Oddworld Questions & Answers VII -

Crashpunk · #**1351** 12-22-2009, 12:21 AM

1 Are the Glukkons in AE classed Big Cheeses?
2 And dose anybody know how big Necrum is?

Phylum · #**1352** 12-22-2009, 02:26 AM

1. The generic, no-named ones presumably aren't, else they wouldn't be on tap.

2. Do you mean on a map or in km²

shaman · #**1353** 12-23-2009, 02:09 PM

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2 And dose anybody know how big Necrum is?

There is indeed some indication of the map of oddworld, i'm too lazy to post a link.

used:) · #**1354** 12-23-2009, 04:34 PM

I think the maps are a rather inaccurate portrayel of Mudos. Just my opinion.

Necrum is big though. Don't worry about that.

enchilado · #**1355** 12-23-2009, 04:38 PM

You think this is inaccurate: http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/...RAMO0181_2.jpg ?

Phylum · #**1356** 12-23-2009, 08:33 PM

Yea, it gives no indication of the size.

Also, correct me if I'm wrong, a question mark isn't necessary after a colon, unless there is an entire question after it.

used:) · #**1357** 12-23-2009, 08:53 PM

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You think this is inaccurate: http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/...RAMO0181_2.jpg ?

Well, the scale is wrong to begin with, and the coloring is wrong. They crossed a desert to get to Necrum, not a grassy plain. Plus, the vaults are located within Necrum, not loosely adjacent to it.

***Wil*** · #**1358** 12-24-2009, 02:00 AM

Considering it's not even the most recent version of the map, I'd say it's inaccurate.

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Also, correct me if I'm wrong, a question mark isn't necessary after a colon, unless there is an entire question after it.

That was a question. He was asking for someone to confirm the veracity of the statement.

Josh · #**1359** 12-24-2009, 04:32 AM

After looking like that i'm assuming that the Monsaic Lines are bigger than Necrum.

Why are there three maps of that part of Mudos?

(The one on the website of that guy who did some Oddworld concept art.)

I'm guessing the one in the Art Book is the 'real' one.

used:) · #**1360** 12-24-2009, 07:33 AM

It's still inaccurate in my opinion. There's another one that at least uses some symbols to indicate where vegetation and desert plateaus are, but they put vegetation all over Scrabania so it still desn't make sense.

I'm gonna make my own map some day.

***Wil*** · #**1361** 12-24-2009, 12:45 PM

There are four maps. Rob Brown's prototype (the yellower one showing vegetation) was revealed some time later, but the story of the first three is one I've told in an earlier Q&A thread.

abe is now! · #**1362** 12-24-2009, 12:49 PM

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You think this is inaccurate: http://oddworldlibrary.net/archives/...RAMO0181_2.jpg ?

It doesn't show how much it is big, but where it is.

Taco · #**1363** 12-24-2009, 02:11 PM

Yeah, I think it's just a 'general location' map and it doesnt have accurate indicators of foliage and vegetation. But the plateaus and mountains on the map are probably accurate.

abe is now! · #**1364** 12-25-2009, 11:05 AM

It's like a physical map, wich includes the mean cities: Mudos's map includes the mean places of that country.

enchilado · #**1365** 12-25-2009, 04:51 PM

Have you ever thought the colours might represent terrain height rather than type?

Phylum · #**1366** 12-26-2009, 03:22 AM

No.

We need a map with outlines, not dots. I fear one may be far away, though, as the borders can't infringe on what will be there at the end of the quintology. I'm estimating a finished map in 2,147

abe is now! · #**1367** 12-27-2009, 02:31 AM

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Have you ever thought the colours might represent terrain height rather than type?

So a physical map... what did I say in my previous post?

Carnix · #**1368** 01-02-2010, 04:06 AM

I've got a question that google can't seem to answer for me so, as it's Oddworld related, I figured I'd ask here. As I understand it the engine that was used for the 2D platformer Oddworld games is called the ALIVE Engine. Can anyone tell me what A.L.I.V.E stands for?

Blessed be,
~HollowCarnix

Grieva · #**1369** 01-02-2010, 04:23 AM

Aware Lifeforms In Virtual ~~Environment~~ Entertainment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oddworld:_Abe%27s_Oddysee

EDIT: Damn you wikipedia! you've failed me for the last time

Taco · #**1370** 01-02-2010, 04:33 AM

So that's what it was. That kinda rings a bell.....

***Wil*** · #**1371** 01-02-2010, 04:43 AM

Wrong. It's Aware Lifeforms in Virtual Entertainment.
http://www.oddworld.com/oddworld/com...keyfacts.shtml

Also, Q&A thread.

EDIT: *moved*

And, incidentally, I used to think it was Virtual Environments. It just seemed to make sense. Ho hum.

Scrabaniac · #**1372** 01-02-2010, 01:37 PM

i heard about "the brutal ballad of fangus klot" and "sligstorm" etc. they sound good but why can't they make a level editor? or a new game about the last meech ever and abe has to help him rebuild it's species? i have heard of meeches being extinct but the more creatures the merrier! p.s. why are they all carnivores?

***Wil*** · #**1373** 01-02-2010, 01:56 PM

When they made their games, Oddworld wanted to make very tight, cinematic, story-driven experiences. A level editor is rather outside that scope, and they were pushing themselves to the limit just to make the games as they are.

A new game from Oddworld now could involve social gaming and user-created content. Lorne Lanning has noticed how successful and engaging these things can be. A future Oddworld game may very well involve Meeches being brought back, but right now the games they're thinking most about aren't based on Oddworld at all.

Most wildlife we know about are carnivores so that they can be enemy characters to Abe.

Taco · #**1374** 01-02-2010, 06:14 PM

Which OW species is the tallest? Out of muds, gluks, vykkers, sligs, etc. And how tall would muds be compared to humans?

***Wil*** · #**1375** 01-02-2010, 06:54 PM

Abe is 5′8″. Glukkons were originally 7′, but seem to have been updated to between 9′ and 10′. Stranger, Vykkers and Sekto are also about 9′. Outlaws vary, but the larger ones are 12′.

Have fun with imperial measurements, Aussie.

Josh · #**1376** 01-03-2010, 02:54 AM

I would have thought that Gloktogi were the tallest.

Dem's some big fuckers. Then again, that picture of Lady Margret does make her seem big.

hidden · #**1377** 01-03-2010, 02:57 AM

You learn something new every day. I never knew Abe was so diminutive.

A note: Aussies still use imperial measurements when refering to height. (most of the time, however imperial measurments have a habbit of sticking like filthy chewing gum to one's soul.)

...Not even ice gets it off.

***Wil*** · #**1378** 01-03-2010, 04:47 AM

I see. I just remember Alcar bemoaning my use of imperial, as though it's somehow imprecise or inconvertable. Anyway, try a scouring pad. Failing that, a bench grinder.

hidden · #**1379** 01-05-2010, 04:50 AM

Ok i was being a bit harsh. Such a pitty I can't use facial expresions to convey a joking or sarcastic theme. Your knowledge was appreciated.
However, I am rather sick of converting units, given my engineering homework there is a hell of a lot of it.

***Wil*** · #**1380** 01-05-2010, 05:00 AM

I got your joking attitude. I just continued it.