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Wow.. I uncovered some behind the scenes Oni History.

2009-11-21T03:28:33Z

I am part of the Myth community and tonight an old myther showed up, and we started talking about Take 2, and he told me a bunch of stuff I had never heard before. I thought I'd share it here.

Jon God: because (Myther, name withheld) knew someone from Take2.
Jon God: And was talking to them about buying the Myth rights, or at least getting it redistributed.
Jon God: But life is filling his time as of late.
-Unnamed-: the email is to a dead domain, but I do have a name
-Unnamed-: (Name withheld)
-Unnamed-: btw, this may be the 10000th time that has been suggested
-Unnamed-: I was actually in a 3 way chat with a t2 guy regarding that
-Unnamed-: it's nearly impossible for us to have a chance to develop another game, but even that is infinitely more likely than them selling the game
Jon God: This is, however, quite some time later.
-Unnamed-: don't wanna burst your bubble
Jon God: from what (Previous unnamed Myther) said, they didn't even know they owned the rights.
Jon God: It took them 2 weeks to dig up documents I think.
-Unnamed-: more like no one did anything for 2 weeks
-Unnamed-: lemme put it this way
-Unnamed-: when m3 was released
-Unnamed-: take2 was cooking the books
-Unnamed-: it got cut 3 months short, because mumbo jumbo was skimming, and t2 was cooking and if it didn't go out in the Q4, they might have been discovered
-Unnamed-: look up "ron dimant"
-Unnamed-: so the chance of the full myth series being sold *ever* is pretty much 0
-Unnamed-: the rights to make 1 game might be doable
-Unnamed-: *maybe*
-Unnamed-: and like I said, this is well covered ground
-Unnamed-: so take2 was counting shipped units as sales
-Unnamed-: so in order to give themselves their bonuses and make the shareholders happy
-Unnamed-: they released an unfinished game so it went on the books for that quarter
-Unnamed-: then counted every unit shipped as a sale, even if it came back as a return
-Unnamed-: they eventually got caught doing it
Jon God: What happened?
-Unnamed-: dunno, I know they got in trouble with the SEC, but I dunno how it turned out
-Unnamed-: but at this point giving away the books on myth would not be a smart move for t2 execs
-Unnamed-: not to mention, due to rockstar fucking up Oni, myth was the only thing they got out of loosing bungie's distro deal
Jon God: Poor Oni
Jon God: I wonder what the rights to that would cost.
-Unnamed-: well, it lives on now as GTA
Jon God: huh?
-Unnamed-: didn't know that, huh?
-Unnamed-:
Jon God: What exactly happened?
-Unnamed-: they spent 2 years porting oni to playstation
-Unnamed-: bungie just ran out of money in the interim
-Unnamed-: they totally failed to port the multiplayer
-Unnamed-: which is why it had no multi (bungie's version originally had 16 player multi and played like a fighting game)
Jon God: I know that much.
Jon God: But it was pulled because of the PS2 version?
-Unnamed-: yes
Jon God: I never knew that.
-Unnamed-: the deal was feature parity
-Unnamed-: what's funny
Jon God: I own both the mac and PS2 versions of the game.
-Unnamed-: is their inability to make that network code work is why GTA 3 had no multi
-Unnamed-: ironic, huh?
Jon God: Man
Jon God: How did you find all this stuff out?
-Unnamed-: I spent my time talking to mythers instead of playing the game
-Unnamed-: plus I talked with over 50% of the m3 team
Jon God: That is incredible
Jon God: Like.
Jon God: I am a total video game historian, and this is awesome.

Things shifted from there, but I thought you guys might be interested. If you want, I can ask him more later on. If he reshows up, that is.

I dunno if I should be surprised, or not, it's Take 2 after all...

My favorites Software sites :)

2009-11-21T02:38:33Z

So I wanted to share these sites with u guys they offer free totally legit software
I have gotten many cool programs from them

1st site is called Giveaway of the Day : http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

it's one of my most visited sites after facebook and now Oni Central

what this site does is offer a free software daily which usually isn't free ... the software company benefits from this by publicity and by the users feedback, the catch is u have to download and install that software on that day only ... it will still be available from the publisher but won't be free except on that day. (once u install it u can use it indefinitely except if u uninstall it or format ur Pc )

I got many programs from it from video converters and editors, photo editors & audio converters to anti-virus and firewall, system optimizers, backup software, advanced text editors, screen savers, ... and software I never thought existed

They also have a section for free Games which they offer on weekends

In addition to a rating system and comments from users ...

try it u won't regret ( most of their giveaways are for PC but sometimes there are mac giveaways too)

2nd site is Dottech.org also has reviews on software tips and tricks and freebies everyonce and a while http://dottech.org/

3rd site is Gizmo's Freeware : this site offers free and open source software (legit) and reviews http://www.techsupportalert.com/
I found many cool free software on this site that are much better than the expensive big names software.

ok so these sites I use them very often and are absolutely clean and legit no cracks or torrents or whatever so feel free to check them out and if u have any sites which are also clean and want to recommend please do so

hope u find them useful

Forum game: Nomic.

