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spacetoaster posted:Does ED really suck? I was under the impression that it's still some kind of early beta release and that more content is coming? ED is, IMO, a solid game foundation but it's currently pretty easy to describe as bland. They have impressive plans for the future so as long as these come to pass (and it looks like they will) it will get better and better and it's pretty solid. Right now, it's euro truck simulator in space with some pew pew thrown in. I've been playing it for a couple of weeks and I'm enjoying it, but it's wearing a bit thin at this point
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jaegerx posted:Yes, it was like 12 floppy disks. It got released around 96 or so and cdroms were still those weird carosel carry case things. Did they ship different versions? Because I bought mine as soon as it came out and it was definitely a CD with gray/silver background and a spaceship on the cover.
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MeLKoR posted:Did they ship different versions? Because I bought mine as soon as it came out and it was definitely a CD with gray/silver background and a spaceship on the cover. No idea, I had it on 3.5in disks. Same way I installed windows 95. Derek would have to let us know. I'm sure the publisher did it in as many ways as possible. It was technically a dos game and I don't remember very man dos cdrom games.
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SirTagz posted:Was it ever on floppies? DS scammed me of my money when it came out but as I remember it was on a CD. Dsmart had to come in and provide a no-CD .exe to get it working BogDew fucked around with this message at 09:19 on Oct 7, 2015 |
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Did I miss the second coming of D. 'The Doctor Derek' Smart Dogg, esq? Has anyone told him about the coffee machine?
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DancingShade posted:When it has the same features Elite: Frontier First Encounter had give me a call. First Encounters was a buggy piece of poo poo when it shipped, to the point that PC Zone's feature on it was illustrated with a picture of a turd wrapped in a bow. It did let you dump cargo containers full of slaves onto the Eiffel Tower though.
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Thief 1/2 were such great games.
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Fil5000 posted:First Encounters was a buggy piece of poo poo when it shipped, to the point that PC Zone's feature on it was illustrated with a picture of a turd wrapped in a bow. Can't wait to do that when we get to land of earth, good idea.
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Fil5000 posted:First Encounters was a buggy piece of poo poo when it shipped, to the point that PC Zone's feature on it was illustrated with a picture of a turd wrapped in a bow. This is true, but I loved the way the newspaper interacted with the plot. It was pretty basic, but the idea of being able to read up on where the profit was - and it actually happening in game, wowzers! - or being picked out as the rear end in a top hat who assassinated some dude or bombed some installation was amazing back to me back then. Wonderful idea, dodgy execution; especially with nobody giving a hint of a poo poo once you're tooling around the galaxy in (really, I'm not sure I have to spoiler this) a thargoid warship. Anyway, if they manage to pull off the fully developed ideas that were mere seeds back in that game in E:D they can have my cash forever*; that's a fun game to play. It looks like they're driving at that, so who knows? What's this about a space plague anyway? INRA related hijinx? Are they kicking all of this off now? E: *Sorry, since this is the Star Citizen thread let me clarify: 'have my cash forever' means I will purchase their product and/or service once released and once I am satisfied via multiple third party sources and opinions and my own appraisal that the product and/or service will meet a standard of quality and scope that I am confident I will enjoy. 'Purchase' means pay the asking price offered at time of purchase, and not a penny more. Salt n Reba McEntire fucked around with this message at 09:46 on Oct 7, 2015 |
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no_recall posted:We're all ill informed. Thing is, most of the time a company that collects public investors does so through a stock exchange, and the stock exchange requires that the company share details on its financial state that can be published so members of the public can make informed decisions about investing with them. If anything, it's CIG in this case who's acting entitled, since they're taking advantage of the lack of regulation in crowdfunding to be able to raise public funds without public scrutiny, and moaning about it when called on it.
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Gerblyn posted:Thing is, most of the time a company that collects public investors does so through a stock exchange, and the stock exchange requires that the company share details on its financial state that can be published so members of the public can make informed decisions about investing with them. If anything, it's CIG in this case who's acting entitled, since they're taking advantage of the lack of regulation in crowdfunding to be able to raise public funds without public scrutiny, and moaning about it when called on it. We got nothing, they got money. Except jpegs.
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TheHoosier posted:Someone more talented than me should take the Metal Gear FOX logo, change the animal to a whale, and replace the letters with C I G this is as much effort as i am willing to put in
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 09:57 |
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Paladinus posted:Did I miss the second coming of D. 'The Doctor Derek' Smart Dogg, esq? Has anyone told him about the coffee machine? i think the better question is, has anyone warned the coffee machine about derek smart?
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 09:59 |
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Decrepus posted:Can we get a Dsmart clan tag? CLAM DOWN posted:What would that even look like
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:09 |
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I still don't understand why this thread is in Games, when Star Citizen is anything but a game. Bring Smart Room back, imo.
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delete boot.ini
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Paladinus posted:I still don't understand why this thread is in Games, when Star Citizen is anything but a game. Star Citizen is FUBAR. Bring back the Smart Room.
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:22 |
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If the Smart Room was full of Line of Defence patch notes, would it be very full or very empty?
