About This Game Sea of Stars continues the Infinite Space series of games that defined the genre of short-form space roguelikes in Strange Adventures in Infinite Space (2001) and Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space (2005). It compresses a galaxy-spanning starship adventure into the space of a single sitting, but as the game world is randomly generated each time you play, you will keep coming back for more. There is enough variety in items, aliens and special encounters that you will always discover something new - no two sessions play the same. Sea of Stars begins in the Glory star system, in an area of space known as the Purple Void for its colorful nebular clouds. The long-isolated Terran colony of Hope has discovered the secret of faster-than-light travel, and an age of interstellar adventure has begun. Choose your starship and blast off into the Infinite Space in search of fame and fortune! Travel from star to star, explore planets and discover strange lifeforms and artifacts left behind by ancient empires. Find technology to upgrade your ship and gain allies to grow your flotilla. Encounter bizarre and delightful alien races, trade with them or blow them up - the decision is yours. And sometimes, you will face an existential threat to all life in the sector, and get to save the world. 1075eedd30 Title: Infinite Space III: Sea of StarsGenre: Adventure, IndieDeveloper:Digital EelPublisher:Digital EelRelease Date: 29 Oct, 2015 Infinite Space III: Sea Of Stars Crack All Type Hacks infinite space iii sea of stars download. infinite space iii sea of stars Great game to play on a lunch break, especially if you take a four hour lunch.. I played this game's immediate predecessor, Weird Worlds, extensively, and made the "Odd Adventures" mod that racked up a little notoriety near the end of that game's shelf life with Shrapnel Games. As a result, I'd dare say that I have more experience with the Infinite Space series than anyone who hasn't actually worked on the games or made a large-scale modification of their own (Hi, sgqwonkian!)I say that to say this: if you liked Weird Worlds, you will probably like "Sea of Stars", but the game's future will depend greatly on how much Digital Eel has put into this game's engine. If the modding options really are "all that and the kitchen sink", SoS should be able to have a good run... if not, it's little more than an incremental upgrade, with a few jarring changes from the comfortable SAIS-derived interface that will disconcert both newbies and veterans.The most obvious change is that the game is now 3D. Unfortunately SoS seems to get all the worst aspects of this change: the ship models are not especially detailed, arguably being a downgrade from the 2D graphics in Weird Worlds. The combat is a 2.5D compromise, which retains a lot of the simplicity of the original game, but sacrifices perhaps the game's best chance of distinguishing itself from its predecessors. The star map is fully 3D, and this is every bit as disorienting as you would expect. It's pretty, but that's about all I can say for it; as the actual gameplay doesn't seem to differ in any way from what's provided by a 2D starmap, it seems like a change made for the sake of change. Various fans have suggested making the starmap a 2.5D map, with all the systems shown on a flat plane, and I can't say that I disagree with the idea; right now attempting to navigate the purple void is downright painful, compared to the easy play that was present in the previous two games. That said, the planets and stars look spectacular on a full screen, and the ability to freely rotate gives the player a lot of interesting views that they would have missed in the previous games.The combat system is very similar to the one in WW, and retains many of its flaws, while adding a couple more. I'll start by mentioning the biggest improvement: you can now set exact paths for your ships to follow. Previously, your ship would go in a straight line to the coordinate you directed it at; now you can do something a little more elaborate, without having to keep your mouse over the ship.As a tradeoff, though, It is now painfully difficult to control fighters in combat; ships don't seem to stay selected the way they used to. You have to drag in the direction you want the ship to go, and when you're in a fighter, that is simply not convenient... they keep slipping out from under the mouse. The way the game is set up discourages giving fighters the precise orders that made them so helpful in previous games in the series.One interesting change is how the ships are deployed; in the previous game, you would pre-set a "formation" that your ships would appear in at the start of the battle. Now, you can dynamically deploy your ships anywhere on the map at the start of the battle, which gives you a few new tactical options that weren't available before. You also have the option of which ships to put into the fray; if you don't want to risk your weaker vessels in a hard fight, or your fleet on a first contact mission, you don't have to. Retreating is still cheap and easy, but