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Post by Jack08 » Thu, 24. Apr 14, 23:55

bluenog143 wrote: Too bad they can't just open their own studio.
Working on it!.... painfully slowly.

God ive been working on the base technology for a X-Like simulation game casually for 3 years, technology that runs a simulation of hundreds of thousands of ships across as many CPU's as you have in your computer... i just wish i had the rest of the resources and manpower to actually build the game.
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Post by curlsworth » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 00:30

Jack08 wrote:
bluenog143 wrote: Too bad they can't just open their own studio.
Working on it!.... painfully slowly.

God ive been working on the base technology for a X-Like simulation game casually for 3 years, technology that runs a simulation of hundreds of thousands of ships across as many CPU's as you have in your computer... i just wish i had the rest of the resources and manpower to actually build the game.
What would you need to get started? Because that sounds like a kickstarter campaign if I've ever heard one. And one I would support with what money I could / offer to be a part of the publicity team for. The talent and dedication shown by this community is incredible, and I bet you could gather a few of your compatriots to join you.

I know the rest of us would rally to support you. Just let us know what you need.

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Post by Jack08 » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 00:46

curlsworth wrote:What would you need to get started? Because that sounds like a kickstarter campaign if I've ever heard one. And one I would support with what money I could / offer to be a part of the publicity team for. The talent and dedication shown by this community is incredible, and I bet you could gather a few of your compatriots to join you.

I know the rest of us would rally to support you. Just let us know what you need.
Not enough eye-candy for a kick-starter campaign unfortunately, however i think this pulled the thread slightly off topic, oops...!

Litcube's Universe FTW! - I can actually enjoy X again as a player, rather then modding it furiously for years. :D (must resist urge to mod further... mod... mod... MOD... *force closes X Studio 2*)
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Post by curlsworth » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 01:19

That's my bad Jack08. I didn't read carefully enough and though Litcube had posted that.

I'm super stoked to try Litcube's Universe. I'm a late-comer to this game, but I'm working my way through XRM right now. These total conversion mods are incredible and leave me in awe.

Either way, I would still support a Kickstarter by you and/or Litcube (and/or other modders) for an X style game. Eye-candy be damned.

Bring on the LU!

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Post by bluenog143 » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 03:12

Working on it painfully slow? Still the best space sim news I've heard all day! Jack is Back. 8)

Like Curlsworth said, we'll gladly support your project. All you need at this point is a capable team that you are preferably acquainted with and who shares our enthusiasm, and then you guys can make the glam and glitter needed to generate enough media hype to advertise the kickstarter.

You guys will need to come up with a quantitative goal to reach, after taking costs and everything into consideration. I also second Curlsworth's idea of checking with other skilled modders that you know on this forum, or possibly elsewhere that could help out with more coding, modeling, textures, etc.

I'll also see what I can do on getting the word out on your project to as many eyeballs and gaming outlets as I can. Just give us the word when you're ready to go public.


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Sorry for derailing you're thread Lit; I've already started on a fresh install so that when you're LU mod comes out I'm ready to give it a whirl.
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Post by Litcube » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 13:33

Boringnick wrote:Reading the wiki pages, it looks like the biggest update to X3 ever, bigger than Terran Conflict and Albion Prelude together.

And better than Rebirth by far.

This may sound far-fetched, but have you thought about contacting Egosoft?
I doubt they would have an interest. I'd assume that all eyes are on Rebirth now.

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Post by Joubarbe » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 14:14

Funny thing is that according to Steamchart.com, X3AP has more players than X Rebirth...

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Post by bluenog143 » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 18:34

Joubarbe wrote:Funny thing is that according to Steamchart.com, X3AP has more players than X Rebirth...
Go figure, huh? :lol:
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Post by DrBullwinkle » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 18:39

Heh... Looks like about 500 players total over the past 30 days; split between the two games.

(Compare that to between 500,000 and 800,000 players playing Defense of the Ancients 2 (DotA2) over the same period.)

