Don't just single out Steam, old man. 70/30 is an industry standard. I don't like the Epic exclusivity and I've said so plenty of times. Do I get why you did it? Yes, the money, not for greed but because that's  guaranteed money which will help fund the game and help it be the best it can be but I still don't have to like the practice.

Also way to find puff pieces from way back in 2018 to link, gramps.

I however have to give respect that you guys announced Epic right from the start as opposed to some that list Steam pages and other stores with pre-orders only to later down the line sign an exclusivity deal with Epic while taking advantage of the forums Epic doesn't have that Steam, GOG etc does.

Would like ship customisation and tiered loot to be in the game, kind of like the Heroes formula. Only the Titans would be able to wield the legendary loot, while capital ships can wield up to Epic level. A ship like the Skaravos Enforcer would wield the rare level loot and so on....Would add another layer of gameplay

Really appreciate this response; it's exactly what people need to hear in my opinion. It also makes a lot of sense and exactly how I thought about it beforehand, but some people need it lain out.

Me too!

Since AutoDesk sent SoftImage to the knackers some years ago   , I think there is zero chance of anything to do with SoftImage being used. A Blender pipeline would be the obvious choice, but better would be a choice of a common file type like fbx. This way it would be open to a wide range of tools and it's not so detrimental if any particular tool gets bought out, or suffers the same fate as SoftImage did.

An sdk or api or some such would be awesome, however probably too big of a task, especially since the engine is custom built, unlike games using Unity etc. where that type of thing is more pre existing. I will be very pleasantly surprised though if we do end up with that level of access.

Agreed on the above 2 points, though ideally the AI built into the game won't need any tweaking. No doubt however good it is some won't be happy, so whatever they can do for modability there would be welcome.

Agreed. 

Stop talking already please if you do not have anything meaningful to say.

I am excited about Soase with new engine and additional stuff. Please don't add too many things (e.g. whatever this "legendary loot" thing was for example.) because it might actually alienate the sequel from its original. Please also reconsider the design, no Idea why ships look like they were taken from SC2 now and the Vasari look like robots... (or concept Art of the TEC commander?! Looks like it has been copy pasted from some Disney movie)

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ok bro

did you read what he wrote? he asks why epic EXCLUSIVE, it's exactly what you wrote, they tied themselves down to it, at least for ea, and it's stupid because many people would hate to buy it only because it's on epic only

i see someone didn't try playing on Epic yet? or used only it and nothing else, Epic launcher often has various problems, like not even being able to open for some reason, , probably internet related, or updates going crazy and forcing you to redownload whole game, and quick note, you won't play any game on it unless it starts, and it's only launcher that i encountered that has this problem so serious like this, steam, battle net, origin, ubisoft connect, gog, none of them are in as pitiful state as Epic platform, if it was on any other platform i would buy it blind even twice, but if it's on epic, and i would need to first pray to even be able to start a launcher, so game can start, well... i'm really hesitant...

I figured it would be a one year launch window, but hopefully it gets as much time in the oven as it needs so that it can be fully polished and almost bug-free upon launch.  In my view, that's very important.

I personally don't really mind if it's on the Epic store. I am going to pre-order it on epic and then also buy it on steam if it's good.

The thing that concerns me the most is the new design, so answering your question of what we want to see in the new sins I say the old art style.

Also, funny meme I found on 4chan lol:

Quoting Urektus,

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I personally don't really mind if it's on the Epic store. I am going to pre-order it on epic and then also buy it on steam if it's good.

The thing that concerns me the most is the new design, so answering your question of what we want to see in the new sins I say the old art style.

Also, funny meme I found on 4chan lol:

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Hahaha! I mean apparently the special abilities don't see much love here too... the lower gun of the Kol was part of its abilities. I wonder if they did this with every ship. The Akkan for example does not even have the iconic hangars in the front, instead they just got rid of it. Also no antennas and childish design...

I have mixed feelings about them, personally.  Epic Games created my favorite game of all time, the original Unreal Tournament (1999) but failed to understand what they had created (an athletic-like online multiplayer cybersport and not just a disposable game) and lost its franchise by changing the game play in the sequels.  If they had done what UT99 fans had wanted and just faithfully replicated the tried-and-proven game play but with new game modes, improved netcoding, better graphics, and improved online multiplayer functionality we might be playing UT99-8 or UT 2021 today instead of the franchise having died out with the release of the consolized (if not outright console port) UT3. 

(Sins-2 Devs...are you reading this?  Don't let what happened to the UT99 sequels be what happens to Sins-2.  Don't outsmart yourselves and stray too far from the tried-and-proven game play formula you had with Sins Rebellion.  "But...but we can't make the same game with prettier graphics!"  Oh Yes...Yes you can.  Maintain the winning formula of the game play Sins-1 fans loved but maybe add some other features like a new race, new planet types, new orbital structures, 2nd or 3rd starbase options, 2nd or 3rd titan options, or expand the tech tree, and dramatically improve the online multiplayer functionality.  Also, remember, if Sins-2 is a success and is marketed properly the majority of Sins-2 purchasers will have never played Sins-1, so the original game recreated in a new engine will still be new to them.)

My connection to the UT games is the reason why I ever installed the Epic Games launcher.  I wanted to get my hands on the developing Unreal Tournament 4 which was released and playable as a "pre-alpha" and ended up abandoned when the Devs left the project to get rich making Fortnite Battle Royale.  I don't fault them for wanting to make some money, but it would have been nice if they could have taken 0.001% of the Fortnite profits and used it to go back and finish UT4.

On the plus side, they do make Unreal Engine available to developers and enthusiasts for free and give away free games, some of which are AAA titles.  I've "purchased" dozens of them for $0 but have only played a few.

I'm OK with getting Sins-2 on the Epic Games Store, but I'm going to feel badly if it turns out that the patches, DLC, mods, and custom maps end up running through Steam a few years from now and I have to repurchase it to keep the game up to date and play online multiplayer (or if the Epic Games Store simply goes belly-up and I have to repurchase it on Steam.)  Some sort of "guarantee" that that won't happen or that if it were to happen that Steam keys would be issued to Epic buyers in such an event would make this easier.

Devs...are you reading this?

Yes.  Daily. 

Of course we 5s players can hope in such a case that someone will make yet another mod to bring back the game we loved, just with the new engine...

I suspect once you see the new game you'll probably be good with where things are headed.   Still, I'm eager to hear feedback either way -- it makes for the best end product.  

listen to the multiplayer community

The team has one of the best track records I've seen for integrating community feedback.  If there's one area you can rest easy, it's this one for sure.  

hopefully soon

Very.  If brevity is the soul of wit, we are being extra witty.  It won't be long before you'll have a lot more to discuss...