release date question to MOO3 team

[leiavoia]

Originally posted by moominparatrooper
we get a lot of hand-drawn design sketches, some FMV fluff and the like, but precious little in game screenshots that don't scream mock-up have yet to be seen. I hope I'm dead wrong about all that and they have the game well in hand and hold back on the goodies for some trade show or other.

Well i spend quite a bit of time over on the Delphi forum and the good news is that the only reason we are not being flooded with sparkly screen shots is because 1) i get the feeling QS is being secretive in the art department, and 2) Infogrames has to OK any screenies before hitting the media and they must feel the time is not yet right to do so. However, QS has said many times "if only you could see the [insert cool thing], then you'd be totally blown away!"

The race animations and ships are complete to my knowledge, as are the intro movie, and most of the UI screens. At this time they are putting it all together and actually making the game run. And if it makes you feel any better, the "hand drawn sketches" are waaaaaaay old, like ~ 1-2 years old.

[Yolky]

Originally posted by Stormhound
In keeping with the above promise:

Our website (http://moo3.quicksilver.com/) now has the following quote (on the page after the entry page):

"The Official Release Date for Master of Orion III is second quarter of 2002."

More details when they become available.

I dont know if its me but I checked it out and it still says 1st quarter. Has it been changed again?

Davor

[CB2034]

If I missed this reading the earlier post, I am sorry, but has anyone seen the system specs for Moo3 yet? I still like being able to play games on my laptop when I travel, just watching other passengers on the plane and trying to guess which ones are hijackers gets boring after the first 30 minutes of flight time.

[Sencho]

Originally posted by Yolky



I dont know if its me but I checked it out and it still says 1st quarter. Has it been changed again?

Davor

It's you. It was updated about a week ago.

[Yolky]

When I checked a few days ago it said first quarter but when I checked today it said second quarter. I hope most of the bugs will be checked out for the delay.

Davor

[Comrade Tribune]

Who says it will have serious bugs in the first place? Don´t judge everything by CivIII standards.

[Comrade Tribune]

But I hope the extra time will translate into good game balance, and great aesthetics. Hmmmm.

[Zealot]

Originally posted by Comrade Tribune
But I hope the extra time will translate into good game balance, and great aesthetics. Hmmmm.

Hmmmm. Moooooo....