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Posted 06 April 2002 - 07:41 PM
Is it just me, or should Cythera have had a few dozen more betas before it was released? It has the beginnings of a good game, but they didn't take it far enough... Far too many bugs. Horrible graphics. Terrible grammar and spelling. That seldane couldn't even get his dead wife's name right. I've loved their games for a long time, but it seems like since they started doing RPG's they started releasing things unfinished....
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I've loved their games for a long time, but it seems like since they started doing RPG's they started releasing things unfinished....------------------
All that is gold does not glitter, not all
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Posted 06 April 2002 - 08:46 PM
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Is it just me, or should Cythera have had a few dozen more betas before it was released? It has the beginnings of a good game, but they didn't take it far enough... Far too many bugs. Horrible graphics. Terrible grammar and spelling. That seldane couldn't even get his dead wife's name right. I've loved their games for a long time, but it seems like since they started doing RPG's they started releasing things unfinished....
Is it just me, or should Cythera have had a few dozen more betas before it was released? It has the beginnings of a good game, but they didn't take it far enough... Far too many bugs. Horrible graphics. Terrible grammar and spelling. That seldane couldn't even get his dead wife's name right.
I've loved their games for a long time, but it seems like since they started doing RPG's they started releasing things unfinished....There have been debates about Cythera's graphics on this board before. I think there was something about Ambrosia experimenting with a new angle mentioned(?).
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Posted 06 April 2002 - 10:13 PM
probably shouldn't've been spamming, but i didn't realize til after i posted that i was more upset with their latest games in general than just with cythera.. ah well. what do you mean, a new angle?
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Posted 07 April 2002 - 01:26 AM
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what do you mean, a new angle?
what do you mean, a new angle?
Far as I recall, the characters in Cythera are at a slant, instead of being straight up-and-down. I don't think any of ASW's previous games ever used this slant.
I'm not really one to argue about the graphics, so I'll stay out of that...
And since I haven't gone far enough in the game to notice bugs or anything, I won't go into that either.
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Posted 07 April 2002 - 11:20 PM
RPGs have an immense ammount of proof-reading needed, and it's not exactly the easiest job for dead-tired programmers. It's why there are typographical errors in Cythera, PoG, EVN, etc. I would suggest that, when you find any bugs or typos, take note of them and send a list to help@AmbrosiaSW.com, and they are more likely to be included in any updates.
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Posted 08 April 2002 - 10:13 AM
I dunno, Dave always seemed a little annoyed when he got non tech support questions. Still polite, but I think with the sheer volume of e-mail he gets, probably at least a quarter of it from idiots who don't read the FAQ or documentation first.... 
I really really wish ambrosia had a bug report address or something. But I might do that. Take specific notes, at least. Later I can figure out what to do with them.
What the heck is a zodiac mongrel anyway, and why aren't you a member?
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I really really wish ambrosia had a bug report address or something. But I might do that. Take specific notes, at least. Later I can figure out what to do with them.What the heck is a zodiac mongrel anyway, and why aren't you a member?
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Posted 08 April 2002 - 12:11 PM
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I dunno, Dave always seemed a little annoyed when he got non tech support questions. Still polite, but I think with the sheer volume of e-mail he gets, probably at least a quarter of it from idiots who don't read the FAQ or documentation first.... I really really wish ambrosia had a bug report address or something. But I might do that. Take specific notes, at least. Later I can figure out what to do with them.
I dunno, Dave always seemed a little annoyed when he got non tech support questions. Still polite, but I think with the sheer volume of e-mail he gets, probably at least a quarter of it from idiots who don't read the FAQ or documentation first....
I really really wish ambrosia had a bug report address or something. But I might do that. Take specific notes, at least. Later I can figure out what to do with them.I'm sure that he'd rather have the games function as intended than not, though.
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What the heck is a zodiac mongrel anyway, and why aren't you a member?
What the heck is a zodiac mongrel anyway, and why aren't you a member?
It was a special member title given to me by Andrew. He's rather proficient at hacking the board scripts, so from time to time he does stuff like that. He told me that "zodiac mongrel" came to mind when he thought "Starkiller", though I don't know why.
