Talk:Ascendancy (video game)

message: I've heard about a sequel Ascendancy 2 but can't find any info about it? --90.219.167.234 (talk) 16:39, 7 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe the project was cancelled, or at least hasn't been shipped yet. I added what information I could find into the article - Logic Factory kept mention of the sequel on their site until 2007, when it was pulled. --Culix (talk) 03:00, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Ascendancy 2

message: Hello, I moved the bug report below to the discussion, as I think what is reported of is not a bug, but the power consumption of active shields.  Shields that are active consume power every turn, as well for the player as for the AI.  So if you have let's say 5 ships in one star system and all ships have their shields activated, then if one of your ship moves, all the ships drain power.  If the enemy then shoots at you, al your ships and his ships drain power again.  Thus it can be possible that you have only moved one ship and that all other ships have drained their power, only because their shields were activated.  To save the power drain from the other ships, you should temporarily desactivate their shields until it is their turn to move, but the AI may not be that smart and activate its shields all the time therefore draining power of all its ships in the star system at every move.
--Toon Macharis 20:06, 11 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Wrong Bug Report

message: I would like to add the links gathered at my fan site:
* http://trascendancy.altervista.org/links.php
I also have updated the MODguide, available in the download page.
I'd be glad if someone reviews my request, thanks. --Legolas558 12:05, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I've added the link. I think it is in accordance with Wikipedia:External links. jaco♫plane 12:34, 9 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: thank you! I have edited the link to better fit the real linked content --Legolas558 16:46, 10 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Fansite links

message: I have removed the Ascendancy2.com forums broken link
* Ascendancy Message Board - a closed down message board run by a couple fans
Just to know, I could backup most of the content of those forums and now it is available in the downloads section ("historical downloads", requires registration) --Legolas558 16:11, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Broken link 

message: I added a large gameplay description, which is in need of melding with the background description where it notes topography its elements.  I think a portal is in need of this game, details on units, buildings, etc.--Notmyhandle 04:32, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I doubt the game is popular enough to warrant a portal of its own. I could be wrong, though. Chronolegion 11:49, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Are portals about popularity?  I had just thought that it would add organization and allow more detail to the overall topic; will they not allow us?--Notmyhandle 22:31, 26 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: All I was saying was that a popular game would allow more people to update said portal, correcting mistaken info, adding strategies and stats, etc. Chronolegion 12:30, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  If it exists, perhaps more people would contribute.  I don't know how to start one, but if I did I would.--Notmyhandle 17:26, 27 October 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Ship designs would probably make a great section to which players could contribute. I know there's an FAQ out there that has some great ship ideas. I particularly like the one that allows a ship to travel through multiple star lanes and red links in one turn, finally bringing the term "Blitzkrieg" to the game. Chronolegion 14:37, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gameplay description 

message: I was thinking of adding material from the William R. Trotter interview, where he says his over-enthusiastic review of the game permanently hurt his reputation. (I think he over-compensated, the game is quite playable.) 
Instead, I discovered the article needs a lot of cleanup. (See WP:VG/GL for a not-amazing-difficult-to-deal-with explanation.) I've made standard copyedit changes, but just to the opening paragraphs, so folks can see where the content might be improved. This stuff really does matter: it reflects on the game itself (one of my favs).
A number of changes were made that should be made to the rest of the article, to get it close to Wiki style guidelines:
1) Removing "you" and "one", to replace with "the player", as per style manual.
2) Standard copyedit cleanup of unneeded words. E.g., "in order to travel" becomes "to travel".
3) Removes vague, subjective, original research statements such as "fairly complex, by 1995 standards". That's suitable for a fansite, but not an encyclopedia. E.g., what does "fairly complex" mean? That kind of statement needs an independent source (it can't be the personal opinion of the person who wrote in Wikipedia). I understand that this statement is just a way of giving a general idea of what's going on, but the problem is that it sounds like original research, and that's really not appropriate. See WP:OR on this. Another example is equating "starlanes" with "wormholes". The game doesn't use the word wormholes, so saying they are the same is personal opinion.
4) Fixes spelling errors. (In this case I made all the changes.) Alpha Ralpha Boulevard (talk) 04:44, 1 August 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Alpha says: "I think he over-compensated, the game is quite playable." Me says: yes but barely. Antagonizer is necessary for some resistance. The music is hypnotic and running on a general scifi theme. That's actually the best part of it, but the graphics sometimes is somewhat impressive too. Rursus dixit. (mbork3!) 12:58, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

text: I've tried to clean up and organize the article, in compliance with the guidelines. I will continue working on in in the new few days. --Culix (talk) 03:07, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Copyedit description

message: I have removed five requests for fair image use rationales from the talk page; they were taking up space and the images have long since been deleted. If you want to see them you can look at an old version of the talk page. --Culix (talk) 00:03, 21 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Old 'fair use' requests 

message: If anyone has a copy of the following magazines they apparently discuss Ascendancy in the editor's column and letters to the editor sections. --Culix (talk) 04:01, 24 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other References 

message: Since 2005 this article has said Ascendancy won "Best Strategy Software of 1996 by PC Gamer magazine". The claim has been copied all over the internet from this Wikipedia article, but I can't find any actual reference to back it up. I did come across this review from PC Gamer November 1995. In that article the reviewer (William Trotter) gives his opinion that "Ascendancy is strategy game of the year", but I don't believe that corresponds with an actual award from the magazine. The review also notes on the side that Ascendancy earns the "PC Gamer Editor's Choice" award, but that doesn't sound like the same thing. And it looks like the Editor's Choice award is the only one claimed by The Logic Factory on their website (see here).
If anyone has a reference for Ascendancy winning Best Strategy Software of 1996 by PC Gamer magazine please post here, or add the reference to the article. Until then I am removing the reference. --Culix (talk) 17:02, 5 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ascendancy Awards 

message: I have added some screenshots to the article to try and illustrate various aspects of the game. I added screens showing the System Display (planetary control, space combat, spaceships, star lanes); the Planetary Screen (Research/Industry/Prosperity levels, building on planets and in space, colored square topography); the Diplomacy screen (trading info, going to war); and the New Game Screen (showing the icons of different species, and controlling all of the parameters that go into a game).
I believe that these screens cover most major aspects of the game, and are broad enough to display and explain things in an encyclopedic article such as this wikipedia article. We don't have pictures of everything, but I don't think we need to. We don't want to spoil everything, and wikipedia is not a guide. Plus, videogame articles like StarCraft and Halo:_Combat_Evolved have become featured with a low number of screenshots, so I'm not sure we need to add more.
Regardless, feedback is welcome. I have tried to make the shots interesting by showing action, lots of races interacting, interesting galaxies, varied topography, etc. But if you have an idea for a shot we are missing, or a better shot that illustrates some key game element, I am happy to take more. --Culix (talk) 03:18, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Screenshots 

message: The wikipedia guidelines and discussion state that GameFAQs is considered a reliable source for video game release dates and publishers, so I have added this page as a reference. Still, if anyone can find a better reference for the release dates of Ascendancy (including exact dates) that would be good. --Culix (talk) 15:19, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Release Dates 

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