SE:V Manual Released

Jarena · #1 October 10th, 2006, 01:17 AM

Check it:
Steam page is up, and so is the manual.
http://storefront.steampowered.com/v...e&AppId=1690&#

Right click + save ftw.

Will · #2 October 10th, 2006, 02:16 AM

o.O

Same number of pages as the Dominions 3 manual. Only it looks like it's on letter sized pages instead of half-letter. But a lot of it seems to be empty space and some screenshots of dubious merit (like adding in all the weapon component pictures, etc). Definitely looks better than the SEIV and Starfury manuals though. I'll reserve full judgement for when I receive my copy of the game and go over it in more detail. Somehow I don't think it's gonna ship with a hardcopy manual...

Elsemeravin · #3 October 10th, 2006, 02:59 AM

A newbie Steam question:

If I buy the game on Steam (which I will have to do as cannot be sent the boxed item it seems (or at least cannot wait for it... (to many '()'))), can I still play if I unregister from Steam ?

Devnullicus · #4 October 10th, 2006, 03:05 AM

Hmm the copy I got seems to be garbled. I've tried re-downloading and I still get a garbled pdf. Strange.

Fyron · #5 October 10th, 2006, 03:06 AM

No, you have to maintain a steam account. You might be able to keep playing the game, but you will definitely be unable to reinstall or patch it in the future without an active Steam account. Note that there are other downloadable versions of the game that do not use Steam, such as the one offered directly by S1st. The SE4 downloadables tended to be flakier than the Steam version though.

Elsemeravin · #6 October 10th, 2006, 03:27 AM

Erf.

In case I would have a friend in NY, and in case that friend could be made visiting me after the 16th, and in case I would like to ask that friend to bring me a gift, in which shop should I advise him to go to get a boxed SE5 ?

Pocus · #7 October 10th, 2006, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Devnullicus said:
Hmm the copy I got seems to be garbled. I've tried re-downloading and I still get a garbled pdf. Strange.

work ok for me

Atrocities · #8 October 10th, 2006, 04:42 PM

I hate electronic manuals. Give me a paper manual and I will play the game.

Baron Munchausen · #9 October 10th, 2006, 04:56 PM

Quote:

Aiken said:
Modding section fills only 3 of 298 pages

There ought to be the separate Modder Guide released! please...

Oh, there will be. Have faith in the player community. But it will require a few months of testing after release to compile this information.

And when it's ready (this will require a few cycles of testing triggering patches for bugs, and then the patches requiring more testing) maybe we can make a deal with a POD publisher to make a printed version available.

I have already emailed MM suggesting he make a deal with a POD publisher to offer a printed version of the PDF manual for cheap. Anyone interested in this might also email him to add weight to my suggestion.

Fyron · #10 October 10th, 2006, 04:58 PM

SE Wiki is raring to go, awaiting your contributions to fill it with all sorts of useful modding info!

http://wiki.spaceempires.net/index.php/Space_Empires_V