Tried the new July 2018 update. Sat though a painfull stuttering star field for several minutes while it loaded. Spawned up a tree and was almost immediately set upon by drones with no clue what I was supposed to do. The drones killed me shortly after. Also the HUD is blury and stretched horribly over my 21:9 monitor.
Firstly, don't be put off by the cramped and somewhat difficult tutorial maps. The main campaign gives much more room to breath. Technically the GOG version works flawlessly including widescreen. (I run at 2560x1440). For a 10 year old game the 3D graphics have aged VERY well and are still crisp and appealing. The 2D UI elements are a little blury but don't detract much from the game. The gameplay itself is decient if you enjoy city builders heavy on resource management. It's got a few irritating quicks, particularly building placement on the very fine grid with ocasional invisible blockages. However once you get past that it's a fun game that still holds up well against more modern titles in the genera such as Anno or the more recient Settlers titles, which frankly have their own share of annoying quirks.
