Groombridge - Revision history

Fyzixfighter: Reverted edits by 78.94.1.149 (Talk) to last revision by PsiPhi

2011-05-27T16:46:18Z

Reverted edits by 78.94.1.149 (Talk) to last revision by PsiPhi

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	~~Suodns great~~ to ~~me BWTHDIK~~		[[Image:PaulFredGroombridge.gif\|thumb\|The two gods of Star Control (Paul on the left, Fred on the right)\|right]]
			'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.

			==Trivia==
			There was supposed to be an easter egg encounter with "bizarre, godlike incarnations" of the game's creators [[Paul Reiche III]] and [[Fred Ford]] at the Groombridge Rainbow World. The feature got scrapped due to Accolade's wish that the game was finished earlier, though the art was done and still remains.

			More exactly, the idea was that [[The Captain]] had to compliment the two creators to receive some hints.{{ref\|1}}

			==Notes and references==
			{{note\|1}}{{IRC2007}}
			::23:44 <@Meep-Eep> <PRH_> Another question: can you tell us or at least give a hint what was supposed to be in the Groombridge dialogue?
			::23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.
			::23:46 <+PR3> We intended the Groombridge dialog to be an automated player hint and Fred/Paul self-aggrandizing system. By complimenting us (presented as supreme brain demigods) you would curry our favor and receive the boon of secret knowledge.
			:{{FredMail}}
			::This was basically going to be an easter egg where you would be able to progress through a conversation tree much like any of the other alien race conversations. We were going to reveal interesting trivia and possibly pose questions to you which were impossible for you to answer correctly -- like which do you like better about this game: the design or the programming? And suddenly you might find yourself in the middle of Urquan space (ala the Talking Pet).

			[[Category:Stars]]

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2011-05-27T16:34:13Z

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	~~[[Image:PaulFredGroombridge.gif\|thumb\|The two gods of Star Control (Paul on the left, Fred on the right)\|right]]~~		Suodns great to me BWTHDIK
	'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.

	~~==Trivia==~~
	~~There was supposed~~ to be an easter egg encounter with "bizarre, godlike incarnations" of the game's creators [[Paul Reiche III]] and [[Fred Ford]] at the Groombridge Rainbow World. The feature got scrapped due to Accolade's wish that the game was finished earlier, though the art was done and still remains.

	~~More exactly, the idea was that [[The Captain]] had to compliment the two creators to receive some hints.{{ref\|1}}~~

	~~==Notes and references==~~
	~~{{note\|1}}{{IRC2007}}~~
	~~::23:44 <@Meep-Eep> <PRH_> Another question: can you tell us or at least give a hint what was supposed to be in the Groombridge dialogue?~~
	~~::23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.~~
	::23:46 <+PR3> We intended the Groombridge dialog to be an automated player hint and Fred/Paul self-aggrandizing system. By complimenting us (presented as supreme brain demigods) you would curry our favor and receive the boon of secret knowledge.
	~~:{{FredMail}}~~
	::This was basically going to be an easter egg where you would be able to progress through a conversation tree much like any of the other alien race conversations. We were going to reveal interesting trivia and possibly pose questions to you which were impossible for you to answer correctly -- like which do you like better about this game: the design or the programming? And suddenly you might find yourself in the middle of Urquan space (ala the Talking Pet).

	~~[[Category:Stars]]~~

PsiPhi: Undo revision 25510 by 92.43.114.73 (Talk)

2011-05-26T13:53:46Z

Undo revision 25510 by 92.43.114.73 (Talk)

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	'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.		'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.

	~~Haha~~. ~~I woke up down today~~. ~~Youve cehered me up!~~		==Trivia==
			There was supposed to be an easter egg encounter with "bizarre, godlike incarnations" of the game's creators [[Paul Reiche III]] and [[Fred Ford]] at the Groombridge Rainbow World. The feature got scrapped due to Accolade's wish that the game was finished earlier, though the art was done and still remains.

			More exactly, the idea was that [[The Captain]] had to compliment the two creators to receive some hints.{{ref\|1}}

	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==

92.43.114.73: /* Trivia */

2011-05-26T10:42:18Z

Trivia

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	'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.		'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.

	~~==Trivia==~~		Haha. I woke up down today. Youve cehered me up!
	~~There was supposed to be an easter egg encounter with "bizarre, godlike incarnations" of the game's creators [[Paul Reiche III]] and [[Fred Ford]] at the Groombridge Rainbow World~~. ~~The feature got scrapped due to Accolade's wish that the game was finished earlier, though the art was done and still remains~~.

	~~More exactly, the idea was that [[The Captain]] had to compliment the two creators to receive some hints.{{ref\|1}}~~

	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==

Valaggar: mailquote:redundantexplanation

2007-09-16T09:32:18Z

mailquote:redundantexplanation

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	::23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.		::23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.
	::23:46 <+PR3> We intended the Groombridge dialog to be an automated player hint and Fred/Paul self-aggrandizing system. By complimenting us (presented as supreme brain demigods) you would curry our favor and receive the boon of secret knowledge.		::23:46 <+PR3> We intended the Groombridge dialog to be an automated player hint and Fred/Paul self-aggrandizing system. By complimenting us (presented as supreme brain demigods) you would curry our favor and receive the boon of secret knowledge.
			:{{FredMail}}
			::This was basically going to be an easter egg where you would be able to progress through a conversation tree much like any of the other alien race conversations. We were going to reveal interesting trivia and possibly pose questions to you which were impossible for you to answer correctly -- like which do you like better about this game: the design or the programming? And suddenly you might find yourself in the middle of Urquan space (ala the Talking Pet).

