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Article about SEV on Gamespot!

Re: Article about SEV on Gamespot!

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Since stars will actually age over the course of a game, you'll want to explore as many galaxies as possible before their suns become supernovas and collapse, leaving the surrounding planets inhospitable and lifeless.

Interesting.

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The game is scheduled for release next February.

Also interesting.

Re: Article about SEV on Gamespot!

WOOOOT! New screenies! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif
Now that combat screenshot looks impressive... especially with the FPS rating and resolution! I wonder what video card that one came from... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif
Ooh, looky, system facility modifiers are displayed in the system view! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif
Now how the heck are stars supposed to age over the course of the game? Do the Sithrak/Malfadorians/whatever cause them to age unnaturally quickly? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif
Ooh, warp points are BIG in combat! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif
Hmm, the Eee are a bit... scary looking... but it's nice to know the Phong and most of our favorite races are in http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/laugh.gif
Radiation is millirads per YEAR? Millirads already factors in time... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...s/confused.gif
Hey, does that last screenshot suggest tactical GROUND combat??? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

Oh yeah, the actual article... I was too busy looking at the pretty pictures http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif
OK, so which is it - February or Q4 2005? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

Nice article, even if it did confuse galaxies and solar systems http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

Re: Article about SEV on Gamespot!

Those screens look awesome can't wait for the game to come out.
Didn't read the article though . But I think we can all live to feb w/ seiv:-)

Re: Article about SEV on Gamespot!

Bleh... the description in that very short preview barely sounds like SE. Either MM is planning some large changes, or this guy didn't look very closely at what was shown to him.

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I'm betting "crappy article".

Re: Article about SEV on Gamespot!

Well concidering the media blackout SEV has been under, I'm happy to see some information at all at this point.

Re: Article about SEV on Gamespot!

Aging stars? Galaxy gradually becoming a dead remnant as the game goes on? I'm a beta tester, and none of that sounds familiar...

I think the writer has shipset creation and ship design confused.

Other than that and the hex-based map, pretty much everything it says would be equally valid in a description of almost any space based 4X game.

Re: Article about SEV on Gamespot!

Phoenix-D said:
I'm betting "crappy article".

There is no way in hell that I will take you up on that bet, good sir.

Re: Article about SEV on Gamespot!

Look at the top, it even says Shrapnel Games is the publisher! Information is obviously way way out of date.

Though later on it does say strategy first.