Who's Left?

[Atrocities]

Any one still playing SE IV?

[Gandalf Parker]

SEIV, Dom3, and Stars are still on my desktop for when I need to distract myself mindlessly for awhile. I can always count on those 3 to give me a game that can fill a few hours

[Azselendor]

Every now and then I let SE3 or 4 have a weekend.

[dumbluck]

I most definitely still play!

[Xrati]

Not in a couple of years! :(

[Caduceus]

I reinstalled SE IV and V on my Vista machine and haven't played more than twenty minutes!

[Annette]

I can't tell you how wonderful it is to see you all still come back now and then! So, are you guys ready for something new?
http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=230

[Gandalf Parker]

Oh good. I can tell people about it now.
Looking forward to updates.
(did you see my note in beta that I have to withdraw my beta status due to medical?)

[Annette]

No, but I sent you an email...

[Kamog]

I played SEIV a few months ago. I think it's been about a year since I played SEV.

[PsychoTechFreak]

Just started a new one on traveller's stick a couple of days ago. On business trip til end of this year.

[Makinus]

I´m also playing SEIV in my flash drive, it´s handy for when you have a half an hour and a nearby computer (mostly my Aspire One netbook)... i still play a lot, but recently i´m not playing strategically as much as trying different ways to play the game...

I like to turn on all the ministers on the empire except for a "mercenary fleet" i command personally... i even modded some "civilian" components that can be used only in hulls 1 level lower than the most current that make the ships cheaper to maintain.

[Atrocities]

Myself and a couple of others are still working on component images and at least three mods for SE IV. Just not a lot of interest as real life keeps getting in the way.

Good to see Aaron back here where he belongs. I wish I could have gotten in on the beta for his new game too. I look forward to ordering it when it comes out. I finally get to buy something from Shrapnel Games again. :D

[gregebowman]

I play occassionally, which is one or two times in a month's time. I'm usually trying to download music for my mp3 player to play the game consistently.

[Ironmanbc]

i'm playing with Crimson Concept Mod version 8.0 and it's cool

[dumbluck]

I still play fairly regularly, both on PBW and PBC. I play CarrierBattles mod almost exclusively.

[gregebowman]

i'm playing with Crimson Concept Mod version 8.0 and it's cool

That's the current game I'm playing, and you're right. It is cool. A bit different than the Balance Mod, which is the main one I play. But I like variety from time to time.

[Kevin Arisa]

I kinda wander around the various forums every now and then like a ghost. I've tinkered a bit with SE4 and SE5 every so often, but not a lot. I saw what SF did with Space Empires on Facebook and I felt a little cold inside... I don't think Malfador should have ever left Shrapnel Games. :(

[JimboTex]

I kinda wander around the various forums every now and then like a ghost. I've tinkered a bit with SE4 and SE5 every so often, but not a lot. I saw what SF did with Space Empires on Facebook and I felt a little cold inside... I don't think Malfador should have ever left Shrapnel Games. :(

Indeed. I was willing to give Strat1st the benefit of the doubt for SE4, Starfury and SE5. Then I tried my hand at the Facebook version...

[Captain Kwok]

Although interestingly, Aaron has released World Supremacy yesterday at Shrapnel. :P

[dumbluck]

I'm glad he's come back to a publisher that isn't out to outright screw him.

[Black_Knyght]

I play SEIV nearly every other day still, and have NO plans to stop any time soon!:):up:

[Will]

I still lurk every few months. Haven't played any version of SE in years, as I haven't kept a Windows computer around for a long time. Just noticed a few days ago there is a facebook version of SE, which apparently has Aaron's blessing... not sure what I think about that, though.

