how great would this game be if...

Gryphin · #1 March 13th, 2003, 03:09 PM

I personaly would rather time / money and other resourses be spent on the Algorythm Intellect and adding features.

Aloofi · #2 March 13th, 2003, 03:46 PM

I'm perfectly happy with the way SE4 graphics are. I want better ministers, and in-game AI twiking, that's all.

Graphics are as good as we can make it, and that's good enough for me.

If you want better graphics put a picture of Jurasic Park's T-Rex for the Krill Dominion, a Jet Li's picture for the Phong Confederancy and a Daryl Hannah's for the Xi'Chung Hive.

Master Belisarius · #3 March 13th, 2003, 05:10 PM

Personally, I don't need to have better graphics for SE5.
But also, I don't need a 3D space combat or an engine for invasion combat (after dropp the troops over a planet) for SE5 as other people requested.
Even, I don't needed the option to play SE4 using TCP/IP!!

If you ask my personal big request for SE5 is: more tools to create more strong AIs.

BUT then, why Aaron included TCP/IP support for SE4 and will include a 3D space combat and probably will exist some kind of planet combat (hope optional) for SE5??
Think the answer is easy to see: Aaron need to sell more copies trying to atract more and more players.

My conclusion: don't think a 3d space combat, better graphics and cinematics would help SEV to be a better game... but think would help SEV to improve the sales and to be a more "comercial" game instead a "niche" game.

Phoenix-D · #4 March 13th, 2003, 08:28 PM

"Finally... why don't you do it? Almost all the graphics in se5 (the ships, the maps, most of the interface, the icons...) are stored as bmps to be freely editted. There's nothing to stop someone creating a full graphics mod for the game."

Yes there is. Not all the interface is in the .bmps for some reason; if you try an interface mod you end up with a confusing mis-mash of colors.

Phoenix-D

oleg · #5 March 13th, 2003, 09:51 PM

The vast majority of SEIV shipsets are made as "snapshots" of 3-d models generated by either Doga, Porray or some other grafic program.

I am absolutely convinced that if Aaron will make possible to import for example Doga models into SEV, we will immediately have dozens of high quality SEV shipsets !

Aloofi · #6 March 13th, 2003, 10:16 PM

Hehe, I took out the horrible sound of the Meson BLaster....

Now my favor weapon sounds like the Hellbore.

Kuzushi · #7 March 14th, 2003, 02:35 AM

I know it's superficial, but imagine how awesome this game would be if an art design team could go over the thing and do nothing but polish and add some flash?

The gameplay is already there - just imagine if SE could be given the sound/graphics of your typical game release? wow!

Any chance of this ever happening?

dogscoff · #8 March 14th, 2003, 02:45 AM

Personally I don't have a problem with the way the game looks at all.

If you want to get an idea of what se5 will look like, go to www.malfador.com and check out starfury. Apparently much of Starfury's code will be used in se5. Also, talk really nicely to David Gervais on this forum - he has worked with Aaron on other projects and might end up having something to do with se5.

Finally... why don't you do it? Almost all the graphics in se5 (the ships, the maps, most of the interface, the icons...) are stored as bmps to be freely editted. There's nothing to stop someone creating a full graphics mod for the game.

[ March 13, 2003, 12:46: Message edited by: dogscoff ]

Kuzushi · #9 March 14th, 2003, 02:55 AM

I was thinking more beyond replacement of the current graphics.

In the end I don't have a problem with the look and feel of the game either. I'd just be nice to see a good game get full commercial treatment.

gregebowman · #10 March 14th, 2003, 02:56 AM

The only reason I was against all of that flash and stuff was that my old computer couldn't play all of the new games coming out. I didn't have the hardware that was required and it could only be upgraded so much. But now that I have a chance to get a new computer that can handle that stuff, i wouldn't mind if SEV was more graphics intensive. But I think SE4 is great just as it is.