What is... Starpoint Gemini Warlords (Sandbox Empire Building Space Game)

CaptainShack jumps into Starpoint Gemini Warlords a combination of a 3rd person spaces combat game mixed with RPG and 4x gameplay elements. With modding support!
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[@mariomihokovic6214]

In behalf of LGM developers, thank you for taking the time to chack the game! We are proud of what was done, and even more proud that we allowed community to lead us in making this game concept. And since you're already mentioning mods for next video, I can say we will be releasing new upgraded modding tools with update tomorrow, and I already know that few groups on Steam are working on extensive Star Trek and Star Wars mods. I hope they will have good luck finishing it and publishing on Workshop! Again, thak you for your time and detailed analysis for your viewers :)

[@alexanderson3847]

Keep up the great work.

[@epicpwn15000]

This game is amazing, I'm buying it as soon as I can

[@SymeonPhronema]

Nice job devs!

[@MostafaZeinali]

Your game is awesome. Good job.

[@tomlawrence1335]

We need more developers like you, keep up the amazing work.

[@arby456]

"What are these called? My equipment bits?" In this moment, XP's fleet started to doubt their glorious leader.

[@samuelschurman3762]

Shortly after three admirals were executed for attempted mutiny. Commander shack then noted how unfortunate this was yet necessary to root out all corruption within the Armco legion. Following this statement commander shack ordered all ships to "Increase your daka 10 fold" more on that later.

[@Grounders10]

We've always doubted, we still follow anyway.

[@TheHazelnoot]

xD

[@kylebowen9370]

Agreed

[@nolanbeardy8212]

IDK His Fleet does not seem to be so Bright 3:21

[@StarpointGemini]

Thank you for covering the game, CaptainShack! Much appreciated and warm welcome to all new players that joined our community. :)

[@chachifo2074]

Found this game on xbox and looked it up, why have I not heard of this before!? You have a new loyal fan

[@SkrapMetal84]

i know im late here but this game is giving me serious Freelancer vibes.

[@kidEmperors]

“You start out in a small solar system with a space station, you upgrade that station and conquer the galaxy” Is he describing this game or Stellaris 😂

[@johnnyboy3476]

Sins of a Solar Empire be like..

[@mirrormonstere113]

Johnny Boy I'd say they are completely different genres. Space and 4x is where the similarities stop. This isn't an rts. Mount and blade warband is to total war what this game is to sins. This comment is not negative btw. I love the SHIT out of all four of the games I mentioned.

[@t.maximilianwaechter3208]

Would be absolutely awesome just to see a vanilla play through of this. Mount and Blade in space sounds like a dream come true tbh.

[@garkon8242]

Looks like the beautiful child of Rebel Galaxy and Stellaris with a little bit X3 DNA down the line, i like it and its now on my list, thank you very much for bringing it to my attention! Btw. Shack, if you ever do have the time and you are in the mood, how about a miniseries or a stream about good old classic space sims from the golden age of those games like Freespace 2 with the SCP overhaul or The Babylon Project with is a total conversion of Freespace 2 or the I-War series...damn there are so many really good games from back then.

[@TheGamer4fun]

ive streamed this game with over 24 hrs of gameplay and counting...the devs are so communicative and always take on board ideas..Great Video as well!You earned my sub..Cheers

[@tijldenotter8246]

who would like to see a proper serie made by shack of this game? like he did with X3. becous i would.

[@vysearcadia522]

I think he enjoys it enough that he will do it. :)

[@TrotTheBot]

Up for a series of this one, a lot od MnB in it :)

[@sf-dread8743]

Tijl den Otter I definitely would like see at least more content of this game, if he doesn't have the circumstances to make a series of it.

[@samroyston7365]

Tijl den Otter yasss

[@deshaunsucc2275]

Its definitely going to be a series

[@danielcahalan9881]

I watch a lot of vids before even remotely buying a game, and if I like it, 90% of the time those games go straight to the Wishlist. After watching your video I've decided this game will pass the wishlist, and be bought immediately! It's 2020 and your vids are still doing you proud sir. Thank you very much for such an informative video! Showing battle/travel/station-takeover and generally taking about the game in a calm, intelligent, yet not slow or boring, way. Hope to see more of your vids soon. Be well. ~L4

[@jayman9168]

It's now 2023...is it worth buying?

[@199Hybrid]

this game seems right up my alley shack, i think ill give it a shot. thanks for bringing this to my attention it also reminds me of rebel galaxy somewhat, dunno why

[@eclipseslayer98]

Oh Man! I didn't recognize this game until you showed that extremely iconic hexagonal map!. It makes so much sense now.

