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Thread: Newsflash: ID Building (Tent) now on Test Center

Kwee
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:13 pm
#1

Well now is the time to tell you that the two ID building polls I did recently were at the request of the devs. What is goign to be happening is that there will be some big ID tents (they're cute) right next to cantinas in big NPC cities. I didn't think I'd be able to talk about them until our mini publish goodies went to Test Center, but there they are for all to see with Publish 8. They will not be available as a player city building, though we can certainly petition to the devs that they be made available if there is great interest (no promises but we can always make our desires known). I can't at this time go into detail about what will happen in the tent, just know that our old skills will not be tied to it, and that there will be benefits to working in there. They are shaped like rectangles with a peak, and have a big cloth draped over them in a contrasting color, then there are banners with pink spiraly neon things on them on either side of the doorway. I was soliciting feedback from Test Center players tonight and they all really liked the exterior. The Theed one is teal (fitting in with the architecture) with a purple draped cloth and the pink spiraly banner. The Bestine one is sand colored with a maroon-red draped cloth and the pink spiraly banner. Those are I believe the only two cities that have them on Test Center at this time. Not to say that is the permanent state of affairs of course) I wasn't even expecting tos ee them yet. The secrecy has been due to the fact that the whole concept of a building was under discussion for a long time and the art was done for it very very recently. Inside there are four terminals that people stand in that have a terminal display of a person with little rings of light going up and down their bodies and some little flashing lights. There are neon pink rings encasing the terminal. They look pretty cool though a little clinical in my opinoin because tehre are four in the tent and no other furniture. I'm posting links to pictures I took of the Theed one. My picture of the Bestine exterior didn't come out *blushes*. I will ask about revealing more info about what will be going on in the tents...


Please share constructive comments so I canemail the devsgood feedback tomorrow.Your feedbackdoesn't have to be positive, but it does have to be constructive for me to share it and for it to have an impact Again, our old skills will not be tied to the building, not even those with color palettes... The how is it going to work I can't answer yet.


PS. Big thanks to NJ62's Clytemnestra for funding my traveling around, Topaz was pretty close to broke

PPS. The little tiny green tent to the left of the Theed tent is way behind the tent, has a MErchant trainer in it, just looks attached from the angle I took the picture







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nFinity888
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:29 pm
#2

Awesome! I didn't even see this change in the notes - although I might have missed it. Although I'm not an ID, I can give some constructive feedback regarding the screenshots posted.


The Theed tent looks REALLY out of place. Although it's an awesome design, it looks almost gothic and I'm not sure if it fits the Victorian style Theed buildings surrounding it. Or maybe that's the point and I'm completely missing it - that IDs are supposed to be unique and trendy


Terminals look cool - is it just me or do they look a lot like the cloning facility ones?


Overall I think this is a great addition to the game. All too often am I looking for an ID to make some changes but can never find one. A good place for IDs to get business, I think!





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FuschiaD
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:31 pm
#3

I'd love to express my excitement about this... however, it would involve obscenities, and I really don't want to get banned from the forums.

So I'll just say... this kicks hiney!





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Kwee
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:32 pm
#4

Yes they wanted to give us something uniquely ID Thank you for the feedback. I have had comments that the terminals look awfully clony. People seem to be liking the exterior of the tent...




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Knord
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:36 pm
#5

I like the style on the tent and the Terminals

The terminals is kind of a standard "Personal Scanner" thingie, but with pink grpplers (very cute)...
So I think its works fine
FuschiaD
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:39 pm
#6

I could frankly care less what it looks like. It's additional content for ID's! *rejoices*






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nFinity888
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:39 pm
#7

So, if I understand correctly - will these terminals be able to be used by players in order to buy pre-packaged ID enhancements, sort of like something to draw players in in case they're aren't any player characters around? Or are they just for show?



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FuschiaD
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:43 pm
#8

I THINK, from what I gather in the post Kwee made, that the purpose of this tent is to give us additional bonuses that we won't have anywhere else... like, maybe we'll use less mind while inside the tent, maybe we'll have additional customizations, etc.

I don't think this is going to be an ID Vendor. If it is, I'm going to be very, VERY angry.




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Knord
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:45 pm
#9

and now for some critique (spelling?)

(I have only seen the Theed Tent)
As Kwee said, they do look very clinical inside.
There should be some sort of couch or flowers
hanging from the ceeling or decorations (something!).
As it is now there are just four terminals... thats it

But when I arrived to theed just after server got up again.
I saw that interesting purple tent buy the cantina. And I
must say that it does not look "out of place".
It looks special and unique.
Klif_Hangar
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:54 pm
#10






Kwee wrote:

Those are I believe the only two cities that have them on Test Center at this time.




FYI, there is also one in Moenia. It's green with purple trim, and is right next to the starport.



In case you're wondering who I am, I'm not an ID, but I sawthetent with "Image Design Terminals" in it when I logged in tonight, and thought what the heck is that? So I came here.They look quite nice, and I'm glad ID's are finally getting some dev attention. Best of luck to you all







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FuschiaD
Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:55 pm
#11






Klif_Hangar wrote:



FYI, there is also one in Moenia. It's green with purple trim, and is right next to the starport.


In case you're wondering who I am, I'm not an ID, but I sawthetent with "Image Design Terminals" in it when I logged in tonight, and thought what the heck is that? So I came here.They look quite nice, and I'm glad ID's are finally getting some dev attention. Best of luck to you all







Thanks for the info, and the support! Stay tuned and see what love they heap on us next. I haven't quite grasped this dose yet... it hasn't sunk in, LOL.







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mh307
Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:09 pm
#12

i think its awsome i really hope they make it a player building(especialy in publish 8)


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NJ62
Mon Apr 12, 2004 10:14 pm
#13

Corre hat off:


My thoughts



  1. We need these buildings as player city structures. Every single need that you have, whether fixing your car or being cloned, can at this moment be satisfied by a player city, with the exception of starports. Every other profession has an equivalent player city building: cantinas, medical centers, etc. We need to have an equivalent player city building: it's only fair and it's only practical. Depending on how "necessary" or even "beneficial" these tents end up being, it seems unfair to corral the ID'ers into anNPCcity to garner the benefits of these buildings, when no other class has that restriction. Particularly, those ID'ers who live on remote planets, such as Dantooine or Lok, will have a hard time using these buildings (I'm presuming there will be no ID tents in outposts). It seems unfair to encourage players to live on remote planets, and then add ina feature that is not available in player cities.

  2. The inside is ugly and not what we wanted. The number one thought about the ID building is the lighting must be good. The lighting in the tent is lousy. Maybe the interface will take care of that. Obviously, if it were a player building, we could add lights. In addition, the terminals are clinical and don't have the "salon" feel that many of us desire. They look like cloning terminals. We want chairs and couches. The devs should model these decorations on how we have chosen to decorate our own salons.



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