Apolyton isn't in the credits of the game

Allard HS · November 17, 2000, 19:35

Always a bit of a disappointment..

Neither is anybody else mentioned who is known to me. Except for Harlan Thompson, who is credited under "Additional Scenario Design".

Monkey · November 17, 2000, 20:35

Did the word "Apolyton" not get mentioned anywhere in the manual at all? Gee that's a shame, maybe they bundled us with "the fans of CTP1 worldwide". I'm so proud when they do that, all I have to do is be a "fan" of the game and I can consider myself a major decision maker in the game's development

November 17, 2000, 20:51

Allard, what do you think the "A" means in the "A-Team"?

Builder · November 18, 2000, 06:33

Like they couldnt print 7 more letters...

November 18, 2000, 07:55

quote:

Originally posted by Builder on 11-18-2000 05:33 AM
Like they couldnt print 7 more letters...

actually, that was the name the team itself decided...

Locutus · November 18, 2000, 08:47

Allard,
Well, that means that you never visited the CtP forums very often 'cause the A-Team has some pretty important CtP people in it: Nordicus, WesW, skorpion59, Harlan, to name just a few. (Don't have a copy yet so I'm not gonna mention everyone 'cause I don't want to accidentally forget someone)
But I do agree it s*cks if Apolyton or at least Markos isn't mentioned in the credits or anywhere else

Builder,
We never quite figured figured out if the A stood for 'Apolyton' or 'Alpha' and besides, A-team is so much cooler

Of course, that did mean they had to knock me out everytime we got on a plane, 'cause I'm afraid of flying

November 18, 2000, 11:55

oh yes, Allard, the use real names hide the names of everyone on these forums know...

and yes, there was actually never a final desicion about "A-Team", but it was more like a "noone disagrees or proposes anything else so it stays" kind of situation...

skorpion59 · November 18, 2000, 15:04

Apolyton A-Team:
Don Blevens (skorpion59)
Harlan Thompson (Harlan)
Luke Loh (Celestial Dawn)
Mark Cummings (Dutcheese)
Paul van den Belt (Paul)
Thomas Pelz (TP)
Tom Davies (Morgoth)
Tom Hempstock (Nordicus)
Wes Whitaker (WesW)
Wouter Snijders (Locutus)

Apolyton Admin:
Dan Quick (DanQ)
Markos Giannopoulos (MarkG)

Allard HS · November 18, 2000, 16:34

Hmm. I never was "into" the CTP stuff. Still, it was the first thing I looked up as I got Ctp2.

And it would be so much easier if everybody'd just use their real names....

Locutus · November 19, 2000, 16:25

LOL Don,
Wes posted a list with A-Team members in the Creation forum and didn't Mention Luke Loh but did mention Katy Sodeau. This kind of thing is exactly why I didn't wanna mention a full list before seeing the actual credits

Oh, forgot to mention Dan in my previous post, he should be mentioned in the credits as well, along with Markos.

BTW, this thread kind of made me think. Since only our real names seem to be mentioned in the credits, might it be an idea to give the A-Team members a custom title? So newbies and such can recognize us easier? Just a thought...

Savant · November 19, 2000, 20:03

Good Roster on that A-Team!

Thanks to all of you (several whom I just identified for the first time) for making the game more enjoyable.

I think I've used all the work each of you have done in the way of modifying and adding to the game and without your mods, I would have abandoned it.

Can I bill you guys for the 100's of hours I've spent playing the game instead of getting work done?

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'Blood will run'

WesW · November 19, 2000, 21:10

Can I bill "you" for all the hours I spent making those mods?

skorpion59 · November 19, 2000, 21:20

Locutus,

Well since you mentioned some of the members, I thought it only fair to mention all of them. Katy never got involved with the beta but I gave her access to the Beta forums because she had initially signed the NDA. And while Luke resigned from the team, he did so only a week before the game was released. He was just as active in the forums as everybody else so I figured it was only fair to mention him.

Have to say it is real hard sitting here waiting for Activision to ship me a production copy of the game. I have a ton of map conversion work and don't want to release anything until I can test with the production version.

JimMac · November 20, 2000, 04:21

Hmmm... Interesting to read that CD resigned from the team. As he was the person that made CTP1 playable and enjoyable, I wonder what made him resign from the A team?

Also, is anyone aware of Harlans opinion of CTP2?

Although I have decided that as soon as CTP2 arrives in the UK I shall get a copy, I would be interested in reading the opinions of these two on the game.

So, -if your reading guys...?

JimMac

Mannamagnus · November 20, 2000, 08:16

Allard, your post implies that CtP2 is already on sale in The Netherlands. If so; where did you get it?

Locutus · November 20, 2000, 10:02

quote:

Can I bill "you" for all the hours I spent making those mods?

Hehe, that would make you a millionnaire

quote:

Have to say it is real hard sitting here waiting for Activision to ship me a production copy of the game. I have a ton of map conversion work and don't want to release anything until I can test with the production version.

I know exactly what you mean

I sure hope they don't screw up the mailing this time

Mannamagnus,
He probably got it from Amazon or some other website, if you didn't/don't (pre)order there you'll have to wait until it hits the stores, which should be anywhere between Wednesday and Pakjesavond.

Dus ik zou maar elke dag je schoen zetten en een liedje zingen, wie weet brengt de goede Sint het voor je mee

Mannamagnus · November 20, 2000, 10:18

dank

WesW · November 20, 2000, 17:36

Yeah, I figure I spent over a thousand hours on ctp1 mods, and this doesn't count time spent playing the game. Most of that time was spent writing and replying to emails and the forums. The people who worked with me on the mods probably spent a few thousand hours more on their various individual work and the Med mod itself.
I think it will only take a very small fraction of that time to get Ctp2 up to where the Med pack is in ctp1.

I didn't know whether or not to put CD on the A-team list, since he stated that he did not want his name associated with the game. I think he made a mistake in that, but it's his decision.

Locutus · November 22, 2000, 16:58

He, I just realized, now that we're in the credits...

Our names will live forever in the annals of CIVILIZATION!