Speaking to Strategy Informer in an interview, Kerberos head honcho Martin Cirulis had this to say when asked about the possible introduction of land combat (which isn’t currently a feature in the space-based 4X game):
”I think it’s pretty easy to see that it’s a detail focus that deserves to be a key part of an expansion and more importantly, a new race that’s all about the taking and holding of ground. (insert evil cackle)”
Later on in the interview, he also had a few words to say about the general future of the franchise, which seemed to hint at plans already in place for the next game:
”As I pointed out with ground combat, you can see that we have the expansion arc of the SotS2 era already planned with much of the tech and gameplay features we are looking to add in a cohesive fashion.”
”As for a hint or a tease… hmm let’s see…’The arc that carries players from SotS2 to SotS3 will teach many people to be careful what they wish for.’”
Sword of the Stars II is being published by Paradox Interactive, and is due out for PC on August 16th, 2011. You can read our latest coverage here.
