Epsilon 5 Posted August 23, 2001 Report Share Posted August 23, 2001 Nobody listened to me... IT'S COMPLETE SIMULATION DAMMMIT! 'nuff said... again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2001 Report Share Posted August 26, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Luc: t also means that in order to spell MIPS, it would have to be; Multi Integrated Platform Simulator....which doesn't make much sense really.*ahem*.I stand corrected...*grin*. MPIS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest $iLk Posted August 26, 2001 Report Share Posted August 26, 2001 Derek's autograph must be worth alot - but before you get too excited SC, maybe for some of them it's just the thought of a free game? I of course don't care about getting the game for free... your autograph would be worth tons... hehe I do want it. lol - It's a Sci-fi Roleplaying Simulationsure FPS and whatnot is integrated there, but I think that Science Fiction Roleplaying Simulation , while general, pretty much could sum it up.That's my final answer Regis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Macon De'Witt Posted August 26, 2001 Report Share Posted August 26, 2001 WISHBAGWith industry software hype being all garbage Why it should habitually be about gamingBesides BCM is nothing more than a bag of wishes Derek put to code. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Billy Bob Posted August 26, 2001 Report Share Posted August 26, 2001 It's in a category/genre all it's own. It's "The only game ya gotta have and the only game you'll ever need!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolferz Posted August 26, 2001 Report Share Posted August 26, 2001 Ok, Ok, enough is enough.Plain and simple, it's a genre unto it's own.THE BATTLECRUISER GENRE[ 08-26-2001: Message edited by: Wolferz ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 27, 2001 Report Share Posted August 27, 2001 Looks to me like Billy Bob and Wolferz got it right, IT IS A GENRE OF IT's OWN!!!It is Battlecruiser Millenium, A Derek Smart Simulation, End of story... It is all genres, yet none of them, it is a Derek Smart Simulation.... It is THE Simulation, it is the ultimate game, it is the lose sleep, lose weight and watch your eyes bug out as you play for hours and hours on end!!Battlecruiser is indeed a genre unto itself, there is NO other game that is close, and therefore, putting it under any single "Genre" would be an insult!!! [ 08-27-2001: Message edited by: Jaguar ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalniel Posted August 27, 2001 Report Share Posted August 27, 2001 "sci-fi universe simulator""space commander sim" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Lindsey Posted August 27, 2001 Report Share Posted August 27, 2001 I like Multiple Perspective Simulation. Or Multiple POV. But I think I like Perspective better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quantum Posted August 28, 2001 Report Share Posted August 28, 2001 My latest brainstorm! BCM is a 4-G or 4-Gen game.(Sim/RTS/FPS/RPG) [ 08-28-2001: Message edited by: quantum ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menchise Posted August 31, 2001 Report Share Posted August 31, 2001 My turn (who didn't see this coming?). OK, here goes.BCM has space and planetary regions, therefore it is not just a space sim.The player can select from multiple career types, races, and castes. In the Commander career, your crew's performance improves with experience, you can buy upgrades for your ship, and you can command a fleet once you achieve a certain rank. These features are a giant leap forward from Battlecruiser's ancestors (Elite et al).However, the game does not really have any true RPG elements, because the alter-ego's abilities and characteristics don't change (the AI level doesn't count because it's only used when you're not controlling the character). Some examples of potential RPG elements in a game such as this would be that as you swim, run, and exercise more over time, you start moving faster and able to carry more items (up to a certain threshold, of course).The Fleet Command and Tacops features provide the elements of Real Time Strategy, First Person introduces the FPS features, and the Elite style gameworld provides Combat and Trade.When one encounters a game of this complexity, identifying the genre(s) requires that one examine the roots of the genre tree and work upwards.1. The Five Root GenresAction (Yes), Adventure (No), RPG (No), Sim (Yes), Strategy (Yes).In the action tree, BCM is an FPS. In the Sim tree, BCM is a Combat and Trade Simulation. In the Strategy tree, BCM is an RTS.Since BCM is a three-way hybrid, the final step is to examine each separate genre and identify the commonalities, thus enabling a combination of terms (I'm confusing myself too ).An FPS is combat-oriented, so the FP and Combat/Trade terms can be combined. The RTS, FPS, and Combat Sim games are all inherently real time games, so the 'real time' term can be dropped without a loss of definition.After a long and messy analysis, it is my opinion that Battlecruiser Millennium is a Strategic First Person Combat and Trade Simulation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalniel Posted August 31, 2001 Report Share Posted August 31, 2001 Kind of implies trade and indeed the whole game is first person. Nice theory though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menchise Posted August 31, 2001 Report Share Posted August 31, 2001 Good point. Since only part of the game is in First Person and both FPS and the Combat/Trade Sims are combat-oriented, the 'First Person' term can be dropped.Therefore, in my revised opinion (hehe), Battlecruiser Millennium is a...Strategic Combat and Trade Simulation.[ 08-31-2001: Message edited by: Menchise ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menchise Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 Well, what do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalniel Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 Don't you want space in there somewhere? Or universe? At the moment it sounds like it could be some land based trading/combat game like settlers or something (actually I don't know about settlers, but something like that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menchise Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 Hmm...it's possible that one could assume it's land-based just because it doesn't specifically refer to space (force of habit). On the other hand, it could be counter-effective to specify every type of region in BCM. Doing that would just be a description of the game itself instead of a genre definition.By excluding any specific references to such regions, the genre definition is broad enough to comprehend the game while keeping the terms as compact as possible. It's also more consistent with the method I'm using to determine genres (from the roots up).Here is an example:1. Strategic Combat and Trade Simulation -----------branches off to-------------- 2a. Planet-based 2b. Space-basedBCM incorporates every small branch, both of which are part of the big branch. Therefore, using the big branch as the definition covers the entire scope of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow of the Past Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 Why don't we just call it the game formally known as having one genre? Every 1 will go insane guessing what it is, then we won't get to play... (shiver) ...GOLD VERSION!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpotSD Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 *ahem* FREELANCEsee my post on page one [ 09-05-2001: Message edited by: SpotSD ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest $iLk Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 The Evolving Genre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supreme Cmdr Posted September 5, 2001 Report Share Posted September 5, 2001 ...hehe, I can't believe this is still going on. Some of this stuff is just plain hilarious. Carry on guys. I'll pick a winner....soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpotSD Posted September 22, 2001 Report Share Posted September 22, 2001 Freelance Freelance Freelance Freelance Freelance Freelance Come on everybody do the freelance wave!!! code: F A N E E E R L C R L C E E E, F A N Crowd Cheers!! YAY FREELANCE. give me a, F give me a, R give me a, E give me a, A give me a, K give me a, Oh wait!! give me a, I said STOP!! give me a, Quit it or I'll pop you one! give me a, "POW" THUD, Ha! he won't be bugging anyone anymore! What do you have?!?! uh... FREELANCE![ 09-21-2001: Message edited by: SpotSD ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epsilon 5 Posted September 22, 2001 Report Share Posted September 22, 2001 ROTFLMAO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cmdr Jeffery Eu Posted September 22, 2001 Report Share Posted September 22, 2001 LOL,I would personally go for THE GAME no niches no stereotyping as there is no equivalent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpotSD Posted September 23, 2001 Report Share Posted September 23, 2001 Will The SC serorusly be giving away a free copy to the genre name he likes best?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest $iLk Posted September 24, 2001 Report Share Posted September 24, 2001 That's what the man said... course like he said too, is it truly going to fit in one specific genre.How about the Process Intensive Genre... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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