Plan for David "RM" Michael
by DavidRM · 11/15/2002 (9:25 am) · 18 comments
Paintball Net has not seen much forward progress in the last month. October just wasn't the most productive month on record. We're coming out of it, though, and getting ready to push forward again. We have declared Development Phase 1 complete, and Development Phase 2 is now underway.
We decided not to release a demo or test version of Paintball Net until after Phase 2 is complete. The primary reason is that the current version of Paintball Net lacks a lot of what makes it unique. Until we can get more of those unique features in place, we don't want to have anyone outside the team seeing the game.
Our big focus right now is to get our player database online. Player persistance is one of the keystones of Paintball Net. Once that is in place, we'll have a foundation to build the rest of the game on.
In other news, I had a lot of fun attending the Indie Games Con. It was great to see firsthand the games being created using Torque. Inspiring, even. =) I'm looking forward to next year already!
Have fun!
-David
We decided not to release a demo or test version of Paintball Net until after Phase 2 is complete. The primary reason is that the current version of Paintball Net lacks a lot of what makes it unique. Until we can get more of those unique features in place, we don't want to have anyone outside the team seeing the game.
Our big focus right now is to get our player database online. Player persistance is one of the keystones of Paintball Net. Once that is in place, we'll have a foundation to build the rest of the game on.
In other news, I had a lot of fun attending the Indie Games Con. It was great to see firsthand the games being created using Torque. Inspiring, even. =) I'm looking forward to next year already!
Have fun!
-David
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#2
11/15/2002 (12:28 pm)
Come on RM your killing me.. how bout just a sneak peek :) .. By saying you want to get the data base online are you meaning the old player data base from the original PB? I assume that you mean just the coding to hold the new player database.
#3
Matt, no. The old player database won't be carried forward. What I was referring to is the ability do player login verification, and load and save player stats. Player pesistance, basically.
-David
11/15/2002 (12:57 pm)
Melv, Thanks for checking out the game at the IGC. Hopefully, at least some of the desired end result was peeking through... ;-)Matt, no. The old player database won't be carried forward. What I was referring to is the ability do player login verification, and load and save player stats. Player pesistance, basically.
-David
#4
11/15/2002 (1:00 pm)
I assumed as much. Keep grinding man.. getting tired of killing orcs and goblins, wanna get back to splatting people again. 
#5
Ya definitely do seem to have the right ideas how it should work for stuff like this :-)
Edit: Damned typos....
11/15/2002 (10:35 pm)
Player stats.... Hm. Hadn't thought about that really. Ok, yet another thing to steal from ya. Hey, would you do me a favor and just go ahead and send me your development docs on that, so I can steal anything else of interest for Maze Panic! and the rest of the subscription games? (Insert Used Car Saleman Grin ;-)Ya definitely do seem to have the right ideas how it should work for stuff like this :-)
Edit: Damned typos....
#6
11/16/2002 (10:04 am)
Rm is killing US Mod
#7
11/16/2002 (8:37 pm)
Hey RM, is there going to be an official beta testing signup sometime soon...b/c i'd like on...I helped test fact when you were building that, and I'd like to keep the tradition alive(that and I REALLY wanna play your new game :) I was EXTREME PLAYER.....level 25 class PITA maximus
#8
11/17/2002 (8:59 am)
Yeah MBS.. he gonna torture us for awhile longer..
#10
11/18/2002 (8:28 am)
I can't wait till Beta opens up for this!!!! I have been looking forward to it before I was even sure you were gonna make it!!!! David I think your dragging it out on purpose to torture us. =P
#11
~Babalon
11/18/2002 (10:43 am)
Dvaid by even mentioning the words tester or beta you make our hearts jump breathing quicken and ready to make that jump to cancel all social affairs for the next week or so only to banish us back to the dark world we call fact. BTW david do you play paintball outside of the computer world? (Mbs dont be such a stranger log on and say hi.) ~Babalon
#12
I however am a big paintball player :) Play for Penn State's paintball team(I founded the club) and The Alumni currently...
By the way...
QUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK
quack-a-doodle-doo
thats quacktastic!
ok enough :)
The duckyman has returned
11/18/2002 (11:48 am)
As far as I remember, Dave doesn't play paintball...he's done laser tag...Dug's played paintball before. But that conversation happened a while back when PBN was around. I however am a big paintball player :) Play for Penn State's paintball team(I founded the club) and The Alumni currently...
By the way...
QUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK
quack-a-doodle-doo
thats quacktastic!
ok enough :)
The duckyman has returned
#13
11/18/2002 (10:28 pm)
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#14
Cant wait till this comes out im sure im drooling on my keyboard asmuch as the next xpbn player.
*salvates*
11/19/2002 (3:45 am)
Wow Since Modru showed me this i check it almost daily.Cant wait till this comes out im sure im drooling on my keyboard asmuch as the next xpbn player.
*salvates*
#15
and shouts to all my old PBN homie's that have I see on the replies!
-Ryn
11/20/2002 (6:43 am)
Yeh this wait is killing me, the game looks great...CStrike is getting old quick =/... But anyways, keep up the good work, and take your time...we'd rather have a really good product after a long wait then just a decent product sooner...and shouts to all my old PBN homie's that have I see on the replies!
-Ryn
#16
11/20/2002 (10:42 am)
SCott you founded the team there! Congratulations to you. IM headed off to college in the fall and have acutally been looking at college teams so i can continue tournaments while advancing my education. I was wonderin if I could contact you on how you did this and would it be easy to do at other schools incase i choose one without a team
#17
11/20/2002 (11:59 am)
Hey, i know this prolly aint the place 2 post, but couldnt find no where better. Jus curious,anyone remember me? :D
#18
06/30/2007 (12:44 am)
It's been quite a while since I've seen any postings on here. How is the production? I hope you guys get the time any money to finish PBN because it looks like it's going to be nice. 
Associate Melv May
Already looking forward to next years IGC.
- Melv.