The Future for SE IV? Does it have one?

[Richard]

We do plenty of marketing, just not the expensive wasteful types that most publishers change their developers. Trust us we are much more aggressive on the marketing in the long term than most publishers.

And if you know a good distrbiutor in Brazil, have them contact us.

[disabled]

Richard, do the universe a great deed of justice and NEVER EVER give up the SE titles... NEVER!

Despite all odds, that title defies and industry dead set on having the bigger flash.

I will admit, games like homeworld and Imperium Galatica look great with thier movie style space battles, but SE4 jsut has the scope of gradure that makes my lips curl in insane laughter.

If anything, SE is just beginning thier franchise. In time, I expect we can see everything from board games to novels to movies to annoying plush phong for the kiddies.....

[Atrocities]

You know when you boil right down to it, SEIV offers far more than any other game in the 4 X market. That is 1) Support, and 2) Modding

Par non, those are two of the key factors in SEIV's appeal for me. Not too mention the game play, the mods, the community, etc.

[Iron Giant]

The game I was talking about is the next game in the series. It will have SE:IV in the name, but it will be more of a homeworld meets starcraft style of game.

If that is succesful it will be the tactical combat engine for SE:V. SE:V, from everything I have seen, will still be turned based.

HUZZA!!!!!!!! When will you take my money? Please? I want to give you money

On another note:
Have you guys SEEN the battle graphics for Moo3 (due to be released in a couple of months)? It looks like a bunch of the exact same colored ships shooting the exact same colored spooge at other exact same colored ships. Frankly, SEV doesn't have much competition in the in-game graphics department...

[oleg]

However I like SEIV, I LOVE Moo/Moo2 and was planning to buy Moo3, but after seeing those pictures I am horrified. What the hell they are doing ???

[ August 18, 2002, 07:55: Message edited by: oleg ]

[dogscoff]

movies to annoying plush phong for the kiddies....

Ooh! Ooh! I want one! Can I have one? Can I? Please

[Pax]

Originally posted by Elowan:
Then I wonder what he meant by this:

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... is already working on the upcoming 3D Space combat game in the SE:IV universe. This game will be the test bed for the 3D combat portion of SE:V. Right now we're looking for a new artist to finish up the 3D work, ...

Test bed for ... eh?

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Read more carefully.

The first sentence mentiones SE:IV, yes -- but it mentions it in PASSING, as a reference to teh SE4 -universe-, not the game itself. IOW, the participants will be the races (and maybe Neutrals) from SE4.

Later he mentiones SE5. Space Empires FIVE.

That's where the 3D combat system may be -- Space Empires FIVE.

IOW, rejoice, there are already -intentions-, and even basic plans, to eventually release SE5.

But don't get all frothy-at-the-mouth over 3D combat in Space Empires FOUR; won't happen.

[ August 18, 2002, 16:35: Message edited by: Pax ]