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Great interview with Explorimate and Frogboy.

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Great interview with Explorimate and Frogboy.

from GalCiv3 Forums

Its audio but well worth the time to listen to it!

 

http://explorminate.net/2015/12/16/strategic-expanse-interview-with-brad-wardell-2/

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Reply #26 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Frogboy, you stated there would be no beta test because you can't EA a DLC, but couldn't you do a faux EA by just doing what you've been doing with DLC and giving it to Elite Founders automatically and then just putting it up for sale when the release date comes along?  I'm sure I've seen companies put up pre-purchase free DLC up for sale well after launch on Steam, I'm assuming this wouldn't be any different from that.

 

Reply #27 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting adamb1011, reply 25

SMAC did  exceptional job with tech voiceovers etc. As a physicist myself, 99% of them were plausible and based on real life things that may one day occur. It really increased the immersion. The secret project movies were amazing too. Right now i feel like galciv lacks that depth of content and it hurts immersion. It's one of the things that made SMAC great.

@frogboy - you have my email on file. Reach out - I work for a business that may be able to help you crowdsource is stuff really easily, cheaply and with great results. And it would add loads to the immersion aspect.

My current game on 1.5 is awesome - keep it up. 
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Thanks!  And I think you're right.  I may indeed contact you on that front.

Sins of a Solar Empire II
Reply #28 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

You nailed it.

The Elite founders will get the DLC in its beta form.

We're going to need their help too.  There's a ton of balance to be done. It's a feature that is both obvious and yet one we have never done before.

We like the underlying concept so much that we are talking to Ironclad about doing a SIns expansion with something similar.

Reply #29 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Holy smokes, I thought Sins 32-bit engine couldn't handle anything else?  

Reply #30 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Firehawk153, reply 29

Holy smokes, I thought Sins 32-bit engine couldn't handle anything else?  
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That is correct. the 32-bit engine can't handle anything else. But modders really do need more mmeory to work with..

Reply #31 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Frogboy, reply 28

You nailed it.

The Elite founders will get the DLC in its beta form.

We're going to need their help too.  There's a ton of balance to be done. It's a feature that is both obvious and yet one we have never done before.

We like the underlying concept so much that we are talking to Ironclad about doing a SIns expansion with something similar.
End of Frogboy's quote

 

Let us know.  I am sure you will get an interesting range of participation.  Some of us, possibly many of us, are here for the long haul and all this development chaos is just part of the expected fun.  The way I look at it, I have gotten to play 4 or 5 different games so far, all under the same title, what with changes both broad and subtle.  It's like when we used to make up new rules for Monopoly as kids.  Or later in life with D&D and modding and all of that.  It's all good stuff.  This is gaming as it should be!

Reply #32 from GalCiv3 Forums Top

Quoting Frogboy, reply 24

Once Ashes of the Singularity is released hope to take an active role in the first expandalone (2017).
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This is extremely good news.