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Ash1138: Sep 29, 2001; Get up, chief. We're just gettin' started.

ZenMaster posted:

For how much she works, has she ever posted anything resembling work? Flowers, trips, and she sits in every video she is in, not like she is sitting there on the phone or filling boxes with orders...

No idea. Presumably when she posts something like samples of patches, shirts, etc. she's reviewing them for approval or rejection, but considering how lovely their merch turns out I'm not sure that's a glowing example of her competence.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:20

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# ? Jun 12, 2024 16:10

intardnation: Feb 18, 2016; I'm going to space!

ZenMaster posted:

For how much she works, has she ever posted anything resembling work? Flowers, trips, and she sits in every video she is in, not like she is sitting there on the phone or filling boxes with orders...

do you know how much work goes into looking good?

I am ready for my close up.

drat good days worth of work there. See ya tomorrow.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:20

big nipples big life: May 12, 2014

I saw her working on some tim tams and a sweet buzz

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:23

tooterfish: Jul 13, 2013

Berious posted:

BTW where is that video from? I'm curious to see if any backer can bring themselves to praise it. I mean they did manage to gush over "man desperately holding in a poo poo climbs ladder".gif

It's from the kickstarter pitch video.

So it's "TOTALLY IN ENGINE GUYS" and they already gushed their life savings over it.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:23

Galarox: Sep 23, 2015; Fun Shoe

peter gabriel posted:

I think that is what some people fin OK about him tbh
He won't be saying 'It has been a pleasure playing with you gentlemen this evening' as the ship sinks, there will just be an office window open, the blinds blowing in the wind and the distant sound of a car screeching away

just... lol, yeah hence my previous (hastily put together photoshop) effort post Re: Hobo

edited to add: am working on a nice new piece of classic art, should be good, but as ever if anyone has a suggestion of something they want me to CIGify please let me know

Galarox fucked around with this message at 21:25 on Mar 4, 2016

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:23

Tsar Mikey: Nov 30, 2005; When will then be now?

badegakk posted:

They are doing holistic refactoring of ship speed. Whatever that means.

It's shocking to me that Ben Lesnick, Developer, doesn't understand what refactoring is.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:34

ZenMaster: Jan 24, 2006; I Saved PC Gaming

G0RF posted:

Around the Verse!

Opening fan clip is 15fps space pew-pew with high-fidelity explosions meant to distract you from the fact that the pilot's ship disappears at the end, leaving him floated in a seated position as sparks shower by him.

Opening Sandi & Ben clip is an abrupt shift in tone. They are trying to educate tire-kickers here, not jawboning with their older backers. At least so far... Overlays of ship porn while they talk is, I believe, new-- it will have to do until the showroom is live in Game.

Nervous Ben talks about the introduction of ship coolers -- and notes for nervous backers that was a $56M stretch goal. One down, 1999 to go.

Sandi explains that the new Reverse the Verse will no longer talk about useless things like what people had for lunch and employee hair states. (I said earlier they didn't take our constructive feedback to heart so color me surprised! Maybe they'll talk about more backer civility before this is done?)

No sarcasm here, CIG-- a focused RTV is an improvement....

...and then they start talking about Wing Commander's 20th anniversary!

The remote office updates show improved pacing. Less rambling. Again, feels like a step in the right direction tonally for them.

Not going to watch the whole Pedro interview because who cares but I -ed at the gigantic orchestra b-roll. (Does John Williams even need that many musicians for a score?)

In all seriousness, the closing outtakes were pretty decent. Ben parodies his Wing Commander lore master stereotype with aplomb and Sandi parodies(?) her "drat I'm tired of hearing about my husband's game all the bloody time" persona. I was smiling in spite of myself, in part because it actually seemed grounded in fact (and because we've complained about WC overload so much). Sounds like they are learning, if slowly, how to write what you know...

and Sandi couldn't resist eating on camera again... like how Dan Rather had his daily powerbar while he talked about Canadian trade pacts.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:34

big nipples big life: May 12, 2014

X-Ultron posted:

Ben Lesnick, Developer

Yep, still funny.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:35

my girlfriend is Legos: Apr 24, 2013

X-Ultron posted:

Ben Lesnick, Developer, doesn't understand what refactoring is.

Nonsense, Big Benny has been involved in the refactoring of several dozen JPEGs

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:42

his nibs: Feb 27, 2016; Welcome to the
Dream Factory; Grimey Drawer

Wafflz posted:

Yep, still funny.

well, he is developing :laugh:

his nibs fucked around with this message at 21:50 on Mar 4, 2016

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:43

Variable 5: Apr 17, 2007; We do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they would be easy.; Grimey Drawer

Ag Bengip posted:

Nonsense, Big Benny has been involved in the refactoring of several dozen JPEGs

"We increased the resolution on this jaypig from 300dpi to 450dpi. Since our original was created at 72dpi, the actual quality of the image itself hasn't increased, but the file size and the fidelity of the resize artifacts has."