Obviously, it does not count the players who use the no-Steam .exe. Since most players of modified games use no-Steam, I suspect that the actual number of players playing X3 is higher than the counts on SteamCharts.

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Post by Zaitsev » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 18:59

I play a heavily modified game and thus use the No-steam .exe to avoid having steam wreck my mods, so make that at least 501.

Right, on topic ...

I'll admit I'm not much of a fleet action guy and prefer to have a few trusty ships I use for home defense and raiding operations, but this looks very much like it's going to change that. I'll probably sit on the fence for a while and wait to see if any major bugs show up before I test it, but I'm most definitely going to try this.
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Post by Createse » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 19:04

When all of you X3-junkies* finally get your hands on Litcube's Universe (LU), please leave some feedback regarding your experiences in LU; you might even want to write a player log of your own!

"Disclaimer: You may become more concerned with your interactions in LU than in your broader life. You may play LU many hours per day, neglect personal hygiene, gain or lose significant weight due to playing LU, disrupt sleep patterns to play LU resulting in sleep deprivation, play LU at work, avoid phone calls from friends, or lie about how much time you spend playing LU.

Some say that the only reason beta testers were used was because Litcube played for periods of up to 72 hours, skipping meals and only stopping when he blacked out."
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Post by Joubarbe » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 21:09

DrBullwinkle wrote:Heh... Looks like about 500 players total over the past 30 days; split between the two games.

(Compare that to between 500,000 and 800,000 players playing Defense of the Ancients 2 (DotA2) over the same period.)
That's a good idea for the next "X" ; a Space MOBA ! Where you have to defend your little M5s going all the way to the nasty Xenon fortress. And with the Space Weed DLC, you can boost all your ships !

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Post by Idleking » Fri, 25. Apr 14, 21:43

Damn!

I've been fumbling around in my T-files to add some balance.. and then I find this.
I feel pathetic :D

Will try this work of yours when you release it, wohooo :)
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Post by Brokkoli » Mon, 28. Apr 14, 19:37

Some questions I have not found answered in the wiki:

- What about weapon and ship balance? Has that been touched? I guess so, since it is the first thing I modded when I got the mod urge. I just wanted to ask to make sure.

- Pathfinding: Do NPC ships avoid Xenon/Pirate sectors now? This has always been a major immersion breaker for me that NPC ships fly lemming like into Xenon space to their death. And that they don't flee from hostiles on radar.

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Post by RoverTX » Mon, 28. Apr 14, 22:16

Can you explain a little bit more about the bug fixes you talk about.

https://code.google.com/p/litcubesunive ... _Bug_Fixes

I hadn't even heard of some of these and was interested how you went about fixing them.

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Post by Litcube » Tue, 29. Apr 14, 01:47

Brokkoli wrote:Some questions I have not found answered in the wiki:

- What about weapon and ship balance? Has that been touched? I guess so, since it is the first thing I modded when I got the mod urge. I just wanted to ask to make sure.

- Pathfinding: Do NPC ships avoid Xenon/Pirate sectors now? This has always been a major immersion breaker for me that NPC ships fly lemming like into Xenon space to their death. And that they don't flee from hostiles on radar.
First question: There'll be a page coming out on that shortly.

Second question: https://code.google.com/p/litcubesunive ... athfinding

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Post by Litcube » Tue, 29. Apr 14, 05:07

@ Rover: I can't tell you how I fixed them, but if there's something else specific you'd like to know, feel free to ask.

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Post by bluenog143 » Wed, 30. Apr 14, 04:21

Hey Litcube, I know this question might sound weird, but please bear with me.

The UFO's, did you do anything with/to the UFO's?

I've been obsessed with UFO's lately. :mrgreen:
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Post by Litcube » Wed, 30. Apr 14, 04:24

Hah.

A lot of things have changed in the game and the galaxy, but I left those little guys in there in all their 1998 textured glory and pointless self-important mission: Must travel from this place... to this place...

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