"the Ship" A *unique* New Mod

Dr_ShaggyDr_Shaggy Join Date: 2002-09-26 Member: 1340Members, Constellation
<div class="IPBDescription">Most creative mod idea I've seen</div> Found it in a <a href='http://games.slashdot.org/games/04/07/18/0451204.shtml?tid=204' target='_blank'>Slashdot story</a>, its got a great style to it, very murder mystery. From what I gather, people live on a cruise ship trying to kill each other, but very subtlely, as you can't get caught by the police/security and the act of killing actually traumatizes you. I haven't had the chance to check it out yet, has anyone here? I'd love to hear how it plays out.


<a href='http://www.theshiponline.com/' target='_blank'>The Ship Official Website</a>

Comments

  • DragonMechDragonMech Join Date: 2003-09-19 Member: 21023Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Interesting.... Wish I could check it out, but ye olde lappy is dying. *cries*
  • Mr_HeadcrabMr_Headcrab Squee&#33;~ Join Date: 2002-11-20 Member: 9392Members, Constellation
    I'm utterly addicted. It runs surprisingly well on a POS at 640x480
  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I've been looking for a US link for ages...

    and don't tell me to d/l at a lower speed- it just plain doesn't allow you to.
  • BurncycleBurncycle Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9759Members, NS1 Playtester
    edited July 2004
    I believe I will wait until they get it working properly for steam <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->

    The needs list is interesting. I just love hunting down my disguised prey in between pees <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • GlissGliss Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14800Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    The needs rise much too quickly, but other than that, it's fun.
  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    Apart from the dm'ers who never ever play the game properly and just go around killing innocents.
  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    Well I *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* quite like the game, I mean *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* it's a good concept *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* and all but the only problem *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* is that with too many people the *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* quarry changes so often *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* that you never actually get to kill your quarry before it changes.

    *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED*NEW QUARRY OBTAINED*NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED*

    Yes, this is a pet peeve of mine and i'm not playing again until they sort it <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • GlissGliss Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14800Members, Constellation, NS2 Map Tester
    That's true. I find a 6 or even 4 person server is much more enjoyable than, say, a 12 person eserver.
  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    I find it more enjoyable when I'm in a server without pjofsky.
  • twoflowtwoflow Singing Drunk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1950Members, Constellation
    What just happened there, then?
  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    edited July 2004
    Great idea, but two problems.
    1) The fact that every time I near my quarry, it changes <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo--> When a syringe kill is worth a lot, I always go for it since the syringe spawns so frequently and is quick to use. So, I stick the person, poisoning them. Then my quarry changes, and I get fined $2000 for killing an innocent.
    2) The ***hats who DM. You can't draw weapons in most corridors on the most common map, and you cant in the infirmary either (where EVERYBODY has to go after making a kill, or you will likely die). However, there's a room directly across (a room where you can draw weapons_, and a certain smacktard stood in there, pitched a satchel charge through the corridor, into the infirmary and killed everybody on the server except him.

    On one game, we all go so fed up that we all just agreed to randomly kill, and see who got the most kills of their actual quarry. I managed to get 3 quarries and 5 hunters, but like 20 innocents, so I ended up with -$20000 or so.

    For a brand new mod, pretty good, but theres too many bugs/exploits ATM (such as retrying to avoid prison/fines).

    Edit: Hrm. ***hat isn't in the filter yet... (those are my asterisk's, not the swear filter's).
  • ZigZig ...I am Captain Planet&#33; Join Date: 2002-10-23 Member: 1576Members
    edited July 2004
    oh.. there it is... slashdot helped me find out.

    the website itself doesn't even say what it is, you have to DIG for it..
  • ThePhilipsThePhilips Join Date: 2002-09-09 Member: 1302Members
    They need to fix it some. I find it boring after 10minutes.
  • TequilaTequila Join Date: 2003-08-13 Member: 19660Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Nil_IQ+Jul 18 2004, 11:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nil_IQ @ Jul 18 2004, 11:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well I *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* quite like the game, I mean *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* it's a good concept *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* and all but the only problem *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* is that with too many people the *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* quarry changes so often *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED* that you never actually get to kill your quarry before it changes.

