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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #30 on: November 10, 2016, 09:32:52 am »
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Maybe it's time to retire the "freaking volunteers" label? Especially if they are doing a kickstarter?

Right, it was simply a way to identify who I was referring to.  Originally they were all contractors anyhow.

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I'd also be up for giving a hand where I can.  I've been a little demotivated lately, so helping Arcen would be just the thing to perk me back up.

All good.  On the Keith side of things, I try not to volunteer things to be available for him in terms of code, because that can get... interesting. ;)  But there's plenty of GUI stuff or other secondary interactions bits that might make the quality of life for players a lot better without stepping on his toes.
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #31 on: November 10, 2016, 11:23:09 am »
Posting this just because the wording is fantastically awesome.

From Kickstarter autogenerated email:
"We're writing to let you know that AI War II - Will Be Re-Launched! (Canceled) has been canceled by the project creator."

:D

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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #32 on: November 10, 2016, 11:24:16 am »
Posting this just because the wording is fantastically awesome.

From Kickstarter autogenerated email:
"We're writing to let you know that AI War II - Will Be Re-Launched! (Canceled) has been canceled by the project creator."

:D
Schrodinger's Kickstarter.
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #33 on: November 10, 2016, 11:30:48 am »
That's absolutely hilarious. :)

And yeah, I renamed the project near the end so that we could simply call the new one "AI War II" again and not have it be confusing in our profile and such.  So much better than "AI War II - Relaunch!" or whatever on the second one, which I've seen a lot of times.
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #34 on: November 10, 2016, 11:36:58 am »
And yeah, I renamed the project near the end so that we could simply call the new one "AI War II" again and not have it be confusing in our profile and such.  So much better than "AI War II - Relaunch!" or whatever on the second one, which I've seen a lot of times.

Oh sure, I totally get it, I just had trouble parsing the email the first time because there was no special text formatting on the project name. :D
"Canceled (canceled) has been canceled."

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Now imagine this:
"Previously Canceled" a game about rebooting old TV shows
"Uncanceled! (previously Previously Canceled) - (Canceled) has been Canceled"

(And now my brain thinks the word "canceled" looks misspelled.)
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #35 on: November 10, 2016, 11:43:24 am »
"(Project Name) has been accidentally by the project creator."

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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #36 on: November 10, 2016, 12:09:47 pm »
"Cancelled: The project for re-un-canceling the cancellation of the speeling of the word canceled" has been canceled by the cancelling council.
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #37 on: November 10, 2016, 01:52:28 pm »
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    Maybe it's time to retire the "freaking volunteers" label? Especially if they are doing a kickstarter?

Right, it was simply a way to identify who I was referring to.  Originally they were all contractors anyhow.

I was a volunteer before I ever became a contractor.  :P
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #38 on: November 10, 2016, 01:57:27 pm »
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    Maybe it's time to retire the "freaking volunteers" label? Especially if they are doing a kickstarter?

Right, it was simply a way to identify who I was referring to.  Originally they were all contractors anyhow.

I was a volunteer before I ever became a contractor.  :P

Okay, that's true.  :)
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #39 on: November 10, 2016, 02:13:19 pm »
So I was thinking, this KS was the most AI War thing ever.

We launched in to the great unknown for the first time, started great, made some mistakes, and got thoroughly trounced in the end.  We learned a lot, had some fun and are foaming at the mouth to try again!  OK, maybe not foaming at the mouth, but ready to go again.

I mean, we even got the game over screen.

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We're writing to let you know that AI War II - Will Be Re-Launched! (Canceled) has been canceled by the project creator.
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #40 on: November 10, 2016, 02:14:04 pm »
I know, right?
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #41 on: November 10, 2016, 02:14:51 pm »
So I was thinking, this KS was the most AI War thing ever.
Dude, where's my forcefield?

(You Lost!)
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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #42 on: November 10, 2016, 02:28:41 pm »
 :D
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Opened your save. My computer wept. Switched to the ST planet and ship icons filled my screen, so I zoomed out. Game told me that it _was_ totally zoomed out. You could seriously walk from one end of the inner grav well to the other without getting your feet cold.

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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #43 on: November 10, 2016, 02:45:12 pm »
God. We are such nerds.
(And probably also Dwarf Fortress players)

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Re: Most recent KS update
« Reply #44 on: November 10, 2016, 03:00:49 pm »
And probably also Dwarf Fortress players
Tried DF but I just couldn't.  So no, not a DF player.
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Opened your save. My computer wept. Switched to the ST planet and ship icons filled my screen, so I zoomed out. Game told me that it _was_ totally zoomed out. You could seriously walk from one end of the inner grav well to the other without getting your feet cold.

 

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