A non-trolling BUS topic

SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
in NS2 General Discussion
Because I'm curious after Insane stated that "NS2 comes first".

I was always under the assumption the BUS (Big Unannounced System) was a gameplay mechanic/system of NS2 that hasn't been revealed.
However, this post is making me think it's something entirely different.

A bit of light shedding would be appreciated, and no, I'm not asking for what it is, just its relevance.
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  • Kouji_SanKouji_San Sr. Hινε Uρкεερεг - EUPT Deputy The Netherlands Join Date: 2003-05-13 Member: 16271Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue
    edited June 2010
    Hmm, I though the BUS was something for NS1... But got scrapped... And with NS2 being something completely new, which can have loads of stuff goldSRC couldn't handle, I guess the BUS is no longer that "Big"
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  • WarLoverWarLover Join Date: 2009-11-05 Member: 69276Members
    I am completely lost, i thought that the post about the bus was a troll and the mod was playing along.( I was thinking a literal bus)
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    I thought the BUS was in the works before NS2 was even on the table really.
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  • slayer20slayer20 Killed a man once. Join Date: 2007-12-13 Member: 63157Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    I'm still not even sure what the BUS is.
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  • ZekZek Join Date: 2002-11-10 Member: 7962Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited June 2010
    No one knows what BUS was and I haven't heard anything about it being related to NS2. I always figured it got canned long ago.
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  • PrivatePrivate Join Date: 2007-06-10 Member: 61204Members, Constellation
    edited June 2010
    I was under the impression that it was a really really old inside joke. Kinda like 'lork on tha clorf' and 'scorpian that hovars without flapping', but even older.

    <a href='index.php?showtopic=79622'>Very old BUS topic</a>. This is interesting, perhaps only for being very old and containing no information.

    I don't think there ever was a 'Big Unannounced System'. Personally, I think the BUS is the UWE forum's very own stand alone complex (to use a phrase from Ghost in the Shell). Altogether more interesting than an unannounced system in my opinion. And we all get a good excuse to post images of the cat-bus from My Neighbor Totoro.


    Keep in mind, I don't KNOW anything. I would love someone to come in here and set the record straight (though that's probably impossible by now).


    Edit:

    I've been digging around: <a href='index.php?showtopic=69065'>Even older thread</a>. Referencing the 3.0 beta 4 release, changelog can be found <a href="http://www.readyroom.org/content/view/28/39/" target="_blank">here</a>, and it does indeed reference "Phase 1 of the Big Unannounced System".

    The plot thickens.
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  • Renegade.Renegade. Join Date: 2003-01-15 Member: 12313Members, Constellation
    I was always under the impression it was to be a community integration system, including player and stat tracking, match-making, forum and profile integration etc. Though I see the need for this is dying.
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  • legolego Join Date: 2003-06-30 Member: 17819Members, Constellation
    As renegade said it was some type of global stats system.
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  • schkorpioschkorpio I can mspaint Join Date: 2003-05-23 Member: 16635Members
    du. du. du.
    another one rides the BUS!
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  • KisleKisle Join Date: 2006-12-25 Member: 59229Members
    Hmm i thought .. someday they said in an interview.. that the bus is now different from the original bus idea. but its still in
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  • pSyk0mAnpSyk0mAn Nerdish by Nature Germany Join Date: 2003-08-07 Member: 19166Members, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Silver, NS2 Community Developer
    I guess it got canned, because it went from extraordinary to standard feature avaiable in most new games.
    It's one thing to have great ideas, another to actually make them happen before others come up with it.
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  • SentrySteveSentrySteve .txt Join Date: 2002-03-09 Member: 290Members, Constellation
    The bus was announced while NS1 was still somewhat popular and long before NS2 so I'm unsure if it's initial design had anything to do with NS2's gameplay at all. I always thought it was some kind of stat tracking, demo recording/sharing system, or something similar. Plus, the way they did the initial reveal seemed like nothing more than an attempt to artificially keep up the excitement of their players. I mean, who calls something the "Big Unannounced System" then goes silent and only mentions it again when they say they aren't working on?
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  • PipiPipi Join Date: 2009-12-09 Member: 69550Members
    you mean catBUS in ns_ayumi.. yea I remember.
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  • alibialibi Join Date: 2009-11-20 Member: 69445Members
    <img src="http://collateraldamage.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/cat_bus.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    weee
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  • LazerLazer Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14406Members, Contributor, Constellation, NS2 Playtester
    Ya I remember there was some mention of it being a global player stat tracking system too. It makes the most sense and I could see why it could be held off until after NS2 finally releases. :)
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  • TravCarpTravCarp Join Date: 2010-06-04 Member: 71962Members, Reinforced - Supporter
    <!--quoteo(post=1773549:date=Jun 6 2010, 10:07 AM:name=alibi)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (alibi @ Jun 6 2010, 10:07 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1773549"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><img src="http://collateraldamage.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/cat_bus.jpg" border="0" class="linked-image" />

    weee<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Looks FUN!
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  • kuperayekuperaye Join Date: 2003-03-14 Member: 14519Members, Constellation
    I just assumed it was something similar to how steam is set up with server browsing and stuff like that. Also stat tracking.
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  • noncomposmentisnoncomposmentis Join Date: 2004-11-13 Member: 32773Members
    I just assumed that when you played NS it would hack your brain and download your fantasies to turn them into real life. Unicorns for everyone.
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  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    It was given a name (Nexus) some time ago (before 3.2 release). Though I honestly don't remember if any additional info had been given out at the time.
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  • ryanericwryanericw Join Date: 2009-08-27 Member: 68624Members
    There's a bus added to ns2? I can't wait for the day when marines in white shining armor will plow down onos and run buses straight into the hives! Shibee! Yellow twinky here we come!
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    Calling the thread a "non-trolling BUS thread" was asking for it.
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