SEV How's it look?

Grandpa Kim · #1 October 31st, 2005, 07:32 PM

This is a question for the beta testers. I'm NOT looking for any secrets but I am interested in just how you feel about the game. Is it a big improvement over SEIV? Is is just more of the same but prettier? Is it wildly different and can't be compared?

Drop us a line. Inquiring minds want to know.

Baron Munchausen · #2 October 31st, 2005, 07:42 PM

It's quite recognizable as Space Empires. Yes, it is definitely prettier, and it has some nice improvements but it still plays like Space Empires. There are some very big decisions still outstanding about possible changes so it's currently impossible to say if it's going to be 'better' or 'worse' or 'just different'...

Thermodyne · #3 November 1st, 2005, 01:26 PM

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Baron Munchausen said:
There are some very big decisions still outstanding about possible changes

Assuming that this is accurate, this would be the biggest news here. And as such, should have been covered by the NDA�s.

douglas · #4 November 1st, 2005, 01:49 PM

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Thermodyne said:

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Baron Munchausen said:
There are some very big decisions still outstanding about possible changes

Assuming that this is accurate, this would be the biggest news here. And as such, should have been covered by the NDA�s.

The relevant quote from the NDA is "Customer agrees not to discuss flaws in the software with any party other than MALFADOR MACHINATIONS." That is the only reference in the entire document concerning not revealing anything to outsiders. I don't think a nebulous statement that (unidentified) parts of the game design haven't been finalized yet is covered by that. For an example of something else that statement doesn't cover, the version numbering is up to .50 now. Now, if I were to tell you that it crashes whenever I try to do X, that would be a violation of the NDA.

Edit: Hmm, technically, discussing bugs and design controversies even with other beta testers violates the NDA, since those other beta testers are not "MALFADOR MACHINATIONS".

Fyron · #5 October 31st, 2005, 08:13 PM

How one feels about a game is probably covered by the NDA. It results directly from the secrets of how the game cuurently is.

Grandpa Kim · #6 October 31st, 2005, 08:35 PM

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Imperator Fyron said:
How one feels about a game is probably covered by the NDA. It results directly from the secrets of how the game cuurently is.

That's hilarious! I wonder if anyone is not now a tester because he refused to sign the NDA?

Iron Giant · #7 October 31st, 2005, 09:07 PM

And the SEV media blackout continues.....

Not a screenshot in months, no solid information.... Oh well, I just hope its awesome as SEIV, just updated....

Captain Kwok · #8 October 31st, 2005, 09:15 PM

I think there has been lots of information spilled out on SE:V, you just got to know where to find it. More screenshots would be nice, but most areas of the game I think have already been covered so it would be more of the same. I'd like to see some more DEG race wallpapers though.

Ed Kolis · #9 October 31st, 2005, 09:47 PM

I'll let you in on a little-known secret I picked up while beta testing Starfury... NDA does not stand for Non-Disclosure Agreement... it stands for Nazi Death Arrangements!

If you violate the NDA, Nazis will come and track you down and arrange for your death in a particularly gruesome fashion...
That's the REAL reason I'm not participating the in SE5 beta

Atrocities · #10 November 1st, 2005, 02:05 PM

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Imperator Fyron said:
How one feels about a game is probably covered by the NDA. It results directly from the secrets of how the game cuurently is.

Correct