
One of the major problems of Distant Worlds is, that with a low research cost setting, the tech tree is too short, and with high research costs, the pre warp start grants the pirates a major advantage over normal empires.Īnother problem is, that there are wrap up end game techs (eg titan beam), which kill tech diversity and make other techs nearly useless.Īlso, superweapons and wonders are overpowered in the base game. It also includes a version compatible with Distant Worlds: Extended (by Haree78). So while still a trailblazer, DW:U is now one of several recent games seeking to chart a new course for the space strategy genre. The last true expansion, Shadows, dates back to May 2013. This mod stretches and rebalances the tech tree of Distant Worlds: Universe. The latest expansion, Distant Worlds: Universe, brought the game to Steam in May 2014 but didn’t provide much in the way of new content.


Distant Worlds: Universe (original tech tree)
