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[yamo]

The game is normally played online. So any computer (Mac or PC) connected to the internet should be able to play. Even dial-up is OK. An 800x600 screen (or bigger) is recommended.

There will also be a version of the game that can be downloaded once and played later without an internet connection. This is a great back-up if your internet connection is unreliable. Please note, if you don't play in the online game, you won't be able to compete in the school competitions.

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http://wwd-games.com/themerchant/
not functional yet...may never be...space merchant/merchant empires clone

[Philosophical Gamer]

There's an expansion now for Space Rangers 2, Space Rangers 2: Reboot.  It's available on Stardock's somewhat buggy distribution system, Impulse.

One thing about SR2 that really bugged me was buying equipment in planets, every time you moused over a piece of equipment these annoying sounds would play, it really was a detriment to the enjoyment level of the game.  I think they've fixed this in the expansion, I didn't notice it at all.

They've also added a hardcore mode where it only saves when you leave a planet.  It's a nice middle ground from what I used to do for a hardcore mode, which was not to reload if I died.  There are a lot of nice improvements in the expansion.

[lumin]

There's an expansion now for Space Rangers 2, Space Rangers 2: Reboot.  It's available on Stardock's somewhat buggy distribution system, Impulse.

One thing about SR2 that really bugged me was buying equipment in planets, every time you moused over a piece of equipment these annoying sounds would play, it really was a detriment to the enjoyment level of the game.  I think they've fixed this in the expansion, I didn't notice it at all.

They've also added a hardcore mode where it only saves when you leave a planet.  It's a nice middle ground from what I used to do for a hardcore mode, which was not to reload if I died.  There are a lot of nice improvements in the expansion.

How are they protecting against piracy in the new version?  Do they give you some kind of activation key?

Edit:  Oh, I see.  It requires the original game.

I heard a rumor somewhere that SR2 got a patch which removes the starforce protection.  Anyone know if that's true?

[Sean Mirrsen]

The Reboot (Often appropriately called Reloaded) is usually available without copy protection. The russian licensed version is that way, and has the original Rangers bundled with it as well.

[lumin]

The Reboot (Often appropriately called Reloaded) is usually available without copy protection. The russian licensed version is that way, and has the original Rangers bundled with it as well.

So it has SR 1 with it, but does the expansion include the original SR2 game (before reboot), or is it a "stand-alone" expansion that requires the pre-reboot game to run?

Sorry, I'm just a little confused.

[Sean Mirrsen]

The one we russians get has SR1, SR2+exp, and bonus materials, all without any copy protection whatsoever. I heard that there is a "patch" expansion to SR2, but here it always sold as this handy package. It's a damn fine piece of design, btw. The game, I mean. It even manages to make trading exciting. Especially when you have to cut through a dominator-infested system with a full cargo bay to get a good profit.

[Okenido]

Lumin I'm just wondering where you heard that Space Rangers 2 had starforce?

[Sean Mirrsen]

It did in Russia. It might have had Securom in other countries.

[Il Palazzo]

Space Rangers 2: Reboot - So what exactly is new in this epansion?

[Sean Mirrsen]

New quests, new RTS mode maps, new kinds of equipment. More of the same. Actually, if you get is as just an expansion, it's not really required, the game's good as it is (though the extra quests are hilarious). However, it also updates the game with all the latest patches. And if you know how/where to get it, it will also come with the first Rangers (so you can see how it started), a bundle of fanmade and official bonuses (like art/minigames), plus of course the removal of whatever copy protection the original had.

[Philosophical Gamer]

Also the Reboot version allows you to play any of the RTS maps directly, from the main menu of the game.  A small bonus but it's cool.

The Stardock version of SR2 has always been copy-protection free.  The original release had starforce which turned a lot of people off from the game.  As far as I know, Stardock were the first ones to release a copy without the Starforce protection.

You have to buy the original, then buy the expansion, from Stardock's Impulse service.  It sounds like there's better deals out there but I don't know anything about them.

[lumin]

Lumin I'm just wondering where you heard that Space Rangers 2 had starforce?

I bought the game shortly after it was released in the USA.  It had starforce protection.

So this one requires the SR2 to run.  Anybody have a link for the complete package?

[Sean Mirrsen]

You could, you know, go back into the Adventure section and scroll down a few lines.

Space Rangers Complete.

[yamo]

http://www.thegameslist.com/game/2362/Warfare_1917

[yamo]

http://beta.bluffthis.com/