The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?

[oleg]

MoW pleasantly surprised me at once :

Originally posted by ManOfWar:
... To have an SE V, will mean that Aaron will have to incorperate a 3D combat system. Since most Four X games since 97 and on have had 3D combat, one has to really wonder why SE IV did nt have it. I don't think not having hurt the game, in fact I think it made the game that much more enjoyable. ...

I can not agree more. SEIV tactical battles suits me very well. I won't mind pseudo-3D like in CivIII, Starcraft, etc. but it is not big deal for me.

And now Richard announce 3D expansion of SEIV !!!!
I'm going to off-license for champaine bottle

[geoschmo]

Originally posted by oleg:
And now Richard announce 3D expansion of SEIV !!!!
I'm going to off-license for champaine bottle

Hold on there oleg. I think you maybe misunderstood him. I don't know anything for sure, but I haven't heard anything saying this will be an expansion of the current game. I believe it's supposed to be a seperate game entirely. But one that is set in the "SEIV universe." Of course I could be off too. But until we know for sure we shouldn't go off to far cause that's how people get disapointed.

Geoschmo

[dogscoff]

Well, bearing in mind that this whole thread is going to be entirely speculation based on unfounded assumptions (unless Aaron makes an appearance ), here's my largely unstructured 0.02:

Who's to say SEV won't include 3D graphics? I bet Aaron could do it if he wanted to.

Aaron has been working on SE for, what? 7 years now? 8? That's not a passing interest. OK, he might be sick to death of it- I don't know- but I'm guessing he still loves it, and is still pursuing his vision of the perfect 4X game. If his vision is anything like mine- (and so far it's pretty damn close.) then there is a long way to go. Superlative the game may be, but it still only scratches the surface of the vast universe of possibilities that could be explored in the 4X genre.

MM and Shrapnel have proved with SEIV that you *don't* necessarily have to follow the mainstream to make a success of it. They've done it once and can do it again. I see no reason why SE should not continue to evolve, other than something drastic happening to Aaron or him having a change of heart.

BTW, Although I think MoW was out of line in the Last thread, I don't see any evidence of trolling here and I think this is a valid topic of conversation. We're all capable of being civilised, and there's plenty to discuss.

[Puke]

i want to see a mod of the old 'Tapper' game that incorporates the phongs head cantina. SE4 aliens could stream into the bar, and you would have to serve them up mugs of frothy. there could be a special level with forum-member avatars.

you can stuff your 3d combat, GIVE ME FRANTIC BEER-SERVING ACTION!

[dogscoff]

Hey Puke, you're down to 3 stars. You want help re-attaining the magic 4?

old 'Tapper' game that incorporates the phongs head cantina. SE4 aliens could stream into the bar, and you w

I've been campaigning for a spinoff game for ages. This would be so cool. The aliens coming into the bar could be race_portrait.bmp images from the pictures/races folder=-)

If the game was really good, it could be released into the public domain to drum up publicity for SEIV=-)

[Atrocities]

I think the future of SEIV is strong for the time being. I could care less about 3d graphic combat. I hated it in Rebellion and BOTF. The game took for ever to play those moves, and often, very often, crashed.

SEIV Spin off games are a logical and totally supportable concept. I look forward to buying and playing them.

SE V, well, who knows. I like to think that there are always possibilities.

[Phoenix-D]

"Aaron made enough money to quit his day job and make his dream of doing Malfador a full time thing a reality."

Good for him!