ShoHashi

Gentlemen: Welcome to 2016! I hope that you all enjoyed your New Year's Festivities and had a very good 2015! There are lots of things to be looking forward to in 2016 such as Line of Defense and the Lyrius Conflict DLC for Universal Combat CE. I've also noticed on the Universal Combat CE Steam forums, there are several new players enjoying the game; some with questions a-plenty. For some of you old-timers, why not stop by the Steam forum every now and then and maybe help out a newb. There could be new potential Insurgents among them! I hope everyone has a prosperous 2016.....let's get this show on the road! Who's still with us? -Sho

Same to you, Andergum! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hey, hey, hey! Look, it's Andergum! Happy Holidays to you as well!

Gentlemen: We finally arrive at the end of another year. Looking back, it sure zoomed by! A couple of noteworthy items happened; the Lyrius Conflict DLC for Universal Combat CE and the continued testing of Line of Defense. As I've said previously, IMHO, Line of Defense is shaping up to be a great MMO. The Lyrius Conflict DLC will really breathe more life to Universal Combat CE as well. Here's to you all having Happy Holidays and I'll see you in January! Please report in! -Sho

Hi Paul, Welcome to the forums! As far as the remake of UC is concerned, it's kind of being redone with Universal Combat: The Lyrius Conflict DLC over on Steam. You can find out more about it by perusing the forums over there: http://steamcommunity.com/app/345580/discussions/0/617335934131084991/ -Sho

Nice, Ben! Sounds like it was a great birthday present for you! -Sho

Welcome back, Charles! It's good to see you again! :)

Gentlemen: Who is still with us? -Sho

Good deal, glad to hear everything is going well! -Sho

How you been, Silk? -Sho

You can still post here, Mitovo, no problem. It just that Derek monitors the Steam Forum as well as here. I'm a mod over there, so we try to keep the riff-raff out. Good to hear that Frostbite is running good for you! -Sho

Hi Mitovo: I'm thinking that they are still optimizing the other scenes. Heatwave runs pretty good, but the other 3 planetary scenes sort of run with a little "jerkiness", for lack of a better term. My guess is that they just haven't gotten to those ones yet in the ongoing optimizations. As for not being able to connect to Gulge with the 1 person there, yes, I ran into that as well the other night. I added to a ticket I already have in. They said they are aware of the problem and are investigating it. You may want to consider posting your LoD testing notes over on the Steam Forum. I think it will make it easier for the developers to check out the feedback rather than coming here to the 3000ad forum. At least for the moment! -Sho

Lazy Chan has put up some really great YouTube tutorial videos on UCCE. If you are a novice or even a veteran, check them out! Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC3v69RpwVECkF-PYeuGWcw -Sho

Yeah, Lazychan put up some really great tutorials. -Sho

Appreciate your feedback! If you like GC:Echo Squad, wait until you play Universal Combat CE (btw, there is a free version of it on Steam). With UC, you can command a variety of command vessels, jump into shuttles or fighters, land on planets, mine and sell materials, etc. Heck, you can even walk around on planets! -Sho

For things like a boulder floating, etc., make sure you do the /loc in the chatbox to get to coordinates that you can add to the ticket. That way they'll know where it is so it can be fixed. -Sho

Hi Mitovo! There is a bunch of things I do when testing LoD. In the scenes, I look for items that might be awry. Such as a console floating in the air, or the building sunk to low into the ground, etc. I also try out the different weapons to see if they work correctly and load correctly. When a new update is available, I check out the new things to see if they are working correctly, etc. If I find a problem, I take a screenshot (if needed) and attach it to a ticket that I log on the problem so that they can review it. If the game does crash on you, there should be a little report dialog that opens up for you. Make sure you fill it out on what you were doing when it happened. They look at that too. There isn't a whole lot to do in it right now other that that. But as time goes on, more things will be unlocked that can be tested. -Sho

Hi Mitovo! Well, most of the 3000AD titles are very niche in that you do have to read the docs if you want to get full enjoyment out of it. I'd start there first, then jump into the game. Printing out a "cheat sheet" would probably help out too. If you have any other questions, please let us know and we'll try to help you out. There's also a wealth of knowledge on the forum if you use the search box. -Sho

Interesting, Ben. I have to really give you credit for juggling....I've never been able to do that. -Sho

Greetings, gentlemen! Short and sweet this month....who's still with us? -Sho

Great news, Ben! -Sho

You are not disturbing anyone, Aleksey! You just have an idea! -Sho

Actually, Derek is busy working on Line of Defense and working on the Lyrius Conflict DLC for UCCE. I'm not sure he'd have the time or resources to work on your idea, Aleksey. -Sho

Hey! I resemble that statement! -Sho

Hi guys! Well, another month as flew by, rapidly making Fall just around the corner. Line of Defense (LoD) is moving along nicely. Most of the weapons have been unlocked. Yesterday's build unlocked the different types of grenades that will be available. I especially liked the effects of the smoke grenade and flash bang grenades. Obviously, the smoke grenades are going to be great from a tactical point of view. And when those flash bangs grenades go off, you're going to know it! And those grenade launchers.....wow! Universal Combat: The Lyrius Conflict (UC:TLC) is also coming along nicely. It's nice to see Universal Combat CE (UC:CE) itself, is starting to get a following, much like the old days. It's also nice to see a "new generation" of UC players that appreciate the game and how to play it. Ok, let's see who is still with us! -Sho