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Nebulous: Fleet Command

Interesting, but apparently they canceled the single player plans? What’s going on there, any way to get that back?

They worked really hard on a strategic game mode, but ended up having to give up on it for various reasons in order to focus on the core tactical gameplay. Very recently they released an update that significantly improved the tactical AI so that you can get a meaningful single-player skirmish experience, and they announced the development of a single-player classically scripted campaign mode.

As it stands, you can actually go and play the strategic mode they worked on, as they left it in an opt-in branch on steam, in just the state they aborted development in. I haven't tried it yet. IMO it was a very interesting concept, and I do kind of hope they revisit it eventually, but I somewhat doubt it'll happen.

That said, the multiplayer is great and I invite you to come play. Or we can just skirmish against bots, if you're dead-set against competitive MP.

and they announced the development of a single-player classically scripted campaign mode.

So they will have a single player campaign? That’s what I thought was cancelled. Neat if so.

I will probably pick it up… someday. I still need to complete the original two Homeworlds.

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