Sword of the Stars

Publisher: Lighthouse Interactive

Developer: Kerberos Productions

Category: Action

Release Dates

Electronic - 08/17/2006

Official Game Website

Interviews

Exclusive Sword of the Stars Developer Diary – Part 8
“Plans for the future are always a risk but we here at Kerberos are doing everything we can to hedge our bets”

Exclusive Sword of the Stars Developer Diary – Part 7
“You are not cattle. And we are not dancing monkeys.“

Exclusive Sword of the Stars Developer Diary – Part 6
“It's definitely been inspiring to work with a team that I can see really loves this game to the bone.”

Exclusive Sword of the Stars Developer Diary – Part 5
“In SoTS, each of the four races actually represents a different set of strategic and tactical options”

Exclusive Sword of the Stars Developer Diary – Part 4
“One of the things about forging new territory is that everybody has to do a bit of everything”

News

Lighthouse announces “Sword of the Stars: Born of Blood
“Sword of the Stars: Born of Blood” is an add-on for the Sword of the Stars universe

New Sword of the Stars Demo Released
Leading publisher Lighthouse Interactive and Canadian developer Kerberos Productions announced today the release of a new Enhanced Demo version of their groundbreaking 4x space strategy PC game “Sword of the Stars”

Patch For 'Sword of the Stars' Available Now
Lighthouse Interactive today announced the release of a [content] patch

Gamer’s Gate Announces World Premiere of Sword of the Stars
The launch will occur on Gamer’s Gate at 00:00 GMT on August 17th

Sword of the Stars Goes Gold
Lighthouse Interactive and Kerberos Productions set to reinvigorate the 4X gaming genre with the release of tactical space strategy game on PC

All News for Sword of the Stars

Description

Sword of the Stars is a breakthrough Space Strategy game that seeks to reinvigorate the sub-genre. Players will explore planets, manage their empire and research new technology. 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.

Features

A return 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!
4 races - Human, Hiver, Tarkas and Liir - each with technology advantages and disadvantages.
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 defence, turrets, and 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 armour 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 colour and depth to the Sword of the Stars universe.

Hardware Requirements

Minimum System Requirements For Sword of the Stars: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 1 GHz Pentium/compatible CPU 512 MB RAM system memory 128 MB DirectX8 class video card 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive 56-Kpbs modem

Recommended System Requirements For Sword of The Stars: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP 1.5 GHz Pentium/compatible CPU 1 GB RAM system memory 128 MB RAM DirectX9 class video card 4x CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive Broadband Connection