Demorian
Fleet Admiral
Galactic Navy
Joined: October 06, 2001
Posts: 3406
From: Charlotte, North Carolina
|  Posted: 2003-10-29 23:25
02:04:54 [Admin]Tael: "Ok good evening all"
02:05:24 [S.W]-=~NubMarine~=-: "Hi Tael"
* [Dev]Coleen waves to [Admin]Tael...
02:05:42 [SLDF]RedXIII: "Guten Tag."
02:05:20 [Dev]Gideon: "Tael!"
02:05:25 [Admin]Tael: "Ok first things first..."
* [SLDF]Jim Starluck ~TK~ snaps to attention and salutes [Admin]Tael
02:05:55 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "moo"
* [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?} gives [Admin]Tael a salute...
* [Dev]Selvarian {IMC} hands the Gavel of Convening to [Admin]Tael.
02:06:00 [Admin]Tael: "Status update... We've decided to put off the major server backend rewrite and instead make necessary changes to the current server back end"
02:06:24 [S.W]-=~NubMarine~=-: "thats better"
02:06:18 [Admin]Tael: "This should allow us to roll out a patch fairly quickly instead of waiting for the rewrite..."
* [-GTN-]Baikon The Spellchecker has entered the room...
02:06:29 [-GTN-]Krim {C?}: "What's this/"
02:06:58 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "Yeah, to the point of doing a major stress test this weekend."
02:07:01 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "what patch?"
02:06:45 [Admin]Tael: "I dont know an actually date yet, but this should speed up a patch soon.... "
02:07:23 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "IE, come and beat on the beta as a horde, so we can see if it can withstand such."
02:07:11 [Admin]Tael: "So, I was getting to that, the more people we can have in beta this weekend to stress test the servers the better so we can get the patch out faster"
02:07:42 [S.W]-=~NubMarine~=-: "i'm in beta now actually...."
02:07:45 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "cut off all the the servers but the beta one  "
02:07:49 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "We don't do dates until we are within a VERY short window of release."
02:07:27 [Dev]Gideon: "and the faster we can drive Faustus insane..."
02:07:55 [S.W]-=~NubMarine~=-: "destroying ugto planets"
02:07:59 [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?}: "Tael, has the "invisible ships and planets" bug been fixed?"
02:07:39 [Admin]Tael: "And once this patch gets out, the dev team can quickly roll out the necessary changes for balancing"
* [Dev]Gideon gets very small and quiet in the corner...
02:08:29 [SLDF]AdmiralChaos *U-F-A*: "Are we going to be able to gain pres in these servers? or is it just basicly play beta or dont play at all?"
02:09:07 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "No prestige, but if you put in the time, you will get a shiny new 1.481 beta tester badge."
02:09:30 [SLDF]AdmiralChaos *U-F-A*: "Sounds like a plan"
02:09:30 [-GTN-]-Baron Von Virtu: "Well I already have 20 hours or so on the Beta..."
02:09:19 [Admin]Tael: "So, the invisible ships and planets were part of the backend rewrite, not the normal game server as we have now, so that bug should not transfer over"
02:09:30 [-GTN-]Demorian: "Selv, are you implying there will be a seperate beta badge?"
02:09:48 [SLDF]RedXIII: "I heard that the 1.481 Beta Tester Badge is different than the Pre-Release Beta Tester Badge"
02:09:48 [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?}: "OK"
02:09:50 [SLDF]RedXIII: "Is this true?"
02:09:37 [-GTN-]Demorian: "Please let it be, Red."
02:10:02 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "There better be"
02:10:04 [SLDF]AdmiralChaos *U-F-A*: "did u guys ever fix the E-Jump through planet thing?"
02:10:07 [SLDF]RedXIII: "Yes, Please."
02:10:14 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "If not, I will personally write it into the website."
02:09:57 [Admin]Tael: "As of now there is no distinction, though we are pushing for a sepperate badge..."
02:10:30 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "I've already discussed it before with F, and he is cool with it."
02:10:14 [-GTN-]Demorian: "Good. Because Faustus has been advertising the heck out of it and so far none of us have been able to get through to him about it."
02:10:23 [-GTN-]Demorian: "Oh, never mind then. Scratcth that."
02:10:45 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "..just that someone has to do the work to make it happen."
02:10:32 [Admin]Tael: "@Chaos the ejump was because of how the servers recognized collisions, this has been addressed."
