A Few Quick Observations
Published on Saturday, April 29, 2023 By
Just a few observations from my first few hours of Supernova.
Sectors - Seems like needless micromanagement, are they really needed? I've already got more than enough to do in one sector, does it really add that much to the gameplay to have to do the same thing in multiple sectors? It's like trying to play two or three games at once
Citizens - The idea of having pops on your planet is fine, but it feels like you guys have them in the game without really knowing what you want to do with them. If you look at another game on the market that I won't mention, they use a job system, and each pop fills those jobs. You guys just have a random pop type generated with some stats. Are they total RNG? Maybe make them generic with no stats, and then based on what types of buildings I have, let me assign a pop to the building to get a bonus. Also, why do I need to add one to every construction ship I build? You could treat the space stations like buildings on a planet and let me add a citizen to it for a bonus, but I don't understand why I should need to do this for each one I build. Space stations are kind of important to have to rely on a citizen
Trading - I see the lopsided trade requests have made a return. Yes, you can tweak them, but my god 90% of those trades make no sense whatsoever
Music - One thing that bugged me in GalCiv III and now in Supernova as well is the music. A good soundtrack can go a long way to get me immersed into a game, and a few of the other space-themed games out there have some pretty epic ones. Yours, not so much. Having the music change for each menu really bugs the shit out of me for some reason, so I usually find myself turning off the music and just listen to other space game soundtracks.
Monthly Income - Numbers don't add up with the information that is given. Is there somewhere else I can see my income/expenses, or is this it? These numbers make zero sense
Those are just a few 'gripes', but honestly, so far, so good. You're off to a good start, and I hope you guys continue to listen to the community