Overly Chatty Penguins
The Ready Room => General => Topic started by: rad4Christ on April 02, 2004, 08:26:01 AM
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I send the guy an emial, he responds and tells me there will be an update soon, and bam, go to n-s.org for this:
[ 4/1/04 ]:: Progress update
While it probably looks quiet from where you're sitting, I can assure you that there is more NS activity happening then ever. I (Flayra) just got back from the Game Developer's Conference in San Jose, where I could be seen in the Fairmont lobby with my new custom NS laptop (most amazing gift ever, thanks Grandpa), stopping passerby and working contacts. I saw lots of new engines and technology, and the future is looking up for the next game. We aren't ready to make any announcements about it yet, but if you like NS, I'm positive you'll like what we come up with next. Check Unknown Worlds Entertainment for more information.
Sorry there's no April Fool's update today. To read the previous two years, click "archived news" at the bottom of this page, then search for "4/01". You'll be glad you did (?). Many e-mails were sent about those posts, from people who thought they they were for real...
There is some great news in the competitive scene. Firstly, round two of the CAL playoffs are happening this Saturday, with the finals happening on the Saturday after that (April 10th). The first season finals were a blast to watch, and although HLTV isn't working very well in beta 3, it will definitely be worth watching. Also, NS is going to be at the B.Y.O.C. at the CPL this summer! Paul "SolarCurve" Drew has been working hard to get this set up, and it will be a lot of fun and give NS a lot of exposure to all the people that haven't seen it before. I'm planning on attending as well, and it should be a blast.
The official competitive NS site is still being set up, but we're making progress. Also, we haven't forgotten about the big ATI tournament, it's just that everything's taking longer then we wanted. We'll be making an announcement about this as soon as it's up and running, and you'll be able to sign up your clan for the tournament at that time. If you haven't heard, the prize for the winning clan is 6 brand-new Radeon 9800 Pro cards, donated by ATI!
While NS development is taking a backseat to our next game, work on beta 4 continues. In there will be HLTV fixes, balance tweaks (especially Combat), plenty of map updates, and lots of bug-fixes. We are currently planning on releasing it Friday, April 16th, so get ready.
Finally, there is also one big new system that XP-Cagey, Joev, and myself are working on that will open up lots of possibilities. We will be making a big announcement about this system as we get closer to releasing it, but it will suffice to say that we think it will transform how NS is played. We're really excited about it, and I think you guys will love it. Stay tuned.
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balance tweaks (especially Combat)
dot dot dot
work on classic, fools.
fools i say! fools all of them!
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just threaten them with bolt 3 and fire 2 set on wide dispersal if they don't work on classic BM >:D
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I wanna know what the next game NS is taking a backseat to is...
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I'm not sure if I'm reading this correctly, but it seems to say NS 4.0 will be released on April 16th, which is only a couple weeks away. What I'm confused about is, isn't everything still in the 3.0 beta?
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We are currently running NS 3.0 Beta 3.
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its a subtle 4/1 joke
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its a subtle 4/1 joke
are you sure or just guessing? if you're sure, explain it to us dense ppl =P
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"Work on beta 4 continues"
How can you read NS 4.0 is coming out from that? It's clearly talking about NS 3.0 beta 4...
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well i can't to see what beta 4 will bring to the game we all love :D meaning classic ns not ns:c
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Nothing feels better than new build. Can't wait.
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Oh, I see. NS 3.0 beta 4. Guess I didn't read it right.
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What the hell is this so called next game?! (Pardon the double punctuation.)
Back to the beta. Mmm, mmm, good. Hopefully I'll be saying this soon.
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NS2 silly :p.
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OR NS:CONDITION ZERO!!
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*gives hitler iceskates*
when he needs those,
we'll get NS:CZ
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auctaly i remember seeing an old image of hilter iceskating on the history channel...
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Flayra is copying Resident Evil. Wev'e had 1,2 and 3, now he is going for NS:Z "the beginnings" instead of playing marines and aliens, we play nanites and bacterium, and have to battle it out on a microlbiologial level.
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bogl :p
anyhoo, totally OT here, but i was on this random server (LM was full, with a buncha regs, and i didn't wanna kick anyone, ok?) and some ppl were saying "LOLERSKATES!"..wth!? i thought that was spawned from lolfighter.. no? yes?
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They picked the one day I won't be able to get beta 4 right away..
Damn that sucks
Maybe I'll have wifi where I'm going, otherwise.. you better expect me sunday ;)
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bogl :p
anyhoo, totally OT here, but i was on this random server (LM was full, with a buncha regs, and i didn't wanna kick anyone, ok?) and some ppl were saying "LOLERSKATES!"..wth!? i thought that was spawned from lolfighter.. no? yes?
Don't think so. I'd love to take credit for it, but I think the term "lollerskates" is not directly connected to me.
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They picked the one day I won't be able to get beta 4 right away..
Damn that sucks
Maybe I'll have wifi where I'm going, otherwise.. you better expect me sunday ;)
They picked a date when i have a vacation, wohoooo!
Now i really gotta hope that they release it on the 14th :rolleyes:
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While it probably looks quiet from where you're sitting, I can assure you that there is more NS activity happening then ever.
Yea yea, we allllll know Flayra is sitting on his couch at home with his beer/soda eating potato chips which he bought with the constillation donators money while running a sweat shop making poor (not posting any racial name here, but im sure some of you know what im talking about) do all the bug fixes and tweaks while paying them 1 cent every week. (again, with the contillation money)
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Yea yea, we allllll know Flayra is sitting on his couch at home with his beer/soda eating potato chips which he bought with the constillation donators money while running a sweat shop making poor (not posting any racial name here, but im sure some of you know what im talking about) do all the bug fixes and tweaks while paying them 1 cent every week. (again, with the contillation money)
er? i guess i don't know what racial thing you are talking about. but besides the point, it's constellation.
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you know, sweat shops are usually publicied in poor asain countries, for some reason i hear of mostly small 5-12 year old korean kids. So it was a joke ( well hopefully it wasn't true)
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Nothing feels better than new build. Can't wait.
What about 2.1q.. both of them..
Those new builds didn't feel to.. good. They felt more like bleeding..