SEV DEMO IS OUT!

[MarkSheppard]

The main idea is that the layouts be shaped like the ships, but also that your designs not be limited by a lack of slots.

That makes little sense. In SEIV you could just keep adding things to your ships as long as you had tonnage free; ignoring the fact that ships had internal volume to worry about too.

And if they're shaped like the ships, why is the number and of slots the same for every deck? these aren't cookie cutter ships with slab sides; there are supposed to be angles, etc , decks that get smaller as you go up or down.

[Wade]

Geez! SEV does still use tonnage. The slots and decks are just generalizations for all the possible shapes and space available on many different ships.

[przy]

Downloaded and trying it out. Looks good so far. Can't wait for the real thing.

[wilhil]

i know what you mean, it feels nice to design a ship and think where to put things rather than click click click, however it sort of gets boring after a while, I wouldnt mind if it actually had firing arcs and all that, but when it comes down to it, there are 3 positions to put things in and it does not matter where they are placed.

It would be a very diffrent game if combat was completly like starfury with arcs and you got damage on the side where you got hit but frankly as there are only 3 positions and it does not matter... there is little point in designing the ship, and I wished you had SEIII style of a radio box to select A, I or O, then double click on the component and it goes in automatically, but at the same time still allowing you to put the component how/where you want.

hope that makes sense :S

[Fyron]

wilhil said:
...you got damage on the side where you got hit ...

Damage is directional... Slots still suck terribly though. Viva le SE3!