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Anguille

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on: March 15, 2021, 06:50:53 AM
This game looks interesting. I think i'll jump into the EA as soon as i finish my campaigns in Stronghold Warlords. EA starts tomorrow.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1194590/Star_Dynasties/

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Reply #1 on: March 15, 2021, 08:30:40 AM
The UI looks very "Stellaris" to me.
Added to my Wishlist.

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Reply #2 on: March 15, 2021, 08:38:40 AM
Crusader Kings in space?  ???

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Reply #3 on: March 15, 2021, 09:23:57 AM
Crusader Kings in space?  ???
Pretty much (Dune kind). I like the art style.



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Reply #4 on: March 15, 2021, 09:26:06 AM
First let's play by eXplorminate




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Reply #5 on: March 15, 2021, 10:01:05 AM
Crusader Kings in space?  ???
Pretty much (Dune kind). I like the art style.

Ooooo... Dune is a better comparison.  :bigthumb:

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Reply #6 on: March 15, 2021, 04:49:56 PM
Definitely looking forward to this one.  I've had it wishlisted as soon as it became available on Steam. 

I participated in the Star Dynasties Development Build late last year.  At that point, It still felt somewhat bare-bones -- it was a bit light on content, and the UI needed some refining -- but I liked what I saw overall.  Hopefully when it drops into EA tomorrow, it'll be a more fleshed out experience. 


EDIT:  Forgot to add, I definitely get a Dune vibe from this game as well.  :) 



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Reply #7 on: March 15, 2021, 05:04:49 PM
A decent article from Explorminate: a combination of preview (not by Rob, although he adds his own thoughts at the end) and Q&A session with Glen Pawley, the game's main developer. 


https://explorminate.co/star-dynasties-early-access-preview-and-qa/



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Reply #8 on: March 19, 2021, 03:37:32 AM
Anyone trying it?



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Reply #9 on: March 21, 2021, 09:23:58 PM
Not me.  I'm happy to wait until it's out of EA -- both out of general principle, and because I keep hearing the game suffers from a lack of content/things to do at this point.  Sounds like it needs more fleshing out. 



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Reply #10 on: March 22, 2021, 03:50:10 AM
To give credit where credit is due, Glen is active in the game's Discord sub-channel (via Iceberg Interactive), and has been very responsive to player feedback.  He's clearly aware of the game's current foibles, and has plans to fix/improve them. 

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Reply #11 on: March 22, 2021, 12:14:15 PM
Sounds great. Don't know if i'll manage not to get it. Sometimes i like games that are not too complex.



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Reply #12 on: March 22, 2021, 05:34:42 PM
That's part of its appeal for me as well.  Strategy games don't always need to be deep or complex to be fun.  As I said earlier, I plan to get Star Dynasties either way.  :) 



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Reply #13 on: July 22, 2021, 06:13:22 PM
Looks like a major update just dropped.  It adds a new feature (Expeditions) and significant improvements to modding abilities. 


https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1194590/view/2975175180235397335



Anyone else tried this one, by the way?  I grabbed Star Dynasties during the summer sale and installed it, but haven't dove in yet. 



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Reply #14 on: August 03, 2021, 07:55:05 AM
It's still on my pending list of games to play (i have it). Somehow, i am not so motivated to play it as long as it's not version 1.0 yet....but i am very tempted.