I've just heard news that the Orion Prime web site (http://orion.cpcscene.com/) has been updated, and Targhan is now taking orders for the French version of the game. :)
There are a few screenshots of the game on the site. Super Sylvestre has done an absolutely fantastic job with the graphics! :D I can't wait for it to be released in September! (I know it's going to be excellent, because I saw the preview at the recent Amstrad Expo. ;) )
For sure that seems great, i've ordered it ;D
English,german and spanish mates have to wait a bit, they seems to have planned versions in theses languages ;)
OMG. Screens look absolutely fantastic...
I just wish the 3" stock doesn't run out before the english version is out, though...???
Can't wait!
Advices
- This game takes advantage of the ESX sound system (Enhanced Speaker eXperience), it is thus advised to listen to the real speaker sound (frequency and mono mixing optimisation).
- The graphics are designed for the CPC color monitor, its color balance, contrast, pitch, and sharpness.
- The game requires 128k of memory (DKTronik compatible), on an Amstrad CPC fitted with a 3" or 3"5 drive.
- The game will run on any Amstrad CPC : 464, 472, 664 and 6128. However, it can also be played on Amstrad Plus or some emulators, with lesser performance.
Why run less on a CPC Plus?
Quote from: ukmarkh on 15:26, 27 July 09
Advices
- This game takes advantage of the ESX sound system (Enhanced Speaker eXperience), it is thus advised to listen to the real speaker sound (frequency and mono mixing optimisation).
- The graphics are designed for the CPC color monitor, its color balance, contrast, pitch, and sharpness.
- The game requires 128k of memory (DKTronik compatible), on an Amstrad CPC fitted with a 3" or 3"5 drive.
- The game will run on any Amstrad CPC : 464, 472, 664 and 6128. However, it can also be played on Amstrad Plus or some emulators, with lesser performance.
Why run less on a CPC Plus?
Grim's website notes that the colour reproduction on the cpc plus is slightly different to that of the cpc, in addition the cpcplus monitor is slightly different too, so the final image you will get will be slightly different.
So this may explain why it will not be as good.
I think when he says it will not play as well on an emulator it is for a similar reason; the emulators don't necessarily reproduce the colours as accurate; something i will be fixing in Arnold.
Orion Prime has been shipped in French ! So far the reviews are very, very, very good. The French DSK will be available on Octobre, the 28th.
But the job is not over yet :). We didn't forget you, and we're of course planning a release in English, German and Spanish, as expected. You will be notified when the pre-ordering begins.
In the meantime, check this :
http://fanoob.blogspot.com/ (http://fanoob.blogspot.com/)
http://jegoudez-allart.mickael.perso.neuf.fr/Collection%20JGG/Micros/Amstrad/Jeux/index.html (http://jegoudez-allart.mickael.perso.neuf.fr/Collection%20JGG/Micros/Amstrad/Jeux/index.html)
Targhan/Arkos.
ME WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANTS!!!! The other day I gave in and went online to buy the french version (even if my french is a bit rusty and I'm waiting for the english one), and it was sold out!
Can't wait, guys... please please hurry up! :)
I also want it, when the german version is available. 8)
Well, is there any french copy left somewhere for me? :(
Nope, it's a sold-out :).
Trg.Aks
C'mon, mate, I'll pay a little extra on the side... ;)
A 300 Euros bribe could come in handy :). But I assure you, you will only fully appreciate the game in your mother's tongue. Patience is a virtue :).
Trg.Aks
Really? So this means you're also releasing a greek version? :D
No, my graphist isn't very good at drawing the characters they're using :).
Trg.aks
"They"? I thought I was Greek too, characters are not that difficult :D
Quote from: Targhan on 17:13, 19 September 09
No, my graphist isn't very good at drawing the characters they're using :).
Trg.aks
Use this font:
... .... .. . .. ... . .... .. . ..
(little greek font)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
@gryzor : actually, I didn't know you were Greek.
Trg.Aks
no problem mate, that's why I said about Greek when you said about my mother tongue :D
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 17:35, 19 September 09
(little greek font)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Hey, I should report this to the moderator! *rotfl*
Quote from: nurgle on 21:06, 19 September 09
Hey, I should report this to the moderator! *rotfl*
Moderatorssssssss!!!!!!! I know something!!! :P :P
BOOOOOOOOOOSS! HE'S TEASING MEEEEEEEEEEE!
