Battlestar Galactica-Colonial Wars Mod for Star Wars: Empire At War Battlestar Galactica Colonial Wars Review review

Review of BSG Colonial Wars

This is a modification for Star Wars Empire at War Forces of Corruption based on the popular television program Battlestar Galactica. This is a very well put together mod for the expansion pack as it includes a whole range of new ships that the player can use on all 3 sides. The new ships in the game are considerably more powerful than the stock ships but they are nicely balanced. Many of the main characters from the television shows are used as ‘heros’ within the mod, featuring characters from the new series and the old series. The new ‘heros’ use the new ships added into the mod but are versions that are more powerful with ‘upgraded’ weapons and shields. The original ships are still used along side the new ships but are tended not to be used as much. There are no new upgrades to research apart from in the skirmish mode where the mining facilities can upgrade to level 4 mining which greatly increases the money flow. When playing as each faction there is a wide range of new ships to try out, the Rebellion gain the support of the Colonial forces and the Imperials gain the Cylons. The Consortium however do not gain a new faction added onto theirs, they just get more ships which are kept within the style of the Consortium very nicely. The leader of this mod, Byron, has done a very thorough job in making this very good mod. He has lead the team very well and made a brilliant mod and cannot wait for version 5 which will be released next year.

by Mrtom