opinion of a new player

[Ed Kolis]

Regarding the storyline question, yes, you can create your own scenarios with predetermined events, but it's a painful and time-consuming task, since there isn't actually a scenario editor - you have to set up the initial conditions by playing out all the empires and getting them in just the right positions! So there aren't very many scenarios available for SE4.

If you're looking for storyline, though, you can always join a PBW game, lots of roleplaying there, as Grandpa Kim said - or wait till summer when Starfury is released! (Think Privateer, Freelancer, or Elite, only with SE4 ships and races! )

[bernd]

hmm, thanks for all the answers. i will try the pbw-thing after i am finished with this alien-scum in my home-system :-)

[oleg]

Originally posted by bernd:
...the interface is quite good, but some graphics are just too small. does the developer assume that all players have eagle-eyes? the ships in the systemwindow could also have been a bit bigger in size.

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Some stock races indeed have ultra small ships. Like Praetorian or Piundon. Don't really know why it was not fixed in Gold. But there are hundreds of fun made shipsets ! Use them only.

[Aloofi]

Originally posted by oleg:
Some stock races indeed have ultra small ships. Like Praetorian or Piundon. Don't really know why it was not fixed in Gold. But there are hundreds of fun made shipsets ! Use them only.

Yeah. In some cases I have changed the original shipset of a race to have a better looking races but with a heavily developed AI.
I changed the Drushocka shipset for the UFA, but keeping Oleg's Drushocka AI for Proportions.....

[Xiodos]

Originally posted by Ed Kolis:
or wait till summer when Starfury is released! (Think Privateer, Freelancer, or Elite, only with SE4 ships and races! )

Starfury? I dont know what that is, but I want it... Privateer is one of my favorite games. Any more info on this Starfury that someone wants to send my way?

And as for story, you're right in that this isnt like, say, a Blizzard game. There really isnt any predescribed plot, but that is what is so attractive. We as players dont have to do anything we dont want to. It's the open-endeness that is so attractive about SEIV... Nevertheless, many veterans of the game will tell you theres plenty of story, only that you have to make it on your own. Currently im engaged in a fierce battle with the Xiang that has Lasted several centuries, with atrocity after atrocity. In my mind (and maybe im just dellusional) I have a huge story going, one that can turn any way and is completly orginal.

[Fyron]

Ever go to www.malfador.com ?

[Taera]

fyron, never thought of you as lazy
http://www.malfador.com/starfury/starfury.html

also
http://www.just-rpg.com/default.asp?pid=377