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Old April 26th, 2001, 02:25 PM

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Default Is there any detailed guide/manual

I'm quite a newbie in SEIV (but a old Starfire player) ... I want to know if there is somewhere a detailed manual apart the one I have in the original game and the SE4 Dubious Strategy Guide.txt I downloaded from the net.

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Old April 26th, 2001, 02:48 PM
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Default Re: Is there any detailed guide/manual

At Hyperion Base, URL:
http:\\www.hiperionbase.com\ you can find section game tips and easy, medium and hard srategies sections.
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Default Re: Is there any detailed guide/manual

No. Next question.


Seriously though... the official manuals arn't much use at all, and the strategy guide you can download from this site won't help you much at all with the mechanics of the game.

I think it's about time we put together a faq and / or unofficial manual.
Things to be included:
-basics (using the varoius screens and icons)
-building stuff, moving stuff, combat, politics, intel
-specific details (what the different facilities and components do)
-that excellent decription posted a while back on the way armour works
-How to mod files
-How the game interprets mod files.
-loads of other stuff I can't be arsed to list.

I'll volunteer for contributions. Anyone volunteer to take charge of it / maintain it?

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Default Re: Is there any detailed guide/manual

I've been working on enhancing the SE4 CD Manual to be posted for both download and Online viewing. But, frankly, IT IS A PAIN IN THE ***!

Now... For another approach...

Flow Charts!

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Default Re: Is there any detailed guide/manual

Oh, okay, well done. Didn't want to tread on your toes HA. Maybe we should consider a forum FAQ as well to save repeatedly answering the same questions from newbies. (no disrespect Liga) - It can be quite hard to find what you're looking for in all those old threads.

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Default Re: Is there any detailed guide/manual

If you ever have specific questions, just start a new thread, and lots of people will answer or give you a link to a thread that answers your question.

There's also a "search" link at the top of the page. Click it and search for your problem. You will likely find what you're looking for.

After the new Version of Pirates&Nomads comes out today, I'll get the armor stuff summarized for y'all.

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Default Re: Is there any detailed guide/manual

Once you have a few games under your belt the strategy guides don't really help a lot due to the wide variety of possible ways to victory. They are nice for picking up tips or different ways of doing things.
I agree, though, that there should be a compilation of how the game mechanics work and a mod guide. Maybe one day......
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