Farewell, pale imitation!

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Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Tuesday, December 6 2005 17:49 Profile Homepage #0 As of 11/10/05, Fantasoft has vanished from the internet. The maker of Realmz and New Centurions (Realmz with guns. Well, more guns), and the distributor of a number of other games, including the earlier Exiles, seems to have shut its virtual doors, possibly forever. Farewell, Fantasoft. You brought us bugs, typos, and some rare moments of joy. —Alorael, who can't explain what urge made him check the Fantasoft website. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Robinator is a Beefcake Lifecrafter Member # 34	written Tuesday, December 6 2005 18:13 Profile Homepage #1 Oh no! They contributed to Monkey Shines too! -------------------- Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck. 'Spiderweb Software' anagrammmed: 'Word-bereft Awipe' Posts: 702 \| Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00**
Imban Shake Before Using Member # 75	written Tuesday, December 6 2005 19:31 Profile #2 Farewell, Fantasoft! I never loved thee! Posts: 3234 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
Spring Shaper Member # 5450	written Tuesday, December 6 2005 20:11 Profile Homepage #3 This calls for a witty phrase like 'see ya, wouldn't wanna be ya!' -------------------- I'll put a Spring in your step. :ph34r: Posts: 2396 \| Registered: Saturday, January 29 2005 08:00
Sturg Master Member # 4614	written Tuesday, December 6 2005 20:12 Profile Homepage #4 And this is obviously the end of life as we know it. Man, Alo, I never thought you'd post spam topics. :P -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 \| Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Tuesday, December 6 2005 20:46 Profile Homepage #5 It's relevant! Fantasoft is given credit in E1 and E2! —Alorael, who would like to know if this means that Realmz and all scenarios for it are going to be released for free. If so, the price will make them almost worth playing. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Imban Shake Before Using Member # 75	written Tuesday, December 6 2005 20:52 Profile #6 Hehe. I tried playing Realmz, but the awful was too much. I just couldn't figure out how to start hacking through it. Posts: 3234 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
premonition Shock Trooper Member # 3377	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 08:01 Profile #7 I have a lot of nostalgia for Realmz. It probably helps that I discovered it several years before I found E3. Posts: 356 \| Registered: Saturday, August 23 2003 07:00
Thuryl ...b10010b... Member # 869	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 16:18 Profile Homepage #8 It was better from versions 1 to 4, before it started making too many ludicrous "improvements". The implementation of 3D dungeons was the point at which it all started to go downhill, I think. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 \| Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00
kuc Shock Trooper Member # 1546	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 16:50 Profile Homepage #9 I remember the really oooold Realmz versions. I think at one stage I had a disk with 0.67 or something. I agree with Thuryl, it was much better (yet oh so buggy) when it was young and simple. City of Bywater, how I loathe thee. HOWEVER, Alo also raises a good point; should Realmz become freeware, it may be worth it. After A4 has been most strenuously clawed over in every manageable and unmanageable way possible, that is. edit: learning how to type. [ Wednesday, December 07, 2005 16:50: Message edited by: kuc ] -------------------- A Sucaran Child is standing here. You say, "hello" The small child looks at Preserver Aldous wide-eyed and awed. Posts: 269 \| Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00
Zereth Apprentice Member # 6482	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 17:57 Profile #10 The website seems to be fine to me, aside from a handful of broken images. Do they have a news page somewhere explaining things? Posts: 9 \| Registered: Thursday, November 17 2005 08:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 18:06 Profile Homepage #11 You're either looking at the wrong site or a cached version. As far as I can tell, Fantasoft's website is entirely gone. There's no news because there's nowhere for it to be. Just a big notice of expiration to remind us all of our mortality. —Alorael, who thinks he'll go kill some deamons [sic] in Realmz to cool off. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Zereth Apprentice Member # 6482	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 20:19 Profile #12 Um. Well, if I go to the IP of the page, I get "this domain is registered with powweb", which one of my local syadamins says problayb means they're using virtual hosting. (Evidently multiple domains point at the same IP, and the server sees which domain it's supposedly being and serves the appropriate pages.) But otherwise it's fine, a freind of mine on the other side of the US says it's fine, and I am downlaoding the windows demo of Realmz as we speak. You could try emailing fantasoft1@aol.com and asking about it, I suppose. Posts: 9 \| Registered: Thursday, November 17 2005 08:00
kuc Shock Trooper Member # 1546	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 20:43 Profile Homepage #13 quote: http://www.fantasoft.com = Network Solutions, with the note: "This domain name expired on 11/10/2005 and is pending renewal or deletion." I dont think a company would leave their domain unpaid overdue for 2 months. Fantasoft are pretty gone. -------------------- A Sucaran Child is standing here. You say, "hello" The small child looks at Preserver Aldous wide-eyed and awed. Posts: 269 \| Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00
