The Pegasus Expedition - Galactic Empire Building Grand Strategy RPG

[@FulqrumPublishing]

Thanks for covering our game, we appreciate it so much! And we have already fixed that bug you mentioned, preventing you from accesing planets and using the building panels. Thank you for the feedback as well! As for the replayability, there'll be four content updates in the following months with additional story scenarios, and a brand new campaign featuring one more playable faction that will come with the full launch. So, even though the galaxy isn't procedurally generated, you will be able to replay The Pegasus Expedition several times and still discover something new; with all the planned content, multiple endings and variable sidequests.

[@rohenthar8449]

I like the concept of your game, but there is a price for... morality, and that you forget here. Allow enemy to withdraw and return in full force, then more lives, your people lives will be lost (your spiece is on the verge of extinction), but dont worry, you will be on moral high-grond... that is, forgive me, but stupid. Still, I have great hopes for this game.

[@dango470]

@@rohenthar8449 not necessarily stupid. During the 17th-19th century, european warfare was more or less like that. There were many conventions and honourable customs (which had roots in medieval chivalry and renaissance rise of mercenary troops) that both sides followed in order to minimize the casualties and destruction for all sides involved. If all sides involved abide by honourable conduct, its like the prisoner's dillema, it benefits everyone to say nothing to the fuzz

[@DarkVeghetta]

@@dango470 Indeed, but all of those must be thrown out the window in a naked survival situation. Just look at how actual desperate fighting went down during WWI and WWII, when the existence of a nation is truly threatened. Amplify that by several orders of magnitude if your very species is on the verge - if anything, I would expect the most gruesomely inventive traps and technologies to come about during such a time, including common use of kamikaze tactics when ships are close to destruction.

[@kevinanolin6011]

whens full game coming, including all DLC if any... when i buy games i want them all in no more waiting for stuffs to get fixed or wait for any possible dlc. all in when final product?

[@reddragon7762]

Ive plaved thousands of hours of games using "hyperlanes" "hypergates" blah blah. played a few without them. i have to say i prefer the latter. its more realistic, allows movement queing for different tasks. hyperlanes in interesting. but it seems like lazy writing to me as well. there are many things that can be done with fleet movements not on hyperlanes. heck im still waiting for the 3d map instead of 2d. Example, No mans sky map, erase hyperlines.

[@fazzfaiez4496]

"map staring simulator" i have never been so offended by something i agree with. 😆

[@michaelmacdonell4834]

I played Eve Online and the X- series. I am so down with this sentiment!

[@aurorajones8481]

Yea no kidding. Its offensive and correct. I happen to like staring at maps i guess cause i love those games.

[@tyler89557]

I **love** staring at maps

[@gaming2gether_]

ROFL

[@casul-4891]

Fingering at maps 🤯

[@andreas_klinger]

Splat you got the most amazing hustle of all KZbinrs. There is a video almost every 1-2 days, none of them half-assed, and you seem to do this mostly alone. Deep respect and keep up the amazing work!

[@gaming2gether_]

Yeah a video a day is an insane amount of output. Hats off.

[@joeblazer3429]

@@stephensmith7995 I think a good amount of time goes into editing his videos and he streams as well. Could be wrong though. Also most times he plays games for like 2 hours and then edits them down to more manageable 30 minute videos.

[@jamesdempsey1330]

@@stephensmith7995 Not remotely true at all? He very visibly comes into the video that's presented with at least a couple hours of time in the game, and the amount of editing is fairly high compared to plenty of lets players. He's made a point to process and then communicate the information you'd pick up over that time frame. It's hugely useful for picking through the infinite stream of games out there.

[@thadofalltrades]

@@stephensmith7995 he literally says in the video that he played it for 4 or 5 hours before making the video. He then likely has to create some kind of checklist with the information he wants to communicate. Then he has to record the video and rerecord sections that don't work. Then he has to edit it. This could possibly take an entire day.

[@Jinkypigs]

@@stephensmith7995 spoken like an idiot who has never created anything in his life. Any creator, of any product, be it digital or physical, be they artist, carpenter, designer, original video creator and ediotrs, knows how messy the process are, how much prep work and process works goings into a single piece of work

[@Jasta85]

Game devs: "This game is about you having to make the difficult moral decisions, how far are you willing to go?." Splattercat: Peace was never an option! Kill the Alien! Purge the Unclean!

[@sparrow9663]

I think you just summerized the entirety of the stellaris player base lol

[@josephking4934]

Well, that and the dirty xenophiles. It a fanbase of extremes

[@RR-by2iy]

subjugate them and the highest title they could ever obtain should be the lesser slaves!

