THE QUESTION of the 7th November...
 

Is every thing o.k.?? Will the game be shipped today?

I know, i know ... everybody is still thinking about this, especially if you have preordered, like me.

Any answer would be very kind!

Greetings from Germany

Jochen

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Yep the game will ship today.

There will be an announcement about this later today.

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Sarge is coming...

Richard Arnesen
Director of Covert Ops
Shrapnel Games
http://www.shrapnelgames.com

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Space Empires IV ships....

The US holds an election....

And it's the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution.

It must be a conspiracy. 8)

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Thanks!

this is a very good day!

Greetings from Germany

Jochen Schmidt

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Hi Mr. Schmitt,

let´s start a bet whose copy arives
first in good old Germany.

Tschüss
Ferendra

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FERENDRA! My little Tradnik buddy!

May the gods of commerce favor you with huge profits, safe voyages, and many hard-working, obedient children!

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CONSPIRACY! CONSPIRACY!
(haha whatever!)
Everybody likes thinking that there all kinds of secret plots and crap! (Oh no Area 51!)

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Hallo Ferendra,

... Du, auch aus Deutschland, oder was?...

Ich hoffe, daß es so schnell wie möglich bei mir ankommt. Sag mal, von woher aus good old Germany schreibst Du?

(I hope, that it will arive as soon as possible. From where do you write me from good old Germany?)

Tschüß (bye, bye)

Jochen

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I understood about 1% of that German. Particularrly "schnell"
hahaha
"ACHTUNG! MAKEN ZIE SCHNELL!" haha that always sounds soo impressive

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(Giggle)

"Achtung, machen Sie schnell!" means - "attention, hurry up!"

I´m always impressed, that a lot of people in internet forums know always a little bit of the german language. German is very hard to learn. I´m glad to be a native german - to learn german as an adult/ non native german must be terrible. I also know some american people living in my country, who speak german very well - amazing, still amazing.

O.k. - grrrrr, i´m still waiting for the SE4 game to arrive here in Stuttgart/Germany. I know that i won´t get it in my hands till next week - could anybody of you lucky american guys post some information here about your first impressions of the full Version?? It would be very kind.

Thanks a lot.

Greetings from Germany

Jochen Schmidt

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As an American who understood the German in your message even before I got down to your translation, I'm amazed that you say (in flawless English) that German is hard to learn. German grammar and pronunciation is complicated, but works according to rules with relatively few exceptions, while English grammar and pronunciation is all over the map. Learning any language as an adult is hard, but as I understand it, the international consensus is that English is one of the worst. So *I'm* glad I learned my English on my mother's knee and didn't have to pick it up later. Almost everyone on the internet speaks pretty good English, a fact that most native English speakers don't properly appreciate.

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Languages are generally rated in catagories for difficulty. English and Mandrin Chinese are Catagory 5 (the highest.) Russian is Cat4, German is a 3+(usually rated as a 4 now.) English, Russian and German are the Languages I know. IMHO, English has the largest deviation in rules and structure, Russian has the most difficult grammatical conventions and German has the hardest vocabulary (try the official word for speed limit in German...) I don't consider English the hardest, though. Because of the incredably large acceptable rules, you can say nearly anything and be understood http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

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People say Gaelic is hard, and I admit the pronunciation is tricky for people who haven't grown up around the sounds, but compared to English and its wonky rules, Gaelic's a breeze!

Oh, and I'm getting my copy of SEIV on FRIDAY!!!! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-HOO!!! http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/ima...ons/icon10.gif

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speed limit is

Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung or sometimes even
Höchstgeschwindikeitsbegrenzug.

Because the word is so long, we don´t have
any Gesch.. erh speed limits!

(Guys, this is not true. Only 40% of our
Autobahnen are left without speed limits).

Greetings
Ferendra

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Hallo Herr Schmidt,

are you a Schwabe ? If it is like that, we
won´t have any fun, ´cause I am a Churpfälzer! ;-)

Alla
Ferendra

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Hey! I'm a Schwabe! Ich komme aus Sindelfingen...

