George Broussard on #Duke3D     1-20-97

Log by Lon Matero
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<MikeDu> :)
<MikeDu> Hey George!
<GeorgB3DR> hi all
<HyLo> Hey George
<Vadir> hi george
<MikeDu> So, you guys actually working today, or what, George? :)
<NoCa|[AW]> Hey george! 
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<GeorgB3DR> anything going on?
<NoCa|[AW]> Whats new?
<GeorgB3DR> mike:  We work every day....
<NoCa|[AW]> Yea...
<Vadir> george do u have a demo u could give to an op to forward on to us 
   please?
<MikeDu> I know, George...
<GeorgB3DR> he he
<Vadir> a duke demo i mean
<GeorgB3DR> vadir:  Nope...
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<Vadir> ok thanx
<GeorgB3DR> demo of what?
<NoCa|[AW]> George can we play Duke v1.4 multiplayer + 1 ai?
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<MikeDu> George, do you have any contact with the guys at Monolith and Q?  
   Do you know what kind of feedback they're getting from their testers?
<GeorgB3DR> noca:  No, but it'd be cool.  Too hard to add in at the last 
   second
<GeorgB3DR> mike:  Yes, and the feedback has been fine so far
<Vadir> goeorge i tryed using a and z for the medikit, and it works great 
   and ive kept it in my keyboard setup :)
<MikeDu> Just "fine", George? :)
<GeorgB3DR> vadir:  makes a big difference.  Some mousers I know set their 
   controls to digital, and ANY mouse movement deos a medkit.  killer trick
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<dEEPZoNE> why??
<GeorgB3DR> mike:  Haven't seen the specific comments, but I know how beta 
   alwasy runs.  Blood is a cool game
<Vadir> george do u ever strafe at all in duke3d, cause the default setup is 
   murder for strafing and i had to make x and c my strafe keys?
<GeorgB3DR> vadir:  i strafe...
<dEEPZoNE> why did you kick me??
<dEEPZoNE> I only want maps...   :(
<dEEPZoNE> .........
<HyLo> what si the advantage of using the keyboard then the mouse? quiker 
   access to keys?
<HyLo> si = is
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<Joris> goose
<Joris> I'm just testing script
<GeorgB3DR> hylo:  mouse is better than kbd.  I just never learned
<Vadir> george: what do u think of the latest shrinker expander add on? i 
   think it it fun in 1 player but not really of much signifigance to the 
   multiplayer game as the old shrinker does the job better - in my opinion 
   anyway?
<NoCarrier> George: In Shadow Warrior, the ai player gonna be able to play 
   whif the multiplayer ?
<GeorgB3DR> vadir:  haven't seen it
<dEEPZoNE> why did you kick me??
<dEEPZoNE> I only want maps...   :(
<GeorgB3DR> nocarrier:  Dunno if that's possible.  We will look at and see
<GeorgB3DR> the ai's in sw should at least be better balanced than duke's
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<HyLo> i liek the ais in duke
<HyLo> there medium challenged
<bwernicke> Heya George!
<HyLo> maybe have a difficulty setting for them in SW?
<Joris> Hiya Goerge...
<NoCarrier> George: i found the Ai player to good whif the gun!
<NoCarrier> George: Sorry for my english... i am a french :)
<Joris> Oops... George ;)
<Vadir> george how many years do u think it will be before shooters will 
   have a game engine enabling your character to run in one direction while 
   shooting to the side or even backwards? not neccessiraly virtual reality 
   though
<MikeDu> Just curious, George:  What IRC program do you use? 
<HyLo> hehe steal mechs engin :)
<NoCarrier> Vadir, thats gonna be hard... Keep it easy...
<NoCarrier> hehehe!
<Vadir> it will happen though, its just a matter of when
<HyLo> maybe George is away ;)
<HyLo> version him Mike
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<MikeDu> That would be the easy way to do it :)
<HyLo> :)
<HyLo> i think he pinged out :(
<HyLo> YAY
<Vadir> god damn it
<Vadir> aaaaarrrrgggghhhhh
<HyLo> he is using the best IRC client <G>
<Vadir> well thats great aint it
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<Joris> George Ping reply 6 seconds...
