Is it just me or is this game boring?

Pulaski · #1 October 8th, 2003, 04:22 PM

I was so looking forward to it, yet now that I have it it seems like the hardest part is to not crash into dark moons. I seem to just wander around making a decent living collecting debris like Fred Sanford. I even came across waht appeared to be an intact but hullless carrier (meaning 500 + tons of componets including 9 fighters). The most difficult part was limping to a trade center at 1/4 power.

Am I missing something?

Devilsbane · #2 October 8th, 2003, 04:53 PM

Restart the game on the hardest difficulty. Go through one of the warp points. Then try not to die. Also there is a command to set game to eight times normal speed. Hit esc then click on controls.

[ October 08, 2003, 15:55: Message edited by: Devilsbane ]

Pulaski · #3 October 8th, 2003, 05:11 PM

Yeah I figured that. Yet does that make it not boring or just ridiculously difficult? The latter I think.

Also has anybody noticed a difference when you beef up your negotiation skill? There doesn't seem to be any free trade beyond the Quark "garbage scow" model.

I miss Privateer... or elite... or...

Suicide Junkie · #4 October 8th, 2003, 05:53 PM

Have you tried my mod yet?

CW · #5 October 8th, 2003, 07:59 PM

To be honest this game looks a little dated already even though it has just come out, especially compared to other games in similar genres such as Freelancer, which is itself considered an old game now. Somehow space flight in SF is limited to 2D and being the latest in the SE series it has STILL not moved away from the little box of SEIV... I mean why does my ship slows to 1/8 speed when it moves off the map?

[ October 09, 2003, 02:34: Message edited by: CW ]

Pulaski · #6 October 8th, 2003, 08:09 PM

Not yet junkie, but I do hold out hope that this gane will be endlessly playable some day thanks to great modding community.

BTW do phase sheilds block regular weapons too or just phase? I don't remember how it was in unmodded SE4.

[ October 08, 2003, 19:11: Message edited by: Pulaski ]

Niltrias · #7 October 8th, 2003, 08:18 PM

Is there any way to talk to other races/ ships when they hail you in the full Version? Without some sort of diplomacy, to be honest I am going to have to skip this one. It seems too much of a "Fly here, fly back, fly here, fly back.." I feel like I need the auto repeat button from SEIV...

flyinj · #8 October 8th, 2003, 08:19 PM

At first, I was really into the game... but now... yes, it is seeming just boring. I'm hoping that once I get a ship that can actually perform combat it will get better. But the endless trade missions and whatnot are just getting really repetitive.

General Woundwort · #9 October 9th, 2003, 11:34 AM

Phased shields, at least in SEIV, do block other weapons besides PPB's.

If the trade build-up is repeditive, go and mod the character file to get a bigger starting bonus, and buy up your ship.

I'm working on a mod now that may (hopefully) make trade runs and other things a bit more interesting. Stay tuned...

Suicide Junkie · #10 October 9th, 2003, 12:45 PM

Phased shields DO block regular weapons, plus any weapons using the "skips normal shields" ability.

Mixing them with normal shields will cause all the shield points to be normal.