Ryika
Lazy Wannabe Artista
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I'll hide the actual picture behind a spoiler-tag, just in case someone who doesn't want to get spoilered "accidentially" enters this thread. I will NOT put the discussion behind the spoiler tag, so if you don't want to know about the bonuses, stop reading NOW!
So here are the Unlockables:
Some nice bonuses actually. Pioneers may even Rival Artists in some strategies. Supply Module sounds awesome, but I don't think it can rival Tectonic Scanner. Cryotome sounds insane. But it has to rival with free Pioneering and a free Worker already, so it may be a hard pick from a perspective of "efficiency". I like the idea of being able to sometimes have a settler on turn 4-5 if combined with Supply Module, Artists and Africa.
Xeno Management sounds awesome and fun, but in practice I found it really weak. The 1 movement is just to slow to get that unit anywhere. It may be a fun way to kill siege worms at a stage where you don't have tier 2 rangers yet, but that sounds like too little utility compared to worker/pioneering.
Now, while I like these bonuses as basically "free content" for owning Starships, I find it a bit ... problematic that they actually included tactical options as part of the cross-promotion. And while they're easy to unlock even if you don't own starships I would have preferred cosmetic bonuses instead, and these bonuses added in a later patch.
Your thoughts?
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How to unlock by editing files:
(When editing files always create backups first so you can easily repair your installation. If you forgot to create a backup, rightclick the game in your steam library, click on properties -> local files -> verify integrity of game cache to let steam fix the issues itself. This will however revert ALL changes you may have done to other game files, so again - it's better to create backup-files so you can fix manually.)
Windows:
Mac:
So here are the Unlockables:
Spoiler :
Some nice bonuses actually. Pioneers may even Rival Artists in some strategies. Supply Module sounds awesome, but I don't think it can rival Tectonic Scanner. Cryotome sounds insane. But it has to rival with free Pioneering and a free Worker already, so it may be a hard pick from a perspective of "efficiency". I like the idea of being able to sometimes have a settler on turn 4-5 if combined with Supply Module, Artists and Africa.
Xeno Management sounds awesome and fun, but in practice I found it really weak. The 1 movement is just to slow to get that unit anywhere. It may be a fun way to kill siege worms at a stage where you don't have tier 2 rangers yet, but that sounds like too little utility compared to worker/pioneering.
Now, while I like these bonuses as basically "free content" for owning Starships, I find it a bit ... problematic that they actually included tactical options as part of the cross-promotion. And while they're easy to unlock even if you don't own starships I would have preferred cosmetic bonuses instead, and these bonuses added in a later patch.
Your thoughts?
- edit -
How to unlock by editing files:
(When editing files always create backups first so you can easily repair your installation. If you forgot to create a backup, rightclick the game in your steam library, click on properties -> local files -> verify integrity of game cache to let steam fix the issues itself. This will however revert ALL changes you may have done to other game files, so again - it's better to create backup-files so you can fix manually.)
Windows:
Mac:
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