I do still play Dom3 about every third weekend. I may set up some virtual machines to fire up SE and mods, and try out World Supremacy. Need to be careful to still make time to go outside every once in a while, though :D

[Timstone]

Still here, but not very active though. I check in every now and then and then. I'm ashamed to admit I haven't played any SE title for over half a year now. :o

[dogscoff]

I haven't really played SE since I moved to Linux a few years ago. I still have access to a Windows PC at work, and get an hour's gaming time on it per day, but I've been playing other things on it- mostly old-school, rereleased-on-budget stuff (Age of Empires, Wesnoth, SimCity 3K), so SE4 will probably cycle back around sooner or later. I still have it installed. I also have the beginnings of a new SE4 shipset somewhere that I keep threatening to finish.

Gametime at home (don't get much of that now that I'm a Daddy) is mostly taken up with Oolite, a massively moddable rewrite of Elite.
I sincerely hope I don't have to explain to anybody what Elite is.

I miss the old days, the Cantina, the malfadorica, all the old faces...

[Suicide Junkie]

Hey, DogScoff.

I recommend, and use myself on the kubuntu netbook:
Virtualbox
+ Seamless mode
+ SE4
+ windowedSE4

Its the best of both worlds, with a windowed SE4 floating among your xterms and stuff, and no worries about stability or graphical glitches.

[Siegebreaker]

Any one still playing SE IV?

I do.
Proportions.

I do mostly because it is the game that gives me the highest level of control, being able to even change the look of any given planet while in game by just switching the planet pic and reloading.

[PvK]

I have SE IV (not V) installed, but haven't played it at all in a long time. I never got used to this new version of the Shrapnel forum software, and I had a lot of real-world chaos for some time, so I have been mostly absent. Recently I've been playing some Dominions 3 though.

Oh, and ya, my web site has been offline for a long time, so the links to my mods don't work.

[EaX]

Wow, its been a long time, i havent played SE in a while, RL is annoying :P i should drop by the IRC channel sometime :), for now... sleep, its late here

[PvK]

I just started playing a Proportions mod game on PBW. Very fun!

[dumbluck]

I just started playing a Proportions mod game on PBW. Very fun!

See, isn't coming back home great?

[sachmo]

I'm playing SEV lately, and enjoy it.

[MrToxin]

I've been fiddling with really bizarre mod concepts off and on but not really playing much. Would making a new SEV mod be a waste of my time? What I've been toying with would take a great deal of time to finish.

[Edi]

I just bought SEIV Deluxe and SEV on Steam a couple of days ago when they were on sale for a total price of €10. Haven't had time to install them yet, but I do intend to try them out.

Just you wait and I'll be crawling all over this forum asking all kinds of n00b questions once I've slogged through the FAQs...

[gregebowman]

My problem is that we let our 10 year old think he owns the computer, and he lives in a different city than me (long story, don't ask). So i rarely get the chance to play. I'm still interested in this game, and love playing it when I can. So keep the mods and shipsets coming. I really do love this game.

[Gandalf Parker]

@Edi
the vanilla game feels to me like a demo. Only 8 races, and such a small uninteresting galaxy.
The version I play with now has almost 300 races and huge galaxies. Be sure to check into all the mods for the game

[Edi]

Gandalf, I think I have way more than that for races, since doing a quick look at the game gave me at the very least dozens of options. I suppose there is a reason for that "Deluxe" in the game title. Haven't had time to get properly acquainted with the game since I'm satisfying my FPS cravings with Unreal Gold at the moment.

[Baron Munchausen]

While I do still check these boards every few days, I haven't played SE (any version) in several years. It's just not interesting if it's not developing any further. There was, and is, so much still lacking from the game. Anticipation of further improvement seems to be needed to make it worth playing.

[Arkcon]

Hrm ... seems I posted in other threads, but not this one. Funny. Yeah, I keep the Firefox shortcut handy, and I check to see if there's a new post on these boards. But just like the Baron above, I keep hoping (against hope, it seems) that there's going to be some new SEV content from MM.

