Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE

[WingedKagouti]

Glad to hear it   But can I play singleplayer without an internet connection?

From what I've read, a connection to their server is required. Which makes it a bad idea to try playing for the first few days (until things stabilize).

[Hearteater]

Man that looks fun. I miss the old TA. And the mods.

[keith.lamothe]

There were indeed some glorious TA mods.

I had such a blast with armies of huge multi-part multi-weapon mechs, trying to find a way to defeat massive AI-controlled bases.

[doctorfrog]

Mine drops periodically, and even if it didn't I'd prefer to avoid the point-of-failure of the server-side losing connection or getting bogged down, etc.

Same here. I don't like strings, when there's no practical need for them other than to exert arbitrary control over players. SimCity 2013, anyone?

I'll wait before approaching this with a wallet. I am looking forward to the glowing reviews and play reports, though. It looks like a good video game.

[chemical_art]

Ah, it was finally released?

I have checked all my emails of the last few years...how do I access this if I supported it as a basic member back during kickstarter?

[Aklyon]

Ah, it was finally released?

I have checked all my emails of the last few years...how do I access this if I supported it as a basic member back during kickstarter?

It was mentioned quite some time ago, but they've apparently also added it to a FAQ. Thats saves me some times searching. (also, on a seperate FAQ, there is still notes about Offline mode/LAN coming at launch. Presumably it will be coming soon then, unless uber forgot)

I’m An Early Backer On Kickstarter. Where’s My Key?

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The account page will show your purchase history. This shows all purchases, and a breakdown of what you selected, in the case of certain early backing packages, the Cosmic Limited Edition, etc.

[chemical_art]

Many thanks! The gremlins are doing their work now.

[keith.lamothe]

(also, on a seperate FAQ, there is still notes about Offline mode/LAN coming at launch. Presumably it will be coming soon then, unless uber forgot)

Yea, I knew they'd said we'd get a no-drm offline-mode, but I didn't see it or any mention of it (or of it coming soon) in their official-release announcement, so I figured it was time to ask questions

[chemical_art]

Yea, I knew they'd said we'd get a no-drm offline-mode, but I didn't see it or any mention of it (or of it coming soon) in their official-release announcement, so I figured it was time to ask questions

Given their...previous practices, I was happy enough to just get the game. I don't expect anything else.

[keith.lamothe]

If they don't follow through on that one, they should keep sharp eyes out for any suspicious-looking new moons in the sky

[Mánagarmr]

Wait what? You have to have a connection now? Gnrrrghfg.

[keith.lamothe]

Iirc it's always required a connection from the beginning of the alpha/beta, since the game only ran on their servers (allowing them to collect data for development).

[Aklyon]

Iirc it's always required a connection from the beginning of the alpha/beta, since the game only ran on their servers (allowing them to collect data for development).

Yep.

[madcow]

So somebody care to summarize this game up? How's it compare to Starcraft for instance (I never played the game this one is inspired by). How many factions and how different are they. Does the game play feel real fast paced like Starcraft (which is way too fast for me) or is it a bit slower?

[Aklyon]

Have you played a spring engine game, or Supreme Commander? Those are also fairly close to Total Annihilation.