Gentlemen, my preview of SE4

[Warspite]

After playing the SE4 demo it appears to me this could very well be the best galactic conquest game to date. I find it extremely detailed and a wealth of strategies are there to exploit. What I like about it follows:

Has to be the best ship design I have seen, second to none as far as I am concerned.

Very big galaxy with multiple systems to explore. The planets are actually interesting in the fact that some have special features such as ruin, etc

Finally we have moons orbiting some planets now as well which I find use for also, might I say. This is neat and the first time I have seen this in a game like this.

Graphics that are pretty and "clean cut" which fit perfect without losing any depth to the game.

Features that I have NOT seen in others like it such as the level of customization that we will be able to do in SE4! I think it is incredible!

Nice ships that actually look like starships instead of a alien creatures like they do in Stars Supernova. Another fine example of nice looking ships is the Original Stars! and Imperium Galactica II.

More, more, and 10x more goodies in this game then some of the others combined! So much depth and detail here it is almost(but not) overwhelming. This is a very good thing because it pushes galactic conquest to its limits and still manages to keep things easy to access and operate.

Asteriod fields, storms, nebular systems, etc. I can't think of anything else that could be added to this game that even remotely has something to do with space. Ideas anyone? Surely there is something that is not there that I can't think of?

At Last...Gentlemen this is a fine game and I really don't have anything to say bad about it so far. It reminds me of the original Stars! but just hands down better. Further more it is obvious that someone who loves these type of games is the main designer of SE4. That is what it takes to put out a fine game of galactic conquest that can actually be better then MoO2.

[wingte]

Not everyone here is a "gentleman". I know that the presumption is that "gamers" are all adolesent boys but there are more than just a few of us ladies out here that appreciate a good game.

Wingte 50 female
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At Last...Gentlemen this is a fine game and I really don't have anything to say bad about it so far. It reminds me of the original Stars! but just hands down better. Further more it is obvious that someone who loves these type of games is the main designer of SE4. That is what it takes to put out a fine game of galactic conquest that can actually be better then MoO2.

[Warspite]

Correction...Ladies and Gentlemen http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

[kerensky]

/ In the name of thread necromancy I call forth the oldest and most powerful of all threads, the originator of SEIV topics... /

So anyways to call up aother dead page found in the darkest reaches of the 488 page, I bring you the thread thats first talks about the release of SEIV!

[Kamog]

August 2000? That's five and a half years ago, but it doesn't feel like that long ago.

[Combat Wombat]

I was looking at this one when I was considering what to necromize

[AdmiralMartin]

What is with all the necromancy? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/confused.gif

[Combat Wombat]

Well there hasn't been alot of activity in the forums so what better way to get some then to raise the dead?

[Fyron]

Not doing badly styled necromancy and instead making interesting new threads?

[Slick]

Oh stop telling people what to do. Nobody died and made you boss.

[geoschmo]

Yeah Fyron, nobody died and made you..gack, cough thud.... bweeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Fyron]

I don't see how requesting that people stop bumping 4+ year old threads pointlessly makes me acting like I am boss.

[geoschmo]

Mr Fyron has a talk with the forum troublemakers...

http://seiv.pbw.cc/17582_thumb.jpg

Ummmm, yeaahhh, I'm going to need you guys to stop with the bringing back dead threads ok? Yeah, good, ummmm, thanks.

[Fyron]

Oh, and umm... If you could, umm, file that TPS report on your PBW game by 5 PM, that would be, umm, great.

[Slick]

Imperator Fyron said:
I don't see how requesting that people stop bumping 4+ year old threads pointlessly makes me acting like I am boss.




Well, here are some examples just in the last few days:

From the "Tips and Tricks" thread 01/25/06 11:52 PM:


Imperator Fyron said:
That sort of question should probably be posted in a new thread.



From the "Massive Planetary Shield Generators" thread 01/25/06 11:52 PM:


Imperator Fyron said:
That sort of question should probably be posted in a new thread.



From the "SE4 Deluxe" thread 01/24/06 03:25 PM:


Imperator Fyron said:
We were hoping not to have this posted on the forums, and for MM to have released a fix by now... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/Sick.gif




From the "Bumping 4-5 year old threads" thread 01/25/06 09:58 PM:

Imperator Fyron said:
Please stop doing this... it is a really bad idea. Much better to make new threads.



Then when people didn't do as you requested 01/26/06 11:19 AM:

Imperator Fyron said:
That gets a 4-5 year old ugh.





Please give it a rest, Fyron. If you think these are helpful, they are not. They are just bossy. Not even the moderators act this way and it is they who charged with this responsibility, not you. Again, please, have a little patience when you see something that you don't like. You don't need to come across this way. Thanks.

