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    • Back Room


      I've had a look in the varios EVO files, and came accross a pic that i have no idea what it does, it's named the 'Back Room' it looks like a standard buttom like the Space port bar for example. Anyone who knows what this is please fill me in.

    • Hmmmmmmm, I saw this once. I don't know what it is though....

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      I'm all but positive this has been mentioned here at least a few times.

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    • No, Weepul, I don't remember this ever being mentioned... perhaps we should look into this...

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    • I heard once in the early production of the original EV that Ambrosia planned to expand much more on the planetary interface and have much more of the gameplay happen there. I believe the back room button and other unused buttons are from tests of this interface. (purely second-hand info, not guaranteed true)

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    • The back room was originally going to be a place in the bar where you got more dodgy missions, IIRC.

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    • Ah, Washer!

      Finally someone who overcomes my intellect of impressive and useless facts! I salute you! Query: How did you come across such info...play a beta?

      Also...Alien: Actually Dallas or a suburb?

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      (This message has been edited by roostersw (edited 11-10-2000).)

    • The reason the back room was never implemented was time and effort constraints I believe, but the pict recourse has been in since Escape Velocity (Not Override) was first released. Maybe this should be put into some FAQ.

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      Originally posted by roostersw:
      **Ah, Washer!

      Finally someone who overcomes my intellect of impressive and useless facts! I salute you! Query: How did you come across such info...play a beta?
      **

      Nup, it was on the old discboards a few times. Sorry to disappoint:-)

      Sheppo

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    • The other, more likely explanation of 'Back Room' and other unseen buttons is this: Matt Burch put them in to torment amateur hackers like you folks. 😉

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      Originally posted by ColdFusion:
      **The other, more likely explanation of 'Back Room' and other unseen buttons is this: Matt Burch put them in to torment amateur hackers like you folks.;)

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      That's probably true too......

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    • I always thought that was an idea that never got done. It would probably be a place to get "non-legal" missions or stuff like that.

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    • mcb didn't put them there to irritate people, he LEFT them there to irritate people. It was going to be a place for dodgy missions.

      Sheppo

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