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Maybe a little OT, but here goes...

I for one love gameplay over graphics. I was dismayed when video cards introduced '3d' graphics, as they would chew up more CPU. Developers dedicated more code to graphics and gameplay was sacrificed on the mass-market altar 'eye-candy'. Don't get me wrong, beautiful graphics are great, but the games I play over and over again tend to have (by today's bleeding edge) dated graphics...SE IV, (Sid Meier's) Gettysburg, MOO, Civ 3, HoI II, Space Horse, etc...

A BIG thanks to Shrapnel which values gameplay!

GB

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Which isn't SE4.

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I note that games such as Stars!, Master of Magic, Dominions, SEIV are still on my machine after years of play. For me I think its...
A) extensive setup choices in start position
B) extensive exploration (large map)
C) able to play against many AI's at once
D) moddability using easily avaiable and easy to use formats (such as ascii text, bmp, wav)
Probably about in that order. Besides being a decent game to play of course.

I note that SEIV didnt have most of that when it came out. But it does now because of players. Im hoping SEV will someday have them also but I think the format changes did more harm than good in that area.

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Oh yes, SEIV is still going strong!

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I was able to get through three screens of the SEV tutorial. I just can't take the 1 FPS refresh rate.

I am in one SEIV game having slowed down a lot for RL. But am about to get more into it. Still the best game I know out there.

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Yes. Still playing.

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Well those of you still playing, and need something new to try we are only on turn one of the PBCIV game.

Info at the links below:

http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...;Number=518812

http://www.spaceempires.net/home/ftopict-2532.html

http://www.spaceempires.net/home/forum-c13.html

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Definately still playing!

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Was recently "still playing", but got to turn 165 and the 'puter crashed briefly. No big deal there, but I found out I hadn't saved the game since 132.

Doh!
TT

Re: Any One Still Playing This Game?
 

Still playing, and ALWAYS will be....