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Fire_Monkey
2003-02-18, 07:33 PM
Ok, I just copied my this page from my friends PC Gamer Mag. I'll scan it in a sec, having some difficulties with it as of now. They said that Vanu technology was implanted to revive people, wtf. Also they said that the game originaly had something called apartments, and some other stuff. I'll post it when I get my scanner up, BTW its in black and white. Just wondering if any of the l33t whores have heard of these so called apartments. Also Dave was under the impression that infl. suits could use rifles. That must have been modified later on.

firecrackerNC
2003-02-18, 07:35 PM
i heard about the aparment thing and i think it still gonna happen,what it is u start off with a shitty apartment where u can spawn in and some other stuff but as u gain rank u get nicer apartment,plz do not ask me where i saw this,ive read so much stuff i cannot remeber anymore,mabey one of those DEVs who know everything can help

Fire_Monkey
2003-02-18, 07:37 PM
This article said they removed it...soundz like a waste of pixels. I'm gonna be too busy picking off enemies with my bolt driver to worry about an apartment.

OmnipotentKiwi
2003-02-18, 08:27 PM
The game was originally more of a three corporation battle then a three empire battle (more of an urban type of game, I think somewhat like Anarchy Online), which is where the Apartments thing came in.

Also, it is the alien species technology that is used by the fluff (background story), and I believe the aliens are called the Vanu, the Vanu in game are just those who use and follow what they believe to be their beliefs.

Fire_Monkey
2003-02-18, 08:35 PM
Actually it was going to be 4 warring factions...man this game has changed alot. Urban warfare is tight, but right now it is going pwn.

OmnipotentKiwi
2003-02-18, 08:40 PM
Originally posted by Fire_Monkey
Actually it was going to be 4 warring factions...man this game has changed alot. Urban warfare is tight, but right now it is going pwn.

Yeah, forgot about that. ^_^

Strygun
2003-02-18, 09:11 PM
Yeah, apartments were once one of the listed features for the game, but the devs decided it was a waste of game space(in game space), waste of game size(MB/GB), and just were hard to code into the game.

They did say they might do it later as part of an expansion...

Hamma
2003-02-18, 10:40 PM
Yea apartments were removed long ago, as was the economy

mistled
2003-02-18, 10:48 PM
but please don't ask about the economy... just know it's gone :)

afex
2003-02-18, 11:36 PM
Originally posted by Stryker
Yeah, apartments were once one of the listed features for the game, but the devs decided it was a waste of game space(in game space), waste of game size(MB/GB), and just were hard to code into the game.

They did say they might do it later as part of an expansion...

they only took them out b/c they were pointless.

kinda like the orbital stations.

afex
2003-02-18, 11:40 PM
exactly which magazine anyway?

Fire_Monkey
2003-02-19, 12:01 AM
PC Gamer, I didn't check the date, it had a cover with Darth Vader, and looked like it was January or something, maybe Febuary.

Joker
2003-02-19, 08:21 AM
PC Gamer UK, or US?

Cos PC Gamer UK hasn't had anything on PS in months and months :mad:

Tolvy
2003-02-19, 09:58 AM
PS won't have apartments, but they will have lockers, which serve the same purpose. Only you can't go into them or have furniture. who cares about furniture anyway? <<< this is a rhetorical question btw.

Subliminal
2003-02-19, 11:18 AM
Yeah its the january or earlier issue im looking at feb right now all it has about PS is a little ad. Decent issue though all about FPS's

Snake13
2003-02-19, 01:34 PM
I hope they add urban combat in an expansion, a couple city continents would be really cool

starrider
2003-04-10, 07:41 PM
that'd be an interesting expansion with urban war...like fighting in city's and stuff that'd be REALLY cool.

Tolvy
2003-04-10, 07:43 PM
Don't bring up old topics please. Only reply to it if it's on the first page.

afex
2003-04-10, 08:02 PM
Originally posted by {BT}Tolvy
Don't bring up old topics please. Only reply to it if it's on the first page.

really? didn't know that. lemme go add it to the rulebook. :rolleyes:

i guess all those threads on the 2nd page are fucked