Re: The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?
 

I think it is a useful thread.

Re: The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Then I wonder what he meant by this:

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Test bed for ... eh?

[ August 16, 2002, 20:55: Message edited by: Elowan ]

Re: The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?
 

As I understand it now, Space Empires: The System Wars is to be a real time game based on a combat in a single space empires system. It's hoped that this will serve as the basis for combat in Space Empires V.

I would like to see SE:V optional between turn-based and real time - similiar to turn based and simualtaneous in SE:IV.

Re: The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?
 

The game I was talking about is the next game in the series. It will have SE:IV in the name, but it will be more of a homeworld meets starcraft style of game.

If that is succesful it will be the tactical combat engine for SE:V. SE:V, from everything I have seen, will still be turned based.

Re: The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oh yes, combat needs some sort of 'simultaneous' resolution to resolve lots of balance problems. I think that 'impulse' turn-segments would work as well as 'real time' since all that 'real time' actually means is many small steps executed very quickly so it looks like it's in motion. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif Why waste the extra processing time on display for animation's sake only? Just have 64 or 128 'impulses' in a turn and have ship and weapon initiative to calculate who goes when.

Re: The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?
 

Elowan, you are right on, as confirmed by Richards later statments. What I was cautioning oleg about was that he seemed to be reading into it that the 3D combat was going to be an "expansion" for SEIV, not a test bed for SEV.

Geoschmo

Re: The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?
 

now a RTG combat engine would be real nice.

Re: The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?
 

Just to refute one of the things said in this thread: SEIV problably is giving a lot of money to MM/Shrapnel, because even without much "marketing", everyone knows about it and recommends it.

MM/Shrapnel don't have (at least i don't know one) a distribuitor in Brazil (where i live)...

To get my copy of SEIV Gold i had to search a lot, because you simply can't find it in Brazil, until i found a friend that have a friend that had a friend that bought it in the US and don't knew what to do with it (i suggested that he gave it to me, but he don't accepted, so i had to buy from him the game, paying a very high price).

But i'm happy saying: this is the best money that i spent in a long time!

(looks like i talk too much... sorry folks)

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Makinus

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We do plenty of marketing, just not the expensive wasteful types that most publishers change their developers. Trust us we are much more aggressive on the marketing in the long term than most publishers.

And if you know a good distrbiutor in Brazil, have them contact us.

Re: The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?
 

Richard, do the universe a great deed of justice and NEVER EVER give up the SE titles... NEVER!

Despite all odds, that title defies and industry dead set on having the bigger flash.

I will admit, games like homeworld and Imperium Galatica look great with thier movie style space battles, but SE4 jsut has the scope of gradure that makes my lips curl in insane laughter.

If anything, SE is just beginning thier franchise. In time, I expect we can see everything from board games to novels to movies to annoying plush phong for the kiddies.....