If that means they're going for straight hover, then the maps are going to have to be adjusted, because otherwise Aeon will utterly dominate on small maps with water... Hmm, we'll have to wait and see how this goes.

Unless it's the Cybran who don't get any navy units. In Supcom1, Cybrans didn't have the best navy in a number of ways, but they could do some major damage with experimentals like the megalith. It wouldn't surprise me if they removed the Cybran navy in favor of giving them more amphibious units.

It'll be interesting however; I hope they do more with they navy this time around, like underwater bases and such.

Experimentals that can fail? Interesting...

Indeed.
I´m interested in how this is exactly supposed to look ingame ...

Experimentals unlock on a timed scale now?

hmm...

Why not, instead of having to wait for that, have the ability to put research points in experimentals to shorten the amount of time needed to get them?

That's just a time estimate I think, of how the average game (or campaign Operation) would turn out.

There are two "new" old videos on gamespot that you can add.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/sup ... index.html

Demo footage but high quality with in game music and sound effects.

Added, nice catch.

I'm still questioning how subcom 2 will play on large maps like 40x40 with alot of units and 80x80 with barley any units.

Chris said that Subcom 2 was demoed on a 2 year old pc. We big deal. I was able to play Subcom 1 on a 3 year old Pc when Subcom 1 came out since it was playing on a 10x10 map which in the Subcom 2 demo, the map is probably a 10x10.

The real question is the physics. How well with this engine handle it because I'm on a 3.8 quad and 80x80 maps simply aren't playable at all once there is a small amount of units on board as well as all the water. 40x40 is a little better, but still slows when you get around 300 units per player even on maps with little water. 20x20 slows down when you get 500 units per player especially on Setons Clutch with all that water.

Why not keep it the way it was or at least give the host the option for experimental unlock times. Don't limit players to only use experimentals at a certain point. I see it the same as 'No Rush' time. It is an option.

They are dumbing it down. So im guessing based on what he said that they removed the per second resource rate and made it more like a normal RTS

That was a huuuuge mechanic of the SC and they dumbed it down. Im gonna wait for the reviews before i snag this one. probably going to be a simcity societies

You should read that statement and the thread again . Experimentals aren't unlocked at a certain time. It was just a statement regarding the average timeframes where you would unlock the experimentals in the tech tree.

Im starting to think these RTS maps are getting LESS realistic!

Take a look at a SupCom2 screenshot. Ok? See the ground allumination and cartoonish setting? The way the ground looks more like a giant mirror than a textured surface?

Now look at a World in Conflict screenshot, and tell me that doesnt look absulutly perfect. The trees look like pines, not just trees. The Tanks each have charactoristc features. You can see texture on the road, which makes it look 'unclean' like it's covered in dust and dirt and grime. Also look at all the debris. Trash cans, boxes, soda cans, they're all flying about. Look at the complexity of the map creater, the shockwaves from nukes. All these suttle things that make it more movielike.

Now look at Supcom 2. The cities are cleaner, the units less grimy, the explosions too fire-ry, aircraft that look like balloons, that kind of thing.

do you realise how big a trash can is compared to an ACU?

Hey Ryuken, why not use the second post as a reference for all the material, and the first post for just the newest stuff?

its good to note square enix, a japanese company, is involved in this game and especially the story...

You can't have femine emotive guys with odd colored spiked hair without the unrealistically colorful and happy anime setting!

You got a point, people will have to scroll too much to notice new stuff so I'll mention the recent updates on top separately.

I am sure I am gonna need that second post when more SupCom 2 media comes out. Believe me, you never have enough room in this kind of thread, I know what I am talking about.

OOo. Might be new, else i missed it. On the SupCom 2 website you can now click on the UEF pistol to get a message from the front!

Nice catch, I've added it to the first post.

Wasn´t that there from the start?
Or was that only another message on that screen? ...

It could be yeah , but anyway, now we're sure nobody misses it.

Eh, SupCom is set 1000 years from WiC
I would think cities are way cleaner. Also, the scale of SupCom is way too big to go and display every little can.

So, still no scans yet?

I was thinking the same thing, PC Gamer UK subscribers already have the newest issue, last time someone scanned it almost straight away (I guess he's on holiday now).

Will there really be fewer polygons per unit?