[@erlandnettum6680]

I picked up this game a while back when it was on sale. Never played it though. Tonight I was a bit bored and browsed my extensive Steam library and came across it. Got me a bit curious so I checked out this video to get an idea of what it was. Since Mount & Blade and Bannerlord are among my all time favorite games I will definitely put in some time. The mention of a Star Wars mod also riled me up.

[@sasquatchhadarock968]

When you were flying around those random freighter convoy ships I suddenly remembered Limit Theory and now I'm sad

[@MerchantIvoryfilms]

Its like a baby star citizen but includes the end game content, like owning factories, building ships, fleets....oh man i honestly want to buy this game now! Thank you so much for making this video!

[@Volkaer]

Mate thanks for reminding me about this game. I had it sitting in my Steam library since I bought it in pre-alpha. Mind you, I did prefer the Starpoint Gemini 2 in terms of options and UI (it just seemed more tidy), plus the storyline from it was way more interesting - but it looks like they've added a whole lot to this so it looks pretty enjoyable now :D

[@yoshi9358]

"Mount and blade in space" Sold

[@brownehawk7744]

Game has grown a lot. I hope they can eventually give an interior ship view and more crew interaction.

[@jayman9168]

They never did

[@brownehawk7744]

@@jayman9168 Got 3 hours into starpoint, perfect example of a game that needed real funding. It could have been good.

[@GearCog98]

I would love a series of this. Maybe not like every single thing that happens, but like capturing new territory and large ship battles. Things like that.

[@juchiha9566]

A Star Trek or Star Wars mod for this would be fucking awesome!

[@antoinetteirving4730]

what about a halo mod ?

[@RobViguurs]

There already is a star Destroyer mod and some star wars ship mods for this on the steam workshop

[@vysearcadia522]

Lmao Star Trek & Star Wars & Halo & Stargate & Battlestar etc. are mods that are done on every space game.... don't worry they will get that love eventually.

[@mariomihokovic6214]

Hi! I can confirm we'll be releasing new upgraded modding tools tomorrow. And I know there are few groups in Workshop that are working on exactly these mods. I don't know if they will actually make it, but as they informed us, they're advancing very good :)

[@sauce1542]

There already are Star Wars Warlords of Gemini: www.moddb.com/mods/star-wars-warlords-of-gemini

[@Zanzabarchocolate]

I don't know if they already have this or not (Still downloading it), but you know what would be cool? Spine mounted weapons. A huge weapon set up into a dreadnought that can tear through anything aside from a capital ship, and even the capital ship isn't going to have a good day.

[@anishjaspal4321]

i wanna see more of this, do like a series on this just like u did for stellaris

[@StarpointGemini]

Anish Jaspal You wouldn't believe but we would like that too! :D

[@n0t_today_satan]

I heard Mount and Blade in space and immediately bought the game.

[@stonewallpjs6179]

The space prisons are there for you to break out the prisoners, and their ships join you, very useful early game.

[@captainzebra2516]

One of my coworkers mentioned this game I figured I'd give it a chance he said to start on war lords And just read up on lore

[@VVVidmO]

Who remember Conquest: Frontier Wars???? Ahh I miss that game...... So many good memories......

[@talarsmephisto6917]

Awesome work Shack. Because of you i startet Dawn of War again and bought Company of Heroes....

[@talarsmephisto6917]

And this Userinterface looks much better then the normal Starpoint Gemini 2

[@Johndo13]

this is my dream game and I never heard of it till now.. thank you

[@zanepatterson2172]

This has to become a series. Especially if you can get the Imperial ships!!

[@RalpGalland]

Scan the anomalies, then they go away, and you get resources and learn about each type. Oh and hail your companions to speak to them.

[@Chaosengine]

Had no idea about this game, got it free in a humble bundle.. Damn looks good

[@gousaid67]

Oh man the music transition at 22:04 was perfect.

[@BlaineCraner]

Holy shit! Now I really want this game.

[@jedig2560]

I would love to see more of this as a series.

[@danieltaggart8074]

Cool looks like "Birth of the Federation" I really liked playing that game. Hope they mod it for Star Trek using the Birth of the Federation as a model!

[@wdjans3643]

3:04 "I have 4 of them now, 3 at the bottom 2 at the side, 4"

[@deshaunsucc2275]

I hope the Captain does more episodes of this; make it a series maybe

[@craydianguard7877]

A Star Wars mod would be sick!

[@NubyPlaysGaming]

Berenstain Bears strikes again! I always thought it was Starport too until like a week ago.

[@Ju571n51r]

I'm loving this game, and with the star wars mod... It's just epic

[@buzzkiller77]

Make it so shack, would love to watch more from this game.

