SEV How's it look?

[Baron Munchausen]

It's quite recognizable as Space Empires. Yes, it is definitely prettier, and it has some nice improvements but it still plays like Space Empires. There are some very big decisions still outstanding about possible changes so it's currently impossible to say if it's going to be 'better' or 'worse' or 'just different'...

[Thermodyne]

Baron Munchausen said:
There are some very big decisions still outstanding about possible changes

Assuming that this is accurate, this would be the biggest news here. And as such, should have been covered by the NDA’s.

[douglas]

Thermodyne said:

Assuming that this is accurate, this would be the biggest news here. And as such, should have been covered by the NDA’s.

The relevant quote from the NDA is "Customer agrees not to discuss flaws in the software with any party other than MALFADOR MACHINATIONS." That is the only reference in the entire document concerning not revealing anything to outsiders. I don't think a nebulous statement that (unidentified) parts of the game design haven't been finalized yet is covered by that. For an example of something else that statement doesn't cover, the version numbering is up to .50 now. Now, if I were to tell you that it crashes whenever I try to do X, that would be a violation of the NDA.

Edit: Hmm, technically, discussing bugs and design controversies even with other beta testers violates the NDA, since those other beta testers are not "MALFADOR MACHINATIONS".