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Nice to see such a large international showing here! Maybe after we finish fixing SE IV We can have an International PBEM game!


Joshen the game is worth every single DM or EU that you spent on it.



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Seawolf on the prowl

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Hahah, I know what I said with the schnell thing. I know a little german, little bit of russian (how to curse that is), and I know a good deal of french.
IMO, Europeans must know at least 3 Languages! An exchange student from France knows english, french (DUH!) and german!
Us americans only know english (and that is a stretch! Our grammar is terrible!)

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Most people don’t realize how close some dialects of English are to German. For example, the Brooklyn dialect produces new words the exact same way the Germans do … lots of tiny little words all strung together to make one big new one. IfyaevalivedinBrooklyndenyaknowwhatImean http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/ima...ons/icon10.gif

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Hui, nice discussion here!

Ehrm...., yes i am a Schwabe. But i don´t live, talk and behave like a schwabe. So, even if some people here Kurpfälzer (giggle, giggle) it would be no problem for me. (hehehehehehe).

It was said, that SE4 is worth every DM/EU/$, please give me more information.

Another question - i did a mistake by ordering the game, by giving a wrong e-mail-adress, i mailed Shrapnelgames, they fixed my mistake. In the answer by sg was a sentence, that i will be informed when my credit-card is charged. I didn´t get such a message yet. Did you get such an e-mail???? Perhaps i got something wrong, but i´m in panic now, that i would get this game delayed.

It would be very kind, if somebody could tell me, how his case by ordering and getting mails was! (huh, my english is really bad today, but i hope that you folks know what i mean).

Thanks for your answers.


Jochen

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this is in german and it´s about getting this
lovely game from the states.


Hallo Jochen,
Hallo Greg(or),

meine Kreditkarte wurde direkt nach der mail-order beLastet, dies sah ich auf meiner nächsten Abrechnung (DM 170,- !!!!).

Natürlich wäre es schön, wenn man mal ein PBEM in Deutschlang starten könnte.

Gruss
Ferendra
Mannheimer

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I was worried also, as I have yet to see any notice, I just went and checked my latest credit card charges and it was posted so I feel better.

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WHOA YEAH! Just got mine!

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Oh, Gott, oh Gott

Hey greghacke,

when did it arive ? Via UPS 2day-irgendwasversand ?

Greetings
Ferendra

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Da, 2 dehne. Ochen Horosho, Menya Tovarsh!

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Another one in german (sorry)

Hallo Besteller aus Deutschland,

könnt Ihr mir bitte mitteilen, wie Eure Bestätigung des Versandes von shrapnel
lautet.
Bei mir stand bei shipment was von US-Postal Service, und so hege ich den Verdacht, daß
mein Päckchen in einem Container auf hoher See schlummert, statt über den Wolken dahin zu eilen.

Bitte, Bitte gebt Antwort
Gruß
Eurer verzweifelter Churpfälzer
Ferendra

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Heureka, ich hab´s

Right after my request here the post-(wo)man
rang and quess what she wanted: YES, she gave
IT to me....

After all, this is prove of a positve kind of
murphy´s law!

Well Herr Schmidt, do you have your copy yet ?

Grüsse
Ferendra

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Waaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

I don´t have it yet!

Nein - ich hab´s noch nicht. Laut Shrapnelgames wurde es am 10.11.00 um 1:58 Uhr auf die Reise geschickt. Heute ist Montag, 13.11.00 - und .... noch kein Päckchen. (Heul, Snief, Schrei).

Mensch, Ferendra, wieso ging das so schnell bei Dir???

Freue mich für Dich und die Anderen. Vielen Dank für Eure Antworten. - I´m happy for you and all the others. Thanks for your answers to my questions.

