Gobalopper Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 Post your questions for Joe Bostic, designer/programmer of Dune II and numerous other Westwood games, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormwatch Posted January 30, 2002 Share Posted January 30, 2002 I have read the entire dune series recently and there is no mention of a house ordos in them. Why was it decided to add third house. I'm not complaining . If it weren't for dune 2 I would have never read the books, I'm just interestedI also loved the designs of the stillsuits/armor in dune 2. Why fall back on the movies weird glowing facemask design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobalopper Posted January 30, 2002 Author Share Posted January 30, 2002 Well I can answer the second question, Westwood has the movie licence so things look/follow the movie more then the novels.Here are a couple other quetsions.Was there ever any plan to add a multiplayer mode into the game or would that have required too much of an overhaul of the engine?In your view what game was more innovative, Dune II or the original Command & Conquer?How did you come up with the idea to make an RTS game based in the Dune Universe and what other games influenced you?When was the last time you played Dune II? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemafakei Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 What gave you the inspiration to use Dune for the first proper RTS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobalopper Posted January 31, 2002 Author Share Posted January 31, 2002 If you don't want to post here, ie you don't want to create an account you can email me the questions as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampigai Posted January 31, 2002 Share Posted January 31, 2002 Why did you use a ram as house Harkonnens coed of amour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copec Posted February 1, 2002 Share Posted February 1, 2002 my game freez after playing betwenn 5 to 10 minutes!I use ME what can I do?Er, the voice of the EVA is not working1 I hear it in the optionsmenu!Have u worked on emperor and Dune2k too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobalopper Posted February 1, 2002 Author Share Posted February 1, 2002 Note, we aren't sending tech support questions to Joe.Dune II isn't supported under ME so if it doesn't work Westwood probably won't help. Boot up yoiur old 286 with MS-DOS and give it a try. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davo Posted February 1, 2002 Share Posted February 1, 2002 I can answer feyd's question.The Harkonnen's insignia in the Dune Encyclopedia is a Ram's head -  "White a ram's head caboshed guardant azure." Same for the Atreides' "falcon", and the Ordos' snake (which is House Wallach's insignia ... Ordos' bone insignia was prolly not cool enough  :) ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Soul Blighter Posted February 2, 2002 Share Posted February 2, 2002 Yes but in reality from the books....The Harkonnen House insignia is the griffin and the Atreides is not falcon but hawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sardauker-Kirov Posted February 5, 2002 Share Posted February 5, 2002 The skull logo would look cool with Harkonnen ram mixed, LoLI didnt know Ordos were pirates  ::) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exatreide Posted February 6, 2002 Share Posted February 6, 2002 This is getting off topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefud Posted February 8, 2002 Share Posted February 8, 2002 I agree... ;DI have to tell you, that Frank Herbert never used the Dune Encyclopedia because he used his own imagination to create the characters and other stuff in his Duniverse! (For some people the Encyclopedia became 'apocryphal' because it contained info which didn't match FH's version.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jk Posted February 10, 2002 Share Posted February 10, 2002 Tell WW to make a multiplayer patch for Dune II. Â ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exatreide Posted February 12, 2002 Share Posted February 12, 2002 dont think thats going to happen.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sardauker-Kirov Posted February 12, 2002 Share Posted February 12, 2002 Yes indeed..... Its a old game, Maybe some people plays it but for multiplayer.... No way.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTF Posted February 13, 2002 Share Posted February 13, 2002 Could you ask him why the source code will not be released?BTW, when can we expect the answers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobalopper Posted February 13, 2002 Author Share Posted February 13, 2002 I have a bunch of midterms this week so I will be sending them to Chris to forward to Joe on Friday most likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefud Posted February 13, 2002 Share Posted February 13, 2002 Yes, I'd also like to see a patch like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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