Game Guides Archive
Thread: Space Expansion
JulianSpeed
Wed Mar 24, 2004 5:10 pm
#404
Flatfingers:
Much will be discussed at E3 about the Space Expansion not a tidbit and tonsmoreinfoormation will follow afterE3. E3 is not far away.It will be April next week and E3 is in May which is close enough for me.
Another thing I saw- a post by a developer somewhere or maybe I saw it on the Stratics website- vehicle modules which will allow crafters to adjust land vehicle performance will be added after the Space Expansion. You can read that statement alot ways. Are they saying that SE will come out sooner than most people think, because vehicle modules Im sure could be implemented well before the SE.
Now..I need to install FarCry and see what all the hype is about this game :-) just kidding around ..played the demo-liked the demo so I got the game today.
Stakex007
Wed Mar 24, 2004 5:16 pm
#405
Yea, wouldn't that be nice
Flatfingers wrote:
Just wake me up in May.
Sloyet
Wed Mar 24, 2004 5:57 pm
#406
"It only loads the planet that you are on, and your character. It loads everything on that planet however. This is why when you tarvel to another planet, it has to load again."
I don't think so. Explain why when I log in for the first time, it takes maybe 2-3 minutes to load. When I travel to a completely new planet, it only takes a split second for it to load.
Sloyet
Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:05 pm
#407
So you're saying it takes 3 minutes to load your first planet, but afterwards it only takes .5 seconds? Doesn't add up. Personally, I think its just a transition screen. I do it all the time in games I make.
JulianSpeed
Wed Mar 24, 2004 8:27 pm
#408
Bah..after the reading the state of the game letter it looks like the expansion will not be out until this fall or possibly later. Is that everyone else's take on that letter? I guess it depends on the frequency of when a new publish comes out. From the letter it sounds like SE wont be available until after publish 11. Publish hasnt even come out yet.
IdahoJedi
Thu Mar 25, 2004 12:09 pm
#409
Sloyet wrote:
So you're saying it takes 3 minutes to load your first planet, but afterwards it only takes .5 seconds? Doesn't add up. Personally, I think its just a transition screen. I do it all the time in games I make.
Yes. This is because the first load screen has to load your character with skill trees and special moves tat you can do and such. It also has to load commands, all the screens and interface, options, character movements, invientory, datapad, and stuff like that. When you go to another planet, it just had to that planet and everything else is already loaded in the first one. It even loads stuff you can't do yet, because while your playing, you may unlock that ability. When loading options, it loads every option even if it's not selected, otherwise when you selected it it would have to load it before it could take effect.
Message Edited by IdahoJedi on 03-25-2004 04:59 PM
Sloyet
Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:11 pm
#410
I am willing to wait. SWG was rushed and look what happened. I don't think I can go through that agani.
Flatfingers
Thu Mar 25, 2004 3:46 pm
#411
Sloyet wrote:
"It only loads the planet that you are on, and your character. It loads everything on that planet however. This is why when you tarvel to another planet, it has to load again."
I don't think so. Explain why when I log in for the first time, it takes maybe 2-3 minutes to load. When I travel to a completely new planet, it only takes a split second for it to load.
Right. My guess is that the initial "world" load is bringing in dynamic information from the database about all players on your galaxy. Then for every load (including the first one) you also get information about the location ofall othermobile objects (NPCs, critters) andexteriorplaced and spawnedobjects (houses, lights, camps, lairs, etc.) in your immediate vicinity.
Just my guess, but it fits withobservable facts.
--Flatfingers
Crazyguy111
Thu Mar 25, 2004 6:50 pm
#412
I envy you people with great comps. It takes me at least a minute. And why would they put so mcuh work into even putting up a screen instead of black if it ony took .5 seconds?
Stakex007
Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:37 am
#413
JulianSpeed wrote:
Bah..after the reading the state of the game letter it looks like the expansion will not be out until this fall or possibly later. Is that everyone else's take on that letter? I guess it depends on the frequency of when a new publish comes out. From the letter it sounds like SE wont be available until after publish 11. Publish hasnt even come out yet.
Well... publishes have been going out at a little over a month each.... so ifwe have 8,9,10, and 11 to go.... then it could be as little as 4-5 months away. Meaning around august some time, or as some places have it listed, maybe the end of July
IdahoJedi
Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:12 pm
#414
Crazyguy111 wrote:I envy you people with great comps. It takes me at least a minute. And why would they put so mcuh work into even putting up a screen instead of black if it ony took .5 seconds?
It takes my computer at least 40 seconds before it's done. But .5 seconds is called exageration. I bet the fish was "this big" also
Crazyguy111
Sat Mar 27, 2004 6:51 pm
#416
More posts would be helpful if this thread is to stay alive.
/bumpity bump bump