Oolite Bulletins

No NPC to add, but should I join a multi-player game you will recognize me as Cdr. Myy'q.

JD wrote:

Zieman wrote:

I have chosen my names, but I'm still waiting for confirmation that I really get to use the Commander name I want. Still cogs beside both names, waiting for the thumbs up.

It only took a few seconds to approve the two names I'd submitted. Are you sure you clicked the button alongside the name fields? Mind you, the site was pretty slow up to that point, could it have just timed out?

I clicked the button, but I still have cogs against my names.

I guess I will have the cog for a long time, at least if the "first come, first served" means first to pledge gets dibs for the name, since I couldn't afford to pledge 2012 and thus was one of the last to do it, only a few hours before the deadline.

Cog-ito ergo tutti frutti!

El Viejo wrote:

Cog-ito ergo tutti frutti!

Absolutely. The purple ones were the best.

I've asked to be Commander "Steve". Wonder what my chances are?

DaddyHoggy is now pending approval...

Shipbuilder also awaiting approval.

Zieman wrote:

I guess I will have the cog for a long time...

You and me both, Zieman... if I read the runes right, it could be a very long wait for us late backers.
You know something... if I was ever tempted to try multi-player, after reading some of those forum threads, I won't bother!

Zieman wrote:

I guess I will have the cog for a long time, at least if the "first come, first served" means first to pledge gets dibs for the name

I think it simply means that the first to reserve a name gets it - nothing to do with pledge order.

Wolfwood wrote:

Zieman wrote:

I guess I will have the cog for a long time, at least if the "first come, first served" means first to pledge gets dibs for the name

I think it simply means that the first to reserve a name gets it - nothing to do with pledge order.

Have you read this crazy thread?

El Viejo wrote:

You know something... if I was ever tempted to try multi-player, after reading some of those forum threads, I won't bother!

It never before occurred to me to be thankful that the fans of Oolite are generally agreed that it should be a space combat/trading game in the style of Elite.

I mean, I expected there to be quite substantial disagreements between the people who wanted E:D to be like Elite and the people who wanted it to be like FE2/FFE, but the people who want it to be like Doom, Microsoft Excel, or Sim City were a surprise.

El Viejo wrote:

Wolfwood wrote:

Zieman wrote:

I guess I will have the cog for a long time, at least if the "first come, first served" means first to pledge gets dibs for the name

I think it simply means that the first to reserve a name gets it - nothing to do with pledge order.

Have you read this crazy thread?

I'm staying off the ED forums completely - they'll just make me cross!

cim wrote:

I expected there to be quite substantial disagreements between the people who wanted E:D to be like Elite and the people who wanted it to be like FE2/FFE, but the people who want it to be like Doom, Microsoft Excel, or Sim City were a surprise.

<chortles> I am mightily tempted to quote that on the forum, cim... but I won't!

cim wrote:

I expected there to be quite substantial disagreements between the people who wanted E:D to be like Elite and the people who wanted it to be like FE2/FFE, but the people who want it to be like Doom, Microsoft Excel, or Sim City were a surprise.

Really? I'd actually be somewhat impressed if E:D has any resemblement to Microsoft Excel...

DaddyHoggy wrote:

I'm staying off the ED forums completely - they'll just make me cross!

Would you like me to prepare a daily digest and mail it to you, El Cuervo?