your ships are now delayed for a second or two while they go into light speed, which gives your enemies a little time to hurt you before you run.All in all, though, the combat is not a big improvement on SAIS or WW. It retains the same problem of being largely pre-determined after the initial ship deployment. I had mentioned in a post on the old WW mod forum that WW (and obviously, any successors) might be better served by having a more arcadey combat engine, and this is still the case. There isn't much in the way of tactics or ship maneuvering; most of fighting is just point your ship and shoot. For something that is such an important part of the game, that's less than desirable. Nowadays FTL is the definitive combat experience in space Rogue-likes, and SoS doesn't match up. The combat mechanics were decent back when SAIS first came out in the early 2000s, and tolerable in Weird Worlds in 2007, but it's looking very dated in 2014.There are a few enhancements to the general game. Hope's Haven Station now handles transactions in credits, which has potential to make things very interesting for modders if the purchasing is handled as flexibly as it ought to be. The combat simulator now allows you to customize your ships, and includes a "tech level" slider for opposing fleets. This alludes to the possibility of having enemies that become more advanced and invent new ship classes during play, which is obviously exciting for modders. You can buy new ships from Haven Station with your earnings, which makes losing ships less painful and allows you to get better use of your profits from exploration.There are also a few curious omissions in the current game. Firstly, there doesn't seem to be any option for customizing your mission's length. Secondly, the flavor text that existed at the beginning and ending of WW is entirely missing. You no longer return to Hope in glory to retire as the Fleet's new admiral, or get shaken down by thugs and left to rot as a funny-spore farmer; instead, you just get a short blurb that notes you retired\/died in combat\/got eaten by a space whale\/whatever, and your score. I suppose dedicated players will write their own narratives, but at a first glance this definitely seems to take away from the immersion in the game. Finally, the combat simulator lacks the friend\/foe options that existed in previous versions of the game, which makes it a little harder for someone who wants to create a multi-side grand battle. SoS is still in development, though, so perhaps these problems will be resolved in later versions of the game.The bottom line... do I recommend this? Like I said before, a lot of what SoS does is based on the previous games in the series. If this was 2007, I could say that it was the best thing still going, but with new competition like FTL, other new Rogue-likes, and a growing interest in procedural generation, I'm not sure that SoS (or WW, for that matter) is really at the head of the class in any particular area.That said, though, SoS has the potential to be everything that WW was, and then some. Considering that WW retailed for something like $15-20, and this game's price seems to be capped at $10, that's something that you need to think about. The Infinite Space games have always been at their best when modded, so if the interface's rough edges are smoothed out, and the developers' promises of extensive modification options (presumably greater than WW's) hold true, SoS should turn out to be well worth the expenditure. I'm giving it a qualified recommendation. Here's hoping that Digital Eel can close the deal and make SoS into an unqualified success.. Hello, spacefarers! 'Tis I, Skeletor! Once again, I have deemed a game worthy of my immortal eye, and all of you should know what that means; I find this system WOEFULLY INACCURATE! If you are an impatient crudscuttle and want to see the points you should consider before buying this game, search for ~tildes and you can get back to using the internet for looking at cat pictures and updating your social media! Pah! Do know that I've spent more then my in-game time playing it as I, Skeletor, often choose to play games offline, where that bumbling Beast Man can't bother me!Let's start by getting this out of the way - I'm sure you know this, but in the downtime between trying to conquer Eternia, I like to look to the heavens and imagine... What if I could fly, free like a bird, up into the stratosphere? OBVIOUSLY, YOU FOOL! I would melt in the upper atmosphere, then fall to the ground in a blaze of cinders and ash - never to defeat my rival, HE-MAN!There are a lot of games out there that try to make that dream a reality; most are suitably epic in scope, though I'd argue that rather reduces the effect some of them have. Infinite Space is a long-running franchise from the fine folks at Digital Eel; Weird Worlds and Strange Adventures (in Infinite Space) coming before it. Strange Adventures is the first, and by far the title I've played the most; but Sea of Stars is rapidly climbing up to match it.Let's start with the things that leaved to a lot of tiny, 0.5 hour reviews; the