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MrButtPuppet has Battlecruiser Generations

Sep 19, 2021 @ 8:27pm

I feel So Old :(

i miss the 90's

thank you Derek for re-releasing old great gaming memories on Steam

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Profile

Sep 19, 2021 @ 11:35pm

The scary part is that it doesn't feel like almost half of the life.

MrButtPuppet has Battlecruiser Generations

Sep 20, 2021 @ 3:41am

Originally posted by Profile:
The scary part is that it doesn't feel like almost half of the life.

how did you get mouse icon/owner of game? is Derek selling keys off Steam?

zombiewarrior07 Sep 20, 2021 @ 4:26am

So, 10 days left in September, any indication as to when this game/s will actually release, Derek? Just curious.
Thanks

MrButtPuppet has Battlecruiser Generations

Sep 20, 2021 @ 4:35am

Originally posted by zombiewarrior07:
So, 10 days left in September, any indication as to when this game/s will actually release, Derek? Just curious.
Thanks

this week, Derek mentioned it in the pinned BCM thread over at the Universal Combat CE forum

Last edited by MrButtPuppet; Sep 20, 2021 @ 4:37am

zombiewarrior07 Sep 20, 2021 @ 7:07am

Originally posted by MrButtPuppet:
Originally posted by zombiewarrior07:
So, 10 days left in September, any indication as to when this game/s will actually release, Derek? Just curious.
Thanks
this week, Derek mentioned it in the pinned BCM thread over at the Universal Combat CE forum

Great, thanks for that info, Mr ButtPuppet (great profile name!)

dsmart [developer] Sep 20, 2021 @ 8:57am

Oh great, I'm not the only one feeling old :)

And yeah, it was already scheduled for release tomorrow around 2pm ET.

MrButtPuppet has Battlecruiser Generations

Sep 20, 2021 @ 9:24am

Originally posted by dsmart:
Oh great, I'm not the only one feeling old :)

And yeah, it was already scheduled for release tomorrow around 2pm ET.

will it run at 1920x1080 or above? or is it the old resolutions/non-modified? still buying it

no matter which version.

dsmart [developer] Sep 20, 2021 @ 10:56am

I didn't make any source code changes to any of the 4 included games. And yes, you can change the resolution to whatever you want via the INI file.

MrButtPuppet has Battlecruiser Generations

Sep 20, 2021 @ 10:58am

Originally posted by dsmart:
I didn't make any source code changes to any of the 4 included games. And yes, you can change the resolution to whatever you want via the INI file.

thanks

Last edited by MrButtPuppet; Sep 20, 2021 @ 10:58am

Profile

Sep 21, 2021 @ 1:56am

Originally posted by MrButtPuppet:
Originally posted by Profile:
The scary part is that it doesn't feel like almost half of the life.
how did you get mouse icon/owner of game? is Derek selling keys off Steam?

I was part of the testing group. Running BCG on Windows 10 wasn't very straightforward, but all of the compatibility problems were solved in the process.
Except for the Intro movies, but it's no big deal.

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MrButtPuppet has Battlecruiser Generations

Sep 21, 2021 @ 3:08am

Originally posted by Profile:
Originally posted by MrButtPuppet:
how did you get mouse icon/owner of game? is Derek selling keys off Steam?
I was part of the testing group. Running BCG on Windows 10 wasn't very straightforward, but all of the compatibility problems were solved in the process.
Except for the Intro movies, but it's no big deal.

ok thanks

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NerevarineGMSV has Battlecruiser Generations

Aug 18, 2022 @ 11:59pm

The series, IMO, was way ahead of it's time and still is today. It's like finding a smartphone in the 80s, and after decades, overall design philosophy is so limited everyone is still using rotary in the 2020s. Who would keep using those phones if they had found a smartphone?

I can play a space-game and see all sorts of cool planets and systems...from space...and be all: "Why can't I land on them and go exploring? Go stretch my legs?"
Or games where it's dead and static, no NPCs or AI, and go: "Why is everything so scripted and artificial? Why does it feel like I'm on a stranded island? Where is everyone?"

And then go: "HMM. What game solves all of this? What game lets me fly to a planet and land and deploy vehicles and stuff? Let's me go stretch my legs and explore? What game is an active universe that is fully of npc/AI going about it's own business and affairs that I can go all sandbox in? OH YEAH..." and then come back again to BC games to get a refill on what it offers. So it's no surprise fans, new and old, keep coming back. It's etched in our minds we can do so many things and comes to the surface playing other games and encountering their limitations.

It's as if the ongoing game design philosophy out there is geared toward limiting the player, due to lack of skill, or will to invest anything, to try and make something greater. Whereas in contrast, it always felt to me, that the BC series was built around being as unlimited as possible. The series is probably 50 years ahead of it's time and is it's legacy.

Anyways, that's my spiel. Since 1996

, there's nothing that has remotely come close to rival it, from what I've seen. Any that tried to somewhat, is either abandoned or still in "Early Access" still trying to figure out how to implement basic features BC did 20 years ago.

Maybe it will take them another 20-25 years to work it all out? lol
In the meantime, we'll keep diving in the space-games, enjoying at first, wanting more, and the stark realization: there is no more; and then remembering, there is more, play BC again.