Ns: Source
JNighthawk
Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8160Members
Join Date: 2002-11-11 Member: 8160Members
Sticky this, because it is really necessary.
Here is the official word on NS: Source.
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# As Flayra affirmed in multiple interviews, he is planning on creating a retail sequel to NS that'll be developed by his new company, Unknown Worlds Entertainment. This sequel will naturally use a more recent engine, although it is not clear which. Note that NS2 is only one of the concepts offered to possible investors, so it's not guaranteed to be UWE's first product.
# Multiple members of the mod's devteam have expressed interest in updating NS(1) to a newer engine, possibly Source. Interest.
# So far, there has been no publicised decision on the issue of whether and if so, which port is to be made. Nor can such a decision be expected until work on the current version of NS has been finished, or until the team had an opportunity to get a good idea of how much work would be involved in such a port.
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Please do not ask about NS: Source, it angers Marik and Bob's locking fingers and is a terrible introduction of yourself to the rest of the NS community, because, invariably, new people are the ones who ask about NS: Source.
Here is the official word on NS: Source.
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# As Flayra affirmed in multiple interviews, he is planning on creating a retail sequel to NS that'll be developed by his new company, Unknown Worlds Entertainment. This sequel will naturally use a more recent engine, although it is not clear which. Note that NS2 is only one of the concepts offered to possible investors, so it's not guaranteed to be UWE's first product.
# Multiple members of the mod's devteam have expressed interest in updating NS(1) to a newer engine, possibly Source. Interest.
# So far, there has been no publicised decision on the issue of whether and if so, which port is to be made. Nor can such a decision be expected until work on the current version of NS has been finished, or until the team had an opportunity to get a good idea of how much work would be involved in such a port.
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Please do not ask about NS: Source, it angers Marik and Bob's locking fingers and is a terrible introduction of yourself to the rest of the NS community, because, invariably, new people are the ones who ask about NS: Source.
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Charlie Cleveland - We haven't spent much time with the SDK yet (been too busy with current NS development), but we've started to talk about NS:Source. We're probably going to start porting it shortly after 3.0/3.1. Instead of taking many months to create on big version, we will probably port just the game over first, then start redoing artwork, maps and gameplay a piece at a time. We want to release smaller versions more frequently, and that's why 3.1 and the first NS:S version will come relatively quickly.
We've gotten really excited about some of the new features we could implement on Source, like the Onos charge that sends marine ragdolls flying, aliens bashing down weldable doors, marines arriving to their map start via dropships, etc. Once the loose ends are tied up on 3.0/3.1, we'll get right to work. We've been staffing up in anticipation.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<a href='http://www.cgonline.com/content/view/360/2/' target='_blank'>http://www.cgonline.com/content/view/360/2/</a>
(article on Thursday, 24 February 2005)
sticky this too
"I've searched but I haven't seen anything, is NS gonna be on Source?"
You'd think people would look for Questions....that are Frequently Asked....
I am not new to these forums.
I looked around on the forums. Search didn't work and there was nothing in the announcements.
I think its silly to get angry over something when the problem is clearly a lack of visable information.
Espically considering how easy it is to miss that little tidbit "quote" ...
Here is the official word on NS: Source.
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# As Flayra affirmed in multiple interviews, he is planning on creating a retail sequel to NS that'll be developed by his new company, Unknown Worlds Entertainment. This sequel will naturally use a more recent engine, although it is not clear which. Note that NS2 is only one of the concepts offered to possible investors, so it's not guaranteed to be UWE's first product.
# Multiple members of the mod's devteam have expressed interest in updating NS(1) to a newer engine, possibly Source. Interest.
# So far, there has been no publicised decision on the issue of whether and if so, which port is to be made. Nor can such a decision be expected until work on the current version of NS has been finished, or until the team had an opportunity to get a good idea of how much work would be involved in such a port.
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Where do you get this info from? <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
/me bangs head on table
"I've searched but I haven't seen anything, is NS gonna be on Source?"
You'd think people would look for Questions....that are Frequently Asked.... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
You'd think that, but it doesn't happen.
I am not new to these forums.
I looked around on the forums. Search didn't work and there was nothing in the announcements.
I think its silly to get angry over something when the problem is clearly a lack of visable information.
Espically considering how easy it is to miss that little tidbit "quote" ... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's in the FAQ. Why didn't you try there?
I am not new to these forums.
I looked around on the forums. Search didn't work and there was nothing in the announcements.
I think its silly to get angry over something when the problem is clearly a lack of visable information.
Espically considering how easy it is to miss that little tidbit "quote" ... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
It's in the FAQ. Why didn't you try there? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
My point is simple.
This problem is reoccuring for a reason.
There is a lack of blatent information in regards to a source update.
It is easier to organize your information network than it is to try and get 'new people' (which i'm not) from reposting the same old crap.
Obviously an obscure remark buried within a rather bland FAQ is not reaching the publics eye.
But if we don't toss in an "IBTL," we can never catch up to your number of posts :-(
You know I expected the answer to be...
<span style='color:red'>***Locked***</span>
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For more information and official contest rules, please visit: www.softimage.com/challenge
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I can only imagine how cool a re-make of NS on source looks like (after the plain port of course)
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WOOT! Only 975,000 to go!
i agree with previous posters that have said that most people dont even think of looking in the FAQ. most forums have a FAQ just to post the rules of the forums, which are pretty much the same on every forum. people arent going into the FAQ looking for info on NS:S cause they wouldnt expect it to be there. i wouldnt want another sticky for the general discussion forum since there are already a bunch, but something similar to this idea would help a lot
90% of new members to the forums never read the F.A.Q's we all know this and so do the 90% that don't read them!
There is no real solution because like Nem said new enthusiats will just post a new thread anyway so there aint alot really that can solve this problem!
I suppose you could block the word source or ns:s so they can't make a thread about them but then the new ppl would probably name it some mumbo jumbo and chat about source in the new thread!
Just wait and see what the devs come up with!