

It is the first micro-expansion of the series. The three races are now locked in a seemingly never ending war with each other.Įxpansions Main article: EntrenchmentĮntrenchment released on February 25, 2009. They have returned as the Advent, a powerful, advanced, psychic army which is determined to seek revenge against humanity for their banishment. One thousand years earlier, the trade order banished a group of " deviants" from a small desert world orbiting a red star for committing "acts of deviancy, at every level of society".

The humans seem to be making ground against the Vasari onslaught for some time, but in the midst of this progress, the past arrive to haunt them. The Human race was losing on all fronts until the TEC was formed to combat the alien threat. An ancient alien race (known as the Vasari), which is on the run from some mysterious threat that has been chasing them for thousands of years, arrives in human space and begins a conflict with the human race (organized under the banner of the Trade Order).

While there is no campaign, the premise of the game is introduced via an introductory cinematic. So for you folks who have played Rebellion, could you go back to playing Trinity alone, or would the lack of all the stuff Rebellion added make it seem dull or frustrating? (As an example I could never go back to playing Age of Empires II without its expansion - it just adds too much neat stuff.Sins of a Solar Empire takes place in multiple star systems across the galaxy. so am I missing out by playing Trinity alone? Ought I bite the bullet and get 'em all? I hate the idea that I'm "missing out" on cool features, but if they're meant to be played more like a series (first one then the other) I'd rather do that (since I have about $2 in spending money at the moment, heh). But Rebellion, despite the fact that it has beefier system requirements (a small concern of mine - can a laptop with a good processor and a fuckton of RAM handle these games, even with just an integrated GPU?), is listed as a "stand-alone expansion", not a sequel. Normally, when faced with a good series, I start with Game #1 (and its expansions), then go to #2, and continue on in that manner.
