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General discussionWeekend Promo: Stardock meets Paradox(132 posts)(132 posts)
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Posted April 15, 2016
Two strategy/RPG powerhouses in one mega-promo: up to 80% off almost every Stardock and Paradox game!



Usually, when you're told that you're going to be sharing some space with a person you've never met, the first things you wonder are whether you two will be compatible and if they own a handheld console. But every once in awhile, the match ends up being so perfect that you feel like it should had happened long ago. When <span class="bold">Stardock meets Paradox</span>, this is exactly the vibe you'll get as you're browsing through their combined list of games and look at the sweet discounts we put on them.

Coming hot from the Kickstarter oven, Pillars of Eternity delivered this "modern classic" vibe that fans of the isometric RPGs of yore were craving. And it did it with the gusto and confidence we have come to expect from Obsidian.

The enormous scale and sandbox qualities of the <Galactic Civilizations games are what set them apart, but it's Stardock's commitment to constantly improving and expanding their potential that has grabbed the attention of all known species in the galaxy.



When <span class="bold">Stardock meets Paradox</span> you know you're in for a real treat. It's a great list of quality strategy/RPGs that should be on everyone's collection, like Sins of a Solar Empire, Hearts of Iron II, Majesty Gold, Sorcerer King, and many more, going for up to 80% off. The promo will last until April 19, 3:59 AM UTC.
Posted April 15, 2016
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eiii: You cannot blast existing infrastructure?

That sounds even worse than the "local authorities" in TTD which always deny me to cut a swath through the center of their cities to lay my tracks. :P
You can blast buildings but it costs a lot and you don't get much back from that. Sure in some cases you can pull a tram line over freed space but you can not build roads.

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IronArcturus: Do you know if Cities in Motion has a windowed mode? What engine does it use?
Yes it has a windowed mode but the cursor is locked in game unless you pick use system cursor in settings. Engine is made by Collosal Order themselves. They are also the company that made the city builder Cities: Skylines.
Post edited April 15, 2016 by Matruchus
Posted April 15, 2016
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guppy44: I'll have to give these titles some thought. I've never played a grand strategy game before so most Paradox titles have always looked overwhelming to me. If I were to try one, is there one in particular that's ideal for a newcomer? :)
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Splatsch: The first I played (and that I still love to play) was Europa Universalis II. I always found it accessible while being deep and fascinating. So if you want to go in the genre and have limited budget, it would be a nice beginning point (or For the Glory, who seems to be the same "a little bit upgraded").
But may be it's only nostalgia, I'm not a "good player" in these games, even if I love them a lot :)
Thank you for the input. Is there a steep learning curve to it? I'd imagine there will be more so for me since I've never played a grand strategy game. :)
Posted April 15, 2016
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Splatsch: That doesn't seems too bad, depending of the answers to this two questions :
- Is the game well balanced ?
- What about replayability ?
Uf, balance. How do I answer that? I think it does manage go give more or less a balance transport simulator in concert with the economic development. Also what I forgot to mention is that you get occasional quests aka lines set up reguests by different people, organizations, mayor and then you get some money for that.

Replayability is huge with several maps and economy changing + there are always different line set up requests to spice the game up. You can always play scenarios, campaigns or sandbox so there is basically unlimited possibilities.

You have 9 campaigns, 18 sandbox cities.
Post edited April 15, 2016 by Matruchus
Posted April 15, 2016
I want GalCiv III... eventually. This is a nice discount for the base game but I look at all of the DLC and think... "I'll just wait for the ultimate version". GalCiv II needs more attention from me anyway.
Posted April 15, 2016
Weekend Promo: Time Sinks - That would be a more appropriate name! :)

This is a very nice collection of games (that definitely won't appeal to everyone for various reasons) and most of them in dirt cheap prices. I wish we had CKII here but, sadly, Paradox already stated that they won't offer a non-steam version soon (if at all..). That means I'll continue playing my retail copy of CK as I don't see anything more interesting for my taste at the moment (not that EU or HoI aren't interesting enough - I just can't justify to spend so much time in them). Also, Stellaris would be a great addition but I guess they'll follow the same road as with CKII which is pretty sad too.
Posted April 15, 2016
Cool stuff.
Posted April 15, 2016
Damn.. I would have skipped EU2 and HoI2, if I knew that the stadalone upgrades FTG and DH would have come here.
Now, should I buy them anyway?

Also, there's that EU3 big DLC pack..
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Posted April 15, 2016
Hm. I've been thinking to myself that the next time Elemental (Ultimate) was going on sale I might pick it up. I didn't think it was going to be this soon again though.

I'm also eyeing Sins of the Solar Empire, but I'm still not sure whether I'm that keen on the real-time nature of it. Also, I hear the Titans in this version can be a bit OP. Is there any way to disable them via the options menu?
Posted April 15, 2016
Did I understand it correctly, that if I buy The Darkest Hour I basically get HoI 2 with the expansion + higher resolutions + other tweaks ect.?
Posted April 15, 2016
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Matruchus: Uf, balance. How do I answer that?
I was meaning huuum... if are wise decisions in general well rewarded by the game, and if the game isn't nor too hard or easy to play.

