Expansion Pack Time

Atrocities · #1 November 20th, 2003, 07:17 PM

Malfador recently mentioned in a chat session on #se4 that Space Empires V is a year or so off from release and that Malfador plans on releasing one more patch for Space Empires IV.

After the Patch is released would it not be nice if Malfador could produce for sale an Expansion pack for SEIV?

The Expansion pack could include such things as improved Modding tools, a scenario creator program that allows you to set specific triggers in order to make your scenarios more customizable, improvements not included in the patch but otherwise desired by the fan base, etc.

I know that if such an expansion pack was offered for sale, I would buy it and I want to know how many of you would as well. I mean why the hell not have an expansion pack for SE IV? The game is a good solid 4X game and has dominated the market since 2000. Gold was a Gold release, and not really an expansion pack per say, so one is over due.

Such as with the Gold Version of SEIV, the expansion pack could offer the latest Version of custom races, AI's, and etc.

And get this, the name Expansion Pack fits the 4x theme... Expansion...

So what do you say, support this idea and who knows, perhaps Malfador and Shrapnel will consider the idea and give us a Space Empires IV Expansion Pack.

JLS · #2 November 20th, 2003, 07:43 PM

I like the Idea; it is the best way to deliver the images for all the new Ship Sets

It would be good to include the full game at the Last patch for those who do not use the Internet to its potential, and if the game is marketed thru EB or another outlet.

I also would buy this.

[ November 20, 2003, 17:50: Message edited by: JLS ]

se5a · #3 November 20th, 2003, 07:48 PM

if you need the expansion set to play a game via PBW then I am againsed it. do you know how long it took me to find IV gold here in New Zealand???
I dont have a credit card, and you can only direct credit paypal if
A) you have a credit card
B) you have an american bank acc

I happend to strike it lucky, a game shop I regurly cruse happend to have SE IV gold as a traid in.

I dont know how I am gona get my hands on SEV...

geoschmo · #4 November 20th, 2003, 07:52 PM

One problem is a lot of the shipsets out there are derivative and use material that is copyrighted and belongs to someone else. It's one thing to make fair use of this and modify it for yourself and offer it for download free to others, it's quite another to put it on a CD and start charging for it. But an expansion pack with 40 - 50 of the better quality, and more original, shipssets out there would be a fantastic idea.

Atrocities · #5 November 20th, 2003, 08:01 PM

Please do not forget to vote on the Pole as well.

The great thing is that if Malfador decided to do an expansion pack for sale, it would hopefully be a good boost to the development process for SE V.

About what Se5a said, hey I sypathize. But this is an issue that Shrapnel must address and hopefully over come.

narf poit chez BOOM · #6 November 20th, 2003, 08:15 PM

i voted for 'i don't know yet'. it would depend on what's in it, how much it would cost and wether or not it would delay se5 and by how much.

and personally, i don't count things i can download of the internet for free, like shipsets, as content.

Fyron · #7 November 20th, 2003, 08:21 PM

Keep in mind that if MM makes an expansion pack for SEIV, it will delay the release of SEV.

mac5732 · #8 November 20th, 2003, 08:22 PM

I'd buy it, hopefully it'll have upgrades for all the mods as well included along with stronger ai for the races for Single player, yep, i'm for it

just some ideas Mac

Atrocities · #9 November 20th, 2003, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Imperator Fyron:
Keep in mind that if MM makes an expansion pack for SEIV, it will delay the release of SEV.

May be may be not. Consider that anything used in the expansion pack could in turn be used for SE V.

Only Malfador really would know the answer to this concern.

Fyron · #10 November 20th, 2003, 08:35 PM

There is no maybe about it. If MM spends time working on SE4 Expansion, SE5 will be delayed. MM is only one person, after all. He can not work on two things at once. Some things from SF will possibly used in SE5. But, the making of SE5 has still been delayed tremendously because of SF's production. Not everything in SF (most of it, in fact) can be used for SE5. Same with a SE4 expansion.

[ November 20, 2003, 18:36: Message edited by: Imperator Fyron ]