Garrulous Glaahk Ociporus Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I've been checking the site for the Avernum remake every day. Anyone else doing that? Some days I've even checked twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Ceiling Durkheim Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 I'm more a twice a week kind of guy, m'self. He did post a couple new screenshots a week or so past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 You got at least another week wait since Jeff hasn't started testing the installer and that's the last week of testing. Also the Hint Book, but that doesn't take as long. Jeff took a short break so he'll be rested up for all the mistakes that haven't shown up in beta testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish eXtremeJeep Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Do not feel bad, I have been doing the same. Shame there isnt a mailing list I could sign up for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall Khoth Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Checking every day won't help you. It's going to be released at night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast Trenton. Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Or maybe that in-between moment of dusk and dawn. Also happy birthday Extremejeep man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: eXtremeJeep Do not feel bad, I have been doing the same. Shame there isnt a mailing list I could sign up for There is a mailing list, but there is often a delay between the release of the game and when the email is sent out. Personally, I just watch the forums. The first forum-goer to see the game will surely post about it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Master1 Originally Posted By: eXtremeJeep Do not feel bad, I have been doing the same. Shame there isnt a mailing list I could sign up for There is a mailing list, but there is often a delay between the release of the game and when the email is sent out. Personally, I just watch the forums. The first forum-goer to see the game will surely post about it here. I'm pretty sure he/she was kidding and knows about the mailing list, hence the Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk nikki. Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Amateurs If you really couldn't wait, you'd be checking the FTP site - the demo usually goes up on there before its officially released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Tyran - Spiderweb's emoticons confuse me. Nikki - A lot of us did that with Avadon, and I seem to remember a few mods scolding us for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Articulate Vlish eXtremeJeep Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Thanks for the mailing link, and the birthday wishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Well another week isnt so bad. What is bad is that when the demo is out for mac (although my parents have a mac) I mainly have a pc. So another couple months. I hope that in the future jeff makes it so pc doesnt get screwed with that, although its really not the biggest deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 It's going to get worse, because now in Mac, iPad, and then Windows version. Jeff doesn't have a lot of competition in the iPad market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slarti Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Master1 Nikki - A lot of us did that with Avadon, and I seem to remember a few mods scolding us for it. All the mods said was please don't post links to or addresses for the FTP site, since last-minute changes sometimes ARE made, and the download should not be linked on the web until Spiderweb puts it up. Snoop all you like, Jeff's apparently fine with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Randomizer It's going to get worse, because now in Mac, iPad, and then Windows version. Jeff doesn't have a lot of competition in the iPad market. Are you kidding me? So after mac then jeff will work on ipad, and then windows. What is the deal with windows users and jeff? We still are responsible for most if not all the sales both in future and past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Jeff has given many reasons why he does Mac first. As I recall, he prefers Mac and writing for it. Alos, the Windows users are hardly "esponsible for most if not all the sales both in future and past." If Jeff only made 10% of his sales on Mac, he probably wouldn't do Mac first. I don't know if the figures have ever been released, but a good chunk of Jeff's market is on Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Tyranicus Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 At one time, it was about 50/50. In recent years, with the games showing up on other services, it's been skewed more towards PC purchases. I think Jeff said it was about 70/30 a couple years ago. I imagine that Avadon and the Geneforge games on Steam may have increased the number of PC users even more. However, there are definitely still a large number of Mac users in the SW fan base. Also, Jeff himself prefers to use Macs and does his coding on a Mac. It's easier for him to code for Macs and port to other OSes than the other way around. As for porting to iPad first, iOS coding is much more similar to OS X coding than Windows coding is, so it's much easier to do that port first and get it out of the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Ociporus Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: FnordCola I'm more a twice a week kind of guy, m'self. You're taking a chance that many other players will get started ahead of you! Glad to hear you have such self-control. I don't see myself having lots of time to play it to the extent I would normally get pulled into one of Jeff's games. But I'm excited to see what he's done to improve the series, and it's true that the Avernum 1-3 don't run on OSX Lion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Ociporus Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Structualise THIS! Amateurs If you really couldn't wait, you'd be checking the FTP site - the demo usually goes up on there before its officially released. Hey! For Avadon I remember a poster telling us what FTP site it was posted on, and I got it a day or two early. Do you know what it will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Well-Actually War Trall A less presumptuous name. Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: HOUSE of S Originally Posted By: Master1 Nikki - A lot of us did that with Avadon, and I seem to remember a few mods scolding us for it. All the mods said was please don't post links to or addresses for the FTP site, since last-minute changes sometimes ARE made, and the download should not be linked on the web until Spiderweb puts it up. Snoop all you like, Jeff's apparently fine with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Ociporus Posted November 27, 2011 Author Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Tyranicus ... Also, Jeff himself prefers to use Macs and does his coding on a Mac... Jeff's a smart man. (bracing for the wrath of windows users) Not to say that it's not smart to use a windows system. I have a Windows 2008 Server machine. But I prefer working on my macs, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Im not really angry at the mac going first. But the ipad taking precedence over pc, thats downright nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Ociporus But I'm excited to see what he's done to improve the series, and it's true that the Avernum 1-3 don't run on OSX Lion. But you have Tyranicus to solve the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnificent Ornk Dikiyoba Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Death Knight ...although its really not the biggest deal. Keep telling yourself that. (Or just buy a Mac if playing SW games first is so important to you.) Dikiyoba. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Slarti Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 The iPad version probably comes before the Windows version because OS X and iOS have a lot in common under the hood. I doubt it will delay the Windows version much. I am curious to see how this will work with Steam: is Steam willing to release the Mac version first and the PC version later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Death Knight Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Well at least the strategy central will give me more than enough time to prepare for the epicness of this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotghroth Rhapsody waterplant Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Originally Posted By: Dikiyoba just buy a Mac if playing SW games first is so important to you. Dikiyoba. That should be Apple's new sales slogan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Ociporus Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Originally Posted By: Randomizer Originally Posted By: Ociporus But I'm excited to see what he's done to improve the series, and it's true that the Avernum 1-3 don't run on OSX Lion. But you have Tyranicus to solve the problem. Of course! Excellent solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrulous Glaahk Clocknova Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Has anyone else started checking the FTP server for that early download? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchling Cockatrice Randomizer Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Jeff was still testing a release candidate version two days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easygoing Eyebeast *i Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Just a reminder, even when something appears on the FTP, please do not put up a link to it on the forums until Jeff announces it publicly. The reason is that it's not released until Jeff says so, and we don't want bugged copies in the unlikely event the initial FTP version gets corrupted or bugged in some way. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Understated Ur-Drakon Earth Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Originally Posted By: *i Just a reminder, even when something appears on the FTP, please do not put up a link to it on the forums until Jeff announces it publicly. The reason is that it's not released until Jeff says so, and we don't want bugged copies in the unlikely event the initial FTP version gets corrupted or bugged in some way. Thanks! now where did I see that somewhat recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Tirien Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: *i Just a reminder, even when something appears on the FTP, please do not put up a link to it on the forums until Jeff announces it publicly. The reason is that it's not released until Jeff says so, and we don't want bugged copies in the unlikely event the initial FTP version gets corrupted or bugged in some way. Thanks! In my opinion, it is better to wait for a game that won't be bugged or corrupted, than get a game early only to find that it is so horrifyingly bugged that it is nearly unplayable. I'm looking at you, Skyrim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unflappable Drayk Zummi Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Originally Posted By: Custom PDNs for all! I'm looking at you, Skyrim. And it Fus-Ro-Dah's you back by being the GOTY. *trollface.png* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ineffable Wingbolt Tirien Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Arrow's to the knee work better, you know. Maybe that's why you never see many adventurers in Avernum, just lots of guards... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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