But this seems great ! You answered to everything I was wondering about :) Thank you very much !
And I noticed there is a demo, so I'll even can give it a try :)
The last aspect will be my computer : I hope that the game will run well on it and won't heat my videocard too much.
Thanks again for all the help and explanations ! :D

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guppy44: Thank you for the input. Is there a steep learning curve to it? I'd imagine there will be more so for me since I've never played a grand strategy game. :)
That was my case when I discovered it the first time (I was 17-18 years old I think, it was when the game was out in...hum... 2001 ?). There is a nice tutorial, enough to go in the game if I remember well. After that, it will depend on you, if you have fun in trying things, experimenting with history... You won't feel too much the learning curve because you'll pay deeper attention to new aspects each time you play a new game (economy, trading, war, weddings, diplomacy...).
At the beginning, I only knew some basics and it was enough to "play" with the game (and enjoy it). If you play one game of this kind : take your time and don't hesitate to use the pause to read and understand what's happening, to take a look at your relationships etc... Taking the time is very important (it's the contrary of "fast paced").
And in EU II, I always had the feeling that informations were many but not overwhelming (in contrary to some others Paradox games I discovered after).
But for me it's really enjoyable in first plays if you don't mind to not know fully every mechanism of the game. And with time, if you like playing it, you'll learn more and more mechanisms (which are not the most complicated in EU II).
And some country are really easy to take for first plays to discover the game ;)
One warning : it's a game who takes time to play ;)
Hum. Did I really answered to your questions ? I hope XD
Edit : and if you're tempted by "Europa Universalis II", take a look at reviews of "For the Glory" before purchase to decide which one of the two you want ;)
Edit 2 : And keep in mind that I'm not a "pro" or "specialist" at all of these games ;)
Post edited April 15, 2016 by Splatsch
Posted April 15, 2016
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Ganni1987: All those discounts and yet still no upgrade paths for PoE.
This all sounds extremely familiar for some reason, I wonder if the member(s) who posted these same complaints about this identical issue about 2 months ago (or those that had these same complaints previous or since) ever bothered to follow through on the advice that was given then and directly contacted the publisher, Paradox, to inform that they would like to ability to purchase an upgrade of PoE on GOG. I'm still of the mind as I was then and still believe that GOG cannot legally offer upgrades for PoE without having a signed agreement with the publisher, Paradox.
I don't know if I would characterize the situation as "our fault", but if enough people would have <span class="bold">politely informed Paradox</span> that they would like the ability to purchase an upgrade to PoE on GOG 6 to 9 months ago it would have shown that there was interest and significant market for it and might have prompted Paradox to complete an agreement to offer the upgrade. Imagine what actually might come to pass if people would more promptly directly contact the developers and publishers with their concerns instead of just complaining on the GOG forums. Bitching at GOG on their forums doesn't change the fact that GOG cannot unilaterally offer things for which they do not have a written agreement with the publishers.
Paradox claims there's "a technical issue with GOG technology" which is why an upgrade package for PoE is not being offered, despite the fact GOG provides upgrade packages for how many other dozens of games? What could possibly be so special about PoE that GOG needs "to make upgrades to their pipeline to support it" as far as an upgrade package is concerned? Obviously I don't know what Paradox's first-hand public response is, but I think that if Paradox really wanted to to make a PoE upgrade package available on GOG they could do so.
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_the_white_march_part_ii_93605/post17

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_the_white_march_part_ii_93605/post23

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_the_white_march_part_ii_93605/post64

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_the_white_march_part_ii_93605/post70

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_the_white_march_part_ii_93605/post74

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_the_white_march_part_ii_93605/post76

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_the_white_march_part_ii_93605/post79

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Benutzer27: Again Pillars of Eternity being on sale without including the DLCs. Why cant you even put them on 20% or something? :(
One was able to purchase both the White March Part I &amp; II at a discount when the White March Part I was first released on GOG. In fact I took advantage of this offer and purchased both expansions for $24.99 instead of $14.99 for each one separately. The White March Part II was already in my library when I checked my account after I read the release announcement. I believe PoE is in the promo list because there is a 50% discount on purchases of the base game.
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_pillars_of_eternity_the_white_march_part_ii_93605/post28
Posted April 15, 2016
FINALLY king arthur on sale! thanks
Posted April 15, 2016
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eiii: You cannot blast existing infrastructure?

That sounds even worse than the "local authorities" in TTD which always deny me to cut a swath through the center of their cities to lay my tracks. :P
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Matruchus: You can blast buildings but it costs a lot and you don't get much back from that. Sure in some cases you can pull a tram line over freed space but you can not build roads.

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IronArcturus: Do you know if Cities in Motion has a windowed mode? What engine does it use?
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Matruchus: Yes it has a windowed mode but the cursor is locked in game unless you pick use system cursor in settings. Engine is made by Collosal Order themselves. They are also the company that made the city builder Cities: Skylines.
So is the game similar to SimCity or Transport Tycoon?
Posted April 15, 2016
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Splatsch: snip
This is very helpful. Thank you for all your input and help. It really is useful and I think I'll go with the older titles as you mentioned to test the waters. Sometimes the newer titles with all the added features can be too much for a newcomer but can be appreciated once the basics are learned. This seems the perfect route for me, so thank you once again for taking the time to be so helpful. Have a great weekend! :)
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Matruchus: You can blast buildings but it costs a lot and you don't get much back from that. Sure in some cases you can pull a tram line over freed space but you can not build roads.

Yes it has a windowed mode but the cursor is locked in game unless you pick use system cursor in settings. Engine is made by Collosal Order themselves. They are also the company that made the city builder Cities: Skylines.
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IronArcturus: So is the game similar to SimCity or Transport Tycoon?
Its a city mass transport simulator so Transport Tycoon would be closest.
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