Space Empires Vs. Galactic Civilisations

Thermodyne · #1 July 11th, 2005, 12:44 PM

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Quitch said:

I think the only thing that put me off in SEIII was as the game moved into the later stages you'd have a LOT of planets.

You just were not playing the right people. 25 turns was a long game agains some. Many games were over in 7 or 8

Quitch · #2 July 11th, 2005, 01:29 PM

That would depend on the size of the galaxy and the number of players occupying it. Sure, a favourite setup may have emerged, but the fun was that you were free to setup however the hell you wanted.

Suicide Junkie · #3 July 11th, 2005, 01:35 PM

I take it then, that all your friends wanted to play gigantic maps, and you couldn't find others who preferred the small ones?

You should be able to find lots of people to play a game with your settings on PBW. ( http://pbw.cc )

Thermodyne · #4 July 11th, 2005, 02:20 PM

Number of players, yes, most of the time. Size of the Galaxy, not a problem. Starting tech set to nothing was the best defense.

Quitch · #5 July 11th, 2005, 03:23 PM

I don't think Malfador sold through Shrapnel when I was around. At least, I don't remember these forums

I tended to play the AI, but my favourite ever game was from the demo, when it became a 2v2 with only a single sector in the centre of the map linking the two halves of the galaxy. Ah, the wars that happened there...

Kamog · #6 July 12th, 2005, 03:45 AM

Yes, back in the SEIII days this forum wasn't around. I wonder if there was some SEIII forum around somewhere back then. Anyway, SEIII is a wonderful game. Many late nights and some all-nighters. Of course, when SEIV came out I stopped playing SEIII. I did try to start playing SEIII a few times but it just wasn't the same anymore. I can't wait for SEV...

narf poit chez BOOM · #7 July 12th, 2005, 04:33 AM

Yep, there were. I can't really remember them, though.

Fyron · #8 July 12th, 2005, 05:22 AM

Way back then, there were the Universe Ladder, Borg Forums, Space Empires Center, Hyperion Base, and some more that I can't remember the names of right now...

Arkcon · #9 July 12th, 2005, 10:30 PM

Quitch said:
I tended to play the AI, but my favourite ever game was from the demo, when it became a 2v2 with only a single sector in the centre of the map linking the two halves of the galaxy. Ah, the wars that happened there...

I remember playing games like that in the old OS/2 Warp version of GalCiv. Those were quick and decisive games. I enjoyed GalCiv in those days, but the AI was, and still is in the demo of the latest version, a little simple. You play for a while, and you discover the thresholds that will keep the AI from becoming angry, yet still allow you to ramp up production when you want a war. SE4 isn't like that -- the AI is too psychotic to let you get away with it.