Quoting: HoriBtw, does anybody know when can I expect a sale for Stellaris DLCs? I'm missing two of them and I want to get them before starting to play it again (since I like playing long games on huuuge galaxies)
I imagine there will have to be such a sale soon if they release a new DLC... right?

I'd be pretty surprised if there isn't a sale on older DLC when the new one comes out.

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Trying to survive bigger predators attempting to eat you as a tiny defenseless fish with an unusual control scheme sounds like the opposite of relaxing, but maybe that's just me… :S:

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I've been enjoying it so far, though I've only had time to reach level 8 so far. The first couple of levels ease you in with tutorials, which is nice as someone who hasn't played a Bridge Constructor game before.

I like how while building everything's shown in a 2D view, but when you go to test it out the camera subtly shifts into a 3D perspective where you can pan around and zoom in on the little forklifts careening around the level. You can even pause at any time if you want to admire a particularly cool or funny scene. :) Especially in this 3D mode the game manages to capture a lot of the look and feel of the Portal universe, and everything looks pretty good. (The portals themselves could perhaps have stood to have a little more work put into them, but I can appreciate that they're not using the Source engine and recreating the look might have been more work than it's worth; and they don't actually detract much from the view, in my opinion.)

In terms of writing humor, well…it's no Valve dialog, but I have found myself chuckling now and then, and I appreciate that they actually got Ellen McLain in for the voice acting; it's a nice touch.

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Quoting: "liamdawe"[T]his is the first Bridge Constructor game I’ve actually played myself. I’ve never been too interested in them, but as a massive Portal fan I couldn’t pass this up.

This is pretty much me; I've been aware of the series for years yet never interested enough to buy one, but I just picked this one up. They captured the art style pretty well in my opinion and it looks great. Can't wait to interact with all the zany Aperture Science devices (tonight, after work :()!

Edit: I just discovered that, for now at least, buying Bridge Constructor Portal also gives you the original Bridge Constructor for free. Just FYI. No info on how long it'll last.

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Just gonna leave my favorite video of some really talented people playing this here: :)

View video on youtube.com

I don't know that I'll pick it up right away, but it's encouraging to see it come to Linux and I'm definitely intrigued!

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Thanks for the long explanation. Some of those points (randomized tech tree, advanced hostile race gating in) remind me of Stellaris. :) I've never played Alpha Centauri myself, so my only real points of comparison are Civilization 3–5 and Beyond Earth.

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Innnnteresting, and thanks for the detailed explanation. I have 553 hours in Civ V and 81 in Beyond Earth, but got bored of both of them a year or two ago (I now scratch the same itch with EU IV). Much of that time was playing multiplayer with a friend who still wants to play a 4X occasionally (and isn't quite prepared to jump to the complexity of a grand strategy game), so maybe I'll bring this up to him to see if a new game with a different take on the mechanics would be fun for both of us.

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QuoteThe limitation right now with their new online multiplayer is that it's limited to joining by IP. Hopefully once they've managed to ensure it's stable, they can add a proper lobby system and a server browser.

Just to note, apparently you can also invite people through the usual Steam system; my brother was playing earlier today and invited me to join a game that way, no IP typing necessary. (I timed out half a minute later due to his connection being really spotty, but the connecting part definitely worked.)

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Someday when I can justify the cost of replacing my graphics card I hope to switch to AMD…so it's good to see the drivers coming along while I wait. :)

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Quoting: dmantioneIn Civilization derived games, like AC, but also beyond Earth like games you need to build as many cities as possible in a short period of time after starting the game. In Pandora, such strategies don't work, are even counter productive, and in order to be succesfull, you need to develop yourself a different strategy in order to win the game.

Thanks! I appreciate the overview. Regarding the bit I quoted here, could you elaborate just a little—why is expanding as fast as possible counter productive? Is it because the aliens push back if you expand too fast?

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