04-04-2012, 01:31 PM | #1 |
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Kickstarter - Can we get an Autuduel up in here?!!?
Since Doublefine brought back the adventure game through Kickstarter, it's been blowing up with the promises of revived games and genres. Wasteland 2 took off like gangbusters, and now Shadowrun is launching through Kickstarter too.
Autoduel is one of my favorite Computer Games of all time and, in fact, it was Autoduel that lead me to look into and eventually start playing Car Wars. How about a remake, a sequel...a legitimate Car Wars game in some form? |
04-04-2012, 04:02 PM | #2 | |
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Re: Kickstarter - Can we get an Autuduel up in here?!!?
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04-04-2012, 11:48 PM | #3 |
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Re: Kickstarter - Can we get an Autuduel up in here?!!?
Oh and if we cant, theres $1 dollars worth of RoadWars, a video game thats essentially Car Wars pc game. Usually you can bid and win, RoadWars, has machine guns, spikes, mines, etc. A few cars to choose from and optional characters.
I do think AutoDuel the game was very fun, took lots of time in between cities, but another version of AutoDuel would be great. Maybe enhance with 18 wheelers n suchlike, and more missions stead of just ousting Mr. Big at the end. And more levels maybe too. More graphics. And build characters better. I kind of enjoy the future setting but, instead of the timeline having drear effects, make role playing as we know driving etc., like today's world, but with weapons, armor etc. Otherwise there would only be big corporation spending on making various models of vehicles. Im talking about most people still working at jobs and commuting etc. I think a bit of the ADQs enterpret this form of lifestyle and not so much like Road Warrior style of surviving. A second AutoDuel version maybe with larger weaponry and including maybe military factions and heavy hitters and mercenaries to do adventuring, maybe an open world like AutoAssault cept not so blown up worldscapes. And vehicles like Halo's warthog etc for ideas too. With or without a hardtop. New sciences involving tissue repair like future forms of regenerations. Meaner airframes, launch code puzzles to solve or something. Maybe an AutoDuel with flying in air roads, like Back to Future movie and etc. wull just thinking... |
04-05-2012, 04:54 AM | #4 |
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Re: Kickstarter - Can we get an Autuduel up in here?!!?
And by done we mean "shipping to distributors." And "discussed" means in-house discussions and not an announcement.
And, even then, nothing will happen until both Steve and I have time to spend on the project.
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04-08-2012, 01:08 AM | #5 |
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Re: Kickstarter - Can we get an Autuduel up in here?!!?
Dear Phil,
I understand the hesitancy b/c you don't want to overcommit. BUT I sure hope you propose this on kickstarter, and soon. I miss the good old pen/paper Car Wars/ Autoduel gaming and have a few ideas on how it could be updated to contemporary gaming -- ready?
Hope you jump on this one soon. I apologize, but I'm no Ogre fan. But Car Wars / Autoduel -- I'm super eager to get that one!!! Hope you can get some 'buy in' from new players too? Not sure what he hook would be? Maybe use real current-day cars or something? Dunno... PEACE - rekzkarz |
04-12-2012, 09:54 AM | #6 |
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Re: Kickstarter - Can we get an Autuduel up in here?!!?
With Ogre making a come back, and guys jumping to support it on Kickstarter, it's really got me wondering what type of support an updated version of CW would get. I'd be all for a cleaned up, streamlined version of CW.
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04-12-2012, 01:46 PM | #7 |
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Re: Kickstarter - Can we get an Autuduel up in here?!!?
This was my first SJG, and I have fond memories of smashing the heck out of my custom made car back in junior high.
But nowadays I'm a jaded, visually impared, short-attention-span gamer... And when I see a game with minis, that is what fires my engine. I wonder if Car Wars hits kickstarter, what "stretch" goals would it take to produce a line of minis in plastic to upgrade your game. *That's* what could pull me back into Car Wars. Cardboard counters? Maybe there's a big enough audience to make that worthwhile... But I imagine your market would increase by an order of magnitude if you were able to set it up with good, customizable minis... |
04-12-2012, 02:52 PM | #8 |
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Re: Kickstarter - Can we get an Autuduel up in here?!!?
I believe there were comments by Phil at one point where some sort of customizable cars was an idea (especially during the heyday of constructible styrene miniatures), but the prohibitive costs for the company put that aside.
I imagine the availability of the Race Day cars and the Racer Knights of Falconus vehicles already out there cheaper than SJG would likely be able to price the pieces also affected that decision. With the idea of cardboard parts, it sounds like it can still happen, but the engineering to design interchangable pieces still will cost money. Phil is a big toy guy, though, so if he can make it happen, it will happen and we'll all be throwing money at that version too. |
04-13-2012, 05:19 AM | #9 |
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You guys really aren't supposed to be distracting me while I'm working on Ogre and trying to help Andrew push Munchkin Apocalypse along . . .
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04-13-2012, 12:00 PM | #10 |
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Re: Kickstarter - Can we get an Autuduel up in here?!!?
Maybe you could suggest Munchkin Car Wars as a bridging project ;)
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