The Next Oddworld Game Info -

***Xavier*** · #61 11-10-2002, 01:08 PM

Max, of cource we trust in you, don't worry about that

***Wil*** · #62 11-10-2002, 02:19 PM

Gee, thanks guys. I found the quote anyway.

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it's too easy for people to claim that
something we're doing was actually "their idea" and then try to
seek compensation or credit. We actually had
this happen once with someone. Their suggestion was
as simple as "you're next game should have more unique
characters". When our next game actually did have more
unique characters, this person wanted credit for
"giving us this idea". What a joke, but none the
less a total pain in the ass for us when someone tries
to pull a stunt like this as it takes energy away
from production to deal with it. As a result we try
to keep a clean line between internal
conceptual development and the outside world. The cleanest line is to not look at any submitted ideas from outside the
company.

These kinds of policies kill me because I wish we lived
in a world that didn't have to have so many damn
lawyers and self proclaimed victims in it. But, this
is the real world and our property is safer when the
line is cut and dry. This doesn't stop people from
creating things like what you've sent me, or putting
them onto fan sites and such and having fun with
the universe. It just means that if I didn't see
it... then it never becomes a more complicated
issue. Welcome to Hollywood legal.

From none other than Lorne Lanning himself.

***Xavier*** · #63 11-10-2002, 02:22 PM

wow, amasing max, so nobody can say you tell something false, well done to find it back

M.O.M · #64 11-10-2002, 02:48 PM

Well done max

TheKhanzumer · #65 11-10-2002, 06:12 PM

I wasn't accusing you. I know you would never purposely say something false, but like you said it is very possible for people to repeat someone elses lie without knowing any better.

I wonder why Alf said that was just a rumor then. Maybe Lorne was exaggerating to make a point.

***Xavier*** · #66 11-10-2002, 06:22 PM

Lorne and Alf don't agree... arg it's hard to believe (but not even hard as lorne contadicting himself)

tybie_odd · #67 11-11-2002, 02:53 AM

Huh, I had thougt Hand of Odd was going to be the last Quintology title (OW5). Shows you what I know!

About Habitales and Fearietales, this is written in the Abe's Exoddus game manual, page 51:

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"Ongoing projects in conceptual developement at Oddworld Inhabiatants are two new series of future interactive genres. The Habitales(tm) series allows users to experience days in the life of many of the creatures of Oddworld as they struggle for survival and balance in their natural environments. No guns, no points, no timers, no saving the world. Just keep you own arse and offspring in one piece to live and propagate in an on-growing, simulated, onwardly evolving virtual habitat. The Fearietales(tm) series bops you beyond the mortal realm and tunes in live with the fasionably dead. This massive mystery series series raises the interactive world to a whole new level of deeply disturbing entertainment. No blood, no guts, just grass roots spiritual and psychological horror from the other side. Not for the weak hearted. Watch for further developements!"

I have looked over my spelling in this quote to see that everything is correct, and I believe there are no errors.

Now, my opinion is that they were at one time very seriously planning to develope these two series. Otherwise why would they copywrite the names and put an ad in their Quintology bonus game? So now, why would they drop it? My theory is that they haven't dropped the Habitales and Fearietales series, but have just put them on the shelf while they are focusing on the Quintology. But this is all my opinion. (I'm trying not to make rumors, while still discussing possibilities.

That's why I'm underlining the words.)

***Xavier*** · #68 11-11-2002, 08:42 AM

tybie, that sounds very probable...
I like your opinion

M.O.M · #69 11-11-2002, 03:39 PM

Me too your opion sounds pretty good

tybie_odd · #70 11-12-2002, 02:13 PM

lol, Thanks. I want them to come out too! I wonder if I will be able to handle Fearietales if it comes out though...-gulp!-...I'm a real wussy when it comes to horror flicks and the like.

***Nate*** · #71 11-13-2002, 01:59 AM

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Originally posted by Xavier
Lorne and Alf don't agree... arg it's hard to believe (but not even hard as lorne contadicting himself)

Lorne never said that the guy sued OWI. Alf was probably correcting that detail.

Still, that would make a good theme for a future game: the over-litigiousness (hope I spelled that right) in our society.

M.O.M · #72 11-13-2002, 04:32 AM

why did the guy sue them anyway?

Oddsville · #73 11-13-2002, 06:35 PM

Well knowone sued Oddworld, but the rumor was that Oddworld got sued for using the kid's ideas about giving Mudokons emmotions in the game, which he asked them to put in in the first place!

M.O.M · #74 11-14-2002, 04:32 AM

Thats a dumb reason to sue, he asked them in the first place

***Xavier*** · #75 11-14-2002, 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by M.O.M
Thats a dumb reason to sue, he asked them in the first place

MOM, he sued them to be thanked and have credits for his idea

BigBro · #76 11-16-2002, 08:47 AM

I could have sworn I posted in here after tybie_odd posted his/her opinion.

M.O.M · #77 11-16-2002, 01:50 PM

no you didnt. anyway waht new features do you think there will be in the upcoming games

BigBro · #78 11-16-2002, 11:08 PM

What do you mean? Like when emotions got added after AO? Longer Game Speech?

M.O.M · #79 11-17-2002, 08:14 AM

yeah and other stuff like new enemies, new ways off using your chant and so on and so forth

BigBro · #80 11-21-2002, 09:00 AM

Well, there will be new enemies coz having the old ones would be pretty boring. And there will most definitely be new ways to use your chant other than possessing enemies. Maybe theres some kind of way Abe can channel his power into some kind of energy discharge so he actually has a decent defense for once.

M.O.M · #81 11-21-2002, 09:14 AM

that would be great

***Xavier*** · #82 11-21-2002, 02:18 PM

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Originally posted by BigBro
Well, there will be new enemies coz having the old ones would be pretty boring. And there will most definitely be new ways to use your chant other than possessing enemies. Maybe theres some kind of way Abe can channel his power into some kind of energy discharge so he actually has a decent defense for once.

well I want the old creatures still here plus new ones... both

Oddsville · #83 11-21-2002, 09:21 PM

Well suposedly OWI is gonna keep all the vetren creatures pluse the new ones in the rest of the games, ok prehaps some games won't have every creature but from what I've heard we'll be seeing all of them in future games.

BigBro · #84 11-21-2002, 09:33 PM

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Originally posted by Xavier
well I want the old creatures still here plus new ones... both

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Originally posted by Oddsville
Well suposedly OWI is gonna keep all the vetren creatures pluse the new ones in the rest of the games, ok prehaps some games won't have every creature but from what I've heard we'll be seeing all of them in future games.

Well, yes, thats basically what I meant. Id like to see the old enemies, and some new ones. What I meant by it would be boring to see just old enemies is that I dont want to see the same thing again. The inclusion of the oldies with a few newbies would be better than seeing the same type of thing as MO.

M.O.M · #85 11-22-2002, 06:20 AM

New creatures, new enemies, new abilitie, new weapons

BigBro · #86 11-23-2002, 09:54 PM

^Exactly.

M.O.M · #87 11-25-2002, 01:34 PM

the best bits are the new bits

BigBro · #88 11-28-2002, 05:15 AM

Or improved old bits, i.e., newer game speach, and being able to talk with all of the things you possess (that can talk)...or something like that.

M.O.M · #89 11-28-2002, 04:14 PM

I Never thought of that, i like new game speak

Facsimile · #90 12-02-2002, 05:49 AM

I felt MO was a let down because you couldn't control what your possessee's said. I mean how lame was that when the sligs insulted the sliglocks. The games should have better interaction with the species, like how sligs used to control slogs, and glukkons with sligs etc.