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:25 |
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Derek Smart Sir, how sure are you that the meltdown will happen in Q1 2016? Are there facts to support this? Just a Yes or No would suffice. No need explanations, we understand.
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Paladinus posted:Did I miss the second coming of D. 'The Doctor Derek' Smart Dogg, esq? Has anyone told him about the coffee machine? I believe he told us. Also what is the name reveal supposed to be. It's after 4:00 AM EST.
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:31 |
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Derek Smart gang tag should be "Smart People"
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 10:48 |
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hakimashou posted:Derek Smart gang tag should be "Smart People" since clan tags can usually only be 4 it should be [SMRT]. Which is kinda fitting to be honest.
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krazysigmarite posted:
Can't post that without the sequel:
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 11:13 |
guys "relationship" with company selling video game is like all his other relationships in that it is imaginary
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# ? Oct 7, 2015 11:27 |
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I sense a disturbance in the 'verse. So close, but yet so far. The cult shall never be wrong! Sauce: https://forums.robertsspaceindustries.com/discussion/288043/somehow-he-managed-to-do-it [concierge paywall]
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Gryphon0468 posted:Because endeavor is the name of the new ship released recently. Yeah, it was "released". Right. How many wank pods did you buy for yours?
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Gryphon0468 posted:Because endeavor is the name
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https://cloudimperiumgames.com/jobs 64 job openings, 6 of which are in Austin. Tell me again why a company about to run out of money would be looking to fill a further 64 positions?
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Gryphon0468 posted:https://cloudimperiumgames.com/jobs Because they'll make more money on CitCon by selling jpegs to dumb idiots like you. Or maybe all jpeg-makers decided to leave and they need to find new ones quickly. Like, they mostly need artists, when you look at it. E: Also, by the amount of devs they need for SC42 you can tell it's not going to be out any time soon. Or, you know, ever. Paladinus fucked around with this message at 11:44 on Oct 7, 2015 |
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Maldoror posted:You sillies, they most likely didn't get a nice real semi auto or full commercial machine with a portafilter where you grind and tamp the shot yourself, they got some super automatic crap with a built in grinder and milk fridge. Just confirming the quality of the Rancilio Silvia, it's fantastic. Have one myself. He would have been better off putting two in each studio. Absolute waste.
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We have this lovely (free) vending machine at work that makes coffee from actual beans and I'm perfectly fine with its espresso. I mean, it's as bitter and unpleasant as any other cup of espresso I tasted and I loving hate coffee. Hope you all die of a heart attack or something.
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Paladinus posted:
Yeah I was about to post, that hiring list looks like the people you gather to start a project, not help polish one up for release.
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I hate coffee but basically need it to wake up in the morning, so I down espresso as quickly as possible so I can move on to a drink I actually like. Most drip coffee tastes like warm mud to me though. Also that sudden need for a bunch of new artists is actually really sketchy, sorry Gryphon[numbersname].
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Ayn Randi posted:guys "relationship" with company selling video game is like all his other relationships in that it is imaginary don't let the #brands hear it, you'll hurt their feelings.
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Gryphon0468 posted:https://cloudimperiumgames.com/jobs Why would they be pretending everything is okay while selling more jpegs of spaceships? What could they possibly benefit from not telling the truth? Why has their web site not been replaced with a picture of Chris Roberts crying while looking at a bank balance that reads "$0"? HUH? Check and mate goons.
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Gryphon0468 posted:https://cloudimperiumgames.com/jobs Derek Smart says they are going to run out of money soon, that's based on rumours of how much is remaining, 8 million, their unknown but high burn rate and the assumption that people will stop handing over cash for promises. As the rumours indicate that the Austin office will be moving and downsizing to a different location, also indicated by your job link, and they went from a public figure in June of 500 developers (internal + contractors) to a recent 260 figure, it seems they are drastically reducing their burn rate by binning contractors like Illfonic and making savings in other areas like rent. There are no signs so far that people are going to stop handing over cash for promises, so that means the "soon" mentioned above might actually be using the CIG definition of the word.
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AP posted:Derek Smart says they are going to run out of money soon, that's based on rumours of how much is remaining, 8 million, their unknown but high burn rate and the assumption that people will stop handing over cash for promises. Even if they don't collapse in the next few months, so long as there's no sign of actual substantive progress with the game it's just a matter of time.
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Gryphon0468 posted:https://buttimperiumgames.com/jobs Bitcoin prices are going up, uP, UP!
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Alchenar posted:Even if they don't collapse in the next few months, so long as there's no sign of actual substantive progress with the game it's just a matter of time. For a real crisis of confidence a large number of people will need to admit they might have been conned and as seen from Gryphon0468, there's real mental resistance to that. Short of the Escapist releasing another extremely damaging piece I don't see much danger of it happening till next year. I think we're still at the stage where if Chris Roberts stumbled on stage on Saturday, puked on the front row, giggled and was carried out there'd be rage filled posts about the incredible and unfair stress Derek Smart has put him under.
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AP posted:...if Chris Roberts stumbled on stage on Saturday, puked on the front row, giggled and was carried out ... Don't spoil my dreams. They are all I have. Fingers crossed!
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