Jake
Administrator 
Playtesting the latest build of the game
Posts: 385
Home Planet: Jondd
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Atari ST
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1988
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Post by Jake on Nov 16, 2015 17:49:22 GMT
Ok I figured the "Dont Panic" sticker would be obvious as a nod to Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
As for the remaining two... I'm not sure if I should give hints yet. People check this forum infrequently so I'll give them a chance to guess.
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ESHoric
Beta Tester 
Posts: 7 
Home Planet: Krakorum
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Atari ST
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1986
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Post by ESHoric on Nov 22, 2015 19:52:31 GMT
Cant thank you guys enough for sticking with it. I actually squealed when I saw the update.
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zed1969
Beta Tester
Posts: 51
Home Planet: Snowball
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Atari ST
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1989
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Post by zed1969 on Nov 24, 2015 18:32:56 GMT
Really can't wait! But we know u guys are busy with life so keep at it. We can wait
DO any of the stickers in the cockpit have something to do with a cartoon?
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Jake
Administrator
Playtesting the latest build of the game
Posts: 385
Home Planet: Jondd
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Atari ST
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1988
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Post by Jake on Nov 24, 2015 20:44:08 GMT
Thanks! We're trying...
No, the stickers do not have anything to do with a cartoon. Keep guessing!
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Kailef
BETA MANAGER 
Vanguard of the leading edge
Posts: 427
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Apple
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1985 (I think)
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Post by Kailef on Nov 25, 2015 2:31:27 GMT
Man, I've tried my hardest and I just can't figure any of them out, except the obvious nod to the Guide over on the right side. The upper one on the left side of the cockpit I can't figure out at all. It looks like an elephant trunk with boogers dripping out of it. Or maybe a snake with big eyes and fangs. Except the rest of it doesn't look anything like that. I got nothing!
The lower one on the left, I don't know what that one is either, but at least I can sort of see that the top icon is a dolphin, and the bottom is maybe a stylized cat, or an owl, or maybe two alien creatures with pointy heads sitting side by side?
I'm definitely looking for hints, now.
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Jake
Administrator
Playtesting the latest build of the game
Posts: 385
Home Planet: Jondd
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Atari ST
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1988
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Post by Jake on Nov 26, 2015 16:31:51 GMT
Elephant boogers! YES! That's it!
No. haha.....
Ok, I'll give a hint. The sticker on the upper left is from a movie. The sticker on the lower left is from a real life entity.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, BTW!
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Post by eeextreme2 on Nov 29, 2015 13:52:53 GMT
The work you fellas are doing to remake is much appreciated this was a favorite of mine growing up
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Jake
Administrator
Playtesting the latest build of the game
Posts: 385
Home Planet: Jondd
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Atari ST
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1988
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Post by Jake on Nov 29, 2015 21:50:14 GMT
Thanks! I'm working on the game right now, actually. I'm greatly expanding the dialogue segments to add diversity, humor, and the occasional pop culture reference to the NPC's conversation with you. I'm currently working on the "buyer" segments, where you are trying to sell an item to a game NPC in a pub.
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Kailef
BETA MANAGER
Vanguard of the leading edge
Posts: 427
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Apple
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1985 (I think)
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Post by Kailef on Nov 30, 2015 23:18:25 GMT
I'm really looking forward to it, as well. The original game was great, but obviously trapped behind the technology of the time. It's going to be nice seeing something that's a little cleaner looking, and also it'll be cool to have all of the expanded dialogue and some of those other random encounters you can find when you travel around the planets. I'm not looking forward to accidentally getting lost when roving a planet in the pod and dying of starvation though. You can keep that part.
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Post by eeextreme2 on Dec 13, 2015 17:27:59 GMT
Awesome cannot wait for the alpha what a game, hate playing it on crappy ST emulators since me ST broke years ago
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Jake
Administrator
Playtesting the latest build of the game
Posts: 385
Home Planet: Jondd
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Atari ST
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1988
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Post by Jake on Dec 14, 2015 0:56:17 GMT
Ha, this will be a lot better than running the original on an emulator. :-)
I'm play-testing now and finding a few bugs that need squashing (parts disappearing from the menu, game crashes, etc).
I'm also still working on conversation segments. I've worked probably every day for the past two weeks on this, even if just for a few minutes, though some days it's been hours. The conversation segments for the booth conversations are about 40 pages long! This includes vast numbers of small talk lines, greetings, goodbyes, rejections, threats, charms, and a lot of other surprises and random lines that will get some chuckles from players.
The other situations where you converse (street beggars, selling or buying conversations in bars, etc) are not nearly that long, generally 6-15 pages long each. I still have a lot of other conversation segments to work with, like the stores and street muggings. It's a work in progress...
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Post by Murasame78 on Dec 14, 2015 22:45:04 GMT
Ha, this will be a lot better than running the original on an emulator. :-) I'm play-testing now and finding a few bugs that need squashing (parts disappearing from the menu, game crashes, etc). I'm also still working on conversation segments. I've worked probably every day for the past two weeks on this, even if just for a few minutes, though some days it's been hours. The conversation segments for the booth conversations are about 40 pages long! This includes vast numbers of small talk lines, greetings, goodbyes, rejections, threats, charms, and a lot of other surprises and random lines that will get some chuckles from players. The other situations where you converse (street beggars, selling or buying conversations in bars, etc) are not nearly that long, generally 6-15 pages long each. I still have a lot of other conversation segments to work with, like the stores and street muggings. It's a work in progress... Can't wait ! Definitely worth an almost 30-year wait ! |
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Kailef
BETA MANAGER
Vanguard of the leading edge
Posts: 427
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Apple
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1985 (I think)
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Post by Kailef on Dec 15, 2015 4:14:16 GMT
*cough* Just let us know if you need some competent playtesters to try and track down bugs and provide instructions on how to duplicate them. *cough*
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Jake
Administrator
Playtesting the latest build of the game
Posts: 385
Home Planet: Jondd
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Atari ST
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: 1988
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Post by Jake on Dec 19, 2015 15:45:05 GMT
Soon! I just got the latest build that has a lot of memory leak fixes in addition to other improvements. I'll be testing it this weekend. We're going to be looking for a beta-worthy release, so once we think we have it' we'll set up the beta program and get you guys involved.
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scarmona
Beta Tester
Posts: 3
Home Planet: Jondd
Played SUNDOG on what OS?: Atari ST
What year did you first play SUNDOG?: Late 80s
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Post by scarmona on Dec 19, 2015 18:26:27 GMT
Soon! I just got the latest build that has a lot of memory leak fixes in addition to other improvements. I'll be testing it this weekend. We're going to be looking for a beta-worthy release, so once we think we have it' we'll set up the beta program and get you guys involved. This is at the same level of awesomeness of getting a star wars sequel after 30 years!!! |
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