Soase entrenchment updates

Entrenchment update fine. Let it sit for a bit. Worked for me. In a sad twist of fate, my internet was down when I got home and was still down when I left for work this morning. All this looking forward to and drooling over the beta, and I couldn't even get it. Gonna try to see if the work PC lets me install Impulse and download it, brought my usb key.

I was able to download and run it. Played a small map to get a quick game in and played for a couple of hours. It was nice Plus, everything ran fine except for a couple of run-time errors. I will post this, but not for sure where I should start the thread. Can you direct me accordingly? I figured it out. If anyone doubts the speed of Stardock servers, I was downloading at about 3.

Now let's hope I can fit it on my USB key.. Things we do to play Sins, eh? My 5 year old mb just died yesterday morning, so I ended up loosing some minor updated on my website when transfering it to the webhosting server at home. The AI's have been made even smarter, which can make things better or worse, depending on one's point of view. Entrenchment adds 11 new planetary bonuses to the game. However, only 9 of them actually appear in the game, as Indigenous Satellites and Stable Debris Field do not have a chance to spawn on any of the planet types.

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The closest analogy tends to be found in the tower rush, and many games go out of their way to prevent that. It tends to arise in games where defenses are powerful and where there are no ultimate weapons capable of just wiping out opponents in one fell swoop. Seiges are highly intellectual battles fought between the attacker who seeks to do maximum damage for the lowest cost and the defender who wants to minimize defensive costs by placing defenses in mutually supporting alignments.

Entrenchment almost guarantees that sieges will be seen because fully upgraded starbases backed up by a moderate defensive fleet and orbital defenses can stall even the largest swarm of capital ships and escorting cruisers for a long time - and even defeat them outright. Starbase placement is vital - should it be close to the point where opposing fleets will jump into orbit?

Or as close to the planet itself as possible? What mix of defensive structures are optimal? How should upgrades be handled? And for the attacker spotting weaknesses in a particular starbase or even one of several among border planets is essential.

Proper composition of the attacking fleet has to be considered, especially repair of capital ships during battle. So many considerations make Entrenchment a much more thoughtful challenge than most strategy games currently offer.

This is a welcome option for players tired of seeing endless zerg rushes. Diplomacy in Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity is a highly personalized business, and not one prone to maxims or bold assertions. It will depend very much on the players involved and their apparent trustworthiness.

Needless to say, while Diplomacy is fun when conducted against AI opponents, for a true challenge multiplayer games against live humans will provide the greatest challenge and the most rewarding experience. The possibilities are endless in Diplomacy. The diplomatic side of Sins of a Solar Empire is unusual in a strategy game and quite welcome. The depth it adds is excellent, if for no other reason than the fact that it allows the player to feel more engaged with the game, more thoughtful about possibilities, and more interested in finding unique solutions.