Your History With SEIV

mac5732 · #1 November 30th, 2001, 05:19 PM

I like the idea that TD & Spyer mentioned. Similiar to Birth of Federation where the Borg shows up. Now I'm not a programer but I have seen a lot of the vets/modders here create new races etc, how hard would it be to create a new race, make it super xenophobic, weapons, ships, etc, program it to only enter game on a random factor each game, sometimes after MEE arrives, maybe before MEE, and others situations, it arrives from more then 1 entry point, fleets glaze and capture/colonize planets, begin new empire, all the current tech available to them, they start at specific levels in each or certain tech areas, Maybe give them several starting fleets of a specific number or a random number of turns as reinforcements, to get started, etc. Couldn't you just take a current race and tweak or modify its traits, change weapon names and increase their strenghts etc in order to do this? I'm not sure about how you would implement the random factor.
Is this possible or at least something capable with the current system to implement something like this. If anyone interested, I or maybe one of you could start new thread on this so we don't clog this one up with discussion. Sorry for being off topic.

just some ideas mac

TacticDragon · #2 November 30th, 2001, 06:28 PM

First of all, I realize some of my postings are a little "off-topic" and I am creating a new thread called "eXperience: the 5h X" to move the discussion dealing with how to make SE4 more challenging in the "boring phase" of the game.

But, to address Spyder's concern about Homeworld: I agree that Homeworld easily became a "click feast" and I just hate that in a RTS game (even more than I hate pointless micromanagement). Even though it was pausable, it was impossible to give orders while in pause. But the graphics, the music, the storyline, and the overall "mood" of Homeworld were so great that I still loved it. I spent a lot of time in pause though, and kind of "prepared my orders" while in pause, then unpaused to quickly actually "give one order", then paused immediately again to do the same with the next order. This was true especially in combat situations of course.

capnq · #3 November 30th, 2001, 08:54 PM

quote:
how hard would it be to create a new race, make it super xenophobic, weapons, ships, etc,

This part's easy...

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program it to only enter game on a random factor each game, sometimes after MEE arrives, maybe before MEE, and others situations

...but this part's the show-stopper; it would require major hardcode changes.

I suppose while I'm here I should list my history, too.

I discovered SE IV while doing a Web search for some other game, almost a year ago, I think. Downloaded the demo, quickly got hooked, ordered the full Version. Started playing on PBW in Geo's "Survivor" Tournament. SE IV is my favorite game, and 4X is my favorite genre; I like the early eXplore phase the best.

[ 30 November 2001: Message edited by: capnq ]

Gryphin · #4 November 30th, 2001, 08:54 PM

Wonder if a new thread should be started for:
"My life leading up to SEIV"
My first 2X (eXpand, eXterminate) was a board game, "Tactics II". This ruined my college carrere. Eventualy the paper Version of Star Fires. This brought my retail carrer to an end. At some point I found Empire II, III, and Deluxe.
That was, (my now X) wife's fault, she make me go sell computers. A "friend" introduced me to SE III. That contributed to the "D".
Now that I'm single, it is all I play.
I wonder how many others have the "same" story?

Gryphin · #5 November 30th, 2001, 09:11 PM

5X game:
Now that I think about it, the "D" would make SE III and SE IV a 5X game.
the 5th X would be my wife.
< bemused grin >

Jourin · #6 November 30th, 2001, 09:21 PM

I started with Civ I as my first computer game, then CivII. I then tried other like games, but very disappointed. I then found MOOII. In the discussion they mentioned SEIII as a great game. I looked at it, but decided to wait for SEIV that was soon coming out (yeah right). CTP, BOTF and IGII game out and I got all games, but they all disappointed me, especially the support with was almost 0. BOTF and CTP had such great potential but the games felt unfinished, like they rushed it to market by not finishing some great ideas. SEIV, was delayed so I thought I would get get SEIII. Loved the game, but missed a map edititor to create scenarios. Pre-ordered SEIV, played the demo (OK, but not good), but rarely played SEIV until patch 1.31 because of all the problems. Since 1.31, I have hardly played any other game. Love the game, but just got CIV3 and am playing that game and will probably get MOOIII when it comes out. Waiting on the promised drones for SEIV.

Jourin · #7 November 30th, 2001, 09:26 PM

I started with Civ I as my first computer game, then CivII. I then tried other like games, but very disappointed. I then found MOOII. In the discussion they mentioned SEIII as a great game. I looked at it, but decided to wait for SEIV that was soon coming out (yeah right). CTP, BOTF and IGII game out and I got all games, but they all disappointed me, especially the support with was almost 0. BOTF and CTP had such great potential but the games felt unfinished, like they rushed it to market by not finishing some great ideas. SEIV, was delayed so I thought I would get get SEIII. Loved the game, but missed a map edititor to create scenarios. Pre-ordered SEIV, played the demo (OK, but not good), but rarely played SEIV until patch 1.31 because of all the problems. Since 1.31, I have hardly played any other game. Love the game, but just got CIV3 and am playing that game and will probably get MOOIII when it comes out. Waiting on the promised drones for SEIV.