I love that Stardock acknowledges their modders . Very cool .

Stardock really did just take the old game and gave it direct upgrades. That's beyond fantastic.

It really sounds like stardock has just made a "Here's something that you can mod for the next 20 years" This is fantastic.

No company is run quite like Stardock. The people there seem focused, clear headed and intent on what they KNOW their customers want, not a bunch of useless features and radical unwelcome changes. Given the current state of the game's industry, it is so refreshing to FINALLY be looking forward to something, the first time in at least 6 years for me.

I like the fact they don't talk about graphics until they talk about everything that matters be gameplay or performance

I just realized how badly I want an Expanse total conversion mod for this where everything orbits realistically, OPA/UNE/MCRN factions, with misc. independent stations/non-OPA belter worlds as minor factions

being able to manage planet and ship upgrades from one screen is an awesome idea

Really love the garrison command! The ai controlled ships that appeared around planets in sins1 that would protect planets and launch raids really made things feel more dynamic and like running an empire! Making this a tech loyalist ability is a really cool idea and will probably make them my favourite faction! :D

To be honest, looking at mess that Homeworld 3 is right now, this short video is just filling me with hope and confidence, certainly buying SoSE 2 once it's out, it's good to know Ironclad and Stardock are not simply banking on recognizable name but actually put some work and thought into proper sequel. Really looking forward to more updates!

Rotating orbital structures is absolutely fantastic, and I love the planet movement. The worst part of Sins 1 was the overly static nature of the planets.

We've been waiting SO long for this and the wait is almost over.

I was eyeing Sins 2... but now, I am really intrigued. Would really love more of this mechanical overview.

That's very impressive. I can't wait.

Love the minor factions update. Always good to have options and benefits beyond just killing everything in sight.

I'm glad to see the focus on a new engine that can scale with hardware improvements, at least in terms of straight up ram/processor power. It's been the one thing truly holding the scale of SoaSE 1 back over the years, not a matter of 'can my rig run it?' but a case of 'this is what it can use'. I am also hugely thankful that the rotating gravity well is a gameplay option instead of being forced on all matches of the game. If it ends up being a pain, I can just turn it off and very few programs developed today have features that large in terms of development effort as optional. Baking in ease of modding, especially combined with scaleable hardware use as part of the engine itself is going to give this game legs longer than the first, and it already towered over much of the competition. So I look forward to the results of the work your doing folks at Stardock and Ironclad.

I've waited 100 years for this.... and now it so close to release and looking more promising than ever....ill definitly be playing AND modding this game

It really doesn't happen very often these days, but this is definitely a "shut up and take my money" kinda game. Looking forward to it, and I do appreciate the level of detail explaining the new stuff.

Woot take my money! Really hyped this has been one of my favorite games for years! Very happy with the direction you guys took this in.

I was in love with the original game and transitioned to stellaris when it came out. I never saw this game coming but the details of ship tactics and strategy added here customization added here resurrects the idea of fast 4x games for me. I can't wait!

i really REALLY like the Vasari Jumping in

The soundtrack - especially the tracks that are made for/about the Vasari - sounds amazing!

Looking very promising. Honestly not even mad that this released as a timed exclusive on Epic. Probably gave it time to be refined before the proper release on Steam.

I really like the "solid" "mechanical" like user interface. It takes me back to the original Sins days, and not to mention StarCraft. Give your GUI designer(s?) an epic high five from me!

I'm excited for this.

My favorite part of Sins was paying the pirates to attack my friends and act like I had nothing to do with it.

One of the best RTS games ever, can’t wait for 2

I love the focus on improving the experience, and making the factions more unique and engaging without devolving to HW3 button spam

Very excited to get my hands on this one!

I played an early tester that had one playable race and the performance blew me away. I am beyond thrilled for SINS2 to come out. I have maybe 1500hrs in Rebellion and is one of my favorite games of all time. It all looks so amazing!

I have been playing this game for years since release! The late nights I sunk here, now we are finally getting an official 2? I am so damn hyped! The new changes make it seem so much more alive and interesting!

Can't wait for the full launch!

So many great additions + good modding support. What a bright future this game will have.

