SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

I hear snips here and there about SE5. Does anyone know if it is definitly in the works? And if so is it going to happen this year, next year, a couple years?

Re: SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It is not in the works right now. At least as far as anyone knows. Aaron is working on the next patch for SEIV and also his new game. SE: Starfury.
He mentioned himself that some parts of Starfury might be in SEV. Look for the thread with the interview with Aaron that David posted.
SEV will indeed happen. I doubt it will be this year as Aaron is planning on a release of Starfury sometime this summer. At soonest I think SEV will be out early next year but that is probably pushing it.

Edit: I got the link of the interview for you. Its here... http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...;f=23;t=007965

Read through that, Aaron mentions SEV.

Edit 2: I found where Aaron mentioned SEV. It was only in this one question that was asked. <font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Is that enough information for you? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[ January 20, 2003, 23:52: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]

Re: SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

I would hazard to guess that SE:5 would be released in summer or fall of 2004. But I wouldn't mind if it came out earlier http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif .

Re: SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I will have to agree with your statement Kwok. It would be very hard for Aaron to get SEV out before the summer of next year. With the release of Starfury coming this summer and no doubt it will recieve a patch or two. Then to begin development on a totally new game would take quite sometime to accomplish.

Re: SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

If no development has been done yet, I would say no sooner than 2005.

Re: SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

dont forget that mechanics are already in work and the ground for future SE5 rendering system would be laid in SE:SF. Game concept would be another question though - i have no doubts that Aaron will make SE5 as different as was SEIV when compared to SEIII. Same, but at the same time much different game.

Re: SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

I think it'd be cool to link players in both starfury and SE4 making some kind of way to play out battles like that, maybe not. I'm insane.

Re: SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

My Question is what sort of computer speed will they need? low end? 166+? SE4 runs on my 200 now and I can not afford to replace it yet http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Re: SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

I seriously doubt SE5 will be out in 2004.
AFAIK MM is still a relatively small company, and depending on how different the SE5 gamelogic will be from SE4 (re-useability of the code), i'd think it could take more then 2 years development time.

Re: SE5 Is it going to happen?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Mottlee, not a good position to be in. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

And unfortunately you are not alone. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

This may be a good time to start putting a couple of sawbucks a month into the "do not touch, I'll chop off your hands if you do, computer fund." http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif