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Offline Ghost

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(Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
on: October 29, 2006, 12:31:19 am
Delete the topic if you feel it shouldn't have been posted, by all means... but what exactly are we waiting on? I don't come here too too often, but last time I checked for ST:R, it was set for March or something. "Early 2006," at any rate. It's almost November now. Last November it was set for end of 2005.

My questions are 1. What's the holdup now? 2. Can we get another tentative window?
Wh00t!? Vinyl? Is it like an I-pod 2 or something?

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Offline Snail

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #1 on: October 29, 2006, 06:20:51 am
Perhaps they're working on FSPort 4.0 or a new version of the Port rather than ST:R. If not they probably can't be bothered, but I'm willing to wait for now.
 

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #2 on: October 29, 2006, 10:30:18 am
1. We only have one active beta tester, and he is sllllloooowwww. ;) On the average, one mission passes quality control every three weeks, which I'm not proud of. :( We have two other beta testers who are supposed to be active, but one has Real Life issues going on and one hasn't done much yet.

2. I am pushing for all missions to be finalized and tested by the end of this year (i.e. December 31st).  Then we'll start voice acting.  Voice actors are notoriously slow too (judging from Blaise Russel's call for Derelict to be voice-acted) but I'm hoping we'll have the entire campaign out the door by Spring Break.

We aren't working on 4.0 or anything major like that.  ST:R will run on 3.0, but 3.1 is recommended because it will have a few extra special tweaks.
« Last Edit: October 29, 2006, 10:33:21 am by Goober5000 »
 

Offline Ghost

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #3 on: October 29, 2006, 11:14:34 am
Well, this seems as good a place as any to make an offer. I have an excellent computer that can run FS_Open at full quality at 60 FPS. In addition, I have a slack-ass schedule at the moment. Can I beta test?
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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #4 on: October 29, 2006, 11:21:45 am
Hmm...

Hmm...

PM sent.
 

Offline Ghost

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #5 on: October 29, 2006, 12:36:47 pm
PM replied. :)
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Offline Snail

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #6 on: October 29, 2006, 12:42:02 pm
Quote from: Goober5000 on October 29, 2006, 10:30:18 am
2. I am pushing for all missions to be finalized and tested by the end of this year (i.e. December 31st).  Then we'll start voice acting.  Voice actors are notoriously slow too (judging from Blaise Russel's call for Derelict to be voice-acted) but I'm hoping we'll have the entire campaign out the door by Spring Break.

Somehow, I doubt voice acting will be done by spring. Though, I do hope missions will be done, ST:R is what I'm going to base my (side) project on.
 

Offline Dark Hunter

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #7 on: October 29, 2006, 01:14:48 pm
You've probably already thought of this, but I'll suggest it anyway:

Why not release the finished campaign when it's done and patch the voice files later? Sort of like what the rerelease of Derelict did, with the voice files being separate.
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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #8 on: October 29, 2006, 01:52:34 pm
We're seriously considering it, but right now we're leaning toward the full release.  Problem is, voice acting adds a lot to a campaign, and releasing a nonvoiced version would make it seem incomplete IMHO.
 

Offline Nuclear1

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #9 on: October 29, 2006, 02:01:31 pm
Quote from: Dark Hunter on October 29, 2006, 01:14:48 pm
You've probably already thought of this, but I'll suggest it anyway:

Why not release the finished campaign when it's done and patch the voice files later? Sort of like what the rerelease of Derelict did, with the voice files being separate.

IIRC, Goober mentioned there being one particular moment in ST:R where voiceacting would play a huge role in setting the atmosphere.  I'll gladly wait. (Just have it out before 7/17/07; I'm leaving then :p )
Spoon - I stand in awe by your flawless fredding. Truely, never before have I witnessed such magnificant display of beamz.
Axem -  I don't know what I'll do with my life now. Maybe I'll become a Nun, or take up Macrame. But where ever I go... I will remember you!
Axem - Sorry to post again when I said I was leaving for good, but something was nagging me. I don't want to say it in a way that shames the campaign but I think we can all agree it is actually.. incomplete. It is missing... Voice Acting.
Quanto - I for one would love to lend my beautiful singing voice into this wholesome project.
Nuclear1 - I want a duet.
AndrewofDoom - Make it a trio!
 

Offline Snail

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #10 on: October 29, 2006, 02:11:03 pm
I'd rather have no voice acting then bad voice acting, anyway, so make sure it's good. :P :D
 

Offline bizzybody

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #11 on: November 07, 2006, 02:21:14 am
Quote from: Snail on October 29, 2006, 02:11:03 pm
I'd rather have no voice acting then bad voice acting, anyway, so make sure it's good. :P :D

*puts on the English Pedantry Hat*

What? You'd rather have none, THEN bad acting? *ahem* The proper word is THAN, as in 'I'd rather have a 3.0Ghz CPU than a 1.0Ghz CPU.'

Then is used thusly 'I'm going to play the Freespace 1 campaign, then I'm going to play the Freespace 2 campaign.'

Then is used to indicate one thing coming after another. Than is used to indicate a preference for one thing instead of the other.

*takes off the English Pedantry Hat*

You may now proceed with your request for good voice acting instead of no voice acting. ;)
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Offline Snail

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #12 on: November 07, 2006, 12:43:49 pm
:nervous:

I was in a rush so I didn't proof read it...........

I thought i was supposed to be the nitpicking grammer nazi (well un-less goober has some thing to say about that.)
 

Offline Goober5000

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #13 on: November 07, 2006, 12:55:41 pm
I don't nitpick every error because I want to 1) give people a chance to correct their own errors; and 2) give my protegés the chance to catch some errors. :)
 

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #14 on: November 08, 2006, 11:34:44 am
Quote from: Goober5000 on October 29, 2006, 10:30:18 am
We aren't working on 4.0 or anything major like that.  ST:R will run on 3.0, but 3.1 is recommended because it will have a few extra special tweaks.

If I may ask, here you have another when question.   :p

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #15 on: November 08, 2006, 12:19:47 pm
3.1 is ready to release, but we want to keep it on hold in case we need to add anything for ST:R (like a GTI squadron logo).  ST:R will still be compatible with 3.0 though.

Afterburner trails have been added btw.
 

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #16 on: November 08, 2006, 03:12:59 pm
OOH SCREE SCRAAAA SCREEEE!!!

GTI SQUADRON LOGO!!!!

Oh, sorry... (I want one for a project of mine).....
 

Offline mnftg64

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #17 on: April 15, 2007, 09:44:12 pm
its funny reading these topics a year or more later... Just sayin.
 

Offline Dark Hunter

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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #18 on: April 15, 2007, 09:46:56 pm
Spring Break come and gone... and no ST:R.  :(
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Re: (Not a troll)The whole "next year" answer.
Reply #19 on: April 15, 2007, 09:56:42 pm
I'm working now... I don't get a spring break. :(
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