Stars! Supernova Genesis

Lord Kodos · #1 March 17th, 2003, 10:19 PM

See topic. Whatever happened to this game it looked great.

smitty · #2 March 17th, 2003, 11:04 PM

For at least 2-3 years I watched and waited for this game to come out. I still think it would be great one.

As I understand it the guy developing never got it quite finished and has been waiting for at least a year to find a publisher to pay him to finish it. I could be wrong about that, just my impression.

Desdinova · #3 March 17th, 2003, 11:39 PM

maybe we should suggest they contact MM and ask for help.

Ragnarok · #4 March 18th, 2003, 12:32 AM

It looks like it would be a great game.
As someone mentioned already they are in search of a publisher as they haven't got the money to finish the game. It's really sad though, this game looked like it will one of the best; even now, and it was supposed to come out 2 years ago.

Lord Kodos · #5 March 18th, 2003, 01:06 AM

/me looks at shrapnel and notices they are publishers...

Taera · #6 March 18th, 2003, 04:26 AM

i presume that Stars! producers want it in a box on a shelf. SG dont do that much.

Desdinova · #7 March 18th, 2003, 05:05 AM

i would hope the people who are creating it would learn that a little of something is better than nothing. space empires hasnt done bad and if supernova is as good as it looks it could do well also (i have enjoyed stars for the past several years). at least this would let them get it in the market to start out with then see about expanding into the mainstream. also seeing as to what kind of reception SEIV has gotten from the gaming community as a result of MOO3, i am sure stars have its share of people willing to buy it.

Edit: ok i just did something quite possibly stupid. i just emailed the guys at Stars:SG and asked them if they have thought about contacting Shrapnel Games to see about get game released thru them. lets see what kind of response, if any, i get.

[ March 18, 2003, 03:15: Message edited by: desdinova ]

Baron Munchausen · #8 March 18th, 2003, 06:31 AM

You'll get no response. I have emailed them multiple times over the past year or two. They seem determined to get a major commercial developer to commit to the game before they finish it.

solops · #9 March 18th, 2003, 04:41 PM

I think they would be happy with anyone as publishers. Eventually, they'll self publish, if necessary. The game still had a lot of work to be done on it a year or so ago, but the main framework appeared to be in place. They ran into a complications when Microsoft changed Versions of the software, which added to their work load, I'm sure. I would guess that with only one or two or three people working on it part-time the project is daunting, especially given the graphics and sound they were determined to include. As a Stars! fan, those are irrelevant to me, but I do understand the need and I appreciate the goodies when they are presented. If the game ever shows up in the form the beta testers saw and which Jeff McBride envisions it will be a great leap in what 4x gamers have been offered, even after 1+ years in limbo.

[ March 18, 2003, 14:44: Message edited by: solops ]

gregebowman · #10 March 18th, 2003, 05:32 PM

Where can one find the original game? I've only learned about it from this website. I don't rememeber ever seeing it in the stores.