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Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: Antares on October 18, 2003, 10:24:57 pm
Has anyone ever seen this page before?

http://www.brainzipper.com/fs2/notes/fs2_discrepancy.html

I stumbled upon this page several weeks ago--what exactly I was looking for at the time, I can't remember--and it reveals a number of interesting tidbits about FS2 missions that I'd wager most people aren't aware of.  Apparently, the author of the site peeks at the FRED coding of the retail missions and lists several discrepancies between the coding and what actually happens in each mission.  Among points of note:

1.  The SJ Sathanas appears to have been originally named the SJ Apocalypse, or some variant thereof.
2.  Moloch corvettes may have been intended to be introduced as early as the fourth mission in the FS2 campaign, "A Lion at the Door".
3.  The Colossus may have originally been written to confront the Iceni itself, and not the NTD Repulse.
4.  Several ship names were changed, apparently because they were difficult to pronounce.
5.  A possible debriefing for "Argonautica" mentions the appearance of a Shivan juggernaut in the mission, although to my knowledge, that never happens.
6.  An interesting note for "Clash of the Titans II" indicates that the Colossus might have originally been the ship intended to collapse the jump node, not the Bastion.
7.  The various "hidden" items that can be scanned upon transports in the final mission--"Apocalypse"--are listed.

I imagine some people have seen this stuff already, but I'm just throwing it out there for informational purposes.
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: Drew on October 18, 2003, 10:48:34 pm
now we know what that dude does on friday nights :rolleyes:
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Post by: Knight Templar on October 18, 2003, 11:06:47 pm
That dude would be Sandwich. :p
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Post by: Setekh on October 19, 2003, 12:19:03 am
Indeed, Antares - that page belongs to our very own admin, Sandwich. :)
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Post by: karajorma on October 19, 2003, 07:35:27 am
Worth pointing out though. Some people may have missed it :)
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Post by: DragonClaw on October 19, 2003, 10:33:27 am
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Originally posted by Drew
now we know what that dude does on friday nights :rolleyes:


You better hide ;7
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: StratComm on October 19, 2003, 12:26:05 pm
You know, now that it's brought up... the pattern of usage for "Moloch" as noted by Sandwich seems to point at a slightly different conclusion from the one that Sandwich states.  Since it is rather consistantly pointing at fighter wings, I would think that :V:'s original intention was to use Moloch as one of the stock designations for Shivan fighter wings.  This was later changed, either because of the introduction of the Moloch as we know it, or to achieve a more consistant, greco-roman system of wing designations.
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: Gloriano on October 20, 2003, 03:58:41 am
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Originally posted by Drew
now we know what that dude does on friday nights :rolleyes:



:lol: :lol:
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: Sandwich on October 21, 2003, 11:22:36 am
*waves*

And what's all this "friday night" stuff?
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Post by: Gloriano on October 21, 2003, 11:46:58 am
btw i ever dind't jnow those things (SJ Sathanas was SJ Apocalypse first
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: karajorma on October 21, 2003, 01:52:13 pm
H.I.G Meet sarcasm. Sarcasm meet H.I.G

Seems you two spend a lot of time in close proximity but have never been introduced
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: Gloriano on October 21, 2003, 01:57:12 pm
:blah:
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Post by: Drew on October 23, 2003, 07:45:13 pm
hehe, so what do i get labeled as now? :rolleyes:

BTW
nice to meet you H.I.G ;)
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Post by: Shrike on October 23, 2003, 08:03:19 pm
You really do have a lot of time on your hands, don't you sandwich?
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Post by: Gloriano on October 24, 2003, 02:39:47 am
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Originally posted by Drew
hehe, so what do i get labeled as now? :rolleyes:

BTW
nice to meet you H.I.G ;)


:wtf: :nervous:
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: an0n on October 24, 2003, 06:54:55 am
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Originally posted by Shrike
You really do have a lot of time on your hands, don't you sandwich?
That ain't time. :ick
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: Woolie Wool on October 24, 2003, 09:51:41 am
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Originally posted by karajorma
H.I.G Meet sarcasm. Sarcasm meet H.I.G

Seems you two spend a lot of time in close proximity but have never been introduced


Why don't you introduce him to grammar first? He has no clue what we're saying.
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: Gloriano on October 24, 2003, 09:53:24 am
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Originally posted by Woolie Wool


Why don't you introduce him to grammar first? He has no clue what we're saying.


:wtf: :mad2:
Title: Apocalypse Now!
Post by: Woolie Wool on October 24, 2003, 09:55:47 am
You really misinterpreted the "friday nights" parts.
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Post by: Gloriano on October 24, 2003, 09:58:20 am
So yes i did know what it meant just get over it