Vapourware System Shock 3 by OtherSide Entertainment - taken over by Tencent!

[Heretic]

Discourse is a Ruby-on-Rails/PostgreSQL forum subscribing to the single-page-application paradigm. It doesn't work or look well without Javascript.
The current Otherside forum runs on Simplemachines, a simple PHP forum. It can be browsed on everything, even a toaster or a fridge.

Of course it's not going to be that simple to migrate from Simplemachines to Discourse, mostly because of the completely different server environment.
Or they could buy hosting directly from the Discourse developers, the higher tiers include migration:
https://payments.discourse.org/pricing

 

[Steamboat Willie]

Discourse fucking sucks. Forum software was perfected in the early 00s and has only gotten worse since.

 

[Curratum]

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[Steamboat Willie]

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So what finally set them off?

 

[MasterLobar]

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[Doctor Sbaitso]

What's the issue? Running into an issue in testing is what testing is for...

 

[BEvers]

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[Space Nugget]

You know what else will be hunting you all from the grave, you lying sons of bitches?

Underworld Ascendant.




Never forget.

 

[Nyast]

Just lol.

 

[MasterLobar]

Seriously, what is haunting them is that the lights will go out pretty soon.

One month since Starbreeze pulled out and still no new publisher for SS3.

Tick-tock...

 

[BEvers]

Hey everyone! Good news for those of you interested in System Shock 3… Warren Spector and Elizabeth Legros will make an appearance during Unity’s keynote on Monday to share news (and visuals) on System Shock 3: https://blogs.unity3d.com/2019/03/14/next-week-at-gdc-how-to-stream-the-keynote-and-where-to-go/

https://forums.otherside-e.com/t/shock3-news-at-unity-keynote-monday/9978

Elizabeth LeGros is the graphics specialist who joined the team two years ago:

New programmer at Otherside Austin is fresh graduate, seems like giving more weight to their vision for simulations: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-legros/

I am a Trinity University student about to graduate with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Mathematics. I have done research in Automata theory and using compute shaders in particle simulation. Previously, I presented my research on Subsumptive Data Structures at YR-ICALP in 2015 and worked at HHMI Janelia during the summer of 2016. Currently, I am working on sand simulation on the GPU for my undergraduate thesis. I also tutor a variety of grade levels in Mathematics and Computer Science. I am hoping to pursue a career in graphics research, where I am interested in shader work with materials and particle systems.

 

[Space Nugget]

I guess by "visuals" they mean those old concept arts from that awkward Starbreeze stream.

 

[Sordid MCA/Prosper Hybryd]

Nah. It does not make sense to show just the concept arts on a conference held by the game engine developers (Unity).

 

[BEvers]

 

[Space Nugget]

Nah. It does not make sense to show just the concept arts on a conference held by the game engine developers (Unity).

You're right... It's going to be a lame ass "work-in-progress" animation of Shodan.

But he will swear the game is halfway done.

 

[LESS T_T]

Nightdive is also going to show something SS1 at GDC. Brand confusion all the way. I wonder if they coordinate this time.

 

[MasterLobar]

I can remember what they showed 4 years ago:



Fool me once...

 

[Zer0wing]

These guys had no plan at all it seems...

 

[MasterLobar]

Re that kickstarter video, I am wondering: What happened to the music?

It's actually pretty cool, but they didn't use it in the game at all.

They still have it on their YT channel though.

 

[Steamboat Willie]

Ah, look at that original logo font. Remember, it was never their intention to make a successor to Ultima Underworld and they apologize for any confusion...

 

[coldcrow]

Anyone up for a bet about how many handles will be banned from this?

 

[MasterLobar]

What forum is this?

 

[Onionguy]

The art- style in that kickstarter promo was also leagues better than in the final thing. Maybe it was just like with Unsung story; it was launched by some legendary creators but actually finished with help of some random pinterest "artists".

 

[MasterLobar]

I suspect that they would have to pay an additional fee to the composer if they had used the music in the game. Once they saw what a mess their game is, it was clear that a cool soundtrack wouldn't make much of a difference and so they just recycled the 25 year-old Underworld music.

 

[LESS T_T]

New look of SHODAN:

Updated on the company website. Somehow reminds me of the ending "honey" moment of SS2.

Also Unity keynote will start in 4.5 hours: