What is going on with SE:V?

[vanbeke]

Hopefully he does not do as other (not-to-be named) publishers do - release the game / software in a form that has enough functionality to go to a web site and download the first "patch".

Of course, that would shorten the wait time by months

[narf poit chez BOOM]

No, never.

We have always had to get the patch using our browsers.

Give the guy a break. He's one man. He's always gotten it done.

* Added smiley so it doesn't sound growly, which isn't how I meant it.

[Norlion]

Impressive Kwok. I am excited about SE:V and I hope that Star Wars, Star Trek and Babylon 5 mods are easily convertable.

Maybe the SE:V Star Trek mod will be better than "Birth of the Federation" and SE:V Star Wars mod will be better than "Star Wars: Galaxies At War"

[Captain Kwok]

MM has posted an updated about SE:V here:
http://www.malfador.com

Check the SE:V page for a little features list and a new target date...

[Will]

June?

Well, at least school will be over. If it came out during midterms or finals, I would be seriously screwed.

[Caduceus]

Okay... [Deep breaths] After "Oblivion" is released (Mar '06), after the new baby is born (May '06).

[Exhales]

I'm ready.

[Anguille]

Norlion said:
Impressive Kwok. I am excited about SE:V and I hope that Star Wars, Star Trek and Babylon 5 mods are easily convertable.

Maybe the SE:V Star Trek mod will be better than "Birth of the Federation" and SE:V Star Wars mod will be better than "Star Wars: Galaxies At War"

I hope this too...it's going to be great fun

[Wolfman77]

New baby in May? You won't have time for SE 'till next year.

[AMF]

I do hope that the statement "Large Galaxy: 100 solar systems with 15 planets each. " does not mean that 100 will be the maximum limit. I was really hoping for a much larger galaxy option...

Oh well, minor point, I'm sure it will all be most excellent!

[Suicide Junkie]

100 systems/15 planets sounds a lot like the SE4 *defaults*.
Fun for an average game; not too large not too small.

In case you don't know, all the modders know that SE4 will operate just fine with 250 system maps, but not with very much more.

Now, consider the first entries in the list at CK's site:
http://www.captainkwok.net/se5info.php

Also note the following very basic computer facts:
- Computers store numbers in multiples of one Byte.
- One Byte can store the whole numbers zero through 255
- Two Bytes can store the whole numbers zero through 65,535
- Three Bytes is almost never used
- Four Bytes can store the whole numbers zero through 4,294,967,295

Now, one of those numbers probably looks familiar. One of the numbers is damn big. And the other is unfathomably huge.