Prey Weekly Update #21

Joe Siegler · 06-02-2006, 04:21 PM

Well, it's June 2nd, and we're twenty days away from the demo launch on the PC & Xbox 360. The game is closer to release, and as such, Chris Rhinehart has had to ask for backup for this week's weekly Prey update. This is again not Chris, this is Joe Siegler of 3D Realms. Chris asked me this in an email.. "Would YOU like to do the weekly update this week? Give 3DR's perspective on what you've been working on over the past couple of weeks or so?"

While my personal involvement outside the forums is mostly deathmatch testing, I said I'd take a stab at it. So without further ado, here goes the Prey Update for this week.

http://www.3drealms.com/news/2006/06...update_21.html

Yatta · 06-02-2006, 04:35 PM

Wow, very Doom 3-esque, but I'm glad because that means it'll run very well. Can't gety enough of the gravity and portal effects, though. You bastards... everytime you release a game, I waste 50-60 dollars.

ultra tree 85! · 06-02-2006, 04:44 PM

Those are great screenshots of the multiprey arenas. Cool update, Joe.

Kristian Joensen · 06-02-2006, 05:36 PM

This was atleast as great as the others Joe. Very interesting to see a update from a 3DR perspective for a change.

Joe Siegler · 06-02-2006, 05:56 PM

While I'm glad to help out, I wasn't thrilled at the prospect of writing that. My first reaction was "What the hell can I say?"

avatar_58 · 06-02-2006, 06:05 PM

Theres a bathroom in multiprey....I'm sold.

Fenda · 06-02-2006, 06:12 PM

Awesome update, nice one joe! It's especially nice to see some new fresh ingame shots while we wait these oh so hard 20 days!

ADM · 06-02-2006, 06:24 PM

Heh nice update Joe

You should of said one of your tasks was rubbing into people on IM that you're playing the demo now

Cerberus_e · 06-02-2006, 06:27 PM

Quote:

It's quite interesting to be in a map looking straight up, and seeing another character doing the same thing to you - up and down are quite different concepts here, and seriously impact how you play deathmatch.

Hmm, yes! I never even thought of that.

Joe Siegler · 06-02-2006, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avatar_58

Theres a bathroom in multiprey....I'm sold.

The shot you refer to is from a map in the full version. There's no demo bathroom.

avatar_58 · 06-02-2006, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

The shot you refer to is from a map in the full version. There's no demo bathroom.

Which is why I must buy it. Without buying it, how can one truly experience Prey without hiding in the bathroom?

Joe Siegler · 06-02-2006, 08:57 PM

Actually, if you're playing a game in that level, you can't completely hide. One of the weapon spots is in there, plus there's a spawn spot, too.

Drazula · 06-02-2006, 09:34 PM

Nice update Joe. Does anyone notice the very funny irony in this shot:

Losing 20 to 1 is almost like... spectating.

Kristian Joensen · 06-02-2006, 09:43 PM

Not for public display ?

avatar_58 · 06-02-2006, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe Siegler

Actually, if you're playing a game in that level, you can't completely hide. One of the weapon spots is in there, plus there's a spawn spot, too.

Oh fine....guess I'll cancel my pre-order.

Joe Siegler · 06-02-2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kristian Joensen

Not for public display ?

That's because all builds of the game up until the demo builds this week said that in case someone got a leaked copy and posted screenshots. That shot is from the registered version.

Draz, I got stuck in spectator mode because I was trying to take screenshots of the tally screen there.

YicklePigeon · 06-02-2006, 10:47 PM

Well...someone has to say this about the bathroom shot:-

"Ahhh....much better!"

Regards,

Yickle.

Micki! · 06-03-2006, 01:38 AM

That was a good read...
I was actually hoping Joe would sometime explain what he thinks of it and stuff (although, i expected that to be in a post here on the forums, and not a part of the weekly updates

)

Hehe, bathroom DM...

Cerberus_e · 06-03-2006, 04:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drazula

Losing 20 to 1 is almost like... spectating.

If you think logically, it's impossible that he was spectating, or where would Vagabond get his 20 frags from?

Fragging yourself doesn't count like a frag, right?

qwerty · 06-03-2006, 08:58 AM

does that mean some enemys move slower on the xbox 360 version ?

and can you tell something about the achievements now ?? how many are there and what are they ?

Cerberus_e · 06-03-2006, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwerty

does that mean some enemys move slower on the xbox 360 version ?

Yes, but why is that a problem for you? It would be unfair otherwise.

Singularity · 06-03-2006, 11:08 AM

Man, Joes the best deathmatcher ever.

Joe Siegler · 06-03-2006, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Singularity

Man, Joes the best deathmatcher ever.

Very funny.

avatar_58 · 06-03-2006, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwerty

does that mean some enemys move slower on the xbox 360 version ?

Thats the way it should be done. Console FPS games should work to the gamepad instead of just relying on autoaim.

