Requested new features for SE:IV

gregebowman · #1 January 14th, 2004, 05:20 PM

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Originally posted by Imperial:
The Grau mod--which can be found on the PBW mod listing has alot of the features your asking for-its a mix af many of the popular mods and has tons of mounts, facilities ,ship sizes, weapons etc--give it i a try --may be to your liking.

I d/l this mod and tried playing it the other day with just the files that were on the PBW website, but after I ended my first turn, I got a files missing error message. Does anyone know which files are missing? Do I need to upgrade the graphic files, or is there something else that need to be added? Was this game designed for 1.84?

I'm bumping this up because no one ever answered my question. Has anyone tried this since it was mentioned the other day, and are they having problems with it? Does it need to be patched for 1.84, or is it something else that's causing the error message I got?

Paul1980au · #2 January 15th, 2004, 05:12 AM

Id like to see MM fix it for v 1.85 - perhaps they should charge $3 to download each upgrade - this would generate more income and perhaps instead of SE5 coming out sooner they could slowly overhaul the game with more regular patches / upgrades i know www.roninsoft.com do this with each new Version which is big changes to wall street raider (stockmarket trading sim) instead of issuing a new game.

Fyron · #3 January 15th, 2004, 05:17 AM

That would be horrible. Patches are free. Charging for them is silly. A new Version of a game has major overhauls to the game engine (or a completely new one in most cases) that can not really be done incrementally with patches to the old Version. Patches are evolutionary. New Versions of a game series must be revolutionary.

[ January 15, 2004, 03:18: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

Paul1980au · #4 January 15th, 2004, 05:25 AM

Continue the free patches and have 3 monthly paid upgrades and also automatically upgrade the game CD with the same thing. This would generate more money for the game maker and lead hopefully to more time and a better game long term. They need to take profits and make the game better - but i can see how some wouldnt agree with me just throwing around ideas

Fyron · #5 January 15th, 2004, 05:46 AM

Erm... MM has made SE4 much better than it was for years, for free. Discounting the Gold upgrade, there have been a lot of free patches, and lots of added features. This game is definitely a lot better now than when it first came out.

[ January 15, 2004, 03:46: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]

Paul1980au · #6 January 15th, 2004, 05:51 AM

Well that is good - i was just thinking that the programmers might pick up another revenue source. ?

gregebowman · #7 January 15th, 2004, 03:29 PM

Well, there's what Strategy First does. Have a network which you can Subscribe to and get free upgrades that way. I did that because it was only $30, but to renew it when it runs out will cost me $60, and that's a little too steep. Maybe if they made that a lifetime subscription for that price, I'd do it. But not a yearly charge.