<sigh>. Further delays. But I do say more about what we're working on, for whatever that's worth.

Also, for any interested parties, I'm in the process of creating an informational page about how we make ships for the game. It will eventually include example images and such:

http://design.vendetta-online.com/wiki/index.php?title=Creating_Ships

its cool, I can wait :)

I was just reading the wiki, and was going to post about it...

damnit, you beat me!

must have been some kind of insider knowledge...humph!

Kewl. Thankee. :)

OMG!

We have to wait for this!!!!

Devs, take all the time you need for this to work properly :)

this is AWESOME! just AWESOME!!

dynamicly created trader NPCs and escorts based on attacks by pierats and ofc supply and demand!!!

WOOT!!

/cheering and dancing at the devGODS

I can wait, no prob. Just get it working like you want to, people.

***Spellcast scoops his jaw up off the floor after reading the newspost***

ok i'll wait. =D Has anyone mentioned lately how much you devs rock?

actually i'm happy it got delayed... i have the weekend off and can actually wait up as late as a i need to tonight. :) i'll just have to go home and take a quick nap when i'm done with work.

That's pretty cool.
We need more life in this universe.

/me is giddy after reading news post

Im wondering, will the traders be smart enough to dodge missles? Because no matter how many escorts they have, if you spam em with missles they will die unless they dodge.

Lets face it malo, lots of players aint able to dodge em, hehe, why should the bots?

Heh, but yeah, does sound like it will add some life to vendetta, even if they re wondering round at first looking for the *Secret reseach facility* meh, dont they know its in Pelatus? :D

Sounds good. A logical first step in creating the "real" economy. Make sure transports can get from place to place.

Is the pathfinding controlled by the A.I. ?
Do the NPC bots have "waypoints" of any kind in-sector via a coordinate system?
Do they have "waypoints" when going from sector to sector in navroutes?

Will special bot missions (Like "Itani Ambassador plans to meet with UIT representative in secret Edras location") make it into the NEWS tab for added depth and immersion?

John/Incarnate: Wow. The wiki posting on "how we made teh Prom" is incredible. Great content. And it is nice to hear how Guild is looking to minimize the impact of the game on gamer systems (via fewer textures to load, for example). These days, many (but not all) games developed feel like developers (and testers?) were working on proto-type super computers and weren't paying much attention to how things would work on normal or out-of-date machines.

Well the thing is when im hunting down a CTC Cargo ship, i just spam chaos from 500+m away and it hits with ease. The thing is none of the guards do anything about it until the missles actually hit the transporter, and the transporter doesnt hit turbo when it can see missles coming at it. If you shoot missles at the transporter the escorts should automatically attack you, without waiting for the missles to hit.

w00T! PIRATING WILL LIVE AGAIN!!

-tm

WoW!

I think that sums it up ^^

Yarr!

mine summed 'tup better :P

no yoda, you spell it wrong

Its spelled Yarrr!

And these bots better insult me after I kill them, or it just wont be the same.

<yodaofborg> Die, robotic treasure chest!
yodaofborg destroyed Seipos T-38 Transport 67353
<Seipos T-38 Transport 67353> Spammer!
<yodaofborg> Thank ye fer droppin ye cargoes!
<Seipos T-38 Transport 67353> Backroller!

LOL!

I can't wait! cargo gank squad forming in Sedina D14 immediately following the update!