Babe · 06-03-2006, 09:48 PM

Why do we have bathrooms ? Does the aliens need to go to bathrooms too

?

Joe Siegler · 06-03-2006, 11:09 PM

It makes total sense once you've played the game.

Cerberus_e · 06-04-2006, 02:54 AM

Probably because the aliens suck up our bathrooms. At least that's the story as we were teached last year

ShadeEX · 06-04-2006, 07:35 AM

nice update joe... glad to hear your perspective and 3dr's...

hmmm and don't feel bad about those deathmatch skills im shure we wil get our asses kicked to the first few rounds... (well we have to get used to the new gamplay right?!?...)

X-Vector · 06-04-2006, 07:39 AM

That MP menu screen is still work-in-progress, right?

ADM · 06-04-2006, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X-Vector

That MP menu screen is still work-in-progress, right?

What's wrong with it?

Cerberus_e · 06-04-2006, 07:59 AM

It looks too much like the multiplayer menu from other games, especially id games, but on the other hand the font makes it easier/quicker to read. The Quake look turns me off, actually, even though I like Quake. Appearance matters

Travis · 06-04-2006, 08:03 AM

That 'play as you download' feature of Triton sounds cool.
I've always wanted to be able to do that in Steam.

Talos · 06-04-2006, 08:26 AM

uhmm Travis... steam does it

X-Vector · 06-04-2006, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADM

What's wrong with it?

It looks overly simple, ugly and amateurish (for example, the frag and time limit numbers don't line up correctly).

Also, it resembles DooM III's menu too closely.

Micki! · 06-04-2006, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X-Vector

That MP menu screen is still work-in-progress, right?

My thoughts were, that it looked alot like Doom 3's menus (same colors, and stuff) but that didn't botehr me at all, and the background loos awesome (the sphere)... Better than a rotating mars planet...

And if the background of the sphere is animated, it would be even greater...

Damien_Azreal · 06-04-2006, 02:36 PM

Man... I'm happy reading about a printed manual.

Most games still use em true, but a lot of games don't. And I hate getting a game and not having a manual.
It gives me something cool to look at and read while the game installs.

avatar_58 · 06-04-2006, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X-Vector

It looks overly simple, ugly and amateurish (for example, the frag and time limit numbers don't line up correctly).

What, you mean how they don't use placeholders and just center the number? It doesn't really bother me at all, as long as the info is all there.

Most games stick with a very simply scoresheet that is easy to read, and Prey doesn't seem to be any different. As long as I can hit tab/ctrl quickly to see who's ahead and my own place, its good enough for me.

Micki! · 06-04-2006, 04:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien_Azreal

Man... I'm happy reading about a printed manual.

Most games still use em true, but a lot of games don't. And I hate getting a game and not having a manual.
It gives me something cool to look at and read while the game installs.

I agree 100% with you... I think the exact same way... I even like the smell of fresh printed manuals of games...

(true, i really do)

Fenda · 06-04-2006, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Micki!

I agree 100% with you... I think the exact same way... I even like the smell of fresh printed manuals of games...

(true, i really do)

Screw the actual game, 3DR could make millions from just selling game manuals!

CHFlagg · 06-04-2006, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damien_Azreal

Man... I'm happy reading about a printed manual.

Most games still use em true, but a lot of games don't. And I hate getting a game and not having a manual.
It gives me something cool to look at and read while the game installs.

I fully agree. A manual is one of the things that is missing from most games. Even when the manual is on the disc and can be read that way, sometimes it is needed in-game.

Keep up the great updates.

06-02-2006, 04:21 PM	#1
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Prey Weekly Update #21 Well, it's June 2nd, and we're twenty days away from the demo launch on the PC & Xbox 360. The game is closer to release, and as such, Chris Rhinehart has had to ask for backup for this week's weekly Prey update. This is again not Chris, this is Joe Siegler of 3D Realms. Chris asked me this in an email.. "Would YOU like to do the weekly update this week? Give 3DR's perspective on what you've been working on over the past couple of weeks or so?" While my personal involvement outside the forums is mostly deathmatch testing, I said I'd take a stab at it. So without further ado, here goes the Prey Update for this week. http://www.3drealms.com/news/2006/06...update_21.html __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

06-02-2006, 05:56 PM	#5
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 While I'm glad to help out, I wasn't thrilled at the prospect of writing that. My first reaction was "What the hell can I say?" __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

06-02-2006, 08:57 PM	#12
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Actually, if you're playing a game in that level, you can't completely hide. One of the weapon spots is in there, plus there's a spawn spot, too. __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

06-03-2006, 11:09 PM	#26
Joe Siegler 3D Realms Staff	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 It makes total sense once you've played the game. __________________ Apogee / 3D Realms Employee: Dec 14, 1992 - May 22, 2009, Oct 23, 2014 - current "Lifting up the Cross to the waiting lost" - Petra \| John 3:16

