I believe they went with it because it's a 24th Century variant.
Game New game: Star Trek Infinite
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they're doing an AMA
https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/180l6tz/star_trek_infinite_ama_at_1pm_est/
The game is also currently 35% off
https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/180l6tz/star_trek_infinite_ama_at_1pm_est/
The game is also currently 35% off
^ Reading that now. Also claimed the Antares variant. Loading STO for the first time in a long while.
Since there is a sale I am contemplating buying. How hard is it to learn, as it seems like a lot of management? Should I seek out the mods before starting, or start and then apply them? I will take any advice, as I am looking for a more casual playing experience.
I haven't played it for a while. It's not super easy to learn but more due to the amount of mechanics and possibilities. You'll restart a few times before you get the hang of it - I'm a Stellaris veteran and still restarted two or three times because I'd missed or forgotten a mechanic.
However if you just play on the lowest difficulty and play with the Federation, it'll give you a good start. Something kind of unique is that I've always found it easy enough to "roleplay" my race in Stellaris and still do fairly well. You don't need to cheese it to have a good time AND win.
Do not recall playing Stellaris I will take your advice and start with the UPF. Do I need to frequent save?
It autosaves and you can set how regularly it autosaves. But I wouldn't worry too much. By restart, I mean more that you realise you haven't been efficient or something - but that's just me.
UPF is the easiest because you can diplomacy so many species into your Federation quite easily and peacefully. Romulans are probably the hardest to play.
Really? It’s already ended support? Has it been even a year since release?
That’s a bummer. I suspect that they limited themselves by not expanding into the console markets.
This game was fun for exactly 4 playthroughs, each of the factions.
After that... kind of bleh. It's not bad by any stretch and was clearly made with some love for the source material. It's just a bit too limited.
I had the most fun with the Cardassians.
After that... kind of bleh. It's not bad by any stretch and was clearly made with some love for the source material. It's just a bit too limited.
I had the most fun with the Cardassians.
Well now that it's dead i may pick it up on a sale for £5 at some point.
With the Cardassians, you have the option to potentially enact reforms and become more democratic.
I haven't looked it since sometime last year. It's shame, but hope there is more in the future.
Not really surprising considering everything that’s been going on, but as of today, Star Trek Infinite is officially no longer being updated.
Not surprising. It was a fun idea, but it really didn't have much in the way of legs.
I'm still going to sit and wait patiently for a proper Birth of the Federation 2. Personally, i'd go more for a Civilization-type 4X game. I think it's a bit more accessible than a Stellaris clone. I think taking the base of Civ 6 could make a pretty decent Trek 4x, it has the ingredients already there.
I really want something that isn't focused on a specific era. It doesn't have to be crazy expansive, I think it's reasonable to do something like 4 main playable empires like Infinite does. Creating a metric ton of units is alot of assets to create, but I think it's reasonable to have an "ENT - TOS - TNG" progression for 4 empires. You don't need 50 ships for each era. Going with a Civ-type model, break it down into archetypes... "Melee", "Ranged", "Siege". You can add more types, but I think those three would suffice. If you want to be stingy and make less work, you need 9 ships per empire (well, you need like, freighters and colony ships and what not).
I'm still going to sit and wait patiently for a proper Birth of the Federation 2. Personally, i'd go more for a Civilization-type 4X game. I think it's a bit more accessible than a Stellaris clone. I think taking the base of Civ 6 could make a pretty decent Trek 4x, it has the ingredients already there.
I really want something that isn't focused on a specific era. It doesn't have to be crazy expansive, I think it's reasonable to do something like 4 main playable empires like Infinite does. Creating a metric ton of units is alot of assets to create, but I think it's reasonable to have an "ENT - TOS - TNG" progression for 4 empires. You don't need 50 ships for each era. Going with a Civ-type model, break it down into archetypes... "Melee", "Ranged", "Siege". You can add more types, but I think those three would suffice. If you want to be stingy and make less work, you need 9 ships per empire (well, you need like, freighters and colony ships and what not).
