SE:V Screenshots at the SE Depot

[Puke]

Atrocities said:
We hope to con Aarron into putting the hero's in later in an expansion pack or patch. Our fingers are crossed.

heros are an outdated phenominon, as far as interstellar warfare is concerned. the most aggressive and heroic traits can be selectively taught, and those atributes that rely on genetics can be engineered or cloned. I expect that every ship in SE is crewed by heroes, and every fleet led by the best gods that modern (future) science can produce.

heros would be a good add for any wargame from the stoneage to the nuclear age, but beyond that it just dosent fit.

[dogscoff]

Jeez Puke, you just have to go p!ss on everyone's shoes don't you?

[Raapys]

Not unless you haven't researched genetics!

I think heroes works great; it adds another small but interesting aspect to the gameplay, some "people actually exist in this universe, not just spaceships" feeling. MoO has benefitted nicely from it.

[Strategia_In_Ultima]

Raapys said:
Not unless you haven't researched genetics!

Heck, we've "researched" genetics, and we're still a long long way from any semblance of directed genetic manipulation. Let alone GM humans.

[bearclaw]

I don't mind the concept of unique personalities, but I don't think a "hero" within SE would be of any interest to me.

but that's just my opinion.

[Captain Kwok]

I think heroes are a level of detail beyond the Space Empires series.

[Raapys]

Call it 'leaders', 'administrators', heroes is so Lord of the Ring'ish. People for hire that gives benefits to planets, systems or fleets in a specific area(e.g. science), while often providing disadvantages in other areas(e.g. negative effects on moral, resources, etc.).

Personally, I think a sort of 'market' system, like in Imp Galactica 2, would be neat as well, where you can buy ships/vehicles that other empires have put for sale for a specific amount.