Indie GotY Awards 2012 - Star Trek: Excalibur - Page 2

bullethead · January 26 2013, 03:44 AM

Have you guys tested the Model Loader in Windows 8? It doesn't even open as far as I can see.

Scout101 · January 26 2013, 04:21 PM

Not to be negative, but how would you be in running for game of the year without releasing a game? Near as I can tell, no game yet, no story details yet, so what would you actually WIN based on?

Interested in seeing final results, just seems like a lot of hype for not having the product yet.

Game of the year without releasing a game?

Belisarius · January 30 2013, 10:02 PM

137th Gebirg wrote:

I must say, this game looks amazing. I downloaded your model loader and the animated Galaxy is spectacular, although it really slows down when I add the other models to the scene. Not the app's fault I'm guessing, as I have a fairly old machine.

Although I am somewhat curious - how could a game that's not ready for use be chosen for the GoTY award? Is there a category for games in progress? Not being a smart-ass in any way, BTW - I'm just genuinely curious.

We were featured in the category for best Upcoming (Unreleased) Space Sim.

As far as performance goes, please remember that the model viewer is just that...a model viewer (not only that, it's outdated at this point). It doesn't reflect the performance of the Evolved engine.

As for Windows 8, there are some reported compatibility issues with the model viewer, due to .NET 2.0 elements being disabled in Win 8, as well as SlimDX (which I believe the model viewer utilizes). The team is currently evaluating Windows 8 to determine what must be done to make Excalibur compatible at release. Several users on our forums have reported running the model viewer on Windows 8, however, so the incompatibility appears to be somewhat random.

I'd also like to note that we are no longer developing the model viewer, as we are focusing all of our resources and time on actually building the game assets and engine...and, at this very moment, the Quick Battle demo.

~Josh F. (a.k.a. Belisarius)

137th Gebirg · January 30 2013, 10:19 PM

^^^ Sounds good - looking forward to seeing the final game!

January 26 2013, 03:44 AM	#16
bullethead Fleet Captain	Re: Indie GotY Awards 2012 - Star Trek: Excalibur Have you guys tested the Model Loader in Windows 8? It doesn't even open as far as I can see. __________________ A business man and engineer discuss how to launch a communications satellite in the 1960s: *Biz Dev Guy*: Your communications satellite has to be the size, shape, and weight of a hydrogen bomb.

January 26 2013, 04:21 PM	#17
Scout101 Admiral Location: Rhode Island, USA	Re: Indie GotY Awards 2012 - Star Trek: Excalibur Not to be negative, but how would you be in running for game of the year without releasing a game? Near as I can tell, no game yet, no story details yet, so what would you actually WIN based on? Interested in seeing final results, just seems like a lot of hype for not having the product yet. Game of the year without releasing a game? __________________ Perhaps, if I am very lucky, the feeble efforts of my lifetime will someday be noticed and maybe, in some small way, they will be acknowledged as the greatest works of genius ever created by man. ~Jack Handey STO: @JScout33

January 30 2013, 10:19 PM	#19
137th Gebirg Rear Admiral Location: Who is John Galt?	Re: Indie GotY Awards 2012 - Star Trek: Excalibur ^^^ Sounds good - looking forward to seeing the final game! __________________ Gebirgswick - Ind, Tra, Sec & Env.

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