Why Make The Bus?
Forlorn
Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2634Banned
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I doubt it's something that will change the gameplay too much (though I've not payed attention to the rumours much)... maybe something that will improve the graphics?
At the moment thats the only thing I can think of that a) they can keep quiet and b) won't completely change the game, a change in the graphics is superficial enough to change nothing but would still be important enough to hype up.
Not gonna guess anymore, I've made a vaguely educated guess (it sounds logical to me at the moment but then I'm tired and just about to leave work so can't think too clearly) but saying anything else will just be me dreaming.
I hope they change the Onos into a giant <a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=69344&st=0' target='_blank'>Guinea Pig!</a> <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Maybe it's there
...but you just cant see it.
*queue scary music*
You do?
You know that he's going to put in a "big system".
Right away, you know that something will be changed, and it should affect all that play the game in an important way.
The logical answer is that he wants to make the game better, but then you ask: If the system isn't changing gameplay, what could it possibly improve? Which leads to the bigger question:
"Why change it?"
Does anything appear broken, dysfunctional, or underhanded at the moment? So why change it?
More likely some things aren't fixable without a big change. Some problems can't be tweaked away.
what makes you think that?
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err it is - read the changelog
"Phase 1 of the BUS implemented" - might not have the right words, but it essentially says that
there are so many things it could be - a graphics upgrade? surely it is immensely limited by the actual engine as to how good the graphics can be
my initial reaction was it would be a mass-statistics gathering system. NS is already coded to recieve information from a big server (so things like constellation icons etc can be done) - in that sense it could send information to that server
eg playing tracking / logging / stats .... or perhaps global rankings for steamID - kills/deaths/supports etc
advanced partical system? would also make sense - they have the initial code the game already (Hence the "BUS Implemented" idea) cause they weren't sure if it would cause a mess-meltdown
^_o sooo many rumours, just wait and see.
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I dont really see the need to keep it secret really. Isnt it more helpful to everyone if the developers share their plans openly with the community? Even if the feedback you get is worthless, its better than a load of wild speculation.
Maybe when we learn what it is, we will understand the need to keep it under wraps.
The answer as to why a big addition to the game would be made appears to be obvious to me: Because Flayra believes that it'll enrich the game, in whatever form.
Oh, and Cagey has recently become full-fledged NS dev. The mapping tools are only one example of his outstanding coding.
To improve the mod, I guess. If nothing is "broken, dysfunctional, or underhanded", then now's a good time to put it in.
I'm pretty underwhelmed by the BUS. I'll be more excited by the BAS, but until then: meh.
If you were the real lagger you would have said a cow
There are sooo many reasons why they would keep it unannounced.
The most obvious one being that as soon as they've released it, loads of other mods are going to copy it. Mods like CS may want it - and as they have a lot more money going to their programmers, they could probably release it quicker than the NS team (not because they are better, just bigger paycheck :x) so they'd be able to say they were the first mod with it...
another reason is that "anticipation is the greatest form of ecstasy" - it's the perfect way to keep people interested and talking about the game, knowing that some thing big is just around the corner, and just a select few people know what it is!
furthermore, it is possible that the whole thing is experimental... they don't want to announce it and get a big hype up, on the off chance that some thing goes wrong, and the whole project gets ditched - leaving a lot of unhappy people. this way they could pawn it off as any old thing and it would be end of story! (no discredit to the NS team, just offering ideas)
bleh. long post. sorry!
".. system" <-- quite an important word though i reckon...
The fact that my server used to be full every day and now it is not tells me something is very wrong with the game and it needs to be fixed. Personally, I think the thing that made it go very wrong is combat.
Combat introduced new people to the game who now know how to play combat and nothing else. Thus when a server serves combat map and then an NS map most people leave. Those (2-5) people who remain are people who know how to play NS but now can't because of lack of numbers. Now the experienced NS people get **** off because they can't play a decent NS game anymore and end up leaving the game. If that happens enough times they get disgusted and eventually leave the game altogether.
I hope the BUS has something to do with re-aligning the idea of combat with NS. Playing combat maps should be training for how to play a serious NS game.
No wait, they are adding DirectX9 effects like (hot) steam (that makes flicker whats behind), real time calculated light, shadows and reflecting water to make ns look like doom3 or FarCry.
Maybe it's there
...but you just cant see it.
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they have me confused :\
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Its already at this stage. If a 'big system' isnt introduced in the next major release, people will be dissapointed.
LOL
Just imagine it, with little squeaky Red Flyer wagon wheels on the bottom, trying to sneak out of a base being savagely torn apart by a furious Alien team.
/cue inconspicuous humming
Speculation is fun though, can't wait for phase 2...
Or can I? O.o
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*pictures a string of marines jumping into pits, acic, lava ...)
-Evig