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star ruler on sale this weekend

anyone play this

April 16, 2011 9:22:37 AM from Elemental ForumsElemental Forums

Star ruler, 1/2 this weekend on impulse.  Anyone who has played this have comments.  i might get this one....

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Reply #1 April 16, 2011 9:55:38 AM
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Star ruler, 1/2 this weekend on impulse.  Anyone who has played this have comments.  i might get this one....
  

Get the demo at: http://starruler.blind-mind.com/ (See orange link on the right hand side of the page)

Work is still being done on the game (AI rewrite help it handle the stuff that has changed since it was written is coming up soon I hear... specifically to handle the economy).

 

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Reply #2 April 16, 2011 10:03:30 AM
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Demo... cool  thanks, somehow I missed the demo being  available... I was focusing on their decision to stop using  impulse as a distribution  platform because, while they trust Brad (froggy), they don't trust/agree with/ respect  current practices of new owner of impulse.

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Reply #3 April 16, 2011 10:36:04 AM
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I was focusing on their decision to stop using  impulse as a distribution  platform because, while they trust Brad (froggy), they don't trust/agree with/ respect  current practices of new owner of impulse.

It has no DRM, and everything is in the install directory so if you keep the install around (burn to CD or something) then it can always be used. It also is compatible with the updates from their site and it has an update utility built into the game (accessed from the main menu).

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Reply #4 April 16, 2011 11:33:51 AM
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My personal opinion, get it.  10$ is a steal!  Now I have only play so much ie classes.  School is done in 2 weeks and then I am really going to dive into this game.  Its fun.  Tutorials are very helpful.  They are always throwing big updates into it every month.  Star Ruler has come a long way since I first played it. Nothing like building a ship bigger than the galaxy... Mines bigger!

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Reply #5 April 16, 2011 3:32:42 PM
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I played the release version of the game last year. It wasn't really the final version, having a lot of things that needed fixing and updating, the game being made in essence by two people for most of the time. But the shear size of the galaxy you can generate blew me out of the water. If you've got a strong enough PC, you can add a million solar systems. It's received a lot of updates since release, and the stuff they want to add to the game sounds very awesome.

So long term, it's going to be a really sweet 4X Space TBS, for 10 dollars, it's a steal. 

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Reply #6 April 16, 2011 3:50:18 PM
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Quoting Gwenio1,
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It has no DRM, and everything is in the install directory so if you keep the install around (burn to CD or something) then it can always be used. It also is compatible with the updates from their site and it has an update utility built into the game (accessed from the main menu).
I might have to buy this game sight unseen just to support the way they do business.  

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Reply #7 April 16, 2011 4:30:43 PM
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I'm still torn between wanting the game, and not wanting it from Impulse knowing that Blind Mind is about to pull Impulse support.

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Reply #8 April 16, 2011 4:36:44 PM
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I'm still torn between wanting the game, and not wanting it from Impulse knowing that Blind Mind is about to pull Impulse support.

The plan is for it to still be availible for those that purchased it, it will just be that no more people can buy it. However, it remains to be seen how that works out.

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Reply #9 April 16, 2011 4:42:06 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the game where you can build a ship the size of a galaxy, then fill it with ships the size of planets? And on and on, like those Russian dolls...

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Reply #10 April 16, 2011 4:55:40 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but this is the game where you can build a ship the size of a galaxy, then fill it with ships the size of planets? And on and on, like those Russian dolls...

Yes, though a ship the size of a galaxy would take forever to make...

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Reply #11 April 16, 2011 5:52:12 PM
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Quoting Gwenio1,
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Quoting Tridus, reply 7I'm still torn between wanting the game, and not wanting it from Impulse knowing that Blind Mind is about to pull Impulse support.

The plan is for it to still be availible for those that purchased it, it will just be that no more people can buy it. However, it remains to be seen how that works out.

Yeah I know that's the plan, but I don't really trust it. If they were keeping it for sale I'd have bought it by now for sure, but the uncertainty sucks.

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Reply #12 April 16, 2011 6:07:35 PM
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If anyone is interested, it is on sale elsewhere as well (or at least at Gamer's Gate http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-SR/star-ruler).

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Reply #13 April 16, 2011 8:35:49 PM
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Isn't this the kind of game that has been on permanent sale? Ie early alpha/beta paid release?

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Reply #14 April 16, 2011 9:19:29 PM
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Isn't this the kind of game that has been on permanent sale? Ie early alpha/beta paid release?

It is a full release version, though work is still being done on it.

As I recall, there have been times it was not on sale.

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Reply #15 April 17, 2011 12:56:28 PM
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Wound up picking it up on D2D since it's on sale there too. Looks like they've made a LOT of improvements since I looked at it months ago.

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Reply #16 April 17, 2011 1:57:09 PM
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Looks like they've made a LOT of improvements since I looked at it months ago.

It gets patched frequently.

Version 1.0.7.0: April 5th

Version 1.0.7.2: April 12th

Version 1.0.7.4: April 15th

Live change log for version 1.0.7.6 at: http://forums.blind-mind.com/index.php?topic=3360.0

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Reply #17 April 17, 2011 3:35:11 PM
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It's a pretty amazing game, I'm learning how to use blender just for it. Blueprints are so much fun when designing your ships. The MP is pretty concrete and I'm not even a 4x MP'er. (I like to test my designs vs other peoples inventions.)

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Reply #18 April 18, 2011 4:23:00 AM
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Tempted to get it, until I checked my ageing computer specs

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