Alien race information poll

Grandpa Kim · #1 August 4th, 2002, 05:02 PM

I've played Heroes of Might and Magic III. In that game you started with very little info about your opponents and gained more as time went by. If I recall correctly, the info was tied to how powerful you were.

In SEIV, I think the knowledge you gain should be graduated. Seeing a ship would give you very little. A planet, a little more and, as you suggested, more still with each treaty.

DavidG · #2 August 4th, 2002, 06:36 PM

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Originally posted by Q:
IMHO this is too much information if you just see a ship on the other side of a solar system.

True. But if you assume the ships have a friendly meeting at stop and chat a bit it makes sense. You would certainly know this info when you started a trade treaty with them.

Phoenix-D · #3 August 4th, 2002, 06:45 PM

"True. But if you assume the ships have a friendly meeting at stop and chat a bit it makes sense."

The problem with this idea is that if they stop in the same sector they start shooting.

Phoenix-D

Baron Munchausen · #4 August 4th, 2002, 11:46 PM

I certainly agree that the information comes in much too quickly when you meet a race. I think that 'Diplomatic Relations' or 'Diplomatic Recognition' should be a recognized treaty type and that you should need to GET this treaty before all this information on the other races becomes available, and before your information becomes available to them.

HEMAN · #5 August 5th, 2002, 12:04 AM

I agree Q 100%, also, Grandpakim
I have played Heroes of Might and Magic III, and you would need the artifact ( which i have gotton) which would show haw many troops, statis etc.In the end players would use se4 intell espeonage a lot more.

Ferengi Rules of Acquisition #48 The bigger the smile,the sharper the Knife.

Ed Kolis · #6 August 5th, 2002, 01:01 AM

Or how about if such info could be determined by Intelligence?

DavidG · #7 August 5th, 2002, 01:42 AM

The more I read this thread the more I think that the way it stands now it is already too hard to get info. There is obviously a lot more going on in the galaxy than we control or see in the game. (like were are all those mineral laiden cargo ships trading like mad?, or the super fast one man spy ship with agent 007 on it? ) If player A is trading with player B and b is trading with C it seems likely that A and C would become aware of each others presense.