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[Fallen_Warrior]

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[atheorhaven]

oh come on, do you honestly think i want to mention people and thier work if they dont want to be mentioned. I didnt even want to do these stupid podcasts, Filefont told us to do it an no other staff from SFC3files were willing to do so so it got pushed onto me. I dont want to talk about outalance only projects becauseeven though i could do it till im blue in the face outalance isnt the entire community and everyone in here has ties with almost every other SFC community out there. All im asking for is a bit of help.

Just want to mention that the community has a history of having someone report on projects, (still remember Captain Starkiller doing interviews) and I think that that helps bring the community together.  Too often, we work totally in isolation without knowing if anyone is doing anything at all.

I'd sent FW a PM with what I'm up to, including some details I haven't sent out publically yet.  I think that a podcast is a good thing personally. 

[Smiley]

If you're going to be a reporter, then you need to do what reporters do! I.e. go an interview people, you're connected, chat to people on msn or aim or whatever and find out what's going on, then get their permission to include it in your podcast.
Reporters might be given ideas for a story, but they still have to do their research.

[Rod ONeal]

How about a story concentrating on the longevity and support that SFC, in particular, but some of the older games in general still receive? How many new models were uploaded to battleclinic just in January? I'll bet that the number would be pretty amazing.
Dynaverse.net's continuing support for the game. Not just by supplying the forums, but housing the D2 server (I believe that there's an ongoing plan for an upgrade to the server. Might be good to let that out to others.)
The work that's being done by fans for this game. Already mentioned all of the new models (MR's recent planet pack is a good individual mention. Also Don Karnage's "Eras of War" models he recently rediscovered and uploaded). There's also work worth mentioning on the D2 side. Dave "Nuclear" Wessels new DV script work, Adding new game missions thru the scripting API. (In mission warp, for example. I believe that it was started by el Karnak.) Tracy G also is doing work on new multiplayer scripting. There might be other things going on on that front as well. I know they're planning a new Multiplayer campaign (Check with Dizzy and Die Hard). All of the recent campaigns have included pretty intensive game mods. Not just your "vanilla" OP game.
Maybe you could figure out how to get the point in there that we'd like the Devs and producers of current games to give us this type of support for their products. IE modeling and scripting tools, etc... The current games, and therefore the current game Developers will never receive this type of fan support and loyalty with the direction they are heading in, IMHO. consoles might be easier, but "where's the beef?" Those games will be forgotten in a year. (again, IMHO )

FW's just asking for help, guys. Not a lecture on "how to be a reporter". 

[Rod ONeal]

Oops! Sorry FW. Yeap, it was you. There's just so much going on around here I can't keep it straight.