Beyond Sol

I loved the game. Just waiting for the creators to make it even better.

Here is my brutally honest review. Be forewarned that the game includes additional software which I will also be including in my review. [b]Compliance With EU[/b] Not compliant. The game is made with unity and you may rest assured that the included spyware in this game will seamlessly slurp your browser data. It has neither an opt out or an opt in, and will seamlessly connect to api.gameanalytics.com without your knowledge until you happen to check your event logs after disconnecting from the internet. In the system events log it will happily appear as a warning that it has failed to resolve dns to api.gameanalytics.com Shame on the developer, and shame on Unity. People's private browser data has nothing to do with game data nor did anyone agree to having this spyware placed on their pc. As a customer who was screwed I have but one response - I have responded by seamlessly slipping this into my review and the developer has been placed on my perma ban list. [b]Compatibility[/b] The game appears completely compatible with windows 10. However, if you use windows 7 as your primary operating system then I strongly advise not purchasing as graphics will not appear on some parts of the game. I have not tested this game on any windows 8 systems so if you have then feel free to leave a comment so that others may know whether or not their system is compatible. The included spyware appears to work regardless of the OS. [b]Bugs[/b] -edit- Quitting the game while in a gold nebula and restarting will lock your radar in a non functional mode until you revisit a nebula again. -end edit- Graphics may not appear for some windows 7 systems The spyware can not connect when you are disconnected (awww too bad) [b]Gameplay[/b] In this game you build a city in space upgrading your ship, its weapons, and of course your actual city which consists of population quarters, power generators, storage silos, weapons, shields, and hangers which are used to increase the number of ships you can have. You also have the ability to build radar stations, mining outposts, and military bases in which you can garrison your reserve ships. The ships placed at your military bases will respond to any military targets that are under attack but will ignore distress signals from freighters. To garrison ships simply go to the sector map, click on the station, then click on the fleet arrow located on the lower left. From here you are able to move ships from your reserve fleet to your military base. Building radar stations in your space will provide you with a healthy income . It should also be noted that providing that you have enough money and resources that all buildings that you build can be upgraded by clicking on them and then clicking on the upgrade button. [b]Screenshot[/b] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1662742215 [b]Replay Value[/b] Maps can be randomly generated with a variety of options. Added to this is the bonus of carrying over anything on your profile. One can [i]recycle[/i] everything they built on a particular map then make a new map to start on giving the player an astronomical advantage. I did this a couple times and started with a new map with over 2 million cash and an heavily upgraded ship. Needless to say the local pirates were no match. Options for new maps include starting AI players, map size, AI starting difficulty, and how smart the AI is. It should be noted that even if you start the game with no AI players that new cities will be settled as the game progresses. [b]Support[/b] The game appears to be supported mostly by the community and those who play it so do not expect to get a response when posting in the bug forum. [b]Conclusion[/b] At the time of editing this post I am currently exploring options to remove the spyware from my system without wiping it. It is affecting my browser, and who knows how much data it is sending or has sent already that I wasn't aware of. I am not happy with this and have to conclude that if you do not mind having your browser data slurped and use a windows 10 and like this genre of games then I recommend it. If you do not use a windows 10 PC or do not want spyware installed then I would suggest that you avoid this game.