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[Louisiana Night]

when dail-up is dead

It won't die(not anytime soon, anyways). It'll be used in laptops. In other words, where broadband STILL isn't available.

[Tage]

You could hook the broadband up to a router and then hook the the laptop up to the router, if nothing else worked.

[Louisiana Night]

THANK YOU  

[Grundy]

We're too kind Yonkey.

*Grundy up's the poly count, just to make file sizes larger for Dial-Up users!*  

[Louisiana Night]

*Grundy up's the poly count, just to make file sizes larger for Dial-Up users!*

Is it going to look much better? If so, I don't mind waiting a few more hours/days/weeks.

[Yonkey]

*Grundy up's the poly count, just to make file sizes larger for Dial-Up users!*  

* Yonkey slaps Grundy with a low-poly MoE Connor.

Besides, increasing poly count shouldn't make the file sizes much larger.  I think it'll just make the game more GPU/CPU-intensive (which is still bad, hence the Connor-slapping).  

[Grundy]

The game engine makes full use of the Video Card...
Textures and meshes are mainly what are stored in Video Card memory.    So, 128MB video card, means highest quality textures.

And yes, more poly's means greater file-size.
But mesh/model information compresses VERY WELL, because it is simply a file with vertex co-ords, not much else unless you use a proprietry format like .max or .ma.


*Grundy catches Connor and Turns MoE model into high-poly, KQ9 worthy mesh!*

[Yonkey]

But mesh/model information compresses VERY WELL, because it is simply a file with vertex co-ords, not much else unless you use a proprietry format like .max or .ma.

That's why I said they wouldn't be much larger.  Since increasing polys just mean increasing the number of points on a model.  I figured rendering time would increase, but the file sizes themselves wouldn't increase by much more than 10-20mb in total (rough estimate).

[Grundy]

Every byte counts with dial-up!
MuHAHAHAHAHAHA!  

[Jeysie]

Hmm. One thing that occurred to me... how are you folks going to handle that much bandwidth being transferred? You guys must have some really gracious web hosts... (either that, or I hope they're *really* cheap )

And it is worth noting that if the game is really big, most dial-up users likely aren't going to want to bother, and there's still a lot of people still on dial-up. No way around it I suppose, considering what your script consists of, but still something to consider. (shrug)

Peace & Luv, Liz

[Grundy]

Hey Team!
Have we considered sending the game out to PC/GAME magazines?

The #1 mag here in Aus, PC PowerPlay, already gives FREE games away with every issue, normally games that have been out for many years, but free either way. ( With permission from the companies too. )

They were the first Magazine in the world to offer a cover DVD, instead of just 2 cd's ( Which they still do for those without DVD drives. )

But, do you think there would be any legal issues with it being distributed as a FREE game on these cover discs?

If we find no problem with that, that may be the best solution for dial-up users.  

[Jeysie]

Now that you mention that... some vague brain cells want to suggest to me that I've heard of PC game mags having fan *mods* on their CDs... but I'm honestly not sure if there's ever been any ones with full-fledged fan *games* (or fan remakes/sequels for that matter).

But yes, full old commerical games, at least, sometimes get released for free here in the States as well... my first taste of PC graphic adventures was from a PC Gamer collection of games I got four years ago, which included Secret of Monkey Island and KQ1 on it.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[Grundy]

If we want to get technical, and get around any legal issues, we may be able to pass KQ9 away as a Tribes Mod... !

[Storm]

Hey Team!
Have we considered sending the game out to PC/GAME magazines?
...
But, do you think there would be any legal issues with it being distributed as a FREE game on these cover discs?

AGDI's KQ2+ was distributed freely with a gaming magazine. I don't know if the magazine had AGDI's explicit permission, but I'm pretty sure they didn't have any legal problems with that

[Louisiana Night]

PC Gamer, Maximum PC, and Computer Games Magazine  have shipped with free(freeware) games on their CDs. PC Gamer is the only one I know, that ever uses DVDs. They've only used DVDs for special occasions.

Yes, there might be legal problems that would stop them from sending them on DVD. PC Gamer would probably work around it though.

[Yonkey]

This is a very interesting idea!  If we decide to make use of this form of distrubition, of course, the magazines that have worked with us in the past (i.e. Game Informer, Computer Games Magazine and GameSpot) will get priority over any others.

[Louisiana Night]

Well, PC Gamer's reign is over.

*starts his subscription to PC Games Magazine*

P.S. I think that's the one I was talking about. I must have gotten the name wrong.

[Jeysie]

No way, Louisiana... you should subscribe to Computer Games Magazine. I that magazine, it rules. Although I actually don't have the with-CD subscription myself.

Peace & Luv, Liz

[Louisiana Night]

you should subscribe to Computer Games Magazine

I used to.

I get PC-Gamer magazines free, they won't stop sending them.

[Jeysie]

you should subscribe to Computer Games Magazine

I used to.

I get PC-Gamer magazines free, they won't stop sending them.

Hee. That's how I got hooked on Computer Games Magazine, actually... they either just started sending free issues to my mother one day, or I got a card in the mail for a free offer or something, and they just kept sending them! I finally bought my own subscription when I moved out, but my mother kept getting issues to her house. She would mail them to me here, and I would bring the extras into work for the other employees to read. (I was working at Toys R Us at the time.)

I'll assume they've stopped by now, since she no longer sends them, but I think it was for something like a couple years, they were free! Crazy magazine people.

Peace & Luv, Liz