	[[Category:Stars]]		[[Category:Stars]]

Fyzixfighter: ce

2007-06-23T05:12:36Z

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	There was supposed to be an easter egg encounter with "bizarre, godlike incarnations" of the game's creators [[Paul Reiche III]] and [[Fred Ford]] at the Groombridge Rainbow World. The feature got scrapped due to Accolade's wish that the game was finished earlier, though the art was done and still remains.		There was supposed to be an easter egg encounter with "bizarre, godlike incarnations" of the game's creators [[Paul Reiche III]] and [[Fred Ford]] at the Groombridge Rainbow World. The feature got scrapped due to Accolade's wish that the game was finished earlier, though the art was done and still remains.

	More exactly, the idea was that [[The Captain]] had to compliment the two creators to receive some hints{{ref\|1}}.		More exactly, the idea was that [[The Captain]] had to compliment the two creators to receive some hints.{{ref\|1}}

	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==
	{{note\|1}}{{IRC2007}}		{{note\|1}}{{IRC2007}}
	::23:44 <@Meep-Eep> <PRH_> Another question: can you tell us or at least give a hint what was supposed to be in the Groombridge dialogue?~~<br>~~		::23:44 <@Meep-Eep> <PRH_> Another question: can you tell us or at least give a hint what was supposed to be in the Groombridge dialogue?
	::23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.~~<br>~~		::23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.
	::23:46 <+PR3> We intended the Groombridge dialog to be an automated player hint and Fred/Paul self-aggrandizing system. By complimenting us (presented as supreme brain demigods) you would curry our favor and receive the boon of secret knowledge.		::23:46 <+PR3> We intended the Groombridge dialog to be an automated player hint and Fred/Paul self-aggrandizing system. By complimenting us (presented as supreme brain demigods) you would curry our favor and receive the boon of secret knowledge.

	[[Category:Stars]]		[[Category:Stars]]

Valaggar: expanded caption (Fred=right, Paul=left)

2007-06-17T09:15:04Z

expanded caption (Fred=right, Paul=left)

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	[[Image:PaulFredGroombridge.gif\|thumb\|The two gods of Star Control\|right]]		[[Image:PaulFredGroombridge.gif\|thumb\|The two gods of Star Control (Paul on the left, Fred on the right)\|right]]
	'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.		'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.

Valaggar: embedded art

2007-06-17T08:50:17Z

embedded art

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			[[Image:PaulFredGroombridge.gif\|thumb\|The two gods of Star Control\|right]]
	'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.		'''Groombridge''' is a mysterious, [[List of star types\|white supergiant star]] at coordinates 996.0 : 904.2, at the end of the Rainbow Arrow. Orbiting it is a single planet, which is the final [[Rainbow World]] that forms the "point" of their arrow formation.

	==Trivia==		==Trivia==
	There was supposed to be an easter egg encounter with "bizarre, godlike incarnations" of the game's creators [[Paul Reiche III]] and [[Fred Ford]] at the Groombridge Rainbow World. The feature got scrapped due to Accolade's wish that the game was finished earlier~~. However~~, the art still ~~remained. See [http://web.archive.org/web/20031021045732/home.att.ne.jp/wave/rainbow/Toys_for_Bob/test_groom~~.~~htm]~~		There was supposed to be an easter egg encounter with "bizarre, godlike incarnations" of the game's creators [[Paul Reiche III]] and [[Fred Ford]] at the Groombridge Rainbow World. The feature got scrapped due to Accolade's wish that the game was finished earlier, though the art was done and still remains.

	More exactly, the idea was that [[The Captain]] had to compliment the two creators to receive some hints{{ref\|1}}.		More exactly, the idea was that [[The Captain]] had to compliment the two creators to receive some hints{{ref\|1}}.

Valaggar at 08:04, 15 June 2007

2007-06-15T08:04:23Z

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	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==
	{{note\|1}}{{IRC2007}}		{{note\|1}}{{IRC2007}}
	:23:44 <@Meep-Eep> <PRH_> Another question: can you tell us or at least give a hint what was supposed to be in the Groombridge dialogue?<br>		::23:44 <@Meep-Eep> <PRH_> Another question: can you tell us or at least give a hint what was supposed to be in the Groombridge dialogue?<br>
	:23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.<br>		::23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.<br>
	:23:46 <+PR3> We intended the Groombridge dialog to be an automated player hint and Fred/Paul self-aggrandizing system. By complimenting us (presented as supreme brain demigods) you would curry our favor and receive the boon of secret knowledge.		::23:46 <+PR3> We intended the Groombridge dialog to be an automated player hint and Fred/Paul self-aggrandizing system. By complimenting us (presented as supreme brain demigods) you would curry our favor and receive the boon of secret knowledge.

	[[Category:Stars]]		[[Category:Stars]]

Valaggar: Used Template:IRC2007

2007-06-15T07:49:14Z

Used Template:IRC2007

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	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==
	{{note\|1}}~~''From the 2007 [[TFB chat protocols\|IRC chat]] with [[Toys for Bob]] (robot is Fred Ford, PR3 is Paul Reiche III):''<br>~~		{{note\|1}}{{IRC2007}}
	:23:44 <@Meep-Eep> <PRH_> Another question: can you tell us or at least give a hint what was supposed to be in the Groombridge dialogue?<br>		:23:44 <@Meep-Eep> <PRH_> Another question: can you tell us or at least give a hint what was supposed to be in the Groombridge dialogue?<br>
	:23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.<br>		:23:46 <+robot> Groombridge was going to be another hint mechanism and miscellaneous crazy easter-egg stuff.<br>