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:44

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

Guys guys wouldn't it be cool if we were to remake the sequence in Wing Commander where

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:47

Tsar Mikey: Nov 30, 2005; When will then be now?

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

Guys guys wouldn't it be cool if we were to refactor the sequence in Wing Commander where

FTFY

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:48

Ostentatious: Sep 29, 2010

I never played wing commander but it looks stupid

sorry ben

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:49

SelenicMartian: Sep 14, 2013; Sometimes it's not the bomb that's retarded.

X-Ultron posted:

Ben Lesnick, Developer

G0RF posted:

Sparks to life when talking about Wing Commander lore.

badegakk posted:

They are doing holistic refactoring of ship speed. Whatever that means.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:50

Variable 5: Apr 17, 2007; We do these things not because they are easy, but because we thought they would be easy.; Grimey Drawer

Ostentatious posted:

I never played wing commander but it looks stupid

sorry ben

if he could see he'd be so triggered right now

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:50

Beer4TheBeerGod: Aug 23, 2004; Exciting Lemon

I'm pretty sure that CIG has shown more videos of their staff playing Wing Commander than they have of their staff playing Star Citizen.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:50

Scruffpuff: Dec 23, 2015; Fidelity. Wait, was I'm working on again?

Ostentatious posted:

I never played wing commander but it looks stupid

sorry ben

I can't imagine attempting to have a conversation with that man. Wing Commander was... a game, I guess? Mostly OK? Sort of the "Crysis" system test of its day. I don't remember any of it. I remember everything about Tie Fighter. Sorry, Chris, you fail the "is it memorable" test.

Speaking of memorable games, remember Q*Bert? Remember Slick and Sam, those two green assholes who went behind you and undid all the work you completed changing the colors of the cubes? That must be what it's like when Chris comes around and meddles in the developers' progress.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:53

Toops: Nov 5, 2015; -find mood stabilizers
-also,

Mirificus posted:

https://robertsspaceindustries.com/citizens/Humility

I hadn't noticed that depressing bio until now

Yeah I mean, most of the hardcore spergs are pretty sad cases. But honestly, I don't really care what people's excuse is. If you take out your problems on other people, you suck.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:56

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

SelenicMartian posted:

He's really trying

You'll get them to touch maybe one day ben

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:58

Toops: Nov 5, 2015; -find mood stabilizers
-also,

Ostentatious posted:

Disco Lando seems like an alright guy what's the goonpinion on him

I like him. I think he'd make a kickass goon tbh.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 21:59

SniperWoreConverse: Mar 20, 2010; Gun Saliva

The Saddest Robot posted:

There should also be a lawnmower engine primer somewhere. That little bulb you have to push in with your thumb a few times.

to warp you have to physically spool the jumpdrive by yanking the pullcord an immersive number of times, 5-7. Ideally all the screens should have to laboriously fold back to reveal the starter

e: semi beat

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:01

squirrelzipper: Nov 2, 2011

It's just so amazing that they're soldiering on. Where's the economy? Item and material crafting and acquisition? Currency rate and controls? I mean gently caress every persistent game from WoW to EVE to Pokemon are based on the underlying economic activity. Is there anywhere they even detail how this poo poo is supposed to work, even a fever dream? I can't loving believe the amount of money thrown at this. Smdh.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:02

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

Toops posted:

I like him. I think he'd make a kickass goon tbh.

What's the chances of him not already being one though? I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out he posts in ylls or traditional games or byob or some of those places

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:03

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

squirrelzipper posted:

It's just so amazing that they're soldiering on. Where's the economy? Item and material crafting and acquisition? Currency rate and controls? I mean gently caress every persistent game from WoW to EVE to Pokemon are based on the underlying economic activity. Is there anywhere they even detail how this poo poo is supposed to work, even a fever dream? I can't loving believe the amount of money thrown at this. Smdh.

Is pokemon a p2w mmo yet? It would make BILLIONS

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:03

Toops: Nov 5, 2015; -find mood stabilizers
-also,

The Saddest Robot posted:

Solar Plebian's startup sequence should be like this. Dozens of different screens on flimsy robot arms constantly shoving themselves in your face demanding you acknowledge them. Every time you think that you're done and go to reach for the throttle another panel swings out from some hidden recess into your face. Sometimes they have accidents with two panels trying to swing forward at the same time and they stop awkwardly, like two people who reach a stop-sign at the same time and they both stop, wait for the other person to go, start to creep forward when they realize that the other person is waiting for them, then stop when they see the other person creeping forward.

There should also be a lawnmower engine primer somewhere. That little bulb you have to push in with your thumb a few times.

haha fantastic. I'll add the lawnmower primer. I'm a dog poo poo animator, but I'm gonna give actuated panels the ol' college try.

https://trello.com/c/SOQ30xuv/72-ship-startup-sequence-immersive-cutscene

I'm still most excited that at some point after clicking buttons, you will look down and to the right at your vintage hungry-hungry hippos game. You will click on each of the hippos several times in order to feed them because they are hungry.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:04

squirrelzipper: Nov 2, 2011

Tijuana Bibliophile posted:

Is pokemon a p2w mmo yet? It would make BILLIONS

Original idea, don't steal.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:05

Sunswipe: Feb 5, 2016; by Fluffdaddy

Toops posted:

I'm still most excited that at some point after clicking buttons, you will look down and to the right at your vintage hungry-hungry hippos game. You will click on each of the hippos several times in order to feed them because they are hungry.

