Here are some more images from the upcoming EV3 to whet your appetite (please note that while we think these images look pretty darn spiff, they are still unfinished):

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/upcoming/images/ev3_pic1.jpg")http://www.AmbrosiaS...es/ev3_pic1.jpg(/url)

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/upcoming/images/ev3_pic2.jpg")http://www.AmbrosiaS...es/ev3_pic2.jpg(/url)

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/upcoming/images/ev3_pic3.jpg")http://www.AmbrosiaS...es/ev3_pic3.jpg(/url)

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/upcoming/images/ev3_pic4.jpg")http://www.AmbrosiaS...es/ev3_pic4.jpg(/url)

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/upcoming/images/ev3_pic5.jpg")http://www.AmbrosiaS...es/ev3_pic5.jpg(/url)

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/upcoming/images/ev3_pic6.jpg")http://www.AmbrosiaS...es/ev3_pic6.jpg(/url)

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/upcoming/images/ev3_ship.gif")http://www.AmbrosiaS...es/ev3_ship.gif(/url)

These are the last shots you'll see for a while (until we do an official preview in our newsletter, The Ambrosia Times: (url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/newsletter/")http://www.AmbrosiaS...ews/newsletter/(/url) )

Again, there is no release date announced for EV3 yet; we aren't even in beta yet (so we don't need any testers yet, either -- but thanks). No, it will not be networkable, but yes, it will be very, very cool.

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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.

I'm assuming those first 6 were landing picts...if so, I remember a while back, there were some Nova screenshots. One in particluar was of the Landing window (the one shown after you land on a planet). These landings would fit perfectly in that window...but Nova isn't the EV3 senario, is it (sarcasm, cause It seems like it is)? Oh well, back to the shadows for me...PEACE YO!

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~Kwanza~

"Quoted the Kwanza Man...nevermore"

...or better yet, simply go to:

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/upcoming/ev3_betashots.html")http://www.AmbrosiaS..._betashots.html(/url)

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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.

Do you know when you'll have an official name for EV3?

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Uh.. Yeah, I play EV...

This isn't going to be just another plug-in and a patch to add three new features, like in EVO, right? I mean, the EV engine is great, but it's old. If it's the same thing for the third time, I'll be disappointed.

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-StarSleeker

Very interesting......judging from the landing graphics it would seem the EV3 scenario will be different from what EV and EVO had......for example, those space station rings circling a planet in that one pic. It reminds me of something Martin Turner would think up for the Frozen Heart universe or something......either way Mr. Andrew, this looks very spiffy. I hope Ambrosia keeps up the good work!

UEC

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Very pretty. Ambitious, in a classic sci-fi way. I find myself trying to imagine the backstory behind the landing pics. Thanks.

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PlanetPhil
now welcoming tourists

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Originally posted by StarSleeker:
**This isn't going to be just another plug-in and a patch to add three new features, like in EVO, right? I mean, the EV engine is great, but it's old. If it's the same thing for the third time, I'll be disappointed.

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Not to worry -- read some of the other posts about the engine, or the description at:

(url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/news/upcoming/")http://www.AmbrosiaS.../news/upcoming/(/url)

...in short, the engine is all new.

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Andrew Welch / el Presidente / Ambrosia Software, Inc.

Like, wow :o, they are cool. I cant wait for the game

-Gildor

Are we poor mortals still going to be able to build plug-ins? That is a huge part of what makes EV so good.

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We do not live to work, rather, we work to live.

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Originally posted by andrew:

No, it will not be networkable, but yes, it will be very, very cool.

(/B)

Currently contemplating suicide. If there's any single game that deserves netplay more than EV, I don't know what it is. It would just be so... perfect. The absolute pinnacle of any game around.

Forgive the rant-ish tone, but why the hell can't Ambrosia release a netplayable EV? I looked on the Newswire site, and both EV and EV:O are top of the list of favorite Ambrosia games, despite the fact that you have to vote for just one (and therefore the total EV votes are divided into two categories). That means that not only is EV Ambrosia's crown jewel, it is also twice as good as the competition. Easily. Why Ambrosia can't go this extra mile for the majority of their fans, I'll never know.

