DescentBB

zbriggs

This thread is going very nicely. You guys have the idea. This is a measure of interest. Not really a deciding item. It helps more with planning and it is always something good to some investors. Plus it makes us all feel warm and toasty to know everyone is still interested.

Thank You!

zbriggs

Ok zbriggs, not to be mean, but you always sound very cocky in your posts. A cocky programmer is a good thing :wink: , but bad for most everything else. That's a good thing. Then I'm good with being cocky. Most people don't realize this but I am actually a programmer. I was put in this position aft...

zbriggs

Not to be mean but you should ask your local sources and work what that combo would cost. I think it's retail value is marked at $250 or $300.

zbriggs

I would wait. The problem is that we are not set up for vending yet. We will have to bring things in at bulk and if you only want one, no offense but we will be loosing our ***. However, if the poll turns out good we may start vending as soon as June as long as we have clearence. Based on this infor...

zbriggs

Maybe. We aren't set up for it yet. How many did you want?

zbriggs

Please keep in mind this is a meaure of interest.

zbriggs

I voted NO because I could most likely find the parts somewhere else for cheaper. CALIFORNIA I highly doubt that. The video card (Geforce 6800GT 256MB GDDR3 16x PCI Express) and memory (1GB DDR) combo kit is only $150. I voted no, even though I think it is a good idea, because I'm planning on using...

zbriggs

Actually we own the server. I just increased the bandwidth limit on that section of the site. We've just never come close before.

zbriggs

Wow! You guys managed to hit the Core Decision Portal bandwidth limit this month. W00T!

Nice job. Keep up the support.

Zach

zbriggs

Actually we did that. Thanks for the reminder though.

zbriggs

Now, please keep in mind that I never said you couldn't make backup copies. The only way we would allow something like that would be if we had an exchange program where if you broke or damaged your disc you could send it to us and we would replace it either for free or for like a $1.00.

zbriggs

Yes, we are talking about computer systems, laptops, desktops, and upgrade packages.

zbriggs

The release date is still TBD, we aren't done deciding the full amount of time it will take to get everything, including platforms to release state. As for system upgrades, this is something we have kicked around in the company a lot over the months. We are thinking about creating upgrade packages, ...

zbriggs

It is supposedly going to run on linux as well but they are using C#? A few things just don't add up. Those are just my feelings. This is an example of an assumption, and we all know what happens when you assume. He probably drew his conclusion from a chat log or from our job posting located here. ...

zbriggs

XBOX 360 was delayed, released, then delayed and pulled from shelves to be re-released. Are you saying that XBOX 360 is never gonna happen too?

zbriggs

Sad. But True. Sad because, in my view "2007" is a code-word for "never". *sigh* I'm not sure how delaying the game's release by a few months translates into never happening. This is just plain being negative, a great deal of games delay now days. We didn't even try to come up w...

zbriggs

Ross was originally incharge of our P.R. and Marketing department. He was my mentor and best friend. He died shortly before the end of our previous project and at the begining of this one. He loved Descent and was one of the biggest reasons I persue this project as hard as I do. Many of us saw him a...

zbriggs

OK. I want to make this known. We know you can figure it out later but at least we can delay the enevitable. We are not going to mess with your drivers or dlls. This is not our style, we are strongly against spyware, adware, and virus. It is against our ethics in embed third party software in our pa...

zbriggs

I don't normally do this but I am making an exception in this case. He was a very good friend and a brillant mentor. Today is Ross’s Birthday. Please take some time today to reflect upon yourself and help at least one person today. He would have been 52. Thank You, Zachary Briggs, Executive Producer...

zbriggs

I don't normally do this but I am making an exception in this case. He was a very good friend and a brillant mentor. Today is Ross’s Birthday. Please take some time today to reflect upon yourself and help at least one person today. He would have been 52. Thank You, Zachary Briggs, Executive Producer...

zbriggs

Now what good is a security system if I tell you all about it. That's like telling you that I have an ADT security system at my office and the code 1234.

zbriggs

The engine presently uses C++ for the binaries and C# for the scripting language.

zbriggs

It will use a form of copy protection. But the likely-hood of me telling you which form is slimmer than Cindy Crawford.

zbriggs

I will remind people once again that we are not planning to have any full outdoor levels.

