Need some reliable info.

Drat on 24/1/2006 at 06:29

I read a rumour on the MobyGames page on Terra Nova, that Looking Glass intended to base the game on Starship Troopers, but couldn't get the license.

Is there any truth to this? And more importantly, are there reliable sources, like interviews, etc stating this? This is partly for the purposes of verifying a statement in a Wikipedia article.

Also, is it true that Looking Glass were thinking of making a hybrid game that used the Underworld/SS1 indoor engine and the TN outdoor engine for another project?

Gigaquad on 24/1/2006 at 15:35

I haven't seen (http://www.rpgdot.com/index.php?hsaction=10053&ID=63) this interview mentioned anywhere on ttlg:

Quote:

RPGDot: Which of your former games would you like to re-do, if you had enough foundings and time and freedom of choice?

Paul Neurath: Terra Nova. Back around the time Ultima Underworld II was wrapping up, I had the concept for a squad level 3D tactical game loosely based on the fiction of Starship Troopers and The Forever War.

Drat on 25/1/2006 at 03:02

Thanks, that should prove useful.

marvelzombie on 14/2/2006 at 16:34

this is very true, i worked at LG back when.

Shadowcat on 14/2/2006 at 21:39

Always nice to see LG alumni here :) Welcome aboard!

Is that a confirmation of both the Starship Troopers story and the hybrid-engine story, or only the former (or latter)?

marvelzombie on 15/2/2006 at 18:41

thanks

i can only answer to the starship troopers end of it.:confused:

Drat on 16/2/2006 at 04:02

Oh, well. Cool to have an LG person around though :D.

Incidentally, I've seen Jeff Yaus here and there on Wikipedia. He even left a message on the Terra Nova page.

foldedfish on 28/3/2006 at 03:21

Quote Posted by Drat

Incidentally, I've seen Jeff Yaus here and there on Wikipedia. He even left a message on the Terra Nova page.

You've now seen him here as well. :)

To address the original question: no, LookingGlass never tried for the Starship Troopers license. Terra Nova was inspired by the whole genre of powered armor, be that Heinlein, John Steakley's "Armor", or others. We didn't want to be tied down to any one particular setting.

I'd also like to add how gratifying it is to see this forum still showing interest in Terra Nova. 10 years ago I was pouring blood and sweat into that game, and it really means a lot that people care and appreciated the work!

Drat on 29/3/2006 at 08:05

Did you like the Terragen renders? I posted that link on your talk page a few months back. Now that I've got a new computer I can try my hand at more.

Shadowcat on 30/3/2006 at 00:00

Welcome, Jeff! :)

Quote:

I'd also like to add how gratifying it is to see this forum still showing interest in Terra Nova. 10 years ago I was pouring blood and sweat into that game, and it really means a lot that people care and appreciated the work!

Hell yes :)

And indeed continue to appreciate it. There are, naturally, a great many people who come to TTLG on account of Thief with little knowledge of what came before, and every now and then one of them will pick up a copy of Terra Nova and discover for the first time what a great game it is!

And there's still nothing else out there that quite gives me the same feeling as that initial drop into a mission.

You guys did good :)