So, how did you find out about SE?

Roanon · #1 July 16th, 2003, 08:19 AM

I found a hint about a to me totally unknown game named "Space Empires" on the MOO3 board when trying to find out how MOO3 could be turned into something that remotely resembles a strategy game (it can't).
Did a search, thought "ah, just another outdated game probably not worth looking at", downloaded the demo - and the rest is history...

ZeroAdunn · #2 July 16th, 2003, 08:30 AM

SEIII baby. I remember when I first downloaded that thing. I had been playing stars and had realized just how crappy stars! was. So, I went looking for more games along its line and found SEIII (looking at MM's time table, it must have been right around the time it was first released) downloaded it, couldn't figure it out, deleted it. About a month later, redownloaded it, figured out the right click menu and loved it from there on out!

And now, the right click menu is gone. :cries:

Taera · #3 July 16th, 2003, 09:02 AM

i was one day sitting, looking through www.download.com for any interesting games' sharewares/freewares when i stumbled onto SE3 shareware. played it to death. been hooked ever since.

narf poit chez BOOM · #4 July 16th, 2003, 09:05 AM

STARS! IS NOT CRAPPY!

*whacks Adunn. hard*

[ July 16, 2003, 08:07: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Will · #5 July 16th, 2003, 09:10 AM

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Originally posted by ZeroAdunn:
And now, the right click menu is gone. :cries:

Yeah, I remember there were quite a few fans who refused to have anything to do with SEIV because the right-click menus were gone. Once I got used to their absense, I never really had a preference for either interface; I would be just as happy with SEIV in an SEIII interface, and vice versa. Although the SEIV interface is a bit more mainstream-friendly, I think...

tesco samoa · #6 July 16th, 2003, 06:19 PM

that is the problem with computer people in general... their like grumpy old men.... i remember when.... and they really do hate evolution of games etc.... Like everything to remain the same...

Urendi Maleldil · #7 July 16th, 2003, 07:35 PM

I downloaded SE2 way back in Highschool. They got me young.

SE3 was a huge improvement over SE2. It had editable datafiles. SE2 just let you have your own shipsets. And I thought that was awesome.

I dig a lot about SE4-- it has editable everything (almost) and all kinds of coolfeatures, but I really think SE3 was easier to use. SE4 certainly looks prettier, but I don't mind a spreadsheet in space. I have an imagination.