Less talk, more treats?

schtoofa · 08-19-2006, 04:13 AM

Less talk, more treats. Sometimes pictures speak louder than words.

I mentioned a short while ago that we'd brought on another staff member who has been helping out with the pre-beta activities. He's a mysterious man who often goes by the name Eduardo, but he's more commonly known as Phish. He's been spending a lot of time testing in addition to being a utility guy who helps folks with a hodgepodge of tasks. We're happy to have Phish on the FF dev. team.

Although we hit a bit of a snag with the Linux dedicated server crashing issue that was introduced in the recent SDK updates, we've got a pair of windows servers going now so we are getting back on track with the beta plans. More on this soon!

For more chips & salsa, check out our media page.

o_yoda891 · 08-19-2006, 04:17 AM

I'm first! Yay!

Ahhhh, so that's who eduardo is!

The screenshots amaze, and kudos on the conc effect... crazy stuff.

o_qbaler · 08-19-2006, 04:18 AM

what is that scout ability!

edit: oh is that some part of the conc effect? or maybe its the new scout ability.. double vision.. i dunno.. crazyness

the fire and conc effects are looken crazy.. cant wait to see what they are like in actual play.. maybe a video to show them off?

Mulchman MM · 08-19-2006, 04:24 AM

Yeah, so now you guys know who our official 1st beta tester is/was.

o_goldplatypus · 08-19-2006, 04:25 AM

i guess that's pretty cool

o_qbaler · 08-19-2006, 04:28 AM

oh ya and it will be interesting to see how being able to see the lazer beam from the sniper will affect gameplay..

sniper wars = red lines everywhere?

o_big boss · 08-19-2006, 04:33 AM

Goddamn how awesome it looks like. Can DEV team tell do you get decent stable fps with your comps IN ff and if you do what are the specs of j00r comps?

o_dancingfool · 08-19-2006, 04:46 AM

PUUUUUHRAIIIIISE JEEEEESUS!

o_infinitum · 08-19-2006, 05:01 AM

I love the look of the flamethrower.

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Although we hit a bit of a snag with the Linux dedicated server crashing issue that was introduced in the recent SDK updates, we've got a pair of windows servers going now so we are getting back on track with the beta plans. More on this soon!

Can you tell us more about this?

Jiggles · 08-19-2006, 05:03 AM

The Devs are such a bunch of hackers with their translucent flame sprites.

o_pushit · 08-19-2006, 05:09 AM

<3 <3

PHISH · 08-19-2006, 05:11 AM

just a clarification- the sniper laser beam is being tweaked so it's only visible within a few degrees...so basically by the time you see it you are pretty much a dead man.

o_nex nicholai · 08-19-2006, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by PHISH

just a clarification- the sniper laser beam is being tweaked so it's only visible within a few degrees...so basically by the time you see it you are pretty much a dead man.

Thats good. While Im in favor of anything that makes a sniper's life harder, all those lines would get annoying. Having them only visible when the dot is near you is more realistic as well. Fun with laser pointers, YOULL GO BLIND!

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Originally Posted by Circ

I'm hoping the animations look better when they're actually animated, these shots have pretty awkward run poses.

I agree, but it looks like we shall see the return of the SCATMAN! Every medic shot looks like hes doing a jig. Then again, most moving screenshots do look dorky... Hmm, I guess a video might clear that up... S.O.A.P.

o_absolute · 08-21-2006, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by PHISH

just a clarification- the sniper laser beam is being tweaked so it's only visible within a few degrees...so basically by the time you see it you are pretty much a dead man.

It shuold be visible if there's smoke around... like if a rocket just blasts by the beam and it shows up in the smoke trail... or in the smoke from a grenade blast

o_paft · 08-21-2006, 03:12 PM

Yeah geek laugh, har har snort!?

o_sabre · 08-19-2006, 11:30 AM

Everything looks rather nice, i agree with whoever said some of the poses look a bit weird but im hoping this is just beacuse the screenies were taken at strange times in the player animations. About the dead spy? screeny, does this mean the feign issue was solved (did i miss the thead saying it was?). Also make your first external beta tester write a post or journal about his first FF experience, as a long time TFC player many of us would value his first impressions.

o_nezumi · 08-19-2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sabre

About the dead spy? screeny, does this mean the feign issue was solved (did i miss the thead saying it was?).

