Unity - an announcement

~J~ · Post by **~J~** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:27 pm 0

Read all the posts of support, and I can only offer mine in return.

Take a well-deserved break, chill out, relax, and take it easy....

Will · Post by **Will** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 7:43 pm 0

My disappointment about Unity is already turning into excitement about what is next.

Best wishes for the future.

Demonix · Post by **Demonix** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 8:34 pm 0

Jeff... Keep On Trucking!

Spoongod · Post by **Spoongod** » Sun Dec 12, 2004 10:01 pm 0

*Hugs*

Don't worry about us, it's just a pity that your effort, ideas and time have come to no great frutition this time. We know you'll still be here for us, the llamasofties. Even if you were to never code a commercial product again (something I hope doesn't occur for some long time, but that one day must surely happen), we would forgive. Just take it easy for a bit, Yakky. I'm sure you're dissapointed, but perhaps some good will come out of it all (like a VLM?

)

*More hugs*

Oh well, back to Tempest 2000, ya big smelly git!

Funkenstein · Post by **Funkenstein** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:15 am 0

goatboy wrote: It did get me thinking though - there are lots of things Yak could do now...

Go to Nintendo, Nvidia or other hardware manufacturer and show them his work on Unity - I'm sure Ninty would love to have such a thing to bundle with the revolution when it comes out, as it fits in with their outlook on the future of games - new interactivity and all that.

Super Mario Revolution and Unity as Revolution launch killer apps?

Could anything be more obvious?

You do have a point somewhat. I'm curious to know if Jeff has had any feedback or interest from Nintendo regarding Unity?

I'd also like to add that no one has been, or has the right to feel, let down. Unity was your creation, Yak, and it's a testament to your character that you were unwilling to compromise it.

Rubisco · Post by **Rubisco** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 6:01 am 0

Woah, taken me a while to reply to this thread, was taken aback somewhat. First off I'd like to congratulate you Jeff, you've acheived more in the last two years than I have in my entire life to date. You're an inspiration. At the end of the day you've lost a little and gained so much.

Secondly, and please forgive me for thinking of my own filthy little wants at a time like this, although the game part of Unity never made it to a releasable state, VLM3.5 seems to be a fully functioning mind-blowing lightsynth. Would it by any bizarre business model be possible for it to find its way into the cubies of grubby little tykes like me as a standalone product?

A Black Falcon · Post by **A Black Falcon** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:12 am 0

Too bad... but if it could not get done then it was probably for the best.

As for releasing some of it in some form, it probably depends on how complete it was, whether there is some kind of business model for it, and if he wanted to work on this again after having to go through the cancellation of the game... I wouldn't be too hopeful. Put it under 'wishful thinking'.

manicx · Post by **manicx** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 9:34 am 0

Two years ago, in the Alternative Party I screamed 'Yes' when Jeff said that 'I am back'... Now, all I can say is bummer! Really gutted...

Z · Post by Z » Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:27 am 0

Hello, like the others, I'm sorry it had to be cancelled, and wish you luck on your future endeavours (video-game related, I hope).

I'm very curious as to what the gameplay was supposed to be like though, as a shooter fan. I recall you saying that it was nothing like anything out there. As the game is not being released, would you mind sharing some details about what would have been?

NickMon · Post by **NickMon** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:37 am 0

Late to the party as normal....sorry to hear the news...

What I would like to see (for my two pennies worth) is YAK, earn a stack of cash from something succesful. If you llook back over the llast 10 years, the games have been great, the abilities, the planning, the coding brilliance is all there, but the choice of platforms has not helped much and the protential customers.

Play it safe for a few releases Yak, create some great somes on a platform that will set you up financially, pay off the FARM and put a large amount into an account for your later years. Then come back and dazzle every one with something out of this world...

In all honesty the safest platform to do this on has to be the PC...

On the other hand I would love to see what you can do in 3d and a DS !!

But the one thing that sticks in the back of the mind is "no latter what you plan to do if it is console based, or on a product with a limited life scan, can the 1, or 2 man team really turn out a game in that life scan/cycle...??"

goldfish · Post by **goldfish** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 11:59 am 0

It's better to travel in hope than to arrive, and all the time I've spent on this forum says that Unity has been a great journey so far.

In a similar vein, I seem to remember that Douglas Adams/Dirk Gently said that (by following cars that looked as though they knew where they were going) he would end up where he needed to be, rather than where he wanted to be. I rather suspect that even if Unity isn't going the way everyone hoped, that you, Jeff, are in a better place than you were a couple of years ago.

Good luck with the future, I'm sure there will be more and better opportunities.

Simon

Clack · Post by **Clack** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 12:53 pm 0

Sorry to hear about the project as it looked good.

More worryingly does this mean an end to the lone coder, in producing a â€œcommercialâ€ product?

Partz · Post by **Partz** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:04 pm 0

I don't remember looking forward to a peice of software quite as much as this and can only imagine how hard it had to be to make such a tough decision.

Hats off to Lionhead for carrying the torch for the short term. Who knows, with the publicity generated from the cancellation any number of players could enter the field for the next round of sponsorship. I firmly believe that everything in life happens for a reason. Maybe Unity isn't dead perhaps it's about to get a whole lot bigger

temmikongi · Post by **temmikongi** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 2:46 pm 0

clack wrote:More worryingly does this mean an end to the lone coder, in producing a â€œcommercialâ€ product?

Hopefully not, but as followed Unity's progress I thought it was incredible that mr. Minter was going to pull off a one man effort in 00's.

Best of luck to your future endaviours, Yak! You're the man

MDY · Post by **MDY** » Mon Dec 13, 2004 3:00 pm 0

Arse

Sorry Jeff

Was looking forward to seeing what you'd come up with.

But I'm sure you'll be able to make something even cooler from it down the line..