Anyone still play SE III?

[Suicide Junkie]

Especially the ability to put enough points into one area in one turn to get multiple levels.
You wouldn't get the levels all at once, but you could concentrate all your research into something cheap without wasting points.

[R3DFIV3]

Hi all,

I'm brand new to this forum and even though I've played SE-III for about two years I still consider myself a newbie emperor I do have the SE-IV demo but I have yet to order it, but I'll do my best to do so as soon as possible.

Even though I'm a Quaker (of the id kind) at heart, I still need my dose of megalomania

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Go fast, go SPLAT !!!

[This message has been edited by R3DFIV3 (edited 31 October 2001).]

[Rollo]

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Originally posted by suicide_junkie:
Especially the ability to put enough points into one area in one turn to get multiple levels.
You wouldn't get the levels all at once, but you could concentrate all your research into something cheap without wasting points.

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Hehe, that's why I like the new system better. You cannot "emergency research", you have to plan ahead. In order to get to level 5 you need at least 5 turns.

Rollo

[Young Zaphod]

I played SEIII a fair amount, and beat the game soundly...but I was in for a big surprise when it came to the new tech tree. I assumed that the technologies would be essentially the same, and they are, but a few unpleasant surprises turned up becasue the manual led me to believe that Contraterrine engines were the only comp that gave a movement bonus.

Oh, well, I guess it will only happen once, eh? But it would be nice to know the rules of the game without having to mine the forums. Strategic combat for instance, which I always used in III and use now in PBW, has been made more complicated and I just don't get it; I keep thinking that if I have some obscure box left unchecked my ships will run away. Or that they will try to hold a formation instead of shooting enemy vessels.

So a couple of things are fristrating....but for the most part the game is just more and better of what I loved before.

[Arboris]

Well, it's been a year since I originally made this post. I have SEIV Gold, I continue to love the series but find I still enjoy SE III.

Anyone else still playing SE III?

[Skulky]

It was actually what started me on the whole thing. Searching around one day after being bored out of my mind. Went to PCG and found an article about SEIV coming out. Went and go the SE3 demo. Played it until everyone had massive cruiser fleets with best weaposn available (demo limitations) and mega mine fields to keep everyone out.

Basically it went something like massive WP assault followed by minelayers to keep any counter attacks away all through the system. Repeat.

At that point I got the SEIV demo (it had come out at that point obviously) and bought it within a week. So since i never owned the original i can't really play. Sure wish i could buy it though. I jsut can't find it for purchase anywhere (same goes for SEIV).

[disabled]

I play SE1 from time to time, but SE3 and 4Gold I tend to play now and then.