Just Once Before I Die

Atrocities · #1 December 8th, 2004, 11:37 PM

Just once before I kick off I would like to actually finish a game of SEIV.

It has occured to me that although I have won many games of SE IV both SP and PBW, (No PBEM OR PBIM) I have never finished a game of SE IV.

By finish I mean colonize all the planets. Turn all the asteroids into planets. Turn all planets into ideal breathable atmosphers. Have a ring or sphere world around every star. Kill every black hole, nebula, organic infestation, other and put a star in the system with a ring or sphere world around it. Actually have 20,000 ships.

Be the supreme ruler of my galaxy. (Leave one planet untouched as to have at least one AI player.)

When I do kick off, I want to take my SEIV Gold CD with me. Do they allow pLastic to be cremated with you? A morbid question, but you never know unless you ask.

Colonel · #2 December 9th, 2004, 12:16 AM

Is such a thing possible, to actually finish a game.

narf poit chez BOOM · #3 December 9th, 2004, 12:16 AM

I'd probably get bored. Not enough interesting 'peace' stuff to do.

Kamog · #4 December 9th, 2004, 12:27 AM

I have only finished a couple of games ever, in which the "you have won" message came up, and that was a long time ago. I usually start a new game after a few hundred turns because I get bored. I have never come close to colonizing every planet. I don't think I've even explored the entire quadrant for 255-system quadrant.

Atrocities · #5 December 9th, 2004, 01:10 AM

I once had a problem with a game and had to switch to running the AI. I did not have auto save on so I was manually saving the game. I forgot to do so and ran over 200 turns before I switched over to the AI to see what they were doing. Ya I know its considered cheating, but I was curious. When I switched back I marked all of them as AI player and guess what happened next........

Sivran · #6 December 9th, 2004, 02:46 AM

Unless you count the times I've started a game with JUST my empire (in which case the "You have won" dialog pops up immediately) then I've never finished one either

I've always abandoned them pretty soon after it was clear I'd won, or just lost interest, or hit a stalemate.

Starhawk · #7 December 9th, 2004, 03:25 AM

I've never beaten a game, everytime I come close either the comp crashes or it just gets dull repetition after it's just me and one other empire left dividing up half the universe and them having those irritating gravity shield generators that totally scew with a quick chance to end the game by invading them at three or four points at once!

Randallw · #8 December 9th, 2004, 03:36 AM

I never finish the whole map because I lose interest once there is no longer a challenge.

Edit: removed some personal stuff I have come to think no one really cares about.

Timstone · #9 December 9th, 2004, 05:21 AM

AT:
If you would take your SE IV CD into the grave here in Holland. You would be sued for poluting the environment. Be carefull with what you bring with you.

There was a very disturbing story in a few newspapers here in Holland.
A man woke up and wanted to go with his car to his work. He stepped outside to get into his car. All he found was a burned down heap of metal ni front of his house. The police didn't want to come to conduct a forensic investigation (I don't know why). But their colleagues (the traffic-wardens) did come to fine the man. They fined the man because his parking free-card wasn't visible.
Now that's a truely criminal act. I would be sooo pissed when that would have happened to me. I woyuld consult one of the lawyers on this forum and bring those @$$h0!e$ to justice. And try to find the bastards which burned down my car.
So be careful what you do hewre in Holland, we have rules for everything and the most honest person probabely gets the largest part of trouble.

David E. Gervais · #10 December 9th, 2004, 09:47 AM

I 'WIN' every game I play.. I set the game to 'No enemy' and 'No neutrals' and the game starts up with "You Win!" Do you want to continue? LOL Is this cheating? Maybe, but you have to realize I suck at strategy, I have yet to beat the stock AI and therefore have no hope in hell of ever winning, so I set my goals to what AT said, explore all systems, populate all systems, convert all planets, research all techs, and dream about starting a new game with that big bad *** ship I managed to build at the end of all tech levels. Oh what I would give to have that monster at the start of a new game, I would have an even chance of beating the AI. LOL

nuf said, Cheers!