<MikeDu> George!  George!  Come back to us!  George! :)
<NoCarrier> hehe!
<Vadir> george ping reply: 1 sec
<HyLo> or maybe hes pissing? :) <G>
<MikeDu> George is cool...
<Joris> George: I'm working on a DukeBot who can swim and fly and walk.... 
   why can't the pp bot do that?
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<NoCarrier> Joris: tell me when it's gonna be done!
<sparkie1> hi all
<HyLo> [GeorgB3DR R-U-COOL reply]: Yes i am the coolest
<NoCarrier> for the v1.4?
<Vadir> plus why dont the pp ai players use weapons other than the pistol 
   more often
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<Vadir> has any ever played 8 ai players in redlight?
<NoCarrier> vadir, the ai are to good... they shoud use the mushroom from 
   death rally....
<HyLo> i have
<MikeDu> Hey, George, can I be a beta tester?
<MikeDu> Wait
<MikeDu> Dooh...nevermind...
<MikeDu> (snicker)
<HyLo> i came in 4ht plave Vadir
<HyLo> ht = th and plave = place
<Vadir> have u ever notice there is always one in the rpg room just outside 
   the corrider at the night club
<NoCarrier> nope... i like ti live...
<Joris> Vadir: Check out BDP's BOT! It's coming out soon
<Vadir> easy kill just chuck a pipebomb in and boom
<HyLo> yep thats weird
<Joris> Vadir: It will shoot most of the weapons and will have far more 
   better ai than the PP Bots
<Vadir> that aint really very clever programming though
<MikeDu> I think George had to step away and corral the rowdy programmers 
   playing nerf basketball down the hall...
<GeorgB3DR> vadir:  Could do that now, but I'm not sure the control systems 
   exist/will exist to allow running one way and shooting another way
<GeorgB3DR> mike:  Mirc
<NoCarrier> hehe! maybe
<Vadir> the ai players in my opinion are just slight advanced baddies that 
   can strafe and target well compared to the baddies from 1 player mode
<MikeDu> Woah...
<GeorgB3DR> joris:  We didn't have time for all that
<Joris> Vadir: hehe
<Joris> Vadir: i know
<Joris> Vadir: the pp bots are pathetic ;)
<GeorgB3DR> MikeDU:  We don't need any testers now.  Thanks
<Vadir> hey u swine
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<Vadir> i never said that
<MikeDu> 'Twas a joke, George
<Vadir> joris u r dead
<GeorgB3DR> Been on the phone
<Joris> No wonder george isnt' saying anything...
<Joris> hehe
<Joris> hehe
<HyLo> i was wrongin all ym guesses
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<bwernicke> George, how is BLOOD coming along?
<MikeDu> George, is it true you said you'd become Al Bundy if Shadow Warrior 
   wasn't the best 3D game released since Duke?
<ChuPac187> Hi George!
<MikeDu> 3D, that is...
<GeorgB3DR> bwer:  Blood is coming along fine.  Should be ready soon, from 
   what I hear
<Joris> Vadir: why?
<MikeDu> :)
<Vadir> <Joris> i am a crap duke player and cant accept it, i know you are 
   better and im gonna get you, you little git!
<GeorgB3DR> Mike: I think that was in relation to a release date or 
   something.
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<GeorgB3DR> Doomer:  I already have that Elmo file dude
<MikeDu> Ahhh...
<Joris> Vadir: how do you know I'm better????
<Doomer> heheh :)
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<ChuPac187> George... THere a relase for prey in 1997 or 1998?
<GeorgB3DR> Mike: Methinks also, that a beat tester is talking?  Maybe I 
   gotta talk to Jason.... :)
<Vadir> joris no more fake messages ok
<GeorgB3DR> Chu:  Prey is 1998.  No more specific than that for now
<Joris> Vadir: what?
<MikeDu> Aye, you're correct, George :)
<Doomer> Is prey gunna be released this decade?
<Joris> Vadir: fake messages?
