Prey Weekly Update #13

[Joe Siegler]

Hello again -- welcome to the thirteenth installment of the Weekly Prey Update.

This week, we have the usual weekly status, an update on in-game dialog, some talk about the 360 version, and something a bit special: pictures of the Human Head visit to Art Bell's house to record his voice for the game.

http://www.3drealms.com/news/2006/04/prey_weekly_dev_13.html

[Kristian Joensen]

That was cool read, these updates really show the attention of detail that goes in a game like Prey. I like stuff like that.

[Cerberus_e]

auto detection revamp texture quality setting and removed global video quality setting.

Sounds like "decent autodetection" :D


made normal projectiles hit spirit secrets


Aha! :)


plaque under "Game Saved." messages


What is that?

[Micki!]

Another cool update...
I'm getting really curious to hear some sounds/voices from Prey... :cool:

[Damien_Azreal]

Now checking Creative driver version, and disabling on old versions so that we don't cause bluescreens.

This made me very happy. This was a problem for me with Serious Sam 2, CoD2 and a few other games. Once I updated my sound card drivers it was fine... but still. I don't like to update from Creative because or their shitastic drivers.

It's nice to know they are in "crunch mode", just means the game is that much closer to sitting on my desk. :D

[ultra tree 85!]

Cool update. :cool: I wonder what a Gasbag is?

[Orochi Avlis]

Cool update. :cool: I wonder what a Gasbag is?
Perhpas a spoof on Grabbag?

[crunchy superman]

Hey, Gasbags were in Unreal! wtf?

[RedTiger]

Another good read, Joe. Thanks for making me almost feel like part of the process. :)

[Adabiviak]

Art Bell! My girlfriend listens to Coast to Coast. She'll like that in the game.

[ReadOnly]

Another good read, Joe. Thanks for making me almost feel like part of the process. :)

Not to bring down Joe, but the article was written by Chris. Joe only posted it.

[X-Vector]

Hey, Gasbags were in Unreal! wtf?
There is an enemy character called Gasbag in Kiss: Psycho Circus as well, but the name could be referring to some other feature in Prey rather than an enemy type.

[Kalki]

Yeah, like the ship's rectum.

[X-Vector]

Nah, gasbag time is probably a "Max Payne meets Redneck Rampage" thing.

[Kalki]

It's "gasbag death time". They're probably referring to how long it takes to asphyxiate within the rectum. This is why they have sphinc-doors. Gasbag death time within such chambers is drastically reduced should you at any time choose to fire up the lighter they give you.

[Talos]

Hey, Gasbags were in Unreal! wtf?

First thing that came in my mind too :D

[Joe Siegler]

Not to bring down Joe, but the article was written by Chris. Joe only posted it.

No worries. I knew what he meant. :)

[Mr_Diffrence]

Check the 8 tracks on the wall. :o

[hell-angel]

Cool article as allways, those change logs really show that there is a tremendous amount of work going in a game like this. Some people tend to forget things like that and I like that 3DR and HH are showing it. :D

made normal projectiles hit spirit secrets
ohoh, now I am going to switch between normal mode and spirit mode constantly. :eek: ;) :D

[Zizz]

I love those updates! The contact with earth idea seems pretty cool. Cant wait to just take a break from slaughtering Aliens and listen to some radio chatter on earth :D

[Micki!]

I love those updates! The contact with earth idea seems pretty cool. Cant wait to just take a break from slaughtering Aliens and listen to some radio chatter on earth :D

I think tht's damn cool too...
I remember the 2005 E3 video had some soundclips of this kind of broadcasting-thing in it...:)

[hell-angel]

I think tht's damn cool too...
I remember the 2005 E3 video had some soundclips of this kind of broadcasting-thing in it...:)
Yeah, I was annoyed that they decided to move on and not let that speaker finish his broadcast. ;)

[Micki!]

