Published on February 9, 2009 By Yarlen In Sins News

Stardock Corporation announced today that the first micro-expansion to Ironclad’s Strategy Game of the Year, Sins of a Solar Empire: Entrenchment, is undergoing further incorporation of beta feedback to maximize quality and will now be available February 25 for download on Stardock’s digital download platform, Impulse (www.impulsedriven.com).

 

"One of Stardock’s key strategies for success with past games has been the incorporation of player feedback from our open betas," said Stardock President and CEO Brad Wardell. "We want fans to get the most of this expansion and are making sure we’re delivering the best content possible."

 

The additional time will allow for Ironclad’s development team to incorporate feedback to date and allow for another round of beta testing.

 

Ironclad’s Blair Fraser stated, "It’s of paramount importance to everyone that what we’re releasing is the best and most robust content we can."

 

Sins of a Solar Empire was IGN.com’s “PC Game of the Year” and achieved numerous “Strategy Game of the Year” awards and “Best of 2008” mentions from distinguished media outlets including G4TV, Gamespy.com, Wired, Gamasutra.com, Gametrailers.com and Gamespot.com.


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on Feb 10, 2009

ah, revised schedules, a pain for all involved. good decision I guess, you just have to take the time you need and that's it.

somehow I smell another patch to see how the changes that are already planned play out with the player base. likey.

on Feb 10, 2009

So.....will we get a beta 2.75 or 3.0? If there is it's coming out on the 11th I bet! Or the 20th, it'll be a Wensday for sure

on Feb 10, 2009

I'd rather we have a delay then rush the game out to the critics only to have them downgrade a review because of an unseen bug or something. And for that, I thank these guys, and appreciate their hard work.

Props to Ironclad and Stardock for making a very, very good game. I'm loving what entrenchment has brought to the fold thus far, and I can't wait to see what else Iron and Star have in store for us in the future (literally).

 

on Feb 10, 2009

I hug you, Ironclad! Oh, and you too StarDock

on Feb 10, 2009

Thanks, Yarlen

And yes, Blair mentioned another beta patch

on Feb 10, 2009

From now on the peeps at Stardock should concentrate on cleansing out the bugs. Work on the game balance seems to be almost finished after having played several MP-beta games. If things go the right way, there will still be time to handle some minor issues after release on the 25th. For example improving a few aspects concerning starbases or fully balancing out the antistructure-cruisers. Now that the mines problem seems to be 90% solved, another huge gap in the game balance has been fixed, too.

Dear Stardock, please continue your work on SoaSE! Beta players are already becoming greedy for info on the second expansion

on Feb 10, 2009

Good - I'm glad you guys are taking the extra time, I just can't wait for the final though!!

on Feb 10, 2009

Dear Stardock, please continue your work on SoaSE! Beta players are already becoming greedy for info on the second expansion

That's a definite yes...

But I think it is Ironclad, who is working on SoaSE. Good work, too...

on Feb 10, 2009

Just to be clear, Ironclad is the developer of Sins. Stardock is the publisher. So it's Ironclad behind the development greatness of Sins.

on Feb 10, 2009

As long as the deadline is met and the product is working reasonably well, I don't particularly care how far it gets pushed back.

Good luck Ironclad and keep up the good work.

on Feb 10, 2009

15 days...15 days... 15.... *rocks back and forth* 15 days.... 15 days..... 15 days......

oh well its after a pay days so that makes me happy heh

on Feb 10, 2009

MORE PEOPLE NEED TO COME ON THE BETA! I'M LONELY THERE.

on Feb 10, 2009

Will that feature where I can play with people who have JUST vanillia sins over ICO be availible or not (while I have entrenchment installed)? I mean I'm sure my friends will get it eventually, but until then that would really be nice.

on Feb 10, 2009

I'll come on anytime. Rawr.

on Feb 10, 2009

Thrawn2787
Will that feature where I can play with people who have JUST vanillia sins over ICO be availible or not (while I have entrenchment installed)? I mean I'm sure my friends will get it eventually, but until then that would really be nice.

I agree. I*had* a seperate Sins entry (Sins and Entrenchment distinctly listed in Impulse), prior to the latest beta update.

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