<Doomer> :)
<[NeXuS]> I know what your gunna say but... is SWarrior coming along and 
   will it be out in the next month?
<bwernicke> How about Blood George?
<MikeDu> In fact, you recruited me from AOL about 2 years ago.
<GeorgB3DR> Mike:  Call me Kreskin :)
<MikeDu> Heheheh
<ChuPac187> George... Will prey's level editor be for dos or win95?
<GeorgB3DR> Nexus:  Doubt SW will make Jan/Feb, but it's getting close and 
   we're polishing lotsa cool things now.  The voices add a whole new 
   dimension to it
<Vadir> george do u play other games in your spare time and if so what type 
   of games? r u a fan of c&c and red alert?
<GeorgB3DR> Chu:  Prey editor and game are all Win95 only.
<[NeXuS]> OKay cool
<ChuPac187> George, We cant run prey in a ms-dos mode?
<GeorgB3DR> Vadir:  I like Tomb Raider, Warcraft @, Red Alert, Diablo, and 
   some Lucas Arts games
<ChuPac187> its win95?
<[NeXuS]> Any new info on Blood we can know about?
<Joris> gotta go... I'm gonna kick some kahn asses!!!!!! WHOHEEEE!
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<Doomer> Diablo!
<GeorgB3DR> Chu:  No, we are dropping DOS after Shadow Warrior
<MikeDu> George, are you guys seriously looking into a battle.net type of 
   thing for your future games?
<ChuPac187> George, What will be the win95 system requirements? i noticed 
   win95 stuff gets low refresh rate :((
<bwernicke> George: Over 9000 downloads of shareware Duke from my site since 
   September 14th!
<GeorgB3DR> Mike:  Not yet.  We will see how it all goes.  I think the best 
   thing to do is setup like Quake did.
<MikeDu> Thanks, George.
<GeorgB3DR> Battle.net is awesome, but it's very expensive to do that and I 
   wonder how long Blilzzard will keep it free?
<MikeDu> Nod
<GeorgB3DR> bwer:  Cool...
<[NeXuS]> Any new info on Blood we can know about?
<GeorgB3DR> Chu: Prey won't.
<GeorgB3DR> Nexus:  I don;'t have any new Blood info right now
<[NeXuS]> k
<ChuPac187> George, will there be any games for the linux/freebsd/unix 
   operating systems?
<bwernicke> Hey George, make sure that you visit #dukeppak once in a while 
   also!
<GeorgB3DR> Chu:  No, we don't have the time
<Vadir> george if im being nosey then np probs just say, but what was the 
   budget for making duke3d? and how much did it cost to make from the staff 
   wages cost to the packaging, and how did it compare to say another game 
   like quake for example?
<GeorgB3DR> Vadir:  I'm sure it was similar to Quake.  But I also know that 
   id and us make games WAY WAY cheaper than most companies.
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<Hg> Well I'll Be Seein' you all later, i hafta go
<Vadir> can u elaborate on that any more in any way? eg actual figures or is 
   that confidential information?
<Vadir> c u hg
<Hg> later
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<jvolmax> welcome
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<MikeDu> George, 87 octane, 89 octane, 93, or 94?
<MikeDu> grin
<MikeDu> Sorry...too many questions about gaming...
<D_Nukem> Octane? :)
<bwernicke> Heya D_N
<D_Nukem> Hi Brad!
<MikeDu> Yeah, Lon, why not?
<D_Nukem> Hi George Broussard!
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<MikeDu> :0
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<Vadir> people: jedi knight out in the states yet, cause it aint out in the 
   UK yet? and when is the official release date if it aint out in the US?
<HyLo> hmmm
<D_Nukem> Not out yet.
<D_Nukem> And the official release date must be "When it's done"
<D_Nukem> I heard a spring release
<GeorgB3DR> cya, guys.  Gotta run.  too many phone calls today :)
<Vadir> whats every 1's favourite classic games from years ago? mine would 
   have to be space invaders and populous
<Vadir> c u goerge
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<Vadir> thanks for taking the time to answer the questions :)
<HyLo> Bye George
<MikeDu> Seeya George...
<MikeDu> dooh