09-19-2006, 12:31 AM | #1 | ||
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Space Empires V Demo released
I haven't seen this announced here and I know some people here are fans. Linky:
hxxp://www.strategyfirst.com/downloads/ListFiles.asp?sLanguageCode=EN&iGameID=144&iFileTypeID=1&btnSubmit=Search |
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09-19-2006, 01:43 AM | #2 |
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Interesting - I'd totally forgotten about this, thanks for the heads-up!
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09-19-2006, 04:24 AM | #3 |
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Ooh I'm all over this, I hadn't been checking recently since the status hadn't been updated.
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09-19-2006, 01:02 PM | #4 |
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Why do I feel like this will be the same game except now with late 90's graphics?
Not that this is a bad thing for me... |
09-19-2006, 01:05 PM | #5 |
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I had set the over/under at 5 posts for Sachmo's appearance in this thread.
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09-19-2006, 01:06 PM | #6 |
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What did you win?
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09-19-2006, 01:16 PM | #7 |
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An autographed copy of your Hemorhez (sp?) Dynasty?
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09-19-2006, 01:27 PM | #8 |
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09-22-2006, 02:22 PM | #9 |
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09-22-2006, 02:31 PM | #10 |
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So many potentially good games coming out in the next few weeks...
I really enjoyed SEIV even though I was very late to that party. Looking forward to trying the demo sometime closer to the release date. |
09-22-2006, 02:49 PM | #11 |
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anyone have any opinions on the demo?
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09-22-2006, 05:23 PM | #12 |
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Ooo! Downloading it now.
I loved SEIV and III. If they mess up V I'll be quite pissed. |
09-22-2006, 06:11 PM | #13 |
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dola,
the demo won't start. I get a range check error. |
10-12-2006, 07:27 PM | #14 |
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I'm presuming the game's been released -- at least, according to GameStop's website (as well as Strategy First's). Oddly, the Malfador link doesn't seem to say that it's been released. Has anyone snagged it up yet? I wonder if I can get this to run on my linux box...
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10-12-2006, 07:43 PM | #15 |
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Hmm. It's not supposed to be released for a few more days, but the SF website does have it for sale. However, when I try to buy it will not go into my cart. I guess digital river is having a problem. Shock!
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10-12-2006, 07:44 PM | #16 |
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dola
Now it's working. The picture link works, but not the text. Nice job fellas. |
10-12-2006, 07:45 PM | #17 |
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double dola
Now it's not working at all. Oh well, guess I'll wait a few days. |
10-12-2006, 09:17 PM | #18 |
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I saw the game in stores today, has anyone picked it up yet to give impressions?
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10-13-2006, 08:58 AM | #19 |
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Hmm.
I checked EB/GS's website, and there's one nearby that might have a copy in stock. Everywhere else for me, they don't have it yet. I'll have to go drop by during lunch and see for myself!
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10-13-2006, 09:31 AM | #20 |
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Now granted, Space Empires IV came out six years ago in 2000, but for anyone that did not remember that game when first released it had bugs galore. I loved Space Empires IV and it was a great game, but just a warning to people, that version V will also be a great game, just realize that ONE guy did most of the development, and it will take time for the game to reach and surpass the higher level mark that version IV set.
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10-13-2006, 10:16 AM | #21 | |
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Quote:
And while your waiting for Space Empires V to be patched, you can play Space Empires IV. Don't have Space Empires IV? Well, I bought Space Empires V off the store shelf and it includes both Space Empire V and Space Empires IV Deluxe on one CD. It actually installs as Space Empires Compilation and Space Empires IV Deluxe is patched up to the latest version. I skipped over buying IV when it came out. And then got into Gal Civ, so I never got around to buying IV. So getting a copy of IV and V for $40 was a good deal I couldn't pass up this time. |
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10-13-2006, 10:51 AM | #22 |
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I tried playing the demo last night but was *completely* lost as to what to do, how to get started, or even what my objective was. (Probably because I've never played a game in this genre before.) Guess I'll actually have to read the help files. It's actually refreshing to have a game where you don't know what the script is.
