Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!know!daemon From: ai065@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas Hill) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games Subject: Re: Empire v2.05 Gurus! Message-ID: <20993@know.pws.bull.com> Date: 8 Feb 91 12:23:32 GMT Sender: daemon@pws.bull.com Lines: 42 Approved: warren@pws.bull.com I'm also an Empire addict! (We are talking about the risk-type game called Empire, not the bulletin board game.) A few notes here on your message: I don't think a satelite option would be good. It'd be to easy. I like to explore with fighters and such. Missiles wouldn't be a bad idea. Your idea about fighters being able to fly over tanks has some drawbacks. One of my methods is to use tanks to block the enemy from exploring the landscape on my side of the world. The fact that planes can't go around other objects makes this possible. I guess I have had better experiences with the enemy than you too, because I find the computer is very random in some of his methods. On the other hand, it would be nice to set his experience at an even higher level, because I can beat him most of the time now. I also place both of our production specs up to 86%. Speeds the pace of the game up a good bit. To tip the odds in his favor simply set his fighting ability at a higher level. You'll have fits trying to stop one of his battleships. I guess this is really a way to raise his experience level, when you think about it. Let's not forget that we are talking about a classic game here! I don't think the graphics are bad when you consider that this is a board game, not some arcade game. The sound is very good as far as I'm concerned. Those digitized sounds of planes and tanks really work for me. Go listen to your average IBM game then complain about this one! I'm totally happy with it, except for one thing: *I WANT A MODEM PLAY OPTION*!!! I wish they would come out with a new version just for this purpose. I have version 2.03, so maybe your 2.05 version has that (I can hope, can't I?). Another human player does make for a much more interesting game. It would be much easier for you to be able to play over the modem. Finally, I'd just like to say to all potential Empire owners out there, this is the game to get if you like risk and such. I vote it the best strategy game I've ever played on a computer. Tom -- ............................... Why purchase a MAC when | Amiga...The computer for _ | IBM's greatest sales the Amiga will run MAC | the creative mind! _ // | tool is ignorance on software faster? |.......................\\//..| the consumer's part.