[kasperl]

Bob: Got phone number? If you guys are in the same state, just give him a ring. Hell, if you gave me the number I'd do it, bar me being on another continent and all.

[Rictor]

Well supposedly, it would be W. Pierce, where W might stand for William or somesuch name. But I could be wrong.

[Unknown Target]

Anyone think of talking to [V], maybe getting their help?

[Unknown Target]

I posted this text on the Megatokyo and Penny Arcade boards:

Hello all. I'm from the Freespace community. Now, I know, many of you are asking "What is Freespace?" Well, it's a space game series (composed of the original Descent: Freespace, and it's sequel Freespace 2), with it's latest iteration made back in 1999.
Well, now the game has become abandon ware (you can get it on HOTU for free),  BUT, the Freespace community has stuck with it ever since it's incarnation. We have survived two official site closings, a dead publisher, a dead developer, and a myriad of other problems, but we have survived. The last hope for Freespace 2 is at this website, please visit it and see what we have done with the source code (which Volition, the original developer, released about two years ago).
www.3dap.com/hlp


But now we have a problem, which is why I come to Penny Arcade. We need serious help. With Interplay closing down, they are auctioning off all of their game rights. And guess who wants to pick up the Freespace franchise?

Derek Smart.

Now, I'm sure all of you are familiar with Derek, in one form or another. I will not go into the myriad of items that are attached to his name, however, I will tell you that almost every member of the Freespace community does NOT want him to develop a possible Freespace 3, or even get the rights. Which is why we need your help. We need people to donate money, or at least pledge it right now, so that we can buy the rights. We have people willing to donate up to 3,000 dollars for the cause. I personally am willing to donate 100 to 300 dollars. We would appreciate any donation, large or small, but we need HELP. Please, find it in your hearts to not only help a magnificent series keep it's reputation, but also help a dedicated and mature community keep its game and freedom to do what it wants with it.


If you are willing to donate, please visit this thread, register, and post:

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,25177.0.html


If you want to see what started the hubbub, please visit this thread:

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,25162.0.html

[Unknown Target]

Also reposted on DeviantArt.

[Unknown Target]

There goes Megatokyo. Ah, well, wasn'treally expecting anythng from them anyway.

[Nico]

Originally posted by Unknown Target
Anyone think of talking to [V], maybe getting their help?

Suuuuuuuure. Baranec was so happy with us when he left, let's ask for their help.

[Setekh]

That's true. Still, I wonder what he would think of this situation.

[Rictor]

I don't think they would be too hapyy about it. They made Freespace, its their baby, and I think they want to see a worthy succesor as much as anyone.

[Zarax]

Just hope EA or Strategy First do not notice it... I don't know which would be worse...

[The Shadow]

For organising the payments, how about an escrow service?

It's what eBay uses so I don't know if it would also work on this type of project, and unfortunatly it isn't free. If we're talking 200 000$ then the service would cost 1780$

[Unknown Target]

How about a PayPal account?

[magatsu1]

Originally posted by Setekh
That's true. Still, I wonder what he would think of this situation.

laughing his ass off, no doubt.

[Genryu]

Originally posted by Nico


Suuuuuuuure. Baranec was so happy with us when he left, let's ask for their help.

Seeing that I wasn't online at the time, can someone tell me what happened with daveB ?

[karajorma]

Certain people making twats of themselves on the Columbia disaster thread sickened him of the entire community.

[Lonestar]

I can start the fund, if so someone IM me and ill help them out with it. I would come back to this thread but i got a life to live yeesh!

[aldo_14]

Originally posted by karajorma
Certain people making twats of themselves on the Columbia disaster thread sickened him of the entire community.

I missed that.

[Setekh]

Mmmm. Daveb made one or two posts since then, but otherwise he's steered clear of us. A great loss, that was.

[Styxx]

Yeah, it was a real shame. Proof that political threads can do real damage, if you ask me.

[Rictor]

Well, I think that whoever the person, political threads are clearly marked and if you aren't ready to handle it, just steer clear. Its a shame that thats what drove the away, it seems a rather bad reason to me. I mean, I think most people here understand that what happens in the political debates and what happens at HLP at large are two different matters, and if, for example, Liberator needed some help with his mod or whatever, the fact that I don't agree with him politically shouldn't influence it.