Does it have a Skirmish mode?

Same. :D

I think i'll just wait for the enhanced version with the Extended Intro Scene. :P

Bought it, played it for an hour and thinking about a refund:

Background:
Big Fan of the original Schleichfahrt/Archmedian Dynasty, extremly dissappointed back then about Aquanox, as they transformed it from a quasi-simulation into a dumb shooter with an even dumber story. Played Aquanox 2, which kept the A1 gameplay but otherwise tried to steer a little away from the fps-blandness of A1, but suffered from the small budget.

I did not have any technical problems so far and right after I quit my first hour an update was installed. I finished the first mission on Heartbreak Ridge and its a bland/nediocre shooter, nothing more nothing less. With a lot of strange decisions, like the crafting system, or that you are a group of four, sitting in one cratf, but the radio chatter suggest that there are several crafts, or the door/forcefield - system that makes certain you find your way, but also kills immersion (at least for me).

Yeah, this is a little off-putting. I don't mind paying extra to get the soundtrack or some game art... but "pay extra to get the good ending"? Ah, no thanks.

It looks interesting...

Wait, what!? Hell, the extended ending is not even out yet! Time to wishlist 'til a deep enough discount on the extended edition then...

Extended Ending as DLC ! first of i have to thank the developer/publisher for being so bold as to make it clear in the goodies section, now the game will be ignored and the dev/pub laughed at and ridiculed ofc for making such dumb desicions.

The second game is already in my library back catalog. I am always totally amazed how game franchises on gog never (or not often) put the older games on sale at same time release of the new game. Really blows my mind....

Hows the AI in the third and this release? (notice the original game listed "Advanced AI" on the game page blurb....)

Whilst I have concerns about the the tbc stuff, I have sent a quick form field email to digital arrow explaining a total lack of faith in gog going forward and the possibility of being able to buy direct and bypass gog completely.

I will post back if i get a response.

I don't see the problem. There are more games with season passes/additional content/dlc/expansions sold later on.

Some are well worth the money others are not. If you like the main game and don't want to pay for uncertain content then buy the standard game. Later on you can buy the rest if you want. Because you can buy the standard game, the goodies and the soundtrack seperately, I see no reason why the new content shouldn't.

Guys have a point here, you know - this is THE ending we´re talking about, not some new content or side missions.
Nobody would mind a meaty DLC (aka. expansion) but selling an ending as a part of a Deluxe Edition is off-putting.

At least it should be included as a free patch for everybody, regardless of edition!

Was gonna get this on Steam, but now that it's here I guess I can get it here instead. Yay!

Tarhiel hit the nail on the head here, yes the problem is that i don't like when devs or publishers milk the game with DLC such as an extended ending which to me seem like it should be in the game in the first place because all i see is "extended ending", no i don't like being sold the ending as DLC.

I don't mind larger expansion packs however if well done but this no thx.

Could i have explained this in a less hostile tone the first time ? yes but it got the job done and it does really leave a bad taste in the mouth.

I wonder if by extended ending they actually mean alternate ending that was scrapped from the game?