02:11:12 [SLDF]AdmiralChaos *U-F-A*: "Cool, Tael"
02:11:12 [Admin]Tael: "So anyways, make sure you pester all your friends to jump into beta this weekend so i can take a vacation from saying the patch is coming soon  "
02:12:04 [Admin]Tael: "There is also a banner contest going on too, so if you are creative, try your hand at it, the best one gets a free month of play"
* [-GTN-]Demorian has already submitted his banner. All of you just sit down. ...JK!!!!
02:12:52 [SLDF]AdmiralChaos *U-F-A*: "What do u mean Banner contest? what needs to be on it and stuff?"
02:13:12 [-GTN-]-Baron Von Virtu: "Uh...Chaos...its been in the news for 3 days"
02:13:28 [SLDF]RedXIII: "http://www.darkspace.net/news.htm?sid=&show_article=681&lang=en"
02:13:31 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "Just an advertisement for DS to go on to mpogd.com"
02:13:33 [-GTN-]Bobamelius: " what about the overpowered EMP cannons?"
02:13:13 theG: "read forums please sir"
02:13:14 [Admin]Tael: "if you click on the news there is a banner ad campaign which will be hosted at mpogd.com... the news has more details"
02:13:40 [SLDF]AdmiralChaos *U-F-A*: "Sorry I havent had much time to check out the news"
02:13:45 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "standard 468x60 banner"
02:13:39 theG: "under 20k"
02:14:05 [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?}: "is it supposed to be animated?"
planets, EMP is way overpowered"
02:14:10 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "I don't know if it has to be static or if it can be animated."
EMP cannons"
02:14:11 [-GTN-]Raiders {C?}: "banner contest"
02:14:09 [-GTN-]Demorian: "Selv, Faus is allowing flash animations."
02:14:12 [-GTN-]Demorian: "He said so in the post."
02:14:29 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "under 20k says "static" to me."
02:14:22 [-GTN-]Demorian: "Yea, but you can have preloaders "
02:14:21 theG: "i think animated would be better if u did it right"
02:14:50 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "Awfully small for Flash"
02:14:52 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "lol"
02:14:55 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "mpogd.com"
02:15:00 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "thats how i found this game"
02:14:51 [Admin]Tael: "Well if you can get it at 20k or less and can make it animated, then I dont see a problem"
02:15:18 [-GTN-]-Baron Von Virtu: "There's plenty of Gamespy banners that are flash animated and are under 20k."
02:14:58 [Admin]Tael: "Ok, any other questions right now?"
02:15:29 [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?}: "i found this game thru download.com, so i think we should send a new version to them"
02:15:43 [-GTN-]Bobamelius: " what about the overpowered EMP cannons?"
02:15:50 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "whats the eta for the platforms?"
02:15:34 [-GTN-]Krim {C?}: "YES, Beta EMP"
02:15:35 [-GTN-]Krim {C?}: "NERF IT"
02:15:58 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "Yeah, I think we've had some problems trying to send an updated version to download.com"
02:15:36 [-GTN-]Krim {C?}: ":-D"
02:16:02 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "they moved them to the next patch right?"
02:16:06 [-GTN-]-Baron Von Virtu: "Tael mark if the NA Staff Meetings are public or private...I never even realized this was open.."
02:15:47 [Admin]Tael: "All weapons balancing is in 1.482, 1.481 is just server end"
02:16:00 [-GTN-]Krim {C?}: "Well yea, but EMP was changed from it's current status"
02:16:08 [-GTN-]Krim {C?}: "So are you changing it back you mean?"
02:16:33 [SLDF]RedXIII: "Virtu, they have been traditionally public, I donno what happened."
02:16:24 [Dev]Gideon: "v1.482"
02:16:53 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "A) wasn't his fault; I created the room. B) If it is in a private room, it is, uh, private; otherwise, it is public"
02:16:59 [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?}: "amusing screenies from beta (its .txt to "cheat" geocities)"
02:17:05 [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?}: "http://www.geocities.com/a471555/ship_jg.txt"
02:16:44 [Admin]Tael: "Meetings are generally public to start unless there is nothing for the general meeting..."
02:16:45 [Dev]Gideon: "No commentary on specific changes related to the Flux Wave/EMP systems at this time."
02:17:18 [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?}: "http://www.geocities.com/a471555/planet.txt"
02:17:40 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "alright well..."
02:17:19 [-GTN-]Krim {C?}: "But i'm saying they were already changed. Are they gonna be changed back or will it carry over into the release?"
02:17:49 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "what is .182's eta?"
