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Re: Don't Let the Stars Fade Away Tue, 08 April 2008 01:46 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Madoushi is currently offline Madoushi

 
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I got through about the first five pages, before I gave in and decided to chip in my two cents.

I first discovered Stars! around 2002, and even though I've only played the 2.7 demo, find it to have far more potential than Master of Orion.

I've never played the full version, indeed, I didn't even know a company in Finland was still selling serial numbers untill I just recently lost my job, so I have been looking for a free alternative.

However, I'm not a programmer or web designer.

Personally, my suggestion would be not to overtly worry about graphics.

Stars! was never about graphics.. it was about gameplay.
If the game plays good, graphics I think, are far less important.

In regards to ships being immobile when out of fuel.. I'm personally not hot on the idea. Perhaps it could be a flaw (or ram scoops could be a race advantage.)

However, if ships can't replenish on their own, fuel needs to be made a resource, and perhaps a Tanker class ship needs to be designed.

One thing I WOULD change is if ram scoops are left, ships should be able to refual at almost any star system, at least at a rate far greater than in open space, as solar wind tends to be far denser around a star.

Personally, I've never played a 4x game multiplayer. I would probably make a poor opponent, though I would not be adverse to a PBEM game.
However, I mostly play single player, and so AI is very important to me. One aspect AI has very rarely handled well is diplomacy.
Emperor of the Fading Suns had a decent system for handling it.

The other thing is, I'm a layidiot. Compiling intimidates me. Having to fiddle with a program is slightly unnerving as well. For me personally, I'd be happiest if I could just download a .zip or .exe and install it, but if given simple, direct instructions, I could probably make due.

In any event, I'll add more once I've read up more, but for now, I believe I will try to take Nova for a test run.

Good work, folks! I hope you keep it up! If you need any help with story ideas or documentation, I can offer my services. Very Happy

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