Weapons can be controlled manually or in auto-fire with the ship computer. There will also be fixed positions like orbital defense turrets and installations to destroy or conquer. In this title, enemy fleets are larger since players have their own to manage. Consumables and skills are fundamental for victorious combat. Your ship has a hull with four shield backs each facing at a 90 degrees arc that will be damaged if hit in that zone. The combat in SGW is basically invariant from the previous chapter. If you possess a perk or a certain trait, the dialogue can go in many different ways with a variety of things happening. One thing that is mentionable is the new and improved take on dialogue which can now be influenced by passive perks and is gained with levels your character has. Build more harvesters to acquire resources, get your fleets together and conquer territories, counter-attack enemy invasions, hack logistics to get enemy positions – there is a lot of stuff to do.

All this is done via a simple and polished interface where you can manage Research, Construction and Upgrades quickly and efficiently. You will be in charge of building, maintaining and coordinating facilities for your factions, and like in any respectable 4X space strategy game there will be resources to harvest, deals to make with other factions, wars to wage and fleets to build. The second part of the gameplay is the new, strategic one. It involves a lot of exploring and mission-completing for money and experience. It includes a light RPG-like skill progression based on the class you choose, each with different active skills to use in battle and an array of consumables to aid in fighting and operations like mining. This first part of the gameplay is very similar to the one already seen in the previous chapter. The gameplay of SGW is divided mainly into two sections: the first is the one where you are in control of your ship directly engaging in fights, buying materials and equipment from space stations, roaming the galaxy to find signals, and looking for hidden treasures or cargo ships to pillage.

Warlords classic combat system