I'm confused...

ChyChsco · August 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">I detect an essence of starcraft...</div>Alright, some of you probably know that I support this mod 100%, but while playing the game I couldn't help but notice how many sounds/pictures are taken from StarCraft. While the story seems original I can't help but notice the whole thing seems a lot like StarCraft's with terran vs zerg. Can some one explain how this team is able to just use all these Blizzard sounds and some of their art without getting in legal trouble? Like I said, I'm behind NS all the way, I want to be able to make some maps, play it online, etc.. but hearing sounds very familiar to me from another game creates an ominous feeling of plagiarism. So I'm curious as to if these sounds will eventually be replaced by the team's own or what? Are they temporary or permanent? Fill me in here.

Carbon14 · August 2002

This is taken from the main page:
"We have no intent on using the property of other companies, they are only placeholders until we create our own sound effects and music. If your company has a problem with us using sound from your work, please let me know"
This was said in regard to the movie, however it probably applies to a few other things. They are certainly placeholders

Ramses · August 2002

I must say that i've noticed noting of Blizzard-ArtWork in the NSTR 2... Don't know if you are a under-cover-playtester or a blizzard-spy <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'>
But serious, Flayra & Co are the most professional team I've ever seen in the Mod-Community. They've done so much legal stuff that I'm sure that IF there were ANY Starcraft-Content it's with the permission of Blizzard. Or they may be placeholders, don't know how the righ-thingy is about that...

MonsieurEvil · August 2002

All placeholders. There will be no copyrighted material of any kind in the final release, other than NS'.

Slycaster · August 2002

All the starcraft sounds you've been hearing? They aren't there anymore. The new sounds are MUCH better.

Gwahir · August 2002

any chance you can describe the new phase gate sound (the nstr's is the protoss probe spawning)

Greedo · August 2002

There was no phase gate in the NSTR.

Gwahir · August 2002

very true but if you go into the sound folder, it has sounds for many items not included in it.

coil · August 2002

The new phase gate sounds like a phase gate. q: You people ask really silly questions sometimes, you know that? There's only so much that can be explained in words.

Freemantle · August 2002

Silly coil, The new phase gate sounds like this:

<i>kssssssaaaaaaaaa<b>aaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwvaratakle!baracataminah!elsquilidoia<u>SKEDOOO!</b></u>Delawhowho</i>

DarkPenguins · August 2002

very good attempt at recreating the sound. im just testing the sig arby made for me and my avatar

Gwahir · August 2002

are you saying that something even partially intangible is indescribable? Most choose to compare new experiences to ones already in general experience combined with modifiers.

ex. It sounded like wind flowing over reads while the pitch bent suddenly and unpredictably

ChyChsco · August 2002

Ah, all is clear now. Thanks for the "411" <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'>

Rafe · August 2002

</span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> </td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE">but while playing the game I couldn't help but notice how many sounds/pictures are taken from StarCraft</td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'>

How did you play the game if you aren't a Playtester <img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/confused.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt='???'>

TychoCelchuuu · August 2002

either hes talking bout the NTSR or he was one of the guys at the LAN.

Gwahir · August 2002

as it has already been stated that those placeholders have been replaced, we can be sure he was speaking of the NSTR.

Rafe · August 2002

/me thought it was completly unplayable?

Although even if it is playable, it noway represents the in-production version so I wouldn't want to spoil my experience - and just wait for the final release.

Freemantle · August 2002

Unplayable? It has been playable longer than I have been regitered. I saw the Starcraft sounds too, but a couple of movies have some better sounds in them.

ChyChsco · August 2002

I heard a bit from the NSTR and some from the gameplay movie to answer that question.

Heh, so you guys have heard the new sounds. There is *one* sound (i don't know if it was temporary or not) which really irritated me after hearing 10x times. Anyway, please tell me the "Mooooo-vout" sound from commander mode has been replaced.

TychoCelchuuu · August 2002

moooo-vout? i dont know what that is, but does it sound like MOOOOVE OUT? in any case it has been replaced like all the placeholders.

Gwahir · August 2002

assuming it is a placeholder...

ChyChsco · August 2002

Yeah, it was "move out" but it sounded like "Moooooooove out"

TychoCelchuuu · August 2002

I would bet my new GeForce 4 that it is the sound the Terran Siege tank makes in starcraft. pick up that game an play it, man! and yah, its a placeholder.

I'm confused...

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