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Author Topic: Unclaimed World [Sci-Fi Frontier Colony Sim] (aka Conlan's Claim)  (Read 49812 times)

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Re: Conlan's Claim [Sci-Fi Frontier Colony Sim]
« Reply #75 on: January 10, 2011, 03:50:19 am »

okay whats the e-mail address do we use?

It's on the website, info@domain I think it was. It's in an image which is annoying as you can't just click it to send. Should have included javascript or the like to do that. Bad website design.. but eh :)
I think that's an anti-spam measure
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« Reply #76 on: January 10, 2011, 04:19:48 am »

I think that's an anti-spam measure

Oh clearly, but a simple bit of javascript would make it useful for people too :) At least it's a simple email address though so easy enough to type.
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« Reply #77 on: January 10, 2011, 04:52:32 am »

This sounds great. I'll sign up for the beta, I just hope it's not too late.
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« Reply #78 on: January 10, 2011, 12:48:33 pm »

I think that's an anti-spam measure

Oh clearly, but a simple bit of javascript would make it useful for people too :) At least it's a simple email address though so easy enough to type.
Some bots can through the javascript for emails.
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« Reply #79 on: January 10, 2011, 02:19:25 pm »

Some bots can through the javascript for emails.

Bots can read images far easier though, that image doesn't even have obfuscation like a captcha would.

I still have no invite to alpha/beta :( guess I'll keep waiting and hope.
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« Reply #80 on: January 10, 2011, 03:08:23 pm »

Some bots can through the javascript for emails.
Bots can read images far easier though, that image doesn't even have obfuscation like a captcha would.
I'd tend to disagree, bots generally don't load images when they scan web pages because it slows things down a lot, but they can skim javascript for the link and get it that way.
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« Reply #81 on: January 10, 2011, 03:17:54 pm »

Text image recognition is fairly hard to pull off anyway. It takes time to scan the image, and it's hard to program a computer to translate clumps of pixels into a string. Since a bot is usually designed to spam as many people as possible as fast as possible, something like that wouldn't be efficient.


Any new news on the game?
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Re: Conlan's Claim [Sci-Fi Frontier Colony Sim]
« Reply #82 on: January 10, 2011, 03:34:41 pm »

Any new news on the game?

Not yet but try asking on the forum, the dev is giving out info :)
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« Reply #83 on: January 10, 2011, 11:30:37 pm »

Wow, I've been daydreaming of a game just like this for years now.  w00ty!
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« Reply #84 on: January 11, 2011, 03:11:44 pm »

Reply from dev about Alpha testing:

Alright, thanks everybody! Signups are closed ...(FOR NOW.)

Weīve received enough emails now to be able to do an alpha test when the time comes. So please donīt send anymore testing requests for now.
We have put all the emails we have received until now in our archive, so we can get back to you when the alpha testing starts.
Even if you havenīt received a confirmation email, donīt worry, weīve got your email adress and everybody has been put on the same list.

About the actual alpha test: we donīt really have a lot of info to give you right now. We canīt say when it will start or even what it is about, so please be patient...
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« Reply #85 on: January 11, 2011, 03:22:40 pm »

Text image recognition is fairly hard to pull off anyway.
Don't be silly. There's nothing you cannot make a computer do. Even if there's only a 20% success rate, all it means is that you need to try 5 times which takes a few milliseconds for such a tiny image. Some captchas are ridiculously easy for the computer.
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« Reply #86 on: January 11, 2011, 05:01:58 pm »

Sure, but what percentage of images (even of that specific size) actually contain email addresses?  :P
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« Reply #87 on: January 11, 2011, 06:26:22 pm »

if i wrote a bot to scan images for email address I wouldn't bother checking the size :P
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Re: Conlan's Claim [Sci-Fi Frontier Colony Sim]
« Reply #88 on: January 18, 2011, 10:56:27 am »

Programmers twitter:
I have been changing all the terrain and movement code. Now it's the pathfinder that needs an overhaul... Close to finish though.


Woo!
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Re: Conlan's Claim [Sci-Fi Frontier Colony Sim]
« Reply #89 on: January 18, 2011, 11:35:37 am »

Programmers twitter:
I have been changing all the terrain and movement code. Now it's the pathfinder that needs an overhaul... Close to finish though.


Woo!


Hooooorrrrraaaaayyyy! I can't wait to get beta for this :) I'm a registered alpha tester :D
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