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State of Hera 2000-02-11
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Posted 11 February 2000 - 06:39 PM
I LOVE YOU ADMIRAL GRAMMATICUS!!! ----!!! Now where did I put those pills!?!? 
BTW: What is that second password the forum there requires for you to post a reply (don't worry, my posts wouldn't be anything like this post)? Is the password going to be sent to Beta testors? (I'm not going to ask when it would be sent, Hera seems to be coming along well.)
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BTW: What is that second password the forum there requires for you to post a reply (don't worry, my posts wouldn't be anything like this post)? Is the password going to be sent to Beta testors? (I'm not going to ask when it would be sent, Hera seems to be coming along well.)
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Posted 12 February 2000 - 01:05 AM
The progress forum is one-way. It's where developers working on projects for Ambrosia are supposed to whisper sweet nothings about their current obsessions.
You can post follow ups and outbursts of love here, in the Ares Engineering Dept. forum.
You can post follow ups and outbursts of love here, in the Ares Engineering Dept. forum.
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Posted 12 February 2000 - 04:43 PM
It says in the Pop-Pop progress report that "nate should just ship hera now! he has some brilliant ideas in his head for future titles and it killing me having to wait to play them. so everybody should sent him some encouragement, preferably in the form of money." I don't have any money to send to the Admiral, but what are these upcoming projects? Are they going to carry the Ambrosia banner, or is Nathan Lamont just working with Ambrosia for Ares?
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In the next world war,
In a jack-knifed Juggernaut,
I am born again.
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In the next world war,
In a jack-knifed Juggernaut,
I am born again.
So I don't feel alone, or the weight of the stone,
Now that I've found somewhere safe To bury my bones.
And any fool knows a dog needs a home,
A shelter from pigs on the wing.
-Pink Floyd, Pigs on the Wing (pt. 2)
Now that I've found somewhere safe To bury my bones.
And any fool knows a dog needs a home,
A shelter from pigs on the wing.
-Pink Floyd, Pigs on the Wing (pt. 2)
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Posted 12 February 2000 - 06:21 PM
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The 'Screenshots' button leads right back to the /upcoming page. No cookie for webmaster!
The 'Screenshots' button leads right back to the /upcoming page. No cookie for webmaster!
The Ambrosia folks are hard at work overhauling the whole site. They'll fix those buttons soon enough. In the meantime, you can go to [url="http://"http://www.arescentral.com/editor"]http://www.arescentral.com/editor[/url] for screeshots of Hera.
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Posted 12 February 2000 - 06:32 PM
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It says in the Pop-Pop progress report that "nate should just ship hera now! he has some brilliant ideas in his head for future titles and it killing me having to wait to play them. so everybody should sent him some encouragement, preferably in the form of money." I don't have any money to send to the Admiral, but what are these upcoming projects? Are they going to carry the Ambrosia banner, or is Nathan Lamont just working with Ambrosia for Ares?
It says in the Pop-Pop progress report that "nate should just ship hera now! he has some brilliant ideas in his head for future titles and it killing me having to wait to play them. so everybody should sent him some encouragement, preferably in the form of money." I don't have any money to send to the Admiral, but what are these upcoming projects? Are they going to carry the Ambrosia banner, or is Nathan Lamont just working with Ambrosia for Ares?
Isn't Andrew C sweet? We should all chip in and buy e.e. cummings jr. a shift key. He's got a bag full of tricks himself and you should keep your eye on him. A little bird told me that after pop-pop (he *hates* it if you call it plop-plop!) he's going to slap another ball out of the park with a devious and addictive puzzle game quite different than either battle girl or pop-pop.
As for my upcoming projects, well, they're coming up.
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Posted 13 February 2000 - 09:46 AM
When do you think Hera will be finished? Can you send me an E-mail?
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Posted 14 February 2000 - 06:16 PM
If we mail him money, we're relying on his honesty. While I'm fairly sure we can trust him, there's no way we can take the money back if he forgets about Hera
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No, I'm not that cruel. I don't use the flamethrower on my
enemies. I save that for my
allies.
