New interview with Charlie
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Noooooo! We love you Cory! I wouldn't want anyone else as an art director for NS2!
Edit: That was a really good interview. You could tell the interviewer was a big fan and pretty knowledgeable about NS1 and the current development of NS2.
All our tools operate this way, from building textures, 3D models and even our code. NS2 is 95% Lua script which means you can add weapons or features to the game... even while it's running.
We'll be shipping all the NS2 Lua code with the game which will provide a great launching point for mods.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Oh my.
Glowies can flashbang, weldbot can build?
It was in the twitter a while ago. Wasn't discussed much other than "I don't like blinding effects" or "sounds cool".
I was gonnah quote that as well :D
Also the BUS returns!
Ps. Why did ns1 not receive lua ? :O
Its real name is Nexus. IIRC Cagey was working on it before he went to another project. It has something to do with stats, but is not strictly a stat tracking system.
I wonder if it is like the heat maps Valve released. <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87085&view=findpost&p=1365777" target="_blank">This</a> is the last I remember hearing of it.
<!--quoteo(post=1735844:date=Nov 3 2009, 11:02 AM:name=Seker)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Seker @ Nov 3 2009, 11:02 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1735844"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Ps. Why did ns1 not receive lua ? :O<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What do you mean?
<!--quoteo(post=0:date=:name=Charlie Cleveland)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Charlie Cleveland)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->StarCraft is the best game of all time in my book, tied only with Chess and Magic: The Gathering.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3njjD41f48" target="_blank">I think they're talking about you!</a>
I feel like 15-20 minute games seem to short...it might just be me though. 30 minutes sounds good to me.
And as for this secret thing, what are they talking about?
<!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Shack: Lastly, can the world finally know the secret of the 'Big Unannounced System' you often cryptically teased for Natural Selection yet never revealed?
Charlie Cleveland: I used to be a magician so I know that the audience always want to know the secret! Once they find out though, they realize they wish they never found out. It's morphed a bit but we're still planning this...<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
15-20 min games sounds about right. I love Epic games as much as the next guy, but part of what makes them so awesome is their relative infrequency. Iv played a few 2 hour rounds on NS 3.x and I can tell you that their rarity makes them all the more memorable. So I see no problem with shooting for a moderate game time.
15-20 min games sounds about right. I love Epic games as much as the next guy, but part of what makes them so awesome is their relative infrequency. Iv played a few 2 hour rounds on NS 3.x and I can tell you that their rarity makes them all the more memorable. So I see no problem with shooting for a moderate game time.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
One comment on the interview over at shack was that shorter games don't allow for as much depth and back and forth. I think that's a fair criticism of the 15-20 min, however I personally think the 15-20min will probably be action packed enough.
Sounds sexy ^^
Hell yes. This is the kind of micro and abilities that will add depth to the commander's role without completely unbalancing the game. Adding units that the commander controls is the only way to convince that player they're actually playing an RTS. I love it.
I also like the intended game length.
Overall a great interview.
"At least a year" doesn't mean "after a year we're saying goodbye to NS2."
Look at how long NS1 was supported. You can tell UWE clearly takes pride in their work and I'm willing to bet they'll spend however many years they feel is necessary to complete NS2's experience.
One thing I've been curious about though, and this interview has only made me more curious, is the fact that the level editor Spark seems too good to be true. I mean, if Spark is as easy and quick as they say then why doesn't every developer use something similar to Spark? Hot loading maps, seeing lighting changes in real time, no compiling? That's a good deal.
Why, with all the mod support the game is going to have. I bet it is quite easy to get "unofficial" patches out if something needs to be fixed... With all the talk about being able to create new game types, new weapons (probably new aliens/marines) the customization/mapping/scripting scenes are able to support NS2 for a long time to come after UWE has gone to
Universe of Natural-Selection (MMORPG-FPS-RTS)
Look at how long NS1 was supported. You can tell UWE clearly takes pride in their work and I'm willing to bet they'll spend however many years they feel is necessary to complete NS2's experience.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
They'll probably release DLC (free or otherwise) as well apart from supporting NS2 for a year. I think it's safe to assume that the year stated means bugfixes, patches and improvements onto vanilla.
I would be happy to buy DLC that unlocks say.. an extra lifeform later on or a special stock LMG for the marines.
I wonder how much they could reasonable ask for an expansion if the base game is 20 dollars... 10, maybe even 15?
I wonder how much they could reasonable ask for an expansion if the base game is 20 dollars... 10, maybe even 15?<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You forget- the price was $40 for 95% of us. I'd happily pay another 20.
I agree, and I think it is very wise of Charlie to listen "past" fan suggestions. People definetly make dumb suggestions and ideas, but a good game designer should try to discover the motivation behind the comments, as that motivation is never dumb (though sometimes it's because that player just isn't the devs target audience).
Look at how long NS1 was supported. You can tell UWE clearly takes pride in their work and I'm willing to bet they'll spend however many years they feel is necessary to complete NS2's experience.
One thing I've been curious about though, and this interview has only made me more curious, is the fact that the level editor Spark seems too good to be true. I mean, if Spark is as easy and quick as they say then why doesn't every developer use something similar to Spark? Hot loading maps, seeing lighting changes in real time, no compiling? That's a good deal.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I couldn't say why it hasn't been done like this before, but the Spark Editor is certainly the real deal. It makes it so easy to iterate your designs. Want to tone down that blue accent lighting? Just go in and change the values and you can instantly see how it looks.
I hope we will still have deep games... I always liked how slow NS1 was sometimes, when you build something or walk down a hallway with 3 of your buddys, listening carefully so you could hear any sound. It takes time to build up a good atmosphere in a game and as I remember the rounds in NS1 were usually 30+ minutes long. 15 minutes would be half of that - I am a bit worried about that.