Re: a quick semi-OT question
Data Banks
only my newsserver, apparently)
"Data Banks" <da_____.n...@lizzy.com.au> wrote in message
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> Betty & several others mention a different game by the guy responsible for
> Sims1, but for the life of me I can't find the thread. Could someone
> please tell me? Pretty please? With sprinkles, even!
>
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if there was an actual thread about this. Seems like I did mention it in one
thread but that's been a few weeks back.
Betty
"Data Banks" <da_____.n...@lizzy.com.au> wrote in message
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Betty
reading about it more, it's beginning to sound interesting!!!
Betty
"Betty" <b...@windstream.com> wrote in message
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DataBanks
Hrm, though the server is seeing the posts, it's now only downloading
the headers. Grr, need more money to get a better ISP. :(
Marie4547
"DataBanks" <daf...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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What is this "Spore" of which you speak? Is it a toy or a
game? Where would I be able to read more about it?
Data, can't you use Outlook Express as a newsgroup reader?
I've rarely had any problems with it. Or are you using a MAC
or another form of OS?
Me Marie
Data Banks
"Marie4547" <Mari...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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that could really be called Sim-Everything. You control the evolution from
single-celled organism, through to sentience, then you take control of the
society of the creature YOU made right on up past space exploration. I want
it! Due out next year
Data Banks
>
> "Marie4547" <Mari...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> would I be able to read more about it?
>>
>> Data, can't you use Outlook Express as a newsgroup reader? I've rarely
>> had any problems with it. Or are you using a MAC or another form of OS?
>>
>> Me Marie
> I've been poking around looking for it and it sounds awsome - it's a game
> that could really be called Sim-Everything. You control the evolution from
> single-celled organism, through to sentience, then you take control of the
> society of the creature YOU made right on up past space exploration. I
> want it! Due out next year
VERY unreliable. Missing posts for days on end, not transmitting my posts,
things like that. Not the fault of the news reader. The server is just
responding with "Sorry, nothing new here" when my reader asks for new posts.
PuppyKatt
interact with the residents. Talk about being G-d.
"Data Banks" <da_____.n...@lizzy.com.au> wrote in message
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Strider
>>> >>> the guy responsible
>>> >>> for Sims1, but for the life of me I can't find the
>>> >>> thread. Could someone
>>> >>> please tell me? Pretty please? With sprinkles, even!
>>> >>>
>
>What is this "Spore" of which you speak? Is it a toy or a
>game? Where would I be able to read more about it?
You can find out more about it here:
Data Banks
times I've attempted to play it. Google Spore & sit down for a good read,
you'll enjoy it. And if the downloads are as small as they're saying, even
better for us dialup users. A whole species in just a few kilobytes? Awesome
indeed!
"PuppyKatt" <Lonel...@home.con> wrote in message
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> Sounds like a "New and Improved Sim Earth," where you can actually
> interact with the residents. Talk about being G-d.
>
> "Data Banks" <da_____.n...@lizzy.com.au> wrote in message
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Marie4547
Well, Spore sounds very interesting! Thanks for the info.
I wasn't aware that the ISP controlled the downloading of
news messages in OE. That sucks! I'm with Earthlink, and
every once in a while I get no new messages for a day or
two, but I just thought no one was posting. Then, when they
all came in 'back-dated' I thought the whole internet was
just busy! LOL!
Ignorance is bliss sometimes! ;-)
Me Marie
Marie4547
"Strider" <xx...@xxx.xx> wrote in message
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Videos take too long to load on my dial-up, but I found a
good article at Gamespy for anyone that's interested:
http://www.gamespy.com/articles/595/595975p1.html
The article was written in 2005, so I guess the game is
still in production. Does anyone know if there's a target
release date? Or year?
Me Marie
Madame Mim
have been pushed further back
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"Marie4547" <Mari...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Marie4547
"Madame Mim" <mad...@bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
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> Last I heard, January 2007, but that was quite a few
> months ago, so it may have been pushed further back
>
> --
> MM
That's just around the corner! I'm wondering what kind of
price tag it's going to carry. For all it can do you'd think
it would be very expensive, but the article stressed the
fact that not a lot of creators or designers were needed to
get it built, so maybe it won't be too astronomical. Sure
sounds like something I'd want!
Me Marie
Madame Mim
more modern dates
http://www.xspore.com/release_date.html Originally slated for a Fall '06
release date, when Spore will in fact be release is debatable. There has
been strong evidence recently that Spore will not be released until 2007
such as the EA 'financial' statement and GameSpot's newly listed release
date. If the new Spore release date information is true, we may not see
Spore on store shelves until March '07.
http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/44984.html Q3 2007
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"Marie4547" <Mari...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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Strider
>I just did a search for updated info on the release date and found these two
>more modern dates
>
>http://www.xspore.com/release_date.html Originally slated for a Fall '06
>release date, when Spore will in fact be release is debatable. There has
>been strong evidence recently that Spore will not be released until 2007
>such as the EA 'financial' statement and GameSpot's newly listed release
>date. If the new Spore release date information is true, we may not see
>Spore on store shelves until March '07.
According to this, the release date is oct.1 2007.
Marie4547
"Strider" <xx...@xxx.xx> wrote in message
Beginning to sound like the next episodes of The Sopranos!
It keeps moving ahead 6 months at a time. LOL!
Me Marie
DataBanks
Marie4547 wrote:
> "Data Banks" <da_____.n...@lizzy.com.au> wrote in
> message news:11626532...@kangaroo.ozonline.com.au...
