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Farming well use the same mechanics, raiding against those barbarian Orlanth and being raided by Praxians. Rather than become King of Dragon Pass become the...
Chris
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Sep 8, 2004
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Chris ... Well, any game using the same basic principles would be easier than doing it totally from scratch. It's still a pretty major effort however -- you'd...
David Dunham
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Sep 9, 2004
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... I'd buy a copy. KoDP is still one of my favorites - the quality of the storytelling and the uniqueness of the setting make it hard to replace. Personally,...
David Harper
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Sep 9, 2004
8:13 pm
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David ... Except for the fact that the underlying engine doesn't support external resources, so people couldn't add art to the game. Nor do I understand your...
David Dunham
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Sep 9, 2004
10:50 pm
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... Fair enough - I think the ability to add their own events (and thus change the way the story ends, for example) would draw enough fans by itself. There...
David Harper
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Sep 10, 2004
12:40 am
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... Yes! That's what I've noticed about the Glorantha community - more writers than readers. Make money off all those writers! ... Doubt it. KoDP is written...
Alexander G. M. Smith
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Sep 10, 2004
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*** WARNING! Long and politely opinionated. You may want to skip! *** ... This is the rather prolific and unfortunate argument of, "Well, _I'd_ buy one!", used...
Maxi Rose
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Sep 10, 2004
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... I'm glad I didn't skip. Thanks for putting into words what I was feeling. I guess after reading that I finally found the words to express my take on it:...
Bryan Thexton
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Sep 10, 2004
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... [snipped several paragraphs] I'm sorry you don't agree with me. I'm also sorry that you've had so many unfortunate experiences in the past with posters. I...
David Harper
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Sep 10, 2004
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... Dave, don't worry about it too much. While Maxi's pretty much right, the vehemence of her expression is primarily because you are exactly the 7,391st...
Chris Lemens
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Sep 11, 2004
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... First of all, let me address Dave Harper. I meant no offense to you and am not really mad. My frustration is that many people think it's the same all over...
Maxi Rose
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Sep 11, 2004
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2800
... San Marcos? Home of Aquarena Springs and the late, lamented Ralph the Diving Pig? Guy (Hoyle) also of Dallas...
Guy Hoyle
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Sep 11, 2004
3:33 am
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... Yup. That's got to be the WEIRDEST "theme park" I've ever been to. Well, outside of our very stupid "Wonder World", otherwise known as "Wonder Why Ya...
Maxi Rose
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Sep 11, 2004
3:38 am
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Hi all, Just a random lurker -- thought I'd throw in some thoughts here :). First, so you can ignore my random thoughts :) -- I should complement Maxi on beer...
Jen Piatek
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Sep 11, 2004
5:46 am
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A few points: Creating a game takes a lot of time and resources. If you haven't done it, it probably takes more resources than you expect. (King of Dragon Pass...
David Dunham
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Sep 11, 2004
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2804
... Ah, my favorite beer -- actually, the only one I buy. I grew up in Austin. ... Bah. Cisco's is far better (especially for breakfast) and Jorge's might be,...
Chris Lemens
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Sep 11, 2004
9:43 pm
2805
Shiner Bock - GREAT BEER. It has made it to the stores here in the St. Louis area. Last season it was in tap at Busch Stadium (but not this year, <inert the...
Martin Gallo
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Sep 12, 2004
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By the way, I'm currently working on some trivia games for DVD (http://www.bequal.com/time-troopers-dvd-game.htm is our client's web site for the first one -...
Alexander G. M. Smith
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Sep 12, 2004
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From: "David Dunham" <david@...> Subject: [KoDP] Re: How easy would it be to create a king of sun country game? ... Counterstrike, which was originally...
John Scheibeler
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Sep 12, 2004
1:28 pm
2808
Alex ... The entire history of your decisions? I don't see how, for a game with over 400 scenes. Within one scene? Sure. John ... Half Life was a hit game...
David Dunham
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Sep 12, 2004
7:40 pm
2809
... At the risk of telling you something you already know.... There *is* an extensive Glorantha RPG for pen-and-paper play, which provided the source material...
James Sterrett & Cori...
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Sep 12, 2004
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2810
... I think he was meaning a computer program RPG game, like, e.g., Final Fantasy. DonMoody...
DonMoody
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Sep 12, 2004
7:57 pm
2811
... Nice melding. :) ... True, but the comment implied, to me, that he might not be aware of the RPG that already exists. I could be completely wrong, and...
James Sterrett & Cori...
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Sep 12, 2004
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... Right. And even if a *big* company would actually license original content for a derivative product (game, movie) they would inevitably need to shoehorn...
Henk Langeveld
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Sep 12, 2004
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... Good point. DVDs don't store anything permanently. You'd have to play the game straight through! The lack of history and other restrictions would...
Alexander G. M. Smith
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Sep 12, 2004
9:59 pm
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I asked myself a similar question after enjoying KoDP and thought that the only way to make it happen for myself would be a kind of DIY version, recruiting...
Keith Nellist
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Sep 13, 2004
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This is not a plea to David to write me a load of games, just a bit of fun. If I win the lottery though...Well, I might choose one or two. :) Here are some...
Keith Nellist
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Sep 13, 2004
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From: "James Sterrett & Corinne Mahaffey" <jscm@...> Subject: Re: [KoDP] Re: How easy would it be to create a king of sun country game? ... I've played...
John Scheibeler
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Sep 13, 2004
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From: "David Dunham" <david@...> Subject: [KoDP] Re: Re: How easy would it be to create a king of sun country game? ... Not necessarily. The two...
John Scheibeler
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Sep 13, 2004
12:00 pm
2818
Nice suggestion. Impressions Games is more or less an empty shell now. Look for Chris Beatrice at Tilted Mill, now working on Children of the Nile. See also:...
Henk Langeveld
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