The fourth installment of the Escape Velocity series. Do you think Ambrosia Software will make it? I've been waiting for too long!!!
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Escape Velocity 4?
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With games like EVE (which I almost thought WAS EV4) I'm not sure this is going to pan out. Wouldn't mind them trying though, I miss EV...and maybe it would be cool to have something like that (ie not as time consuming or repeat billing as online multiplayer) out again.
Check out the ASW forums and you'll realize it most likely isn't gonna happen. Someone could propose an EV4 after showing evidence of what they had worked on, but with the (extremely few) amount of TC's for EVN, it's even less likely we'll see an EV4.
I've played the entire EV series and absolutely loved it. It'd be a shame not to see an EV4. At least we're supposed to get an EVN 1.1 pretty soon, which will make EVN run native in Intel Macs, and hopefully fix the "beam bug" all of us EVN fanatics know and love (hate).
I've played the entire EV series and absolutely loved it. It'd be a shame not to see an EV4. At least we're supposed to get an EVN 1.1 pretty soon, which will make EVN run native in Intel Macs, and hopefully fix the "beam bug" all of us EVN fanatics know and love (hate).
I can confirm that the 'auto-machine gunning' of beam weaponry has been fixed.At least we're supposed to get an EVN 1.1 pretty soon, which will make EVN run native in Intel Macs, and hopefully fix the "beam bug" all of us EVN fanatics know and love (hate).
And the Intel-native version starts up far more quickly and smoothly than the PPC version ever did.
I don't get it. Escape Velocity was their best game. Why wouldn't they go for another one when they are porting games like Aquaria and continuing to develop games like Multiwinia?
They didn't port Aquaria, that's being done by the guy who made the game for Windows in the first place. And IIRC they're not developing Multiwinia either. They publish those games.I don't get it. Escape Velocity was their best game. Why wouldn't they go for another one when they are porting games like Aquaria and continuing to develop games like Multiwinia?
As for why they haven't made an EV4 already, it's not too complicated. The man who trademarked Escape Velocity (Matt Burch) would have to release that in order for someone else to make a new one, and he has no interest in doing so. Also, it would seem no one has come to Ambrosia with a good set of ideas, the skill necessary to develop a new game, and has the time to do so.
I can confirm that the 'auto-machine gunning' of beam weaponry has been fixed.
I sense an active member of the ASW forums here!
Well, I believe you're one of the official testers, so you would know.
Indeed I am, under the same name as here.I sense an active member of the ASW forums here!
Well, I believe you're one of the official testers, so you would know.
It'll be nice to have once it's released, especially for those with x3100-equipped Macs. The guy who's working on it is very, very good at what he does.
I don't get it. Escape Velocity was their best game. Why wouldn't they go for another one when they are porting games like Aquaria and continuing to develop games like Multiwinia?
Multiwinia is from the great and amazing Introversion. I just love that Ambrosia ports their games
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I sincerely hope that they can amass enough funds to make an EV 4. That was such a good game... it's a shame that they aren't planning on a new one.
Good times man. Good times.
Good times man. Good times.
I sincerely hope that they can amass enough funds to make an EV 4. That was such a good game... it's a shame that they aren't planning on a new one.
Good times man. Good times.
The issue isn't funds. It's that no one wants to do it, unfortunately. It would be a stunning success were Ambrosia to publish an EV4. The problem it finding someone to get it to that point.
As Beric said, funds aren't the problem, ideas good enough to fund are.I sincerely hope that they can amass enough funds to make an EV 4. That was such a good game... it's a shame that they aren't planning on a new one.
Good times man. Good times.
