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Battlestar Galactica Gets Its Own Massively Multiplayer Game - Battlestar Galactica Online - Kotaku

Something about being a multiplayer browser based game.... ]]> General Video Game Discussion netburnr http://joystickrequired.com/forums/f11/new-battlestar-game-coming-out-5536.html Just for Laughs... http://joystickrequired.com/forums/f3/just-laughs-5535.html Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:48:23 GMT Scorch updated the Jumpgate Evolution forums:
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OK, in the spirit of some form of information here is at least a few of the things we are working on/thinking about now. All subject to change, insert standard disclaimer here.

-"Battlespace" returning to more of its simulator roots from Classic, really a place to practice not advance. I know this will make some of you happy in that advancing will only happen in "real" space not instant action type playing. I still hope to have some achievements/leader board materials form here but not likely to have any equipment or pilot advancing type effects.

-Lots of work on missions. With the new design team map layouts, mission stories, the types of things you do in missions, etc is all MUCH more interesting and varied than ever before. The kinds of things we can now do is very advanced.

-Better faction definition. The stories in the game really tell all about your faction and why you are at war with the others. The story is also darker than before with many of the missions you fly feeling more gray than the typical black and white always doing the good thing type story.

-PvP. Lots and lots of work on systems for PvP, new maps, new game play, new forms of advancement, player built battle stations, capturing sectors, etc. The scope and feel of the massive space battles you will be taking part in against other players will be, IMHO, what really sets us apart.

-AI functionality. Tons of work on making the AI both the right difficulty (it was way to easy before) and also varied in behavior.

Once we have more solid information we'll share it.
At least some form of update - Jumpgate Evolution Forums

Commence hilarity!

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Russian news site
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Russia's prototype fifth-generation fighter made a 45-minute maiden flight on Friday in the Far East, Russian television reported.
The flight had been postponed for 24 hours due to poor weather conditions in Komsomolsk-on-Amur where the prototype is being tested.
"The plane showed a superb performance. It has met all our expectations for the maiden flight," said Olga Kayukova, a spokesperson for the Sukhoi aircraft manufacturer.
Russia has been developing its newest fighter since the 1990s. The country's top military officials earlier said the stealth fighter jet, with a range of up to 5,500 km, would enter service with the Air Force in 2015.
Russia's fifth-generation project is Sukhoi's PAK FA and the current prototype is the T-50. It is designed to compete with the U.S. F-22 Raptor, so far the world's only fifth-generation fighter, and the F-35 Lightning II.
The PAK FA is to be equipped with the most advanced technology and armed with next-generation high-precision weaponry.
India, which has a long history of defense relations with Moscow, remains Russia's sole partner in the project.
India's Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) was reported to be seeking a 25% share in design and development in the project. It has also sought to modify Sukhoi's single-seat prototype into the twin-seat fighter India's Air Force wants.
video here
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:funmeter2:

With Jumpgate Evolution apparently turning into a VERY diffferent sort of game that may not appeal to hard-core Jumpgate Classic players, I'm wonder if there a realistic way to "salvage" Jumpgate Classic as a niche game that can attract enough interest to keep it going.



Use these resource assumptions:
  • Effectively $0 for promotion
  • 80% (30-35) hours/wk) of one Dev for bug fixes and upgrades
  • 15% (6-8 hours) of a Storyline/Community GM
  • 10% (4-5 hours/wk) of an art resource
Given those limitations, name just THREE things you would do in the next six months that you believe could bring, say, a few hundred players back to the game and keep them interested.

(Please focus on presenting your three ideas rather than critiquing those presented by others.)


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