Hahaha :D Nice one!
Quote from: Targhan on 12:03, 19 September 09
But the job is not over yet :). We didn't forget you, and we're of course planning a release in English, German and Spanish, as expected. You will be notified when the pre-ordering begins.
Arkos.
Can I help you in any way to create the german version? Just send me a part of the text and I will translate it. (I'm asking because I heart that there have been problems...).
Please reply for any kind of help, would be sad not to get the german version running,
TFM
Quote from: Targhan on 12:03, 19 September 09In the meantime, check this :
http://fanoob.blogspot.com/ (http://fanoob.blogspot.com/)
http://jegoudez-allart.mickael.perso.neuf.fr/Collection%20JGG/Micros/Amstrad/Jeux/index.html (http://jegoudez-allart.mickael.perso.neuf.fr/Collection%20JGG/Micros/Amstrad/Jeux/index.html)
And check this review on Retro Still Alive (http://passion-amiga.ovh.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=430:orion-prime&catid=44:cpc-464&Itemid=57) as well. The text is in French, but just look at all those breathtaking screenshots! 8)
well actually, these screenshots are rather ugly, because directly taken from the emulator. The game looks *really* better on hardware.
Trg.Aks
It always does... CRT monitors FTW!
I recently (after my move) finished rebuilding an Arcade cabinet with an original Hantarex CRT monitor, it looks sooooooo much better than TFT screens...
Quote from: Targhan on 17:15, 27 September 09
well actually, these screenshots are rather ugly, because directly taken from the emulator. The game looks *really* better on hardware.
Trg.Aks
Despite the screenshots being from an emulator, I still think it looks amazing. I look forward to playing the English translated version when it's released. It certainly has all the qualities of a great game. Well done to everyone invovled. If everything goes well, it might even appear on as the cover feature in an upcoming issue of Retroaction.
Quote from: Devilmarkus on 12:40, 19 September 09
I also want it, when the german version is available. 8)
Herewith I cancel my order of 'Orion Prime'.
Because of private reasons, I don't need it any longer.
Hi all,
Orion Prime (french version) is now available as a DSK ! You can get it here :
http://www.orion.cpcscene.com
You'll find an archive including both 3" and 3,5" versions, as well as the manual.
Of course, if you don't understand French, you might miss all the fun, so we advise you to run it, test it and write us to tell us how much you want to play the game in a language you can understand :).
Don't worry, English, Spanish and German are being developed, and for now all is going very smoothly.
Thanks and see you soon,
Targhan/Arkos.
Dang, can't wait...
Now that is one cool intro! :D
You can play it here:
http://cpc-live.com/webcpc/op.html
Just tried the french version on my real CPC. This is truly amazing! Can't wait for the german (or english) version. Unfortunately 5 years of french in school were not good enough for this. ;-)
Quote from: nurgle on 18:06, 28 October 09
Just tried the french version on my real CPC. This is truly amazing! Can't wait for the german (or english) version. Unfortunately 5 years of french in school were not good enough for this. ;-)
Yeah, my french is also not good enought to understand everything. Hope Poliander has enought time to translate the text into german quick.
However, better to wait a little longer and we get the very best german "lyrics" for the game.
I'm only able to play it on an emulator. Orion Prime is really very impressive. No commerctial game is as good. Compliments to all guys who take part in the developpment of this superbe game!!!
I will definitely by the german boxed version!
TFM / FutureSoft
Quote from: TFM/FS on 17:43, 29 October 09Hope Poliander has enought time to translate the text into german quick.
However, better to wait a little longer and we get the very best german "lyrics" for the game.
Well, it took me nine months to translate all of the text (although I did most of my translation during weekends), so you will probably have to wait a long time! :-\
We finally saw the demo yesterday. Required me to install WinXP in order to be able to write the dsk, which is why I'm a bit late seeing it. There are no tools for Linux that can do this yet, and a game like this deserves a real CPC. :-/
But wow, Orion Prime looks really great! Truely an amazing piece of work. Having 4 dsk files on one 3.5" disk is very neat, and I really like the loading-while-playing-music thingy too. :-)
The amazing graphics and groovy music combined gives the game a lot of atmosphere. Looking very much forward to the english translation.