-caalaklael, the trigger
happy obiard
No, I'm not that cruel. I don't use the flamethrower on my enemies. I save that for my allies.
-caalaklael, the trigger happy obiard
-caalaklael, the trigger happy obiard
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Posted 15 February 2000 - 09:00 PM
"As for my upcoming projects, well, they're coming up."
While I am interested in what you're working on, Admiral Grammaticus (Or should I call you by your actual name?) I really want to know wether you are going to stick with Ambrosia or go work on your own. Will future products you make carry the Ambrosia logo?
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In the next world war,
In a jack-knifed Juggernaut,
I am born again.
While I am interested in what you're working on, Admiral Grammaticus (Or should I call you by your actual name?) I really want to know wether you are going to stick with Ambrosia or go work on your own. Will future products you make carry the Ambrosia logo?
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In the next world war,
In a jack-knifed Juggernaut,
I am born again.
So I don't feel alone, or the weight of the stone,
Now that I've found somewhere safe To bury my bones.
And any fool knows a dog needs a home,
A shelter from pigs on the wing.
-Pink Floyd, Pigs on the Wing (pt. 2)
Now that I've found somewhere safe To bury my bones.
And any fool knows a dog needs a home,
A shelter from pigs on the wing.
-Pink Floyd, Pigs on the Wing (pt. 2)
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Posted 17 February 2000 - 02:09 PM
Oh, do i look forward to the arrival of Hera.
Does it make multiplayer missions too?
If it does, it would be the Editor o' Gods!
If it doesn't, well, it would still be good, but the stardard 5-6 multi-player levels are starting to get dull.
Is there anyway you can get some additional missions now? I've heard on a chat channel that someone had a 3rd party mission set out.
Was that just spam? or have someone actually made some extra levels without hera?
Better call Skulder and Mully... ;-)
Anyway, isn't there some kind of mailing list or something so you can be notified when a release is happending?
Does Ambrosia need any beta testers? If yes, contact me by any means possible! Pick me! Pick MEE!! What wouldn't i DO for a chance to beta test a Brosia Product.
Finally, the Captains Dying Word no#0237
Trust me, that ship is harmless...
Does it make multiplayer missions too?
If it does, it would be the Editor o' Gods!
If it doesn't, well, it would still be good, but the stardard 5-6 multi-player levels are starting to get dull.
Is there anyway you can get some additional missions now? I've heard on a chat channel that someone had a 3rd party mission set out.
Was that just spam? or have someone actually made some extra levels without hera?
Better call Skulder and Mully... ;-)
Anyway, isn't there some kind of mailing list or something so you can be notified when a release is happending?
Does Ambrosia need any beta testers? If yes, contact me by any means possible! Pick me! Pick MEE!! What wouldn't i DO for a chance to beta test a Brosia Product.
Finally, the Captains Dying Word no#0237
Trust me, that ship is harmless...
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Posted 17 February 2000 - 03:21 PM
1) Hera will be able to make multiplayer maps.
2) Hera beta testers have already been chosen, and AFAIK the beta is closed. There are plenty of people on the board who will be happy to let you know if they're testing.
3) No additional missions yet. The data in the RSRC files is too complex to be edited with reset, at least to make totally new levels. There is a hack to change level numbers, with the intent to use the "secret" levels. Information about that can be found [url="http://"http://www.axis.n3.net/misc/seclevel.html"]here.[/url]
Over and out.
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2) Hera beta testers have already been chosen, and AFAIK the beta is closed. There are plenty of people on the board who will be happy to let you know if they're testing.
3) No additional missions yet. The data in the RSRC files is too complex to be edited with reset, at least to make totally new levels. There is a hack to change level numbers, with the intent to use the "secret" levels. Information about that can be found [url="http://"http://www.axis.n3.net/misc/seclevel.html"]here.[/url]
Over and out.
