Interest in SE5 Expansion?

[Captain Kwok]

Greetings.

I'm looking to gauge the interest in getting a modest expansion to SE5 as originally posted here (and quoted below):
http://www.spaceempires5.com/en-US/node/6674

Originally Posted by Captain Kwok

There's been an ongoing effort to see if Malfador Machinations and Strategy First are willing to put together a modest "expansion" for SE5. The initial thought was such an expansion might contain a DirectX upgrade for Vista/Windows7 along with bug fixes, some UI work, and some minor feature implementation. It's been estimated that such a project can be done for less than $5,000.

There's basically two ways (with shades between) to go about funding it. Either the community can raise money to help cover the costs and the upgrade would be free, or if Strategy First antes up the money first and then a nominal fee (~$5-$10?) can be charged for the patch and a new edition could be marketed and sold to new users.

Either way, are you guys interested in seeing such a project? Some things to keep in mind are that SE6 is not close at all or even a definite future possibility and that this effort is being pushed from the bottom up - it's not a "cash grab" from MM/SFI. If there is enough interest, then plans can be made with MM/SFI to move forward.

You can also go here if you're a SE.net user:
http://home.spaceempires.net/ftopicp-49043.html#49043

[hEad]

I'd be up for an expansion! Lets have it.

[Kana]

Well if there are bug fixes, an slightly better basic AI, and UI improvements, with a Direct X/Vista/Win7 upgrade, I think you might even covert some SE4 players to play SE5.

Now of course if certain concepts from SE3 and SE4 were added, you couldn't even stop me from buying.

[PsychoTechFreak]

Any ideas about those minor feature implementations?

I'd order SE5 platinum edition if the expansion contains major AI improvements. Word!

[Arkcon]

I'd buy a SE5 expansion pack, and play it a few times. I'm getting heavier into Linux these days, and I'm more likely to get SE4 to work under Linux, but I'd still like to support MM and Strategy First, stay on their emailing list for the next version, or other games, etc.

[Makinus]

Only if there are significant UI improvements... as the UI is still my biggest gripe with SE5 and the reason i´m still playing SE4 mostly...

[Atrocities]

An expansion is always a good idea. I'd pay for one for SE V even if I don't play the awesome game any more.

Hell I'd even pay for an update for SE IV where we get bug fixes and new abilities options for modding.

Like the ability to add the ability to specify if a fighter can warp or not. The ability to add more than one weapons ability to a single component. The ability to have a per planet happiness ability. The ability to turn on and off the one per planet or system ability. The ability to add one per empire to comps, ships, planets, etc.

[mrscrogg]

sounds good to me !

[Roanon]

A better UI and I probably would give it a try again.

[MrToxin]

I'd pay for an expansion. I'd love to see UI improvements, as the shoddy UI kills this otherwise stellar game.