SEV - to buy, or not to buy?

Lancefighter · #1 March 4th, 2007, 12:01 PM

Heya folks, I am making my first appearance here in the SE 4/5 area. I am new to the space empires games, but ive played Space Empires: starfury, so i know a bit about stuff.

I have recently downloaded the demo, and played out 100 turns on quick start - It was fun, but i could use some help... my main problem is that my opponents (namely the amonkri) decided to do all this spy BS... They keep stealing plans and all that. (i ended up declaring war on them and putting a carrier fleet in one of thier systems)

Anyhow, the main point - Is SEV worth buying? It seems like a nice game, and its a nice change from the Civilization games I used to play.

Also... should I be colonizing every world i can? just spamming colonies everywhere, or build up a few of my colonies, the ones that are habitable, and large?

Thanks, -Lance

Suicide Junkie · #2 March 4th, 2007, 12:48 PM

I reccommend picking up the package deal where you get SE4 with it. You can't go wrong with 7 years of mods and improvements.

SE5 alone depends at the moment. It is certainly improving continuously, so if you have patience, why not.

As far as colonization, do both. The most militarily useful strategy is generally to rush forward, claiming strategically important chokepoint systems and building resupply depots where nessesary, then backfill everything else as soon as you have a chance.
More colonies, more resources, more shipyards, more everything.
Some mods do allow for more than one level of development on a planet, but generally, you can still develop and expand at the same time without any problems.

Lancefighter · #3 March 4th, 2007, 04:11 PM

Lol that wouold require me to actually explore... as it is, with the demo all I do is go out 3-4 systems, then colonise all I can. then I usally end up researching fighter tech and building a carrier... As it is, in the demo i cant seem to find anything as deadly as a carrier and 40+ fighters

They seem to eat though a fleet in seconds, i suppose this may be just that there are no larger ships yet.

Also, I note that when I research newer ships, my best, say frigate, can beat any destroyer I put together. Is this intentional?

Err... is SEIV that much differnt than SEV?

lol enough talk.. thanks SJ.
I suppose this forum is more active than starfury :>

Atrocities · #4 March 4th, 2007, 05:17 PM

Buy it yes. Very good game despite some minor UI issues.

Phoenix-D · #5 March 4th, 2007, 06:18 PM

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Atrocities said:
Buy it yes. Very good game despite some minor UI issues.

Right, where have you put the real Atrocities?

Lancefighter · #6 March 4th, 2007, 06:55 PM

haha from the demo, I see no UI issues... may just be me though. Ive not played the demo long enough to actually do anything though. The farthest Ive gotten is 100 turns in.

Btw, will the mods work with the demo?

StarJack · #7 March 5th, 2007, 08:43 PM

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Lancefighter said:
Err... is SEIV that much differnt than SEV?
lol enough talk.. thanks SJ.
I suppose this forum is more active than starfury :>

This forum is the best reason to buy the game, and be patient for the improvements that will come. I'd name names but I'd forget someone. This forum and the modders helped make SEIV the great game it was, and they're working hard at doing the same for SEV.

Suicide Junkie · #8 March 5th, 2007, 09:23 PM

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Lancefighter said:
Lol that wouold require me to actually explore... as it is, with the demo all I do is go out 3-4 systems, then colonise all I can. then I usally end up researching fighter tech and building a carrier... As it is, in the demo i cant seem to find anything as deadly as a carrier and 40+ fighters

They seem to eat though a fleet in seconds, i suppose this may be just that there are no larger ships yet.

Also, I note that when I research newer ships, my best, say frigate, can beat any destroyer I put together. Is this intentional?

Err... is SEIV that much different than SEV?

At the moment, yeah, I suppose so. Same ideas, but significantly different implementation. SE4 has a lot to offer, particularily in the mods, shipsets, UI, (modded) balance and (modded) AI challenge.

Frankly, Aaron isn't that great a modder; he dosn't have the time for it. He has spent his life making the underlying engine, while the we in the community have spent our lives modding, playtesting, refining strategies... there's bound to be a big difference there

SE4 has a very big lead... as long as you aren't afraid to spend a while downloading seven years of great community work, SE4 is well worth it.