Reviews - ShaneMcZane

This mod is as close to perfection as you can get. Expanding the roster to 6 factions is just awesome.

The Russians are a total joy to play, and feel uniquely balanced for the experience.

The Ostheer are also starting to grow on me too; it's just strange we have so many German factions. It's representative of the setting so I can't argue. Still, having an Italian faction or Japanese Faction would be interesting too. What's here is MORE than impressive, and I am NOT saying I'm either capable nor willing to tackle such a task myself. Just voicing my opinion on having so many German factions.

That strange interlude aside, this mod is very impressive. It was awesome with even just the Russians being added. The recently added Ostheer are just icing on the cake.

This mod showed me how perfect a match Lord of the Rings is with Medieval 2: Total War.

A fantastic mod that I keep coming back to.

10/10, easy.

Simply put, this mod is quality.

I used to LOVE the game "Dominion Wars" as a kid; so having this mod is just incredible for filling that void (Dominion Wars doesn't run at all on newer systems).

But enough about "Dominion Wars"; this review is about Star Trek Armada III.

Where do I even begin?

There are 5 factions; all who feel nicely fleshed out and developed. Every faction has heroes with proper voice acting. The fleet sizes feel pretty well balanced; not too overwhelming yet powerful all the same. The economy feels good. The random encounters are interesting and feel true to the spirit of the show.

This mod continues to be updated on the regular and each update delivers splendidly.

If you sat me down to play this and didn't tell me it was a modification of Sins; I would never have guessed this was a fan project. It FEELS like a game in it's own right. The modders here are incredible; they have crafted an amazing piece of work. I could go on praising their work, but that would take time away from me enjoying the mod.

Just play this mod. You'll be glad you did.

This mod really is amazing. Hell, a Star Wars game that sports the Yuuzhan Vong? I would have never thought I'd see such an addition to the games; just goes to show you what magic modders can conjure up.

That being said, this mod isn't without it's problems.

The aforementioned issues are unfortunately pretty glaring. After playing a few matches in vanilla Sins the economy is definitely pretty wonky. When you play a match in SoGE and accrue more "metal" than you do "credits"; then you might have a balancing issue. The culture spread is crazy too; though I don't really play around with culture too much even in the base game so I can't speak at length about that so much.

Also, the scale (visually). Maybe it's realistic to the proportions seen in the series, I don't know. It would be soooo great to have a larger ships option though; as is the ships are so small they just kind of lose some of their "oomph". I'd argue that X-wings and TIE-Fighters are more iconic of Star Wars than some of the bigger frigates and cruisers; so why are they microscopic? Also, the increased size would probably help make the ships look a bit less "spazzy"; as is they zip and dart around REALLY fast. I'm sure some of these issues might be more inherent of Sins' engine; but figured it worth mentioning regardless.

The higher capital limit and supply limits are a double edged sword for me. While I enjoy the huge scale in regards to numbers, it also diminishes the importance of the capitals and other ships as a result. My rig is pretty mediocre too, so maybe my occasional lag spikes make me unfairly biased.

This is still an AMAZING mod. I've had quite a good deal of fun with it and this is clearly a labor of love. It's not without it's quirks, but what works, WORKS; and that is perhaps the most important thing.

(Also, READ the "how to build supercaps" text file. If you don't you might have a bad time spending all you have on nothing. Just a word to the wise from a dumb scumbag.)