Bis bald
Jochen

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Oh, mein Armer,

my thoughts are with you, in your lonesome
demo-hours. :-(

Grüße
aus der immer sonnigen Churpfalz
Ferendra

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Grrrrrrrrrrr.

oh Ferendra, pay to my empire tribute now!!! Or my warships will come over you!!!

The tribute is:

Send me your copy of SE4, and you´re allowed to live in peace.

Ànswer me!!!

Greetings from Grandlord Ariakas, Leader of the Harconnen-empire

Jochen

(giggle, giggle)

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Harconnen, Harconnen...
Isn´t that *the fat flying man* ?

Fer

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In the Dune series, it was spelled Harkonnen, I'm pretty sure.

But yes. If you ever played EFS, House Decados was pretty closely modeled after the Harkonnen

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Na, Jochen

es ist einfach größer und besser eben die
VollVersion (GDR).
Aber mal Spass beiseite, sobald Du Deine
CD hast, können wir gerne ein PBEM starten.
SIND NOCH ANDERE interesierte hier ?

Gruss
Ferendra

PS, Wenn das Päckchen nicht bald eintrudelt, solltest Du Dich an shrapnell wenden.

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XOPOWO, MUHUYA TOBAPUWU!

I'd love to play a PBEM, regardless of language...

[This message has been edited by greghacke (edited 15 November 2000).]

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Hey,

it is "this fat flying man". BTW, i´m not fat, really!!!!

But the name Harconnen sounds cool to me. Even the movie (only know the German title: "Der Wüstenplanet") was/is great.

Greetings to all

Jochen

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(German language follows...)

Hallo Ferendra und Jochen,

ja, hier sind noch andere Interessenten für ein PBEM-Spiel!

Ich habe mich mit einem Freund bei der Bestellung zusammengetan und unser Päckchen dürfte ziemlich zeitgleich mit Jochens eintreffen (freitags bei Shrapnel ausgelaufen).

Wir wollen natürlich gleich mal ein Multiplayer-Spiel anfangen, aber nach unseren Erfahrungen mit Stars! muss es schon mit simultanen Zügen sein... http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/ima...ons/icon12.gif

Grüße aus Würzburg,

Christian
aka Dime Greenback

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It´s me again!

Yes, the title of the movie is "Dune". (sometimes i think, not be very awake).

Ariakas is the good one, Lord Harconnen is the bad one. So i mixed them, cause, it´s sounds sooooo coooooool. (hmpf, hmpf, hmpf).

Hey Ferendra, tell me more about the full Version - i´m still waiting for it. And, if i go on your nerves, it doesn´t matter, - this the punagement for those, who have it.

Thanks

Jochen

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Cool!

A lot of german guys are in here!

Yeah! I´m interested to play a Pbem-game. My problem is, i have only in the office an internet-connection- but, i have to work. hmmmmm.

´Hope that the package will arrive today, latest tomorrow, or i will do suicide!

Giggle, giggle

Greetings to all here

Jochen

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Well,

it seems i have only one day left, to do suicide. ´Hope it will arrive tommorow.

sadly greetings

Jochen

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Hey Jochen,
quess you have a phone at home, at least when the patch will be available for multiplayer games AND you have your copy.

Grüße
Tobias

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Hallo Jochen,
und andere germans

also die Sendung ist etwas größer als DIN A4 (ca. 32x23 cm) und extrem flach; d.h. die Form entspricht einem grßen flachen Umschlag.
Außergewöhnlich ist das Design. Auf der Vorderseite ist ein stilisierter Adlerkopf (weiß, negativ) auf grauem Grund zu sehen. Außerdem der Schriftzug "Global Priority Mail". Am unteren Rand ist ein 3,5 cm breiter
roter Balken.
Auf der Rückseite (!) ist die Adresse (außerhalb jedweden Bereichs, den die Post dafür vorgesehen hat. Dies hat vermutlich bei der Sortierung der Briefe Probleme gemacht. Hier in Mannheim werden solche Briefe per Hand aussoritiert und weitergeleitet.
Toi, toi, toi hatte ich noch nie Probleme mit Sendungen aus den USA.
Wende Dich doch mal mit der Beschreibung an die Post.
Was is mit shrapnell ? Hast Du die schon gefragt ?