[@YumLemmingKebabs]

@@sparrow9663 I mean, not judging or anything, but not everyone enjoys RPing space Nazis... :(

[@sparrow9663]

@@YumLemmingKebabs common meme around the community, (atleast that I have seen), is that almost every stellaris player is your average imperium of man purge all xenos enjoyer. personally, I only do it if stellaris wrongs me with rng or if am empire decides to do something stupid to mess with me.

[@DoomJesterFR]

I’m glad he brought it up, the very first thing I thought was “if I play this, do I follow my inner Inquisitor and do whatever it takes to secure domination” 😅

[@EroFelipe]

12:49 this laugh and the previous phrases were awesome! 40k style always!

[@sgs9932]

The worst space 4X atrocity was Horatio from Endless Space 2, where you will extract every single alien to make their trait yours.

[@nanObytez-kb5ru]

Horatio is love. Horatio is life. We the Horatio!

[@draconisthewyvern3664]

@@nanObytez-kb5ru i am the most horatio, horatio there ever was. i am the most beautiful and most perfect. i should be emperor of horatio.

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

Horatio ships are most beautiful at the moment their ship reactors go supa nova. Love blowing them up! :D

[@kallagameworks6294]

Cool video SplatterCat, thanks! We're glad you liked our game! ❤

[@spaceman9599]

Played the demo, enjoyed it, sent my feedback. Nice job - making something with innovation in 4X is not easy!

[@olegoleg258]

so apparently the reason why the repairs are so expensive is because you used missiles, as those add 50 rare resources per use to the cost. else it would just be 98 normal and 32 rare minerals

[@olegoleg258]

So fighting a battle or two myself, it seems like if you don't use missiles or the special tactics you actually lose a LOT of ships, which...dang, I didn't expect this to be so dang difficult. So actually, using the missiles may as well have saved you a lot of resources So that should tell you just how expensive those fights are, when you lose your ships

[@IscariottActual]

Came here to say this. It's not just repairs, it's restocking weapons of mass destruction

[@winnie8614]

@@olegoleg258 like in real life :D

[@kopz77]

hmmm i would have thought they would just treat that as it's own thing if they were gonna have missile use factor in

[@explorminate]

We love 4X games! It's our whole schtick! And The Pegasus Expedition is a wonderful addition!

[@jasonsaalbach5786]

That wasn't a random outcome I could tell you have forces in areas with the red marked tactics where they would have giving your fleet a major weakness. Also I noticed your nukes also destroy your own forces as well. Your better tactic was tither the cautious one with the large fleets to wrap up areas. You had deployed forces where most of your forces were engaging essentially larger formations of ships making them get wiped out faster than the locations where you had multiple fleets attacking and the nukes destroyed more of your own forces than the enemies. I think the nukes and tactics are more like not only with diplomacy and such but also you need to be aware if your forces will be at a disadvantage with the attacks and the nukes kill enemies as well as friends making them a risk reward option.

[@WesternHypernormalization]

"In, like, two fiscal quarters, dude, you have no idea what's coming." 🤣

[@christopherg2347]

There are a few anime settings with large fleets, where space combat basically went all the way back to something like medieval formation fighting. Stuff like "Legends of the Galactic Heroes". Some variants of Macros. Star Dynasties also has a smaller scale, more abstracted version of this combat.

[@kblackpoole7356]

"It is an undeniable, and may I say, a fundamental quality of Man that when faced with extinction every alternative is preferable. " Dr. Leonard Church

[@nour2964]

I have to say, I really appreciate this video. I’ve never played these games before, they always looked so complicated. Having you explain things with a fresh perspective, it helped make the genre feel less intimidating. Thank you 🙏

[@qx0ni]

So nice to see you do a bit longer videos, it just gives a bit of a better picture of the game

[@WittyUsername816]

Being able to send in all of your fleets would be great. Also I think there should be a modifier on the dishonorable actions based on whether you are using them in a defensive fight or offensive one.

[@christopherg2347]

"Attention! Defenders of the United Earth Directorate, this is Admiral DuGalle. You were all briefed before we left Earth, so you know that we have come here to conquer this sector in the name of Humanity. Should any of you have second thoughts about performing your assigned duties, be reminded that if we fail in our mission here, not one of us will be going home. We stand or fall together in this forsaken wasteland! Serve the Directorate. Serve Humanity. All other priorities are secondary to victory! DuGalle out."

