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Hi Skyalmian! Yes, there are some reports of the game failing to initialise correctly. The two issues I am aware of which can cause this are a screen resolution mismatch in the INI file, and possible sound engine crashes. The game is pure Alpha right now, and these are the exact issues which an exte...

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They made a presentation at 3:45 yesterday, about their experiences developing two separate custom game engines for their two titles. A couple of tweets have emerged, the latest one says " ...the tools being used to build Retrovirus are awesome. Kudos to the team. " I imagine this bodes we...

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He also got called out on his use of "their" instead of "there".

That is brilliant. They'res no excuse for that sort of misteak.

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It sounds like the game is not initialising correctly, otherwise it would create that folder in your USER account, I think. Have you tried running the executable as an admin? Tried copying it out of the Progam Files folder? I run RV directly from a desktop folder, without issue. I'd be very happy to...

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Gekko71 - I am sure your wife can be placated with gifts of flowers, jewelry or cars. And that spare time, well, by definition it is "spare". And hey, a game is just a game - if your wife shouts at you, then you can step away from the joystick. :) Isaac - yes this is a windows game, BUT (a...

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I have just spent some time with Jonathan, the audio technician for Cadenza and Retrovirus. I've also had word from Spencer about an update/patch which should be available some time next week. Currently 4 members of the team are in Seattle giving a presentation at PAXDEV where they are talking about...

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Readyman, the game runs fine for most people. There IS an issue with the screen resolution not fitting a "standard setting" right now. It can often be resolved by hacking the INI file in the Retrovius folder in C:\Users\[username]\Appdata\Roaming ResolutionWidth = 1024 ResolutionHeight = 7...

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I resemble that server! I have put up, and will keep up, a dedicated server for Retrovirus. Currently there is no way to name it, but of course, it is the level "Moebius". As I have stated at the RV forums, I leave my ship spawned in there when I am available to play. If you come in and se...

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Yes, all the controls can be mapped, to any button or axis on any device which is, or emulates a mouse or joystick. The crash onload may well be a conflict with the screen resolution not being natively supported in this build. You may get the game to start by selecting a "standard" resolut...

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23rd August: Retrovirus goes live on Gamestop Impulse: http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/retrovirus/104511?ref=recpdp&cross=529995#bonusFeatures/ If you are dirt poor and can't afford $19.99 then there is an updated free Demo available from gamestop also: http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/retrovi...

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I love the ignorant writer who thinks there's no gravity on Mars in Descent, as opposed to there being a ship being levitated against gravity. Is this guy on heavy drugs?

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Well, I am flying around the maps using the Joystick! A small bug means I had to map keys to the HAT to get sliding to work, but that will be fixed before the Alpha 0.2 release. It's worth noting that the Joystick support is Alpha too, which means it merely replaces the mouse, and thus your turning ...

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<< Keyboarder for 18 years... Tried jstick once, didn't like it. Hard core man! Hard core! Hey Valin I had a chat with Spencer at Cadenza, and they'd love to talk to you, any time. I know it's highly unlikely you'll switch from Unreal, but hey... More good news: The new Alpha has joystick support b...

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Geez! All the old Descent pilots are coming out of the woodwork!

AND JUST IN TIME FOR RETROVIRUS!

BTW, I just learned the newest Alpha build has Joystick support!

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Alter-Fox wrote:I'm always an optimist. It makes life so much better.

I feel exactly the same way. Which is why I am doing this!

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...I don't know that I'd want to deal with some unfamiliar (to me) digital-distribution service just for the sake of pre-ordering... I never could understand any hesitancy in handing over money online. Are you wary of going to a new restaurant because you haven't been there before? Hell, I dish out...

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Alter-Fox: Heh - my investment IS diversifying my interests, because up until now I have had all my eggs in one basket. That basket made better than 1600% return in the last 2 years, and continues to go ballistic. (Hot stock tip: DIL on the NZX exchange. A bargain at $3.80 something, as the price is...

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Yep Foil, 13 years is long enough to wait I think, and Cadenza do seem to be doing everything right. so my decision was not a difficult one to make. I've just learned Valin Halcyon is pushing forwards with the Material Defender project on the Unreal engine. I do hope he can be persuaded to switch to...

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Hi Valin. I am extremely glad you have not given up on another Descent game! Just to muddy the waters a little for you (sorry) - why not wait until December when Retrovirus is released? If you have the resources still available, you will be able to plug these directly into Retrovirus, and build a ne...

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When I first came back to the DBB to pimp the Retrovirus game, Merlin asked me if I had a stake in the game, and my honest reply was “no”. However, that has now changed, and I am here to declare my interest in the game is no longer simply as a player. As of today, I have begun funding Retrovirus for...