    *NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED*NEW QUARRY OBTAINED*NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED**NEW QUARRY OBTAINED*

    Yes, this is a pet peeve of mine and i'm not playing again until they sort it <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That problem scared me off it too.
  • NessNess Join Date: 2002-12-17 Member: 10935Members, Reinforced - Onos
    In the two days I've been playing it, I'm having alot of fun. The mod is surprisingly un-friendly to dialup users though, since it's hard to get a person's name when you lag.
  • ShzarShzar Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21098Members, Constellation
    That's a pretty small file (for a mod), and it's an interesting concept, so I'm downloading away. Hope to see some of you guys on the cruise!

    BTW, <a href='http://www.outerlight.com/theship/' target='_blank'>Here</a> is a place where International users can download this mod; it's going at about 100 KB/sec, for me, which isn't too long at all.
  • Vahn_PaktuVahn_Paktu Join Date: 2002-10-28 Member: 1666Members, Constellation
    I enjoy it. Once you learn where the weapons are, the hunting can begin. The Quarry does change a lot but if you play on the smaller 8 person servers it's a lot less.
  • Sniper_ChanceSniper_Chance Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10549Members
    edited July 2004
    This is clearly the best map ever.

    <a href='http://24.15.220.212/sniper/ns/omgitsnslol0002.jpg' target='_blank'><img src='http://24.15.220.212/sniper/ns/omgitsnslol0002-thumbnail.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' /></a>
  • Vahn_PaktuVahn_Paktu Join Date: 2002-10-28 Member: 1666Members, Constellation
    watch out the onos will eat you. <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • InfinitumInfinitum Anime Encyclopedia Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1111Members, Constellation
    It's bugged to hell....

    I keep getting fined for weapons I don't even carry.... and when I get fined, 5 people witness it (WHO ALSO AREN'T EVEN THERE)... get sent to jail for 200 seconds and fined all of my killings...
    The quarry changes everytime somebody blinks an eye....

    Also you can get killed standing in the middle of a goddamn hallway, with a thousand other witnesses... and the hunter will get away with it...

    Yeah, needs a fix.
  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Vahn_Paktu+Jul 20 2004, 01:02 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Vahn_Paktu @ Jul 20 2004, 01:02 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> watch out the onos will eat you. <!--emo&::onos::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tiny.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tiny.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    apparently forlorn will save you


    unless you get smited first.... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SnidelySnidely Join Date: 2003-02-04 Member: 13098Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Flint Paper+Jul 18 2004, 05:58 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Flint Paper @ Jul 18 2004, 05:58 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> What just happened there, then? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The divorce...JediYoshi stands to lose his villa in Spain.

    (;
  • ShzarShzar Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21098Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Infinitum+Jul 20 2004, 01:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Jul 20 2004, 01:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    I keep getting fined for weapons I don't even carry.... and when I get fined, 5 people witness it (WHO ALSO AREN'T EVEN THERE)... get sent to jail for 200 seconds and fined all of my killings...

    <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You can get fined for merely carrying ammo, which one often picks up from dropped wallets and purses.

    As for the witness thing, there are two numbers in the HUD. The red one is how many people are currently looking at you. The green one is how many people have seen you with a weapon. If that number reaches 3, you're caught and imprisoned.
  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Shzar+Jul 20 2004, 04:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Shzar @ Jul 20 2004, 04:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Infinitum+Jul 20 2004, 01:03 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Infinitum @ Jul 20 2004, 01:03 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    I keep getting fined for weapons I don't even carry.... and when I get fined, 5 people witness it (WHO ALSO AREN'T EVEN THERE)... get sent to jail for 200 seconds and fined all of my killings...

    <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You can get fined for merely carrying ammo, which one often picks up from dropped wallets and purses.

    As for the witness thing, there are two numbers in the HUD. The red one is how many people are currently looking at you. The green one is how many people have seen you with a weapon. If that number reaches 3, you're caught and imprisoned. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    gg read the manual <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • StewieStewie Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18795Members
    This mod needs moar Yurop servers on Steam <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->The above post was brought to you by alcohol<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    tru dat <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    Just tried it. Its very fun, cept for the few bugs.

    Player walk speed is unbarably slow though.
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