[@kbahrt]

One thing I've noticed about 4X and RTS is that they tend to be a lot more 'engine' oriented compared to stuff like RPGs, which feels like less content even though most of the effort is spent on building a world to play in and let the player(s) create the story. Looking at this one, they seem to have trimmed a lot of the (I want to say variety, but not quite?) mechanics that let you really customize your empire or tweak the back end of the mechanics in exchange for making a fairly tight and narrative rich game. That said, I do really like the fleet combat in this game compared to some others I've played. Also, confirmed that Splat always goes Gene Warrior in Stellaris.

[@spaceman9599]

You might want an oldie but goodie called Space Empires V if you want to control every ship ;)

[@YM-zf8mt]

3:28 "and remember the steaks" that's a direct quote from commander shepard, this game is my favorite on the citadel

[@death299]

Stakes, and it's an extremely common phrase in speeches And the sentiment exists in almost all high stake enviroments or situations where a speech is given

[@dflatt1783]

T-Bone or Ribeye?

[@YM-zf8mt]

@@dflatt1783 why not both ?

[@aldunlop4622]

My first impression is that I like the UI. It’s very clear, the icons make sense and the different colours make each easy to distinguish.

[@Urthopify]

10:00 Apparently in the future everyone develops one heck of a schnoz.

[@Kyrkby]

Yeah, they're suffering a bit from a sameface syndrome too. Rest of the art is fine though.

[@dragnarok4286]

@@Kyrkby to the point that i didnt even notice the person with the beret is a woman

[@gubbish]

Apparently we evolved for alien detection via smell

[@justinthompson6364]

@@Kyrkby And it's not a generic face either; it's _really_ distinctive.

[@tiscotisa9731]

Thanks, splattercat, as a map starer I thoroughly enjoyed your review. Hope you get some stuff from the affiliate link.

[@Classic_Frog]

I like the informative nature of the video a lot more than other videos with more opinion oriented commentary.

[@lemmy85pl]

Splat - if you like this game, you should definitely try Endless Space 2 - for graphics, for music, for rpg elements, for gameplay, for all aspects basically. You gonna love it!

[@jRoy7]

ES2 is such a gem, a friend and I still play it every so often. :) Just never get tired of it.

[@idrismursyidkhairi2916]

This look like stellaris but turn based and with more story telling.

[@spaceman9599]

And nowhere near the complexity, but it is nicely done.

[@jasonj.474]

Yeah man for real. I hope the algorithm doesn't suffer from the longer time because I wants the longer time. Keep it up, Splat!

[@brianatkinson3516]

As a kid I stared at the maps in my history books all the time. Makes sense map staring simulators are my favorite.

[@crazyden2345]

Started watching because of the amazing, regular insights on multitude of indie games being a dev myself. Stayed for the entertainment value and spot on acting.

[@broccubed]

I'm 3:00 in and I love 4x games and like your videos. LOVE that you are clueless and open to a 4x game

[@broccubed]

5:16 questionable societal morals. Immergent as fuck

[@broccubed]

7:30 Stellaris lite

[@broccubed]

8:25 they all do

[@broccubed]

12:38 😂 keeper of humanity

[@BaronVonMott]

This actually looks a lot better than what I was expecting! I really like the "Great Crusade" vibes this gives off, striking out into the unknown to secure Mankind's right to exist. And if a few hundred billion xeno vermin have to be cleared out of the way, well they shouldn't have settled on such prime real estate!

[@ericswanson411]

I only have a few complaints all I would like to see but do not need. I would like to see a progress bar showing time remaining for all that is being done i.e., building researching, or repairing. I would also like to see the ability to be able to customize the ship in the fleets. When it comes to costs for repairing versus building new in every 4x/grand strategy game I have played it has always been cheaper to repair versus building new. One of my preferred options to fleet composition is to have all my ship start with mass drivers or missiles at the start of a game and as my tech advances, I put beams, missiles, fighters and point defenses on every ship and just mass build them. If the game requires a picket ship for escort purposes i.e., Master of Orion 3 I load the picket ships with PD weapons, so my main armada ships don't have to have the PD weapons which usually gives back enough room for one more main weapon system. I also didn't see a diplomacy page where you could actually talk to the other alien races. If it is already in the game great if not no big deal.

[@ephemispriest8069]

I love how you have an entire tech tree to talk about and feel the need to highlight alien genocide. Darktide taught you well.

