hey...
you are so right !
actually we have : Anaconda, Cobra, Fer-de-Lance, etc..
<snip> Sterlino. Please don't post images with naughty words.
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The only thing I don't like so far is the name.
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hey...
you are so right !
actually we have : Anaconda, Cobra, Fer-de-Lance, etc..
<snip> Sterlino. Please don't post images with naughty words.
Possibly correct there Bearhug67
And for the second one,
http://cdn.meme.li/instances/300x300/31426664.jpg
Possibly correct there Bearhug67
Depends on the type of nerds I would say
I usually was never a big fan of forums as they turn so often into endless ping-pong struggles back and forth, sounding like a broken record.
But I admire the huge variety of ideas all over the forum which turned this forum into a full goldmine, not just for the core game but for future add-ons which I don't envy the moderators for to sort and put them in folders for 'immediate' and 'later options' and into categories for add-ons like in-ship, on-planet and what else might all come out of this
Until I can climb into my pilot seat I enjoy the creative exchanges and hope people remember to 'Always look on the bright side of Life' and lighten up folks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2Wx230gYJw
Finally I found Elite: Dangerous very well as title. As this will be principally a multiplayer game in a persistent galaxy, it will actually be a dangerous environment. And from the beginning, it is Elite: Dangerous and it is fine the way it. It would be sad to change its name. Elite: Dangerous is our game.
Long life to Elite : Dangerous
Long life to Elite : Dangerous
[Only just realised you replied to my individual post! Only now (after a decade or so) am I paying attention and discovering the intricate workings of forum interfaces and thread structures! 8-/ ]
When I first considered your mention of 'lenslok', I thought it might have been an alien species that I'd missed from not playing Frontier or Encounters. I had no idea they used something like that for copy prevention!!! I had a BBC, and was too young to notice such things in a shop at the time, so I never came across 'lenslok'.
I didn't have a BBC & I don't remember there being any copy protection on the Acorn Electron version.
However, I DO remember the Amstrad CPC 6128 disc version used something called (I think) "Armorlock", which must have been the world's worst anti-piracy software. I really hope it didn't cost much because it took me all of 20 minutes to: Find out how it worked. Bypass it. Copy the game files to a new disc. Write a custom loader.
I don't recall who published the Amstrad version of Elite, but they seem to have been oblivious to the fact that the CPC 6128 also ran CP/M, with which you could see (and copy) the files on the disc which were hidden from the user if it were opened under Locomotive Basic.
Because the CPC was Z80 based, it could only access 64k/b of memory at any given time, which resulted in lengthy disc thrashing whenever you docked at a space station. By copying the game files to a new disc & writing a custom loader you could load the relevant files into the CPC's second 64k/b bank of memory & by switching banks at the correct moment eliminate the disc thrashing. A rather more elegant solution, I think.
However, I DO remember the Amstrad CPC 6128 disc version used something called (I think) "Armorlock", which must have been the world's worst anti-piracy software. I really hope it didn't cost much because it took me all of 20 minutes to: Find out how it worked. Bypass it. Copy the game files to a new disc. Write a custom loader.
I don't recall who published the Amstrad version of Elite, but they seem to have been oblivious to the fact that the CPC 6128 also ran CP/M, with which you could see (and copy) the files on the disc which were hidden from the user if it were opened under Locomotive Basic.
Because the CPC was Z80 based, it could only access 64k/b of memory at any given time, which resulted in lengthy disc thrashing whenever you docked at a space station. By copying the game files to a new disc & writing a custom loader you could load the relevant files into the CPC's second 64k/b bank of memory & by switching banks at the correct moment eliminate the disc thrashing. A rather more elegant solution, I think.
For those of you too young or lucky enough to have otherwise missed out on Lenslok
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenslok
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenslok
I have no problem with the current title.
Though I see no reason for a subtitle of any kind at all. I think simply calling it 'Elite' would be just fine. No subtitles, no numbers, no versions.
There is supposed to be a 10 year game plan with this. So it should probably simple be Elite.
Though I see no reason for a subtitle of any kind at all. I think simply calling it 'Elite' would be just fine. No subtitles, no numbers, no versions.
There is supposed to be a 10 year game plan with this. So it should probably simple be Elite.
No Elite was the highest rank you could get in Elite, hence the title.
http://wiki.alioth.net/index.php/Elite_Rating
Seeing as this naming thing has come up again, I'd have preferred something akin to:
Elite: Expanse
But it's all irrelevant anyway.
I think the title Elite Dangerous is very well chosen. Because the galaxy will be very dangerous. Not have any illusions, it will not be a country walk
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Obviously the name must stay at this point, I thought it odd at first but got used to it and now I like it. But while you're musing on this again I think
Elite: 3300
might have been good. Elite players know it is Elite, Frontier Players get the 3300 hundred bit. Both groups squeal with delight. To new players I think this would sound pretty intriguing and the 3300 makes it clear it is going to be a sci-fi game.
Elite: 3300
might have been good. Elite players know it is Elite, Frontier Players get the 3300 hundred bit. Both groups squeal with delight. To new players I think this would sound pretty intriguing and the 3300 makes it clear it is going to be a sci-fi game.