Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

Merchandise. Who would be willing to pay good money for an SE4 t-shirt?

How about a black t-shirt, with the Phong racial portrait on the front and the words "Beware of strange warp points" underneath.

Maybe one showing the ship design screen showing some really cool warship on it.

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Re: Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

I dunno about you all, but I'd pay for a Shaderni, er, Xiati Cruiser or Battlecruiser or something on a nice stellar background, just looking menacing or firing on something. Or maybe a significantly large fleet of such ships bearing down on a planet with some text on the front and the back (the back showing the standard scortched earth + burning hulks of the enemy fleet).

Front text: "The Final Frontier for some..."
Back text: "...The Final Resting Place for others."

"Space Empires IV"

-Hotfoot
"I'm open to suggestion, of course."

Re: Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Hotfoot:
Front text: "The Final Frontier for some..."
Back text: "...The Final Resting Place for others."
"Space Empires IV"
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!applause!

Re: Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

That's a cool tagline

[ June 15, 2003, 06:32: Message edited by: General Talashar ]

Re: Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

QUOTE:
"Only if others had listened to me when I suggested this...."
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...sorry...,

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cartoon series (I recommend www.mainframe.ca)
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Wow... imagine SEIV, the series... You'd want all the political space opera elments of Bab5 but I reckon you'd need a wicked sense of humour, along the lines of Hitch-Hikers' Guide or Terry Pratchett.

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Re: Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

Umm, I am not sure.

From what I understand of the demographics of SEIV players, we tend to be a fair bit older than your average computer gamer. I have a feeling we are the ones who buy the strategy guides, while our 15 year old sons and daughters buy the Diablo II figurenes. I could be wrong, but I would suggest a bit of market research before choosing which products to create.

Re: Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

I like to think we are a bit more childish then the 15 year olds, however.

After all, how many 15 year olds plot petty revenege on an AI?

[ June 15, 2003, 06:33: Message edited by: General Talashar ]

Re: Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

Ya, a t-shirt would be ok, but a mouse pad would be better. http://www.shrapnelgames.com/ubb/images/icons/icon7.gif

[This message has been edited by Atrocities (edited 31 August 2001).]

Re: Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

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I figure the only way a SE4 based TV series could work is if it was done like a star trek.
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Screw Star Trek (sorry Trekkies). SEIV is far more suited to a Bab5 clone, which was far better than Trek anyway. (*Dogscoff dons asbestos anti-flame suit) Bab5 was all about politics, and Trek is all about people. Which do you think would be better for SEIV? SEIV would be a brilliant TV series, unfortunately most viewers (even sciffies) would be too damn stupid to appreciate it.

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Re: Easy money for Shrapnel and Malfador.
 

A TV series would be great, with the comp tech of today the special effects could be awesome let alone the space battles over planets and worm holes. Who would you pick to be the main stars to play the different characters, (they could change each week). I also vote to the T-shirt and mouse pad.... Aaron and Richard could even be the in house Tech advisers to the studio...

just some ideas Mac