2009-11-21T02:14:46Z

Nomic is a self modifying game.

A quick summary:

Any rule can (and probably will be) changed.
There are two types of rules, mutable and immutable.
Immutable rules cannot be changed unless a vote is held to make it mutable.
You win if you get 100 points.
You can get points by getting a rule passed, OR by voting against a rule that gets passed anyways.
Rules need at least three votes and a positive majority to pass.
If you make a rule that fails to pass due to not having a majority, you will lose 10 points
Tip: if you think a rule that is being passed is unfair, you can always make a rule against it or repealing it.

Full rules:
http://wiki.oni2.net/User:Gumby/Nomic

Current Players:
Gumby: 3
RossyMiles: 0
3llense'g: 10
Unit 2: 0
Mukade: 10
Leus: -10

SMS or txt language post .

2009-11-21T02:03:05Z

this thread is to share the txt or sms language u know
e.g
be = b
see = c
are = r
you = u
why = y

Oni Joint Story, Second Installment: Punishment

2009-11-21T01:56:17Z

Hello, everyone! Due to the interest and success of the first installment--now titled "Salvation," which I will edit in as soon as editing works again--I decided to start another thread. This one takes place anywhere from a couple of months to several years past the (theoretical) end of the first installation.

There are a few rules. Here's how this should work:

You read the story so far. If you decide you're going to write the next part, please immediately make a post indicating your intent before you start writing. Just a little something like...

"I'm writing the next part..."

I encourage this because I think it would be disheartening if you wrote an epic and eloquent elaboration to this story only to find after you post it that someone else posted their own extrapolation beforehand and took the story in a completely different direction, invalidating all the hard work you just did. And for this reason, of course, make sure to refresh the page after you claim you'll be writing the next part to make sure nobody else claimed it before you. I doubt we'll get enough writers for that to really be a danger, but it's always better to be safe I think.

Finally, if you claim that you'll be writing the next part, please do it in a timely manner and post it up because if you make a post claiming you'll be writing but then don't end up posting anything, you'll put the entire process on hold.

Again, anyone and everyone feel free to contribute. I will post the first part in a moment...

High Quality Oni Music

2009-11-20T23:30:46Z

I've been playing Oni and SUDDENLY I realized that that music is bad. 22 kHz Mono and 4-bit... And even ADPCM...
Anyway, I decided to make a HQ Soundtrack package. I got a FLAC CD copy, so source is 44 kHz Stereo 16-bit PCM. I'll add some "lost samples" if available. The package is heavy. Even as unaccomplished package it is heavy. So be aware.
It's for PC yet. Someday I'll convert it for Macs.

Completed until now:

1. mus_fiteb
2. mus_fitec
3. mus_pursuit
4. mus_asian
5. mus_asianb
6. mus_ambgrv1
7. mus_xtr3/4/5 (loss screens)
8. mus_noltt (added No One Left to Trust)
9. mus_xtr1
10. mus_space01

I'll be updating this stuff, so soon it'll be accomplished.

61000HQOM.zip (118 MB)
Mirror

Devastator Weapon

2009-11-20T22:35:07Z

I thought I should release this weapon I had for awhile. Its a very powerful phaser weapon, that can shoot continuously. I removed the laser sight to compensate for its power, making it hard to aim. I used the particle made by ONIrules, for one of his Halo type rifle.

Another nickname for it: "Droid killer"

Now you have a chance against the Sentry Droid :-)

Get it here:
http://mods.oni2.net/system/files/12300Devastator.zip

Various New characters Project

2009-11-20T22:22:12Z

I'll be working on several new characters

so this topic is to discuss them with u guys , I'll post updates and maybe ask for help

the list of characters planned:

-BGI executives

-More unique Grey Fury with regeneration

- Mutated normal muro ( the normal muro who has undergone incomplete mutation ... same size and moves as normal but gained the supershield and electric manipulation and maybe the earthquaker move... and maybe his skin changed)

-A new variant of Mad Bomber who explodes when he takes even slightest damage but his explosion is much bigger .

