Sword of the Stars II: Lords of Winter is the full stand-alone follow-
up to the hit 4X-styled Sword of the Stars franchise. The continuing
storyline will reveal the dark secrets of the ancient force responsible
for tampering with the races in the original Sword of the Stars. Sword
of the Stars II: Lords of Winter will be a major step forward in 4X
gameplay, taking the easy-to-learn-but-hard-to-master philosophy set
out in SotS1 and following that path to a new standard in space
strategy games.
Features:
* Evolves beyond Sword of the Stars I into 6 playable factions, using the races familiar
to gamers from the first series of the game, and introducing The Suul ‘ka as a new player
for Galactic dominance!
* Detailed star-systems with planetary orbits, moons, asteroid belts, and other space
terrain!
* All new MARS 2 graphics engine!
* Leviathan class of giant ships, new Battlerider-class ships that carry Destroyer sized
ships, new levels of ship details including ship sub-systems, allowing for new fleet
strategy and tactics!
* Exciting continuation of the technology tree, with the game starting in the Fusion era
and moving beyond the Anti-matter era.
System Requirements
Operating system: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Core2 Duo or equivalent
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Hard disk space: 2 GB free space
Video: 512 MB DirectX 10
Sound: Any Windows Vista compatible sound device, stereo speakers or head phones
DirectX®: February 2010 or newer (DX10)
Controller support: 3-button mouse, keyboard and speakers
Internet required for online play.
LAN required for local multiplayer. 8 player multiplayer.