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two screen shots!
http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/61082
As most of you know, we've been planning on releasing NS2 in some playable form this Fall. Back in May, we thought that if the game wasn't done, at least it would be ready to play in an alpha or beta state at the very least. We wish we still thought that was true, but now we realize it isn't happening.
Sounds great as always.
Are there plans for a beta test for the game and if so when will that happen and what will it contain?
Yes! Both alphas and betas are planned. We'll be releasing the alpha to those that pre-ordered the Special Edition and then we'll release the beta to the rest of the pre-ordering people. The alpha will be pretty stripped down - probably a single map and not all of the abilities, structures or upgrades.
Hopefully if its just 1 map, not all structures, it may actually be out this year.
And its good to hear they used to the preorder money, to hire a second programmer, since they say the environment is almost done, and programming is what is/was slowing them down.
You were up unwholesomely early to report this, miffu.
Meanwhile, be good to play with that editor when it drops...
i don't think anyone's surprised
i don't think anyone's surprised
Agreed. Nevertheless at least they're making continual progress with the thing and i still have high hopes for what they can accomplish. They made an awesome game from within the confines of the HL1 engine... making their own should open up all sorts of awesome avenues for them and will hopefully result in a great game :>
Last edited by Flakky (31-10-2009 14:56:09)
Not suprised, yet still a little sad 
According to the Gameasutra article they made $220,000 from preorders.
$220,000 / $40 = 5500
5500 - (((5500/100)*5)/2) (to account for 5% only buying regular edition) = 5362
5362 preorders.
Ridiculous.
According to the Gameasutra article they made $220,000 from preorders.
$220,000 / $40 = 5500
5500 - (((5500/100)*5)/2) (to account for 5% only buying regular edition) = 5362
5362 preorders.
Ridiculous.
Ridiculously high or low?
Looks a decent number of pre orders to me (for a game with so little pr)
i expected more... atleast they posted an update....
According to the Gameasutra article they made $220,000 from preorders.
$220,000 / $40 = 5500
5500 - (((5500/100)*5)/2) (to account for 5% only buying regular edition) = 5362
5362 preorders.
Ridiculous.
the regular edition should increase your estimate, not decrease it...
actually:
220000 = 0.95 40 x + 0.05 20 x = 39 x
=> x = 5641 preorders
Taz wrote:According to the Gameasutra article they made $220,000 from preorders.
$220,000 / $40 = 5500
5500 - (((5500/100)*5)/2) (to account for 5% only buying regular edition) = 5362
5362 preorders.
Ridiculous.
the regular edition should increase your estimate, not decrease it...
actually:
220000 = 0.95 40 x + 0.05 20 x = 39 x
=> x = 5641 preorders
You are very correct. Maths is clearly not my strong point.
skulks are huge
i might be able to hit them now... probly not tho
Wow, 2!
Getting 5,600 people to pre-order a game this obscure and lacking in promotional material is quite an achievement. There's a lot of blind faith out there.
I've been expecting their engine to be more successful than the game for a while now. And that engine looks awesome.
on the actual topic of the reveal, those screen shots look pretty fucking awesome - a little too good if you ask me...
on the actual topic of the reveal, those screen shots look pretty fucking awesome - a little too good if you ask me...
Really? I disagree. I was expecting them to look a bit nicer based on previous things.
if the gameplay is good that level of graphics is fine I reckon, look pre rendered though
skulks are huge
i might be able to hit them now... probly not tho
lol I feel the same way.
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