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Agasthya · Apr 15, 2002, 12:15 PM

Believe it or not, RTCW has actually gone gold master and will begin arriving at stores on april 27th or something.

un-****ing-believable.

brown monk · Apr 15, 2002, 01:16 PM

W00t!

All I can say is: FINALLY!

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x user · Apr 15, 2002, 02:29 PM

I still say May 1 before many people get it

Leonard · Apr 15, 2002, 04:09 PM

Thank the gods. It's finally gone gold.

Now we just have to wait 2 weeks to see it on the shelves...

starfleetX · Apr 15, 2002, 04:28 PM

YAY!!

/me REALLY hopes they squashed those dual processor bugs...

Guy Incognito · Apr 15, 2002, 05:49 PM

I was all happy until I saw this quote from MacGamers:

"The version of Castle Wolfenstein that will be shipping is not the current version for PC (1.21) though programmer Duane Johnson is working on that patch now and it should be released soon. (Thanks, Peter)"

...I had to shake my head in disgust and disappointment. "We're waiting for iD to give us the nod...really we are? We're all done over here, there's nothing else we can do...it's up for iD to give us the thumbs up."

I'll be sitting here patiently waiting for the obligatory "Yeah, well iD never gave us the latest source code, so we couldn't work on it."

Can I see the contract? I bet that it's written "Thou shalst release a patch...thou shalst not release a complete and bug-free boxed version" somewhere in there.

Guy Incognito · Apr 15, 2002, 05:52 PM

It's honestly no biggie, but it would have been fun to have a boxed version that didn't require a patch.

I'm expecting a flood of rollie eyes from the lot of you though. How could I expect less?

AKcrab · Apr 15, 2002, 06:51 PM

Just so you're not disappointed.

Apr 15, 2002, 07:05 PM

Thanks.

juanvaldes · Apr 15, 2002, 09:29 PM

only some 5 months late....eh.....could have been worse.....

Guy Incognito · Apr 16, 2002, 06:44 AM

Originally posted by juanvaldes:
only some 5 months late....eh.....could have been worse.....

True...could have been an Alien vs. Predator repeat or even worse...a Halflife repeat!

"Yeah, I know you guys have ported 99% of of our game...we just don't feel like you should release it though. It was all an elaborate joke."

And then Sierra/Valve have the nerves to tell us it's the Mac gamers' fault for pushing them to release it and whining about no Mac-to-PC support etc...

[ 04-16-2002: Message edited by: Guy Incognito ]

Leonard · Apr 16, 2002, 08:43 AM

Originally posted by Guy Incognito:
It's honestly no biggie, but it would have been fun to have a boxed version that didn't require a patch.

I'm expecting a flood of rollie eyes from the lot of you though. How could I expect less?

When was the last time you saw a game released without a patch coming... I haven't seen one since... ummmm... I can't remember...

OwlBoy · Apr 16, 2002, 11:11 AM

Woot I can Buy it and trash My B3 copy

-Owl

BobK · Apr 16, 2002, 12:24 PM

Outpost.com just canceled my order!

Guy Incognito · Apr 16, 2002, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by Leonard:

When was the last time you saw a game released without a patch coming... I haven't seen one since... ummmm... I can't remember...

Well...that's not the point. Just because most games come out and have to be patched doesn't mean Westlake should do the same...especially since the game is released 5 months later than the PC version. They had plenty of time to implement the new code (assuming iD gave them the code...I hope they didn't though because that would really make Westlake look bad if they had the code for over 2 months and didn't bother putting it in waiting for iD's approval to ship RTCW.)

x user · Apr 16, 2002, 09:18 PM

I still haven't gotten a CD-key that works for Online Beta 3, I guess i'll have to wait

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OwlBoy · Apr 17, 2002, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by x user:
I still haven't gotten a CD-key that works for Online Beta 3, I guess i'll have to wait

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ID seems to be on of the Kings of CD key protection in games and such.

-Owl

brown monk · Apr 19, 2002, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by Guy Incognito:


assuming iD gave them the code...I hope they didn't though because that would really make Westlake look bad if they had the code for over 2 months and didn't bother putting it in waiting for iD's approval to ship RTCW.)

They didn't. Glenda Adams to Macgamer.com:

The 1.3 patch on the PC introduced an anti-cheat technology called PunkBuster. Unfortunately for security reasons, Westlake couldn't have access to the PunkBuster source code, and so the original PC developer of Punk Buster, Even Balance, is working on a Mac Punk Buster library. Rather than delay the game even longer while waiting for everything to be wrapped up with that, it seemed like a better to ship the older version, and keep working on 1.31 while the game goes through duplication/distribution.

x user · Apr 19, 2002, 12:26 PM

I really don't know why any CD-Key I get ahold of doesn't work though.

Guy Incognito · Apr 19, 2002, 03:44 PM

Originally posted by x user:
I really don't know why any CD-Key I get ahold of doesn't work though.

That'll teach you, you stinkin' pirate.

x user · Apr 19, 2002, 08:19 PM

Originally posted by Guy Incognito:


That'll teach you, you stinkin' pirate.

Whoa buddy, calm down, i'm no pirate, The only reason I even CONSIDERED getting the Beta 3 copy is because I COULDN'T get a paid copy. I assure you that all my other games ARE paid copies.