supreme-ruler-2020 posts

This is the playable demo for the strategy game, Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold, which includes the original Supreme Ruler 2020 and the Global Crisis expansion. The full game is scheduled to release on September 18th.

"In Supreme Ruler 2020, it is up to the player to lead a nation in a world that has fallen into anarchy. In Global Crisis, players face an even more devastating and realistic experience through a sandbox-style campaign that takes into account real-world headlines for a chilling portrayal of tomorrow's chaotic world.

Grab control of one of more than 250 territories from around the world, in a sandbox-style campaign that incorporates real-world headlines for a chilling glimpse of a world on the brink of World War III."

Download Supreme Ruler 2020 Gold Edition Demo (364 MB)

The folks at the game download service Gamersgate know that some people can be cash strapped this holiday season so from now until the end of the holidays they are offering a large number of discounts and specially priced game collections for folks to download and purchase from their web site.

Discounts offered by the site include the strategy game Supreme Ruler 2020 for $19.99 (regularly priced at $39.99) and the space combat game Dark Horizon for just $4.99 (regularly priced at $19.99). New game collections on sale include the 1C Super Pack, containing nine games from publisher 1C Company for $99.99 (the games would cost a total of $184.87 if sold separately).

Fans of Battlegoat Studios' cult hit strategy game Supreme Ruler 2020 have reason to be happy today. The game's publisher Paradox Interactive has announced that an expansion pack for the game, Global Crisis, is in the works. The new big feature in the expansion is a "whole new sandbox style campaign that paints a new and far more intricate portrayal of the world of 2020 based on many of the ominous events from recent real-world headlines." Sound ominous.

Other new features include 20 new stand alone scenarios, new multiplayer scenarios, graphical and UI improvements and much more. The expansion will be released late in 2008 via download from the Gamersgate service but no price has been announced.

Patch updates Supreme Ruler 2020 to version 5.4.1, fixing bugs and enhancing gameplay.

Download the Supreme Ruler 2020 v5.4.1 Patch (70 MB)
Download Supreme Ruler 2020 Demo (352 MB)

Download the Supreme Ruler 2020 5.3.1 Patch (63.8 Mb)
Download the Supreme Ruler 2020 5.3.1 - 5.3.2 Patch (965 Kb)

Download the Supreme Ruler 2020 Demo (352 Mb)

Supreme Ruler 2020 5.3.2 Patch Notes:

New Scenario added: African Dragon

– As South Africa you must make a pre-emptive strike against a Chinese-supported Zimbabwe.
New Scenario added: Paraguay's Problem
– Play as Brazil, Venezuela or Argentina in a fight for control of South America.

Update Three Changes

- Auto save no longer turns off after victory/defeat and 'play on'
- More AI considerations before declaring war (nearness, deployed units)
- Added additional AI/HQ attack possibilities
- Fixed rare 'city provides no supply creep' issue
- Building on River Cities fixed
- Construction of Oil Derricks and Oceanic Complexes improved
- High Tech facilities techs (generally Cold Fusion) fixed
- Sea Piers can no longer be built in some unsupplied areas
- Minor number formatting (ie 1.02M as 1.2M) fixed
- Game Settings Panel (CTRL-SHIFT-S) added
- Fixed an uncommon 'elimination-leaves-pockets' bug introduced in U2
- Land Supply Hotspots now function correctly
- AI Units will call for resupply
- Supply Units will return to base to refill
- Unsupplied in-transit territory now provides a trickle of fuel
- Allied Victory added as Lobby Option
- AI leaders Will build Military & Industrial Facilities
- Ministers will build facilities under certain priorities
- Visual indication of resource shortages
- AI better understands 'no units' experimental scenarios
- Fixed occasional AI Unit Deployment/Performance issue
- Malmo bridge crossing allowed
- Non-Synth Facility construction restricted to terrain-supported levels
- Show-Replaced Unit Design Filter setting engaged
- Existing production capacity shown in tooltip when building industries
- Garrisons will deploy when surprise-attacked, instead of surrender
- German Advance Scenario settings fixed to start as Poland again
- Unit meshes on-map default to middle size (set by SHIFT-J)
- Numbers now shown in monospace font in parts of UI

> Various minor changes made to city names, equipment file, regional information, population, map resources, flags
> Six new 3D unit models added
> Over 10 new Technologies added; Over 70 new units designs added

Your daily wrap-up of the hottest stories in PC gaming in the last 24 hours.

	Spore Creature Creator demo now available on Big Download It's one of the most anticipated PC game launches of 2008 (some might say it's one of the biggest of all time) and now we can finally give you a tiny taste of it. Electronic Arts' Maxis studio has released the Spore Creature Creator, a stand alone editor that players can use now to make creatures that can later be imported into the full Spore game when it is released on September 7.
	Spore Creature Creator Giveaway Big Download wants to see intelligent design in action. So, we're kicking off a two week giveaway contest to see what crazy creatures grow and evolve. Simply download the Spore Creature Creator and let your imagination run wild. Take a screenshot of your best creature and email it to contests@bigdownload.com. Our judges will pick the top ten creatures and let you vote for the winners.
	A brief chat with Maxis' Lucy Bradshaw on Spore Creature Creator In 2005, in what was supposed to be an interesting but un-extraordinary panel at the Game Developers Conference, Will Wright, the near-legendary creator of Sim City and The Sims titles, revealed to a shocked audience his next full blown creation in playable form. That creation was Spore, a kind of evolution sim game where players could help make a complete space-faring civilization out of a single cell organism.

