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[Nitehawk]

Konichiwa <VDB>

For those of you who are interested, I've posted a detailed series of picture from MPBT: Solaris before it's shutdown. With so many people having captured drop footage during the era, I figured on doing something different: At the time it was bittersweet, yet in retrospect I couldn't have been happier for putting forth the effort of capturing shots our old home of Solaris, specifically it's sectors and bars.

They can be located at Forums > MechWarrior Online Universe > House Talk > House Marik > The Bubbling Kettel, or click here.

I hope you enjoy viewing them.

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NTK

Edited by Nitehawk, 08 November 2011 - 05:01 PM.

[Ketil]

Very cool. Brings back some fond memories. Thank you.

There is a lesson to be learned from MPBT Solaris for the game companies, if only they would hear it. Gameplay lasts longer than graphics.
I would gladly pay a monthly account to play Solaris, or Air Warrior, or Aliens even today, where most of the past 10 years games are completely forgettable, and forgotten. The dude from Minecraft figured it out, and the guys from Frozen Synapse, but the big companies are probably beyond hope and will eventually collapse under their own weight. But it will look FANTASTIC

[Paladin Brewer]

Mmm I do wish they would toss MPBT: Solaris back up, or Air Warrior would be a blast also.

WWII Online wasnt bad though that wasnt Kesmai.

[Kyll Long]

Theres an awesome series of Pics in the Davion forums from all of the previous Gencons.

[metro]

Paladin Brewer, on 18 November 2011 - 06:55 PM, said:

Mmm I do wish they would toss MPBT: Solaris back up, or Air Warrior would be a blast also.

WWII Online wasnt bad though that wasnt Kesmai.

Im with ya on that Pally. Airwarrior was a great 2nd choice.

3025/ airwarrior airwarrior/3025 bored? hell no!

climb in a B17 or a Grasshopper and throw some missles/bombs out!

WOOT !

[Paladin Brewer]

Ironically I think one of my favorite memories of Airwarrior was as a tank gunner, just ******** around....it took us forever to get to the enemy base in a tank, so I was talking to the driver.....who ended up being Ito from House Marik small world. I think he drove us into a gas tank too, silly Mariks

[OpisWahn]

Aw, nice one! Damn is that a long time since then... I'd really love to drop once more...

[TC DragonMaw]

Yep, Air Warrior III was always good for a time out from MPBT Solaris. We had a guy in our stable (StinkMaw) that flew the hell outta a B-17. I really enjoyed being the tail gunner. He would get us over the target with me swatting the flyies about 1/3 of the way in and 1/3 of the way home. Then we would go to Steiner Stadium (Ganja, Com4, BigMouth, and I) and send a few Steiner lances to bed. Ahh the memories. Then back to Allman for cigars and a few single malts. Wow 14-15 years ago. Sure do wish Solaris was still around for nothing but fun!

Edited by TC_DragonMaw, 19 November 2011 - 06:24 PM.

[Ketil]

I've searched the web every couple of years or so to see if anyone had ever managed to resurrect it, and Air Warrior as well. Have seen a few projects start up but they never seem to get anywhere. There is an Air Warrior forum out there, and it had a little activity for awhile, but the guy that started it died and I think the forum sort of petered out.
There do seem to have been working versions of Legends of Kesmai and Magestorm out there but I fear Solaris and AW are gone for good.
Planetside was a similar experience, till they ruined it, and it too has an effect on those who played it in its prime when you mention it in conversation. The eyes light up, then get misty...

[Paladin Brewer]

I know the World of Tanks people are doing a plane game also, and a battleship one I think?

[GryphonTA]

I remember this one pilot from Solaris (gamestorm), who's name I am spacing on at the moment, who was the funniest person I have ever met. Told the story during one of the many house wars nights, after a particularly long marathon of playing, he fell asleep at the keyboard in one ready room, woke up to lines of green text "Ready up M***** F*****" filling his chat screen. Fond fond memories.

[Kurohyou]

getting my 1st kill in a Jenner on a Cat. Alpha strike head shot as I jet over it.

[Supremacist]

Kurohyou, on 28 December 2011 - 09:49 PM, said:

getting my 1st kill in a Jenner on a Cat. Alpha strike head shot as I jet over it.

Thats a right of passage for most pilots !

[Kurohyou]

Supremacist, on 03 January 2012 - 09:14 PM, said:

Thats a right of passage for most pilots !

yes it was. Had great time on the game.

[PsychoTurtle]

My light lance had had a mountain of Cat kills cause of that. Go 8RR!

[Blacke]

Air warrior 3. I used to love flying the b17 at max altitude for bombing runs. You would stall the plane out over the factory you were bombing and get super high accuarcy hits then jams the power to max and cruise on to your next target.

[Karuza]

Ketil, on 18 November 2011 - 06:17 PM, said:

Very cool. Brings back some fond memories. Thank you.

There is a lesson to be learned from MPBT Solaris for the game companies, if only they would hear it. Gameplay lasts longer than graphics.
I would gladly pay a monthly account to play Solaris, or Air Warrior, or Aliens even today, where most of the past 10 years games are completely forgettable, and forgotten. The dude from Minecraft figured it out, and the guys from Frozen Synapse, but the big companies are probably beyond hope and will eventually collapse under their own weight. But it will look FANTASTIC

Paladin Brewer, on 18 November 2011 - 06:55 PM, said:

Mmm I do wish they would toss MPBT: Solaris back up, or Air Warrior would be a blast also.

WWII Online wasnt bad though that wasnt Kesmai.

WWII Online is freaking awesome. Bunker duty at 4:00am, sound turned, up waiting to hear the sound of approaching EI<enemy infantry> Standing at the murder hole, sub machine gun rdy. they pop smoke and rush......do or die. rat a tat tat.
Nothing like sniping JU 87's out of the air with your 37mm AA gun. LOL