he really needs to be more confident with his blogs
he's really good that them  
wish i could get a nice close up of the battles though   

Around 9:40 in video 2 there is a HUGE explosion on the planet. I wonder what that is... new "raze planet" effect?

Hehe something about that videolog reminds me of this one guy on Youtube that posts videoblogs of himself doing low level instances on his lvl 70 character. I think it's the level of enthusiasm that does it for me. Cause even thou the guy that plays wow is terrible, and nothing he does is spectacular, he sounds like he is showing you the secret of the universe. It makes me laugh so much.

Also proof that Kol is overpowered is in the video. Why else would Frogboy pick it!

btw i catched the fleet logistics screen and some other stuff, will post screens later.

He still hasn't blown his nose :/

EDIT: Seriously, does he have a cold or something?

ok here are the promised screenshots. I found some interesting stuff in that video.
Note that i used a different version than the gamespot download, my has more details so u are able to read everything properly (can i upload it Yarlen?), in the other one all text is very blurry.

First lets take a look at the map designer: click here

Pretty self explaining though the option of "neutral colonies" is interesting.

Then u have now also the possibility to change the amount of resource gathering and the speed of research: click here


Next (important) change i noticed is the lack of a capital shipyard at start, u have to build one (but u still get the first capital for free):
click here 1
click here 2

Then another interesting thing i catched is that Volcanic planets now have 3 metal asteroids. Cant say much about the slots it has, but see urself:
click here


The research screens...
When Frogboy opened the research menu he clicked through all tabs for a second, enough to get a pic of everything.

So lets start with the logistics research screen:

click here - fleet logistic

Now that is VERY interesting. The cap ship tree remains the same as far as i can tell. The fleet supply is ofc totaly new and like we can see lvl3 gives 550 supply points for an upkeep of 22% while the next lvl would bring 820 supply and 38% upkeep.
I dont know how much these cost to research but those are some high numbers for lvl 3/4 tech.

Btw talking about upkeep u can also see it on the resources info cards: click here

Finally the Mil and Civ research screens:

click here - civ screen

click here - mil screen

On a first look i notice the following things:

- we can see the TEC's super weapon in the mil screen at the tech lvl 8 (lvl = which position in the tech tree starting from the frst row)

- the Koadiak's place in the tech tree changed a bit. In beta 4 its lvl 5 tech, here its a lvl 4 tech. If the amount of needed mil labs didnt change then this means 7 instead of 9 mil labs needed for them

- another mil tech change is that the Korsevs come now at lvl 2 instead of lvl 1

- u dont need missles anymore to research Javelins

- Hangars are now lvl 1 buildings, should make defending even easier (and an early mil lab stronger?)

- less repair techs though i have ofc no idea if the remaining repair techs compensate for it

- at the cilivan tech tree most of the things stayed the same way (there are also a few new things)

Sorry Brad, you're not big enough yet...

From the download page:
Here is an exclusive video blog from Brad Bordell for Sins of a Solar Empire.

Then create your own game at slower settings.

Ron - this is a new video that wasn't released previously.

We won't get tracking turrets That's an easy answer, though probably not one you wanted to hear.

Honestly, though, when you're playing you don't notice it because there's so much other stuff to do, even in the middle of a battle

Well, darn it would actually be an worthwhile improvement on making the battles look more grand I can say for sure, as flak will defenitaly be a part of everyones arsenal, and they should look good doing their job too, not just the bigger ships . As a long time gamer (about 15 years ^^) I know that polishment is the key to keep people playing your game.

I hope they will implant moons in this game, as they have suggested they might do, as they also are a part of solar systems, for lols!

Oh, I see, than maybe as an option . I have noticed that the cannons dont track their target, but the fire comming out of them does though (not the shoots themself, but the "burst-fire" that spits out of the cannon while it shoots). Isnt it the same as making cannons track the target?

Or maybe they should replace the cannons with something that wouldnt have to move in order to change firing angle, like a charged pillar which bursts eletric lighting/plasma bolts out at figther/bomber squadrons, just something which looks more authentic.

thx linkesauge for the screenies