Jumpgate was one of those ideas, and AutoAssault looks to be another.
Jumpgate is the only game of it's kind - it's Elite Online, which noone else has ever, ever managed. Jumpgate even almost missed it, at times, but we're still looking for Elite Online - JG is the closest anyone has been to it.
But back to AA.
Granted, auto-themed crash and thrash has a bit of history, but not quite in this particular genre - futuristic with a splash of persistence:D
I'm looking forward to seeing how original they manage to make their second title, myself.
NetDevil is indeed the publisher of Jumpgate, the one and only *persistent world* MMORPG... spaceflight/combat simulator.
But I digress.
The developers at NetDevil are, quite possibly, the coolest bunch of dudes that own a game company there is.
See, in Jumpgate, the developers from NetDevil have not only listened to their players (we have had major game changes implemented following player-initiated ideas), they CARE about their players. In this map HERE, you can see many "sectors" named after famous/dedicated players and/or squads.
"Lothars Landing", a station in the game, is named after one of the original players, who did a LOT to advance the game in early beta. "Klatches' Hold" is named after the giant of Jumpgate fan sites, Gossip, who also happens to be the author of GLUE, a soapbox engine for blogs/discussion sites.
That's just a couple examples. Another is, they named a sector after a player's child that died in a tragic housefire. ("The Chase")
AA, like their first title, should be a great, original game, with tons of potential.
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Expect to see more of the same in AutoAssault - both in originality, developer understanding, and support of their playerbase.
I don't work for NetDevil, either, but those of us that have been around them for a while (especially us beta testers)can tell you - they're a great bunch of guys to buy from.
I think it'll most definitely be worth checking out. They have a history of being creative, going against the flow of "popular gaming conventions", and trying to do the best by their players. Do yourself a favor, and keep an eye on these guys.
The institute for creation research (icr) is a place that has nothing to do with science. They just try to claim they do.
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Why would you say they have nothing to do with science?
And, as a side note: ICR is listed ON talk.origins as a leading creation proponent - so that just doesn't add up, somehow.
If you want someone who will debate you anytime, anywhere - and will give you 250,000 dollars for proving empirically that evolution happened - I suggest you look up Doctor Dino - aka Ken Hovind. Frequenting talk.origins, you've most likely run across him many many times, so you should know he really will debate the issue seriously and effectively. So if you're serious, and not just trolling - take him up on his offer.
"Also, the foam causing the Columbia accident (intended to insulate the tank and prevent the formation of ice) will be replaced by: heaters. I wonder if heating up a tank with liquid oxygen is a bright idea."
Hate to burst your bubble, slashdot, but the foam being replaced is NOT the foam surrounding the entire tank. That foam was not the problem.
The foam that caused the problem was a spray-on foam surrounding what NASA calls the "bipod region" - the connectors attaching the External Tank to the Orbiter itself. Moisture beneath this spray-on foam, according to failure analysis, undermined the structural integrity of the foam itself, causing it to break off during launch, which struck the Orbiter's leading edge - as I'm sure you already know.
However, only that spray-on foam will be removed from the external tank. Additionally, the only heater being installed on the External Tank will be a strip heater for only those connectors between the External Tank and the Orbiter - to keep ice off of the surfaces, which is a potentially bigger hazard than foam chunks.
How do I know? My dad's the NASA on-site chief engineer at the Michoud Assembly Facility, which builds the External Tank. So... I guess it really doesn't take rocket science to know that the simplest solution really is the most effective... does it?:)
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Jumpgate was one of those ideas, and AutoAssault looks to be another.
:D
Jumpgate is the only game of it's kind - it's Elite Online, which noone else has ever, ever managed. Jumpgate even almost missed it, at times, but we're still looking for Elite Online - JG is the closest anyone has been to it.
But back to AA.
Granted, auto-themed crash and thrash has a bit of history, but not quite in this particular genre - futuristic with a splash of persistence
I'm looking forward to seeing how original they manage to make their second title, myself.
[gamepimp]
NetDevil is indeed the publisher of Jumpgate, the one and only *persistent world* MMORPG... spaceflight/combat simulator.
But I digress.
The developers at NetDevil are, quite possibly, the coolest bunch of dudes that own a game company there is.
See, in Jumpgate, the developers from NetDevil have not only listened to their players (we have had major game changes implemented following player-initiated ideas), they CARE about their players. In this map HERE, you can see many "sectors" named after famous/dedicated players and/or squads.
"Lothars Landing", a station in the game, is named after one of the original players, who did a LOT to advance the game in early beta. "Klatches' Hold" is named after the giant of Jumpgate fan sites, Gossip, who also happens to be the author of GLUE, a soapbox engine for blogs/discussion sites.
That's just a couple examples. Another is, they named a sector after a player's child that died in a tragic housefire. ("The Chase")
AA, like their first title, should be a great, original game, with tons of potential.
[/gamepimpoff]
Expect to see more of the same in AutoAssault - both in originality, developer understanding, and support of their playerbase.
I don't work for NetDevil, either, but those of us that have been around them for a while (especially us beta testers)can tell you - they're a great bunch of guys to buy from.
I think it'll most definitely be worth checking out. They have a history of being creative, going against the flow of "popular gaming conventions", and trying to do the best by their players. Do yourself a favor, and keep an eye on these guys.
I'll look into your claims and get back to you.
"Also, the foam causing the Columbia accident (intended to insulate the tank and prevent the formation of ice) will be replaced by: heaters. I wonder if heating up a tank with liquid oxygen is a bright idea."
:)
Hate to burst your bubble, slashdot, but the foam being replaced is NOT the foam surrounding the entire tank. That foam was not the problem.
The foam that caused the problem was a spray-on foam surrounding what NASA calls the "bipod region" - the connectors attaching the External Tank to the Orbiter itself. Moisture beneath this spray-on foam, according to failure analysis, undermined the structural integrity of the foam itself, causing it to break off during launch, which struck the Orbiter's leading edge - as I'm sure you already know.
However, only that spray-on foam will be removed from the external tank. Additionally, the only heater being installed on the External Tank will be a strip heater for only those connectors between the External Tank and the Orbiter - to keep ice off of the surfaces, which is a potentially bigger hazard than foam chunks.
How do I know? My dad's the NASA on-site chief engineer at the Michoud Assembly Facility, which builds the External Tank. So... I guess it really doesn't take rocket science to know that the simplest solution really is the most effective... does it?