02:17:32 [Dev]Gideon: "No commentary on specific changes related to the Flux Wave/EMP systems at this time."
02:17:38 [Admin]Tael: "after 1.481"
02:17:42 [-GTN-]Krim {C?}: "lol"
02:17:44 [-GTN-]Krim {C?}: "Alllright"
02:18:17 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "well allrighty then"
02:17:57 [Dev]Gideon: "As soon after v1.481 as coding changes will allow."
02:18:01 [Admin]Tael: "there is not time table yet, but without the server rewrite, we should be able to roll out changes faster"
02:18:30 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "...when is 181's eta?"
02:18:34 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "We don't give out dates from now on unless we are nearly 100% sure we can meet them."
02:18:34 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "lol we"
02:18:13 [Admin]Tael: "Ok, anything else?"
02:18:36 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "you mean he?"
02:18:42 [-GTN-]-Baron Von Virtu: "Anyone got a log of this I can put up my site?"
02:18:33 [Dev]Gideon: "No commentary on the release date of the final version of v1.482 at this time."
02:19:00 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "okay"
02:19:06 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "what month you think it will be when it comes out?"
02:19:12 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "will players have any input ont he 182 patch?"
02:19:16 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "or what year!?"
02:19:17 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "Of course, I cannot speak for Faustus himself, but I think he agrees with the spirit of the policy."
02:18:56 [Dev]Gideon: "No commentary on the release date of the final version of v1.482 at this time."
anyone got anything for private?"
02:19:02 [Dev]Gideon: "Or v1.481"
02:19:03 [Dev]Coleen: "Nova, you know better than that.. don't make me smack you.."
02:19:28 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "and has there been any work on 182 at all?"
02:19:10 [Admin]Tael: "@Tinnitus, thats what the SUggestions forum is for"
02:19:11 [Dev]Gideon: "k"
* [-GTN-]Demorian takes the needle off of Gideon and stops him spinning.
02:19:41 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "8)"
02:19:23 [Dev]Gideon: "No comment"
02:19:46 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "i mean direct input"
02:19:51 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "as in is he building it the wy he wants"
02:19:57 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "or will he build it the way we want"
02:19:38 [Dev]Gideon: "No cmment."
02:20:05 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "alright"
02:20:09 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "Yes, Gideon has done a massive amount of work towards 1.482, with input from the rest of the Dev Staff and a few other folks."
* [-GTN-]Demorian wonders how Gideon is still spinning.
02:20:10 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "has he done any work on 182?"
02:20:01 theG: "Tinnitus yeah in the suggestion there are going thru them...."
02:20:03 [Admin]Tael: "Ok well other than we need your help stress testing 1.481 this weekend so we can close it out and go gold, I dont have anything else... so last call "
* [Dev]Gideon beats [SLDF]Tinnitus with a `No comment...`
02:20:28 [Dev]Gideon: "nothin from me, boss."
02:20:50 [SLDF]Dempster: "lol.."
02:20:52 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "alright"
02:20:59 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "we do we get to use tanks?"
02:20:59 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "how much will we notice the 181 changes"
02:20:39 [Dev]Coleen: "Want my shovel, Gid?"
02:21:05 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "lag wise"
02:20:45 [Admin]Tael: "Ok, thanks for coming this evening, you may go back about your beating each other senseless in game.."
02:21:07 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "for invading planets"
02:21:13 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "hey"
* [Dev]Coleen *whams* [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10 over the head with her shovel... twice!
02:21:16 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "and stuff"
02:21:19 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "..."
02:21:21 [Dev]Selvarian {IMC}: "When it goes to beta, we will be soliciting input from the players on it."
02:21:31 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "kool"
02:21:33 [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?}: "Thank you for opeining this meeting"
02:21:39 [-GTN-]Raiders {C?}: "tanks are in 5.23"
02:21:20 [Dev]Gideon: "And promptly ignoring that input. j/k"
02:21:55 [SLDF]Tinnitus: "thankyou for you half ...uhhh answers"
02:21:55 [-GTN-]-Baron Von Virtu: "ROFL 5.23"
02:21:59 [¤SYN¤]SuperNova10: "5.23?!"
02:22:07 [-GTN-]Sopwith Camel {C?}: ":)"
* [-GTN-]Demorian smacks [-GTN-]Raiders {C?} in the face with a sock full of assorted change.
* [Dev]Gideon awaits the private room...
02:22:03 [Admin]Tael: "Meeting closed."
-Dem
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