Overview

What is Fading Suns: Noble Armada?

mixes combat, diplomacy, and trade in a real-time space strategy game at the far reaches of the known worlds.

In depth

A closer look at Fading Suns: Noble Armada

The Questing Knights are returning. In 4996, the Emperor sent them to recover the lost worlds of humanity. They set forth in craft of diverse worth, investigating old legends, studying ancient lore, and battling fiendish enemies, all to discover the routes to these missing planets. Many have died. Those who succeeded discovered a universe even more fractured than they feared. On some worlds humanity had sunk to levels of barbarism from which it might never recover. On others, Earth's descendants maintained the ancient technology, but used it to wage war against their neighbors. Now the other denizens of the heavens have become aware of the opportunity inherent in these new worlds, and their own fleets prepare to contest their rulership. You can join these adventurous souls in their voyages. It is a chance for anyone to carve out a new empire or die in the attempt.

You begin the game possessing a ship along with crew, weapons and a limited amount of money. Your goal is to ensure your survival by increasing your armada's size, strength and wealth. Along the way, you'll uncover some of the deeper secrets in the universe and find yourself called upon to deal with them. You can follow a number of different routes to wealth and power. These include trading and helping clear space of pirates, becoming a pirate yourself, making trades that benefit the fleet, acquiring items by force, and hiring out the fleet's services for profit or trade.

Strategy, tactical combat, and diplomacy tip the balance of power among the battling factions. Trade and diplomacy make up a cornerstone of the game: obtain and deal in 12 commodities while creating a trading empire. All starship battles and maneuvers unfold in full 3D with spectacular special effects. You can create detailed characters and customize your fleets, choosing from a wide variety of starships, weapons, sensors, shields and occult.

Verdict

Should you download Fading Suns: Noble Armada?

Fading Suns: Noble Armada runs on Windows 95/98/Me and is available under the Demo license — the installer is 46 MB. We’ve catalogued it under Strategy and War.

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