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Thread hijackers.

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Not hovering Isaac! This is called flaring, and it's the exact same thing a paraglider pilot does when they land. A helicopter in auto-rotation needs to fly forwards to maintain good flight controls.Usually about 25-30 knots or so. As you come in to land, you flare the disc, which slows your forward...

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The Stainless Steel Rat! I have every single one of those books, and they are unutterably wonderful. Even the comic 2000AD ran two of the novels right through, sometime in the 80s. "Slippery" Jim DiGriz looked an awful lot like a younger version of the actor James Coburn, in the comic vers...

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Catch up on the Challenge Levels in Retrovirus, with the Live Stream at own3Dtv

Even if you haven't downloaded the playable Alpha, you might well enjoy taking a live look at the latest developments in the game, and how it is progressing towards its release in December this year.

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Avder, this is the kind of feedback Cadenza needs. Please head over to The Retrovirus Forums and request this feature. Krom, I can't see myself trading up to 3x 22 inch 120Hz LCDs any time soon, when I can get Eyefinity going for $80 for another Samsung 226BW, and chuck in a new video card. Maybe wh...

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Oh, I had read something about auto-levelling a while back... I assume it can be disabled? Yep, "Roll Correction" as it is called in Retrovirus can be disabled. I have recommended 2 or 3 settings, like in Descent, which will either orientate you aggressively or in a more languid fashion. ...

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The new playable Alpha is out in just a couple of days from now!

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Back to do some more []D [] []\/[] []D [] []\[] ! :D I've got the latest version of the Alpha which should be publicly available in just a couple of days via Gamestop's download service. It's my understanding that with the discounted purchase of this Alpha (I guess it's 0.2 now?), you qualify for th...

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Cadenza are designing the game in a fairly linear fashion, and they say that a map should not be required, but they are still investigating the option. My belief is that a small map outline constantly displayed in the HUD might help people avoid vertigo. The "Lurid colours" as you call the...

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Thank you, kind sir!

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Yeah - CHCH is a mess. It will take at least 20 years to recover. Maybe longer. They're spending 4 billion alone on road repairs, but even with just about every roading team in the country working here, it will still be 7 years before the roads alone are repaired. My feeling about the playable Alpha...

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Hi Guys, does anyone have contact information for David Applegate, AKA Testicluese? I tried his BOOTS email address, and even his MySpace page - but no joy. I really want to talk to him!

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Hi Mobman. Glad to see you survived the earthquake in Christchurch area or do you live away from there? Thanks for the Shout Out Woodchip! Yep, we've had a really rough 2+ years here. Over 10,000 quakes - at least 3 of them greater than 6 on the Richter scale, and one over 7. Over 15,000 homes are ...

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Uploaded on 12th July. It's a not-listed video for some reason.

In this interview Dylan Barker talks about how they came to the decision to build a game based on Descent, and it's well worth the 33 minutes it takes to watch. Enjoy!

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I don't feel that we can afford it between school and the car Sweet baby jebus Mess! Sorry to hear that! Great that you are still alive, and hanging out at the DBB. Of course, if you lived in a civilised country, you could simply walk into a hospital, have them look at you after a 4 hour wait, and ...

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About the Editor. Once that stuff was done on our end, we'd release the editor as a beta, taking a wave of bug feedback and suggestions with the early adopters. We'd start incorporating suggestions for features, as well as bug fixes, into patches, just like we do with the main game. We'd work direct...

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I guess you could throw in burners if you had to, but keeping it simple... It's already in the game. If you engage the boost feature while NOT activating forwards or backwards movement, it pushes you on the vector you were heading - AND YOUR MOUSE/JOY NOW ONLY CHANGES THE DIRECTION YOU POINT, NOT T...

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Currently, the DBB won't send me a password reset to my old email address, even though it is still valid and tested. I've asked Krom to activate the account again somehow. Great memory - yeah - the Pixar For The Birds icon. Io hope to get that account working again shortly. I just got some very exci...

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No Merlin, I'm not! Great to see you are still hanging out here. I have been providing a lot of feedback though, and am swapping emails with the team. Valin: as cryptic as ever. :P Yes, I know there has been a few topics about the game here My reason for posting is to make absolutely sure you guys a...

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Yep. It's me. But the DBB won't let me login using my old user name. How are all you lot? Still, bitter, cynical and endlessly disappointed with having to play a shitty 13+ year old game, with massive bugs and no players? Well, now you don't have to any more - as the new Descent-like 6DOF game Retro...

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