State of the game....

[Lemmy]

uhm...they fired Alan emrich

he was the lead designer, the game is fully designed now, only needs programming and tweaking, QS or IG had to let some people go, so they fired him.

back on topic...sort of:

Well, to me the new Units.txt and Mount options (next patch) are new toys but there is also the rumor that once a few more game bugs are fixed there will be a patch adding new weapons/components. Kinda like the very first patch that added a few new weapons (been so long I forget which ones were added).

there's gonna be a new file?
now i have to adjust my loader...

[ June 13, 2002, 16:17: Message edited by: Lemmy ]

[Perrin]

Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
They have moved the forums from Delphi to their own site. This is Yet Another Disruption for the community that had formed at Delphi.

Also, the new forum is cruddy. It seems to be a UBB type board like this one, but not well designed. AWFUL color scheme, bad screen layout. Yech... there was more whining about the BB than about anything else for the first week after the move.

I do not know if anyone is interested but there is a much better MOO3 forum at Apolyton. <- link

They are mostly a Civ3 site but have forum devoted to several turn based strategy games. Including MOO3.

[henk brouwer]

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Originally posted by Baron Munchausen:
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Also, the new forum is cruddy. It seems to be a UBB type board like this one, but not well designed. AWFUL color scheme, bad screen layout. Yech... there was more whining about the BB than about anything else for the first week after the move.

Anyone remember the old shrapnelforum color scheme? It can't be worse than that...

[Baron Munchausen]

Yes, we're trying to get MM to add some new weapon damage types and/or abilities. Dunno if he will actually do it or not. So don't take this as a promise.

Yes, Alan Emrich has been fired from the MOO III project. It is now completely 'in house' Quicksilver people who are working on it.

The Apolyton site has been a sort of 'rebel refugee' site since the turmoil began with feature cuts, moderator firings on the forums, and general axing of formerly popular staff on the development team. I suppose it's as good a place as any to visit for a sample of the atmosphere in the MOO fan community Online. But I should point out that there is some disappointment being voiced even by brand-new arrivals to the IG 'in houise' forums, too. People are beginning to hear about the changes -- like the axing of many original races -- and expressing their unhappiness. I hope this will lead IG to restore some of them in an expansion pack later on, but IG is not known for intelligence or sensitivity...

Henk, have you seen the color scheme on Infogrames site?

http://www.ina-community.com/forums/...s=&forumid=224

[ June 14, 2002, 04:21: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]

[Tenryu]

Originally posted by Richard:
I think we will see another boost once MOO has been out for a few weeks.

I may be wrong but I have a bad feeling about the game right now. This isn't because they are competition, it's because the publisher doesn't have a great track history with hard core game titles.

I agree with Richard, I think they will screw it up. I've been reading their bhah-blah. I think it will be another "Reach for the", (wallet, opps), I mean, "Stars.".

I, too, would be pleasantly surprized if it wasn't. I am not expecting too much, however.

Cynic, I am.

[ June 14, 2002, 03:17: Message edited by: Tenryu ]

[Baron Munchausen]

Well, I can only repeat my observation from the Civ III thread. The first release of everything is a public beta. I'm hearing more and more good comments about Civ III now that it has been patched a gazillion times. If they release on their announced schedule -- in time for this Christmas season, that is -- MOO III will not be really 'done' until next summer, I'd say. And that's plenty of time for major changes. So if you hear a lot of *****ing in the initial reviews, don't completely close your mind to the possiblity it will become a good game later on.

[ June 14, 2002, 04:30: Message edited by: Baron Munchausen ]

[dumbluck]

Besides, once it's patched enough to be called "finished" (ie, mid summer), it will have dropped $10 or $20 in price!