game is audacious enough to attempt a 3D star system while it's previous titles used tried and true 2D space; most people play a game, don't like or learn the system, and leave. And that... Is valid. What! Neanderthal, did you truly expect me to judge someone for disliking electronic media?! Well, I do, but that's beside the point -I feel that the 3D system is done incredibly well, it's just incredibly counter-intuitive to how we're used to playing games, especially games like Sea of Stars, especially if you're familiar with the previous games. Most people give up on it, which leads to them missing all the new content, which leads them to decrying the game as not having as much as it's predecessors...And that is a tragedy.For in a sea of epic games that have epic starlanes, great clashes of fleets, superhighend graphics and whatever bells and lights you fleshlings like, Sea of Stars is the title that keeps pulling me back, and grants me the greatest feeling of story and involvement.Each planet and star is lovingly coloured and rendered, the array of events both old and new never fails to tell an interesting tale whomever I choose to captain the S.S. SKELETOR and it's brave crew of myself. Many are old events I am familiar with, but just as many are small things from older games fleshed out, entirely new events, characters, or objects, or things that just work differently then they did in earlier jaunts in Infinite Space.The bone-chilling music from the Digital Eel Nightmare Band grabs me in a way no over Sci-Fi soundtrack has; it is atmospheric when exploring, each sound delightfully plucked from the best of brainstuff. And the songs that play as my fleet dares to broach the Garthan Red Zone, or play with the laughing colours of the Urluquai... Fantastic.I love this game. That doesn't mean it's for everyone, but I genuinely love it. The thrill of defeat as my wounded capital ship lingers past the Tan-Ru drone fleet, Ripcord crashing once again as electric death sizzles through the void - only to be saved by the timely arrival of the Klakar, their weapons tearing enemy craft asunder - but for nought. My Zorg Helmsman flees. I am alone in the void.... I, Skeletor... Have perished.A tear to the eye, truly.The game is not perfect; it requires you to learn it; I did so after one playthrough, you may require more, or even pick it up on your first run. It has errors though I have not had one crash or failure to launch; it is short, but requires you play it through multiple times to truly appreciate.But at the cost and the amount of time I've put into it on and off-line (roughly thirty hours and counting as of this review) if you like humble stories of space, aliens, laughter, told personally and in the back of your brainbox...I would strongly recommend this game.~Cons~* Can require multiple playthroughs to learn and become skilled with the UI.* Some people will never like the UI; this may be more or less important to you.* Random events can be frustrating to those unfamiliar with roguelike gameplay.~Pros~* Rich and involved random chance creates interesting playthroughs whether you're just killing time, or trying to go for a high score at the end. Will you end up losing your entire fleet save the mighty Thunderbucket, or fleeing with what you can load on your capital ship..?* UI is incredibly useful and impressive when you adapt to it, or so I find it. There are many aspects I wish other games would implement. This may vary for you, see the above con.* Difficulty can be as gentle as a stroll down Snake Mountain or as harrowing as fighting that dastardly He-Man.* Everything is filled with a charm and love that stands out against the sterility of many space-based games. For those who enjoy roguelikes and are willing to give this a try, there's a lot that stands out and feels authentically 'sci-fi'. This is more subjective then anything else I have said, but that makes it all the more important! The colours, ambience - everything are fantastic.* Combat is deeply satisfying, especially when you start to get a feel for the various weapons and ships; as is using cunning and intrigue to avoid or subvert encounters. Ship explosions are also quite satisfying, but watch out for bugs, they can be surprisingly enduring pests..!~ Final Review ~Don't purchase this if you are an old hand and have no patience for re-learning the UI, or if you're unwilling to lose a few times while learning the game. Consider purchasing the game if you are a fan of science fiction, rogue-lite gameplay that can be quite challenging if you ratchet up the difficulty, and stories that can be quite humorous but surprisingly impactful if you give them a chance.Strongly consider buying this if you enjoy ambience and atmosphere, excellent stellar music, great space combat, and an even better sense of humour, do not mind investing some time into learning\/re-learning the UI, and are looking for something that can either be played several games at a time, or over your human 'lunch' break.Now if you'll excuse me, I need to wreak vengeance upon the Calatians for stranding me with their crummy