ah yea, i remember that version. Altho i do like the ui in it (that was the hardcoded UI, no xml bullshit to deal with dev wise xD), it was also incredibly (and i do mean INCREDIBLY) heavy on the machine lol. On that client, before my first optimisation pass, the machine i use today for "mid range" performance testing, which now run the game at 120fps at vhigh, used to run the game at 8fps. After a first phase of optimisations with no graphical / gameplay impact, the performance was up to 13fps.


It obviously ran fine on proper gaming machine, but you could forget running it on well over 3/4 of the current ss population machines xD (those who currently have lower than 40fps would essentially hang at 2 fps or less on that old client lol).

Oh also, this version crashed on most machines due to rendering shortcuts and improper calls to d3d causing all sort of hellish nightmare for me to track and fix in the first months of alpha / beta haha.

Now that does not mean its not possible to improve the graphics quality, its just a matter of finding the time to do it (and quite frankly I'm not good with determining what look good and what doesn't, as far as I'm concerned, i would be fine with an ascii version and text control heh)

It is very easy to say "Make it pretty" or Fix that, but it's more complicated to describe how to make it pretty or what exactly to fix visually.

The text from that site is borderline libelous. The author also used a private registrar to hide the website registrant. It also uses a copyrighted image without permission.

right i forgot this was about the website xD.

Personally i find it flattering that someone like the game enough to make a website describing everything he hate about it.

And well, you know what they say, all publicity is good publicity even bad ones !

That's true.

I actually have a pretty good idea of who created it based mostly on the way they write, the specific mentioning of that particular graphics card, and the references to Vendetta Online.

You cant worry about every little cheb neggit with a bad thing to say about SS. Every day some wizard Vx pops up hating on Jey, Starbag et al. These are the frustrations of pond scum

Libel refers do false statements of defamation made against a private person.


Almost all major domain name registrars offer free WHOIS protection. Who would want their home address to be posted on the internet?


You don't copyright logos - you trademark them. The site gives proper attribution to the trademark holders.

Libel isn't limited to a private person. It also applies to businesses, including LLCs.



I didn't pass any judgement on it, just made a statement.



I wasn't referring to the logo, I was referring to the original content background image for the main SS website which is granted natural copyright on creation of said work.

Thanks though.

That would be trade defamation. That requires proof of a false statement, as well as proof of malicious intent.

No longer the case

So you are a playing a game that you think sucks. Sounds like you need help

Hopefully by that time its going to be fixed !

Nope. Provide a source stating such. Libel can and does absolutely apply to entities, including businesses. Malicious intent has already been established. The URL is starsonatasucks; the intention is to harm the reputation by spreading factually unsound statements.


Copyright protection pretty much always has and always will be provided for creators of original art. It absolutely is the case. Provide a source stating otherwise, or please stop responding about things you have no knowledge of.

He meant that he removed the artwork in question.

I see that now. Glad it was remedied.