Sword of the Stars II : Lords of Winter

 

Sword of the Stars II : Lords of Winter (PC/FullIso/ENG)
Game Platforme(s) : PC | Language : English | Release Date : Oct 28, 2011
Publisher : Paradox Interactive | Developer : Kerberos Productions | Genre : Strategy | Size : 1.6 Gb

Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter is a huge disappointment. After more than a dozen patches as of this review, it remains a buggy, difficult-to-play mess, prone to multiple crash bugs and freezes, obscured by unclear mechanics, and bereft of helpful guidance. Even if you have a great deal of patience and a professed love of deep strategy games set in space, you should avoid Sword of the Stars II until developer Kerberos Productions has fixed the unfinished product it's currently selling.

The basic structure of this 4X (explore, expand, exploit, exterminate) space game blends turn-based strategizing with real-time combat. The turn-based portion is all about exploring the galaxy and building your empire. Activities here include designing ships, building space stations, creating fleets, researching new technologies, engaging in diplomacy, managing your economy, colonizing worlds, and plotting your next move. The real-time proceedings are all about blasting your enemy into cosmic dust or preserving your own forces against overwhelming odds. As the game progresses, a rhythm develops in the turn-based portion as you check in on your economy, your fleets, and your tech status, and then balance all of this in your intergalactic checkbook. It’s here where you build your grand strategy for winning the game, though this is far from an easy task thanks to the technical issues and poor interface.

One of the game's greatest frustrations is that it doesn't teach you how to play it. It lacks a tutorial, and even the seasoned strategists at whom the game is targeted would benefit from something that walked you through its confusing systems. A downloadable beginner's guide and some basic tutorial screens were patched in, but even with this help, Sword of the Stars II is often baffling. The various information screens for your economy and starship design are similarly arcane. The graphs that show the differences between weapons are small and difficult to understand. This makes deciding which weapons you want to install on your starships perplexing; the game doesn't do a good job of explaining how the different types of damage affect potential targets or the power drains (and other costs) of using such weapons. Easy-to-digest information is the lifeblood of strategy games, and Sword of the Stars II fails to present it to you properly.

Setup Instruction

1- Extract Rar File
2- Mount ISO file with DAEMON Tools (Or whatever)
3- Click "Setup.exe" to Instal the Game
4- Copy All Content "Skidrow" Folder to the Folder Game Directory
5- Play & Have Fun .................... Enjoy ;)

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Minimum System Requirements

* Os : Windows@Xp/Vista/Windows@7
* Processor : CPU Intel Dual Core 2.0 GHz
* Memory : 1 GB Of RAM (2 GB for Vista & Windows@7)
* Video Card : 128 MB 3D (Nvidia Geforce 8000 Series / ATI Radeon HD 2000 Series) Pixel Shader 3.0
* Sound Card : Compatible with DirectX 9.0c
* HDD : 8.5 GB Free Space Drive
* DirectX : DirectX@ 9.0c
* Keyboard/Mouse
* CD/DVD-ROM Drive 8x Speed

Recommanded System Requirements

* Os : Windows@Xp/Vista/Windows@7
* Processor : CPU Intel Core2Duo 2.4 GHz or Faster
* Memory : 2 GB Of RAM
* Video Card : 256 MB 3D (Nvidia Geforce 8800 GT / ATI Radeon HD 2900) Pixel Shader 3.0
* Sound Card : Compatible with DirectX 9.0c
* HDD : 8.5 GB Free Space Drive
* DirectX : DirectX@ 9.0c
* Keyboard/Mouse
* CD/DVD-ROM Drive 8x Speed