-Leus's idea of a hydra character, and a Hammer character

here's what i got so far I plan on giving him comguy's head set .. once i figure out how to do that with XSI D: ! or eventually i'll just draw it on xD

there will be four variants of him with different hair colors ...
one will be wearing sunglasses, & one will have more technology implanted into him
again requires me knowing a little more XSI

his eyes are supposed to be technologically manipulated, that's why they have reflection.

even though they'll rarely fight, doesn't mean they don't know how to ... I'm planning on giving them very brutal swift moves.

for comparison :

OniSplit GUI

2009-11-20T21:39:37Z

OniSplit GUI

Latest version - 0.8.11 - http://mods.oni2.net/system/files/OniSplit_GUI_dk.zip

Oni Zen Garden (VERSION 2)

2009-11-20T18:27:11Z

Alright, I can't contain myself anymore. This is the new mod I've been working on. It was originally called the Random Fight Generator, but as I started adding more features and biding my time, I realized it was kind of turning into a "Sandbox" mod where you could do a lot of different customizable stuff. On top of that, the "main feature" so far (the Random Fight Generator) seemed to promise endless satisfaction by way of unending and ever-changing Oni combat. Because of this I thought about calling it "Oni Zen," but I felt like that downplayed the array of features it offers. Then I realized: "Hey. Zen gardens pretty much ARE sandboxes!"

Thus.

(Plus OZG are cool letters I feel.)

Hope you guys enjoy. I plan to continue to improve this as time goes on. If anyone has any suggestions/critiques please go for it.

P.S.: Here's a demo video I made of it emulating the unfinished "Burly Brawl" mod I saw on Irit's YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZu_IxITGJI

Edit: Readme added.

Edit 11/13/09: VERSION 2

Makes characters' names all lowercase and removes underscores. Unfortunately, the ability to spawn enemies by typing their name is no longer available; too many problems with it and my new system for spawning which is much more convenient to utilize and edit doesn't support the old manual enemy-spawning method anyway.

Also added random weapons and powerups to all characters and a new spawn mode type--Survival--which is spawns enemies in waves of endlessly increasing difficulty. Needs some fine tuning to be sure. Also, I plan on developing an RPG-style level-up system to go with this survival spawn mode when the new daodan.dll is released.

Survival and all wave modes now switch all enemies to the Syndicate team. A known bug with this is that if two of the same non-syndicate enemy are spawned, they will likely fight each other because only one gets called to change teams.

Hmmmmm.... I may have sudden inspiration about how to fix that.

Nope. Didn't work. Oh well. Once the daodan comes out, that should be easy, too.

Anyway, I'll be working on a new system for manually spawning all enemies, but in the meantime you can simply turn them on/off and type "add" and it should work just as well, as usual.

Enjoy. And let me know any bugs or critiques or general feedback or glowing praise you may have.

sleep(leus, forever)

Some Oni Art

2009-11-20T17:29:19Z

Hi, guys! ^_^
Here`s my Oni art

My drawings

2009-11-20T15:04:29Z

It's just occured I've got myself a rest from training a little (though I can't really say I welcome it), so I'll post my pics, as you guys requested.

This one's old and wrong, but I like the colors. And no, that's not a wolf.

Same here: old and needs an overpainting, but I like it.

This was a birthday present.

Some random Teuton Hochmeister.

Valentine's card, drawn in February, as you can guess.

And since then I was too lazy to complete any of my numerous sketches. Well, not counting today's Mukade. The only things I do more or less regularly are eating, sleeping and pumping iron.

Insta-quit.

2009-11-20T14:39:25Z

Hai there.

First off, Im a total freaking noob with most programs programming, installing basic software exc. Knowing this, I wasn't too surprised when I followed all of the directions for Oni AE and it didn't work. The problem: It auto quits. (Like seriously, the app doesn't even have the chance to fully display its icon in the Dock.)

So, Please halp, Iv got no freaking clue what to do now.

If it'll help at all, I'll list the things I did upon downloading the AE package.

Found it in the downloads section, Ditched the OSX edition folder (I couldn't use it's Oni or installer) Used the other edition folder, dragged it into my Original Oni folder, Ran the installer, went global, installed about four mods that came with the installer, attempted to run the Oni that was inside the Edition folder and watched as it didn't even mount. (then I furiously clicked it for about a minute and a half.)

System specs: 1.83 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, Mac OSX 10.5.8

Thanks in advance. (Oh and yeah, I did download the MAC version of AE)

Photography

2009-11-20T09:51:53Z

A little over a month ago I started a project where I take photographs every day and at the end of the day for me (8-midnight EST) I would take the best one and process it and post it in a gallery. I am posting this for a few reasons:
1) get some more feedback on my work and following to it
2) see if anyone else is a photographer
3) You guys.

Yes, third reason is "you guys" because this seems to be a very nice community to be a part of. Anyway, I post these every dayI am on twitter @Dirk_Gently if you want to leave feedback there incase you don't want to post or don't have an account with Divvyshot.

http://divvyshot.com/event/photo-a-day/ is the main gallery.
http://divvyshot.com/photo/501/ was yesterday's photo.

Please tell me what you think

Left4Dead 2 Demo

2009-11-20T05:17:26Z

Does anyone have it? I'd love to play with some OCF members.