What Was The "bus"

AvengerX · February 2005

I vote we plan a raid on Flayra's home PC and see if that sheds any light on the matter <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

Kwil · February 2005

As always, the release date is <i>Real Soon Now</i>

NolSinkler · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kwil @ Feb 16 2005, 07:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> As always, the release date is <i>Real Soon Now</i>  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
I disagree. The release date is <i>sometime in the future</i>.

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Figgy · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (NolSinkler @ Feb 16 2005, 07:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kwil @ Feb 16 2005, 07:41 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> As always, the release date is <i>Real Soon Now</i> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
I disagree. The release date is <i>sometime in the future</i>.

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and by <i>sometime in the future</i> they mean in a good couple years or 2.....

but ofcourse like everyone else here, i just wanna know what the BUS is NOW!!! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' />

dhakbar · February 2005

omg itz teh bus waht is it?

DragonMech · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (dhakbar @ Feb 16 2005, 10:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>omg itz teh bus waht is it?</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
I don't know, but it smells like a spammer being hit with a tempsuspension....

<span style='color:black'>Just kidding O wise moderators. =P</span>

Bob_the_Alien · February 2005

Seriously guys, the BUS is the BIG UNNANOUNCED SYSTEM. The second it becomes announced is the second it is no longer itself, there for an anomoly with form causing the destruction of primates higher cognitive abbilities. In this new world, I, your leader, shall require sacrafices of.....

Well you get the pictures. BUS is impossible to ever bring about simply because of it's nature. Just like Duke Nukem Forever. It won't have pigs though, or women of the night, or donuts. Maybe donuts.

dhakbar · February 2005

DragonMech:

Someone needs to find a sense of humor.

Drummer · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Bob the Alien @ Feb 17 2005, 04:11 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Seriously guys, the BUS is the BIG UNNANOUNCED SYSTEM. The second it becomes announced is the second it is no longer itself, there for an anomoly with form causing the destruction of primates higher cognitive abbilities. In this new world, I, your leader, shall require sacrafices of.....

Well you get the pictures. BUS is impossible to ever bring about simply because of it's nature. Just like Duke Nukem Forever. It won't have pigs though, or women of the night, or donuts. Maybe donuts.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
omg, thank you bob, i havent laughed that long in a while

Namron · February 2005

What was phase one of BUS? In 3.0 beta 4. You could atleast tell us that. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' />

Taaketa · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> What was phase one of BUS? In 3.0 beta 4. You could atleast tell us that.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>

Too get us all excited about the BUS and make numerous posts on the forum about it and give the moderators a nightmere time to trying to control the spam which will soon spiral out of control and SPELL DOOOOOMM for the forums MUWAAHAHAHA. *cough*

Gorges Go M00. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/pudgy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pudgy.gif' />

Dr_aaagh · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Feb 16 2005, 05:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>I fear that a lot of you will be underwhelmed by the system no matter what because of the extremely high expectations set up by now. This won't get better with my next statement, because the one thing I can say is that, while there have been a few partial hits so far, nobody has yet really hit on the system's full potential yet.

So why don't we tell you? Bluntly, because Charlie is currently negotiating with investors, and the nature of this system is one of the best cards on his hand. Making it public knowledge wouldn't be a smart move.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Anyone else beginning to think that the BUS will be exclusively for the commercial product and not available in the freeware version.

PvtBones · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dr aaagh @ Feb 18 2005, 02:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> </div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nemesis Zero @ Feb 16 2005, 05:00 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>I fear that a lot of you will be underwhelmed by the system no matter what because of the extremely high expectations set up by now. This won't get better with my next statement, because the one thing I can say is that, while there have been a few partial hits so far, nobody has yet really hit on the system's full potential yet.

