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Video Dev Journal: v1.6 "UI Horizons" Update Pt. 1 | Sins of a Solar Empire II

Part 1 Video Blog v1.6 UI Horizons Update for Sins of a Solar Empire II Play Sins II Now In this video developer journal for Sins of a Solar Empire II, we're taking a look at the new and improved front-end user-interface added in the v1.6 "UI Horizons" update. We also show off the new hand-crafted leader portraits, a ship viewer tool, and some new ship color customization options. [read more]

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v1.6 UI Horizons Update Now Available for Sins of a Solar Empire II

The UI Horizons v1.6 Update is Now Available UI overhaul, in-game map editor, new defensive platform abilities and more arrive in the v1.6 Update Play Sins II Now   (Part 2 Coming Soon!)   Front-End UI Overhaul The entire front-end UI has been rebuilt from the ground up. The new layout surfaces more information at a glance, cuts dead space, and brings a cleaner visual style throughout. A new Faction Selection screen gives you a breakdown of each faction's identity... [read more]

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Sins II Dev Journal: New UI Horizons and Player Customization Pt 1

Our resident UI guru Paul Kiesling will be giving us part one of a two-part series on this UI revamp below: With this month's update comes a functional refresh of our front-end UI. We have spent the last several months really digging into the UI to improve the user experience and feel. We have moved away from the holographic stylization and towards a more hardened TEC feel, with emphasis on readability and organization. We went through every menu and intentionally lined up all of the univer... [read more]

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Sins II Video Blog: v1.51 "Hunt fer Booty" Update

v1.51 "Hunt fer Booty" Update Avast yer scurvy scallywags! The "Hunt fer Booty" update dropped at the start of March and it's time to take a look at what Sins of a Solar Empire II looks like with *proper* Pirates in the game. Bounties can now be placed on the heads of your rivals, Pirates have their own brand new Capital Ship, Minor Factions exhibit new Raiding behavior and two new Advent Minor factions enter the game too. We've reworked the Civilian Structure Capture system, and made a s... [read more]

Stardock Entertainment Announcements

Elemental: Reforged, the Remastered 4X Strategy RPG from Stardock Launched Today

Elemental: Reforged, the Remastered 4X Strategy RPG is Now Available Features three campaigns, dynasty system, deep crafting, and hundreds of new quests, characters, and dungeons Buy with the Launch Discount A unique mix of 4X Strategy and RPG gameplay is now available as Stardock Entertainment has officially released Elemental: Reforged . To celebrate the release of this passionately crafted and expanded remaster of Stardock’s most ambitious title, players... [read more]

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Hunt fer Booty Update Now Available for Sins of a Solar Empire II

The 'Hunt fer Booty' v1.51 update is now available New pirate capital ship, bounty system, minor faction raids, and more arrive in the v1.51 update Play Sins II Now   New Unit: Pirate Galleon Capital Ship The Pirates have a new flagship. The Galleon is a playable capital ship with four unique abilities, bringing some new tactical options to the table. Bounty System A new Bounty Office in the Markets window lets players spend resources and exotics to put a p... [read more]