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David McMahon
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by David McMahon » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:52 am
Did you know oolite was featured in Micro Mart Pc magazine (in the U.K)?
well I never played the original
Micromart sometimes so an online version of articles so hopefully it will be
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by Kaks » Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:52 am
Good to know, I'll see if I can pick up a copy at the newsagent!
PS: and welcome to the friendliest board this side of Riedquat!
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by David McMahon » Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:59 pm
Sorry but that copy of MM is replaced by this weeks copy today
you need the one dated 08/10/09
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by ClymAngus » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:45 pm
maybe we could get the publishers to send us a pdf? Failing that. I hear they have a very active forum and I'm sure someone can slip a copy into a scanner.
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by David McMahon » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:59 pm
on the case....
How do I upload a *.pdf here?
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by ClymAngus » Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:18 pm
email it to me and I'll use a bit of my crimsonforge webspace.
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by Kaks » Fri Oct 16, 2009 8:17 pm
...or you could use a free service like box.net for the pdf, or imageshack for a scanned image. It'd be good to read what it says either way!
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by ClymAngus » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:47 am
Or both, done and done.
So where's a good spot on the wiki for this?
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by Lestradae » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:50 am
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by drew » Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:57 am
Rock 'n' roll - got the oolite.org website in there! Nice one!
Cheers,
Drew.
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by Kaks » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:09 am
Excellent stuff! & I really need to get that back issue now!
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by Cody » Sat Oct 17, 2009 11:18 am
I like the last bit..."the masterful Oolite" . Sums it up nicely.
I would advise stilts for the quagmires, and camels for the snowy hills
And any survivors, their debts I will certainly pay. There's always a way!
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by Commander McLane » Sat Oct 17, 2009 1:42 pm
... and it features one-and-a-half screenshots of mine.
(In case you're wondering: The Salvage Gang is from
Anarchies , and I took the screenshot. And the damaged station is featured in
Cataclysm , although itself it is a work by Griff, and the screenshot isn't by me.)
He gets a few details mixed up (like the part with buying another ship, which is the marvellous addition of Oolite above Elite). But overall: great article, great game!
Hip hip, hooray!
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by Sendraks » Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:32 pm
That is cool as.
Commander McLane, salvage gangs are one of my favourite parts of the game. I really like the detail on and inside the asteroid.
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by CptnEcho » Sat Oct 17, 2009 2:33 pm
Excellent. Thanks for informing us of the article and thanks for posting it here (each thanks to the appropriate party). An enjoyable read.
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