Distant Worlds: Universe Announced!

[Ralzakark]

And if I were a moderator, I'd expect that new members of the forum would not necessarily be aware of or care about previous heated discussions concerning steam.

Distant Worlds is a great game FireLion1983, regardless of its distribution route. Hope you enjoy it! [:)]

[FireLion1983]

Can't stop watching Let's Plays and trying to figure out how this game works - definitely in love! [:'(]

[Icemania]

Welcome to the DW forums FireLion.

ORIGINAL: Mad Igor
Holy Ale ! this word again... Steam is not a solution for HIV and cancer deal with it.
if i were a mod,i'd ban you...but i'm not,thus i'm sad :<

Mad Igor, as you would say, calm your tits man! [:D]

[feygan]

Do not see what the problem is with folks talking about steam and DW. PErsonally I don't like steam and do not have it, but there are plenty of titles that are available through multiple methods including steam as such having DW on there would do no harm and only serve to increase the potential customer base for the game. Considering the shambles of Matrix Games marketing it seems odd for some folks to get so angry about the prospect of the game being available to more people.

[Erik Rutins]

Let's not turn this thread into another debate about that please.

More news coming this week.

Regards,

- Erik

[Spidey]

Sounds good, Erik. Looking forward to it.

[Osito]

ORIGINAL: Spidey

Sounds good, Erik. Looking forward to it.

Agreed.

Erik, is there any chance we'll get the modding guide before the expansion itself? You know, 'ground', 'running', 'hit', rearrange in you own preferred order, and so on?

Osito

[FireLion1983]

ORIGINAL: Icemania

Welcome to the DW forums FireLion.

Thank you, sir! [:D]

[tbrass]

I must admit, I am a little disappointed in the marketing efforts for Universe. As the owner of Legends, I was excited to learn that I'd be able to bundle shadows content and the (mysterious and unknown) Universe content into a single package. But I haven't learned anything about Universe since it's announcement several months ago.

Another indie studio, Arcen games (you may know 'em for AI war), announced it's latest space strategy/tactics title "The Last Federation," in a similar timeframe, dropped info and built excitement, and finally released today through DRM-free and Steam-code channels. It's currently #7 on the steam sales chart--above Civ 5, Skyrim, and Kerbal!

I sincerely hope that Matrix can raise similar interest in DW, because it is worth it (and the success of TLF shows that an atypical, indie, space strategy title can have success with the broader market.)

(sorry for the late first post, but having to sign up for 3 separate accounts to get access to the forums was a bit of a hassle (that is, store account, matrix club account, and separate forum account.))

[Spidey]

Yo Erik, week's almost up. Just thought I'd let you know. [:)]

[Osito]

ORIGINAL: Spidey

Yo Erik, week's almost up. Just thought I'd let you know. [:)]

Well, to be fair, he didn't say which planet's weeks he was working to [8D]

[DevildogFF]

Wow, really? Nothing? It's Friday and just a week before May and YOU STILL HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED MORE?

Matrix, your advertising sucks. Distant Worlds deserves better.

[Osito]

I suggest another quick tit check

[DevildogFF]

I'm not really that mad or in "need of calming" I just want better for Distant Worlds and it sucks to see us back here, yet again. It's annoying and DW and Elliot deserve better.

So, yeah, I'll calm my tits. Won't let it get to me anymore. I just needed to voice my extreme displeasure with this approach.

[Osito]

But why?

I'm probably just as excited about DW Universe as you, and I want to know more about what's going on. I've even been playing the game with a Word document alongside in which I'm noting down all the things I want to mod in order to turn this from a bloody good game into a damn near perfect game (for me).

But my main point is this: there is so much in the computer gaming industry that sucks; there's TW Rome 2 (which I wasted my money on); there's X Rebirth (which I wasted my money on); there's Darks Souls 2 and its claim to provide a playable mouse and keyboard experience (which I didn't waste my money on). There's Legends of Pegasus, FFS! (which, thankfully, I didn't waste my money on).

And yet, you're complaining about a lack of information about DW Universe, which is not yet taking any money off you whatsoever. You can't buy Universe yet. You can't throw your money away on it. And I'm still hoping they'll provide enough information about the game before release for everyone to reach an educated view on whether it's worth throwing their money on the game.

Be patient. It will come to you. In the computer gaming industry there are far more worthy targets of your vitriol than Matrix.

[Spidey]

Well, actually it's now saturday and if I'm not mistaken then we're something like 12 hours from being a full week off of when Erik said more info was coming, which I think is cutting it a bit close.

And I have to say that the marketing push for Universe just doesn't appear to be that heavy yet, which I think is a bit of a shame since a single package with all the DW content actually ought to be a reasonably competitive product despite the "old" 2d graphics and a relatively high price. There's a hell of a lot of depth and playtime in this game and it's amazingly stable as well. But the lack of pushing almost makes me think we're about to see another launch delay.

[Osito]

Perhaps as you get older (as in my case), it just matter less. It's funny really, because you'd expect it to be the other way around.

Edit: ok, that was a bit of a dumb post, because obviously we're all getting older, but my point is that I'm probably rather older than most of the rest of you.

[Spidey]

Are you saying we ought to call you Gramps, Ossie? [:)]

Anyway, I don't disagree that age can bring about a bit more perspective. When I was young, certain things felt like the damn end of the world. The wrong people winning elections, "losing" an argument, or someone skipping ahead in a queue. Now that I'm an old fart at 29, those things just don't piss me off as much as they used to.

[CyclopsSlayer]

Just celebrated being 29 for the 29th consecutive year. So yes age does render many issues into minor inconveniences at worst, and no longer world ending issues. Yet, I am finding myself becoming less tolerant of fools and foolishness.

On Topic, though, as much as I want a finished and polished product; The palpable aura of silence surrounding Universe is becoming disconcerting.

[DevildogFF]

ORIGINAL: Osito

But why?

I'm probably just as excited about DW Universe as you, and I want to know more about what's going on. I've even been playing the game with a Word document alongside in which I'm noting down all the things I want to mod in order to turn this from a bloody good game into a damn near perfect game (for me).

But my main point is this: there is so much in the computer gaming industry that sucks; there's TW Rome 2 (which I wasted my money on); there's X Rebirth (which I wasted my money on); there's Darks Souls 2 and its claim to provide a playable mouse and keyboard experience (which I didn't waste my money on). There's Legends of Pegasus, FFS! (which, thankfully, I didn't waste my money on).

And yet, you're complaining about a lack of information about DW Universe, which is not yet taking any money off you whatsoever. You can't buy Universe yet. You can't throw your money away on it. And I'm still hoping they'll provide enough information about the game before release for everyone to reach an educated view on whether it's worth throwing their money on the game.

Be patient. It will come to you. In the computer gaming industry there are far more worthy targets of your vitriol than Matrix.

I'm upset at the marketing. It's like they don't want people to buy this game. Advertisements should be everywhere, websites should be doing previews, it should be available on many different distribution sites, etc.

It's just frustrating to see a great product and almost NO ONE knows about it. Every time this genre is brought up in a major forum, there are many people that have never heard of Distant Worlds. It just doesn't get "put out there" like it should.

And not releasing any information even just a couple weeks out is in line with that piss-poor marketing strategy and I just think this game deserves more players, more spotlight, more avenues to purchase it from and more exposure.

It's like Matrix couldn't be bothered.