> >
> > "Data Banks" <da_____.n...@lizzy.com.au> wrote in
> > message news:11626521...@kangaroo.ozonline.com.au...
> >> I've been poking around looking for it and it sounds
> >> awsome - it's a game that could really be called
> >> Sim-Everything. You control the evolution from
> >> single-celled organism, through to sentience, then you
> >> take control of the society of the creature YOU made
> >> right on up past space exploration. I want it! Due out
> >> next year
> > Forgot to add, already using OE, but the news server with
> > my ISP is becoming VERY unreliable. Missing posts for days
> > on end, not transmitting my posts, things like that. Not
> > the fault of the news reader. The server is just
> > responding with "Sorry, nothing new here" when my reader
> > asks for new posts.
> >
>
> Well, Spore sounds very interesting! Thanks for the info.
> I wasn't aware that the ISP controlled the downloading of
> news messages in OE. That sucks! I'm with Earthlink, and
> every once in a while I get no new messages for a day or
> two, but I just thought no one was posting. Then, when they
> all came in 'back-dated' I thought the whole internet was
> just busy! LOL!
> Ignorance is bliss sometimes! ;-)
>
> Me Marie
Well, now you know - it's your ISP's news server. Though they're all
interconnected. It's possible the fault with mine lies with whoever thy
buy their newsfeeds from but with the "not-sending-posts" error, I'm
now much more inclined to think it's the actual server my ISP uses. The
whole idea is that when you post, your own local server keeps it on
record and sends a copy out to every server it can contact. They also
do the same thing on a regular basis, making sure that each server has
a copy of all posts. Well, as I said that is the *IDEA* of it. In
practise it obviously doesn't always happen. For any number of reasons.
The biggest killer for newsservers is if they have binaries - huge
space users. If the owner of the server is cheap and hardly has any
space, then posts can get dropped too fast for the next server in the
chain to catch it. And if you sat down & thought about it I'm sure
you'll come up with more reasons for the system to fail locally
bd85tx
an online game? The article I read mentioned something about online. If it
is that would be too bad. I don't like online games! I have dial-up and
can't afford to switch to broadband.
BD
"Betty" <b...@windstream.com> wrote in message
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DataBanks
bd85tx wrote:
> I had read about it a while back, and it did sound interesting. But is it
> an online game? The article I read mentioned something about online. If it
> is that would be too bad. I don't like online games! I have dial-up and
> can't afford to switch to broadband.
>
> BD
called it a massively single player game or something like that. If
you're online, it'll grab creature files that others have made to
even-out the world. If not, it'll do whatever it can I guess. BUT. The
files for the creatures are said to be in the order of a few kilobytes
- something our humble dialup accounts won't notice :) That's a huge
drawcard for me. So yes it's online IF you want it to be, but not
essential. It just means the lifeforms others have created will appear
in your game.
Strider
>record and sends a copy out to every server it can contact. They also
>do the same thing on a regular basis, making sure that each server has
>a copy of all posts. Well, as I said that is the *IDEA* of it. In
>practise it obviously doesn't always happen. For any number of reasons.
>The biggest killer for newsservers is if they have binaries - huge
>space users. If the owner of the server is cheap and hardly has any
>space, then posts can get dropped too fast for the next server in the
>chain to catch it. And if you sat down & thought about it I'm sure
>you'll come up with more reasons for the system to fail locally
It depends on how good your newsserver is.
Your ISP's server may not carry all the groups, it may have lousy retention and
completeness. My ISP's newsserver is completeley useless as it never has more than a
few posts in any given group, following a discussion is impossible, so I decided to
pay for a good one. I chose Giganews which is the best there is but it's not cheap.
However, you can get a good NSP for as little as $2.95 a month. That may be cheaper
or better than getting another ISP.
Data Banks
"Strider" <xx...@xxx.xx> wrote in message
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As I said, many reasons for the whole thing to fail. Cost cutting is the
biggest issue and lack of storage space is what generally leads to reduced
retention time. The server just sees it's low on space & deletes the older
posts, using settings to bias it towards whichever sort of group the owner
wants. If they want binaries to get wiped first, non-binaries stay around
longer & vice-versa. Plus I guess they can set up any number of filters to
keeps the posts they really want around longer on their server & wipe the
others faster. But most of that boils down to a server with reduced storage
capacity. An ideal server gets more space all the time, but we all know
budgets don't always allow this, even for corporations. Free servers tend to
limit to non-binaries for that same reason (IMO) - lower budget == less
space. Save space by keeping non-binary groups which should (in theory) be
smaller.
Keep in mind this is just my personal understanding of the system from what
I've read over the years & not an indepth explaination!
Another thing that could mess with your server is a bad feed - the server it
gets its posts from could be at fault, or the one before, etc. At one stage
a LOT of people on different ISPs in Australia were complaining about
missing posts by the hundreds - all because a lot of smaller ISPs were
getting their feed from a certain pigopoly company that had decided to save
money and unplug a heap of their storage units & sell them off. No, not
naming names - laws over here let you get sued for telling the truth about
companies being bad if it damaged their "good name". So, if they stuff you
around & cost you a fortune or do something illegal & you post it, look out!
One other thing that's making me look towards a new ISP is the weird faults
that have been coming up lately. Taking 2-3 tries before their system lets
you log in, being connected but nothing my computer sends being answered.
Disconnections after an hour or two (supposed to be 4 hours). Damn I miss
broadband