You need to somehow figure out a way to create a digital currency version of ass-pennies first. So if you end up in an argument with them in some thread you’ll have the upper hand.
It would be ironic to get into a fight with someone who is using your money to pay for their internet access though. It’s like you’re paying them to troll you.
I keep pressing the “Buy” button but nothing good happens. :(
Seriously, my credit card is in hand, how do I make this pre-order beta thing happen?
TAKE MY MONEY, DAMMIT!!!
WTF? My wallet is open! It’s open for you Cliffski, but you won’t take my money!
Pssst… his blog post… dated August 30… says:
Tomorrow I’ll be putting GSB up on pre-order and beta download, so real paying gamers are going to play it for the first time.
So I am guessing sometime early in the day on August 31, as Cliffski lives in the UK.
I’ll be getting mine, I love Democracy and Kudos.
Bael
I didn’t know about this game until someone posted a gameplay video on the #PC IRC channel. I’ll definitely buy this for the space battle porn. fap fap fap
Looks awesome cliffski! You’ve really nailed that operatic space war theme in the battles and simultaneously sent the geeky database nerdometer chart off the scales with the pre-battle UI scenes.
I want this game!
Almost 11am GMT. Still no space battles. Nerds everywhere struggle to breathe.
It’s now on sale, in a pre-order gets you a beta copy kind of way. Holy cow lots of people seem interested in this one. I hope people understand it’s a beta, and if anything in the game disappoints people I’ll just improve it and make it better.
I hope the game lives up to peoples expectations in even a small way. I’d like to keep working on this one for eyars just improving and expanding it, mount-n-blade style, so hopefully it will sell enough to supprot doing that.
My politics are complex, for those wishing to assess my political views before purchasing. I am a cautious supporter of Obama, especially on the health care front. I am a supporter of the free-market, but believe in the state providing health care as a universal option. I am in favour of progressive taxation. I am opposed to any direct link between church and state. I strongly support gay rights. I am critical of large corporate activities such as Exxons political lobbying and Dow Chemicals inability to properly compensate for Bhopal. I am a strong believer in proportional representation. I am a believer in Man-Made Global Warming and a supporter of using taxes to encourage solutions to this problem. I am a strong supporter of the principles of copyright, but believe that the RIAA and MPAA are fucking lunatics who should be shot.
My favorite spaceship captain is Sisko, and I agree that han shot first.
I think that covers anything truly divisive.
You got my sale!
whhhaaaattt no sale!
just kidding, searching for wallet as I type this
Eh… I can’t seem to buy a copy?
Between this and AI War, it’s time we ceded space to the Indies.
Edit: I could buy fine via Paypal. It’s downloading now. Someone needs to do the same because I don’t want to have to write up a post for you guys instead of playing it :D
Can you not see the purchase link on the “buy” page? If you visited before, you might need to clear your browser cache (I had to). Ctrl-shift-R in Firefox.
This looks neat - did we learn anything more about the multiplayer? Is it the pseudo-PBEM challenge thing suggested in the FAQ? Sounds like fun and I applaud his meta-multiplayer approach. Would like to see more games embrace this feature.
Cliffski: Please make the options enabled with a tick rather than a filled box. Which one is “on” - filled box or unfilled box? I’m so confused! :)
Yups, that was the problem. Thanks Uncle :)
How long do you envision this being in beta, cliffski? If it’s a few weeks I’ll wait till it is done, but if it looks to be a StarDock length beta…
Dear God I keep getting my fleet blown up. Ship design is great fun though!