Sins Website Gets an Update!

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As you probably noticed, there are some big changes to the Sins of a Solar Empire website!  We have updated the layout and design in part due to the upcoming Sins: Rebellion.  The site also streams our feeds from Facebook and Twitter, so you can easily follow what we are saying and doing on those services.

We hope you enjoy the new look, and be sure to keep checking for new media content for Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion!

https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/

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Reply #1 from Sins Forums Top

OH YES

Just noticed....

CursorFX - Customize your Windows cursor
Reply #3 from Sins Forums Top

Just noticed too.  Very nice.

Reply #4 from Sins Forums Top

Reply #5 from Sins Forums Top

Heck yes, that's a much better background.

Reply #6 from Sins Forums Top

at last.. yes!

 

https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/lore The loyalist members of the Trader Emergency Coalition adopt a policy of isolation, focusing on enhanced defenses to ride out the rest of the war. Those who rebel against the coalition take on a purely militant view, coming to the opinion that the only way to bring peace is by ultimately crushing all who oppose them - especially xenos

 

Who are the xenos? Royalist tec?

 

 

https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/featuresUpdated graphics bring Sins of a Solar Empire to life as never before, with new particle effects, enhanced textures, and improved shading.

 

It didn't say shading last time i read it. This is awesome and the background on the website says everything. Wow

 

...new race colors, post processing effects?

 

 

https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/faq

Recommended Requirements -

  • Windows 7 (64-bit)
  • Intel Core i5 / i7 Processor or Equivalent
  • 4 GB RAM
  • 512 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (AMD Radeon 3x00 Series / Nvidia 8x00 Series or Better)

For Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, the requirements are:

 

 

 

64bit executable !!! Finally!!!!

Multicore support ??? Think so.. omg

 

Holy $, for trinity it says Pentium 4 @ 1.8ghz, rebellion--- pentium 4 @ 3ghz. o0.. even graphics memory from 128mb to 256mb

 

Reply #7 from Sins Forums Top

You guys are just way too cool!

 

Can we please have this background as a download able wall paper? This needs to be displayed on my desk top in all it's glory!

(formats up to 1600x1050 would be much appreciated!)

Reply #8 from Sins Forums Top

"Play through 10 new Scenarios designed to give players of all ages a good time."

Campaign?  :dur:    

Reply #9 from Sins Forums Top

Put the dates back on news posts. I don't want to click them just to find out they're three months old. 

Reply #10 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting RiddleKing, reply 6
Who are the xenos? Royalist tec?

End of RiddleKing's quote
Aliens.
Quoting RiddleKing, reply 6
64bit executable !!! Finally!!!!

Multicore support ??? Think so.. omg
End of RiddleKing's quote
No, but it'll run better.

Quoting boshimi336, reply 7
Can we please have this background as a download able wall paper?
End of boshimi336's quote
https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/Themes/Sins/images/layout/site-background.jpg

 

:fox:

Reply #11 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting RiddleKing, reply 6

https://www.sinsofasolarempire.com/faq

Recommended Requirements -


Windows 7 (64-bit)
Intel Core i5 / i7 Processor or Equivalent
4 GB RAM
512 MB DirectX 9.0c Compatible Video Card w/Pixel Shader 3.0 Support (AMD Radeon 3x00 Series / Nvidia 8x00 Series or Better)
For Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, the requirements are:


64bit executable !!! Finally!!!!

Multicore support ??? Think so.. omg
End of RiddleKing's quote

Since the min requirement don't ask 64 bit, i don't think that the executable will be 64 bits... by the way, it is crazy to use win7 x64 with only 4gb ram... minimum requirement for win7 x64 is 2gb in place of 1gb for win7 32 bit... mean that it remain only 2 gb for ALL your application... best to recommend win7 x64 only if you have more that 4gb ram !!! Else, welcome the mini-dump long before the game reach it's 2gb limit...

Well, i have enough ram ( 16ggb ), enough graphic power ( nv 8800 ultra 768mb ), enough processor power ( 2 quad core Xeon ) but i have not the right OS ( win xp pro x64 )... why in hell is xp not anymore listed in the OS list !!!

Reply #12 from Sins Forums Top

fileosoft, it is my guess that the vshita /win7  only is due to m$$$ wanting to kill all xp systems as it is a nine year old os and m$$$ wants to stop supporting it asap, but it should have killed vshita.

harpo

Reply #13 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Thoumsin, reply 11
Since the min requirement don't ask 64 bit, i don't think that the executable will be 64 bits... by the way, it is crazy to use win7 x64 with only 4gb ram... minimum requirement for win7 x64 is 2gb in place of 1gb for win7 32 bit... mean that it remain only 2 gb for ALL your application... best to recommend win7 x64 only if you have more that 4gb ram !!! Else, welcome the mini-dump long before the game reach it's 2gb limit...
End of Thoumsin's quote
Uhm, no. Unless you keep loads of RAM intensive stuff open all the time, 4Gb will be just fine.