[geoschmo]

Give Fyron a break Slick. You don't get to 15k posts without rapping a few knuckles now and then. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Slick]

Agreed, I'll drop it after noting that yes you can get to 15k posts and be a nice guy. Add your posts to SJ's and that's much higher than 15k; and I don't see you guys doing that petty stuff. And I'm not trying to kiss your butt, either /threads/images/Graemlins/Lips.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/heart.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/icon49.gif /threads/images/Graemlins/Poison.gif


Edit: gotta love them Graemlins...

[Fyron]

You seem to have misinterpreted a few postings Slick. Geoschmo (IIRC) and I had talked about the settings.txt parsing problems a few months back via IM and, like all other ways to cheat, weren't going to make any public announcements, just send it to MM. I was just posting commentary, nothing malicious or petty.

The reply to Kwok posting as Spoogy was a joke, playing along with his post. It was not intended as part of the posting of dislike of frivilous thread necromancy.

Stickied threads should strive to remain on-topic, else they are not very useful to people trying to find the information that is their intended purpose. The same treatment is given to the Newbie FAQ thread.

[geoschmo]

Fyron, if you are arguing that you are really are a nice guy, just misunderstood, you've already lost the argument. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

Don't sweat it. Everybody be your self and we can all get along. Every forum needs a few nice guys and a few rules nazi's. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Glyn]

Fyron gets a percentage kick back from the profit shrapnel makes from every new thread!

So, to help Fyron out we should all only post new threads!!! No more replying to old threads even if they are only a few seconds old.

[Suicide Junkie]

Hey, slick, for the future, when you're going to be using so many small quotes, try doing a bold for the quote, with italics for your reply.

Makes it WAY easier to read.

[geoschmo]

Suicide Junkie said:
Hey, slick, for the future, when you're going to be using so many small quotes, try doing a bold for the quote, with italics for your reply.

Makes it WAY easier to read.

That's it SJ, you are off the nice guy list. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Suicide Junkie]

What? Its just a bonus tip to improve forum readability.

Like those little plastic toys in the happy meal of moderation. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

[narf poit chez BOOM]

/me stomps on the happy meal.

A&W FOREVER!

[Renegade 13]

narf poit chez BOOM said:
/me stomps on the happy meal.

A&W FOREVER!


Heresy! SUBWAY!




(eat fresh!)

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

Oh dear oh dear oh dear..... What is this board coming to.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Sillyness.

FEAR THE SILLYNESS, FOR IT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND, UM...PIE!!

[Kamog]

Subway is good but they discontinued the stamps. I miss getting those free sandwiches every so often http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

[Fyron]

Quiznos still does them. Buy 4 in a month, get one free.

[Renegade 13]

But who actually eats fast food once a week? I'd be dying for some real food.


PIE! Blueberry by chance? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/cool.gif

[Fyron]

You can't hardly call sandwiches "fast food" though. They are missing that crucial grease element. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

You can always go with a group, and get a stamp per person, then enjoy your free sandwich later. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[geoschmo]

Renegade 13 said:
But who actually eats fast food once a week?

LOL. Quite a lot of people actually. Those that eat fast food typically do so quite frequently.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

Sure, why not?

[kerensky]

Well, since i work at a fast food place, I can personally testify that there are people who stop by our store once or twice every day.

[Renegade 13]

Well Fyron, I consider any food that can be served to you within a minute or two "fast" and since you eat it, food! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Kerensky, Geo...who'd wanna eat fast food more than once a week? For me, it's more like once a month, maybe! And wouldn't it get a little expensive?

[geoschmo]

Renegade 13 said:
Kerensky, Geo...who'd wanna eat fast food more than once a week? For me, it's more like once a month, maybe! And wouldn't it get a little expensive?

Sure it can be expensive, and it's not typically all that healthy, and a lot of it doesn't even taste that good. But it's fast, and it's easy.

I'm not gonna try and defend it, but it's a multi-billion dollar industry, so I'm obviously not the only one doing it. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif

[Fyron]

Renegade 13 said:
Well Fyron, I consider any food that can be served to you within a minute or two "fast" and since you eat it, food! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Just saying that you can't really compare (most) sandwiches from places like Subway and Quiznos with typical fast food, aka sponge of grease + sticks of grease. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[Captain Kwok]

Hey, don't talk so bad about vitamin G!

[Renegade 13]

Imperator Fyron said:
Just saying that you can't really compare (most) sandwiches from places like Subway and Quiznos with typical fast food, aka sponge of grease + sticks of grease. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif


True, in general they are healthier for you than the pseudo-food served at a lot of fast food joints.

[Black_Knyght]

I'm with Kamog !!! There's a subway just outside of where I work, and I hit the joint 'bout three times a week. Made it worthwhile to keep a card going, 'til they dropped them.

[Atrocities]

Man I have not read this thread in like over five years. What a fossile. Oh ya, and Warspite is MIA and presumed KIA.

[Cipher7071]

LOL. Go on, admit it. This is just incognito post-padding.
Shameful. I would never engage in it.