A patch for BattleGoat Studios' Supreme Ruler 2020 has been released, updating the game to version 5.1. The patch contains numerous fixes, upgrades, and additions for the geopolitical simulator.

Though the official Supreme Ruler 2020 website lists the title's release date as this Friday, June 20, BattleGoat announced that the game has shipped to stores.

Download the Supreme Ruler 2020 5.1 patch from Big Download.

Your daily wrap-up of the hottest stories in PC gaming in the last 24 hours.

	Can a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. be misunderstood? According to Oleg Yavorsky, GSC GameWorld's PR director, that's exactly the case. Yavorsky said in a recent interview with Eurogamer that while they try to appeal to a broad audience, their games (S.T.A.L.K.E.R.) appeal to Europeans more than players in North America and Asia. Yavorksy noted that aside from basic cultural mindset differences, little things like the colors used to create the game world makes a difference. It would seem Americans tend to like flashy, bright games whereas European developers make dark ones.
	TF2 Pyro update this week, free play this weekend As previously reported, Team Fortress 2's Pyro class will receive its fiery updates this Thursday, 6/19. Upgrades include achievements and the Axtinguisher, a weapon that inflicts extra damage to opponents doused in flames, but only inflicts half its normal damage otherwise.
	Shipping this week: Supreme Political Creators This week in new releases we grab a handful of PC-exclusives. The long-awaited release of the Spore Creator Creator comes to an end on June 18, strategy fans get their fix with Supreme Ruler 2020 set to his on June 17 (June 20 in Europe) and this week also marks the scheduled release of the free-to-play MMO, Requiem: Bloodymare on June 19.
	Nvidia launches new Geforce GTX 200 GPU family The newest launch of the top end performance graphics chips is the introduction today of the new Geforce GTX 200 series from Nvidia. The high end is represented by the Geforce GTX 280 which is set to launch tomorrow with graphics cards by a number of different companies. Cards with this version of the chip are expected to set you back $649.
	Rumor: Play console games on the PC? If you want to play console games on a PC you could turn a console into a PC (such as in the above picture from Regal Hardware) Now, a once secret online marketing survey from a company called Intellisponse has been uncovered by the forum folks over at NeoGAF. Among the products supposedly revealed in this survey is something called "Trioxide". What is it? Well according to the leak it's a product that will allow PCs to play PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii game disks.

This week in new releases we grab a handful of PC-exclusives. The long-awaited release of the Spore Creator Creator comes to an end on June 18, strategy fans get their fix with Supreme Ruler 2020 set to his on June 17 (June 20 in Europe) and this week also marks the scheduled release of the free-to-play MMO, Requiem: Bloodymare on June 19.

Also hitting this week is The Political Machine 2008. From developer Stardock, the team that brought such PC-exclusive hits as Sins of a Solar Empire and Galactic Civilizations II, The Political Machine 2008 is a humorous look at the American political system and features caricatures of your favorite real-life Democrat and Republican figures. See kids, voting can be fun!

The full list of releases for the week ending June 21 after the jump.

Your daily wrap-up of the hottest stories in PC gaming in the last 24 hours.

	SimCity Societies demo released Strategy fans interested in management rather than supreme ruling are encouraged to try the SimCity Societies demo, which is now available on Big Download. The full version of Tilted Mill Entertainment's SimCity Societies was released on November 13, 2007.
	Supreme Ruler 2020 demo released Battlegoat Studios has released a demo for Supreme Ruler 2020, the strategy sequel to their critically acclaimed Supreme Ruler 2010. Multiplayer and Campaign modes have been disabled in the demo, but two single-player scenarios -- "Italy Votes" and "Preemptive Strike" -- are available for play.
	Camp Fatal1ty: A lot better than rowing classes Kids are out for the summer so their parents will likely push them against their will to go to summer camp. All that awful clean air, sun and "activities" are dreaded by their children. If you really want your kids to be happy to go to camp this summer, why not go to "Camp Fatal1ty"? Yes, your children can learn how to shoot each other via playing Epic Games' Unreal Tournament 3.
	GRID gets its tires patched Codemasters just dropped a patch (1.01, which takes the game to version 1.1) onto the Information Super Highway for their gorgeous racing game, GRID. The patch squashes several bugs on the windshield (i.e., other player's progress/positions are now correctly updated when you enter the race results screen; track and route options no longer change when host gets back to lobby in private/LAN) and fills the tank with numerous game-play enhancements (i.e., you can now look left and right while in bonnet camera; fix for missing Force feedback on Vista).