Gratuitous Space Battles is getting another update, v1.60, and this one is bringing you more control over your epic battles in space. Even with the vastness that is space and all the control you are given this update is FREE! There is one tiny caveat, you’ll only be able to exert your control in offline mode so unfortunately you’re friends will not feel your micromanagement wrath however the AI will feel the full force of your mouse clicking finger, muhahahahahahaha! See all that the update has to offer by watching the developer diary below and then get your space battle on.
Source Link: YouTube | http://www.gratuitousspacebattles.com
PRESS RELEASE
Gratuitous Space Battles is now Gratuitous Controllable Battles
For Immediate Release
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Do you remember indie pc strategy space game and surprise success-story ‘Gratuitous Space Battles’ released just over 3 years ago? We have important news regarding the game.
Unlike big name ‘triple A’ companies, we at positech games don’t believe in ditching support for old games, or cynically turning off servers to encourage people to buy our new titles (even though we’d love people to buy gratuitous tank battles :D). Instead, we have released yet another patch/update for GSB over 3 years after release.
This is a free update, not DLC.
What have we changed? Well we have added the option that dare-not-speak-it’s-name. We have added mid-battle control to gratuitous space battles.
It’s only an ‘optional’ feature, and only works in single-player offline games, but from patch 1.60 (which is now live, steam copies will be updated soon), the player can select ships and issue movement and fire orders mid battle, and even edit the ‘standing’ orders for ships in the middle of an engagement.
A video that explains the way the system works, along with a demonstration of the new visual effects added in the patch is viewable
here:
http://youtu.be/qhoQbNBfR9A
The game is available direct from the developer athttp://www.gratuitousspacebattles.com
And also on steam, gamers gate and impulse.
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