24-12-2003 10:08									#1
	Space Empires Full PM-box? Change here!

fun game (super old though) its too bad they still want $25 to register it, did any of you guys ever bother to register?

Is Masters of Orion anything like it?

	24-12-2003 10:37									#2
	Re: Space Empires Tired of ads?

quote: Originally posted by Space05us fun game (super old though)

Actually, I don't think the most recent version (Space Empires IV Gold) is any older than Civ III.

	24-12-2003 10:38									#3
	Got spare money?

didnt realise there was a IV, Ive been playing III all day.

	24-12-2003 10:57									#4
	Increase Your PM Length

IV is great. There's also a Play-by-web online site that helps regulate email games through the net.

Some really good mods for it are available too.

	24-12-2003 12:16									#5
	Support Apolyton or Terrorists Win

I have a registered version of III and I have the Gold version of IV. Aaron is working on V now.

It is some what similar to Moo. It is a 4x tbs space game, but SE has a lot more tech and weapons. There are mods for Se as well.

	24-12-2003 13:10									#6
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whats 4x?

	24-12-2003 19:39									#7
	Remove this text

explore, expand, exploit, exterminate.

	24-12-2003 20:47									#8
	Put an end to popups!

Its been in the back of my mind for a while now to get this game, but now with GalCiv out i'm not sure i would want both........which one would people recomend?

	24-12-2003 21:43									#9
	Suffering from ads?

ehehe, space answered my question, thats cool.

	24-12-2003 22:44									#10
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization III: Complete

child of Thor that is hard to say. both games are well done and maintained. I liked both, but was not in love with Galciv.

SE4 has a hands on tactical combat system. It also offers a combat tester. This is where you can design a ship and pit it against any design you know about to see how it would fare.
I used that in my first game to see what I need to stop losing battles.

You can sometimes find Galciv in stores at a discount and in the resale pile. SE is not in retail stores and I have never seen it for resale. This means it is hard to get it cheap.

	25-12-2003 02:11									#11
	Increase the size of your Attachments

SEV, is it a new 4x, or is it that 'Imperium Galactica I' type game? You know, where we are a space captain or some dumb thing. >:|

	25-12-2003 03:14									#12
	Increase Your PM Length

I don't know at this time. I saw an interview on one of the game sites, but Aaron has not posted anything yet.

I hope it is a new 4X TBS, I think he mentioned using some 3D graphics. but I may be confused.

	25-12-2003 07:49									#13
	Lose 30 kilos (of popups)

quote: Originally posted by Anun Ik Oba SEV, is it a new 4x, or is it that 'Imperium Galactica I' type game? You know, where we are a space captain or some dumb thing. >:|

You're likely confusing it with Space Empires: Starfury which is a RPG. I'm almost certain SE V is 4X.

	25-12-2003 12:15									#14
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

Starfury is our and is an RPG in space. SEV is not out and is only annouced by Shrapnel Games. It is same as all SE game, with some form of 3D. I found a blurp with Google.

	27-12-2003 04:08									#15
	Inflate your Upload Space

so would you guys say that if I enjoy SEIII, SEIV is worth buying?

	27-12-2003 06:17									#16
	Full PM-box? Change here!

Thanx for clarifying that.

I never played SEIII, so I don't know how the two compare. I can't imagine SEIV not living up to it.

	27-12-2003 11:21									#17
	Support Apolyton buy from Amazon

I just want to know if its worth paying for the "extra" features if there even are any, I wouldn't want to spend $20 on better graphics (that would be such a horrible waste)

	27-12-2003 13:07									#18
	Inflate your Upload Space

I am not sure, since in some respecs it is very much like SEIII, with better graphics. One thing I actually asked Aaron for was the ability to turn off spying and he put it in. I must have sent him a ton of emails about the log going to the top after you goto to any other screen and he finally fixed that it. This helps a lot with long logs. Many techs can be turned off. I think they have a demo, so give that a try.

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	27-12-2003 13:52									#19
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

Plus like I said, there's an active PBEM community for IV. That alone might be worth the extra money spent, if you like multiplaying.

	29-12-2003 06:06									#20
	Support Apolyton, buy Civilization 2

Would any of you take a look at my sig and perhaps take time to compose the table data for SE IV? I had the game but I haven't had the time to play it, so I know virtually nothing about it.

	29-12-2003 08:46									#21
	Tired of ads?

Not sure what you are looking for but here is the web site for it and many fan/review links are there.

http://www.malfador.com/se4.html

	29-12-2003 15:20									#22
	Support Apolyton, buy Galactic Civilizations: Deluxe Edition

quote: Originally posted by VetLegion Would any of you take a look at my sig and perhaps take time to compose the table data for SE IV? I had the game but I haven't had the time to play it, so I know virtually nothing about it.

Here ya go..

Design own units/ships: Yes
Penalty when switching production: Yes, you lose ALL production spent on the previous project
Settler / Colonist unit cost: Depends on the design
Complex or simplistic combat model: Complex
Stacked combat: Yes
Special unit for terrain improvement: There aren't exactly terrain improvements, but you can build a unit that can construct things on the map, like space stations

Types of diplomatic deals available
(Tribute, Peace, Trade Items, Declare war on X, Movement rights..):
Different kind of treaties (Non-agression to Alliance)
Can trade techs, units, planets, resources
Can demand war declarations or request Empire A to make peace with Empire B (IIRC)
Multilateral diplomacy (UN, Planetary Council, etc... exists?): No
Government types: No
Internal politics (Parties, senate, social engineering): None except planet happiness
Unhapiness managment: Increase Planet Conditions

Grid type: Square
ICS (Infinite city spread) solutions: Limited places to colonize depending on your home planets atmosphere and colonization tech
City/Base Radius (Is it constant or expands, how many tiles does it include, or is it non existand - Point based, like with planets): Point based, planets
Can build bases on (Land, Water, Space, Underground): Space Stations can be built in any sector

Type of tech research: There is a tech tree, up to 12 hand-picked items can be researched at a time. Tech rate can be set as a game setting at the start.
Number of techs that can be researched : A lot

Replay available when game ends?: Don't know
Animated units: Yes

City/Base Governors: Yes
Do different Leader AI personalities exist?: Yes

What kinds of victory are possible?(Diplomatic, Conquest, Technology, Build project): Don't remember exactly...conquest and diplomatic at least.

Scripting, custom units, graphics, custom AI behaviour...: Game data is in normal txt-files, can easily be edited. AI behaviour can also be modified in txt-files, custom units and graphics are possible.
Scenarios and mods in existance: Many

Game length in turns on standars settings: Dunno
Multiplayer options (PBEM, Hotseat, one-on-one. How many max players?): PBEM, Hotseat (and i think also LAN), up to 20 players IIRC.
Difficulty levels: AI bonus and AI difficulty can be set to 3 different levels, so 9 in total
Maximum number of civilizations in any game session (pick from how many?): 20
Unique Civ abilites: Yes, can be customized greatly
Unique Civ units: Indirectly, yes. Empire can pick 1 out of 5 racial traits, which gives them access to unique Racial Techs which can be used to build unique racial units

	29-12-2003 20:19									#23
	Got spare money?

Thanks Lemmy

	29-12-2003 20:55									#24
	Suffering from ads?

You should also visit the shrapnelgames web site. They have an extensive forum for this game, SEIV.

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