 

:fox:

Reply #14 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Kitkun, reply 10
https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/Themes/Sins/images/layout/site-background.jpg
End of Kitkun's quote

I do not want to crop and resize (losing resolution) as the middle is empty for the forums ... I would rather have 'official' wallpapers of the background mural that are source quality (not .jpg all resized and distorted).

 

Quoting Kitkun, reply 13
4Gb will be just fine.
End of Kitkun's quote

Very much so!

Reply #15 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting harpo99999, reply 12
fileosoft, it is my guess that the vshita /win7  only is due to m$$$ wanting to kill all xp systems as it is a nine year old os and m$$$ wants to stop supporting it asap, but it should have killed vshita.

harpo
End of harpo99999's quote

I wish the game studios would give the big middle finger to Microsoft and their silly "Games for Windows" designation and Application Data folder.  Does being designated "Games for Windows" really sell more copies of the game?

Reply #16 from Sins Forums Top

Sorry for this slight derail, but it's bothering me...

Has anyone noticed that the background is flipped sideways?

The Kols have their metal plating on the right side in the background picture, which is actually on the left in-game...

The right side has the hangars and the laser cannons, so I'm guessing that this picture was actually intended to be flipped around.

Again, sorry, it just bothered me...

Yarlen has said that 64-bit is NOT happening. Just because the game is recommended for 64-bit machines doesn't meant that it is actually 64-bit...

I think that they are just stating the most common recent software requirements, not the actual requirements. I'm pretty sure that Rebellion will still run on old Windows XP 32-bit. Unless it is made not to.

Reply #17 from Sins Forums Top

That

Titan

Looks

HUGE! :O

Reply #18 from Sins Forums Top

Yeah, there won't be a 64-bit or multicore version of Rebellion.  It's simply that 64-bit OS's rock and if you have Windows 7, you should be rocking with the 64-bit version. :P

Reply #20 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Yarlen, reply 18
Yeah, there won't be a 64-bit or multicore version of Rebellion.  It's simply that 64-bit OS's rock and if you have Windows 7, you should be rocking with the 64-bit version.
End of Yarlen's quote

 

Has the engine been further optimized for Rebellion to reduce resource usage at all? I'm curious if everything has been converted over to .dds textures, if said textures have been shrunk where applicable (as some are just HUGE in size) and the same story for some of the very high poly models, envoys and mines for example.

 

Since I'm going to be upgrading my computer in just under a year I'm trying to gauge just how much core speed I need to get out of my multi-core processor as it will only be utilizing one core? (I'm assuming a 3ghz core speed will be required?)

Reply #21 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting Yarlen, reply 18
Yeah, there won't be a 64-bit or multicore version of Rebellion. It's simply that 64-bit OS's rock and if you have Windows 7, you should be rocking with the 64-bit version.
End of Yarlen's quote

So basically 32-bit XP will run Rebellion fine but you decided to make Windows 7 64-bit Recommended just because?  Way to mislead.

Reply #22 from Sins Forums Top

Basically, it'll probably run. But they aren't going to rework the engine if it doesn't.

 

:fox:

Reply #23 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting boshimi336, reply 20

Quoting Yarlen, reply 18Yeah, there won't be a 64-bit or multicore version of Rebellion.  It's simply that 64-bit OS's rock and if you have Windows 7, you should be rocking with the 64-bit version.

 

Has the engine been further optimized for Rebellion to reduce resource usage at all? I'm curious if everything has been converted over to .dds textures, if said textures have been shrunk where applicable (as some are just HUGE in size) and the same story for some of the very high poly models, envoys and mines for example.

 

Since I'm going to be upgrading my computer in just under a year I'm trying to gauge just how much core speed I need to get out of my multi-core processor as it will only be utilizing one core? (I'm assuming a 3ghz core speed will be required?)
End of boshimi336's quote

 

We're optimizing the engine further as we're able. Turning things into .dds files won't help anything since once the textures go into memory, they're all the same size after conversion.  We're not reworking any of the existing models except to potentially look better.

 

Any multi-core processor will be fine.  It's more that they allow Sins to run on one core while the OS has the others to play with. ;)

Reply #24 from Sins Forums Top

Quoting SpardaSon21, reply 21

Quoting Yarlen, reply 18Yeah, there won't be a 64-bit or multicore version of Rebellion. It's simply that 64-bit OS's rock and if you have Windows 7, you should be rocking with the 64-bit version.

So basically 32-bit XP will run Rebellion fine but you decided to make Windows 7 64-bit Recommended just because?  Way to mislead.
End of SpardaSon21's quote

 

No, it's the recommended spec.  If you ask us what OS we "recommend" you play the game on, we're telling you Windows 7 64-bit. :P

Reply #25 from Sins Forums Top

Neato. Now how about early and immediate private alpha / beta access...