Gruss
Ferendra

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Hi Dime Schleimback,

as long as there is no patch you should not
start a sim-mov game.
Rumor has it doesn´t work.

Greetings
from the wunderschöne Churpfalz
Ferendra

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Hey Ferendra,

at this moment i have a rope around my neck, standing on a chair, looking sadly on my empty hand (where the copy of SE4 should be today), and now .........

Es ist zum Verzweifeln. Noch immer kein Päckchen. Es ist mir mehrfach passiert, daß manche Sendung aus den USA niemals angekommen sind. Könntest Du mir deshalb ein paar Fragen beantworten? Ist SE4 in einem "Päckchen" oder kommt es in einem großeren Umschlag. Wurde es vom "normalen" Postboten gebracht, oder vom "Päckchen-Auto"?

Bei der Post sagten die mir, daß nur warten könne - allerdings sei es ungewöhnlich, daß Luftpost (2nd day air - delivery) nicht innerhalb von 6 Tagen da wäre.

Wäre nett, wenn Du mir antworten könntest - hilft zwar auch nichts. aber ich würde mich besser fühlen.

Sorry, ich hab´für zu Hause nur ein Handy - aber, das kriegen wir schon hin - mit unserm Multiplayer - keine Sorge.

Viele Grüße

Jochen

(Sorry folks, that i wrote Ferendra in German - but, i have some question of his package of SE4, cause i´m still waiting for it and it doesn´t arrive.)

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Ferendra:
Hi Dime Schleimback,

as long as there is no patch you should not
start a sim-mov game.
Rumor has it doesn´t work.

Greetings
from the wunderschöne Churpfalz
Ferendra<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Hi Ferendra,

seems that you got my nickname a bit wrong...else I have to suspect you want to do some psychological warfare already, without us having started a game yet... http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/ima...ons/tongue.gif

(for those readers not well versed in German, 'Schleim' means 'slime'.)

Besides I am still waiting for my game, just as Jochen does. Seems we both will have to hope for monday. http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon9.gif

Better spend some time training meanwhile... http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/ima...ons/icon12.gif

Oops, almost forgot this... &lt;takes off space suit gauntlet and slaps Ferendra&gt; "I challenge you to a game of Space Empires 4!"

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Aha, elender Emporkömmling!

Of course I will stand firm. Name place, time and weapon.

Greeings
Ferendra

And of course settle all thing unfinished yet, and say farewell to your beloved ones....

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Sorry to tell you guys, but I dont think SE4 has all the accented characters (that german has) so you'll have to do without accents

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Hallo again,

it´s Monday, and i´m still waiting. (Didn´t suicide yet, cause i think, if i´m dead i would not be able to play SE$..... hmpf).

Well, i hope, that it will arrive today, or to tomorrow, or to ....sh**@%$+...grwaaaahhhhhh!!!

See you!

Jochen

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Hi Ferendra,

vielen Dank für Deine ausführliche Beschreibung. Falls es heute nicht kommt, werde ich mich an Shrapnel und die Post wenden.

/Manx thanks for your description of the package.

Greetings

Jochen

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Hi Jochen,

my shipment is still missing, too... it was supposedly sent on the same day as your package, so perhaps the postal container has been shipped to Siberia or something... http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon9.gif

Let's hope for tomorrow.

Cheers,

Christian

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Hi,

getting mad...., getting mad.... .

Thank you for informing me about your equal faith. So, it is not only me.

I wrote Shrapnel in my ordering mail, how they should "design" the adress - and, nothing was done. Still the german post is not able to "scan" an not average adress-field. Well, only thing we can do is to stay in contact and wait.

Thanks again.

Jochen