Confused with SW2

[Skyeraven]

i just beat SW2 on the corporate path and im a bit confused the title is called SW2 civil war and i read that Astra being the rightful heir to the empire established the new empire but none of that happened in the game. is because of the path i took?

[Rastix]

because it different game

It "already" happened in Civil War (the establishment of the New Empire headed by Astra). The confusion stems from how the games were renamed. The original games apparently ignore Star Wolves 2; the english versions count that one that's why our Civil War is Star Wolves 3.

Peek into the music files and you'll see them with their original Star Wolves 2 Civil War tag, even though the game intro screen tells us this is Star Wolves 3.

[Skyeraven]

i guess that also explains why the star systems are different in in SW2 than the other 2.

[Rastix]

Are you playing Russian version?

[Skyeraven]

no the english version from steam

[Rastix]

If you are playing english versions why are you mentioned title sw2:civil war?
To avoid such confusions the title has number 3

[dcampos]

Now it's I that got confused.

I had played SW2 for a little time and didn't finish because it's impossible to play with the constant freezes. I had to restart my machine every 5 minutes...

But in "SW3:Civil War" that I'm current playing, Astra is already the empress of the New Empire. I think this got explained in the end of the SW2 game, right ?

[Rastix]

Nope
There are 2 separate timelines
SW1 -> SW2
and
SW1 -> StoryMod "Legacy of the Empire" -> SW3:Civil War

[Skyeraven]

ahh i c so were does 1 get that story mod legacy of the empire?