Sins of a Solar Empire Interview - bit-tech.net Forums

CardJoe · 6th Jun 2008, 09:20

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...re-interview/1

Sins of a Solar Empire was one of the sleeper hits of last year, and the game became a favourite of anti-DRM types who appreciated the lack of copy protection and online distribution. Now, we catch up with company co-owner Craig Fraser and have a chin-wag...

Veles · 6th Jun 2008, 10:07

Wow I'm now internet famous.

Nice interview Joe

Time to start playing Sins again now

sotu1 · 6th Jun 2008, 10:37

Joe, good stuff but a few glaring grammar errors and bold type where not neccessary.

sotu1 · 6th Jun 2008, 10:38

And yeh, I know I spelled necessary wrong in that last post.

AcidJiles · 6th Jun 2008, 13:03

Always a fan of Anti-DRMers one of the reasons I bought the game and a few others from stardock.

Cobalt · 6th Jun 2008, 13:15

I like that Imperium Galactica got a mention. I loved those games and it irked me when Sins got the credit for inventing the 4XRTS, good to know that the devs appreciate gaming history

airchie · 6th Jun 2008, 13:30

Heh, I forgot about sins but it might just work on this crappy laptop I now have...

MrMonroe · 6th Jun 2008, 18:02

Uh oh. Now I have to dig Imperium Galactica out of the closet and try and figure out a way to get it to run on my Vista machine. This is going to be tough.

Are they still selling DOS 5.0?

RaptorRed · 6th Jun 2008, 18:44

@MrMonroe DosBox is your friend.

Cadillac Ferd · 6th Jun 2008, 20:35

SoaSE is really an incredible game made by people who obviously know what it takes to create great games. I have a sneaking suspicion that Stardock and Iron Clad will be involved in even more amazing projects in the future (that hopefully will get more hype than terrible games - I'm looking at you, Haze). I feel bad for anyone in Europe who had to wait this long to get their hands on it. It's so good!

legoman666 · 6th Jun 2008, 23:18

First I pirated the game, I played it quite a bit, then I bought it and haven't played it since. This article is making me bust it out again. I have to redownload it.

Bladestorm · 6th Jun 2008, 23:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaptorRed

@MrMonroe DosBox is your friend.

Or in the rare case that DosBox isn't good - Microsoft's free Virtual PC software

It takes a bit more setup, but it works very well so far as I've experienced.

Hamish · 7th Jun 2008, 00:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadillac Ferd

SoaSE is really an incredible game made by people who obviously know what it takes to create great games. I have a sneaking suspicion that Stardock and Iron Clad will be involved in even more amazing projects in the future (that hopefully will get more hype than terrible games - I'm looking at you, Haze). I feel bad for anyone in Europe who had to wait this long to get their hands on it. It's so good!

its only the retail release thats just hit the UK, we've been able to buy it through stardock central aslong as you have

DarkReaper · 7th Jun 2008, 01:02

This interview made me download the demo but my PC keeps crashing when I try to run it. Bah

It's not exactly ancient either - 1.86Ghz C2D, 2gb ram, 7800GT...

Veles · 7th Jun 2008, 01:58

That would be plenty to run it

zero0ne · 7th Jun 2008, 03:06

also chiming in and saying I first Pirated it with my roomate, then we both bought the game after finding out it had no DRM crap on it. Played a few games with him on lan, and now that im not living with him anymore havent touched it (hell my computer still isn't hooked up in my new place yet!)

I actually know quite a few people who pirated first, bought later because of its awesome quality.... keep up the good work!

Personally, I don't really bother to pirate computer games, I always feel that computer game developers get way too little from their games, and that by pirating them you are taking a significant chunk from their pockets. Now TV shows and movies are a different story, considering a lot of the CRAP that has been out on the big screen as of late (aside from Iron Man) TV shows too, the companies get so much cash money from ads, and Now i usually just watch TV shows via hulu. I can deal with 2 minutes of ads total per ~22 minutes of show.

Hulu is the future!

Sark.inc · 7th Jun 2008, 11:26

Where can i get a legit version?

no one sells here in nz :<

legoman666 · 7th Jun 2008, 17:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by cnvrt

Where can i get a legit version?

no one sells here in nz :<

buy it via their online distribution service: Stardock Central.

rls669 · 7th Jun 2008, 23:33

Here's the direct link to Sins at the Stardock online store.

Tyrmot · 9th Jun 2008, 00:12

Imperium Galactica was a great game, bought the sequel only the other day.

