I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

I was going to post a thread asking for a list of all the techs in the full Version of SE2 so I can make an SE2 conVersion mod for SE4... but you know what? I think I'll go support Malfador a bit more and spend the $30 to get the SE1/2/3 collection - I doubt I'll play it much or anything, but it will give me inspiration for mods, and my brothers might remember the demo of SE2 and get hooked on it again http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif
Way to go Aaron for creating such addictive games that people still buy them nine years after their initial release! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

SE3 is still a good game, if you don't need eye-candy. It has some advantages over SE4 (and many disadvantages too, of course). I like the Penultimate mod for it.

I considered making an SE3 mod for SE4, but didn't see particularly much potential. The main things I prefer about SE3 are things that are in the program, rather than the mod-type data. (e.g. starting options, build queues, ability to retreat from combat, emissive armor mechanic)

The less efficient PPB and the lack of all-good defense-smashing mounts were good modable things, though, but any mod that addresses balance can deal with those easily.

If you want to see the full tech tree, there are tables posted, and also the "Null Mod" which has all the data files.

PvK

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

Oh, I know about the SE3 tech tables; what I'm looking for is the SE *2* tech tables! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

Can you order me and pay for a copy and send it my way? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif I am such a cheap SOB. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

Did you ever happen to see my mod for SE3? I based it off of some other mod, I think "Mike's Mod," though I added plenty of new stuff.

*link*

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

SE3 is still a fun game too play. A few things I liked that SE3 had that SE4 didn't have was SE3's system for creating ships. Instead of just having an aloted time period that you had too wait for a ship too get build in SE4, in SE3 you could actually see the ship being built component by component per turn. This was neat because if you needed too send a ship off into battle before construction was completed, you could but the components that where not constructed yet where marked as destroyed. I kinda hope this feature is put back in for SE5.

Also, another feature I liked, but not sure should be included, was the ability too retreit during Tactical combat. I think it actually is more realistic too bring that feature back in SE5, but I could understand why Aaron took it out. I remember back in SE3, I kept chasing colony ships all the time that it was kinda annoying.

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

I've been playing a bunch of SE3 lately, since I got an old, small, slow laptop and a set of boring classes http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">And the simple solution would have been to reduce the Max Engines of colony ships to something like 3... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

I played the demo for SE 3 and thought it was a lot of fun. I might buy it if I have any extra $$ laying around.

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<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I loved this! It was great to be staring almost certain death in the face of an enemy and just sending half constructed ships to battle to hold them off that little bit longer. Added a lot of fun if you ask me. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif I agree this should be put back in, i can only hope http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

The way construction worked in SE3 was great. I liked the ability to move partially built ships from one queue to another queue when you have multiple ship yards in the same place. That was handy for optimizing construction times when each ship yard had a different build rate, or if you wanted to free up a space yard ship to move it somewhere else, and so on.

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

Yes, the construction system was mesmerizing... which was a slight disadvantage in a sane real-life sense, because it meant I spent a lot of time doing silly fiddling with the queues, but it was *fun* fiddling with them too, in an obsessive, Tetris-like way... ;-)

PvK

Re: I think I\'ll go order SE3!
 

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif Hehehe
So very true!

Fond memories of Tetris packing those ships down to the perfect repair and construction efficiency...

What I really like too was the fact that you couldn't spam all your repair into one ship like SE4 does...
There was no freaking way that heavily damaged baseship was going to be operational in less than 6 months, but you could fix a few LCs on the side and build a few fighters using the other repair slots.