Well it is a SYSTEM, dunno some kind of rating system or something. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<b>B</b>attle <b>U</b>nit <b>S</b>tats Basically it means that NS will become RTS/FPS/RPG. Now you will be able to level up everything from gun power to your gorge's cuteness.
(If you take this seriously, I will hit you something heavy)
Screw the Onos and Fade, a giant skulk will come to devour, blink, and xenocide the entire base away. Costs each teammate 75 res for one person to gestate the ever-feared BUS.
<u>B</u>iological <u>U</u>plink <u>S</u>ystem, a system which allows either Kharaa or Marine team members to tap directly into the nanite/bacterium network and alter game mechanics on a sub-atomic/cellular scale. Possibly a system designed to give the Kharaa player full control over their physical states in the game, and the marine commander full control over the map's structures and persons under his/her command.
I'll take a guess at what the BUS is and go as far as to say that I feel that it'll be something where you'll be able to view someone's site profile and see what server they're playing on. Why else would they integrate SteamIDs into everyone's profiles? I understand for instant Constellation and changing your ID, but...I don't really see those as major reasons as I feel it was fine before. I do recall that these site profiles were going to be the only profile we'd ever need for any UWE games, and that it would be a pretty big change.
It's not a stats tracking program. It'll change the way the game is played. It'll bring the clan and pub community closer together.
If I remember right, these are the only things the devs have actually told us about it.
So.. going by this, we can see that *obviously* what it is that every time you respawn, it'll be into a random ongoing game. That's right folks, NS is going to become one huge interconnected universe, and you'll never know where you're going to pop up next. Suddenly, the clans will have to make plans knowing they'll be getting nub players beamed into the middle of the game. The pub players will have to get better at fending off not only marines, but angry team-mates who want them gone, and now have the power to do it.
It's quite simple really, <i>the BUS is a bus</i>. The number 2 is on its way to Oxford Street, hurry we might catch a sale on infantry portals! <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
i find myself wishing the bus was out so ppl will just stop trying to guess (or joke about) it. But then after its out ppl will talk/complain about it more so i guess the bus is lose/lose <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Oh well have fun with the joking <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Big Ugly System ? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> no idea <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Muller+Mar 19 2005, 02:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Muller @ Mar 19 2005, 02:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Big Ugly System ? <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> no idea <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> You stole 2/3 of this post from my post, give me some credit at least <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Kwil+Mar 19 2005, 02:46 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Kwil @ Mar 19 2005, 02:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> So.. going by this, we can see that *obviously* what it is that every time you respawn, it'll be into a random ongoing game. That's right folks, NS is going to become one huge interconnected universe, and you'll never know where you're going to pop up next. Suddenly, the clans will have to make plans knowing they'll be getting nub players beamed into the middle of the game. The pub players will have to get better at fending off not only marines, but angry team-mates who want them gone, and now have the power to do it.
Yes.. it'll be a glorious day for us all. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> what so your saying i should go play some other game *shrugs*
Will somebody lock this ultimately useless thread? or atleast move it to off topic. Because making up random crazy ideas about what the BUS could be is really pointless.
Perhaps it's a way to make a global announcement through all NS servers to their players. Pimping HLTV or shoutcasts that way would be complete and total ownage.
<!--QuoteBegin-BadMouth+Mar 19 2005, 04:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BadMouth @ Mar 19 2005, 04:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> do i smeel another 20 pages of useless spam on what the BUS is and will definately end in lockage? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Yes, definately yes.
Regards - Rover
PS: Don't think about the BUS, this will make it even more fun when it's suddenly released.
<!--QuoteBegin-BadMouth+Mar 19 2005, 09:12 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BadMouth @ Mar 19 2005, 09:12 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> do i smeel another 20 pages of useless spam on what the BUS is and will definately end in lockage? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Your sense of smeel is impeccable.
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/edit: big unnanounced system. I'm too tired for humor.
B... U... System someone guess <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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<b>B</b>attle <b>U</b>nit <b>S</b>tats
Basically it means that NS will become RTS/FPS/RPG. Now you will be able to level up everything from gun power to your gorge's cuteness.
(If you take this seriously, I will hit you something heavy)
Screw the Onos and Fade, a giant skulk will come to devour, blink, and xenocide the entire base away. Costs each teammate 75 res for one person to gestate the ever-feared BUS.
You can control a player and actually make the rambo build structures and get upgrades.
Not. <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Edit: Dare to dream...
The new marine knife replacement.
I'll take a guess at what the BUS is and go as far as to say that I feel that it'll be something where you'll be able to view someone's site profile and see what server they're playing on. Why else would they integrate SteamIDs into everyone's profiles? I understand for instant Constellation and changing your ID, but...I don't really see those as major reasons as I feel it was fine before. I do recall that these site profiles were going to be the only profile we'd ever need for any UWE games, and that it would be a pretty big change.
It'll change the way the game is played.
It'll bring the clan and pub community closer together.
If I remember right, these are the only things the devs have actually told us about it.
So.. going by this, we can see that *obviously* what it is that every time you respawn, it'll be into a random ongoing game. That's right folks, NS is going to become one huge interconnected universe, and you'll never know where you're going to pop up next. Suddenly, the clans will have to make plans knowing they'll be getting nub players beamed into the middle of the game. The pub players will have to get better at fending off not only marines, but angry team-mates who want them gone, and now have the power to do it.
Yes.. it'll be a glorious day for us all.
..is it a <i>short bus?</i>
dhakbar, do you have a bot that trolls the NS forums for BUS threads that automatically posts that in the thread?
Oh well have fun with the joking <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
no idea <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo-->
no idea <!--emo&:0--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wow.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wow.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You stole 2/3 of this post from my post, give me some credit at least <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
So.. going by this, we can see that *obviously* what it is that every time you respawn, it'll be into a random ongoing game. That's right folks, NS is going to become one huge interconnected universe, and you'll never know where you're going to pop up next. Suddenly, the clans will have to make plans knowing they'll be getting nub players beamed into the middle of the game. The pub players will have to get better at fending off not only marines, but angry team-mates who want them gone, and now have the power to do it.
Yes.. it'll be a glorious day for us all. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
what so your saying i should go play some other game *shrugs*
Yes, definately yes.
Regards
- Rover
PS: Don't think about the BUS, this will make it even more fun when it's suddenly released.
Your sense of smeel is impeccable.