And, asking for a member title isn't necessarily a great idea. You might not get quite what you expected. =)
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Posted 08 April 2002 - 06:05 PM
Well, the Zodiac is based on the movements of stars and mongrel (not sure, but the image of a rabid dog comes to mind) could have something to do with killing. *shrug*
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Posted 09 April 2002 - 11:20 AM
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Welcome to the Cythera Board, Zair!
Welcome to the Cythera Board, Zair!
thank you, but i've been here somewhat longer than you have.... just not a particularly regular poster.
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Posted 09 April 2002 - 12:37 PM
Just a naive question... are there any further updates planned?
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Posted 09 April 2002 - 03:47 PM
In the FAQ, they say that Cythera is considered a 'finished work'; so no, no further updates.
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And, asking for a member title isn't necessarily a great idea. You might not get quite what you expected.
And, asking for a member title isn't necessarily a great idea. You might not get quite what you expected.
Wow, is Andrew still even doing those? I haven't seen any new ones lately.
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thank you, but i've been here somewhat longer than you have.... just not a particularly regular poster.
thank you, but i've been here somewhat longer than you have.... just not a particularly regular poster.
And I, Obsidian, am mearly a loyal servant (Read: Spare account) of a memeber registered Aug. 2001 on this board who's acccount stoped working (Server trouble).
Sorry for the confusion...
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Wow, is Andrew still even doing those? I haven't seen any new ones lately.
Nope. Not since Mouse threatened to sue him for sexual harassment for labeling him a "gay rights activist" after his little performance in Zelda's topic "Straight Pride".
Andrew then changed Mouse's title once more to... something, you'll have to look it up. The effect kind of faded when many of the people he labeled became mods. (forge, shayborg, TomWoozle, Begemontike, StarStrafer (sp?) etc.)
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Posted 09 April 2002 - 11:34 PM
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Nope. Not since Mouse threatened to sue him for sexual harassment for labeling him a "gay rights activist" after his little performance in Zelda's topic "Straight Pride".
Andrew then changed Mouse's title once more to... something,
Nope. Not since Mouse threatened to sue him for sexual harassment for labeling him a "gay rights activist" after his little performance in Zelda's topic "Straight Pride".
Andrew then changed Mouse's title once more to... something,
boy toy then "python food.
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you'll have to look it up. The effect kind of faded when many of the people he labeled became mods. (forge,
you'll have to look it up. The effect kind of faded when many of the people he labeled became mods. (forge,
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shayborg,
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Ach, I've forgotten his...
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StarStrafer etc.)
StarStrafer etc.)
Virile beefcake, IIRC. It was intended for Mouse when he said it.
Additionally, Soviet mikee was Linux geek before he became a moderator.
That was fun, we should do it more often. =P
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Posted 10 April 2002 - 04:33 PM
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And I, Obsidian, am mearly a loyal servant (Read: Spare account) of a memeber registered Aug. 2001 on this board who's acccount stoped working (Server trouble).
Sorry for the confusion...
And I, Obsidian, am mearly a loyal servant (Read: Spare account) of a memeber registered Aug. 2001 on this board who's acccount stoped working (Server trouble).
Sorry for the confusion...
ok, you've got a month on me.
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Posted 24 April 2002 - 12:52 PM
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Nope. Not since Mouse threatened to sue him for sexual harassment for labeling him a "gay rights activist" after his little performance in Zelda's topic "Straight Pride".
Andrew then changed Mouse's title once more to... something, you'll have to look it up. The effect kind of faded when many of the people he labeled became mods. (forge, shayborg, TomWoozle, Begemontike, StarStrafer (sp?) etc.)
Nope. Not since Mouse threatened to sue him for sexual harassment for labeling him a "gay rights activist" after his little performance in Zelda's topic "Straight Pride".
Andrew then changed Mouse's title once more to... something, you'll have to look it up. The effect kind of faded when many of the people he labeled became mods. (forge, shayborg, TomWoozle, Begemontike, StarStrafer (sp?) etc.)
Ah yes, I remember that topic. It's tough fighting off all those liberals!
Mouse was an ass. Too bad he couldn't have been on the other side...would've loved to have a chance to let loose on him.
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Posted 25 April 2002 - 09:52 AM
Mouse really pushed it with his little performance there. Try looking up a post by "Deamon" in the topic. Here's a little hint: it's Mouse's second account.
