Stardock Entertainment and Ironclad Games are very pleased to announce the release of Beta 1 for all Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion pre-order customers!

This first beta will allow you to play as the TEC Loyalists or Rebels in either single-player or multiplayer via Ironclad Online or LAN. Also included in this first beta release:

  • Updated graphics engine with self-shadowing ships, up to 16X anisotropic filtering and more.
  • Updated weapon effects.
  • All the new technologies and balance of the TEC factions.
  • Construct the mighty TEC Loyalist Ankylon and TEC Rebel Ragnarov titans.
  • The new TEC Corsev battlecruiser capital ship and Stilat/Shriken corvettes.
  • Steam support for achievements, friends, game invites, automatic updates and more.
  • New ship movement system and performance optimizations.
  • and lots more!

If you've pre-ordered, watch your e-mail for your order receipt with your Steam CD-Key and download information. If you'd like to get in on the beta, head over to the Purchase page. For existing registered Trinity/Diplomacy customers the price is $29.95 for a limited time; for new customers it's $39.95.


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on Mar 01, 2012

More details available here: 

https://forums.sinsofasolarempire.com/418918

on Mar 01, 2012

That was rather short notice, I also wasn't thinking that "keep an eye out for march" meant March 1st!

 

Awesome

on Mar 01, 2012

today is a big day, first the beta and a confirmation on Assassins 3, can't wait till people start posting crazy screen shots

on Mar 01, 2012

lachlanp
today is a big day, first the beta and a confirmation on Assassins 3, can't wait till people start posting crazy screen shots

 

To be honest, its more "Assassin's Creed V" at this point.

on Mar 01, 2012

I dont have my email with the beta key yet im very depressed, pre-ordered about an hour or more before the announcement.

on Mar 01, 2012

New main theme music is...epic!!

on Mar 01, 2012

richard012193
I dont have my email with the beta key yet im very depressed, pre-ordered about an hour or more before the announcement.
Dude, your at the end of a list as long as a phase jump lane, just gotta wait

on Mar 01, 2012

lol k was just making sure, cuz i spent $300 upgrading my pc for this. thanks for the reassurance though, was panicking bit.

on Mar 01, 2012

FYI you should've gotten that email now, or at least I did. And I was forced to the back of the line

on Mar 01, 2012

I have not got any email and I pre-ordered last night.

on Mar 01, 2012

Still working on them. Only got the initial set done from those who qualified for the upgrade price.

on Mar 01, 2012

on Mar 01, 2012

I ordered it in Late January!  Where is the email?!?!

on Mar 01, 2012

ZombiesRus5
Reduced 29%Original 1920 x 1080

 

Why would you do that? Pirates can be rebel's friends!

on Mar 01, 2012

Aww....

 

Just realised that the new specs are above my laptops, so I can't play Rebellion [e digicons]:'([/e]

were the specs released at any point prior to the beta release?

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