Rhonin_the_wizard

Would have been nice if the Star Control Bundle was like the Sins Gold Bundle and reduced it's price if you already owned items from it.

[quote who="TenkoTAiLS" reply="8" id="3692743"] Will Stardock be helping Fred & Paul with distribution or will their parent company be doing that? If Activision aren't involved and it's their own project they have been given the green light on couldn't they go to anyone for help or is it a tricky subject? [/quote] Neither, Activision-Blizzard are only allowing Paul and Fred to work on it in their free time and without the assistance of a publisher.

[quote who="bleybourne" reply="33" id="3692635"]The dark uniform isn't anything official, just something I knocked up in Photoshop. On discord there's also one where I gave her the black pants and yellow/gold top of James T. Kirk [e digicons]:)[/e] . I was just playing, really (although I tend to agree that IMO the dark grey/black looks better than the cheery blue uniform of the original).[/quote] I was aware it is not official, thanks for making it.

Thanks for the answers. [quote who="Frogboy" reply="4" id="3692604"] We could also use help here: http://wiki.starcontrol.com/ [/quote] Regarding the wiki I'll see what I can do, I plan to reorganize the species list for a start and after I get the classic games see about taking some pictures. Can we also add stuff about Ghosts of the Precursors on it?

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="29" id="3692603"] The Scryve have a massive but faltering empire who are destroying any civilizations they believe are a threat. They intend to wipe us out but have not yet triangulated our home location by the start of the game. [/quote] Weren't they sending a fleet to attack Earth, that got destroyed, a while before the game's story starts or would it have been the fleet's job to find Earth? I think the commander looks better with

Hello. You might want to go through the files in the Founder's Vault and join the Discord server , Frogboy sometimes posts new info there.

[quote who="DarkGildon" reply="24" id="3692407"] Quoting Rhonin_the_wizard, reply 23 One problem I can see is that in SC2 the first aliens you meet are the Ilwrath, while in SCO it is the Tywom. Perhaps having one of the more scary aliens appear sortly after would help. First alien you see is the Kzer-Za (drone). The

[quote who="DarkGildon" reply="1" id="3692405"] Quoting , quoting post What can't be mentioned Spoilers for adventure mode, especially the Xraki I don't believe we </stro

Not all the aliens in SC1/2 were "gritty", certainly not the Melnorme, Pkunk and Zoq-Fot-Pik. The ones I considered scary were the Kohr-Ah, for their skull pit, the Dnyarri, for their psychic abilities that could rob you of your will and the Orz, for their otherworldliness. And even with these it wasn't because of their looks. And not all aliens have to be frightening in SCO, that job falls to the Scryve, Phamysht and Xraki. One problem I can see is that in SC2 the first

So this week the Steam page for SCO will go live, that means the discussion board will also be up. Undoubtedly there will be lots of people with questions so I thought it would be best to make a list of what can and can't mentioned outside the Founders' program. Useful links FAQ <a href="http://www.alistdaily.com/strategy/stardocks

While we are on the subject of the human commander's design, am I the only one who is not a fan her clothes? I would prefer if they looked more like a uniform or spacesuit. Something like what Bradley and Casey wear. Or at the very least not have he

[quote who="Kavik_Kang" reply="2" id="3692255"] More subtle references might work, like they already have an Ur Quan and Spathi ship hanging in one of the scenes they posted recently. The one your list made me think of was what I call a "bank-shot" reference, two combined. Somewhere in the game a character could say "Orz's is da' bestest" in a bank-shot reference to both Star Control and Warcraft. Haha, I love it! [/quote] These are mostly design

There is a difference between art style and character design. Most of the posts in this thread deal with the latter. Here is a character drawn in multiple styles. And reactions I have seen on the Internet have also dealt more with character design, most focusing on the human commander. Personally I think the art style for SCO is good and while some of the designs might need some work t

