Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

I ordered SE IV Gold Last week, and it's gonna come tomorrow. Never played it. My fingers are twitching with anticipation, and I hope you're all extremely jealous that I get to discover this game for the first time! : )

My question is this: if you had to recommend one thing (a mod, say, but anything else is cool) to an utter newbie, what would it be?

Can't wait for tomorrow!

Franklin

Re: Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

Well, the FAQ for Newbies (stickified at the top of this forum) would certainly help. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif Check out the Must Visit SE4 Sites thread too. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Re: Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

Then set aside all of your free time till Xmas, you’ll be busy fighting AI’s.

Re: Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Aack! I didn't see that until after I posted, of course! Sorry for the, er, redunant question. I'm just too excited to be thinking right. I get the game tomorrow. On Saturday, I go on a two week vacation ...

Re: Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

For me, the best way to learn was two things:

- When all I had was the demo, I played whatever I could in the demo many many times to learn different aspects of the game. First, I'd play through and focus on satellites - to learn how they work, etc. Then I'd play again, focusing on mines, then troops, ship boarding, stellar manipulation, drones, etc. There are so many aspects of the game that you may never even know about them until you find yourself on the receiving end of something you never saw before. Even now, in my first multiplayer games, I'm learning a lot.

- Second was the so-called "dubious strategy guide", which is totally unorganized and only somewhat legible, but if you you take your time and read/skim through it little by little, you'll also learn a lot of good tips and pointers.

Re: Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

Franklin ,Everytime I play its my first time,I recommend play the game and start to research the games tecks,play the game a couple times .Once you know the particulars elements etc intell,creation,etc, try the DevnullModGold 1.70.

Re: Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

Franklin... Join SEIV PBW and learn against some human players.... I highly recommend it.

And remember that PBW takes months to play http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Which will drive some people batty.... But if you in for games and stories... It is a good combination.

And if you like it... Join KOTH....

ANd ask questions... In game why people do stuff... It will help...

And if all else fails and you do not understand something...

Post a question... Direct it to SJ... It will get answered...

Re: Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well, days at least. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif It depends on how many players in the game really and how active they are.

Geoschmo

[ December 11, 2002, 13:02: Message edited by: geoschmo ]

Re: Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

Actually, I have nothing to say, I'm just testing my new forum account, since im planning to use it quite frequently. I got SEIV Gold a week ago, after playing the demo for some time. I'm allready throughly addicted, so I guess i'll be going for PBW in a month or so when I grow tired of the AI. See ya then.

Re: Be Very Jealous of Me!
 

<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Welcome to the forums! We are always glad to have new ones here. Again, as was already mentioned don't be afraid to asks questions, even veterans of the game ask questions. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif It will get answered in a matter of hours, and or minutes, it all depends on who is on at the time. Again, welcome!