New Screenshots are *sick!!!*

Hiruu · #1 April 10th, 2005, 02:47 AM

After waiting for years for this game, and for more information other than a wallpaper, the newly posted screenshots just made be foam at the mouth even more for the game!!! Waiting until the end of the year is going to be VERY tough, but given the very sad state of the 4X game genre, there's not much choice in the matter. Be that as it may, the screenshots look REALLY good, and Space combat is a thing of beauty:

http://www.malfador.com/SE5scr007.htm

My goodness, look at the frigging station!!! WOW is all I can say, and thinking back, Hegemonia was a beautiful game, back in 2002, and I've yet to get the latest Imperium Galactica, but those games are a bit too linear, whereas SEV has been so wide open and this makes for an staggering amount of variety in ship and unit design. SEV is going to be an instant classic, but I just have to find a way to last till release date.

Instar · #2 April 10th, 2005, 05:08 AM

We're all looking forward to the release date, thats for sure.

Kamog · #3 April 12th, 2005, 03:10 AM

Yeah, I'm going to buy it immediately, the day it comes out!! I can't wait!

David E. Gervais · #4 April 12th, 2005, 07:48 AM

Hey, what if we all set a meeting for the release date (or the day before) and form a lineup to buy the game? Do you think the sudden appearence of a long line of fans at a computer store would be newsworthy? Only question is If the store sees the lineup and does not have enough stock, will they be able to get more games in time to satisfy the demand? It's a nice idea, but I'm afread that too many of us fans would be left in the cold when the stock runs out.

Well, it's fun to think of things like this even if it will never happen.

Cheers!

Exan · #5 April 12th, 2005, 08:34 AM

Then there's no other option than to arrange a lan party where the people who didn't get their copy of SE5 could play SE5 as hotseat game.

I'm not sure if this kind of configuration is possible with Se5 or with Se4 for that matter.

Example:
Comp1.
-Jraenar
-Amonkrie
|
Comp2.
-Cue Cappa
|
Comp3.
-Sergetti
-Norak
-Abbidon

Is the above example possible in SE4/5? I've always wondered that.

Iron Giant · #6 April 12th, 2005, 09:31 AM

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David E. Gervais said:
Hey, what if we all set a meeting for the release date (or the day before) and form a lineup to buy the game? Do you think the sudden appearence of a long line of fans at a computer store would be newsworthy?
Cheers!

Hmmmmm. If you did it in NYC maybe.... I'd go for sure... But I can take a bus to NYC, I wonder how many others could go?

Gandalf Parker · #7 April 12th, 2005, 10:08 AM

Ummmm I cant help but notice quite a few NDA's not yet received. How long before their slots are re-rolled?

Oh that was rude, forget I said that.

Gandalf Parker
--
Ive conquererd castles, cities, countries, continents, worlds...
and just when I thought it was safe to sit back and rule...
they come out with
SPACE EMPIRES V

Instar · #8 April 16th, 2005, 07:22 AM

Quote:

David E. Gervais said:
Hey, what if we all set a meeting for the release date (or the day before) and form a lineup to buy the game? Do you think the sudden appearence of a long line of fans at a computer store would be newsworthy? Only question is If the store sees the lineup and does not have enough stock, will they be able to get more games in time to satisfy the demand? It's a nice idea, but I'm afread that too many of us fans would be left in the cold when the stock runs out.

Well, it's fun to think of things like this even if it will never happen.

Cheers!

It would be nice to get some hype for SEV going. The problem is, we're a small community (relatively). We got to try and figure something out to make some hype.

minipol · #9 April 21st, 2005, 07:58 AM

I like the new gui but it doesn't look to different to me. Doesn't have to be. What i will be looking for is how many features made it int the game that make it easier to manage big empiries.
For instance, remembering positions in a lost, making upgrading ship designs easier and so on.

The 3D ships are nice but if you autocalculate a battle that's not so important

Ron_Lugge · #10 April 29th, 2005, 12:11 PM

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Instar said:It would be nice to get some hype for SEV going. The problem is, we're a small community (relatively). We got to try and figure something out to make some hype.

Hm... Maybe we could hack nuclearpower.com? That'd get us a *lot* of attention from computer geeks

NOTE: I am in no way suggesting that such an activity should in fact occur. Don't even think it. Just don't.