[@PolarfuchsMusicFav]

I found so many games through you. Love your stuff Splatt. Keep on goin

[@Twizamber]

I tried the Demo of this, quite well made. Recommended if you are on the fence to buy the game.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

"When you are put into a position to make a choice between the survival of your species and utter annihilation, GOOD & EVIL is no longer relevant"

[@PierreVB-514]

"You will bring the Emperor victory , or you will be floating space debris" Nice one ! You actually made this rhyme AND you created a prose of nine syllables there 😛

[@paulhamsch1783]

You did gooood. You gathered skulls for the skull throne, spilled blood for the blood god ;P

[@zappedguy1327]

I liked the look of the combat.The story seemed good too.

[@Marth667]

Just played the demo, I can say I really like the story telling and narrative too. If I'm ruthless af to save humanity, my home and my family, who's to say the colossus aren't the same as me? What if they're doing evil deeds to protect what's precious to them? The justifiability is really cool, what was that saying; The path to hell is paved with good intentions? A complaint I have is after I'm taking over these territories owned by the former enemy I don't suffer unrest or anything to that effect so as 4X goes it's pretty bare bones but it has something few if ever have, a compelling narrative. 6/10.

[@abrahamherrera1982]

Nice to see some grand strategy, my favourite genre, i hope you do more of them

[@SeidmannRavn]

This video brought me back to your channel. Used to hang around while you played Slime Rancher and Shopkeeper. Nice to see you pick up some Grand Strategy games. If you like the RPG part, maybe try Crusader Kings. Yeah, another Map Painter, but surprisingly deep and entertaining. RP your name and clan from late 800's to the early 1400's.

[@spaceman9599]

Nice review - for a Monkeigh ;) I enjoyed the demo - a nicely done 4X with some neat innovation. Sent off some ideas for a few tweaks that could improve. (Your suggestion on improved fleet management was a good one Mr Splattercat) It struck me as a hard 4X, so I have to agree with the need for a bit more tutorials to ease into the game (although the demos have some leads built in). But, it reminded me a bit of the wonderful defunct Reach for the Stars, and Imperium Galactica - you start up against the wall, and as for the latter, you get progressive challenges. I really enjoy the combat sequences, an entertaining expansion on the tantalising start made in Endless Space, sort of an 'Enders Game Overview'. 4-5 hours is what I put into the demo, and I am a fairly seasoned 4X player (up to Stellaris level, not masochistic enough to play HoI-level stuff), so good acquisition confirmed. Since I only played the demo, and didn't manage to make it to the point when I could punch through to the habitable planet AND have enough resources to actually build it up, I didn't get into recruiting leaders or getting new fleets. But, I think this is a learning curve - I have pointers to how to go, but the general issue was - you need research and autorepair quickly, you need to push through to the habitable planet ASAP, you need to build carefully but you can take some energy deficit as long as you plan civilian outposts enough. ... I can see this game getting a lot of you tube time :) Overall, nice job - well done Kalla Games!

[@spaceman9599]

EDIT: Yep, I posted 2 things you've already reviewed :P

[@spaceman9599]

On replayability - seems like it will have at least the standard 4X potential - having the 2 other Earth fleets playable, different tech and tech trees? Then there's making aliens playable. However, with a narrative part that is a bit of a higher threshold than the usual 4X - but it is a good problem to have: often it seems 4X games introduce new factions but most of the novelty is in out-of-game videos and play mechanics, without so much in-game flavour.

[@kevintemple245]

I'd highly recommend checking out the 4x Sword of the Stars. It's an older game, but still holds up well.

[@Nekoyashiki-san]

Thanks for showcasing commander! ^^

[@EternitynChaos]

Also, can I just say these are some of the most masculine characters I've seen in a while, even the ladies... in fact especially the ladies /laugh

[@edwincalvo2228]

Splattercat: "I am a space dwarf and I went through a wormhole, wormy wormy hole, wormy wormy hole" this had me laughing and went looking for that music video by Wind Rose "Diggy Diggy Hole"

[@retmastasrem3890]

Brother-Captain Splattus: "cant commit crimes against humanity if they arent human!" - M3.022

[@DarkVeghetta]

Ooooooh, a war crime simulator! As a long-time RTS, TBS, 4X, 40k, and CK2 player, this pleases me.

[@overlorddexter]

2200s and EU is still around. That is one very optimistic game.