Do you need a petition or something? Even in completely unrelated chat areas (such as Rampancy Hotline Server... a group devoted to the now-MS-owned gaming company Bungie), my news that there will be an EV3 brought more excitement than anything I can remember, while my announcement that Andrew stated that it wouldn't be networkable brought more weeping and gnashing of teeth than I can believe.

Why hath thou forsaken me, Ambrosia?

-Datax

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I want to suggest a feature.
Could you put a little Auto-AI thing on it that would watch your playing, and model a AI to put in a plugin or stick in the program.

Thank would be cool!

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Max B-H
aka
Max of Skywalker wing
Visit my UEVO Mission History page! (url="http://"http://uevo.macmaxbh.cjb.net")http://uevo.macmaxbh.cjb.net(/url)

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Currently contemplating suicide. If there's any single game that deserves netplay more than EV, I don't know what it is. It would just be so... perfect. The absolute pinnacle of any game around.

Forgive the rant-ish tone, but why the hell can't Ambrosia release a netplayable EV? I looked on the Newswire site, and both EV and EV:O are top of the list of favorite Ambrosia games, despite the fact that you have to vote for just one (and therefore the total EV votes are divided into two categories). That means that not only is EV Ambrosia's crown jewel, it is also twice as good as the competition. Easily. Why Ambrosia can't go this extra mile for the majority of their fans, I'll never know.

Do you need a petition or something? Even in completely unrelated chat areas (such as Rampancy Hotline Server... a group devoted to the now-MS-owned gaming company Bungie), my news that there will be an EV3 brought more excitement than anything I can remember, while my announcement that Andrew stated that it wouldn't be networkable brought more weeping and gnashing of teeth than I can believe.

Why hath thou forsaken me, Ambrosia?

Well... They have gone over this over, and over, and over. To put it simpley, they just don't have the resources or time to work on a project of this magnitude. Look for Magus's post on the B&B; Board for more detailed aguments.

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Confucius say: "Man who stand on toilet, is high on pot."

the graphics on the most part are good, but what was used to make them?

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Jeremy Woodruff as,
THE WHITE SHADOW

Bryce for the landscapes, I presume. I'm not sure about the ship, it could be Lightwave, or Pixels 3D, or Strata Studio, or something

-Machiavelli

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Originally posted by Servack:
**Well... They have gone over this over, and over, and over. To put it simpley, they just don't have the resources or time to work on a project of this magnitude. Look for Magus's post on the B &B; Board for more detailed aguments.
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Actually, andrew has said that ASW does have the resources... they just don't have the time and at this point they're not interested... I'd assume Ben Spees and the rest of the Ambrosia crew want to have the freedom to work on their own projects, rather than being chained to people's expectations.

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"We shouldn't have pissed off the judge."
- Source inside Microsoft following verdict in the Microsoft antitrust case.

Heck I was thinking a persistent world..

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Originally posted by macmaxbh:
**I want to suggest a feature.
Could you put a little Auto-AI thing on it that would watch your playing, and model a AI to put in a plugin or stick in the program.

Thank would be cool!**

Am I correct in assuming that you haven't the foggiest idea of programming? I hope you were being sarcastic in that post.

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"Let's do this!"
-Styth
Titan A.E.

I, too, would like to know if EV3 will be expandable with plug-ins. If so, is the official landing pics size for EV3 612x285 pixels? I would like to start making landing pics for the plug-ins for this new game. Should I save them in thousands of colors as what, a .pict file, a .jpg file?
Jude

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Originally posted by Jude:
I, too, would like to know if EV3 will be expandable with plug-ins. If so, is the official landing pics size for EV3 612x285 pixels? I would like to start making landing pics for the plug-ins for this new game. Should I save them in thousands of colors as what, a .pict file, a .jpg file?
Jude

Actually landing pics are in 32 bits, thats millions of colors, and it wouldn't be EV if it didn't have plug in support, most likely plug designers will have many new options to make their plug unique. Otherwise it would have a small replay value.

Chamrin