Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection

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Sword of the Stars: Complete Collection is the original Sword of the Stars games and the three expansions Born of Blood, A Murder of Crows and Argos Naval Yard. It is the year 2405, and human scientists have discovered a new technology that allows travel from star to star at speeds faster than light. But tragedy strikes, as Earth is ravaged by an alien force. The dawning of a new era was stymied by a grim, new reality... Sword of the Stars: • 4 distinct races - Human, Hiver, Tarkas and Liir

• A powerful state of the art engine delivers breathtaking graphics and robust game play

• Each race has a unique mode of transport between star systems, creating very different styles of play • Over 150 distinct technologies to research on a dynamic tech tree • Over 40 weapons from six different weapon classes

• Players can design and build ships from three size classes - Destroyer, Cruiser, and Dreadnought

• Up to 8 players can play against the AI and one another over LAN or online

• Choose from a variety of scenario campaigns to play alone or with friends Born of Blood:

• Play as the merciless Zuul Slavers with over 90 brand-new ship sections and their unique drive system – the Tunnel Drive • Over 25 additional technologies • 15 more weapons you can add to your ship designs

• New ship sections for the original four races, including: War, Projector, Boarding, and a new type of defense satellite – the Torpedo Defense Platform

• 4 additional galactic encounters, a new grand menace, plus 3 unique scenarios and 6 original maps

• New game features, including Slavery, Trade Routes, and Diplomatic Communications A Murder of Crows: • A New Sixth race – The Morrigi • New Ship Sections - Over a dozen new ship sections • Unique ‘Grav Flock’ Drive System for Morrigi • 15 new weapons • 27 new technologies and the new Xeno-Cultural and Drones tech tree • Drone carrying ships in all three size classes

• Construction ships, a variety of orbital stations, spy ships, police cutters, and more • A whole new set of GUI enhancements and additions Argos Naval Yard: • 19 new technologies • Over 75 new ship section to build • 10 new weapons / 3 New Scenarios • Single Player / Multi-player with co-op scenario maps

System requirements

Windows

Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
Processor
1.5 Ghz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent
Memory
1 GB RAM (2 GB for Vista)
Hard Disk Space
3 GB Available
Video Card
DirectX® 9 compliant video card with 128MB RAM
Sound Card
DirectX® 8.1 or better compatible
DirectX® Version
DirectX® 9c
Internet Connection
at least 56k modem
Multiplayer Requirement
Gamespy key (provided by publisher)

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Age ratinge10

Languages

English

Developer
Kerberos Productions Inc.
Publisher
Paradox Interactive
Release
  • ReleaseJun 4, 2010

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Sword of the Stars © Kerberos Productions Inc 2006. All rights reserved. This product contains software technology licensed from GameSpy Industries, Inc. © 1999-2009 GameSpy Industries, Inc. GameSpy and the "Powered by GameSpy" design are trademarks of GameSpy Industries, Inc. All rights reserved. Uses Bink Video, © 1997-2006 by RAK Game Tools, Inc.

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