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Sujet: Sequel to Total Annihilation
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Phil Salisbury
Sequel to Total Annihilation
Publié: 24 avr. 2005 19:26
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I love this game.

Although I have not played it for some time given I don't know how the
game install with react on an XP system.

Anyways, given my renewed interest in TA I went searching for any news
of a possible sequel to TA and I found
an article dated February 7, 2004 on IGN's website that there is a
strong possibility of a TA2.

Since this article is somewhat dated, have there been any new
developements or news updates?


Elbert
Re: Sequel to Total Annihilation
Publié: 26 avr. 2005 00:38
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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:26:02 GMT, Phil Salisbury
<woodlawn.cabinetry@verizon.net> wrote:

>I love this game.
>
>Although I have not played it for some time given I don't know how the
>game install with react on an XP system.
>
>Anyways, given my renewed interest in TA I went searching for any news
>of a possible sequel to TA and I found
>an article dated February 7, 2004 on IGN's website that there is a
>strong possibility of a TA2.
>
>Since this article is somewhat dated, have there been any new
>developements or news updates?



I don't know about TA2 but TA runs fine on my XP box.

I did read in the past about TA2, but I've never seen any
thing factual about development.
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seagull
Re: Sequel to Total Annihilation
Publié: 26 avr. 2005 01:21
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On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:26:02 GMT, Phil Salisbury
<woodlawn.cabinetry@verizon.net> wrote:

>I love this game.

u r not alone!

>have there been any new developements or news updates?

No, nor IMO is there ever likely to be. Unless some altruistic and
philanthropic soul comes along and rejuvenates the game for its own
sake and his personal satisfaction, it simply won't happen give the
cost of development, publication and *demand for maximum profit
return* being the raison détre of games today.

The sad part is that there's not a lot wrong with the existing game
that bugfixes wouldn't cure. It's just the marketing driven promotion
of novelty and creation of excitement with NEW!! accompanied by an
inculcated ill discipline of an "I'm bored with that" McGeneration
limited attention span that relegates TA to the "not played any more"
status on gaming servers.

The why.

RTS is still a niche compared to FPS, and competition for *audience
share* of that niche is fierce. TA is without question THE outstanding
game within that niche, but just what it is which makes it outstanding
means that it also has narrower audience appeal than other popular
games within that niche ....like Starcraft, the Warcraft series,
Command & Conquer series, Age of series etc...

If you have a look at Warhammer: DoW, you will see the general
direction in which contemporary RTS design is headed for maximum
(lowest neuron synapse use) audience appeal. Absolutely drop dead
gorgeous graphics. Beautiful music...I wonder who composed it..hint...
hint..? :) But the command and control structure, micromanagment, and
lamentable tactical and strategic encumberments make this an RTS for
an audience which has only just stopped playing with it's favourite
Power Ranger's toy.

Love to see a TA 2, but how big an ask is that!


zwzsg
Re: Sequel to Total Annihilation
Publié: 26 avr. 2005 11:40
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seagull wrote:
> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:26:02 GMT, Phil Salisbury
>
> >have there been any new developements or news updates?
>
> No, nor IMO is there ever likely to be. Unless some altruistic and
> philanthropic soul comes along and rejuvenates the game for its own
> sake and his personal satisfaction, ....
>

Sound like what the Swedish Yankspankers are doing with TA Spring:
http://spring.clan-sy.com



CaptainJ
Re: Sequel to Total Annihilation
Publié: 28 avr. 2005 14:51
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"zwzsg" <zwspamail@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> seagull wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 17:26:02 GMT, Phil Salisbury
>>
>> >have there been any new developements or news updates?
>>
>> No, nor IMO is there ever likely to be. Unless some altruistic and
>> philanthropic soul comes along and rejuvenates the game for its own
>> sake and his personal satisfaction, ....
>>
>
> Sound like what the Swedish Yankspankers are doing with TA Spring:
> http://spring.clan-sy.com

Yes, be certain to check out TA Spring.
There is also a third race mod called The Lost Legacy that adds a little
spark to the old TA:
http://www.planetannihilation.com/tll/
I don't know what the story line will be yet, but Chris Taylor's new
company, Gas Powered Games is on contract to develop an RTS when they are
finished with Dungeon Siege 2.
http://www.gaspowered.com/press.php
CJ