Origins is in a different universe than the one from the Ur-Quan conflict, so the aliens from the classic games will not be in it. But I thought it would be neat if there were references or easter eggs about the classic aliens that tries to explain why they are missing. Most I imagine might have been destroyed by the Scryve. Here are my ideas: Androsynth In Origins humanity went with robots instead of clones so their absence is easily explained, but

[quote who="spinacci" reply="27" id="3692017"] Has the Beta keys been sent out? Just wondering as we are nearing the end of the week. I think the original schedule said October 10th but I didn't see any emails. thanks! [/quote] Brad stated keys should be going out on the 16th: [quote who="Frogboy" reply="31" id="3691202"] Everyone who joined the Founder's program should start getting Steam keys around the 16th. But you didn't hear th

[quote who="chapel976" reply="3" id="3691975"] ok, great. same vault? [/quote] Yes.

So far, nothing big, except naming an in-game star. Lifetime founders will get all content released for Origins, DLC, expansions, etc. While regular founders only get the DLC released in the first year after release. So far there are hints that the ships from the classic SC games will be released as DLC, as well as an idea for the first expansion titled Eternal & Infinite . For an idea of what else to

[quote who="chapel976" reply="20" id="3691851"] so, where does that put you guys in relation to Fred and Paul's announcement? [/quote] Look here .

In my experience hard core fans are usually the least understanding people. The problem is not the name for SC3, the problem is the name for the SC1&2 bundle. If someone were to google Ur-Quan Masters <a href="https://www.google.ro/search?client=opera&hs=VLn&q=Star+Control%3A+The+Ur-Quan+Masters&oq=Star+Control%3A+The+Ur-Quan+Masters&gs_l=psy-ab.3..0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1j0i22i30k1j0i22i10i30k1j0i22i30k1l6.240895.240895.0.241812.1.1.0.0.0.0.108.108.0j1.1.0....0...1.

Here's an off the wall idea for a story in the Ur-Quan universe. A prequel set before SC1 where you play as the...UR-QUAN. This would probably work best with the Kzer-Za, since the Kohr-Ah would just exterminate everything in their path. It takes place after the first Doctrinal Conflict and the Kzer-Za and Kohr-Ah went their separate ways. The Kzer-Za have traveled to a new area in order to imprison alien civilizations under slave shields and you are the lord in charge of the operatio

Wasn't Origins conceived as an answer to the SC3 dilemma? Origins expands upon the concept of multiple universes and alternate dimensions that were touched upon in SC classics. These are universes/dimensions we know about: SC1/2 - Ur-Quan Conflict SC3 - Crux Hegemony Origins - Scryve Empire Where the Arilou came from Where the Orz comes from Linking all these together is QuasiSpace and the Precursors.

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="13" id="3691678"] Understand that in the description of the Star Control products we are going to explain they are Star Control 1/2 and Star Control 3. We will also update the GOG stuff as well. [/quote] I think you are are overestimating the reading comprehension of the average Steam/GoG user. There are a lot of people who do not read the descriptions of games.

[quote who="Avatar137" reply="47" id="3691659"]I've noticed a few times that planets will have a "0% Raw Production" and am not sure if this is a mistake (why put the info there if it doesn't do anything, you could list a ton of things the planet doesn't provide) or there is some other mechanic involved here that I'm not getting that will show an actual percentage later on. Just thought I'd mention/ask about it. [/quote] That one appears for extreme planets that need techs to be

Something occurred to me. You are planning on selling Star Control 1/2 under the name Star Control: The Ur-Quan Masters, this might cause confusion and people would assume it is the fan made remake. I propose the name be changed to something like Star Control: The Ur-Quan Chronicles or Star Control: Famous Battles of the Ur-Quan Conflict, as a homage to Star Control 1's title. If it is not too late to do this.

Since this is under NDA, what are allowed to tell people outside the Founders' program? Can we mention that legally Stardock owns the rights to the lore? Or that Paul and Fred are payed a royalty for the classic SC games? Mention that you have had talks with Paul and Fred? That last one might get them in trouble with Activision.