Thunderbucket, those furry fools!. Sea of Stars at it's heart is one of the most elegent time wasters you will ever play. Embark on a galactic adventure for exploration and profit spiced up with deadly combat, and do it all in twenty minuites or less. Sometimes that less is your first encounter the game will neatly explode your ship even on the easy setting. Long before the terms "Rougelike " and "Sandbox" this game was all those in it's past two lives. For new players it offers a pretty rich well thought out world to knock around in. For long time players it has almost all your goodies waiting to be found [except for a few of the rather broken ones, cough, altheric mirror, cough] plus some new goodies. You can still build a floatilla to help you with the dangers of infinite space, but there are some major upgrades here. Fighters cant be destroyed in combat. well they can but you get to rebuid them after combat, so now you can actully use them instead of hoarding them. Second you can upgrade your ships! Want a terran Battleship? Turn in your ill gotten gain to buy the beefest of hulls. This goes for your floatilla ships also , just find thier homeworlds and they upgrage to for a cost. The combat simulator gives you a chance to try out all ships and weapons found in the game to see just what you like. I have no doubt that if you have played the eariler versions of the game your gonna love it, plus it is still in early access so just how much more goodies are gonna get put in.About early access.Right now the game runs and functions well, I have had the rare crash, but other then that all aspects plugged into the game work well. Gripes.Few and mostly tiny. I miss the missings items like the cloak of Babalon and the Altheric Mirror, but these items were unbalanced at best. I miss having to return to Glory [home planet] to complete mission just being able to retire anywhere seems a little cheesey. I really miss the end game statements that assingned my captain a postion and carrear in life based on my score type. I hope that does get put back in for the full version. So got time to waste and wish to be endlessly entertained? This is the game that will lurk on your hard-drive for years supplying that need. should you get it. Oh hell yes!. Absolutely brilliant follow-up to Weird Worlds and Infinite Space II. If you liked either of those games or you like exploration games - you must buy this one! Whatever complaints there may have been regarding navigating the star-map don't hold true in the latest version. It contains everything I loved about the old version - fairly complex system under the hood with a user-friendly surface - with a gorgeous 3d interface. I loved the way it popped on my Retina display - most games insist on playing themselves in low-res mode but this was fully playable.An amazingly polished game for an indie studio. I love it.. Just gave Infinite Space III a shot last night and wound up playing several hours. Even in its early release status, the game is fun, and the variations thrown by the RNG keep even the (somewhat small) range of encounters varied. I have enjoyed the heck out of it so far, and absolutely cannot wait to see what the devs do next.. I struggled with whether to give this a positive or negative review. I decided on positive because if you just take it on its own merits, and buy it during a Summer Sale or something, I think you will have plenty of fun for your money so long as you don't this to be a mainline 4X space game. However, my guess is that many, like me, who play this game will have played Weird Worlds, its predecessor first. When compared to WW I'd say WW was overall better, especially if you downloaded some of the great mods made for it. When I think about playing this game, I often just go back to WW instead. My comments below, then, compare this to WW.- As others have mentioned, the transition to a 3D star map adds nothing to the game. In fact, I think it is just more confusing.- The new interface for adding upgrades to your ships is fine, but I liked WW better since it was more intutive that if I was putting a gun on the port side of the ship it would have a firing arc from the port side of the ship. With the new UI for this I have to compare where I'm placing the gun in the UI with the picture of the ship to see which gun is changing.- I do like the new mechanic for fighters since in WW getting a fighter generally means hiding it behind your capital ships to keep it from dying quickly and hoping maybe it will help out should an enemy fighter get past the point defense of your capital ships.- I like how you move your ships in combat versus WW since this game allows you to easily set a path. However, having to individually bring each of your ships into the combat can be cumbersome. I'd at least like to still have the option of bring them all in at the same time in a set formation like in WW.- I guess all the effort went into creating the new 3D environment because as others have noted much of the content is exactly the same as in WW.- I actually like the WW art style better. Again, I would have preferred that time have been devoted to new content versus new art.