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Ntronium Games / Apr 8, 2011 / Strategy
Guide one of 12 races on their first interstellar journey from a single planet, until it becomes a mighty pan-galactic empire.
| Part | Your PC | MinimumNot sure |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Not set | 2,4GHz Intel® Pentium® or equivalent AMD® Can't tell |
| GPU | Not set | 128 MB DirectX® 9.0c compatible video card with Pixel/Vertex Shader 2.0 support Can't tell |
| RAM | Not set | 1 GB RAM Can't tell |
Steam-owners of the base game Armada 2526 can now get Armada 2526 Gold against a very nice loyalty discount. The offer runs until July 1st 2013. Owners of Armada 2526 must login to Steam and check the Armada 2526 Gold store page for details. If you make this purchase it adds the Supernova expansion to your base game, effectively upgrading it to Armada 2526 Gold.
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58% positive, 31 reviews
So I played the game here and then I purchaed the gold edition on Gamer's Gate. The game is fun to play and moddable. However once you hit turn 200 or colonize 20 planets the game has a dramatic slow down in game play. At that point you'll mostly be waiting on the Resource or Population Manager, often times 20 mins plus for your turn to come up. At turn 200, I was just getting into the game and having fun. So I...
308 found this helpful, 2014-01-23
Armada 2526 is described by it's developers as "Master of Orion meets Total War" and while that might be something that intrigues you a thing to keep in mind is that merging two genre's does not always mean bringing over only their qualities. Armada is, in it's basic form, true to the developers claims. Half of the game takes place in a turn based galaxy view where you conduct research, engage in diplomacy, move...
57 found this helpful, 2013-06-18
Very basic for a 4x Space Empire-type game. There are much better, competing games at near the same price point such as Endless Space (which I don't really like, but do like better than this) & Space Empires V. Battle is pretty flat, no ship customization options (only through tech unlocks), very shallow technology trees. One feature that I did like and did not expect to find in a game of this low-end quality,...
18 found this helpful, 2014-09-08
Why would you buy the original game when there's armada 2526 gold (with the supernova addon)? Because it offers a darker and different experience. It's much harder to keep everything in balance and to get money in the original game as you can't establish the big commercial hubs you have with Supernova. Also pollution is a much bigger problem as you don't good tools and techs to keep it down. I think it's still worth...
7 found this helpful, 2019-11-05
Good to know
