Do you think Firefly Online will ever be released?
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Yeah - expired certificate plus no updates since March on FB (or anywhere else) equals dead in the water. I'd prefer otherwise, as this was really promising, but it does happen...
Wherever you go, there you are...
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QMx and FOX are fighting and Fox has pretty much shut it down. Who knows what will happen but I suspect that they have killed it, killed it with a sword, those idiots seem to have done nothing right. I emailed Oniel at spark plug games several times and he would say nothing concrete, they are under a gag order/NDA and can't talk of course.
First response:
"Thanks for getting in touch, and in fact we read every single message that comes in. I have to say, completely agree with your sentiment -- WTF IS GOING ON!?!?! There are many things I'd love to say, but legally/contractually/existentially all I can really mention is the fact that this beloved brand doesn't belong to us. It belongs to Fox, and we have to respect and abide by our contractual rules. I wish I could just tell the entire world every single thing that is going on behind the scenes right now, but you know what? I'd be out of business tomorrow, sued to oblivion!
If you want to gripe, I'd be happy to jump on a call with you as I'm right there with you in my frustrations. But we're professional game developers, not trying to pull one over on you by any means. You have ever right to be disappointed, but all I ask is that you consider the entire situation and not think that we have much (any) control over what is happening. We're at the bottom of the totem pole, quite honestly, and often stuck with the mud all over us.
Quite seriously though, if you want to chat I'm happy to call you. And no, you can not ever stop the signal.
Thanks,
John"
Second a few months later:
Good to hear from you, and thanks for checking in. I wish I had more good news, but it's all in the hands of Fox and QMx. We're stuck here waiting on their politics, which is infuriating. In this case, no news is not good news as I'm sure it doesn't help. Sorry that I couldn't have more to say on this.
Thanks,
John
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If only it were Warner Bros instead of Fox.
Release the game, change names and everything else you need to do to avoid copyright laws, stuff FOX! Fox lost me long time ago and many more when they pulled the TV show back in the day.
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Who says we can't keep busy in the meantime???
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Who says we can't keep busy in the meantime???
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I agree. Fox lost me years ago and now are messing with the game i wanted to play really, really badly. Oh well. Guess its not gonna happen.
"Get a ship, find a crew, keep flying."-Captan Malcom
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Nothin' new..
I just went looking today to see if there was anything out there anywhere, and nada, but I did find this descriptor in a comment section and there was a few things I didn't know it was going to have so I though I would post...
JB5 says:
16 March, 2015 at 3:51 am
Here is what I have learnt from Andy Gore, Executive Producer of FFO:
Game’s similar to old school “Fallout”
There’s three game modes:
1/ Flight sim – like “Freelancer”
2/ Economics/Logistical/Shipyard/Personnel – Like “Masters of Orion”
3/ Main play will be “Encounter engine” – a 3D procedurally generated system, creates towns etc where you visit bars etc and this is where combat takes place – “X-Com” turn based style.
Crew training, equipment, morale etc will be important.
Isometric view but you can have a first person view if you want but game is more suited to isometric.
They decided not to make a FPS game as Firefly is about more than pew pew pew.
There is only one scenario where you cannot “talk your way” out of a battle if you want.
Lots of humor in the game
You’ll have a “GTA” type garage for your ships where you can swap them. And upgrade them.
You can finish the story of the first release (where the original cast appear – the script was over 100 pages just for the cut scenes by the way) in about 20 hours if you really want to concentrate on it, or “120” hours (ie as much time as you want to take) if you just want to do parts of the main storyline slowly and just fly around doing jobs in the ‘Verse.
You will have to do the first few parts of the main storyline first to get set up then it’s up to you.
The game gets tougher as you progress. (naturally)
In flight sim mode you can either fly yourself from planet to planet or system to system or you can “fast forward” if you like.
If you fast forward you still can run into random events such as being boarded by pirates, attacked by reavers, the Alliance can stop you and search your ship etc.
If you’re boarded the battle takes place within your ship (obviously).
If you win a battle you loot the enemy. You can take their boots if you want.
Any weapons you loot you can “dis-assemble” and remake into something better.
You will need a “gunsmithing skill” to do that.
You can craft weapons and equipment.
Each part of the inside of your ship is fully customizable.
The game has the “personality” of the show.
Joss is happy with the game but doesn’t have any input as such.
Voiceover complete for initial release with the exception of Wheaton. Very soon.
Adam and Alan have more than their original characters voiced in game.
Couldn’t get Gina as she was too busy but should be in Part Two of the game.
Badger may be in Part Two.
The Kelly Wu character is the “Badger” of the first release.
You don’t have to use Courtney or Wil as your character’s voice if you don’t want to.
They are approximately 90 days from release, aiming for end of May if possible.
There may be an “early access” release.
Release will be worldwide across all platforms.
The are using the Cortex roll out as the template for actual game release. Ironing out bugs so release goes smoothly. Apple caused the first two week delay, Android the current two week delay due to change in download management software.
You can play on your mobile device on the way home, for example, fire up your PC and start from where you left on your mobile device.
Cortex and the full game use the same database so again using Cortex to “test” game code live before release.
Premium game, may have a two day free start on Steam, for example, though.
There will be 4 DLC’s (already done), new storylines etc, don’t need them if you don’t want them though.
Premium price will be “dramatically low”. The reason is because you will need to buy it for each platform you want to use it on.
QMX (developer) has made a lot of money on Firefly merchandise over the last 10 years and they decided to do the game as a “gift” to Browncoats as nobody else has successfully made a Firefly
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It said they would need 100000 active players, they have 72,000 follows on facebook.
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I strongly doubt you will see this game anytime soon, Problem is with copyright infringements, Last I heard the Firefly copyright still belongs to FOX and without their consent there is no game. The way the sites all shut down quick about FFO I would think it was because of the copyright information.
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