- I definitely like the better capability comparison in this game between different upgrades. In WW it was often difficult to determine what gun was better than another, for instance. This game makes the trade-offs between damage, range, DPM, etc. much more clear.- Both games have a variety of well-animated weapons that show some attention to detail and make combat, while still simple, pretty fun.So, again, not a bad game and I think most people who want a relatively simple game will have fun. However, I think WW along with the mods for it available for free on the Digital Eel website (including a Babylon 5 total conversion, yay!) is on net the better game. I hope Digital Eel makes another game and takes feedback like this to bring the best of this game and WW together. I would start with WW, add some of the features I mention above as definite improvements, and then just add a bunch of new content. Part of the fun is replaying the game over and over and seeing which of the random events and items you happen to get in that play through, so just adding a lot more of those random possibilities would be fun (again, not to beat a dead horse, but that's basically what the mods do). I love sci-fi but find that the bigger 4x games with their complicated enonomies just don't interest me. A game that focuses on basic exploring to find cool stuff, combat, random events, and humor is just my speed.. I struggled with whether to give this a positive or negative review. I decided on positive because if you just take it on its own merits, and buy it during a Summer Sale or something, I think you will have plenty of fun for your money so long as you don't this to be a mainline 4X space game. However, my guess is that many, like me, who play this game will have played Weird Worlds, its predecessor first. When compared to WW I'd say WW was overall better, especially if you downloaded some of the great mods made for it. When I think about playing this game, I often just go back to WW instead. My comments below, then, compare this to WW.- As others have mentioned, the transition to a 3D star map adds nothing to the game. In fact, I think it is just more confusing.- The new interface for adding upgrades to your ships is fine, but I liked WW better since it was more intutive that if I was putting a gun on the port side of the ship it would have a firing arc from the port side of the ship. With the new UI for this I have to compare where I'm placing the gun in the UI with the picture of the ship to see which gun is changing.- I do like the new mechanic for fighters since in WW getting a fighter generally means hiding it behind your capital ships to keep it from dying quickly and hoping maybe it will help out should an enemy fighter get past the point defense of your capital ships.- I like how you move your ships in combat versus WW since this game allows you to easily set a path. However, having to individually bring each of your ships into the combat can be cumbersome. I'd at least like to still have the option of bring them all in at the same time in a set formation like in WW.- I guess all the effort went into creating the new 3D environment because as others have noted much of the content is exactly the same as in WW.- I actually like the WW art style better. Again, I would have preferred that time have been devoted to new content versus new art.- I definitely like the better capability comparison in this game between different upgrades. In WW it was often difficult to determine what gun was better than another, for instance. This game makes the trade-offs between damage, range, DPM, etc. much more clear.- Both games have a variety of well-animated weapons that show some attention to detail and make combat, while still simple, pretty fun.So, again, not a bad game and I think most people who want a relatively simple game will have fun. However, I think WW along with the mods for it available for free on the Digital Eel website (including a Babylon 5 total conversion, yay!) is on net the better game. I hope Digital Eel makes another game and takes feedback like this to bring the best of this game and WW together. I would start with WW, add some of the features I mention above as definite improvements, and then just add a bunch of new content. Part of the fun is replaying the game over and over and seeing which of the random events and items you happen to get in that play through, so just adding a lot more of those random possibilities would be fun (again, not to beat a dead horse, but that's basically what the mods do). I love sci-fi but find that the bigger 4x games with their complicated enonomies just don't interest me. A game that focuses on basic exploring to find cool stuff, combat, random events, and humor is just my speed.. The game doesn't feel complete. The combat doesn't make sense, when I encounter an enemy it just goes back to the previous area, with no explanation.. Its great, regularly on sale in bundles too, I absolutely recommend this.
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