And each of the hippos is Lesnick?

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:05

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

Well Squadron 42 will have yet another space game to contend with when it releases later this year

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htMRhXPzYhY

Co-op confirmed :smuggo:

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:08

Tijuana Bibliophile: Dec 30, 2008; Scratchmo

squirrelzipper posted:

Original idea, don't steal.

I dunno man there's a chance the internet already thought it up

I'll send Shigeru a mail but don't get my hopes up :smith:

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:10

Toops: Nov 5, 2015; -find mood stabilizers
-also,

Tank Boy Ken posted:

You know nothing about game development. Naturally "Landing sucessful" should play 1 meter above the ground and lock you into place. If you leave the seat, the space plane fighter jet will drop the remaining distance and explode. Which will prompt: "Landing gear retracted".

I'm starting to come to the terrifying realizations that I will actually have to implement dialog trees. Most of the tools out there are xml-based, and I loving HATE xml.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:11

SniperWoreConverse: Mar 20, 2010; Gun Saliva

Toops posted:

haha fantastic. I'll add the lawnmower primer. I'm a dog poo poo animator, but I'm gonna give actuated panels the ol' college try.

https://trello.com/c/SOQ30xuv/72-ship-startup-sequence-immersive-cutscene

I'm still most excited that at some point after clicking buttons, you will look down and to the right at your vintage hungry-hungry hippos game. You will click on each of the hippos several times in order to feed them because they are hungry.

this is great, and every time you click the actual hand pushes the hippo lever randomly different. Delicate press with your finger, mashing it down with a loose fist, using both hands to jam more than one at a time

also the computer is not linked to the hippos at all and doesn't comment on them because they don't actually do anything and are literally hungry hungry hippos on a side panel in a space ship cockpit.

When you wreck if you don't completely explode some of the marbles should float out in front of you right before you pass out

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:13

Skellybones: May 31, 2011; Fun Shoe

SniperWoreConverse posted:

this is great, and every time you click the actual hand pushes the hippo lever randomly different. Delicate press with your finger, mashing it down with a loose fist, using both hands to jam more than one at a time

also the computer is not linked to the hippos at all and doesn't comment on them because they don't actually do anything and are literally hungry hungry hippos on a side panel in a space ship cockpit.

When you wreck if you don't completely explode some of the marbles should float out in front of you right before you pass out

Tbh I don't think this project is quite aiming for that level of fidelitous immersion.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:20

imperialparadox: Apr 17, 2012; Don't tell me no one has told the girl she isn't exactly human!

squirrelzipper posted:

It's just so amazing that they're soldiering on. Where's the economy? Item and material crafting and acquisition? Currency rate and controls? I mean gently caress every persistent game from WoW to EVE to Pokemon are based on the underlying economic activity. Is there anywhere they even detail how this poo poo is supposed to work, even a fever dream? I can't loving believe the amount of money thrown at this. Smdh.

This just lends credence to the thought that CIG is going to ship SQ42 out at all costs with everything else being indefinitely delayed - you don't need all that economy bullshit for a game about hour-long boring cut scenes interspersed with "dogfighting" against dumb AI opponents.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:21

Skellybones: May 31, 2011; Fun Shoe

Ahaha holy poo poo as soon as I hit post on that a neighbour blew an airhorn for some reason

Real life parping. This is too immersive for me.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:21

Toops: Nov 5, 2015; -find mood stabilizers
-also,

revmoo posted:

This is an awesome idea.

Though tbh I'm a little concerned about scope creep with this project...

We're building dreams here. I fart in scope's general direction.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:21

Thoatse: Feb 29, 2016; Lol said the scorpion, lmao

I lack the talent necessary to re purpose this quaint robber baron illustration into a proper Crobber Baron masterpiece but judging by some of the PAAAART to come out of this thread I'm sure someone here can do it justice.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:24

Justin Tyme: Feb 22, 2011

Toops, add a bomb/mine type object that can be pooped out the back which is literally just an air horn but explodes like those bombs the Slave 1 drops in Episode 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erFcYsC6JaY

Except instead of a boom, it's an extremmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmely loud

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpyingiCwV8

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:24

biglads: Feb 21, 2007; I could've gone to Blatherwycke

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trucutru: Jul 9, 2003; by Fluffdaddy

Galarox posted:

just... lol, yeah hence my previous (hastily put together photoshop) effort post Re: Hobo

edited to add: am working on a nice new piece of classic art, should be good, but as ever if anyone has a suggestion of something they want me to CIGify please let me know

Botero. It's easy because you don't have to modify Ben at all.

# ? Mar 4, 2016 22:26

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