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Psychotic Weasel posted:I believe it was from the same company but I don't think they had planned on it being a 4X from the outset, it was also cobranded at one point too but it looks like they dropped the name. That's honestly why I never really liked it from the outset. IG2 was one of my favourite games and I wish GOG or some one would rerelease it. NTJI just struck me as a mildly fustrating space sim. I could've sworn you could pick imperium galactica II up from somewhere for pc? No? If you have an ipad, or android tablet; it was released on their respective app stores for some bizarre reason. IG2 never struck me as the kind of game that would work well on tablets. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.digitalreality.ig2&hl=en_GB https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/imperium-galactica-2/id510652364?mt=8 Some quick googling and you can get the original game via :files: but I've no idea what it's compatibility with modern systems is like. Personally, when I tried it on android I quickly realized i had rose tinted glasses when it came to faults the game has, it has not aged well imo.
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Raygereio posted:Yeah. It started as Imperium Galactica 3: Genesis. Then Digital Reality's publisher went bankrupt. The title was picked up by Philos Laboratories who renamed it to Galaxy Andromeda, but then these guys went bankrupt as well. It was really bad about explaining how things worked before throwing them at you. Stealth is the big one but it also did it with when Shields first show up and just the general progression of Ship Upgrades wher eit seemed to expect you to plan ahead in how you upgrade, which is impossible without foreknowledge. Like the learning curve was more like a vertical cliff but pretty fun once you knew what the hell the game was actually doing.
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rocket_Magnet posted:I could've sworn you could pick imperium galactica II up from somewhere for pc? No? If you have an ipad, or android tablet; it was released on their respective app stores for some bizarre reason. IG2 never struck me as the kind of game that would work well on tablets. When the tablet version came out I had hoped it would also get a release for modern PCs but that never happen. I don't happen to own a tablet and don't want to try playing a game like that on a Galaxy S4 so I never looked into it further. I also have the original disks around somewhere, likely covered in a decade's worth of dust. I know the software as it was released really doesn't like modern hardware so I've never been bothered to go back to them. But if the game hasn't aged well, as you said, maybe its best to just remember it as it was back then rather than what it is now.
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Phrosphor posted:Did you know they tried to kickstart a second one?  
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Assuming the game is actually good, they really should have taken a page from XCom 2's media rollout.
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Anybody remember that Haegemonia: Legions of Iron was also based on Imperium Galactica 3? The original team spilt into one group that wanted to do 4X and another that wanted to do epic missions.
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Daimo posted:Anybody remember that Haegemonia: Legions of Iron was also based on Imperium Galactica 3? The original team spilt into one group that wanted to do 4X and another that wanted to do epic missions. I remember Haegemonia. Finicky as gently caress to control units in 3 dimensions, but it was really drat pretty for the time.
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Deserts of kharak looks real good and if it's like ground-based homeworld that would be awesome to build mods off. But there's no information and it popped out of nowhere so it's probably going to be real bad
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I have one of these too
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Game is kill, basically. It's a loving multiplayer focused game but they haven't done any marketing. Seeing as this is Gearbox there's a pretty good chance it's a complete mess. The Aliens game had the exact same MO before release. As to the other discussion, The Mandate kickstarter is probably the closest thing we'll get to Nexus: The Jupiter Incident. The combat stuff they've shown is very similar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf-lB51wlNo
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i liked nexus a whole lot but, yeah, it was a pretty bizarre game
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If Gearbox manages to gently caress up the first Homeworld sequel in loving ages I am going to be loving livid. I won't be surprised but I will be so loving angry. Jesus Christ. Please, please just let Shipbreakers be amazing. I know it won't be though. I think we all know that. And put me down for another "pledged to Nexus 2 and angry it didn't get made" post. Nexus 1 was weird and flawed but really pretty excellent overall.
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Did some exploring for info on the game today and from I have managed to garner the BBI guys are DESPERATE to drop info but the marketing is being handled by Gearbox's Marketing team and they can't do anything without stepping on the toes.Redacted Post posted:"The trouble is that ... The source was here but has been removed by the dev that posted it... http://forums.blackbirdinteractive.com/forum/deserts-of-kharak/deserts-of-kharak-general-discussion/666-2-weeks-till-release/page2 So Gearbox are on track to gently caress everything up again. Their marketing team are probably all deciding how to market the next Borderlands dlc and gave this game to an intern. Edit: Also the OFFICIAL FORUM has adds being posted in their general discussion. Wow. http://forums.blackbirdinteractive.com/forum/main-forum/829-healthy-weight-loss-supplements Phrosphor fucked around with this message at 13:47 on Jan 8, 2016 |
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I'm still holding out on the notion that the game will be good it's just that Gearboxes marketing is dumb as crap. Maybe.
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Gearbox are doing all my expectation dampening for me, how convenient.
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Nickiepoo posted:I'm still holding out on the notion that the game will be good it's just that Gearboxes marketing is dumb as crap. Maybe. Yeah I'm hoping so too, gearbox are idiots but the dev team apparently has good pedigree.
