[Ragnarok]

Originally posted by DavidG:
I hear snips here and there about SE5. Does anyone know if it is definitly in the works? And if so is it going to happen this year, next year, a couple years?

It is not in the works right now. At least as far as anyone knows. Aaron is working on the next patch for SEIV and also his new game. SE: Starfury.
He mentioned himself that some parts of Starfury might be in SEV. Look for the thread with the interview with Aaron that David posted.
SEV will indeed happen. I doubt it will be this year as Aaron is planning on a release of Starfury sometime this summer. At soonest I think SEV will be out early next year but that is probably pushing it.

Edit: I got the link of the interview for you. Its here... http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...;f=23;t=007965

Read through that, Aaron mentions SEV.

Edit 2: I found where Aaron mentioned SEV. It was only in this one question that was asked.

Q: Is this a preview of what the combat for SE:V might be?

Aaron: Yes and no. This is definitely the technology that we will use for a large portion of SE5. Both the System View and the Tactical Combat view in SE5 will be in real-time rendered 3D like Starfury. But it will not be the same game mechanics. Starfury has you only controlling your own ship in space. SE5 combat will involve you commanding multiple starships from an overhead view.

Is that enough information for you?

[ January 20, 2003, 23:52: Message edited by: Ragnarok ]