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- Sat Nov 01, 2008 8:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What other game can you play for TWELVE YEARS???!?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4401
I'll go out on a limb and predict that I might still be playing Space Empires 5 after 12 years. Yes, it's that good. Still a couple of bugs and UI improvements I'd like to see addressed, but I'm spending way too much time playing this game for my own good. (patches have slowed now, but safe bet that...
- Fri May 23, 2008 8:37 pm
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Implode or Explode?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2936
My understanding has always been that if the engines are taken to zero, whether it's via raid, system damage (AP weapons or Ion Pulse Cannons), or they are taken to zero by the same hit that took a ship's structure to zero, then the result is a "big boom". If the structure is taken to zero and the e...
- Wed Mar 05, 2008 8:57 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Horizons - Online Space Conquest Game
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2565
Thanks for the links, Time. I'd not heard of this project, and it sounds interesting. Unfortunately, the FAQ says there is no multiplayer component. That's two strikes against it, IMHO. If MOO2 or Space Empires players that I respect were to play it and give it a thumbs up, though, I'd probably be w...
- Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:43 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: What next?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2398
I've been playing Space Empires V for the last 1.25 years. I'm enjoying it immensely. Most of the bugs have been eliminated in recent patches. It takes a LOT longer to play than MOO2 does, though, because the level of detail is so high. The two largish multiplayer games I'm in require 1-3 hours of m...
- Sun Nov 25, 2007 2:10 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: More Space Empires V thoughts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6140
Re: More Space Empires V thoughts
1. Restating something I've said before: IMO this game is not in the same category as MOO2, so it can't really be considered as a competitor... Of course, they compete. And you know that. 8) If I had to choose just one 4X game to play, I'll give you that they would compete. My point with the statem...
- Sat Oct 13, 2007 5:19 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: More Space Empires V thoughts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6140
More Space Empires V thoughts
Well, it's been about a year since SEV came out. I figured I'd throw a few things out there to go with the review I posted here a while back. 1. Restating something I've said before: IMO this game is not in the same category as MOO2, so it can't really be considered as a competitor...SEV is signific...
- Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Space Empires V thoughts, comparison with MOO2 (LONG)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3053
Space Empires V thoughts, comparison with MOO2 (LONG)
OK, I have now played enough Space Empires V that I think I can post a few halfway decent thoughts on it. Most of the game reviews out there were of initial release of the stock game, which had many bugs and needed design tweaking (the game's producer set a date for release that was overly aggressiv...
- Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:25 pm
- Forum: LAN games
- Topic: NOTHING WILL WORK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10224
Dosbox work faster then Dos-session in Windows. I have to heartily disagree with this statement. Dosbox is an emulator, and as such is quite slow compared to a Windows Dos-session. You can run MOO2 in Dos fairly well on a slow PC, such as my 200MHz Pentium desktop. The same PC can't even begin to r...
- Thu Dec 14, 2006 8:25 pm
- Forum: LAN games
- Topic: NOTHING WILL WORK
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10224
- Thu Dec 07, 2006 10:10 am
- Forum: Strategy & Tactics
- Topic: Race pick strategies and game settings
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26798
isnt the pick Aquatic (5) better than Large Home World (1) and Food (4)? Good question, and you're probably right. To be honest, I hadn't even considered it (I posted too quickly without thinking it through). Actually, Aqua/+1 food/LHW is a combination I've often used with demo, and I've played dem...
- Sat Dec 02, 2006 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone here play Space Empires IV or V?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6352
Well, in case anyone cares, I've now played a small number of turns of MP Space Empires 5. One of the ways its done is called "Play By Web", in which there is a web server that collects the turn files from the players, executes the game with those turns, and then distributes them back. As someone wh...
- Thu Nov 30, 2006 10:25 pm
- Forum: Strategy & Tactics
- Topic: Race pick strategies and game settings
- Replies: 52
- Views: 26798
What is the best Race Picks to go along with: Democracy (7) and Subterranean (6) IMHO, Demo-Sub is very risky. I don't know how it would turn out, but I'd strongly consider taking +1 food, and most likely Large/Rich HW. The homeworld modifiers are debatable...personally, I usually take the LRHW wit...
- Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:34 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: NASA planning a Hubble servicing mission in '08
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6263
NASA planning a Hubble servicing mission in '08
I am cautiously pleased and optimistic about this. This will extend the life of the telescope out to 2013+. With all of the arguments that have gone on in recent years about retiring the shuttle fleet due to its (very) high cost of operation, this is the single biggest and most valid reason, IMHO, t...
- Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:14 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone here play Space Empires IV or V?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6352
I won't buy the game in the immediate future, but will rather wait until the bugs are fixed. Judging by the history of the programmer and the other games in this series, patches will come and will generally keep coming for years as players shake things out; this guy actually has demonstrated that he...
- Tue Oct 17, 2006 1:54 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Anyone here play Space Empires IV or V?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6352
Siron, I think you are, unfortunately, correct: strategic combat for MP generally. One piece of information I am trying to find out is whether tactics can be "programmed", or at lease loosely controlled, for a ship or fleet in strategic combat. Since you can see a video replay of strategic combat to...