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SE5 is out. Has anyone tried it yet? I keep thinking a 4X game will come along and revive the genre like MOO2 did but I wonder if this is it. All of the forums complain about bugginess but do not get into details of the game mechanics. The Demo game crashes constantly. Anyone seen it, tried it, have any thoughts on it? Even heard of it?

I thought after surviving that 9th inning Cardinal rally in game six the Mets were a lock in game 7. But, the Cards are a great team. I'm pulling for them in the WS. But then, I always root for the NL because the DH rule sux.

I just put in for a weeks vacation beginning October 31!!!! Congrats Obsidian, I can't wait to see it!

You, sir, are a hero of epic proportions for giving all those dogs a loving home. Dogs are fantastic. I've always had a dog in the house growing up, and I love 'em. Once I get settled and get a house with a yard (for room to run... gotta have room for them to run) I'll go get one from a local animal shelter. Probably won't be for another year or so, though. I feel the need to assert that dogs are great.. probably because the denizens of this board seem to favor cats. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thank you for the kind words. But I'm no hero. Just lucky to be able to help. And be in the right place at the right time to help.

No pics of me on this computer, but I do have pics of 8 of my best friends. From right to left Cosmo, Zoe, Gator Bait, Tommy, Macy, Oliver, Cheyenne, Desiree. Cosmo was recued from an abusive home, Zoe was found in the Katrina aftermath swimming in a flooded paking lot in Miss. Tommy and Oliver were pulled from a shelter the day they were to be put to sleep. Ditto for Gator. Macy was wandering around downtown Ft Lauderdale when we found her. Cheyenne was found walking next to I-95. Desiree was found nearly starved to death near Big Cypress in the everglades. Most likely she had been driven out there and abandoned.

Actually, Bioware has spoiled it's bboard crowd. Their devs frequently post and usually will answer an intelligent question. The DA forum in particular has a really high amount of dev participation. It's easy to forget that is not the norm. Even here, except for Josh, the obs devs almost never post here.

Dealing with insomnia

Consider THAT done! Happy Birthday!

West Palm Beach, FL. I help run a dog rescue here and live on the edge of the everglades with 16 of the best friends you could ever ask for!

Heh! Yeah, THAT never happens, right? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes? :ph34r: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> KOTOR2. It has become politically incorrect to say that around here. But... Q.E.D!

Heh! Yeah, THAT never happens, right?

A Master of Orion 4 that will make us all forget MOO3. With a modern 3D engine, terrestrial and space combat (tactical AND strategic). High levels of race, ship, and technological customization. That would be great.

Well, the question was asked and answered, thanks all. I stand corrected on FO and FO2.

Heh, that was good. By the way Alazander, I played TotM and LOVED it. Well done and thank you for going ahead with it after Atari's petty and cowardly cancellation.

Now here's a topic no one has ever discussed!

Does anyone know how many games were made with the infinity engine? I only come up with seven but a friend insists there were many more. Anyone know? Baldurs Gate/TOTSC SoA/ToB ID/HoW ID2 PS:T FO1 FO2

http://www.totalwar.com/?lang=us Trailer is out now! This game looks better every time I see it. Also at Total War box set with all titles and some other goodies will be released at months end.

Dungeon Hack. It was a gold box DOS game. I put it on the first computer I ever built, a x386 with a 80 MB HD. I remember thinking how big that HD was. But with DOS & Windows 3.1 you didn't need much!

The demo they posted on the NWN Vault last year, looked like manual targeting. Mouse click on target. The game was a little rough then too. Have they been in development longer than you guys have been working on NWN2?

I don't own a console and will never buy one because they are a one-trick-pony, but you do have a point there. The GeForce 7800 I bought to play Oblivion cost about as much as that new Xbox, and will probably become obsolete quicker. I delude myself by saying a new video card is for more thyan just gaming. Heck I've convinced myself that MSWord and Excel run better with it. Please don't shatter my delusion.

Actually I meant re-adding something already made but cut in the first pre-release version. But you are correct.

A lot can be readded or cut in six months. The game is done so far as construction and programming. It is only a questions of what is in or out at this point and I would bet that stays pretty fluid for a while now. To tell the truth Grom had he made a comment I took as negative or defeatist one month from going gold, then I would take notice.

Good 40 to 60 hours. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ok so how about they add another 20 hours and back the release date into 2Q 2007? Might crush any hope of expansions as well.

Disappointing paying customers hurts us more. I'd rather someone hear bad things about our game and not buy it than buy it and get angry because they feel they were misled. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I'd think the former would be worse than the latter. Once a game is bought it's bought. As far as not getting returning customers, I was as angry as everyone else about KOTOR2 but I'll still buy NWN2 on release day. Besides, saying you will not buy a game six months from release because of an estimate given buy a non engineer executive who has no even played a full game seems more than a little childish to me. And if the total game time is 20 hours but it's 20 good hours then what more could you ask from a game with only a 2 year dev cycle and a new graphics engine on top of that? As I've said all day, as with the original game there will be a lot more to NWN2 than the OC. Also, I'm sure by now the topic of expansion has come up in at least one meeting.