Would be nice if you could take control of a single unit in 3rd or 1st person just like Call to Arms does! I would love this feature, since the physics are in place it seems doable.

Glad to see the empire tree seems fixed. The way it was constantly jumping around in the first game it made it almost unusable without pausing the game so I don't have tons of accidental clicks.

Looking awesome, just a straight upgrade. Wish more RTS did this

Heh, guess I have to install Sins 1 again to play it a bit cause I am very excited Sins 2 getting closer and closer now - I was already excited when I learned that it is coming a couple months ago, now it is almost here!

very good Infomercial!! :) Seriously, addresses all of the issues I had with the first game (Not many, but things like management of larger fleets, and lack of 64bit/multicore support). I'm definitely keeping my eye out on this one.

I can't wait to get my hands on this game. So looking forward to it.

stardock I've realized that you've been huge part of my gaming career just now. I love you. :D

I legit cannot wait for the Star Trek Armada 3 team to make a new mod for Sins 2, you just know that it's legit going to be amazing. The guys who worked on that mod really made it a love letter to Star Trek TNG era fans, they're bloody magicians.

So excited for this

It looks amazing! Love the QoL improvements!

Not only am I looking forward to the game, I'm looking forward to this series as well! great video to kick this off!

I never heard this song in the beginning of the game before oh man I can't wait for the release to hear the full new soundtrack 0:04

I am so glad I got this game instead of homeworld 3....

god the depth of stellaris and the combat of sins would be my ultimate 4x dream game.

Definitely keen for this

I can't wait for the new star trek armada 3 mod 😁😁

I wonder if mysterious enemy that is chasing Vassari will eventually arrive, some end game apocalyptic invasion could be awesome.

cant wait till release

this looks super interesting. never played any of the prior games but im definetly going to check this one out once it comes into steam

A few questions about moving phase lanes. What happens to ships in a lane if it breaks? Do the ships get destroyed? Keep on course? Can the lane even break with ships in it? How does culture spread interact with moving phase lanes? How do super weapons work with the orbits? Can I shoot from or ar the orbital bodies? Can the AI understand orbital bodies? Will call it be able to plan ahead to exploit or counter the mechanic? Can it path through phase lanes that will be made in several minutes?

TAKE MY MONEY!

This looks amazing I can’t wait

This is going to be great! Can’t wait for the Steam release

Okay A: this video was great, everything in it was great, and I'm really proud of being a long-time Sins fan. You guys are absolutely doing the franchise right! And B: small thing, but could you cover the planet types in Sins 2? That is to say, will Sins 2 have an equal amount of planet types as Rebellion? Will it include the ones from the Forbidden Worlds DLC, or possibly any other new additions?

My only criticism is why do we still dont a solar system mechanic, instead of one star with dozens of planets orbiting it

As someone who has only recently found out that this game is technically already out on Epic for people to test it out, seeing this video just makes me happy. Had been an avid player in the past, had bought the base game as a physical copy upon release and then eventually the Rebellion package + dlcs on steam (sadly lost the physical copy during a relocation.) And now seeing that missiles can be blocked and that, in general, ships can shoot unintended targets when they are in the way... feels like a dream come true. So many more tactical opportunities. I do wonder though if Vasari missiles function differently? In truth it has been a while since I played but iirc, Vasari had been heavily missile focused in general and looooove their phase missiles. Wonder if they get a chance to phase through unintended targets to still hit what they are actually aiming at. Then again... Advent Supremacy anyway. For the Unity! May our Radiance battleships cleanse them with holy light!

I've waited 15 years. I'm so psyched.

I can't wait for this game to come out! I loved Sins Rebellion and played it extensively. I also loved playing Star Wars Interregnum. I hope that the modding community comes to this game

yay!!! of all new features, finally 64 bit!!!! can't wait till I replay the dominion war in this new game and engine!

SOASER is still my most played tactical game. Looking forward to sins 2. Been monitoring it since it went live on Epic Games Store. Glad to see how far its come, and that its now releasing on steam.

Thank you Stardock!

Played the game for years and years, but it did start to show age for me. I hope you will continue to work on Sins 2 with new DLC content and maybe add more RPG elements to the game as in more Ship customization, Crew skills, addable ship modules and so on. Looking forward to the release. About time we had a sequel.