In fact it went even further than Sins and let you zoom right down to planet surface level as well as designing your own ships, so still yet to be beaten... *hint for expansion pack*

6th Jun 2008, 09:20	#1
CardJoe Player Character bit-tech Staff Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 7,946	Sins of a Solar Empire Interview http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/2008/...re-interview/1 Sins of a Solar Empire was one of the sleeper hits of last year, and the game became a favourite of anti-DRM types who appreciated the lack of copy protection and online distribution. Now, we catch up with company co-owner Craig Fraser and have a chin-wag... __________________ this is joe's non-bit-tech blog

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sotu1 Mini Love Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England, South of. Posts: 1,167	Joe, good stuff but a few glaring grammar errors and bold type where not neccessary. __________________ Death to consolification !!! [size=1]Give me my Windforce! I'm coming back!

6th Jun 2008, 10:38	#4
sotu1 Mini Love Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: England, South of. Posts: 1,167	And yeh, I know I spelled necessary wrong in that last post. __________________ Death to consolification !!! [size=1]Give me my Windforce! I'm coming back!

7th Jun 2008, 01:02	#14
DarkReaper Alignment: Sarcastic Good Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Belfast, NI Posts: 1,750	This interview made me download the demo but my PC keeps crashing when I try to run it. Bah It's not exactly ancient either - 1.86Ghz C2D, 2gb ram, 7800GT... __________________ Yeah, God could have created the Earth 6000 years ago with less than a blink, and set out all the evidence to the contrary just to confuse us. Personally I think that blowing up an entire universe on a timescale of billions of years to create the specific people He wanted has far more style

6th Jun 2008, 13:03	#5
AcidJiles Multimodder Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 152	Always a fan of Anti-DRMers one of the reasons I bought the game and a few others from stardock.

6th Jun 2008, 13:15	#6
Cobalt Multimodder Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 248	I like that Imperium Galactica got a mention. I loved those games and it irked me when Sins got the credit for inventing the 4XRTS, good to know that the devs appreciate gaming history

6th Jun 2008, 18:02	#8
MrMonroe Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 195	Uh oh. Now I have to dig Imperium Galactica out of the closet and try and figure out a way to get it to run on my Vista machine. This is going to be tough. Are they still selling DOS 5.0?

6th Jun 2008, 18:44	#9
RaptorRed Multimodder Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Manchester England Posts: 107	@MrMonroe DosBox is your friend.

6th Jun 2008, 20:35	#10
Cadillac Ferd Multimodder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Maaaaryland, USA Posts: 219	SoaSE is really an incredible game made by people who obviously know what it takes to create great games. I have a sneaking suspicion that Stardock and Iron Clad will be involved in even more amazing projects in the future (that hopefully will get more hype than terrible games - I'm looking at you, Haze). I feel bad for anyone in Europe who had to wait this long to get their hands on it. It's so good!

6th Jun 2008, 23:18	#11
legoman666 Beat to fit, paint to match. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 786	First I pirated the game, I played it quite a bit, then I bought it and haven't played it since. This article is making me bust it out again. I have to redownload it.

7th Jun 2008, 03:06	#16
zero0ne Multimodder Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 112	also chiming in and saying I first Pirated it with my roomate, then we both bought the game after finding out it had no DRM crap on it. Played a few games with him on lan, and now that im not living with him anymore havent touched it (hell my computer still isn't hooked up in my new place yet!) I actually know quite a few people who pirated first, bought later because of its awesome quality.... keep up the good work! Personally, I don't really bother to pirate computer games, I always feel that computer game developers get way too little from their games, and that by pirating them you are taking a significant chunk from their pockets. Now TV shows and movies are a different story, considering a lot of the CRAP that has been out on the big screen as of late (aside from Iron Man) TV shows too, the companies get so much cash money from ads, and Now i usually just watch TV shows via hulu. I can deal with 2 minutes of ads total per ~22 minutes of show. Hulu is the future!

7th Jun 2008, 11:26	#17
Sark.inc Multimodder Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 148	Where can i get a legit version? no one sells here in nz :<

7th Jun 2008, 23:33	#19
rls669 i can has dremel? Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 291	Here's the direct link to Sins at the Stardock online store.

9th Jun 2008, 00:12	#20
Tyrmot Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London Posts: 204	Imperium Galactica was a great game, bought the sequel only the other day. In fact it went even further than Sins and let you zoom right down to planet surface level as well as designing your own ships, so still yet to be beaten... hint for expansion pack