A few questions that are confounding me, the n00b: 1. I designed a scout ship on a small hull with 2 sensors. Yet whenever I try to get that scout to view an anomaly, the game tells me that "only survey ships may view anomalies." I don't understand; do I need more sensors to make a ship a scout ship? 2. I know that research points accumulate and pool together for your empire's co
Awesome. Thanks everyone for your opinions. I've ordered the game as we speak.
Hmm. Some people have said that it's only gotten buggier with 1.04. Is this plausible, or not? Also: I've read that there is a lot of campy humor throughout the game, and that it might ruin the sci-fi atmosphere by being too tongue-in-cheek. Is this the case or not? Finally: How spectacular are the effects/explosions/ship damage in the space battles?
This seems like a bit of a silly question, but is there a feature in the game that allows you to "see" your colonies? I don't mean the world tiles where you construct buildings or assign policies; I mean actually seeing the various buildings and/or cities on the individual planets - sort of like the feature in Rome: Total War that allowed you to view your cities on the tactical map. Thanks.
Hmm. Do you actually build separate ground forces, or are they just "levies" that you attach to ground transports? Are the cinematics for ground battles always the same, or do they differ from time to time to keep it interesting? In other words, are ground battles as unique and interesting to watch as the space battles? How big do ground and space battles get? Do you ever have epic battles between gigantic space armadas, for example?
Hello, I'm a 4X addict (I actually remember Pax Imperia) and I just stumbled onto this site. This game looks pretty rad, the AI from what I hear is actually pretty intelligent, and the eye candy looks absolutely stunning. But I've also heard that there is no ground combat, and you cannot control the space battles. How much does this diminish from the gameplay? Is it still fun when you can only watch space battles (btw, can you at least watch the ground battles, or is it
