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Strategia_In_Ultima

March 9th, 2005 05:24 PM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

You snake! No, I'm serious; it's not about pointed tongues or anything, it's about the kiddies who will (I believe) be deterred by the system names. I mean, they'd much earlier colonize a system called "Manhattan" than "Ishantrissti", even if the latter is better.

Suicide Junkie

March 9th, 2005 05:31 PM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

"Remove your warships from the Onomatopoeia system, or they will see just how much BLAM and PTHOOM my fleet can dish out!"

NullAshton

March 9th, 2005 05:37 PM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

Not a snake, a alien velociraptor http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Strategia_In_Ultima

March 9th, 2005 05:39 PM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

Errwhat?

narf poit chez BOOM

March 10th, 2005 12:40 AM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

The mod sounds like a good idea to me. But keep the names. Kids like weird names.

atari_eric

March 10th, 2005 02:34 AM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

I would assume that you'd name the systems after known star names. Perfect for budding astronomers.

narf poit chez BOOM

March 10th, 2005 02:45 AM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

I like that one better.

Strategia_In_Ultima

March 10th, 2005 06:18 AM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

Good idea, but not too "scientific" names like some in the EyeCandy Mod..... I mean, kids would respond pretty well to "Sirius", "Betelgeuse", "Arcturus" and so forth, but "121 Pisces 3" or "43 Omega" is not too appealing to the little toddlers of about 8 years old.

dmm	March 10th, 2005 05:29 PM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

Kids like complexity. Ever try to play Pokemon?

Just how young are these kids of yours, geoschmo?
Is it ethical to hook a 4-year-old on 4X?
("The first game's free, kid.")

geoschmo

March 10th, 2005 05:46 PM

Re: Mod idea: SEIV Junior

Quote:

dmm said:
Kids like complexity. Ever try to play Pokemon?

Just how young are these kids of yours, geoschmo?
Is it ethical to hook a 4-year-old on 4X?
("The first game's free, kid.")

Nobody actually plays Pokemon DMM. It's just a scam to get people to buy a bunch of cards.

They are older then 4, but there is a lot of stuff in this game. I'm thinking they'd get a little overwhelmed at first and maybe lose interest. By giving them a less complex version I hope to get them hooked on the 4X philosophy, without drowning them in the micromanagment. I expect they will move on to the full game fairly quickly.

They could probably understand it enough to play against each other, or against the AI. But I wanted to boil it down a bit so they could play against me and still have a good time. They are pretty competative and really enjoy it when they can beat the old man. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

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