Offical Updates

Master-Mike · November 12, 2002, 20:44

Ive noticed there hasnt been an offical update for 2 weeks now, the last one was the 29th of october. I now it is close to GOLD hopefully a few days if there to meet the 26th deadline. IG said they would be doing weekly updates on the progress of the game. I know they are busy with GOLD status approaching but it would be nice just to hear a little bit of news every week, as i checked this site nearly daily. P.S hurry up and go gold, once you do im going to my local EB store and pre-ordering a copy. I cant order befor gold because it still might be a month away and i need to count my pennies this close to christmas. Keep up the good work.

Gooberman32 · November 13, 2002, 05:26

Dont badger them! anyway the developers(mainly Rantz) have been giving updates in one form or another and theres a playtest article up on gamespy. the reason why they havent posted anything new "officialy" is because they are very busy with the game.

Master-Mike · November 13, 2002, 05:30

Yes i know there very busy, it would just be nice to hear that yes the game will be released on the 26th. The first computer game i ever bought as MOO thats what got me started on computer games. Ive been following this game closely for nearly three years so i am excited that it is nearly here. Once i know its gone GOLD then im going to rush down to my local EB store and pre-order it.

BraerFox · November 13, 2002, 10:18

As the "Kiddies" were chanting "when do we get there" and "I have to go potty" on the IG site, Rantz dropped in this AM to say they were almost there.

Grumbold · November 13, 2002, 13:40

MasterDave · November 13, 2002, 14:17

Of course Rantz has been saying they are "almost there" ever since they blew off their previous "official" 3Q release date a couple of months ago (which he doggedly insisted they would meet until the last minute). Not to mention the previous delays that happened around May of this year and December of last year (according to the ad on the back of my original Civ3 manual).

"Almost there" is definitely NOT the same thing as a bona-fide "Gone Gold" announcement.

timorange · November 14, 2002, 20:45

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Originally posted by Master-Mike
Ive noticed there hasnt been an offical update for 2 weeks now, the last one was the 29th of october. I now it is close to GOLD hopefully a few days if there to meet the 26th deadline. IG said they would be doing weekly updates on the progress of the game. I know they are busy with GOLD status approaching but it would be nice just to hear a little bit of news every week, as i checked this site nearly daily. P.S hurry up and go gold, once you do im going to my local EB store and pre-ordering a copy. I cant order befor gold because it still might be a month away and i need to count my pennies this close to christmas. Keep up the good work.

QS does not have a fulltime web person. They are busy not only with MOO3, but with other projects too. And maybe infogrames is controlling what they are allowed to release so close to the ship date?

Can't you people who whine for updates give these poor folks a break?

Sheesh.

H Tower · November 14, 2002, 21:27

I faith In QS and Rantz, they'll get it done, and done right

yndy · November 15, 2002, 07:36

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Originally posted by MasterDave
Of course Rantz has been saying they are "almost there" ever since they blew off their previous "official" 3Q release date a couple of months ago (which he doggedly insisted they would meet until the last minute). Not to mention the previous delays that happened around May of this year and December of last year (according to the ad on the back of my original Civ3 manual).

"Almost there" is definitely NOT the same thing as a bona-fide "Gone Gold" announcement.

I certainly hope this is not the case. Don't know about you but I was waiting for the release all this year and every delay was like hell for me.

Gooberman32 · November 15, 2002, 10:27

We should be getting that gone gold announcement from chantz anytime soon(preferably really really soon) i havent been this excited about a game since Peter Molyneaux's Black and White

Xentax · November 15, 2002, 10:57

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Originally posted by Gooberman32
We should be getting that gone gold announcement from chantz anytime soon(preferably really really soon) i havent been this excited about a game since Peter Molyneaux's Black and White

GAH! Talk about a bad omen! Black and White "hoovered", to borrow the DelphiMOO forum vernacular.

I haven't been this excited since Vice City was due out, and I wasn't disappointed there

Gooberman32 · November 15, 2002, 23:48

Hoovered? please explain

vmxa1 · November 16, 2002, 00:34

Hoover is a vaccum cleaner and they suck up dirt. Hence he is saying that Black and White sucked.

Xentax · November 17, 2002, 12:10

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Originally posted by vmxa1
Hoover is a vaccum cleaner and they suck up dirt. Hence he is saying that Black and White sucked.

Precisely.

Craig P. · November 18, 2002, 13:55

And this substitution was required because the Delphi software censored "suck".

Grumbold · November 19, 2002, 06:17

Forum censoring seems to be getting increasingly dumb. Even words like circumference and Essex are getting blocked out by the really bad ones

Besuchov · November 19, 2002, 08:20

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Forum censoring seems to be getting increasingly dumb. Even words like circumference and Essex are getting blocked out by the really bad ones

Why of course, we all now that Essex is a truly evil place

H Tower · November 19, 2002, 13:04

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Originally posted by Grumbold
Forum censoring seems to be getting increasingly dumb. Even words like circumference and Essex are getting blocked out by the really bad ones

there are ways around the censor, but doing it for the words that really should be censored is a bannable offense here.

like if your talking about Dick Cheney instead of you have a small **** They usually let you get away with referring to the Vice President, the other one... just hope the mods don't see it

wmtrexler · November 19, 2002, 13:49

Posted here!

Update from Chantz
Hi Folks,

Yes, it's been a while, just wanted to give you a quick update.

*The release date for MOO3 has been moved back to 12/4.*

*We're probably going to go gold this Friday or sooner* - i'll make an announcement here when it does.

You'll see EB and the like retool their dates over the next few days.

I know some of you are going to be upset, but understand, we want to release a thoroughly enjoyable, bug free Single Player AND Multiplayer gaming experience. Right now, we have a couple of late game crash bugs in MP that *have* been nailed; we just need some more time to test.

Most of our external testers feel that the game can ship as it stands now. However, we care about all the MP players out there (and there are a lot of you), so we're doing it right. This make all of us (QSI, our internal testers and external testers) very happy.

Be thankful that we are NOT rushing this out the door So hang tight and be cool...we're almost done!

Best,
Constantine

H Tower · November 19, 2002, 13:53

post this as a new thread, and make the name of the thread, RELEASE DATE NOW 12/4!!! and then send a pm to danQ or Markg with the news.

great find!

Grumbold · November 19, 2002, 14:05

I sure hope that is in American format, because there's no way I can stand waiting until April!!

vmxa1 · November 19, 2002, 15:54

I just read that on GoneGold, not news in that we had expected it, but at least we have heard something.