(The demo was loaded on a CPC464 with 128k, everything runs fine except the CAT function which seems to always only allow about 10 characters pr. line for some reason on the CPC464. But groovy terminal! :->).
Yes, the terminal on 'cat' is the best implementation (by far) that I ever saw... :)
Quote from: Nich on 17:34, 30 October 09
Well, it took me nine months to translate all of the text (although I did most of my translation during weekends), so you will probably have to wait a long time! :-\
Well, since I know how much text it is, it would take me six weeks (not more). In this case I would consider myself working every day. I got enough experience in tranlations. And to translate into the own mother language is always much easier than the opposite way.
However I'm glad that Tarhan has choosen Poliander (and not me) for the translation, so the game play will be more interresting for me. I can't do much with the french version :-(
I really hope that a german version will be released!!!
Greets,
TFM
Why bothering foreign versions...
We are the french, the nation that bought Amstrad CPC as his number one 8 bit computer...
You british scums with your speccy...
you japanese with your MSX, you american with your Atari 8 bit and C64...
You russians and your ZX speccy clones.
You spanish and your CPC464 (couldn't you get a proper 6128 like every sploiled french bastard ?)
You Italianos and your OLVETTIs...lol...
You greek and your..what ?
You Deutsches and yours..well okay, Schneiders ? was ist das ?
French editors rarely did Speccy ports !!!
Spain editors too...
so the only foreign version shall be spanish !!!
Bu...but wait... Ocean was a british editor ? oh shi
(okay okay, just kidding, come on, French humour, is it so hard to understand ?)
Any news for an internationnal version ? I mean, at least English then ?
How does it works, do some scener from each country contribute ?
More seriously, I have to admit one friend of mine was even impressed by the fact a good old 8 bit system could actually do that.
The Intro, the 3"1/2 version and so on...
To bad old games didn't feature "modern interface"...
The speccy scene alway laugh at us because we can't get speccy ports running well...but I wonder if a speccy can stand a CPC port of Orion Prime.
Perhaps a version in Esperanto would be perfect... :D
Yesterday, I went to RCM Open Day in Swannington.
My mate, AndyT brought his CPC 6128 and Orion Prime, so I got to have a go at it and marvel at that awesome high res title screen (didn't know the CPC was capable of doing that ..... it's really something to look at)
Looks like, between me & AndyT, we've converted some of those 'Amstrad haters' into 'Amstrad lovers' :)
Quote from: woody.cool on 19:43, 16 November 09Looks like, between me & AndyT, we've converted some of those 'Amstrad haters' into 'Amstrad lovers' :)
Great job :D This game is really awesome and a great demonstration for CPC.
Quote from: MacDeath on 17:16, 16 November 09(okay okay, just kidding, come on, French humour, is it so hard to understand ?)
FFT was here ;)
Quote from: MacDeath on 17:16, 16 November 09
You greek and your..what ?
The CPC reigned supreme here, even being used in many (many video) stores with disk drive systems. Great stuff.
But we don't ask for a Greek version (not THAT would be something!). English would be fine...
...or, indeed, Esperando :D
C'mon... when is the english version gonna be out? I'm sick of using the google translator whilst trying to play the game.
Did anyone get past the broken elevator?
I think I need an energy cell, recharge it and put it near the elevator so I can use it.
I need also to access the computer in the energy room but I don't know how.
Can anyone help me? Pleaseeeeee! ;)
Quote from: robcfg on 17:16, 01 December 09
Did anyone get past the broken elevator?
I think I need an energy cell, recharge it and put it near the elevator so I can use it.
That is correct! :)
QuoteI need also to access the computer in the energy room but I don't know how.
Can anyone help me? Pleaseeeeee! ;)
Highlight the text below to reveal some clues:
You'll need to find the access card. It's somewhere on level 2, so you'll have to fix the elevator first. ;)
I knew I was in the right direction! ;D
Now, If I could only find that cell... I think I've tried everything (which is obviously not true) and I cannot find it.
By the way, I love that they were inspired by the System Shock series of games, I'm big fan ^_____^
Quote from: robcfg on 15:48, 03 December 09
Now, If I could only find that cell... I think I've tried everything (which is obviously not true) and I cannot find it.
Highlight the text below:
There's an energy cell hidden somewhere on your own vessel.
Thank you very much!
Now, that was hard to spot.... ;)