Offically, there wil be no feigning in FF (at first release, at least)
From the Community FAQ:
http://forums.fortress-forever.com/s...6&postcount=34

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Originally Posted by MrBeefy

This is kind of an example of why media doesn't come out as fast as you like it.

Everything is a work in progress until we release it.
We don't have a finished game yet, and in order to show you things, we can only show what we have. So when we pull together a media release we try to show what we have done, but know that we'll get nitpicked on every single pixel that's involved.

Oh boo hoo. You guys obviously know what you're doing (in terms of mod making) so I think you should suck it up for the sake of attracting a community.

o_tennovan · 08-19-2006, 07:48 PM

People, read the thread before you comment please. Your questions and concerns have already been addressed.

o_yoda891 · 08-19-2006, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Tennovan

People, read the thread before you comment please. Your questions and concerns have already been addressed.

Mine hasn't

o_mrmojo · 08-19-2006, 09:22 PM

So what does "A dead spy?" mean? You got feigning to work?

08-19-2006, 04:13 AM	#1
schtoofa Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Less talk, more treats? Less talk, more treats. Sometimes pictures speak louder than words. I mentioned a short while ago that we'd brought on another staff member who has been helping out with the pre-beta activities. He's a mysterious man who often goes by the name Eduardo, but he's more commonly known as Phish. He's been spending a lot of time testing in addition to being a utility guy who helps folks with a hodgepodge of tasks. We're happy to have Phish on the FF dev. team. Although we hit a bit of a snag with the Linux dedicated server crashing issue that was introduced in the recent SDK updates, we've got a pair of windows servers going now so we are getting back on track with the beta plans. More on this soon! For more chips & salsa, check out our media page. __________________ schtoofa Fortress Forever Team Cheerleader

08-19-2006, 04:17 AM	#2
o_yoda891 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Puyallup, Washington Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I'm first! Yay! Ahhhh, so that's who eduardo is! The screenshots amaze, and kudos on the conc effect... crazy stuff. Last edited by o_yoda891; 08-19-2006 at 04:28 AM.

08-19-2006, 04:18 AM	#3
o_qbaler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boston Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	what is that scout ability! edit: oh is that some part of the conc effect? or maybe its the new scout ability.. double vision.. i dunno.. crazyness the fire and conc effects are looken crazy.. cant wait to see what they are like in actual play.. maybe a video to show them off? Last edited by o_qbaler; 08-19-2006 at 04:25 AM.

08-19-2006, 04:24 AM	#4
Mulchman MM Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lacey, WA Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yeah, so now you guys know who our official 1st beta tester is/was. __________________ Head of the Orca Revolution (TM)

08-19-2006, 04:25 AM	#5
o_goldplatypus Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i guess that's pretty cool

08-19-2006, 04:28 AM	#6
o_qbaler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boston Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	oh ya and it will be interesting to see how being able to see the lazer beam from the sniper will affect gameplay.. sniper wars = red lines everywhere?

08-19-2006, 04:33 AM	#7
o_big boss Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Finland Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Goddamn how awesome it looks like. Can DEV team tell do you get decent stable fps with your comps IN ff and if you do what are the specs of j00r comps?

08-19-2006, 04:46 AM	#8
o_dancingfool Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	PUUUUUHRAIIIIISE JEEEEESUS!

08-19-2006, 05:03 AM	#10
Jiggles Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CowTown Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The Devs are such a bunch of hackers with their translucent flame sprites.

08-19-2006, 05:09 AM	#11
o_pushit Join Date: May 2006 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	<3 <3

08-19-2006, 05:11 AM	#12
PHISH Retired FF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: cow college Posts Rated Helpful 13 Times	just a clarification- the sniper laser beam is being tweaked so it's only visible within a few degrees...so basically by the time you see it you are pretty much a dead man.

08-21-2006, 03:12 PM	#15
o_paft Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Yeah geek laugh, har har snort!?

08-19-2006, 11:30 AM	#16
o_sabre Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Manchester, Uk Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Everything looks rather nice, i agree with whoever said some of the poses look a bit weird but im hoping this is just beacuse the screenies were taken at strange times in the player animations. About the dead spy? screeny, does this mean the feign issue was solved (did i miss the thead saying it was?). Also make your first external beta tester write a post or journal about his first FF experience, as a long time TFC player many of us would value his first impressions.

08-19-2006, 07:48 PM	#18
o_tennovan Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Texas Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	People, read the thread before you comment please. Your questions and concerns have already been addressed.

08-19-2006, 09:22 PM	#20
o_mrmojo Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	So what does "A dead spy?" mean? You got feigning to work?

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