[@dango470]

Most paradox grand strategy game actually have quite a lot of "choose your own adventure" kind of options for different countries at different times in response to different set ups and outcomes. So if you follow the historical development of a region you get events very similar to how it played out IRL with those special events or you can go multitrack drifting and they still have quite a few options for you to choose from. So it's not limiting or uncommon to the genre, but it does require a bit of work and gets exponentially harder the more you move from text to text and image to animations and voice

[@halbouma6720]

"you have to do awful things in order to survive" "honey, I'm home!!!!" awww yeah thanks for letting me know about my soulmate game Splattercat. lol

[@elainetamika4822]

3 Fleet went out: First was Eurasian and it made alot diplomatic efforts to secure trade and peaceful existence, second was Afro-American and it created a big federation and inner dependency to all human and xeno, and the third (player-lead) was European, that made only what the historic knew, they did a Genocidal Empire.

[@francescogreggio6712]

They unfortunately wasted the chance to call the game SpacEU , considering who you play as. That said, it looks very promising, definitely a buy after it leaves early access. Thanks for covering it !

[@spaceman9599]

Space EU = no chance for stock British villain accent! But they probably want to sell in UK and Hungary ;)

[@PhoenixFires]

"Map staring" who are you who are so brave and offensive, yet absolutely 100% correct? Us history nerds love Paradox map staring games. Crusader Kings 3 is a bit more of a 3D character model spectacle but for the most part its watching maps grow, imagining yourself as a leader of a growing nation, and making numbers go up and down. (Also commit countless atrocities against aliens and humans alike)

[@pawed.7512]

"In 2262, humanity was at war." ..oh crap, whats new? xP

[@RobynLeSueur]

Feels kinda like 4x X-com. That's an interesting premise!

[@ouanlynch6404]

Europe also has Uncle Sam, now moreso than in recent memory.

[@Anzeljaeg]

The minuts you spend explaining 4x is sooo new to.you make me laugth so hard and make me stay

[@daniell1483]

This reminds me of the original Rome: Total War. Playing as the Romans, there were three factions that would try to conquer the Mediterranean, and the final part of the campaign was to wage a civil war for control of the empire. Here, though, it looks like three human factions attempting to take over this new galaxy. I can't help but wonder now if there will be a civil war aspect against the other human factions. Or perhaps if you take the diplomatic path, you can join with this alien civilization against the other two human factions? I don't know but I really like the story presented here. If this was made into a sci-fi story, I'd read the hell out of that.

[@ghostcrafter011]

him: explaining its about how far will you go me: getting flashbacks from all the atrocities i committed willingly in stellaris

[@lowkeyobsessedngl]

every time i see a space exploration/survival game, I am reminded of that Interplanetary Doctors Without Borders Tumblr post.

[@icdansheep1873]

Isn't "Let the galaxy burn" a Chaos marine shout..? Yes Inquisitor, this one right here

[@falzar3381]

Looks like I got something to tie me over until the steam release of Galactic Civilizations 4. Thanks Splattercat!

[@JosephCapelli]

This game makes me want to murder xenos, so it's already on my wishlist for when it goes on sale.

[@terrygaudio1053]

May I suggest Stellar Tactics. It's an RPG Sci-Fi game that kind of has a Wasteland in space flavour to it. It's an indie game created by a single developer, and he's done an amazing job keeping on top of things. It's still in Alpha but it's pretty finished as a sandbox game. He's been adding storyline and other things and has done a good job of it.

[@shadedbear6414]

YES SIRRRRR!!!!!This is what I watch for let's gooooooooooooooo

[@foobar1735]

Nice rendition of "diggy diggy hole" there ;)

[@jomorim]

I'll recite a Litany of Hatred for the Xenos.

[@derekstien5698]

"Let the galaxy burn brothers." -_- Thats very... warmaster of you.

[@GrievousFrom]

The enemy activated their sleeper agent, your cat.

[@lewisvargrson]

It is the 41st Millenium. In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war. I would totally go full Imperium of Man on the first campaign, it's how I played the Galactic Civilization series and Stellaris. You've got to learn the game in it's entirety before you give the aliens an easier time.

[@tuxuhds6955]

Good on you for giving it a go, champ!

[@michaelmacdonell4834]

It's simple. Everytime I see a SplatterCat video from the NerdCastle my wallet cries.

[@somedudeok1451]

I think it's interesting that they chose to put you into the role of the EU, rather than the boring standard space yankees role. Probably to use the EUs reputation to encourage more diplomatic/humanitarian play. But unless they make the advantages of playing diplomatically tangible, it'll be an underused feature. What I'm worried about is that such stories that try to force you into playing diplomaticly or machiavellian-like often do so via false dichotomies, which cheapens the plot.

