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Dev Journal
Sins II Ship Series: The Advent Radiance Battleship
Welcome to our first look at the Advent in our ongoing Ship Series. We start off with the Radiance-class battleship - the ultimate tank of the Advent’s standard arsenal. The Radiance is bristling with weapons starting with its high pierce heavy beam cannons and plasma cannons, all the way to its more than 10 laser cannons. As if this weren’t enough, the Radiance integrates Psintegrats to power its psionic special ability that force enemies to focus fire on it. Rounding out this powerful ship is ... [read more]
Dev Journal
Sins of a Solar Empire II: Mastering the Cosmos with Tactical Brilliance Welcome back, fellow space strategists! Today, we’re diving deep into the tactical depths of Sins of a Solar Empire II, a game that brilliantly revitalizes the 4X genre. If you've ever fantasized about founding a galactic empire, exploiting resources, and building an unstoppable fleet, then prepare to have your dreams realized. This sequel to Sins Rebellion takes the combat simulation to exhilarating new heights... [read more]
Dev Journal
Sins II Dev Journal #24: Shaders - The Virtual Fabric of Reality
This month, Paul Kiesling (Set), lead 3D artist for Sins II, returned to share his latest shader explorations. His insights aim to inspire fans and modders during his research for future updates. The word shader gets thrown around a lot when talking about video games and for most people it's essentially technobabble, but what is a shader and how does it work? That's a great question and simply put, a shader is a small program that renders graphics data. It renders the visual elements of the gam... [read more]
Stardock Entertainment Announcements
Stardock Entertainment Assumes Post-Launch Production Leadership for Ara: History Untold
Expanded post-launch roadmap details new maps, upgraded mechanics and more , including first premium DLC content Stardock Entertainment announced today they will assume production management for historical turn-based strategy game Ara: History Untold while Oxide Games will continue as lead developer. The game will continue to be published by Xbox Game Studios. “With our decades of experience in delivering high quality strategy games,... [read more]
Dev Journal
Video Blog: The Comp-Stomp! Cooperative Play in Sins II
The Comp-Stomp! Cooperative Play in Sins of a Solar Empire II The Sins of a Solar Empire series has long been a beacon for strategy enthusiasts, drawing in a passionate community that thrives on the thrill of competitive multiplayer. Players engage in intense head-to-head battles and team matchups, all in a quest for galactic supremacy. However, while the competitive scene is undeniably exhilarating, it’s not the only way to enjoy this grand strategy title. For those who prefer a mo... [read more]
Dev Journal
Ship Series: The TEC Primacy Ragnarov Titan
The TEC Primacy’s flagship is the weapon-laden Ragnarov-class titan. In keeping with the Primacy’s philosophy that all enemies should be destroyed, the Ragnarov is embodiment of this ideal, as most of the ship is composed of a massive rail gun. In the time since we first looked at the Ragnarov, she’s only become more deadly with the inclusion of point-defense autocannons as part of her standard arsenal. Armament 1 x Rail Gun 10 x Medium Aut... [read more]
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Developer Interview: Sovereign Echo on v1.4 "Total Subjugation"
Developer Interview: Sovereign Echo on v1.4 "Total Subjugation" In this developer interview, we talk to Games Designer Conor Harris, aka “Sovereign Echo”, on the motivations behind the changes and additions made to Sins of a Solar Empire II in the v1.4 “Total Subjugation” update. Topics discussed include the role that community feedback played in helping the designers address balance issues, the nature of those balance changes and the reasonin... [read more]