Up to date beta patch info..

[Richard]

BTW lay off the personal attacks guys. Everyone has been fairly cool but some of you are getting close to locking this thread down.

Just take it easy .

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Sarge is coming...

Richard Arnesen
Director of Covert Ops
Shrapnel Games
http://www.shrapnelgames.com

[Jubala]

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Originally posted by Richard:
7. Added - Empire Option for Next/Previous Ship button to skip fleets.

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YES!

[This message has been edited by Jubala (edited 14 December 2000).]

[Talenn]

Richard:

Actually, with a few exceptions, I dont think many people are 'pissed' so to speak. I think they are a bit frustrated perhaps. The game is REALLY that good that anything that detracts from the enjoyment is grounds for a lynching!

I think discussions like this one and others on this forum are very good for the game. I've seen many of the bugs and oddities that people complained about here showing up as 'fixed' or 'changed' or in the 'readmes' you've been posting. To me, that shows that input as valuable and being acted upon which is a VERY good thing.

I'd hate to see that type of feedback get locked up due to a few people's overly zealous remarks.

From my experience in these types of forums, if people more or less ignore the worst of the comments the better. Sure, if it looks like someone is genuinely interested in helping out, by all means people should jump in and discuss it but its clear that some people's opinion will not be altered at the present time and its a waste of time and energy for people to rise to the baiting.

Talenn

[Comar]

Well put.

[Psitticine]

Just my 2¢: there are always a few trolls lurking under any forum's bridge. I think most folks have learned to just ignore them. If you read through threads like this and just "read around" the more childish Posts, there is still a lot worth reading.

Such as this, for example:

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17. Fixed - A range check error would occur when a planet was rammed.

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I never even thought of trying to crash a ship into a planet! Will this be a viable tactic after the new patch, I wonder? It is very cool the way new things are always being revealed. 8)


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[Comar]

Yeah. I wondered who came up with that one. I have to admit, I would not build one of my ships to ram it into a planet. Seems kinda like a waste of time. A ship with missles or direct fire weapons will do the job just fine and be ready for the next one.

[Jubala]

The ship was probably getting the living snot beaten out of it and was about to die so the owner decided to ram into the planet that was killing it. I know damn well I have done that with my ships but only against other ships. Like you I never contemplated ramming a planet. If it can actually be called ramming at all. The term doesn't seem quite right.