Publisher Stardock has announced the release of the expansion pack for their science fiction, real-time strategy (RTS) game “Sins of a Solar Empire” called ‘Rebellion’ which is one of the most significant expansions to the hit game.
“Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion” is a stand-alone expansion that does not require players to own a previous edition of Sins of a Solar Empire. It extends the ground-breaking gameplay that has made it one of the most popular PC strategy games of all time.
According to the game’s official page, “Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion combines the best elements of real-time strategy with the depth normally reserved for 4X games. Players take command of a space-faring civilization that is fighting for its very existence in a vast interstellar war. This conflict will see players colonize planets, battle pirates, research new technologies, conduct trade, use diplomacy and engage in epic battles with massive fleets.”
"What I think has made Sins of a Solar Empire such a phenomenon is that it demonstrated that you can have a real-time strategy game that rewards victory to the player who has built the better civilization, rather than the player with the best reflexes," said Brad Wardell, President & CEO of Stardock Entertainment.
The new expansion talks about years of unending conflict that has now resulted in internal strife within the three warring races – the Trader Emergency Coalition, the Vasari Empire and the Advent Unity. As a result, players will now be able to choose to play as a loyalist or rebel faction of the three races, each with their own techs and ships.
Moreover, the expansion also includes new "Titan" class warships. These gigantic vessels are fleets unto themselves and can unleash devastation across an entire star system. When matched with the additional new corvettes and capital ships, they create a variety of interesting tactical options for players.
"Each faction gets their own Titan," said Wardell. "Seeing one of these behemoths enter a system can be pretty awe-inspiring. It's a real game changer in the middle of a big multiplayer battle when someone manages to get their Titan into the fray."
"The combination of being a space-based game with massive scale and the new graphics engine really helps bring home just how epic these battles can be," Wardell added. “When you see the already massive Kol battleship being overshadowed, literally, by a Titan, it conveys a level of scale that you just can't get in a non-space game."
Note that the game will require Windows 8, Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows Vista (SP2).
Check out the new expansion’s launch trailer below:
