Birth of the Federation II

[Huntingdon]

I loved that too. I think that's being fairly severly curtailed now though.

The same goes for bribing minor races. It no longer is the basis for diplomacy.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Posted by Huntingdon:
^Yes, and there are many more options to actually direct your sabotage.

There are also a number of races that boost your spy skills, including internal security, so you won't have to scramble for the Betazoids quite so much.

Well, that's wonderful!

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Posted by Huntingdon:
I loved that too. I think that's being fairly severly curtailed now though.

The same goes for bribing minor races. It no longer is the basis for diplomacy.

So you actually have to use diplomacy and not the coffers?

 

[kasper]

Posted by ShamelessMcBundy:

Posted by Huntingdon:
I loved that too. I think that's being fairly severly curtailed now though.

The same goes for bribing minor races. It no longer is the basis for diplomacy.

So you actually have to use diplomacy and not the coffers?

But sometimes diplomacy are the coffers!

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Posted by kasper:

Posted by ShamelessMcBundy:

Posted by Huntingdon:
I loved that too. I think that's being fairly severly curtailed now though.

The same goes for bribing minor races. It no longer is the basis for diplomacy.

So you actually have to use diplomacy and not the coffers?

But sometimes diplomacy are the coffers!

Indeed!

 

[Huntingdon]

Posted by ShamelessMcBundy:

Posted by Huntingdon:
I loved that too. I think that's being fairly severly curtailed now though.

The same goes for bribing minor races. It no longer is the basis for diplomacy.

Yes. There are many more treaties, and diplomatic conferences are being discussed, although don't know about their practicality.

Bribing will still work, but it won't be the main diplomatic tool any more.

So you actually have to use diplomacy and not the coffers?

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Hmm, interesting that you actually use diplomacy. I can't wait for this thing!

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

I think this will be the game, I'll be playing lots of over the upcoming months. Just been looking at some pages on the web. The cover looks cool.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

It'll be the game that all of us will be playing! Gods, i can't wait for this to be finished!

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Any more news on the game?

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

As anyone checked out the database on the site yet? Still lots more to be added on it seems, but I like what I see so far. Keep up the good work guys.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

The last time i checked, it was still the same. This one shows a lot of promise of making it.

 

[Huntingdon]

It's mostly coded apparently, and they're posting the finalised lists of everything - ships, minor race buildings etc..

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Posted by Huntingdon:
It's mostly coded apparently, and they're posting the finalised lists of everything - ships, minor race buildings etc..

Cool. I hope we get to use the Excelsior class.

 

[Huntingdon]

You do. They've finalised most ships.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

Cool! Why this thread isn't a sticky, i have no idea ...

 

[cultcross]

Wow looks like this is really going ahead. and the changes sound awesome, exactly what I would have done in their place. I always thought BOTF was an awesome game but had so much untapped potential. hopefully BOTF2 will tap it succesfully!
like the new tech tree and espionage ideas. I never ahd a problem sabotaging back but it always took all my intelligence resources aimed at one species to do anything relaly good like steal ships leaving me very vulnerable on the internal security front.
Will there be any option to start the game with tech a little more advanced as there was in BOTF1? i.e. you dont always have to start with NX-01 level ships?

 

[Huntingdon]

^I don't think that's actually been discussed. I would imagine that you will have similar options to adjust tech and starting levels. Certainly the latter, because it was mentioned in the ships thread. You will also have the option to select victory conditions, as in Civillisation.

 

[Dude]

Hunt, do you know how they intend to distribute the game? Download or stores? Any idea on cost? I'm a little naive on these types of game developments.

 

[ShamelessMcBundy]

If they are going to charge for it, then they would get the wrath of Paramount. So i guess that it would be free to download. At least i hope.