:) SEV has been released in Australia, picked it up from EB Games at lunch today...

Yep released 2 days ago at EB Games and as always work is coming out of my ears so i havent had 5 mins to play. Hopefully this weekend.

Cj

Any chance you fortunate Aussies could let the rest of us know how SEV is being packaged? (ie: Is there a printed manual, if so what is it like? (ie: color? number of pages?); Is(Are) the game disc(s) in a case or a paper sleeve?)

Also, is there any chance the .pdf manual that comes with SEV could accidentely get leaked onto these forums?

There is a 80 page printed manual. Its blue (like the box shots that are on sf1). My CD came in a paper sleeve. There is also a 300 page pdf manual that has more details and screenshots of the different menu's and screens with details.

As for leakin the pdf manual not from here but you might get lucky with someone else

Can you submit some screenshots somewhere? Id love to see the ringworld or sphere world.

Hmm, EBGames said the release is on the 5/10. 2 days ago from when you posted would be the 2nd now wouldn't it.

Your lord and master (below Foamy) LordHavoc

EB Games in Canada isn't even gonna get the game they've never even heard of it. Doesn't show on their computers or anything.
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Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe.

He was refering to EBGames in Australia I believe

I talked to a guy at my local EB games in Canada, BC and the guy said if its in the EB Games website they should get it in. The guy also said the most likly reason it is not in the Canadain database but is in the US database is because they need specific information that may have been officaly anounced for the US but not for Canada.

I am not saying it will be sold at the Canadian EB games but that there is a good chance it will be.

Also I am new to the SE series of games but if SEIV was sold at Canadian EB Games I think SEV will be sold here too.

The only place I found Se IV in Manitoba is at a staples, and it was in the bargain bin because noone was buying it.
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That is correct. Released 2/10/06 AEST.

Cj

Oohh, pretty quote window.
Your lord and master (below Foamy) LordHavoc

The Mrrshan sez: Purrty!

And here I was think I could have been the first person in Australia to have SE V.
Good to know that their are some other local players however.

Baron Grazic

Yep, I started playing Wednesday (4/10/06) and having lots of fun.
Treaties are now more interesting

Isn't the manual available as a seperate PDF download from MM? It was packaged seperately to reduce the size of the 1.2 patch.

..that the post you're replying to is several MONTHS old, right? People wanted a look at the manual because it wasn't posted and they didn't have the game yet!

Didn't see that.