PC Gamer Review of Universal Combat: A World Apart

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"bioderm" <shavolski.TakeThisOut@ladaviski.com> wrote in message
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> "Bill Huffman" <bhuffma1.TakeThisOut@san.rr.com> wrote in message
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> > It looks like Mr. Smart's created world continues to be a splintered
pile
> > of
> > partially complete and unorganized pieces. A world apart only in its
> > overwhelming mediocrity.
> >
> > Here's some quotes from the half page mini review, PC Gamer, December
> > 2005,
> > page 96.
> >
> > "It'd be easy to laugh away Universal Combat: A World Apart, ... After
> > all,
> > there's no real game here at all"
> >
> > "The integrated FPS game is so horrible, it can barely shoot itself in
the
> > foot."
> >
> > "lifeless, vacant bits of real estate with zero tourism value"
> >
> > "Of course, nothing's particularly well done."
> >
> > 58%
>
> Uh oh I can just picture a fuming Taco Commander reaching over for the
> BatPhone to inquire his team of "legal experts" about possible legal
action
> against PC Lamer. Not to mention rallying of the toadies and sock
puppets
> to fire off hatemail to the reviewer.
>
>
> hahahaha 58%
>
>
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On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 22:17:38 GMT, Shingen <shingen.TakeThisOut@aolsuks.sbcgloabl.net>
wrote:

>Yeah..I'm a BC gamer..will always be a BC gamer...but I sure wish
>Derek would release BC open-source...or at least make it moddable!
>
>The answer is self-evident. =P

That answer would be Derek dying of shame when the public do a better job than
him. Knowing what he is like that would be reason alone never allow to let
anyone else get a hold of the code. Lets face it, no one is going to make any
money from it.
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"Shingen" <shingen RemoveThis @aolsuks.sbcgloabl.net> wrote in message
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> Yeah..I'm a BC gamer..will always be a BC gamer...but I sure wish
> Derek would release BC open-source...or at least make it moddable!

I'm sure that seeing his code would lead a lot of programmers to suicide. =)

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 02:28:15 GMT, "Bill Huffman" <bhuffma1 RemoveThis @san.rr.com>
wrote:

>
>The sad part of this story is that the original vision that Mr. Smart had
>for Battlecruiser is almost universally praised as great. He had problems
>executing to that vision primarily (IMHO) because he was inexperienced and
>consistently had unrealistic assessments of his own capabilities. He seems
>to have lost that vision in his more recent releases. His game continues to
>have problems that I believe are primarily rooted in Mr. Smart's own
>personality disorder. That is unrealistic assessments of his own
>capabilities. Unrealistic assessments of gamers' desires, their wants/needs
>and what they think is fun. Inability to accept constructive criticism in
>anything associated with himself or his game. Inability to get along with
>others.
>
See..you could almost equate Derek with The Great Breadbin...and
conversely, you could equate David with The Supreme Commander...

Both games had the same flaws.

Both were in fact the best PC space-sims ever created...

Both were horribly buggy and crash prone. Neither had a competent AI,
or industry graphics, but they both had enough to addict certain
gamers..such as myself. This fact should NOT be taken lightly.

If you look at either BC3K/BCM and/or Frontier - FFE, you would see
the same issues.

Derek was able to produce more then David, and David was able to
produce more then Derek.

It's a Pandora's Box

Maybe, in the year 2525, we can get a spacesim worth it's salt.. =P
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On Tue, 01 Nov 2005 07:16:47 GMT, Shingen
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>
>Maybe, in the year 2525, we can get a spacesim worth it's salt.. =P

...and now fo your listening pleasure:

"Sorcerers of madness
Selling me their time
Child of God sitting in the sun
Giving peace of mind
Fictional seduction
On a black snow sky
Sadness kills the superman
Even fathers cry

Of all the things I value most of all
I look inside myself and see
My world and know that it is good
You know that I should

Superstitious century
Didn’t time go slow
Separating sanity
Watching children grow
Synchronated undertaker
Spiral skies
Silver ships on plasmic oceans
In disquise

Of all the things I value most in life
I see my memories and feel their warmth
And know that they are good
You know that I should

Watching eyes of celluloid
Tell you how to live
Metaphoric motor-replay
Give, give, give!
Laughter kissing love
Is showing me the way
Spiral city architect
I build, you pay

Of all the things I value most of all
I look upon my earth and feel the warmth
And know that it is good"
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"Lemming" <thiswillbounce DeleteThis @bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Oi! You leave Stan alone. At least he tries to post properly these
> days.

I will not leave Dewey alone! =D

> Bloody robots.

I don't bleed.

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 01:45:22 GMT, "Xan" <me.DeleteThis@1.com> wrote:

>"Lemming" <thiswillbounce.DeleteThis@bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Oi! You leave Stan alone. At least he tries to post properly these
>> days.
>
>I will not leave Dewey alone! =D

Your =D key appears to be stuck.

>
>> Bloody robots.
>
>I don't bleed.

Dream on.

Lemming
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Curiosity *may* have killed Schrodinger's cat.
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"Lemming" <thiswillbounce DeleteThis @bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Your =D key appears to be stuck.

Of course it's stuck! I don't wanna take it out!

> Dream on.

I don't dream.

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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"Nats" <nstutt RemoveThis @nstutt.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> As for BK it
> has always been an overhyped bugged mess of a franchise, playing which
> always resulted in frustration rather than enjoyment.

I played BC3K once (the free version) for a few hours. True that it was
frustrating but I enjoyed the frustration because it made me laugh at how
stupid Derek was. So Stan, I'm at least one minor exception to your
statement. Have a nice day.
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On Thu, 03 Nov 2005 03:39:11 GMT, "Xan" <me RemoveThis @1.com> wrote:

>"Lemming" <thiswillbounce RemoveThis @bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Your =D key appears to be stuck.
>
>Of course it's stuck! I don't wanna take it out!

Dirty boy.

>> Dream on.
>
>I don't dream.

I had heard you dreamed of electric sheep.

Was that a lie?

Lemming
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Curiosity *may* have killed Schrodinger's cat.
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"Lemming" <thiswillbounce.RemoveThis@bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Dirty boy.

You asked for it!

> I had heard you dreamed of electric sheep.

I dream of rat salad.

> Was that a lie?

Yes. I mean no. Argh!

// Xan, Ph.D.
// I worship His Shadow.
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On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 00:49:28 GMT, "Xan" <me RemoveThis @1.com> wrote:

>"Lemming" <thiswillbounce RemoveThis @bumblbee.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
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>> Dirty boy.
>
>You asked for it!
>
>> I had heard you dreamed of electric sheep.
>
>I dream of rat salad.
>
>> Was that a lie?
>
>Yes. I mean no. Argh!

Amateur.

Lemming
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Curiosity *may* have killed Schrodinger's cat.
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On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 23:43:41 +0000, Lemming
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>
>Shin, I really wish you'd stop picking on Stan. It's not at all fair
>to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.
>
>Derek
>Lemming

Well don't let me confuse you here. I hold the Great Breadbin in FAR
more higher esteem then our Taco Commander.

Hell..did BC3K have Gravitational Planetary Orbits? Red Giants and
Binary Star Systems? Pseudo-Neutonian Physics? Astronomical Units of
Measurment? Gravatational Relativity?

Did it??

All Hail the Great Breadbin and pray for the release of Elite 4!

So moot let it be! =P
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