So why don't we tell you? Bluntly, because Charlie is currently negotiating with investors, and the nature of this system is one of the best cards on his hand. Making it public knowledge wouldn't be a smart move.</td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'>
Anyone else beginning to think that the BUS will be exclusively for the commercial product and not available in the freeware version.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
I think what Nemo means is that if Flayra tells us what it is, then everyone and their grandmother's pet cat(/dog) will put that into his game and then Flayra's Ace hidden in his sleeve is turned into a 2, which means he might not get the investment he needs.

daidalos · February 2005

mhm... I like donuts
Maybe the BUS is something like steam oO no wait...
Well I don´t think we will see something of the bus in the next 6 months.
That reminds me of phpBB 2.2.0
they wanted to release it in winter 2003, then in summer 2004 and now nobody knows :/

Drummer · February 2005

hehe, this kind of reminded me of the other day. i watched a trailer for Starcraft: Ghost and at the end it said March 2003. LOL. 2 years later, we dont even have a release date for that

Nemesis_Zero · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dr aaagh @ Feb 18 2005, 07:36 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Anyone else beginning to think that the BUS will be exclusively for the commercial product and not available in the freeware version.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
BUS is by its very nature free.

Sky · February 2005

Yes, that's it, reveal the nature of the BUS through riddles. What's next, interpretive dance? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' />

Marik_Steele · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sky @ Feb 18 2005, 07:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> Yes, that's it, reveal the nature of the BUS through riddles. What's next, interpretive dance? <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/marine.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='marine.gif' />  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
/me tries to find nearest World of Warcraft player to go on a quest for Coil and bring back the name of a great Swingdance teacher

AngryMonkeys · February 2005

This thread shocks me to my core. What shocks me even more is that I, also, replied in it.

Rhodri · February 2005

Unfortunatly the BUS by it's very nature can never be announced...I mean the <b> Big Announced System (BAS for short)</b> just sounds silly

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bassport · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (AngryMonkeys @ Feb 19 2005, 09:29 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> This thread shocks me to my core. What shocks me even more is that I, also, replied in it.  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
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Night_Eagle · February 2005

omg teh bus waht is it?

If you read this entire thread and put all of the pieces together, and read the following message AFTER AND ONLY AFTER, you MAY understand what the BUS is.
But, if you read the message BEFORE you read the entire thread up to this post, you will not live up to full satisfaction and knowing.
So, read the thread before you change the font from webdings and read the following:

<span style='font-family:wingdings'><span style='color:blue'><span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'><b><u><i>
You just wasted 10 minutes of your life.</b></u></i></span></span></span>

Drummer · February 2005

everyone knows your secret, cause not many people use IE anymore. FF displays that as regular text

S_Badguy · February 2005

the BUS are vaporware.

Locane · February 2005

PseudoKnight · February 2005

Some kind of web-integration, me thinks.

It could even possibly be a system which creates and maintains a larger war in which the individual battles take place. (similar to the independent campaign website that advertised itself here, but of course better integrated and implemented) This has been one of my desires for most RTS games that I've played. Though, I've always approached the idea without developer support. (which is very problematic and ultimately unsatisfying) If this is BUS, it will be interesting to see how they do it.

Traken · February 2005

The BUS is the Battle Universe Schematic. It is the plans for an NS online game where one game effects all other games.

E.G. A marine team on TheVille3 wins on ns_tanith. This then causes the marine team on Voogru to start with full upgrades while the aliens start with Onos and Fades as basic lifeforms (replacing skulks). This then creates more alien lifeforms that can swim and marines get a flipper upgrade. The aliens win. This causes the marine team on the CTS server to instantly recieve 200 res because of the RFK of the nuke that happens when marines lose. Then the marines win. SOooo, on the TV3 server onos are now the builder unit while gorges start devouring people. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' />

Then again it could simply be the short bus that Flayra rode when he created NS. <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' />

HDBorris · February 2005

me thinks its a MMO intergration

dhakbar · February 2005

omg itz teh bus waht is it?

InSaInE · February 2005

</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (dhakbar @ Feb 23 2005, 03:48 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> omg itz teh bus waht is it?  </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> 
Its a yellow vehicle with many seats, usually used in transporting school kids to school.

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What Was The "bus"

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