Can't wait to get my hands on this game!

I have been waiting for this a long time. Though Rebellion is already an Old Game, I still like to play it. While I only on rare occasion I by Games in Early Access, or Since the terrible launch of Sword of the Stars 2 never again preorderd a game I bought SOSE 2 as soon as it came out on Epic Games Store because I trust the Developer for being passionate about their game. As of now I already like what I see and I think it will be a great game. Maybe some time when the important things are done a campaign story dlc would be nice, as I love the Universe and how different the factions feel.

Amazing! 😍😍💕💕👍👍

never clicked so fast on a video

im so hyped!

so hyped

MULTI CORE DRIFTING! So I can look forward to another decade of SINS!?!?!?

I spend 1000 hours on Sins 1, and i intend to do the same with this beauty !

It's a bloody time for SOSE II to be released, how many years was since the original game was released, 16 years. You guys took yourself a quite a long time. Releasing DLC's but no sequel. Thankfully its out now. I just hope we wont need another 16 years for SOSE III.

Lore question: Wasn't the vasari fleeing from an unknown threat? Will that threat be a end game crisis?

great vid man i just bought this game lmao i cant believe the state of gaming rn in general but this game looks great cant wait

We can block missiles now!? Now being big actually mean something! It just the same game but with LOTS of improvements. And that all I wanted! And about the Orbit system. The Vasari's Phase Gate Network is gonna be sooooo essential! (Perhaps OP)

I love you all @Stardock! =))))))))))))))) Thank you very much!

i just hope there is more QOL/Automation with some things

First game was pretty good

Sins was my first pc game and what converted me to pure pc gaming. Have over 800 hrs and half of that being total conversion mods.

can’t wait for this gaaame!

Please work on getting controller support added to Sins 2! I loved the first game, and I know this game would absolutely play best with a keyboard and mouse also, but I'd love to be able to play this on my ROG Ally while on the go!

Hey stardock? Thanks. Your games and programs are great.

I love you guys

This seems to be coming along fantastically, as a player since Trinity, I'm definitely buying on Steam launch day! And I hardly ever buy games on launch anymore.

Aaaaaaaaaaaa I want it naaaaaow! >:c curse you and your youtuber gameplay previews giving me so many ideas for what to do and how to play and teasing me! Q3 can't come soon enough.

Yes!

This looks so good and the engine is what excites me the most. But what really bums me out, is that i see no Advent on release. Which feels like on release 1/3 of the game is missing. Probably going to be in an update or dlc though. I saw advent at the end. But it is weird that we've seen zero gameplay of the faction yet

It's you, BATTLEMODE!

I’m really curious to see a planet up close, they look so detailed! Can you see the colony expand on it? If it is bombed do you see the explosions? The environmental impact? So many questions! Also seeing like 30 planets orbit so close together seems a bit silly xD I feel the star should be bigger then, but I am no astrophysicist … did you maybe consult one in designing the systems? ^^

was playing sins1 the other day and with 4 empires running max fleet it was running slow! glad sins 2 will handle large empires. it was the best part of the game but the bit it struggled with the most

I can't wait to play, I play somewhere on a map with 300 or more planets and slow and steady empire building, and in each gravity well I place starbases that generate income and strengthen defenses. And with the new game engine in such scenes the fps will not drop to 5-10

This looks delicious

жду моих любимых advent в детстве даже озвучку делал на них)))

I always wanted the the starbase and some defense platforms to orbit or have the ability to orbit the planet just to make system defense and offense more dynamic.

I really hope we'd be able to see firing arcs in UI, it was quite pain in the ass to learn how to position battleships, because standard attack order just uses half of guns in many cases.

Really hope that added new units, want more/different variery of the capital ships. Wish the ships would have different viaraints like a capital more for close in fighting, a long range viarant...IN TIME though I am sure. I am SOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED !!!! For this

I hope the star wars, stargate, and halo, full conversion mod groups are still active. They could do some epic things with these new systems

Out of curiosity, what kind of tutorials are you planning on making? Purely read tutorials, videos, scripted scenarios or guided games?

1:57 Sad, laser bolts coming through the asteroid