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Pax - Drew Harry
Alas, no more Ares Axis. ;(
"...they say that every five minutes someone dies in a car accident, but how often are there seven hundred and sixty one armless and legless corpses in one hangar?" - Terminal 2, Where are monsters in dreams, Marathon Infinity
Alas, no more Ares Axis. ;(
"...they say that every five minutes someone dies in a car accident, but how often are there seven hundred and sixty one armless and legless corpses in one hangar?" - Terminal 2, Where are monsters in dreams, Marathon Infinity
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Posted 17 February 2000 - 11:09 PM
1. Grammaticus asked on the board. All who replied were chosen.
2. Construction in progress - many things need updating. When it's all done with, everything will be up to date.
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2. Construction in progress - many things need updating. When it's all done with, everything will be up to date.
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Posted 19 February 2000 - 03:27 AM
The beta is closed. The recruitment and selection were handled by Andrew W.
Hera will enter beta soon. It is now completely functional -- that is, it allows you to create, edit, and save scenarios. I just copied the "Scratching Post" net scenario, made a few changes and was able to play it as a single player scenario in a few minutes.
There are some important issues which need to be ironed out, but not everything will need to be perfect for beta.
Things are going to get interesting.
Newt, I can't really tell you exactly what I'm going to be doing in the future.
Hera will enter beta soon. It is now completely functional -- that is, it allows you to create, edit, and save scenarios. I just copied the "Scratching Post" net scenario, made a few changes and was able to play it as a single player scenario in a few minutes.
There are some important issues which need to be ironed out, but not everything will need to be perfect for beta.
Things are going to get interesting.
Newt, I can't really tell you exactly what I'm going to be doing in the future.
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Posted 19 February 2000 - 07:51 PM
If we were on the Ares beta, are we on the Hera beta?
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Posted 22 February 2000 - 12:03 PM
Okay, time for some more Qs:
1) When the Hera Beta (Sounds nice) comes out, where will you find it?
2) Is there any way to get notified by email when Hera Beta is out? Some Maillist or something.
3) When youre saving a missionfile, what shall you then do with it to make it work?
4) Will players need to upgrade Ares in order to make Hera work?
5) Is Hera free? Will registration in Ares mean registration in Hera? Or will there be some kind of discount?
6) Who is Hera actually? Isn't it some old g®eek god
Well, that was all the Qs that i could think of.
And by the way, ARES AXIS totally rules!
*bows for Ares Axis*
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- When in danger or in doubt,
run in circles, scream and shout. -
1) When the Hera Beta (Sounds nice) comes out, where will you find it?
2) Is there any way to get notified by email when Hera Beta is out? Some Maillist or something.
3) When youre saving a missionfile, what shall you then do with it to make it work?
4) Will players need to upgrade Ares in order to make Hera work?
5) Is Hera free? Will registration in Ares mean registration in Hera? Or will there be some kind of discount?
6) Who is Hera actually? Isn't it some old g®eek god
Well, that was all the Qs that i could think of.
And by the way, ARES AXIS totally rules!
*bows for Ares Axis*
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Posted 22 February 2000 - 10:24 PM
In answer to XXX's questions:
1) [url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com"]www.ambrosiasw.com[/url]
2) go here: [url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/newswire/"]http://www.AmbrosiaS.../news/newswire/[/url]
3) you shall drag and drop it on top of Ares
4) yes
5) yes; Only registered versions of Ares will be able to use Hera-created scenarios, however
6) Ares' mom
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1) [url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com"]www.ambrosiasw.com[/url]
2) go here: [url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/newswire/"]http://www.AmbrosiaS.../news/newswire/[/url]
3) you shall drag and drop it on top of Ares
4) yes
5) yes; Only registered versions of Ares will be able to use Hera-created scenarios, however
6) Ares' mom
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Posted 24 February 2000 - 09:09 AM
Thank you Admiral Grammaticus! Youre small bits of information spreads light on this case...
But you seem to got my name wrong, I got nothing to do with any triple-X business, and im called Grape Dragon.
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But you seem to got my name wrong, I got nothing to do with any triple-X business, and im called Grape Dragon.
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- When in danger or in doubt,
run in circles, scream and shout. -
- When in danger or in doubt,
run in circles, scream and shout. -
run in circles, scream and shout. -
