即将出版的Space Empires增加3个单人剧本
Solitaire Space Empires
Space Empires: 4X now includes solitaire scenarios. Three separate one-player scenarios will be included with the game. All of these scenarios use the normal rules of the game. A player will explore, grow his empire, develop technology, and build fleets just like when facing human players.
The first two scenarios are based on Doomsday Machines entering your space and attacking your empire. There are five possible directions from which they can come and the player must prepare his empire for the succession of attacks, including the tough decision on when a colony must be sacrificed. Yes, these Doomsday Machines eat planets (and will heal damage when they do)! Each also may have a weakness that can be exploited if the player develops the right technology. The difference between the two scenarios is length. In the first, the Doomsdays Machines are weaker and come earlier. In the second, they are stronger and come later. It will give both of the scenarios a different technological feel.
The third scenario centers on defeating alien empires. Each of the alien empires are simplified so that the entire empire is represented by the alien home planet (working on automating defense rules for a far flung empire was too complicated and unnecessary). These alien empires grow their economy, research technology, build defenses, and send attacking fleets at you. The human player plays the game normally, must fend off the attacks, and eventually destroy each of the alien home worlds to knock them out of the game. The alien empires will keep getting stronger and coming at the human player until they are destroyed. There are a couple of pages of rules and charts which govern the actions of the alien players.
All three of the scenarios come with multiple difficulty levels that vary things like the strength of the Doomsday Machines, the number of alien empires being faced, or the size of the alien economy. When learning the game, you can play the scenarios on easy and as you get more experienced you can work your way up toward impossible.
Additional, future solitaire scenarios are planned, but will not be included in the initial game release. The fourth solitaire scenario also involves defeating alien empires, but on a larger map. The fifth one pits the human player against growing and spreading space amoebas. It leads to a very different strategic situation than the Doomsday Machines.
I have had a lot of requests for solitaire scenarios and I am really excited about how they came out. I hope you enjoy them!
Jim
