



Then again, the developers behind the expansion aren't Stardock. Still, I do acknowledge that the fairly thin amount of new content in the expansion is, well, rather disappointing - you'd think they'd have spent more time coming up with new stuff. That said, this expansion is by no means REQUIRED to get full enjoyment out of Space Rangers 2 - it's mostly designed, I think, to appeal to those who have already enjoyed the game for quite some time, rather than to add so much new stuff to try and draw new people in. Instead of the flight simulator gameplay found in Freelancer however, Space Rangers 2 offers two distinct gameplay approaches depending on if youre in space or on land. One big quality-of-life improvement I can name is a very big one, especially considering where the game is being sold - the expansion removes StarForce DRM on the original disc and allows you to play the game with no CD in the drive.so in a way, you could think of it as a completely legal no-CD and no-DRM crack with some new content added to boot. Additionally, I should point out that for the new items, weapons and ships, they needed to create a whole range of new assets, either 3d pre-rendered or 2d-drawn, and that can take quite a bit of time. Well, you DO have to realize that they were trying to make an expansion for a game that has been out for a few years already, so things may have changed rather dramatically.