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10-16-2006, 05:34 PM | #23 |
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I finally got the demo to work by upgrading my graphics drivers. Apparently a new version of forceware came out recently.
SEV is awesome. I preordered it a few days before release. It is officially out on tuesday according to Strategy First. I got starfury for free as a part of the package (but I'd so much prefer getting SEIV and SEV for $40. I bought SEIV before the "Gold" edition came out, meaning that my version is no longer supported), but it's giving me so many range check errors that it's unplayable. I sent malfador an e-mail but haven't gotten a response back in a couple of days. |
10-19-2006, 11:58 PM | #24 |
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I stopped into GameStop for some reason today, I think it was for the Dark Crusade expansion, but then I realized that I never picked up the Winter Assault expansion for Dawn of War. (Man, I'm going to have to find a place to grab a boxed copy for this, especially since I've the original and I'm really not looking forward to snagging the Gold Edition).
In any case, they were completely sold out -- but just out of the corner of my eye, I caught a glimpse of Space Empires V, and just picked it up. I haven't had much time to start anything yet (I'll probably do a tutorial, especially since that initial 3D, rotating-like grid popped up), but I noticed I can't run this in Windowed mode for some reason. I'm natively running 1280x800, however, 1024x768 seems to encompass my entire LCD screen, but the 1280x800 video mode seems to have vertical bars on the side.. No big deal, I suppose, since I'll just revert back to 1024x768 for the game. Oh, and I'm also running on patch v1.08 right now, which apparently got released just yesterday! EDIT: Re-started my laptop, and re-enabled the 1280x800 resolution - seems the main screen is setup that way, but the rest of the game plays out fine!
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11-06-2006, 05:47 PM | #25 | |
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Looks like SE5 gets a patch released today!
http://www.strategyfirst.ca/download...patch_v113.exe Quote:
FYI, complete patch history: http://www.strategyfirst.ca/download...patch_v113.txt
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11-06-2006, 07:15 PM | #26 |
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That is one of the things that I like what Aaron does. You get to see the revision history for each version. It is amazing the amount of fixes that he has made since the game was released. At the sametime it is also amazing the amount of bugs released in the game, but it does give you an appreciation of the development and QA process.
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11-06-2006, 10:15 PM | #27 |
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Downloading that 18 meg file right now...yikes! It's going pretty slow for me.
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11-20-2006, 07:17 PM | #28 | |
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Patch v1.17!
Looks like Aaron's released Patch v1.17! Hopefully I can continue my game since I've been freezing after the turn processing screen.
Patch: http://www.spaceempires5.com/files/se5patch_v117.exe Since the official Patch 1.13, the following changes have been made: Quote:
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11-20-2006, 10:34 PM | #29 |
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Holy crap...maybe I'm finally growing up. Game releases just don't excite me much anymore.
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02-07-2007, 08:15 PM | #30 |
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I see this thing is up to 1.20 version. How is this worth $30? Is it better than Galactica Civ 2?
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02-07-2007, 08:21 PM | #31 |
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It's actually up to 1.25 right now. I still play this, and thankfully the crashes that I was running into seem to have been resolved for the most part.
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02-08-2007, 05:37 AM | #32 |
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I was looking into it, and just looked at the bug report. This game has a way to go before I'll invest in it. SEIV still runs like a charm.
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02-08-2007, 05:48 AM | #33 |
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Yeah I have to say SE V was a huge disappointment for me. There's a lot to like but the game still has a long way to go and was obviously released way, way too early.
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02-08-2007, 05:54 AM | #34 |
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02-08-2007, 09:41 AM | #35 | |
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Ditto. Played two games and enjoyed them until I realized the AI is very deficient which killed it for me. I'll probably give this a try again once another patch or two comes out. |
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06-14-2007, 10:44 PM | #36 |
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bump
What's the word on the game now? I see it's up to version 1.35 now. I've seen it on Steam and was wondering if it's worth the purchase yet. |
06-15-2007, 12:38 AM | #37 |
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