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Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:23 pm
by SeanD
The highly anticipated 4X “Living Galaxy” Sci-Fi strategy game is out of hyperspace and headed for your system

Matrix Games and CodeFore (www.codeforce.co.nz) are thrilled to announce that Distant Worlds is now available for purchase! Now gamers can experience a “living galaxy” with endless options and replayability, command vast empires that span many star system and engage in research, diplomacy, ship design, espionage, trade, combat and more! Be sure to check out the long list of promo videos available for Distant Worlds in addition to the three new screenshots of a few of the beautifully detailed alien races found in the game!

David Heath, Director of Operations at Matrix Games, said “Distant Worlds has already assembled a considerable fan base on previews and promotional videos alone. We’re thrilled to see this excited community get their hands on Distant Worlds and start conquering the galaxy!”

Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time, 4X space strategy game. Experience the full depth and detail of large turn-based strategy games, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game.

Vast galaxies are made to order: up to 1400 star systems, with up to 50,000 planets, moons and asteroids. Galaxies are so deep, fun and immersive that you won’t want to finish the game... Build, expand and improve your empire endlessly. The galaxy is packed with life and activity. Encounter other empires, independent alien colonies, traders, pirates and space monsters. Explore star systems, asteroid fields, gas clouds, supernovae, galactic storms and black holes. Discover evidence of civilizations long since past, uncovering secrets about the galaxy's troubled history...

Best of all, you can play the game your way: enjoy a quick, intense game in a crowded galaxy or take your time in an epic game spread across a vast galaxy! You can run the game as slow or as fast as you like, with intelligent advisors and many different settings for warnings and auto-pause triggers to help you manage your empire at your own pace.

Please Note: An immediate 1.01 update is available along with the release, to resolve one issue discovered after the master files were completed. We recommend that all customers download and install this 1.01 update using the “Check for Updates” option on the game menu right after installing the main game.

Get more information on Distant Worlds from its official product page.

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:29 pm
by Erik Rutins
See the "Buy Now" link in this forum if you're wondering about the quickest way to get to the game.

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:29 pm
by Epsilon
very nice!, that makes my weekend :D

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:31 pm
by tgb
Thanks, guys. I was hoping I'd have the manual to read while I enjoyed my mid-week cigar outside this afternoon.

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:31 pm
by Gargantou
W00t, w00t, w00t!

Purchasing now!

Thanks!

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:32 pm
by EagleMountainDK
Thanks - can't wait.

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:34 pm
by Yskonyn
Ordered! Downloading now!

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:39 pm
by Gargantou
I will admit that I caved in and bought the download copy with an included physical shipment.

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:40 pm
by drillerman
D/L ing too!!!!!!!!!!
 
Mind you £42 for me UK phyical + d/l bit steep!!
Buy hey if its good then I don't mind!!!!!!

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:43 pm
by Tycow
ORIGINAL: drillerman

D/L ing too!!!!!!!!!!

Mind you £42 for me UK phyical + d/l bit steep!!
Buy hey if its good then I don't mind!!!!!!

Yea I thought that too, so I went for the £26 download only! :(

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:44 pm
by drillerman
Plus, if it encourages updates and more 4x games then let's support the devs!!

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:44 pm
by ASHBERY76
ORIGINAL: drillerman

D/L ing too!!!!!!!!!!

Mind you £42 for me UK phyical + d/l bit steep!!
Buy hey if its good then I don't mind!!!!!!

It is, but a game like this could be played for a decade so the box is worth the risk.

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:49 pm
by Wade1000
Be sure to check out the long list of promo videos available for Distant Worlds in addition to the three new screenshots of a few of the beautifully detailed alien races found in the game!
 
Where are the three new screenshots of alien races?

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:53 pm
by Hyfrydle
Downloading my copy and it's just over half way the anticipation is killing me!!!!

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 4:55 pm
by ASHBERY76
Installing game.See you later.[:)]

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:22 pm
by Darthcaboose
Congratulations on the release! Here's hoping this game'll do well!

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:27 pm
by Citriz
Purchased ..... guess i can stop forum lurking now [8D]

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:28 pm
by Sarissofoi
Downloading now.
Jesus Christ I am so excitment. I feel like young again.
Holy crap I almost dying.
I will haunted  you after my death if this game is crappy.


RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:33 pm
by Webbco
Haha, it's like a bunch of 10 year olds at 5am on Christmas morning. So sad really...

RE: Distant Worlds Now Available for Purchase!

Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 5:34 pm
by Erik Rutins
We are probably even more excited than you to finally be releasing this, just hoping all goes well now and we'll be reading and watching.