As for limitations, once again the limitation is the resources it consumes. This would mean that you need to decide what your target resources are and then create your design guildlines based on that.

Zach

zbriggs

As I have stated many times before, Mike Kulas and Matt Toschlog own the development rights as Parallax. Interplay owns the publishing rights. Haven't development rights doesn't do a spit worth of good without the publishing rights. And you will under no conditions get Interplay to caugh them up. I ...

zbriggs

OK, the reason we have never answered the BSP / CSG limitations question is because there wasn't an answer. The engine doesn't restrict your level size but your system resources do. You can't build a level larger than your system resources can handle. We have no plans to make any outdoor or in space...

zbriggs

Presently yes, you could make an outdoor level if you wanted to.

And I run an older AGP card. Works fine. As long as the card supports PS 2.0 and DirectX 9.0 then you are probably OK. I don't however recommend going any lower than an AGP Radeon 9700 or equivalant.

zbriggs

This does not mean that we have outdoor areas. This demo is designed to show what the engine is capable of. We will have areas that view the outdoors but you will still be unable to fly freely. The biggest reason we do not have outdoor areas is because it completely changes the game flow, speed, and...

zbriggs

Please see the other thread before reading this. First off. This can be a multiplayer function. There will servers of this type out there. We will probably host some of our own as well. But you have to remember, if this is not the kind of gameplay you want, then don't log onto the server with all th...

zbriggs

First off. This can be a multiplayer function. There will servers of this type out there. We will probably host some of our own as well. But you have to remember, if this is not the kind of gameplay you want, then don't log onto the server with all the newbies or the one with the restrictions. We ar...

zbriggs

Why would any of us play a game with limited axes? Put us into a new 6dof game and we'll just configure our controls like Descent and start playing with all 6 axes. Like I said, you can do exactly what you said. Jump in, configure it to the settings you are used to, and play. Think of the limitatio...

zbriggs

I think that you need to wait and see Core Decision before making these conclusions.

Zach

zbriggs

I thought so too. No one likes to be called a n00b forever.

Zach

zbriggs

I'm sorry that you feel this way but it is also a logical thought that those people would have quit instead of continuing to play.

Additionally, the game will recommend that they move up in level when it feels they have mastered it.

zbriggs

Not to rain on your parade but its like this. The training tiers are for new players that have never played Descent. This game is designed to not only continue this community but rebuild it. Second, you don't have to join a lower tier server if you don't want to, I.E. the newbies don't have to eithe...

zbriggs

Google has had us listed for a long time. [Google] http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Core+Decision&btnG=Google+Search [MSN] http://search.msn.com/results.aspx?q=Core+Decision&FORM=MSNH&srch_type=0 [Lycos] http://search.lycos.com/default.asp?loc=searchbox&tab=web&query=Core...

zbriggs

Actually I can tell you the exact details of the copyright for Descent if you like. We looked at doing it in the begining but after a great deal of research and a great many conversations we got to the bottom of things and decided that we would make a new game rather than work on the old one. Feel ...

zbriggs

Actually Matt Toschlog retired from THQ a long time ago.

Zach

zbriggs

Actually I can tell you the exact details of the copyright for Descent if you like. We looked at doing it in the begining but after a great deal of research and a great many conversations we got to the bottom of things and decided that we would make a new game rather than work on the old one. Feel f...

zbriggs

OK, at present we are using a relatively standard and well document file format for objects and levels. We are considering the possibility of having 3 levels of editing. Level 1 - Simpler prefab based editor kinda of like DLE. Level 2 - A more complex engine with better abilities, similar to UnrealE...

Search found 214 matches

Re:

Re:

BANDWIDTH LIMIT! W00T!

Re:

Re: Core Decision \"delayed until 2007\"

Rememberence...

Rememberence...

Re:

Re: