Supreme Commander 2
| Supreme Commander 2 | |||
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| Studio | PC: Gas Powered Games , Xbox 360: Gas Powered Games | ||
| Publisher | PC: Square Enix , Xbox 360: Square Enix | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 2 March 2010, March 5, 2010 |
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| platform | Windows , Mac OS X , Xbox 360 | ||
| genre | Real-time strategy | ||
| Subject | Science fiction | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer via LAN or Internet | ||
| control | Mouse , keyboard | ||
| system advantages preconditions |
see system requirements. | ||
| medium | 1 DVD-ROM | ||
| language |
 Multilingual: German, English, French, Spanish (can be selected during installation) |
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| Current version | 1.26 | ||
| Age rating |
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| information | Official successor to Supreme Commander | ||
Supreme Commander 2 is a real-time strategy game developed by Chris Taylor and his company Gas Powered Games as the official successor to Supreme Commander . The game was first announced at E3 2009. A pre-alpha version could be tested at gamescom 2009 in Cologne. The game was released on March 2, 2010 in the USA and on March 5, 2010 in Europe in a fully localized version.
Changes to Supreme Commander
Resource system
The resource system has been simplified in Supreme Commander 2: In contrast to the income-expenditure ratio in Part 1, the resource system has been adapted to the current standard in real-time strategy games. This means that resources are debited directly at the start of construction, and accordingly the construction no longer costs any resources in the further course. The storage buildings have been dropped because the storage in Supreme Commander 2 is very large. Mass extractors will continue to be built on given areas. The extractors are no longer upgraded directly, but via the central research tree. Recycling of wrecks is still possible.
Control & Interface
The user interface in Supreme Commander 2 has remained largely the same, shortcuts via the shift key are still possible and are displayed as colored lines on the map.
There is also the revolutionary “Strategic Zoom” again, which allows the player to see the whole map and thus to organize several battles at the same time.
You can also rotate the view. When zooming out, the view in Supreme Commander 2 is automatically reset to the north position, which makes it easier to orientate yourself during the game.
Another innovation compared to its predecessor is the so-called "attack painting". It is possible to draw a red circle over enemy units with the right mouse button held down to mark them as targets.
Web links
- Supreme Commander 2 at MobyGames (English)