Neonix Posted March 1, 2002 Posted March 1, 2002 Chat has started and in regard for a demo: "Just wait and see" Also there will be a mix of in-game and pre-rendered cinematics Posted by L3onheart, this has gotta mean something. Right?
TUS_Tomcat Posted March 1, 2002 Posted March 1, 2002 uhm i dont think that was the asnwer to the question about the demo... (it was mine, first question posted but then they went to simpsons Qs ) He said theyre looking at options and blah blah blah so not for a while... sounds like they havent worked on a demo yet
CaptainRAVE Posted March 1, 2002 Posted March 1, 2002 Id rather they brought the game out quicker......would you really want the game delayed for a demo?? After the game is released they can then work on a demo
Guest Obi Posted March 1, 2002 Posted March 1, 2002 <font color=cbcbff> When asked when the game will go gold he said "Very Soon". I take this to mean that the game will go gold probably within this very coming week. It would probably be ready to ship by mid-march.
Sturmgewehr Posted March 1, 2002 Posted March 1, 2002 Making a demo would take half a day (maybe a full day if they took a 4 hour lunch) for one person. Then get it approved and uploaded. A demo shouldn't delay the full game.
Dan12R Posted March 1, 2002 Posted March 1, 2002 Plus, if the game is going gold fairly soon and it's going to take a while to get on the shelves, they can put together a demo during that time and we'll have a demo before the game is in our hands.
digl Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 I want a demo even if it delays the game for a week, because Ill get the game one or two weeks later, so I want something to play while you all discusss how cool the game is and Im still waiting for it
Eternity Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Making a demo would take half a day (maybe a full day if they took a 4 hour lunch) for one person. Then get it approved and uploaded. A demo shouldn't delay the full game. Well said.
PraetorJudis Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Making a demo would take half a day (maybe a full day if they took a 4 hour lunch) for one person. Then get it approved and uploaded. A demo shouldn't delay the full game.You make a lot of demos then, that you're so familiar with how long it takes?
Eternity Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 It's common sense. It probably wouldn't take a day, because they need to play-test it and have it approved. But the concept is true. A demo doesn't take that long.
PraetorJudis Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 It's common sense.You realize that a demo is a whole new executable, right? The unused code has to be stripped very carefully from the code base and the the remaining code recompiled and tested. That's a short version of demo creation. No offense, but I think your 'common sense' is based on a lack of knowledge of what it takes to put together a good demo.
Eternity Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 You realize that a demo is a whole new executable, right? The unused code has to be stripped very carefully from the code base and the the remaining code recompiled and tested. That's a short version of demo creation. Are you just trying to be the devil's avocate? Of course it's a whole new executable, but it's not new code. And yes, it has to be tested--like I said. This doesn't take months.
PraetorJudis Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 This doesn't take months.Nor does it take half a day. I'm not playing devil's advocate, I'm pointing out that it's unreasonable to stateMaking a demo would take half a day (maybe a full day if they took a 4 hour lunch) for one person. Then get it approved and uploaded. A demo shouldn't delay the full game.That post was so full of ludicrous nonsense, false assumptions, and (to quote Bill MacNiel of NEws Radio) gorilla dust that it isn't even funny.
Eternity Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Like I said, I agreed with the concept--it probably would take a little longer. However, I would think yours is just as bad--a demo doesn't take months, as you seem to infer.
PraetorJudis Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Nowhere do I imply it takes months. You may have infered that, but I didn't imply it.
Eternity Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Heh. Well, then, I infered it. You're post seems to implicate that a demo takes a long time. I assumed you meant months.
Belgirion Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 I could care less if they release a demo because if I get it I won't as excited when I go to pick up my copy of JO compared to if I didn't get the demo...you know what i mean?
Sturmgewehr Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Byte me. It doesn't take long to make a demo. "That post was so full of ludicrous nonsense, false assumptions, and (to quote Bill MacNiel of NEws Radio) gorilla dust that it isn't even funny." Welcome to the forums.
SaberPro Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Well, it depends what kind of Demo they are releasing. If they are going to release a mission from the retail game, copy and paste does the job? (I'm guessing) But if it is a TOTALLY different mission with no storyline relation, it might take some time...
Neonix Posted March 2, 2002 Author Posted March 2, 2002 I agree with you on that SaberPro, but do you think they will do that, On DF it was the first level from the retail game and with JK it tought it was level 10 or something
Guest X-Vector Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Originally posted by Belgirion I could care less if they release a demo because if I get it I won't as excited when I go to pick up my copy of JO compared to if I didn't get the demo...you know what i mean? Yes, I do.
JPMaximilian Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 Originally posted by Obi <font color=cbcbff> When asked when the game will go gold he said "Very Soon". I take this to mean that the game will go gold probably within this very coming week. It would probably be ready to ship by mid-march. What does "going gold" mean?
Graphicsgod Posted March 2, 2002 Posted March 2, 2002 I don't care about delays, just give us a demo and the game can be released a good month later for all I care! A GOOD demo would keep me intrested and entertained for a little while . And JPMaximilian, "Going Gold" means that the game is considered final and is burned onto a cd (sometimes an actual gold colored cd). Then sent to the publisher to be mass produced and copied. If you want to learn more, consult your local library and learn more about it .
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