Zereth Apprentice Member # 6482	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 20:53 Profile #14 Record expires on 10-Nov-2008 Record created on 11-Nov-1996 Database last updated on 07-Dec-2005 According to feeding "fantasoft.com" into http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jhtml Looks to me like they just re-registered it. Posts: 9 \| Registered: Thursday, November 17 2005 08:00
The Immortal BANNED Member # 4	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 21:28 Profile Homepage #15 Realmz is essentially freeware, considering how easy it is to pirate. -------------------- * Posts: 6936 \| Registered: Tuesday, September 18 2001 07:00
Arancaytar Law Bringer Member # 2984	written Wednesday, December 7 2005 21:57 Profile Homepage #16 quote: Originally written by Kasumetoru Sai: Realmz is essentially freeware, considering how easy it is to pirate. By that criterion, what about Spiderweb's games? <_< That comment should still be in line with the CoC. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 \| Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00
Nikki. Shaper Member # 3442	written Thursday, December 8 2005 07:33 Profile Homepage #17 quote: Originally written by An array cat: quote: Originally written by Kasumetoru Sai: Realmz is essentially freeware, considering how easy it is to pirate. By that criterion, what about Spiderweb's games? <_< That comment should still be in line with the CoC. By the skin of your teeth Aran. By the skin of your teeth. I think I have a disk with Realmz on somewhere. I may have to root around to get at it, but I'll try and dig it out... I've never actually plated it! -------------------- And when you want to Live How do you start? Where do you go? Who do you need to know? Posts: 2864 \| Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00
Kelandon Off With Their Heads Member # 4045	written Thursday, December 8 2005 07:45 Profile Homepage #18 It's back up. It was gone for a little bit, but now Fantasoft is back. I can't get to their "Orders" page, but everything else seems fine. -------------------- Arancaytar: Every time you ask people to compare TM and Kel, you endanger the poor, fluffy kittens. Smoo: Get ready to face the walls! Ephesos: In conclusion, yarr. Kelandon's Pink and Pretty Page!!: the authorized location for all things by me The Archive of all released BoE scenarios ever Posts: 7968 \| Registered: Saturday, February 28 2004 08:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, December 8 2005 09:31 Profile Homepage #19 Now I'm getting an under construction notice instead of the expiration notice, but there's still no sign of the Fantasoft that we all know and that maybe some of us love in a twisted way. —Alorael, who would be most saddened if Squish disappeared. How many games can call themselves a clone of Lemming, not Lemmings? Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Imban Shake Before Using Member # 75	written Thursday, December 8 2005 10:13 Profile #20 Looking at the relatively outrageous cost of Realmz, I wouldn't entirely be surprised that some people resort to piracy of it. >_> Posts: 3234 \| Registered: Thursday, October 4 2001 07:00
Thralni Master Member # 5977	written Thursday, December 8 2005 10:45 Profile Homepage #21 Um, i don't know what happened, but the expiration note I first saw is gone, as Alorael already stated, but now I also don't see the under construction notice. Now I only see a (Maybe new, I don't know because this is the first time I bothered looking at their website) website, a website of Fantasoft. EDIT: Jesus Bok! Can somebody explain to me if Exile is a game based on realmz or the other way around!? They look almost identical! i even saw Slitherikai in some screenshot (or whatever they call them in Realmz) [ Thursday, December 08, 2005 10:48: Message edited by: Thralni, chicken god prophet ] -------------------- Play and rate my scenarios: Where the rivers meet View my upcoming scenario: The Nephil Search: Escape. Give us your drek! Posts: 3029 \| Registered: Saturday, June 18 2005 07:00
Or else o'erleap. Law Bringer Member # 335	written Thursday, December 8 2005 11:06 Profile Homepage #22 Fantasoft and Spiderweb use several of the same graphics. I think they paid the freelance artist(s) together and then shared the art they bought. The games use extremely different engines and have very different plots. Specifically, Realmz scenarios don't really have any plot, and Divinity, the Realmz version of Blades, resulted in the production of a large number of decent scenarios that came with required paid registration. Something is very wrong with that. —Alorael, who also cannot express how much it bothers him in Realmz that his party often ends up co-occupying space with people, tables, trees, and houses. That's not right. Posts: 14579 \| Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00
Igor Shock Trooper Member # 3513	written Thursday, December 8 2005 11:20 Profile Homepage #23 Jesus-Bok, eh? We should start a religion, you and I. The central precept will be that Jesus was a Vahnatai with a fondness for chicken. -------------------- Nobody appreciates me. It's all "Igor! Fetch some wine!" "Igor! Clean up this experiment!" or "Igor! Bury this in the garden, we're leaving town in 10 minutes!" —Alorael, who tried to become a deivore once. The priest gave him a funny look after the third wafer. Posts: 301 \| Registered: Thursday, October 2 2003 07:00
Icshi Mongolian Barbeque Member # 1528	written Thursday, December 8 2005 11:41 Profile #24 That artist Alorael alluded to is Andrew Hunter, who still does the character graphics for Spiderweb. Here's a slightly-outdated list of most of the games he's done art for: [quote]ANDREW HUNTER PROJECT CREDITS Spiderweb Software * Geneforge * Avernum * Avernum2 * Avernum3 * Nethergate * Exile * Exile2 * Exile 3 * Blades of Exile * Subterra * Ocean Bound Ambrosia Software * Ferazel's Wand * Ragnarok Fantasoft * New Centurions * Realmz[/quote] [ Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:42: Message edited by: IRA Witch Herd ] Posts: 907 \| Registered: Monday, July 15 2002 07:00