OT: FreeOrion 0.1 out!

gregebowman · #1 March 8th, 2004, 03:25 PM

Looks interesting. I'll check it out.

Timstone · #2 March 8th, 2004, 03:48 PM

It's really looks good, but it's definitly a pre-alpha Version.
Thanks for the link!

DemoMonkey · #3 March 8th, 2004, 04:50 PM

The first rule of Free Orion Club is that you don't talk about Free Orion Club!

Baron Munchausen · #4 March 8th, 2004, 05:13 PM

How can there be a pre-alpha Version of anything???

I'm sure it's crude, but it's out so we drooling fans can see it and tinker with it. I'm also sure I'll yield to the temptation to download it soon. But maybe I can hold off long enough to get .2 and skip the foibles .1 is inevitably going to have.

geoschmo · #5 March 8th, 2004, 05:29 PM

I'll probably dl it just to see what it looks like. But like Baron won't expect too much with such an early Version. In fact if they had some screen shots posted somewhere I wouldn't have to do that. Of course that would defeat the purpose of getting play testers.

Aiken · #6 March 8th, 2004, 05:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
How can there be a pre-alpha Version of anything???

Development Status: 2 - Pre-Alpha, 3 - Alpha
(from SF.net project page)

oogs · #7 March 8th, 2004, 05:51 PM

all this Version has is a nice map with a cool interface. you can build stuff, but it won't appear.

the galaxy is beautiful though. it would be nice if seV was that pretty

Edit: i didn't realize that to interact with your fleets you have to double click on the little triangle in the upper right corner of the system. If you do play this, amke sure you read the known issues page so that you don't do silly things that crash your game

[ March 08, 2004, 16:04: Message edited by: oogs ]

Ragnarok · #8 March 8th, 2004, 06:28 PM

Hmmm, I can't seem to get it working. I downloaded and installed but when I select my map and press 'ok' it just takes me to a screen with stars and some green clouds and it does nothing after that. Am I not waiting long enough or what? It seems that by using my mouse I can slightly move the view of the stars around a bit but nothing more then that.

oogs · #9 March 8th, 2004, 08:14 PM

nope, that's it. in the release notes they mention that you don't start zoomed in on your home system, so you have to finf it. the bast way to do that (IMO) is to just zoom out a bit (use your mousewheel) and scroll around the map, looking for stars with names that are in colors other than white (to scroll left click & hold and then move the map around).

Atrocities · #10 March 8th, 2004, 08:24 PM

I joined those forums about a month ago. Someone there kept sending me emails to threads about my site..