[LennyNero]

still playing here also, and cannot find a replacement, other games tend to get me bored me quickly

[dmm]

I start a new SEIV game every 3 or 4 months, and play for 2 days. No time for more. Oldtimers here might remember me. Where have I been, you ask? If the old threads still exist, you'll see that I threatened to write a book. Well, I'm doing it. Actually it's a several-book story. Haven't decided if it will be 3 or 4. I just finished Books 1 and 2, and have submitted it to my "beta" readers. Currently it is roughly the length of two 400-page Harry Potter books.

[Black_Knyght]

Not only am I still VERY actively playing at both home and on PBW2, but I am working on a new/updated mod with Bearclaw and Dead Meat. Also did a fair portion of the new component images for Comp Pack update #33.

[Makinus]

I am working on a new/updated mod with Bearclaw and Dead Meat

Is it a totally new mod or an update of a existing one? Any idea yet on the features?

[gregebowman]

I still play my SEV game every once in awhile.

[Black_Knyght]

I am working on a new/updated mod with Bearclaw and Dead Meat

Is it a totally new mod or an update of a existing one? Any idea yet on the features?

It will be an updated and expended version of the Masters Mod done by Urendi Malendil. Has a ton of potential to it, and hopefully will be a lot of fun to play.

[Gandalf Parker]

I just got an email from Strategy First offering me a FREE copy of SEIV if I join their free MMORPG
Might be a good way to get friends into the game.

http://secure.campaigner.com/accountsmedia/16/168100/BP_SEIV.jpg

[Doo]

I loved SE IV and SEV to a lesser degree.

For me changing the battles to real-time (abet pausable) was the biggest change that rankled. I hear rumors Stardock will be making a 4x space game with tactical battles (based on Elemental: Fallen Enchantress engine I guess), lets hope it will be a MoO2/SEIV fix.

Having said that I just downloaded Kwok's balance mod for SEV and will give it another go this Friday night :)

[DeadZone]

If I'm honest, I miss the SEIV community mostly
The change of direction for the franchise, moving over too strategy first (who clearly didn't give a damn) and maybe a few other things just seemed to rip the community apart
Then with SEV effectively doa... well, not much more to be said
Just happened to come across some screens of SEIV (which can now be gotten for free at gamersgate) and a big sense of nostalgia come over me, even remember a game me and suicide junkie had 1v1, with me ended up being pinned in the corner of the quandrant due to an unlucky start (took him forever to even persuade me to try PBW lol)
Hanging out on the IRC channel, which I believe no longer exists, I even beta'd SEV (last game I did as well, prior to that I had beta'd 100+ games over the years)

Is a shame the source code for SEIV couldn't be released (I'd imagine that is owned by SFi?)

[Gandalf Parker]

Yes SciFi retained the rights to the franchise. I suspect it was a buy-out option for the extensive layout of funds involved with that style of publisher (for marketing and packaging costs prior to release)

Now that the game is a free download maybe some cheap-*** advertising such as on Facebook and Google could startup a new gamers community. Or call the others back

[Ragnarok-X]

Still looking for a good game like SEIV.
Currently playing Star Ruler. Give it a spin.

[Skyburn]

If I'm honest, I miss the SEIV community mostly...

Many SE4 players are still around, check on spaceempires.net.

Hanging out on the IRC channel, which I believe no longer exists,

It still exists: http://www.spaceempires.net/irc.html

[Caduceus]

I swing by every once in a while.

[DeadZone]

Still looking for a good game like SEIV.
Currently playing Star Ruler. Give it a spin.

Tbh, I like Distant Worlds alot, mainly due to RT Combat is something I love
Just a shame it currently lacks the technology and ship design depth of SE, but I know that is being improved over time
Like SE, it is mainly one programmer doing all the work
I have got Star Ruler as well, but it's more of a AoE style RTS with 4x elements, then a 4x game, and since it's purely about building the strongest fleets to wipe out the other players... it's too one tracked for my taste

Now that the game is a free download maybe some cheap-*** advertising such as on Facebook and Google could startup a new gamers community. Or call the others back

There is a f2p mmo Space Empires game on Facebook, it's not terrible and I do kill a small amount of time on it, but it's nothing special and tbh doesn't have the proper SE flavour

If I'm honest, I miss the SEIV community mostly...

