Outstanding idea, great work, wonderful game
Though I don't really get the Civ games, because I'm not a " people's " person, I quite enjoyed this game, as well as the space background. Of course it could have been done more professional, but I enjoyed the fun elements of it. I can also say that it is an original game because of the spacial positioning, buildings design, random events, government separation and other original things. About the government - the organization of such complex and, at the same time, interesting and challenging system it could have been made a little bit more effort. That would have changed the whole character of the game, making it a political-based thing, but I don't think you wanted this. Anyways, maybe a suggestion for Via Sol 3 ( great name, by the way )?
The game kept me amused and concentrated for a while. In the end, I chose the people to speak for themselves, and here it is, yet another game that proves my bad leadership skills. So for all mentioned above, for great style - graphics and animations are wonderful, but also for the things that could have been done for a highly rated game, here are 8 nice stars, along with my congratulations and best wishes in future games ( or sequel ). I think this is my biggest review so far, and the one that I wrote with most pleasure.
Now for those that keep ruining the social lives of they're fellow citizens:
- First thing you must think about when landing is a fast short term survival, so you will need to land near a resourceful area.
* I kept landing on mountains with ore deposits, but bridges were expensive and it consumed time to build cities and farms so far away from the base. So TIP: always choose a place with both resources ( dams can sit on rivers - great choice ) and lands that permit constructing of cities and farms ( basically flatlands in the beginning )
- Secondly, for a long term survival you will need to balance those three four: Electricity Consumption, Population Growth, Ore Mining and Food Consumption. Once you got these balanced and keep them balanced, you won't have problems for the rest of the game.
* No tips here, cause I kinda failed at this part. It's a hard job, and it's what the game is based on. More experience will solve that though - you just need trust and patience.
- Last but not least, you should choose a Free Market govern in the beginning, and if your not playing only for fun ( yeh, it's fun to let the people rob themselves ) it will keep your whole game pretty balanced. This is what I think until now, at least.
Good luck all !!