Is it just me or is this game boring?

Niltrias · #1 October 8th, 2003, 08:18 PM

Is there any way to talk to other races/ ships when they hail you in the full Version? Without some sort of diplomacy, to be honest I am going to have to skip this one. It seems too much of a "Fly here, fly back, fly here, fly back.." I feel like I need the auto repeat button from SEIV...

flyinj · #2 October 8th, 2003, 08:19 PM

At first, I was really into the game... but now... yes, it is seeming just boring. I'm hoping that once I get a ship that can actually perform combat it will get better. But the endless trade missions and whatnot are just getting really repetitive.

General Woundwort · #3 October 9th, 2003, 11:34 AM

Phased shields, at least in SEIV, do block other weapons besides PPB's.

If the trade build-up is repeditive, go and mod the character file to get a bigger starting bonus, and buy up your ship.

I'm working on a mod now that may (hopefully) make trade runs and other things a bit more interesting. Stay tuned...

Suicide Junkie · #4 October 9th, 2003, 12:45 PM

Phased shields DO block regular weapons, plus any weapons using the "skips normal shields" ability.

Mixing them with normal shields will cause all the shield points to be normal.

Pulaski · #5 October 9th, 2003, 02:14 PM

Mixing them anywhere on the ship or on the same side?

Suicide Junkie · #6 October 9th, 2003, 03:01 PM

I'm not sure as of recent patches.

I think most of us want them to be fully stackable, and have the shield bar show two different shades of green to mark phased and normal shields.

Krsqk · #7 October 10th, 2003, 12:36 AM

I, for one, would still like to see levels of phased shielding/phased weapons. Two possible options:

1) If weapon_phase_level > shield_phase_level, weapons pierce. Level 2 beams pierce level 1 and normal shields, level 5 pierce levels 1-4 and normal shields, etc. A similar case could be made for Skips Armor weapons and armor.

2) If weapon_phase_level = shield_phase_level, weapons pierce. More accurately, there wouldn't be phase levels, but frequencies. There could be several levels of shields, each vulnerable to a different "frequency" weapon.

Option 2 seems more quasi-realistic to me, but I think Option 1 would make for better gameplay. Option 2 would tend to limit the usefulness of phased weapons and multiply the usefulness of Skips All Shields weapons like tachyon cannons. It also brings the question of why you couldn't just "tune" your weapons to a different frequency (a la ST).

Both cases could bring up display issues, such as how many shield levels could be displayed. Maybe the best option would be to have each level displayed as a different shade of green but combined into a single bar, with the total shield points displayed.