Many SE4 players are still around, check on spaceempires.net.

Hanging out on the IRC channel, which I believe no longer exists,

It still exists: http://www.spaceempires.net/irc.html

Well, tbf, most of the face I knew aren't really around, and I've not been able to get onto the IRC in a very long time

[Colytic]

I last played SE V about a year ago but I think I'm going to go back to it. I don't have SE IV (maybe I'm missing something).

[Rollo]

After many years I am back to SE IV. First game the AI kicked my arse. I was boxed in and the Space Vikings ran me over. Nothing like being humiliated by your own creation =P.

Second game I dominated pretty much from start. I noticed some pretty awful AI designs on races that I never got around to update. So I am back to playing around with the AI files. Currently have the Phong for Devnull Mod in the works =).

[Gandalf Parker]

I last played SE V about a year ago but I think I'm going to go back to it. I don't have SE IV (maybe I'm missing something).

I would definitely do that.
SE IV was the live-for-many-years on my machines. SE V lived about a month.

ALTHO to be fair...
the SEIV game itself is far from impressive. It feels like a demo. 8 nations, tiny galaxy, short game. It was the community here that turned it into over 300 nations, huge galaxies, and a full game. The downloadable mods is what makes the game. So in all truthfulness I have not checked to see if the player community has saved SEV but from what I hear it does not seem to be

[Timstone]

Well, SE V isn't a bad game it just didn't do it for me. There were/are a lot of issues with the UI. I also think the weapons show a lot of info which is not very clear. Hmm... I tried the wonderful Black UI mod and a few selfmade mods to the filse, but still the game had only about (like the most respectful Gandalf already pointed out) a month wirth of life on my digital monster. SE IV on the other hand... well it's great. Just like SE II and SE III before it. So go ahead and find SE IV, shouldn't make a huge dent in your finances nowadays.

[Rollo]

The Phong AI for Devnull Mod turned out pretty well. I am in the mood for more modding and will do at least one more AI and some component tweaks to areas that have not been touched yet (small weapons).

I wonder, is anyone still interested in seeing these updates released? And were would be the best place to publish them these days?

Rollo

[Atrocities]

The Phong AI for Devnull Mod turned out pretty well. I am in the mood for more modding and will do at least one more AI and some component tweaks to areas that have not been touched yet (small weapons).

I wonder, is anyone still interested in seeing these updates released? And were would be the best place to publish them these days?

Rollo

Hello Rollo, Been a long time mate. I'd recommend that you publish at the spaceempires.net site. It still seems to be pretty active from time to time. :D

I think this is my first post here in a couple of years. Wow, how time flies. Sure do miss the hours and hours each day of reading posts and posting messages here. The good old days. :D

[Black_Knyght]

The Phong AI for Devnull Mod turned out pretty well. I am in the mood for more modding and will do at least one more AI and some component tweaks to areas that have not been touched yet (small weapons).

I wonder, is anyone still interested in seeing these updates released? And were would be the best place to publish them these days?

Rollo


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[Combat Wombat]

The Phong AI for Devnull Mod turned out pretty well. I am in the mood for more modding and will do at least one more AI and some component tweaks to areas that have not been touched yet (small weapons).

I wonder, is anyone still interested in seeing these updates released? And were would be the best place to publish them these days?

Rollo

All are welcome on spaceempires.net

Also Rollo come to #spaceempires on irc.freenode.net you will see alot of familiar faces

[willyb1963]

I play SE4 a lot. I like playing as the Praetorians. I depend on those who make the mods; I just can't wrap my mind around how to make my ideas work, so I wait until someone else has a similar idea. I mix my gaming time among SE4, SMAC, and Ambush! (a table game).