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If the game was good we'd already be seeing streams of it. There's no need to "hype" a good game, you just hand it off to the appropriate youtube/twitch personalities (in this case, any of them who show off strategy titles) and let them play the game while people watch. Like what XCOM 2 is doing or what City: Skylines did. That or the game is amazing and Gearbox is incompetent. Honestly I could believe either one.
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Litany Unheard posted:If the game was good we'd already be seeing streams of it. There's no need to "hype" a good game, you just hand it off to the appropriate youtube/twitch personalities (in this case, any of them who show off strategy titles) and let them play the game while people watch. Like what XCOM 2 is doing or what City: Skylines did. Yeah one guy, who was leaving the company, chilling out in the evenings and streaming skylines did wonders for its release popularity. The game being really good did all the advertising needed. And the xcom2 hype train is getting huge after last night's streams.
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There wasn't just the streams, the embargo dropped on the press build so you started seeing articles all over the place. The press build was good so games journalists were tripping over themselves to gush about it, but the embargo was key here. A switch was flipped and suddenly everywhere was full of XCOM2. However even before this there had been a dripfeed of YouTube videos and articles on different mechanics and enemies. It's a pretty traditional campaign well executed, and obviously it's easier to market a good game than a bad game.
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Antti posted:There wasn't just the streams, the embargo dropped on the press build so you started seeing articles all over the place. The press build was good so games journalists were tripping over themselves to gush about it, but the embargo was key here. A switch was flipped and suddenly everywhere was full of XCOM2. However even before this there had been a dripfeed of YouTube videos and articles on different mechanics and enemies. It's a pretty traditional campaign well executed, and obviously it's easier to market a good game than a bad game.
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Litany Unheard posted:If the game was good we'd already be seeing streams of it. There's no need to "hype" a good game, you just hand it off to the appropriate youtube/twitch personalities (in this case, any of them who show off strategy titles) and let them play the game while people watch. Like what XCOM 2 is doing or what City: Skylines did. I'm hoping it's the latter. Maybe it's not even about Gearbox being incompetent but them just not really caring about an RTS game in the year 2016 where it's mostly a dead genre. Why bother funding it in the first place though?? I dunno Even if it is poo poo I don't think it makes much sense to hold back on so much information. If you got a dud you market it as much as possible and hope people preorder it. hemale in pain fucked around with this message at 16:13 on Jan 8, 2016 |
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Asking why gearbox does things is about as fruitful as asking why hurricanes.
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A new trailer appears: https://youtu.be/K7ior9JoUE0 The music, visuals, theming all look great, but I really want to see how it plays. Phrosphor fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Jan 8, 2016 |
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Phrosphor posted:A new trailer appears: https://youtu.be/K7ior9JoUE0 I'm guessing it's much the same "gather resources, build I'm honestly a tad dismayed that Kushans/Hiigarans actually turn out to be just white folks. It had never been very clear in the previous games, but I'd always imagined them as vaguely Middle Eastern / Central Asian, fitting with the naming conventions and themes.
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Phrosphor posted:A new trailer appears: https://youtu.be/K7ior9JoUE0
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So, it looks like Complex Mod v 10 is due for release in April for the new engine, and there's 2 hours of gameplay to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUul2GSDzc
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Dukka posted:In the perfect world the guy who designed rails and metal is among BBI's employees. I heard some guy made a map called "Operation: Use Tab" that they should probably consult with. On a more serious note that shot of the landcarrier cruising into the sunset looked pretty. Phrosphor fucked around with this message at 17:39 on Jan 8, 2016 |
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Phrosphor posted:A new trailer appears: https://youtu.be/K7ior9JoUE0
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Phrosphor posted:A new trailer appears: https://youtu.be/K7ior9JoUE0 Lol they have FMV.
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USE THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON ON THE UNIT TO SELECT IT
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OwlFancier posted:So, it looks like Complex Mod v 10 is due for release in April for the new engine, and there's 2 hours of gameplay to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlUul2GSDzc Oh weird, fighters and corvettes are single units now.
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DrSunshine posted:I'm guessing it's much the same "gather resources, build They really shouldn't be white. They've been on a desert planet for generations. By the time of HW2 yeah Karan being white is semi plausible, with some hyperspace core fuckery on top. Also, there's stuff hyperspacing, tons of spaceships wrecks, ion cannons from orbit and "the planet at war"? None of that fits with the backstory. loving pointless retconning.
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If Mad Max has taught me anything, it's that being a slave to continuity is overrated.
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DatonKallandor posted:They really shouldn't be white. They've been on a desert planet for generations. By the time of HW2 yeah Karan being white is semi plausible, with some hyperspace core fuckery on top. Actually i am pretty sure the Kiths being at war with each other is actual old Canon, finding the Map is what makes them all start working together If I remember my HW Manual correctly.
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So what would the repercussions be if a lead dev said "gently caress it" and started streaming the first mission or early parts of a skirmish anyway? Instant termination or even less marketing?
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hemale in pain posted:USE THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON ON THE UNIT TO SELECT IT When I saw that I thought "zero effort". Thanks again Gearbox!
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I didnt know about the kickstarter until a few days after it ended The only other one i have to my name was the kickstarter that tried to buy out the Homeworld IP. I put 50 into that one. Took the company nearly 3 months to refund me after Gearbox got the winning bid.
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