Distant Worlds

tylertoo · 2014-05-15T11:31:08.000Z

This is indeed awesome Erik. I had decided after Shadows to just stop getting the expansions, but at $10 its a no-brainer. Congrats on getting it onto Steam.

Erik Rutins:

This upgrade will be available through our store only, we don’t have a way of doing this through Steam. All you will need to get the upgrade coupon is the serial number for each release.
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We’ll be offering Steam keys to customers who upgrade and purchase through our site.

Sorry to be dense bu just so I’m clear: you upgrade through Matrix, and once that’s done you request a Steam key?

EDIT: found the answer at Matrix site.

hepcat · 2014-05-15T11:32:31.000Z

Excellent customer appreciation there!

Kelan · 2014-05-15T11:34:52.000Z

Excellent! Been meaning to have another run at this sometime soon.

tylertoo · 2014-05-15T11:40:01.000Z

Found the answer to my own question, from Erik at the Matrix site:

Yes, if you purchase/upgrade through our store we will offer a Steam key as well. We and Elliot earn the most revenue when you purchase directly through us, but we want to make DW available to the larger community and many new players as well, while offering the most flexibility to our existing community. There will be a page on our site to use your Universe serial number to retrieve a Steam key after you purchase Universe.

Also, the modding guide for Universe is 114 pages long. Brian Rubin will explode.

KaoFloppy · 2014-05-15T11:52:39.000Z

Uchu~~~~ kita~~~~~!!!

ioticus · 2014-05-15T11:59:13.000Z

Excellent, all my waiting paid off. Now I just have to wait another year or so for a Steam sale . . .

BrianRubin · 2014-05-15T12:37:38.000Z

My god, it’s full of awesome.

vyshka · 2014-05-15T12:46:41.000Z

Brian Rubin:

My god, it’s full of awesome.

BrianRubin · 2014-05-15T12:52:26.000Z

tylertoo:

Found the answer to my own question, from Erik at the Matrix site:

Also, the modding guide for Universe is 114 pages long. Brian Rubin will explode.

I’m no modder really, but I LOVE that such opportunities exist.

BrianRubin · 2014-05-15T12:54:17.000Z

vyshka:

You know me too well sir.

DeepT · 2014-05-15T12:54:40.000Z

I guess Ill put it on my wish list for the time when I feel like tackling an incredibly complex simulation.

BrianRubin · 2014-05-15T12:58:33.000Z

It’s only as complex as you want it to be.

Profanicus · 2014-05-15T13:28:35.000Z

Great news for the future of the franchise. Will modders now be able to fix the font and UI scaling for you? ;)

I wasn’t overly interested in the new bits (story, modding) and would hope that ‘performance and AI improvements’ are not limited to the expansion. But I will happily pay my $10 to get it on Steam.

KiloOhm · 2014-05-15T16:38:18.000Z

Nice! $10 upgrade come to daddy! It’s worth the $10 just to get it on steam.

ioticus · 2014-05-15T16:44:45.000Z

Does the story game have any randomness or is it very linear? What is the replayability of the story game?

Erik_Rutins · 2014-05-15T16:51:14.000Z

ioticus:

Does the story game have any randomness or is it very linear? What is the replayability of the story game?

Every storyline has randomness and replayability. The Original storyline and Return of the Shakturi are the most expansive. All of the storyline options are included in Universe.

Regards,

Erik

Nephrinn · 2014-05-15T17:40:38.000Z

Very cool about the Steam deal. You guys rock!

Spock · 2014-05-15T17:42:06.000Z

I’m really happy Matrix is doing this. I’ve been a member of Marix’s forums for many long years, and I’ve often felt their games don’t get the attention they deserve. Steam will help fix this!

MrPinguin · 2014-05-15T22:10:35.000Z

I’m still not sure DW is a game I really want to play (especially not at the $50-60 price point), but I’m glad they’ve moved to Steam and I hope this works out for them. It’d be great if they found Steam to be very profitable so they were encouraged to move their whole catalog over.

The customer loyalty discounts are also nice.

Dreamshadow · 2014-05-15T22:59:27.000Z

Where do i order my discounted universe? Im not seeing it. This is great news and i hope it results in many sales for you.