I'd rather have MM work on AI as opposed to TCP/IP

[tictoc]

Dirk - I think if a persistant universe was made, then guys with better experiance should not be able to engage in battle with new guys, otherwise it does not become fun for someone just starting out only to keep getting his butt kicked cause his pdc level 1 can't quite take out the battleship with a full compliment, at some stage, new guys are going to expand into the main arena. A possible solution to this would be a tech level thing, you can't attack an empire with a certain amount of tech levels below your own, but a lower tech level could try it's luck against a higher level.

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[DirkHowitzer]

Good point TicToc....perhaps you could make it that after a certain period of time techs would become available to the new guys so they wouldn't start to far back. You could do this by having a universal Tech Level that advanced at it's own pace seperately from empires. This way it would still be possible to gain technological superiority, but you would never fall so far in the hole as to actually be in the dark ages. I also believe that this would mirror reality as even the poorest nations on Earth have some forms of modern technology. Or mabye you could do like in Imperium Galactica where you could buy ships and such on the open market. That way even while their tech was small you could purchase some newer ships. Or, new races could start with a certain amount of research point allowing them to get caught up with the rest quicker...

[Triumvir Emphy]

We went from basic tcp/ip to wanting an Ultima style game, of course nobody wants to pay for it,... what you are describing will require servers (which are expensive) and a whole lot of tech expertise. I am sure MM has other things to work on besides SEIV.

For now all we need is a fix to stop SEIV from automatically exiting after a sim turn. the transfer/helper program will be useless till then.

[Triumvir Emphy]

BY the way,.. i never suggested sharing your harddrive over the internet, and anybody who uses cable with out a NAT device like a netgear rt314 is foolish to think by not having file and print services installed that they are safe.

[DirkHowitzer]

This would all depend on popular support. Once again I point Counter-Strike...the people are enthusiastic and run their own servers. Valve isn't involved. MM wouldn't have to do anything other than sit back and release occasional patches.

And NO MM doesn't have anything else to do than SEIV. That is their only project. And if the previous SE games are any indication it will continue to be be their chief undertakinf for several years.

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[phalen]

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Originally posted by Triumvir Emphy:
BY the way,.. i never suggested sharing your harddrive over the internet, and anybody who uses cable with out a NAT device like a netgear rt314 is foolish to think by not having file and print services installed that they are safe.

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not saying YOU did but wanted to make shure no one else got the "bright idea" personaly i like my firewall's anyhoo,

the massave game would be awesome... i play a webgame called planetarion. it is a massave Online game and yes you would have to do some attack capping but it is very possable. though as much as i like the idea i think that should be saved for seV or so.
but i DO love the idea the hop in some one elses gal wont work to well though :/
timed rounds are a must as well as thought to go in to when you arent there... and what happins

[Triumvir Emphy]

I am pointing to the fact that Aaron has to make a living, as SEIV sure doesn't pay his bills. So if Aaron has a real job that means that MM has something else to do, as MM=Aaron.