[@No-XIV-Xion]

This feels like a mix of Freelancer and Stellaris. a healthy mix of 4X but good chunk of 3rd person flight without too heavy sim stuff. I need to check this out.

[@Torodes23]

HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS GAME UNTIL TODAY???

[@iLive4HStyle]

You're never going to capture a ship with your fleet following you and destroying them before you can even board them. Fuckin genius

[@electronus97]

You've had not enough coffee, you require more coffee.

[@TitanicStudiosJc]

Love how the game is, I would like to see a series on it.

[@HenrikEbert]

Nice video :D Just 2 things Why dont you pick up the loot? You cant board because : 1) The target has Biometric shielding 2) You have no troops Incase of this video it was 1 ^^ PS: You wasted a salvage swarm ^^

[@admiralthrawnbar4899]

"3 on the bottom, 2 on the side, so 4"... Yes shack, whatever you say.

[@crayray7429]

I wish more people watched shack

[@shieldsyx]

It's would love to see a play through series of this from you

[@razelcanukbacon1160]

super simple and easy to understand thank you

[@ezequielmorales4221]

Good game. I have a Formidable class dreadnought and I'm conquering the entire sector with my armada. Dread FTW.

[@rogerwilco4231]

I want to see more about this game Shack!

[@johnjoseph4729]

This would make an awesome series.....

[@StarpointGemini]

John Joseph We strongly agree. :D

[@Aurumk1]

This game is great because it can also be modded. You can add however many ships you want and tons of DLC coming out.

[@aFatGuyInPoncho]

2 minutes and 34 seconds into the video and I've already decided to buy this game. Lolz

[@jonasvendlermusic]

Oh i'm definitely getting this game now.

[@lewisdodson2037]

Stargate Atlantis mod. Would be the best.

[@WillatHastings]

FINALLY! Starpoint is back!!

[@gianjeffers6200]

I WANT TO SEE MORE SHACK!!!! :DDD PLZ STAR WARS EVERYTHING!!!

[@narmith]

Nice review, totally missed this space game! Thumbs up. Quick comment: watch your ups/downs on your voice, sometimes I couldn't understand what you said (regardless of my native lang.). Keep it up!

[@morallyconflictedtortoise6494]

I like how this video is exactly how long steam says it'll take to download this game. :D

[@NinjaSniperKiller65]

I would be very interested in seeing a full series of this after E3

[@commissaradidas8004]

Please show case the Star Wars and Star Trek mods for this PLEASE! I would love to see them!

[@mavor101]

Yea the current SW Warlords of gemini mod has some of the best looking ships i've ever seen for a star wars mod.

[@egoalter1276]

The models are ripped from a HW mod, where models are a lot bigger, so probably thats why.

[@elratie2762]

@Ego Alter where in my mod is a ship ripped from? inform yourself before you write this crap, every ship in the SW Warlords of Gemini mod is made by me as can be seen on the Moddb page

[@egoalter1276]

I didnt men to offend. I was under the assumption that this is a same development team that makes star wars warlords for homeworld two, considering the identical title, and from this I went on to assume that they use the same ship models. Am I incorrect in thinking this? If so, sorry for my mistake, I will remove my previous comment.

[@elratie2762]

yes that is incorrect, Evillejedi and the others from the HW 2 mod dont have a thing to do with the Starpoint mod, the name is similar because i lacked the imagination for a better one xD and the game is about being a Warlord. No need to delete something, we are not on FB.

[@lazarmarinkovic8486]

This would be a fun series if you decide to make it in to one

[@Circiaify]

Great video friend, it talked me into getting the game.

[@poling332]

keep them coming shack loved it and keep up the great work

[@laserbeamchaser]

dude you should have started that there is a modding community for this game.

[@blakewhitmer4311]

id love to see a lets play maybe with a mod maybe star wars? i love watching you play the se space game!!! keep up the good work :)

[@StarpointGemini]

Gamers Maniak Game is open for modding and there are already many mods avaliable on Workshop with many more to come. :)

[@rpengler1]

I never found any use for merchant, but diplomacy and hacking have fairly strong use in the game. I would imagine that options in the sandbox are more limiting as most NPC's are disabled. Piracy can be very rewarding, and it seems the game encourages piracy considering that about 15 perks are related to boarding. Your going to need them all if you want a reasonable chance of capturing carriers. Boarding a damaged ship is easier then an undamaged one. Trading and freelancing are the other options for gaining more credits, and later, once you have buckets of credits, you can outright buy resources from the other factions if needed. A tip. Don't be afraid to explore/steal the equipment of the other factions. Some of it is better then the Solari ships. Finally, if you want to go to war, wait till your in a battleship at the least. Station defences will be too difficult until then.

[@andrewpayne3982]

Please make this into a series. Please please please.

