[Ace]

Now, for questions.

Ok, fine.

1) You guys said that you don't like reskins. So is the Hydra retired now? How can you explain this?
2) Will there be any "unique environments" other than asteroid fields and nebulae?
3) Are there any campaign-persistent variables?
4) Will any factions use red beams?

1) The Hydra is not in the campaign.

2) Yes, there is at least one in a secret mission.

3) Not necessary

4) Not saying 

[Snail]

What did you edit?

[Ace]

The original plan was a single release, there was some talk of changing that last year.

[Mobius]

You should definitely split the package. Just look at what is happening to Warzone SCP

And revolutions are bad...look at what happened in our Inferno Night Café. The Hammer of HLP Ownage hit again

[Snail]

1) Will unique environments change gameplay, or just be there to look nice?

2) Will there be ammo based primaries?

3) Do capships get cool new weapons like uberflak or whatever, or are they just as defenseless in BWO as they were in FS2?

4) Does the SCP have uniformity in ship designs, or is it like the normal Terrans with white, brown, grey, green, purple and pink ships everywhere?

5) Will BWO make more unanswered mysteries, or will it tie up everything and all the unanswered questions?

[Ace]

2. There are no ammunition based primaries used by the GTVA.

3. Ships in FS2 are hardly defenseless compared to most spacesims. Capital ships in BWO have defenses somewhat stronger than FS2, but not ludicrously powerful. Some of these new weapons such as "energy flak" take advantage of Source Code Project additions.

4. There is definitely more uniformity in the SCP designs than the GTVA. Even in refitted vessels. (which are more than a simple reskin, but less than a complete overhaul)

5. BWO ties up all questions related to its main plot, if a player is attentive and digs deep enough.

[IceFire]

I'm confused because Ice fire says that it's a possibility that is will be released without voices at first and then have a patch later but Ace says the opposite.

IceFire (no spaces)

The original plan was for a single package release with everything.  We then talked about splitting it up.  We're currently talking of releasing everything at once but this is not a decision that has been set into stone or made final.  When we know exactly whats going to happen 100% we'll let everyone know.

[colecampbell666]

How many new HTL'd ships are in BWO?

[Mars]

They're probably going to say: "enough"

[IceFire]

Wrong. The answer is "some"

Sort of lost count actually...we do have a good few.  Some are retrofits of existing ships into slightly new configurations so the count becomes a bit more complex.

[Tyrian]

1) Will unique environments change gameplay, or just be there to look nice?

I'm curious as to the answer of this question...Will the new environments affect gameplay?

[G0atmaster]

me too, was just gonna call attention to that.

[Mobius]

I'm curious, too...are you going to use some interesting Scripting options for it?

[Ace]

Don't read too much into things.

[Blue Haired Maniac]

I know this is a low blow...but here goes...

What will be released first, BWO or Duke Nukem Forever?

[Ace]

Depends

[Polpolion]

Okay, I got one: How much of the team is still active?

[Snail]

I know this is a low blow...but here goes...

What will be released first, BWO or Duke Nukem Forever?

200 souls.

[IceFire]

I know this is a low blow...but here goes...

What will be released first, BWO or Duke Nukem Forever?

BWO for sure.

[NGTM-1R]

Okay, I got one: How much of the team is still active?

Majority of the non-model/texture people. Whoops.