Campaign?

Hey havoc,

The game doesn't have a campaign as such. Instead we get an advanced sandbox mode in its wake (so more Galactic Civilisations than Homeworld). It was decided that game mechanics would be perfected first, with the possibility of a story based campaign coming in a potential future release/update.

Not bothering with a cheesy campaign was a design decision, yes.

Honestly, this isn't the sort of game that would really benefit from it. 4x games usually fare poorly when story driven without the help of some really powerful and time consuming scripting. I'm glad they got the meat of it done first!

the way to do a sins campaign is to have a universe that starts small and gets bigger as you complete objectives. the reason i didn't like the galciv campaigns was because you keep moving from map to map and have to build up tech/infrastructure over and over again. storywise you could have a matrix of plot paths that change based on any number of things, how quickly you completed an objective, mission failure, completion of secondary objectives etc. and missions shouldn't be limited to just planet capturing. you could have defense missions, specific target elimination missions ie. capitals ships or planetary structures. you would need to use a cheating ai but with that and alot of creativity a good sins campaign could be done. you could even have corny live action shorts in between missions like c&c or wing commander. but for the sins universe something more serious or elegant might be nessesary. maybe a mix of stills and VO like homeworld might work better for a game like sins.

This game is sort of like hegemonia, which had a decent campaign. I agree with ttaargus that the same map should be used for the whole campaign. With such a rich history and storyline prior to the game I still say that they should do something with it.

i'd love to see a 'historical battles' section, where you're given a relatively developed position and have to win with that, and the possibilites for more achievements if you beat certain criteria.

They should build a lot of side missions like in Imperium Galactica 2, then I would love this game even more than now...

As for a main campaign it should be done soon!!! and yes it should be on a single huge map which starts small and gets bigger as you progress in the story, some cinematics should be added for flavor...

xthetenth is right,

stardock doesnt have to put in a full campaign, just a few historical battles with some info before you start each battle,

that would be awesome

i cant wait till my boxed order comes!