Chris Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 It probably sounds like I've been away an awful lot recently, but I've got a proper holiday booked this time. I'm over in Istanbul from Sunday to Wednesday evening to check out a bit of Turkey, so I won't be around during that period. I was hoping to release Build V8.2 today but neither the guy carving up the UFO into sections and the guy doing the spritesheet processing for all of the renders has got back to me, so I can't. It's a bit of a shame as it's not far from being done (in both cases it'd only take an hour or so to put the files in game) but I'm not going to release the new build without its two crown jewels. I did spend all day assembling the Research tree and writing Xenopedia entries though, so at least that's all done now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamkyon Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Enjoy your well-deserved R&R! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Oh well, you've done enough. Now take a break, then get back to it all pistons running! Enjoy yourself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Szabtom Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Enjoy your break! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Ok Chris, just don't get blown up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathra Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Have a good holiday! Agreed about the reason for delay too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenthen Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Turkey is a great place, enjoy your holiday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aleksi Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 (edited) Enjoy your holidays! Edited November 27, 2011 by Aleksi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonie Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 We are obviously paying him to much money if he can afford holidays. My holiday consists of a sun-lounger in the back garden with a box of 12 best value ice lolly's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sathra Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 That...sounds pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudnar Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Enjoy your holiday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverhks Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 Enjoy your holiday Chris. I also agree with the reasoning for waiting to release 8.2... ...I still want it now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anotherdevil Posted November 27, 2011 Share Posted November 27, 2011 @Moonie, do you go for the golden rule? I have a mate who wont pay more than $1 per standard... though he's not a very classy drinker =p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoywolf Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 enjoy your vacation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leventalpsal Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 Hey, welcome to Istanbul! If you need anything send me a message. I live in Istanbul for... well since I was born Don't forget to have a bosphorus trip, and take a walk in the istiklal avenue (http://g.co/maps/qsfna) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonie Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 @Moonie, do you go for the golden rule? I have a mate who wont pay more than $1 per standard... though he's not a very classy drinker =p Hu! Pardon! What! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straker Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I had some Turkey back on Thursday. Seriously though, I haven't been to Turkey since May 86. I only saw Eskishir but loved the raki and pistachios. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 Good news, everybody! Well, for you guys at least... Most of the UK is on strike today, including the airport border guards, so I had to cut my holiday short and fly back a day early as all the flights with my airline were cancelled for today. So the good news is that instead of chilling out and enjoying myself in Istanbul I'm back at home today and working on V8.2. I've added all the new sprites to the game and I'm working on getting the basic UFO map in the game now - the latter is proving harder than expected but we're making progress. Istanbul was great though. It was (unexpectedly) colder than London but it was a really interesting trip. Could have done with a few more hours there to finish it off but I enjoyed myself. Leventalpsal, we had a stroll down Istiklal avenue and went to some of the bars on the side streets there on our last evening and had a great time. Food and atmosphere there was much better than in the standard touristy areas around the hostel so it was worth the trek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brosama Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 That's too bad about your trip being cut short, sounds like you had a nice time though. Can't wait to see the update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonie Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Wow, great stuff.......I mean, what a shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cy-Fox Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 what a shame. He was probably thinking "I never asked for this" XP Yes, that was a Deus Ex joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Da-Fort Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 He was probably thinking "I never asked for this" XPYes, that was a Deus Ex joke. What a rotten way to end your vacation -Another DX reference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nfire3 Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 What a rotten way to end your vacation-Another DX reference "Whats going on over here?" Guard: "Striking at the airport, no flights taking off tomorrow" "What? But, I was supposed to leave tomorrow" Guard: "Tough luck" "Can I take the flight home today atleast?" Guard: "Nope they just ended getting people on the plane, flight leaves in 40 minutes" "Can you just make an exception" Guard: "No and don't even think about knocking me unconscious, that never wo-" *He punchs the guard in the face and knocks him unconscious* "I never asked for this" He then procedes to take his flight home Deus Xeno: Isometric Revolution Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNoyce Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 Sorry to hear you had to cut your trip short, but glad you enjoyed the time you had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straker Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Sorry to hear about the difficulties. If I ever make to Turkey again I'd love to see Instanbul. I've always wanted to see the Hagia Sophia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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