The video posted at Rock, Paper, SHOTGUN does not show gameplay until the 30 minute mark but may still interest you before that so try not to immediately skip until the launch screen. Once you do, you will see that Starships does borrow from Beyond Earth, with the idea of Affinities granting specific bonuses based on the leader you chose but then it immediately changes. Starships of varying sizes and components become your troops, maps become dynamic with the addition of asteroids on the field which move, interfering with your weaponry as well as your movement and solar systems replace cities. The way you end your turn has also changed, instead of a limited amount of moves and attacks your ships have a crew which tires as you use the ship and let you choose to keep going with penalties due to the fatigue of your crew or send them on shore leave to end their usefulness for that turn. Check out the video to see what you think of this new face to Sid Meier.
"Meier also tackles the thorny question “how do you put maps in space?” and clarifies that people who call themselves ‘marauders’ don’t tend to be terribly friendly.
The Starships footage kicks off at around the 30 minute mark, but the more patient view can enjoy a whole 50 minutes of Sidchat."
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The game looks quite simple
The game looks quite simple but it is good to have a bit more casual 4X games as well. It is good to see strategy games are doing quite well these days; Paradox Development Studio grand strategy games, Endless -series, GalCiv, Sid Meier’s -series, etc.
Hopefully it is much better
Hopefully it is much better balanced and finished then ‘beyond the earth’.With graphics that can actually be set to surround screens without mods or a straight up fail.While i used to rush out and buy Cids offerings when they came out, They no longer interest me as they have been dumbed down far to much and are unfinished at release.