06-04-2006, 02:36 PM	#36
Damien_Azreal Super Moderator	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Man... I'm happy reading about a printed manual. Most games still use em true, but a lot of games don't. And I hate getting a game and not having a manual. It gives me something cool to look at and read while the game installs. __________________ Monolith Fanboy since 1997 Upcoming Anticipated Games: Doom, Shadow Warrior 2, Mafia III, DisHonored 2, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

06-02-2006, 04:35 PM	#2
Yatta	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Wow, very Doom 3-esque, but I'm glad because that means it'll run very well. Can't gety enough of the gravity and portal effects, though. You bastards... everytime you release a game, I waste 50-60 dollars. __________________ Visit Duke4.net - The largest Duke Nukem fan community on the net!

06-02-2006, 04:44 PM	#3
ultra tree 85!	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Those are great screenshots of the multiprey arenas. Cool update, Joe. __________________ Duke Nukem Forever will be released in 2010. The community will realize its dream of playing the greatest game of all time. :)

06-02-2006, 05:36 PM	#4
Kristian Joensen	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 This was atleast as great as the others Joe. Very interesting to see a update from a 3DR perspective for a change. __________________ The Philosophy Of Liberty, Chaos Theory Tachyons, Time Travel, and Divine Omniscience A Refutation of Moral Relativism(Transcript)

06-02-2006, 06:05 PM	#6
avatar_58	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Theres a bathroom in multiprey....I'm sold.

06-02-2006, 06:12 PM	#7
Fenda	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Awesome update, nice one joe! It's especially nice to see some new fresh ingame shots while we wait these oh so hard 20 days!

06-02-2006, 06:24 PM	#8
ADM	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Heh nice update Joe You should of said one of your tasks was rubbing into people on IM that you're playing the demo now

06-02-2006, 09:34 PM	#13
Drazula	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Nice update Joe. Does anyone notice the very funny irony in this shot: Losing 20 to 1 is almost like... spectating. __________________ "I've been trying to change the world for years, but they just won't give me the source code." - Drazula

06-02-2006, 09:43 PM	#14
Kristian Joensen	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Not for public display ? __________________ The Philosophy Of Liberty, Chaos Theory Tachyons, Time Travel, and Divine Omniscience A Refutation of Moral Relativism(Transcript)

06-02-2006, 10:47 PM	#17
YicklePigeon	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Well...someone has to say this about the bathroom shot:- "Ahhh....much better!" Regards, Yickle. __________________ Woof woof coo coo arf quack coo

06-03-2006, 01:38 AM	#18
Micki!	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 That was a good read... I was actually hoping Joe would sometime explain what he thinks of it and stuff (although, i expected that to be in a post here on the forums, and not a part of the weekly updates ) Hehe, bathroom DM... __________________ A true genius does not need boundaries such as 'common sense'

06-03-2006, 08:58 AM	#20
qwerty	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 does that mean some enemys move slower on the xbox 360 version ? and can you tell something about the achievements now ?? how many are there and what are they ?

06-03-2006, 11:08 AM	#22
Singularity	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Man, Joes the best deathmatcher ever. __________________ An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. -Mahatma Gandhi As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves. -Mahatma Gandhi

06-03-2006, 09:48 PM	#25
Babe	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Why do we have bathrooms ? Does the aliens need to go to bathrooms too ?

06-04-2006, 02:54 AM	#27
Cerberus_e	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 Probably because the aliens suck up our bathrooms. At least that's the story as we were teached last year

06-04-2006, 07:35 AM	#28
ShadeEX	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 nice update joe... glad to hear your perspective and 3dr's... hmmm and don't feel bad about those deathmatch skills im shure we wil get our asses kicked to the first few rounds... (well we have to get used to the new gamplay right?!?...) __________________ Quote: "In an infinite universe where reality is interpreted through our continuously fluxuating perception, providing absolute definitive proof of anything becomes a little more than speculation based on random data." My Youtube Page-My Website(Not updated yet)-My Other Blog

06-04-2006, 07:39 AM	#29
X-Vector	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 That MP menu screen is still work-in-progress, right? __________________ We're on an express elevator to hell... going clown. HELLO, MY FRIEND - freindship make a happiness double times and divide sadness half and make us remove our unhappiness. Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb

06-04-2006, 07:59 AM	#31
Cerberus_e	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 It looks too much like the multiplayer menu from other games, especially id games, but on the other hand the font makes it easier/quicker to read. The Quake look turns me off, actually, even though I like Quake. Appearance matters

06-04-2006, 08:03 AM	#32
Travis	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 That 'play as you download' feature of Triton sounds cool. I've always wanted to be able to do that in Steam. __________________ collarbones.

06-04-2006, 08:26 AM	#33
Talos	Re: Prey Weekly Update #21 uhmm Travis... steam does it