how is solium infernum you never hear anyone talk - /vst/

Anonymous07/11/26, 15:29No.2448382

How is Solium Infernum? You never hear anyone talk about it when 4X games are discussed.

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Anon07/11/26, 16:38No.2448425

Far too cerebral for the map painters of this board.

Anon07/11/26, 16:52No.2448434

Pretty dead as far as I know, with AI that is not great. Has appeal of something like dominions where you can play async with some people. Pretty RNG heavy and frustrating to play because you can get really fucked up by luck, or just everyone deciding to dogpile you. Strategies aren't created equal, takes a while to figure out what works really well and what doesn't. Snowbally near the end, with little hope of clawing back from getting beaten down. Despite all the negativity in the last sentences, it's still a pretty unique game that's worth a try.

Anon07/11/26, 18:01No.2448466

i remember trying to get into early access and dev poll was asking me about non-binary shit so noped the fuck out lol

Anon07/11/26, 18:05No.2448467

cards

Anon07/11/26, 18:25No.2448482

It’s a card game, which is automatically cancer. The original is also better.

Anon07/11/26, 18:34No.2448489

It's an interesting game. I started with the original (released 2009) this year, and play both the original and 2024 remake. They differ in certain gameplay aspects, with certain things left out (like avatar customization) or made worse (praetor duels) in the remake but there is a few additions I like too.

Anon07/11/26, 18:36No.2448491

I have no idea but it blended with Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars for me.

Anon07/12/26, 05:03No.2448777

I wish it was supported with a proper expansion. They just released one piece of DLC.

Anon07/21/26, 20:56No.2454123

AARs for original Solium Infernum:https://waltoriouswritesaboutgames.com/2017/07/09/the-complete-hell-or-high-water/

Anon07/21/26, 22:55No.2454219

It's literally retard repellent, hence why no signal through gamer communities.

Anon07/27/26, 17:38No.2457868

Anyone here except me joined the devs' discord?

Anon07/28/26, 07:52No.2458255

I like Armageddon Empires more. Not that I played SI much beyond like launching for several mins and having a look around and the idea is fun but the fact I actually played AE must mean I liked it way more. And the way AE rolls the dice is very GOOD.

Anon08/07/26, 14:58No.2463960

the artwork in the original is better i wish there were more games out there that carry the themes a proper sequel to this which i would love to see is one where, after battling it out with the other demon lords, the winner has all the other demons fall into ranks where they assist in infiltrating the physical/spiritual realm of mankind and slowly infecting the world with stuff like witchcraft and blood sacrifices, war and 1-world-government in attempts to set up the antichrist through technology meanwhile there's the side of heaven which has their angels fighting to disentangle this by fighting the demons something like crusader kings 3 comes to mind when i imagine this

Anon08/07/26, 23:30No.2464214

I personally like it but i don't have the patience.

Anon08/11/26, 00:05No.2465691

i tried it and didn't like it. 55 turns feels both gruelling and constraining. you are racing for economical snowballing in fairly scripted and obvious ways. half the mechanics seem meant as a way to exacerbate a lead and the other half randomly say "fuck you" with nothing you can do about it. bazaar means the first player with the right money for a combo or good legions always wins at combat and the rest get trash. seems very unbalanced in general. singleplayer is trivial afterthought and multiplayer seems like it would be very unfun, except for two-three rounds with inexperienced friends to laugh at the bullshit, but it's too expensive and slow to learn for that. also the game drops one fps every five minutes even if nothing's happening until it's below ten.

Anon08/14/26, 00:36No.2467533

game is absolutely goated, but the developer collapsed from like 80 people into two people when their other projects failed (armello money ran out, starship cruise anime game got cancelled). i wish this game had a stronger life because I think it is top tier on every count (fuck the dude up top saying the AI is bad - it's some of the best in any 4X game), but it's a LOT to get into and lacks a dedicated fanbase to adequately hype your friends into playing. not because the game is bad, but because everyone is a fucking smoothbrain these days.

Anon08/14/26, 00:39No.2467536

>Barlowe I feel like the dude's just repeating himself now.

Anon08/20/26, 09:02No.2471190

Where can I find Six Gun Saga and The Occult Chronicles? It's like they've never existed