Haha... :D
Makes me wonder if that exact soundclip is still on that location (if that level still exists in the same form that is)

[hell-angel]

Haha... :D
Makes me wonder if that exact soundclip is still on that location (if that level still exists in the same form that is)

I hope so, else I will never know the end of that broadcast. :( :cry::insomnia:

[Cerberus_e]

I think I know where it is, right after the alien abduction (in the video), right?
I never thought that was a radio broadcast, I was looking too much at those exploding planes :D

[hell-angel]

I think I know where it is, right after the alien abduction (in the video), right?
I never thought that was a radio broadcast, I was looking too much at those exploding planes :D

It's in the hallway where the flip gravity (right at the beginning of that scene). at the 7 minute 58 seconds mark. ;)

[Cerberus_e]

I doubt they'll cut that part, since it's so close to the cubus puzzle :D

[hell-angel]

I doubt they'll cut that part, since it's so close to the cubus puzzle :D
They might alter it though. ;)

[Cerberus_e]

I agree, they'll move that radio between four walls on a place you can't reach. You'll never know how it ends.

[hell-angel]

I agree, they'll move that radio between four walls on a place you can't reach. You'll never know how it ends.
:eek: :eek: :eek: :(


;)

[Cerberus_e]

How does it start in fact?

[Micki!]

It was something with "It's one of the worlds most amazing something something"
Can't remember it exactly... I gotta see that movie again... :o

[Cerberus_e]

Great, now I want to know how it will end too :mad:

[Micki!]

Great, now I want to know how it will end too :mad:

//Me mumbles something in my evil villian lair

"Mhehehe, my plan worked, now he'll have to watch it again, and again, AND AGAIN, MWHAHAHAHAHA..!
And then he'll get addicted, and want more, more, MORE!!!"
:ted:

[Cerberus_e]

Oh no I won't watch too much more of the E3 video, or I'll already be tired of wallwalking before I buy Prey :D Like was the case with the gravity gun in Half-Life 2.

[Micki!]

That's part of my evil plan all along... :tinyted: :p

[hell-angel]

Micki! is one evil man. :tinyted:

[Talos]

It was something with "It's one of the worlds most amazing something something"
Can't remember it exactly... I gotta see that movie again... :o

I believe it says: This is the greatest mass extinction in earths history! 96% of all lifeforms...(disappeared?)...

More I can't understand...

[Micki!]

Yes, that's it... Thanks for clearing that Talos... :)

[hell-angel]

I still want to know how it ends, hurry up HH. ;)

[Cerberus_e]

Let's make a pronostic.
I think it will end with only bees, flies, mosquitos, termites, spiders, and all other insects (and things that look like insects) left :D

[hell-angel]

Maybe you mean prognose? ;)
:p
Anyway, I hope it end with something better. ;)

[Cerberus_e]

Better? I love the idea, at some point of the game Tommy could return to Earth for a level and be overwhelmed by lots of insects flying around, similar to what you would read in a random Moses in Egypt story :D
(they are the only species left so the natural balance is out of order, Earth could be overpopulated by them because their natural enemies are all gone, before they all die because their food is dead as well :D)

[FireFly]

Maybe you mean prognose? ;)

Prognosis.

[Cerberus_e]

haha :D

[jazgour]

"A number of people here (and at 3DR) have been testing the Xbox360 version of Prey -- we both have several test kits throughout the office, so people can play when they have time"

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO:o :mad: :( :mryuck:
I worry about 3drealms and distractions.

this does explain the slight but noticeable decrease in frequency of Joe posts;)

Please excuse my whining, thanks for the update.

[ReadOnly]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO:o :mad: :( :mryuck:
I worry about 3drealms and distractions.

this does explain the slight but noticeable decrease in frequency of Joe posts;)


And don't forget that because of Oblivion release date of DNF was delayed for 80 hours.

[Damien_Azreal]

Not just 80 hours, take that 80 hours and multiply it by every employee at 3D Realms.

:eek:

[Cerberus_e]

That's assuming everyone is watching the one that is playing :D

[hell-angel]

Prognosis.
owned. :o

;) :D