[@rocknessmonster2540]

I picked the same starting ship. I now have a faction score of over 1 mil

[@birdseyepeas9815]

Shack keep up the good work

[@RaiderNic99]

Can't wait for this to hit the Xbox One :D

[@mariomihokovic6214]

Coming in February 2018 in somewhat upgraded form. We're on top of it, but we want to make a proper transition with all new content that will be available by then. Plus, MS certification is now a bit longer... But we're getting there!

[@marypusineri6291]

Mario Mihokovic wait, you are the dev?! my respects to you just one question, it seems that everything revolves around space stations, but do you think of ever doing something like ground battles? or at least assaulting in first person a station?

[@AquamanIV]

this looks amazing.

[@Default5535]

star trek mod, be the borg, capture all the ships, have a fleet of multiple factions

[@TheDesert0yster]

This might make a really good engine for a Starfleet Command 4 total conversion

[@clawhan4244]

Will grab this bad boy today!

[@KawaiiSoulB42]

Ok shack you got hooked i love 4X games play recommend more and HF vs the hive ship on space engineers i find them challenging.

[@ArkhBaegor]

Huh, looks way better than starpoint 2, I might give it a try

[@StarpointGemini]

Z6U6Z6U Very heavily modified and upgraded engine. You can see the difference.

[@doublehirn]

i kinda like it but this will be truly great after the modders got their hands on it

[@paleface171]

I wonder if there are any 40k Mods out there. With Tyranid Hive Fleets, or other Factions.

[@ahoosifoou4211]

paleface171 oohhh fuck yes. by the emperor!!!

[@omegagame9986]

Get to making it!. The emperor commands you!

[@plinkthenecrobird8851]

Kim Jong-un CHOP CHOP MOTHERFUCKERS

[@Baleur]

This is what X Reunion should have been. Thank the gods. And VERY impressive that even the T-Drive isnt a loading screen disguised as an animation. You can see the actual geometry of that ice field passing by in the blur. Every other game would just have "cheated" and made that warp a preset animation with a teleport loadscreen. I love that travel is actually a factor of time in this game. 12:55 the shield UI is a bit tooooo huge though, obstructs the clear beauty of space and combat pewpew too much imo. Imagine when you have two huge fleets fighting, that huge blue blob covering half the screen wont be a welcome addition then. Starpoint Gemini always did this, too huge UI elements in all their games. I wish there was a setting to shrink em by 50%, literally all of it. Targeting rings, selection circles, shield overlays, the lot.

[@StarpointGemini]

Baleur T-Drives are streamed just as the rest of the universe. Only loading screens in game are in T-Gate jumps.

[@YOLO-nx3xy]

Please more of this game!

[@EnterpriseKnight]

Star trek mod when? I need my Starfleet Command 4

[@paullindemann7412]

OK, so I was talking to a other KZbin today and said that I would spread the word and so here I am, his name is Blaan Sarge and he does a lot of things that you do so maybe you guys could hook up and play one giant game of ascendancy or galactic empire. it's a long shot but please go check him out. if his channel grows than I can watch more of these types of games that no one else does. (p.s love the vids and want more whenever you can)

[@The_Lunch_Man]

I bet there are already Star Wars mods for this.

[@Nick-78]

1M0RTAL_CH1CKEN there are by now, but there are actually very few mods for it overall sadly.

[@mavor101]

CaptainShack you should check out the Star Wars mod already going for this game. Some of the most beautiful ships I have seen in a game before. :)

[@burgerking2066]

It looks like an "in universe" Stellaris.I like it.

[@dabun4704]

WE NEED MOAR!

[@stuffandthings834]

So, with the map, this is basically From the Depths in space.

[@Darkknightzoey]

Give me the Normandy SR2, and I'll play this game until I die. Honestly, surprised by how good this game looks. Starpoint Gemini 2 was fun, but a bit too wonky to really sink my teeth into with so many other games sitting around needing to be played. Mount and Blade in space could be enormous fun, but I'll wait for a discount based on SG2's aforementioned wonkiness.

[@latter-daysaintbatman2679]

Are there any third person or first person landing scenes?

[@stealthpro123]

This game would be so good in the Star Wars universe ie building the rebellion

[@Roamingfirebat]

I love your channel so much

[@dannyruiz105]

Make a proper series out of this becausd I like i would imagine many others would be very entertain by it THANKS KEEP IT UP

[@blastingseekerz3815]

U need to do a series on this

[@cosmicco.1799]

can we please see a series for this game cause it looks pretty fun thx see ya

[@djparty8268]

You should start a series :D

[@andyandrus2791]

I just got the game and I’m a boarding captain and I usually can get on them