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    • Project up for grabs


      A long long time ago, way back in early 2000, Joe Burnette (he still around?) and I began work on a TC plug-in for EVO. This was back in the good ol' days--we started planning it while the old boards were still around, when folks like Jim and Blazer and Ryan Ballantine were hanging in there, before EV3, before even EVO 1.0.2. We worked on it, on-and-off, for about seven months, before it quietly got dropped. No real reason--neither of us had the time, we hit some trouble standardising graphics, we lost contact for a while, 1.0.2 was released, then Nova made it obsolete...but the plug remains. We put a lot of work into it (list of what's done below), and I've decided, since it was my brainchild, that I'd quite like it if someone could finish it and release it, if anyone wants. I don't play EVO any more, so I'm not in a position to get it done, but should anyone so wish, they're welcome to have it, so long as Joe and I get some credit. There'll be a couple problems--as I recall, we used mainly free graphics, and I lost the list of where they're from, so it's either find them all, replace them all, or risk the wrath of a graphics designer or ten somewhere--but there's the makings of a new F-25 or FH in there (maybe).

      Empire's Fall
      • 24 düdes
      • 10 gövts
      • No missions
      • 53 oütfs
      • 48 shďps
      • 13 SNDs
      • 31 spöbs (as I remember, this is what I was working on when it died)
      • 121 s˙sts
      • 27 wëaps
      • And lots and lots of borrowed graphics--ships, masks, weapons, planets, titles-- in a variety of styles (top-down, 3/4, different target graphics, the lot. At least some of them came from Meowx's free site, which I suppose are the 3/4 ones.)

      It would all need updating for 1.0.2, probably, so I'm not pretending it wouldn't be a lot of work. But should anyone want to take it on, email me: flip@outside-reality.co.uk

      There was a synopsis. Once. I can remember bits of it, and I'd be fairly happy to act as Creative Consultant for the project if plotline and so on are needed.

      With nostalgia, regret, and greetings to anyone that remembers me,

      JG

      PS--for the one or two people who might be wondering, my other plug, Broken Shelter, died a very messy death involving a set of graphics, a fraudulent graphics designer, a nasty virus and two large aubergines.

    • I'm always looking for more TC stories to enhance my own. What is the plot?

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      "...yet gradually we recovered, venturing cautiously back into the void of space afraid of what we might find there."

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      Originally posted by Skyfox:
      **I'm always looking for more TC stories to enhance my own. What is the plot?
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      Fairly simple--the Empire, which was the dominant power but crumbling. The Julatic Federation, which was the upstart power that rebelled against the Empire and was vaguely democratic and nice. JF was supported by the Traders, who were the independent, rugged, souls. Pirates, as ever--but had a fairly well-developed governmental structure, with trading ships etc...then to complete the mix, Aliens had invaded the Empire from one of the other directions, with immensely powerful ships that brushed everything in their path away. Joe Burnette might still have the synopsis--I don't--and he's going to get back to me.

      ~J~

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      Grubs! That's what we're going to eat! That's why they call it grub! And what're we gonna do to get the grub? Why, we're grubbing for it!

    • Hmm sounds interesting, I might be willing to do some original graphics if I have time. If you can send any graphics for me to check out, I could get some idea on how to do this, but while I'm working on another project, this could take sometime if I decide to go with this.

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      Nosumus Fortiolis Quad Volimus
      I'm the only guy in the universe that can make horses laugh and cry.
      (url="http://"http://www.evula.org/ddstation")DryDock Station(/url), the future site of Coraxus's stuff.

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      Originally posted by Coraxus:
      **Hmm sounds interesting, I might be willing to do some original graphics if I have time. If you can send any graphics for me to check out, I could get some idea on how to do this, but while I'm working on another project, this could take sometime if I decide to go with this.
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      Time is not currently one of my problems.

      Well, it is, but not with this particular project. It's been mothballed for nearly two years already. But I'll email you a selection of the graphics...7.9MB is quite a lot.

      ~J~