[@bazamere]

Or maybe the company that made the game is from the EU.... so would naturally use the EU as the main character. I have no idea who made this game, but I see lots of (usually americans) question why its not the american faction at the forfront of lots of games only to find out the game was not made by an american company lol

[@DaroriDerEinzige]

We Europeans only use diplomaticy due to the fact that we teared ourselves apart. Give us Aliens, and we'll colonize the Galaxy faster than some Yankee could sing his silly Anthem.

[@lightingboy1001]

Sir as a yank I rebuke you

[@QuotidianStupidity]

@@DaroriDerEinzige tbh the Americans aren’t actually very good at colonising compared to the Spanish, French, Portuguese, Brits and Dutch

[@DaroriDerEinzige]

@@QuotidianStupidity They ain't good in nothing.

[@bapakgamer90]

my kind of game is 4x and tactical turn base hahaha. gonna try this game for sure, i love the sound too, feels so calm yet make it feels the space so mysterious

[@ivanjeh4493]

Splat's Condensed Review: 48:09

[@zenarcher9633]

The two female ministers have more masculine faces than the two dudes. Is there some weird plot reveal that explains this, or is it just an odd art choice?

[@richardscathouse]

VanderCrazy on Steroids

[@jackielinde7568]

Oooooookay... Was that intro speech supposed to be motivating? Who's going to be motivated by that?

[@advkow]

The story might be the same but is the galaxy randomly generated?

[@DustinBarlow8P]

Welp it only took 16 minutes to go from "We should extend a hand in friendship to these new alien cultures" to "LET THE GALAXY BURN!!!! FOR THE EMPEROR!!"

[@ColinTimmins]

Cadet: "It's an even fight sir!" Captin: "No, it's not cadet! We have war crimes on our side!" lol =]

[@romandohnal7597]

"The Emperor was right ... let the galaxy burn" WHAT? xD

[@CalgarGTX]

You don't have time to look at the map once things get going in hearts of iron trust me, an eastern front fine grained management is one of the most micro intensive things in gaming existence

[@Muenni]

So there's only good and bad warfare choices and all aggressive moves, even against an enemy that just attacked you without any pretense nor warning, are bad ways of conducting warfare? That sounds waaay to simplistic to me.

[@blitzxgamingcl]

Dev Chief to Game designer: don't copy stellaris. Game designer: copy stellaris, got it xDD

[@Artorien]

At 28:00, your enemy outnumbered you but was split into three groups. Would it not have been better to mass your fleet as one group, and take on each group separately, thus outnumbering them tactically?

[@EzekielHateable]

Great video as always.

[@williamhenry8914]

Don’t worry the ‘map staring simulator’ players know how to deal with these aliens... purge the xeno! The Emperor protects!

[@Texas240]

How much can humanity do before we lose our humanity. VS Xenos shall burn in cleansing fire!

[@SusCalvin]

What is the effect of a good or bad galactic reputation?

[@gideonroos1188]

The UI makes this game feel like a total overhaul mod for Stellaris.

[@kopz77]

i think a way to fix ship repairs is make it more like units recovering in total war where it takes a while based on how much damage they took but is free

[@duphasdan]

9:50 Oh snap, Lex Luthor is in the game.

[@Redhotandblue89]

I would really like to see you stream 4x games. Crusader Kings 3 is really good, I think you would dig it.

[@DerFreiegedanke]

The Emperor protects

[@DarrylCross]

Bob 1: So what you do Zeus Link is you take the demands of the commanders, and you bring them down to the xenos? Diplomat: Y-yes. That's right. Bob 2: So then I have to ask, why don't the commanders just take them directly to the xenos? Diplomat: I'll tell you why... fleet commanders, are not good at dealing with xenos! Bob 1: Uh huh. So you physically take the demands from the fleet commanders? Diplomat: Well... no. My secretary does that... or the fax! Bob 2: So then you must physically bring them to the xenos... Diplomat: Well.... No. I- I mean... sometimes. Bob 1: What would you say... you do here?

[@bubicus]

This game reminds me of the 1991 Amiga/ST strategy game "Deuteros".

[@kellerkind6169]

Yeah the space battles look somewhat similar to the ones in Deuteros. I felt an itch to start WinUAE and play a game of Deuteros as soon as I saw those battles. :-)

[@paultowers5580]

Not my dyslexic ass seeing penguin expedition 🤫😅

[@Muenni]

The personification of Europe might be the mythical woman it's named after...