[sfried]

Meh.  If you don't have time for that download, you probably don't have the time for Freespace either (unless you're on dial-up ).  Anyway, it's not like you need to download EVERY nightly build that comes out, just a few of them.  SCP will always continue improving.  Unless you'd prefer that the code be frozen in its current state and declared final, despite bugs and unfulfilled feature requests .  So just update your build occasionally and you'll be fine.

I do. I was just wondering which one will be considered the final build...of 3.6.10 at least. There's already talk of a 3.6.11, and if that one doesn't need any more "patching" (i.e. basically anything that has to do with sticking additional stuff in the mediavps folder), I'm considering a fresh reinstall of FS2Open just for it.

[chief1983]

Either I'm confused, or you are.  There will likely never be a 'final'.  The SCP is always going to be evolving.  You also sound like you're getting the SCP confused with the MediaVPs.  The SCP is very close to Release Candidate stage, the MediaVPs will likely release the next official update to the main release after there is a final 3.6.10 SCP build.

[blowfish]

Two questions you should ask.  1) Does it happen consistently? and 2) Is it in mantis yet?  If 1 is trua and 2 is false, then it is not a known issue and should be reported using mantis.

[chief1983]

Also, does this have anything to do with when you're using the MediaVPs?  If it happens without them then this is the wrong place to mention it.  I'd suggest the FS support forum and Mantis as blowfish suggested.

[Sushi]

Hi,

Just taking a moment to say thanks to the team! The mediaVPs are truly amazing work... you guys rock!

[Vrets]

I want to discuss the presence of ship prefixes in names. Canonically, they're not widely used in FS2 and I don't see the point in adding them now.
[/mobius]

Agreed.

Mediavps are amazing, otherwise. Especially the new Shivan beams.

To be more specific, amazing means "oh my god, are those normal maps on my fighter?! Oh my christ, it's so beautiful!"

[Rhymes]

I want to discuss the presence of ship prefixes in names. Canonically, they're not widely used in FS2 and I don't see the point in adding them now.
[/mobius]

Agreed.

I also agree with Mobius' stance.  People are generally smart enough to figure out that just because the ship's name is shown as "Fenris" doesn't necessarily mean it isn't really "GTC Fenris"

Mediavps are amazing, otherwise. Especially the new Shivan beams.

To be more specific, amazing means "oh my god, are those normal maps on my fighter?! Oh my christ, it's so beautiful!"

Amen to that man.  Amen to that.

[Zacam]

So, I have already gone about then the Class-as-Part-of-the-Name, and everybody seems to just prefer the ship name, without the class part.

Would you want the nameplates to show this behaviour as well, or should the class part stay on the nameplates?

[blowfish]

I think nameplates should still show the class designation, but ship names should not.

[Androgeos Exeunt]

Uh, guys, I thought this was settled with a poll not too long ago...

[Zacam]

I don't remember making such a  poll. Just a bunch of people voicing that they did not like the class descriptors in the ship names on the hud.
I wanted to refresh whether the nameplates should also be changed.

Armed with this information, I now get to go back through and do a hunt and replace in SP and CoOp versions.

[Dilmah G]

I think nameplates should still show the class designation, but ship names should not.

I'm happy with that.

[sfried]

It seems like the Nightly Builds thread is undergoing a Release Candidate phase. Does this mean we will see an "Official" EXE soon?

[Rhymes]

Did you take a look at the front page?  Said something about RELEASE CANDIDATES 1 & 2?!!

[sfried]

Did you take a look at the front page?  Said something about RELEASE CANDIDATES 1 & 2?!!

Damn, I didn't spot that. Thanks for the heads up.

Somebody update the first page of this thread, before they make the same mistake that I did.

[chief1983]

Seconded, someone plz most make update.

[Vasudan Admiral]

Updated step 3 with that and links to the support forum's FAQ thread.

[Dilmah G]

Seconded, someone plz most make update.

 
Nooo! Not you tooo!

[chief1983]

What?  That's like the fifth time I've said that.  I'm even responsible for that quote being in the IRC bot's quote list.

[Dilmah G]

What?  That's like the fifth time I've said that.  I'm even responsible for that quote being in the IRC bot's quote list.

Well a general CBF-ness on my part has resulted in me missing a lot of things on the forum... I don't use IRC either