Poll: SE IV Platinum or SE V?

Q · #1 August 18th, 2003, 01:14 AM

If you could choose between a new improved Version of SE IV called e.g. Platinum with new working abilities, improved AI, new weapon damage types and so on, but which would be compatible with the current SE IV (current mods, races can be used)
or
a new SE V, which would be a completely new game with e.g. better graphics, new interface but as incompatible with SE IV as this was with SE III,
what would you prefer??
I think that the possibilities of SE IV are not yet exhausted and I like all the mods and races available. Therefore I could play happily with a SE IV Platinum Version for some more years.

tesco samoa · #2 August 17th, 2003, 04:07 PM

you know me q i would like to see seiv go gpl with source when sev is released.... That way both games can grow. ( ps no arguements here on why this is not true, pull up an old thread on that subject )

Q i would love to be given the chance to be able to design maps better / or set up the game so it looks like turn one hundred and hit save on a pbw game

I think that people here could make that happen. While aaron concentrates on sev

Geckomlis · #3 August 17th, 2003, 05:16 PM

SEIV has had a good run, but I am ready for SEV. IMO, incremental improvements to SEIV will not be enough to stretch its replay value for several more years. I have enjoyed the mods and new races immensely. However, the base game has been played vigorously for a few years now and the base game is where the new life will be found for SE. More depth and control in fire and movement during combat – especially for simultaneous games? Ability to mod the combat AI? Ability to create scenarios, i.e. pre-position colonies and vehicles? More victory condition variations? Ability to mod scoring? Robust map editor? Rework really annoying things like the supply system and intelligence? I bought SEIV and SEIV Gold and got great value from them both. I doubt I would pay again for SE unless there were some revolutionary, rather than evolutionary, improvements.

Suicide Junkie · #4 August 17th, 2003, 05:58 PM

Have you seen my Exodus scenario? The Chess scenario? There was an Andromeda scenario, and a ST:voy scenario too...

oleg · #5 August 17th, 2003, 07:32 PM

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Originally posted by geckomlis:
Rework really annoying things like the supply system and intelligence? ...

What is wrong with supply ??? I think it is much better system than any other space games !
Intelligence should be reworked, I agree here.

As to combat system, I still have HUGE reservations about real-time combat in SEV. And 3D graphics - no, thank you. I like ST, SW and Bab5 races custom made for SEIV. I doubt it can be repeated for SEV.

Fyron · #6 August 17th, 2003, 08:28 PM

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you know me q i would like to see seiv go gpl with source when sev is released....

The problem with that is that a lot of code from SEIV is bound to be used again in SEV. So, making SEIV be open source would open SEV up to hacking galore...

Also, I would like to point out that MM has explicitly stated that there will never be a SEIV "Platinum" or anything like that.

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As to combat system, I still have HUGE reservations about real-time combat in SEV. And 3D graphics - no, thank you. I like ST, SW and Bab5 races custom made for SEIV. I doubt it can be repeated for SEV.

Sure they can. Those ships were made with 3D models already. The ship set artists just have to make them in a slightly different 3D format, and they will work fine.

[ August 17, 2003, 19:31: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]