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[Kruniac]

Aurora's UI is basically like trying to coordinate the Apollo moon landings with a graphing calculator.

That's not accurate at all. You hit a hotkey (F2, whatever), give some orders, click the time advance button. Pretty straightforward.

Or you hit F12, select a Task Group, give it an order. Hit advance time.

It amazes me how young people today need uber leet UIs to function.

[Urist McScoopbeard]

Aurora's UI is basically like trying to coordinate the Apollo moon landings with a graphing calculator.

That's not accurate at all. You hit a hotkey (F2, whatever), give some orders, click the time advance button. Pretty straightforward.

Or you hit F12, select a Task Group, give it an order. Hit advance time.

It amazes me how young people today need uber leet UIs to function.

I laughed. Thank you sir.

[Firgof Umbra]

New patch is out. Among the changes is our entirely revised research web, built from the shins up to address reported problems with its play and readability, the reintroduction of personality and foundation traits, and more!

Full patch notes are available here

New research web (click to open full image in new window):

[forsaken1111]

Awesome! Will check it out tonight.

[Firgof Umbra]

Heads up for those who might've missed it: Star Ruler 2 is currently 50% off in the present Steam Flash Sale ($12.49).  If you've been waiting for the price to drop to buy in, now's the time.  The flash sale will cycle to a new set roughly five and a half hours from the time of this post.

[BigD145]

3 hours and some change for flash sale.

How's the modding scene right now? Even 50% off is not that tempting at the moment.

[Firgof Umbra]

There's approximately 120 mods for the game available right now, covering a range of subjects from additional 3d Models [shipsets], expansion-levels of new content/changes [abem, etc.], additional music/races/flags, and mods which disable features that some players dislike.

With a built-in mod editor, mod manager, and mod uploader we try to make things easy for people to change.
50% off is the lowest price the game has received since its launch and we're not liable to be in a daily deal (or at least weren't told we would be in one).

[Firgof Umbra]

Sneak peak of the upcoming expansion.  http://steamcommunity.com/app/282590/discussions/1/517142253864833842/

[forsaken1111]

Sneak peak of the upcoming expansion.  http://steamcommunity.com/app/282590/discussions/1/517142253864833842/

I have no idea what is going on in that picture, its too tiny, but I'm excited to hear about the expansion and hope to get some actual info soon! I'm pretty much a guaranteed sale, I think I put 80+ hours into SR2 and probably 100+ into the original.

[ollobrains]

good news on the expansion, not so good news on the going out of business thing.

[BFEL]

Wow, so pretty much the moment I start playing this again, the game gets an expansion and the studio behind it dies....I'll...try to use my newfound powers responsibly?

Maybe I should hit up the EA library...

[Firgof Umbra]

Thanks, y'all.  I'll try and keep you posted as more info. is released on the expansion.

[ollobrains]

i think in 12 months once they have squeezed all the value out of this title, perhaps consider open sourcing it

[Sirus]

PTW for news about the expansion.

I have mixed feelings about this game compared to the original. Still can't decide which I prefer :/

[Sinistar]

Wow, so pretty much the moment I start playing this again, the game gets an expansion and the studio behind it dies....I'll...try to use my newfound powers responsibly?

Maybe I should hit up the EA library...

Well, in all honesty them closing down has been in the air ever since soon after SR2 official release. Still sad though. I think you people are cool and passionate and I really like both Star Rulers. If you really do close down in the end, I wish you all the best in the future projects, whatever those might be.

As for expansion - GREAT news. I'll admit, I haven't touched SR2 in a while, but that's because it is my usual game cycle to play some gave for few weeks or months intensively and then put it on the shelf for a long time till I feel like it's time to play it again. So with the news of imminent expansion, I guess it's time for some SR2 again!