Escape Velocity is hugely great
the idea is wonderful, the plugs-in
can make it grewing up,
the senarios are quite often good,
but it is a single player game...

Don't you think that is normal ?

I used to love that game and now I'm not playing anymore...
I prefer play against real humans...
and EV was not created to do that...

Don't you think it is time to enlarge it to the net ?
Can you imagine ? : the EV universe open to the net users
a world allways playing where you would be able
to connect at any moment to join the game ?
One only word to connect all players !

Get up !!!

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P.S. Is there any french fans of EV ?

(This message has been edited by thoubo (edited 02-16-2001).)

Sorry to shatter your dreams but do you know how big a server you would need to run EV online? I'm estimating at least like 10 T1's.

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Originally posted by spl_cadet:
**Sorry to shatter your dreams but do you know how big a server you would need to run EV online? I'm estimating at least like 10 T1's.

**

Now I'm not trying to degrade your credibility at all, but what exactl are you basing that # on?

Sheesh

CS

I did a topic one this at one time and I was showed that it wouldn't be worth it to Ambrosia. Not enough resons (or motivations) to help the company along.

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our own politics
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pipeline has spawned God

there are more than 2000 ambrosia players...
maybe could they publish EVnet as a game... and no shareware...
40-45$...... I would buy it...

that worked on PeeCee... go and see (url="http://"http://www.mankind.net")www.mankind.net(/url)...

we don't need 10 T1... the information are few octets per second in EV...

I'll be working on the algorithm (just for fun (at the beginning))... if Ambrosia is ok...

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(This message has been edited by thoubo (edited 02-17-2001).)

Here's a quote for you:

"EV/EVO/EVN will never be multiplayer. EV/EVO/EVN will never be 3d. They will never come with a free set of steak knives, nor will you ever be able to get a set of 'rock hard abba-dabbas' in just 'five minutes a day' by playing EV, EVO or EVN."

Maybe we should add that to the EV, EVO and EVN faq's...

Cookie @ ATMOS

PS no cheese blocks, beer, biscuits, dips or any other freebie will be distributed with any of the above titles, so don't be jumping up and down on me about them either...

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(This message has been edited by Frandall (edited 02-18-2001).)

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Originally posted by Frandall:
**Here's a quote for you:

"EV/EVO/EVN will never be multiplayer. EV/EVO/EVN will never be 3d. They will never come with a free set of steak knives, nor will you ever be able to get a set of 'rock hard abba-dabbas' in just 'five minutes a day' by playing EV, EVO or EVN."

Maybe we should add that to the EV, EVO and EVN faq's...

Cookie @ ATMOS

PS no cheese blocks, beer, biscuits, dips or any other freebie will be distributed with any of the above titles, so don't be jumping up and down on me about them either...
**

So, EVN does come with a barbaque!

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our own politics
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pipeline has spawned God

Note however that if you drop by Frandall's house and prove that you've registered Nova once it comes out he will give you a beer. Perhaps some SAO crackers as well, but I wouldn't put too much faith in that one.

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Originally posted by forge:
**Note however that if you drop by Frandall's house and prove that you've registered Nova once it comes out he will give you a beer. Perhaps some SAO crackers as well, but I wouldn't put too much faith in that one.
**

If there are any SAO's in the house, I'll hand them out too (I don't particularly like them).

Cookie @ ATMOS

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Originally posted by forge:
Note however that if you drop by Frandall's house and prove that you've registered Nova once it comes out he will give you a beer. Perhaps some SAO crackers as well, but I wouldn't put too much faith in that one.

Indeed, but how would anyone find Frandall's house?

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You know whats so funny? I have been thinking the same thing since a couple months ago! The only reason I've never said anything was because I had no one to share the idea with and have just, today, found this board. Yet that is a very good idea, if I say so myself. Maybe you should e-mail Matt about it. That would be really cool. The game is kinda boring with no other people.

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I would love just as much as the most eager person here to have EVMP. But we aren't going to get it from Matt any time soon(probably never). He already has a load on his hands and says the it would be too hard. Does anyone have anything original to add to the topic besides "me too"?

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Originally posted by Ellmist(no cookies):
Does anyone have anything original to add to the topic besides "me too"?

Anyone else see the irony here?

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Originally posted by thoubo:
**Escape Velocity is hugely great
the idea is wonderful, the plugs-in
can make it grewing up,
the senarios are quite often good,
but it is a single player game...

Don't you think that is normal ?

I used to love that game and now I'm not playing anymore...
I prefer play against real humans...
and EV was not created to do that...

Don't you think it is time to enlarge it to the net ?
Can you imagine ? : the EV universe open to the net users
a world allways playing where you would be able
to connect at any moment to join the game ?
One only word to connect all players !

Get up !!!
**

This has been talked about over 100 times, and I think the mods are a bit sick of it, though I'm not trying to be offensive. However, I will say that EV will not be multiplayer, and Ambrosia has been saying that for years. Two main reasons. One; it's quite difficult. Two, I don't think Ambrosia has the time or manpower to do such a thing. Simply too difficult. There is simply no reason to discuss it furthur.

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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

(This message has been edited by Captain Carnotaur (edited 02-20-2001).)

This topic will come up again and again, and it's frankly good that it does. It's a sign that people are still coming to the original game, discovering and enjoying it, and wanting more. It's a compliment, folks. Try to accept it with a good grace.

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not drowning, waving

I'm trying to, I was just saying that Ambrosia, and I think the mods too, might be a little sick of it, especially since Ambrosia has been saying hundreds of times that I won't have networkable EV/O/N.

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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

There is nothing wrong with talking about multiplayer. But let's try to say things that are original like the formula in a previous post as to how much bandwidth it would take. We shouldn't criticize talking about EVMP, but we should try to keep away from redundancy. I don't think there is a person here who wouldn't like it so we don't all have to say so.

This post sounds just as hypocritical as my last...

Well, I geuss that talking about an EV multiplayer isn't bad, but I definitely think that Ambrosia is sick of people actually constantly asking for EVMP.

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Millennium. Its coming, prepare for it.
Coming to the (url="http://"http://www.ambrosiaSW.com/games/ev/chronicles.html")EV Chronicles(/url).

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Originally posted by spl_cadet:
**Sorry to shatter your dreams but do you know how big a server you would need to run EV online? I'm estimating at least like 10 T1's.

**

LOL, were did you get this number from? To tell you the truth, that number is so out of wack that it isn't funny.
Ultima Online has about 1,500 people on a server at all times almost. Now, if you think EV fans will be on as much as that, then I think what you need is most likely duel T3's at most. Now, a T1 can handle 700 people in UO on a player shard, which is pretty damn good.
EV I would think, ought to be a dos program, or equivelent on the mac. The server is all text on the server side, with commands to shutdown, save, etc. Client side has all the files, graphix's, mission information etc.
All the server should do is record your position, your account information, your ship type, and give out information on were your ship is in the univers.

P.S. EV will not be a multiplayer game, so drop the idea, I have heard this over the past 4-5 years on the EV boards :frown:.
P.S.S. I was known as Captain Spleder way back then