Sword of the Stars II is the full stand-alone follow-up to the hit 4X-styled Sword of the Stars franchise.
The continuing storyline will reveal the dark secrets of the ancient force responsible for tampering with the races in the original Sword of the Stars.
Sword of the Stars II will be a major step forward in 4X gameplay, taking the easy-to-learn-but-hard-to-master philosophy and following that path to a new standard in space strategy games.
Main Features:
The continuing storyline will reveal the dark secrets of the ancient force responsible for tampering with the races in the original Sword of the Stars.
Sword of the Stars II will be a major step forward in 4X gameplay, taking the easy-to-learn-but-hard-to-master philosophy and following that path to a new standard in space strategy games.
Main Features:
- Lead one of six playable factions, including a completely new one, as you strive for galactic dominance
- Unravel highly detailed star systems featuring planetary orbits, moons, asteroid belts, and different space terrain
- Experience the new graphics engine
- Choose between entirely new vessels, or build your own with new levels of ship detail, including specific sub-systems, allowing for new fleet strategies and tactics
- Explore an advanced technology system as the game begins in the Fusion era and moves beyond the Anti-matter era
- Engage in fierce multiplayer battles with up to 8 players
- Play as the Loa, with over 120 new ship sections and their own unique drive system – the Neutrino Pulse Gate
- Over 25 additional technologies, including a new Cybernetic Tech Tree
- 10 new weapons and attacks to use in battle
- New ship sections for the original six Factions, including 2 new Leviathan class vessels
- 2 new Independent Races to encounter, study and incorporate into your empire
- New Random Encounters, a new Grand Menace, and new Star Maps
- New Evacuation Mission, and Supplemental Mission system allowing players to focus on the Target or the Fleet
- All Race DLCs: Suul’ka, Liir, Morrigi, Hiver, SolForce, Zuul and Tarka
- Operating system: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Core2 Duo or equivalent
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Hard disk space: 2 GB free space
- Video: 512 MB DirectX 10
- Sound: Any Windows Vista compatible sound device, stereo speakers or head phones
- DirectX®: February 2010 or newer (DX10)
- Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
- Internet required for online play. LAN required for local multiplayer. 8 player multiplayer.
- Note: This product requires a STEAM download and account
SKU: 257128-product
Release Date: 19-Apr-13