i always find cravers easiest, although now the AI seem less agressive sophons are much easier, i died many times trying as sophons on alpha1 cos they didnt have the military capability to stop all AI hittign you at once, at turn 30 lol. but they're ships are so damn sexy. and AI seems less agressive now making them much easier.

Humans - for ego & The Emperor.

Sophons - the long run... make peace, be Mr. nice guy, research all that is & fast, build you fleet and send forth the wraithlord.

Just finished my first large game as Sophons. Scientific victory around turn 250. Playing on normal against UE, Hissho and Horatio. Extremely interesting game. UE managed to become real powerhouse, and there was some very hard fighting in the galactic cores bottleneck systems.

In the end, superior technology prevailed as the UE was slowly pushed back to the edges of the Galaxy.



Sophons fast engines and fast research give nice advantage if you can secure easily defendable position for your empire.

Also, I'm not sure about you all, but I think that Sophons (and Amoeba with grain of salt) feel really fitting to Endless spaces lore about technological ascension and advanced civilizations.



Bottom line: Where would you be without science?

SuperLordPedro wrote:
I am trying to play the game with each of the races but I just cant get into long games with any race apart from the Sophons! Their research bonus and movement speed are perfect for my playstyle. Not to mendtion the gorgeous ship designs!!!!



I have played with the other factions but I cant get into the game and end up starting again with the Sophons...



Do I have a Sophon addiction...? Am I the only one...? Is there a place that I can get help....?

yup I love sophons too. I have a science oriented playstyle just like you. after all, even with the combat penalties, a stone throwing caveman cant beat a Gundamesque Mobile Suit/Mech.

altho when the game comes out and I have the option to create my own I'll switch to making my own race.

lol same here

lurker wrote:
Don't worry, lots of people took a while to find that out :P.



My biggest 'doh' moment was that I'd played about a dozen games before I figured out you could colonise 'in-system', the amount of time and effort I wasted making unnecessary colony ships makes me cringe..

As much as I love the X3's Split vibe of the Cravers' ships, Sophons are pretty much all I play. All but one of my ships look like cheap slippers for robots but the tech bonus makes every other race feel so sluggish. That said, I will go Humans every one and awhile.

Randeng wrote:
Humans have ugly ships (sorry for DEVs but they have the uggliest ships^^)

Nah I like the UE ships they all seem to look like actual war ships(... well, except the dreadnought i'll grant you; that is a brick). Unlike the Hissho ships better aestheticly suited for frontal combat and the craver ships which look like they just welded everything in sight(or whatever the cravers sense with).

J_HG_T wrote:
Bottom line: Where would you be without science?

Tis true. Its quite a jump from Hissho to Sophon; in science and ship design.

Kitty wrote:
Nah I like the UE ships they all seem to look like actual war ships(... well, except the dreadnought i'll grant you; that is a brick). Unlike the Hissho ships better aestheticly suited for frontal combat and the craver ships which look like they just welded everything in sight(or whatever the cravers sense with).

But all three races agree: "At least we're not Horatio."



I think a lot of the ships are inspired by the X series. Cravers=Split. Humans=Agron&Teladi Horatio=Boron. Hisho... equals steam-punk bird?

Randeng wrote:
Humans have ugly ships (sorry for DEVs but they have the uggliest ships^^)

I think that's deliberate. They do look like flying bricks, but then the UA seem to be very 'utilitarian' in outlook so that sort of makes sense.

I tried them and their research bonus is really really useffull!! After, i tried hisshos and it was soooooooooooooooooo long...

SuperLordPedro wrote:
I am trying to play the game with each of the races but I just cant get into long games with any race apart from the Sophons! Their research bonus and movement speed are perfect for my playstyle. Not to mendtion the gorgeous ship designs!!!!



I have played with the other factions but I cant get into the game and end up starting again with the Sophons...



Do I have a Sophon addiction...? Am I the only one...? Is there a place that I can get help....?

hello there,brother!Good to see there is at least a second one.

Same for me... and the cravers

It's hard to switch when you've found a faction that suits your playing style.

Same as you OP. Sophon's all the way! They really suit my play style, get ahead in research and then wipe the floor with the inferior races!

All I can say to that is: The Emperor protects!

Its hard to find a way in the beginning with the UE but once you started booming your flying fortresses will overwhelm everything including the oversized fishes (I like the design of the sophons they look like big fish, somehow strangely peaceful for warships, but it fits) of the Sophons. (^^,)



As long as the enemies of the Empire still draw breath there can be no peace!

SuperLordPedro wrote:
I am trying to play the game with each of the races but I just cant get into long games with any race apart from the Sophons! Their research bonus and movement speed are perfect for my playstyle. Not to mendtion the gorgeous ship designs!!!!



I have played with the other factions but I cant get into the game and end up starting again with the Sophons...



Do I have a Sophon addiction...? Am I the only one...? Is there a place that I can get help....?

So glad i'm not the only one

cravers are awesome but depleted planets drive me crazy!

I'm a massive fan of the Sophons, especially as they're the only 'good' faction we can play atm.



Plus the ships are beaut, it's all about the aesthetics!

Randeng wrote:
cravers are awesome but depleted planets drive me crazy!

That reminds me of the Zuul.



I am currently enjoying playing with the United Empire, hard at first but then it's pretty great. It's the first time I'm enjoying playing with the human faction in any game of this kind...

Jashbeast wrote:
I'm a massive fan of the Sophons, especially as they're the only 'good' faction we can play atm.



Plus the ships are beaut, it's all about the aesthetics!

THEY are aesthetically brilliant.