip to the core is an amazing ability but the sound when it happens is really really loud. It even shoo'd my neighbour at my door xD. *Asteroid belts that were created through strip to the core remain in the empire tree. After i devoured all their ressources, i'm understandably not terrible interested in monitor

Reply to Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion BETA 3 Change Log in Change Logs Sins Forums

Normally i don't post stuff like this but in this case.... .... FINALLY JIPJIPJIP!!!

Reply to Early game balance in Reb v0.9 in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Excellent consideration, i agree wholeheartedly. Especially the balance suggestions sound very reasonable (except the speed nerf, speed should be one of corvettes USP IMO), corvettes should really not be that deadly against almost everything, so caps and structures would surely welcome better defense against them. Not sure what i think about their ability to target strike craft. While it may look like an ability too much on top of all the things they can do now, i p

Reply to Rebellion: a big step ahead? in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

What about the alleged scenarios? Couldn't they be a unique selling point too? Although i didn't hear anything about them for quite some time now.

Reply to 0.90 AI issues in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

As noticed by someone in another thread a few weeks ago, the economic AI surprisingly seems to be the only one who plays half decent at the moment. The other ones have weak fleet compositions and generally build too few ships, especially when they try to rush a Titan at times i wouldn't even think about doing that and so all their income is wasted there. But since that hint i tried the econ AI more often and the results are much better. Today i had a game where it p

Reply to Vasari bugs in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Jup, i couldn't really stealth the "where are my goddamn Vasari" portion of my post properly, my bad ;-).

Reply to Vasari bugs in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Yeah, as i said, i'm not that serious with it. But as official responses on the forum were a bit infrequent lately, it visually stood out somewhat, when a bug thread for "unofficial beta material" provoked such a quick response :-).

Reply to Vasari bugs in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

What's this? We were asked to not mod the Vasari in for the beta (or at least not to share the how-to's) and now someone who did and posts bug reports even gets the rare attention of a Stardockian :-D? Is this the beta inside the beta? ... No sorry, i'm only half serious... partly because i'm starting to crave the Vasari rather badly by now (and Impulse somehow managed to misplace my Entrenchment recently so i can't play that either).

Reply to Pirate Balance: Patch 2c in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

I agree. Normally i'm really no big fan of cluttering the setup menus with customisation options, but as others stated, pirates were a problem in one or another way since Sins came out. Too hard for newcomers (and sometimes for the AI), lategame the sheer strength of the pirates lets you think why they aren't the dominant force in the galaxy when they can chew through all three factions with ease. But as soon players get a grip with the game, the raids turn into a

Reply to The 4th race. It's Beebe/Demihurg, a type 2 civilization mutated van Newton Prode gone Berzerker. in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Hm, a synthetic race as 4th faction could work, this is one of the few remaining archetypes that wouldn't interfere with the other 3 too much. But seriously, Demihurg sounds quite cheap and... Beebe??! Nah. And their motivations appear to be quite underdone too. For example, i really like the Vasari background, because they aren't your typical "evil aliens want to conquer all your worlds from across the galaxy because... they fooking' can." No, they

Reply to [0.912] My expert evaluation of the progress so far in FE Beta Elemental Forums

Thanks, that was a blast to read and i concur with many of your observations. Especially the issues with the unintuitive user interface could become a major problem if they only get tackled half-hearted. New players won't even notice all those wonderful gameplay additions if they constantly struggle with the interface. And i'm not talking about "dumb console kiddies nowerdays, no attention span, willingness to immerse themselves etc.", for example if i hadn&#39

Reply to Some ships phase jump transet particle effect isn't large enough in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

Yep, that bugged me since Vanillia Sins. I thought maybe some engine limitation prevented this from getting fixed over the years, but considering the new Titans are even taller than the Progenitor, i don't see a reason why this still persists. Wouldn't this be an easy fix? Just cranking up a number for the bubble size?

Reply to Please make NEW picture sets!!! in Sins Rebellion Sins Forums

[quote who="Volt_Cruelerz" reply="7" id="3137787"]I'm not against this necessarily, but I'd honestly rather the artists make the Corsev look prettier...[/quote] Uh snap, that's a fantastic idea. Considering some of the outstanding models, that our dear modders made over the years, there'd surely be an audience for a "redesign the space chocolate bar" contest. On topic, a fan contest for new portraits could work too. The original sets have quite di

Reply to 0.80 pirate issues? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Thanks for the reply. Yes i actually read that, but the first example i've mentioned was quite early in the game, maybe around the second or third pirate aussault. Seems like i underestimated the range of this change then.... for me it read like this would become apparent not until mid to late game.

Reply to Rebellion Beta 2b (0.80) Change Log in Change Logs Sins Forums

[quote who="Cheesenium" reply="26" id="3137418"] EDIT: A BIG thank you for putting increased zoom camera in the game! I missed that feature.[/quote] Overead that in the changelog and after reading your post, i fired up the game the game to check. Thanks Stardock, that was one of the few things that felt like a step back from Trinity. But one funny thing, that increased zoom does not apply to all ships. Especially the defense vessel, which has o

0.80 pirate issues? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

Greetings. Gave the new beta release a go and i got beat quite soundly by the pirates. At first i thought it may be related of the flak frigate nerf, because my defense vessels died like flies when i intercepted a a raid, that headed for another player. But later on i've lost a third of my quite varied Advent fleet to an assault i would have repelled without worries in the last version. Finally i tried to give my Titan XP and sent it to a base with my flee