They survived and adapted to become the ultimate scavengers on a mad crusade to find their 'Great Masters.' All things in the galaxy are resources to fuel their quest. They were genetically bred warriors who lost their creator. Wrapping it all up are some interface tweaks and some additional game creation options and you're pushing beyond expansions and into sequel territory.įirst the Zuul. BoB not only adds what you would expect in an expansion, namely new weapons, technologies, maps, scenarios, random encounters, and a fifth playable race, but it goes beyond to add new gameplay aspects like trade, diplomacy, communications, and intelligence analysis. Now nine months later KP is ready to follow up with the expansion Born of Blood. The combination of turn based strategic play, real time battles, unique gameplay for the 4 races, streamlined management, compelling setting, and seamless multiplayer was a great start. KP made it very clear that SotS was the start of a franchise. With experience back to Homeworld:Cataclysm, the small team had been making space strategy games for a while now.
It was the debut title for Kerberos Productions, but it was not the first game for the people who make up KP. Sword of the Stars is a new entry into the 4X space strategy genre released last August.
