Official SE5 release date announced - September 12

Raapys · #1 September 7th, 2006, 08:45 PM

I'd say game music 10'ish years ago was pure excellence, in many cases. Wacraft 2, Diablo 1, Daggerfall, Dune 1/2, Transport Tycoon, HoM&M2, etc. Some later games like Homeworld and Medieval TW have done a nice job as well.
Can't remember any new games with outstanding soundtracks, though.

leo1434 · #2 September 7th, 2006, 09:02 PM

The Strategy First says in the features section:

"Huge Galaxy: 100 solar systems with 15 planets each"????

What about SEIV 255 star Systems??

Please tell me there can be at least 1000 solar systems!

Phoenix-D · #3 September 7th, 2006, 09:14 PM

Around 100 systems was the default for SE:IV as well, so I wouldn't worry too much on that account.

1000 systems would..not work. That isn't micromanagement hell, that's kicked OUT of hell micromanagement.

Captain Kwok · #4 September 7th, 2006, 09:34 PM

255 is the max.

dogscoff · #5 September 8th, 2006, 05:31 AM

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Captain Kwok said:
255 is the max.

Boo! I want stupidly-giant uber galaxies with hundreds of AIs milling about. After all, we'll all still be playing se5 4 or 5 years from now, and PC tech will have advanced to make that more than manageable by then.

I thought giant galaxies had already been announced as a feature of se5..?

Captain Kwok · #6 September 8th, 2006, 07:19 AM

There was talk of, but for some reason or another it never happened.

Baron Munchausen · #7 September 8th, 2006, 11:46 AM

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Captain Kwok said:
There was talk of, but for some reason or another it never happened.

This should be the official motto of SE development. There are always these grand plans and hopes, but it always falls back to what one frantic programmer can get done in the few months before he needs a new boost to his income.