Forum Overview :: Galactic Civilizations :: Re: Sword of the Stars was a better 4x than GalCiv.

[quote name="Mischief Maker"][quote name="turkey sandwich guy"]A simplified "blow up the other guy to win" mechanic.[/quote] I would have phrased that a little more positively: a simplified "custom build your 3D ship with an eye toward firing arcs and armor angles, then send them out to do battle in a massive 3D battlefield with fighters, missile satelites, and dreadnoughts carving each other to pieces with massive beam weapons, every shot rendered as a physical object moving through space instead of flashy lights standing in for abstract board game dice rolls." Or maybe even: "Spaceward Ho! plus the game Gratuitous Space Battles was trying to be" The ability to turn off Diplomacy is a plus in my book! That way I don't have to worry about repercussions at the Space United Nations when my peace-loving hippy Space Dolphins 9/11 the homeworld of a slower-tech race with a flesh-eating nano-plague, YAAAAY! Pollyanna, Bitches![/quote]