Merciful Zeus...! You realize that this latest crapstorm happened mostly because somebody recommended that I watch a P&F video talking about the process they took to make SC1&2...? The argument over them and Stardock had all of fifteen to twenty seconds of screen time. Seriously. That's the internet for ya!
Or, hey...maybe some sort of encyclopedia or almanac that gets built as you travel? So it's like, "Yup, been there...and here's what I saw while I was taking the tour!" ...but that might be rather more work than just indicating where you've been. Still, this is ideas and wishes; no harm done sayin' it, right? :)
Just doing my part. :) Been re-playing UQM lately and, like, the whole, "Have I been there yet?" factor is...high. Heh.
One thing that would be nice...if the Starmap would put some sort of icon next to stars we've already visited, just so we're not doubling back on our tracks too much.
[quote]But in any event, whether it's here or on Discord, we try to keep up with everyone's feedback.[/quote] Well...there'z some feedback I've left recently that...well...I d'know whether anybody's looked at it. Maybe it's one of those can't-reply-to-everybody things, I d'know. Just...well... [quote]Just be aware that Elestan is very much in the pro-PF / anti-Stardock camp.[/quote] I really have no interest in taking sides on that one. I've been curious
I might have to give that postmortem a lookie. Thanks. :)
[quote]Discord is less a form of social media platform such as Facebook and more an evolution of something more oldschool... it's an evolution of the IRC servers from the 90s.[/quote] My reason for resisting stands: social media overload. [quote]Stardock's argument in this regard seems to be "Paul's friends helped him make the game...[/quote] Now, that issue is something that I only got a minor taste of when I binged on this now-21-page debate; I admit, I don't really
[quote]The Super-Melee music (classic) isn't in game yet because by recently I mean, last week. [/quote] Okay, so I'm not failing in my duties as a fan...phew! :) [quote]For the answer to this I'd suggest join the Stardock Discord server[/quote] I have to admit, I've been resisting getting on Discord...it'd been like, "What... another social media platform? I can barely ke
[quote]The music is just one of many examples where someone else owned those copyrights.[/quote] See, that's just strange to me...that a game developer would have a signed agreement with all content creators that what was made for the game would be owned by the company is something I'd have expected in all cases. But then, I really don't know those inner-workings; when I worked in the games industry, I was an artist in the direct employ of the company, and never even considere
[quote]even though those names were part of the game, they never became part of its brand identity, and consequently are not protected by its trademark.[/quote] I suspect that a truly impartial jury would agree with this...fans of the game might not. I mean, y'say to me "Spathi", "Ur-Quan", or "Thraddash", I'm totally gonna know what you mean and where it came from. But I've been playin' this shit for decades; I suspect almost every member of a jury has not.
I was gonna ask about the music, since it was obviously from SC2...and yet, amid this copyright flap, it seemed odd that it was in SCO. Believe me when I say, NOT complaining . So, you know...thanks for clearing that one up. :)
[quote who="Kavik_Kang" reply="44" id="3717752"]If Bionic was being honest in his demands for answers he would have read about that. [/quote] HER demands, thankyouverymuchindeed.
...for which we'll need to acquire life-form data in order to buy the new tech from the Melno--wait. Umm...
Okay, so I built a new ship with those moss-covered parts and it didn't try to throw itself into the fog of war, there. So...I d'know what's causing it.
It's this bad boy, here: See those mossy/lichen-y bits? Looks like something that might've been caused by the Pinthi Contagion ship, right? Like it got all diseased or something (hence my calling it "The Infected")...? And it's got rocks sticking out of it, like it's been eating them. I swear this thing uses asteroids and/or
[quote]Are there any plans to make the AI more intelligent, and less suicidal (like with the green fog)?[/quote] Oh, you wanna talk suicidal...one of my custom ships spends all of its time in the green fog, smashing itself into asteroids...and all the while killing off its crew while it does it. I've asked about this multiple times with no response from Stardock; my hypothesis is that there is an alien race that eats the fog or asteroids for power or crew or some
[quote]Bionic... you are just a delight to read.[/quote] *blush* Aww, shucks. :)
[quote]Those of you who have pre-ordered the game can sign up to test out Chapter 1 of the main game.[/quote] Done. [quote]The Star Control galaxy sits on top of an AI simulation. That is, every second the rest of the galaxy is doing its thing.[/quote] That's something I've been wondering about since I first heard about it. How extensive is "doing its thing"?
[quote who="GMOrz" reply="485" id="3717625"] Disclaimer: I'm not an official Stardock representative. I'm sure someone will chime in if I get anything wrong [e digicons]:)[/e] [/quote] Either way, thank you. :)
Okay, *whew*, that was one heckuva read; 20 pages of what I can't quite call a flamewar, but still kind of needed a cease-fire. I still have a few questions, because there seemed to be a lot of confusion, contradictions, and ways concepts were expressed that could be interpreted multiple ways. I'm hoping someone will be able to bullet-point this for me, cuz reading it as paragraphs is...counter-productive. First,
First of all, I don't think he get to decide what I would or wouldn't call someone; you don't live in my brain and we've known each other, what, ten hours? Max? Also, how do you know you have three generations more knowledge than I? How old do you think I am? And I never said that the concept is irrational...I said you are irrational. I wasn't addressing your points... I was addressing your behavior.
No. Actually, I'd probably quite enjoy that discussion...if the member of "those of us" was rather more rational and significantly less bitter than my current sample, here.
Actually, I'm not that interested. I'm on page 13, now, of the Q&A Regarding Paul and Fred thread and, frankly, I'm kind of regretting talking to you at all.
[quote who="Jafo" reply="482" id="3717605"] However, BionicDance , your having come late to the discussion you may have missed the 'bit' where Kavik Kang was IMPLORED [warned] to cease the monologue/fixation with comparisons/accusations regarding 'SFB' under the argument of 'relevance'. That side-track from this discussion has been permanently derailed....[e digicons];)[/e] [/quote] Yeah, I think I just</em
[quote]Like I said, all of your questions are examples of the elements of making an actual multiplayer game that you are missing because they are beyond the knowledge of the computer game industry.[/quote] Then, please, with your apparently god-like powers, do explain to a lowly worm such as myself how your "actual multiplayer game" would look from the perspective of one of its players. [quote]This is the result of the computer game industry's long history of not allowing prof