Explore. Expand. Exploit.
Exterminate.
Product Information
Craft an empire that stretches through the galaxies in this innovative blend
of turn-based strategy and real-time fleet combat. Explore mysterious star
stems, grow civilizations, research technologies, design your own starships, and
command your fleet in real-time 3D battles.
Sword of the Stars is a breakthrough 4X Strategy game brought to you by the core
team behind the highly acclaimed title, Home World: Cataclysm. Sword of the
Stars returns gamers to the action-packed roots of the 4X genre with some new
twists, including a 3D starmap and real-time combat resolution in a 3D
environment!
Playing as one of 4 unique races, gamers will explore planets, research new
technologies and create empires in a hostile universe where weakness means
extinction and only the strongest will survive. Sword of the Stars provides
quick, intuitive play, state-of-the-art graphics and tactical combat that make
the game instantly involving and rewardingly fun.
Product Features
- 4 distinct races - Human, Hiver, Tarkas and Liir - each with their own
technology advantages and disadvantages.
- A powerful state of the art engine delivers breathtaking graphics and
robust gameplay.
- Each race has a unique mode of transport between star systems, creating
very different styles of play, depending on what race you choose to control.
- Slider bar controls and simplified interface to avoid the confusion of
other games without sacrificing depth of gameplay.
- Over 150 distinct technologies to research on a dynamic tech tree that
changes from game to game. While the core technology of the tree is
consistent, certain offshoots are random from game to game. There is no
perfect path up the tech tree to memorize and exploit, because the path
keeps changing!
- New technology reflected in detailed ship models, weapons and combat
effects. Over 40 weapons from six different weapon classes, in various size
classes, from point defense, turrets, to massive spinal mounts!
- Players can design and build ships from three size classes - Destroyer,
Cruiser, and Dreadnought - by mixing and matching ship sections (command,
mission, and engines), then outfitting them with armor and weapons to suit
their preference.
- Up to 8 players can play against the AI and one another over LAN or
online.
- Choose from a variety of scenario campaigns to play alone or with friends,
each adding more color and depth to the Sword of the Stars universe.
Windows Requirements
- Windows 2000, XP
- 1 GHz Pentium compatible processor
- 512 MB RAM
- 1GB of free Hard Disk space
- DirectX 8.1 or better Compatible Sound Card
- 128 MB DirectX 8 class Video Card
- 4X CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
- Internet connection for online play
Recommended Requirments
- Windows 2000, XP
- 1.5 GHz Pentium compatible processor
- 1 GB RAM
- 1GB of free Hard Disk space
- DirectX 9 Compatible Sound Card
- 128 MB DirectX 9 class Video Card
- 4X CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive
- Broadband connection
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