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Mouse really pushed it with his little performance there. Try looking up a post by "Deamon" in the topic. Here's a little hint: it's Mouse's second account.
Mouse really pushed it with his little performance there. Try looking up a post by "Deamon" in the topic. Here's a little hint: it's Mouse's second account.
Didn't he have three or four accounts? He also got his post count up to 1000 something in less than a month; by spamming. I've been here for near a year and a half, and I still don't have that many!
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Posted 30 April 2002 - 03:35 PM
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Far too many bugs.
Far too many bugs.
It still has bugs that they [url="http://"http://www.ambrosiasw.com/Ambrosia_Times/November_99/EekABug.html"]fixed[/url].
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Didn't he have three or four accounts? He also got his post count up to 1000 something in less than a month; by spamming. I've been here for near a year and a half, and I still don't have that many!
Didn't he have three or four accounts? He also got his post count up to 1000 something in less than a month; by spamming. I've been here for near a year and a half, and I still don't have that many!
Actually, it's entirely possible to get your post count far up quickly like that, particularly under those circumstances, as he had to reply to EVERYBODY in that topic. =P
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Actually, it's entirely possible to get your post count far up quickly like that, particularly under those circumstances, as he had to reply to EVERYBODY in that topic. =P
Actually, it's entirely possible to get your post count far up quickly like that, particularly under those circumstances, as he had to reply to EVERYBODY in that topic. =P
And I had to reply to almost as many.
But still, 1200 in a month?
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Posted 05 May 2002 - 02:45 PM
Actually, he registered at the end of March 2000 and by the beginning of May he had about 800 posts. He told me once it was because of spring break, but I told him he was full of it. (Or at least, I meant to.)
Here's some quotes from "Straight Pride":
First, Mouse said:
Then, Deamon (Mouse)said:
Then (believe it or not), Mouse said:
Then Mouse claims:
By the end of it all it was pretty clear that, as Deamon himself said: (not a direct quote)
"If you're left handed, and not descriminated against, it's ok. If you're gay and descriminated against, it's not ok." Effectively making himself God and chooser of everyone's sexual preference.
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Here's some quotes from "Straight Pride":
First, Mouse said:
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I guess I'm gonna go and try to repair the torn remains of you people's respect for me...
If this is a war, you *******es have won.
One last note...
If this is a war, you *******es have won.
One last note...
Then, Deamon (Mouse)said:
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When mouse said 'one last note:...' I think he meant he was leaving and not coming back to this topic.
Then (believe it or not), Mouse said:
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You don't speak for me, Deamon. But, anyways, I noticed you're new, so:
Welcome to the Boards!
Welcome to the Boards!
Then Mouse claims:
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I see people throwing insult grenades and firing hatred cannons(yes, I know thats imaginative, but I can see things in my mind most people would never even imagine). And I don't know wahts wrong with Deamon, but he sure seems to have a serious problem making up his mind on sides. And he's a newbe on his first day, and he probably hasn't seen enough of me to see what I'm like.
By the end of it all it was pretty clear that, as Deamon himself said: (not a direct quote)
"If you're left handed, and not descriminated against, it's ok. If you're gay and descriminated against, it's not ok." Effectively making himself God and chooser of everyone's sexual preference.
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Oh, and I just remembered Begemotike's:
resistance is futile.
Then Secret Ch1mp "insane klown posse" was banned for being a general nuisance to andrew.
Deamon's = "i can't spell"
Lord John Shakles ="lord of the thighs"
Flatulence= "stankbutt" and then "butt of the joke"
Idiot_box= conspirator (presumably something to do with the resistance)
Also, you'd wonder how mikee gets 6000 posts, on page 17 he posts (possibly a record outside of progress logs) 11 posts in a row.
Ironically enough, most people who got names were either banned or blessed. Go figure
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resistance is futile.
Then Secret Ch1mp "insane klown posse" was banned for being a general nuisance to andrew.
Deamon's = "i can't spell"
Lord John Shakles ="lord of the thighs"
Flatulence= "stankbutt" and then "butt of the joke"
Idiot_box= conspirator (presumably something to do with the resistance)
Also, you'd wonder how mikee gets 6000 posts, on page 17 he posts (possibly a record outside of progress logs) 11 posts in a row.
Ironically enough, most people who got names were either banned or blessed. Go figure
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