the more options a game gives you the better. RTS games 15 years ago would let you choose the tech level. I used to do allot of modding which was mostly parameter editing but i have never undersood why some games dont have these simple choices - thecouple of years of cnc games from EA is a great example .

It must be difficult for the devs to add to a game because very few RTS game devs actually put the options in - i loved the way supreme commander would let you restrict individual units and structures

The Devs kinda but themselves in the bind by first allowing for pirate toggle. Granted they needed to fix balance issue but once that gate was open you will see request for super weapons toggle and titan toggle as well.

I think letting the player decide on the amount of superweapons via an ingame number field at the Game Options screen would be the better choice instead of hardcoding a limit.

Giving people options on how they want to play the game has always been good.

Ever since I stopped turtling, super weapon spam hasn't been an issue for me. Occasionally I have to rush a starbase when a bot is building a couple. As far as multiplayer I don't think I've seen a human bother with them yet. Everyone has their own skill level and play style, so suggesting everyone just be offensive isn't the solution I'd push, however with only 4 superweapons allowed atm it's quite manageable. If anything having super weapons off would mostly benefit those new to SoaSE, as it's not a pick up and play in 1 hour type of game.

If you want the C&C attempt you should make it controlled and give each race only one superweapon at once, and actually make it super.

If you want to go down the supreme commander lane of "build as many as you can and hope the enemy cannot bring up his counters fast enough" they should be unlimited.

In both cases a simple toggle button to deactivate should be enough.

Those in betweens of "lets make them weak individually and limit their number" usually just make them unusable.

List of toggles:

Pirates

Super weapons

Titan

Corvettes

Mines

Capital Ships

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I really don't like the people here who are saying "you can't have no super weapons, my strategy doesn't work without them" because well... that's about the same as someone saying "You can't have super weapons, my strategy doesn't work with them."

Really I think, just like pirates, the issue why they are able to be turned off is that loss of fun vs AI. I love pirates, and I wish i could play with them, but not with AI. It's sooooo annoying to play Ebay bidding with a computer... it's really not fun. I can see how super weapons cause a similar issue.  Almost every strategy game these days have these options for a reason. You change the gameplay enough to want to play the game more.

And really, who losses with an option?

I mean..., I play Wargame: European escalation and even WITHOUT an option to ban artillery people still demand "no artillery" in their game name. I think they're silly for removing it from their game... but they still play plenty of fun games without me. I'm sure they still wish there was an option to make sure no one trolls them.

Well stardock skrewed me out of Rebelion however after playing diplomacy and various mods playing with super weapons off would be great sometimes especially with certain mods were once the super weapons start fireing it slows down the game so much it becomes un playable. And were i dont have internet very oftr i find AIs will build 10 or 12 super weapons each and just spam them and it gets old rather then them massing for an attack they waist money on the super weapons. In essence easy and normal they sit and let you kill them hard and harder they sit there and build starbases and super weapons vicious and the last one they build even more super weapons launch one massed attack if they fail they rain super weapons on you till all your planets are gone making it no fun

I am glad to see other people agree with me.

yes i would very much like a toggle, i really only play single player and usually throw in an AI ally for myself but the AI in general cant seem to cope with the constant novalith spam

the limit of 4 helps but when you play say 3vs3 thats still 12 that can be built and spammed which forces me to build a starbase at every planet to keep control and the AI simply doesnt do the same so my AI allies get wiped out pretty quick

as i side note if i build a starbase in an AI controlled grav well can it prevent them losing control or does it only work for planets controlled by the starbase owner?

If you want superweapons disabled... stop creating these useless threads and do it yourselves. You need to change all of 6 files, and it ain't even that hard.