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Here are some frequently asked questions, and their answers, regarding the SpaceVenture project. Answers provided are collected from published announcements on Kickstarter or elsewhere. A lot of the answers come from the January 1, 2015 update. Q: When is the game coming out? When it's done. The current ETA is sometime during this year. Update on ETA will be provided once available. Q: Is the SpaceVenture team broke? Nope, still not broke and they are doing just fine in that department. Money is set aside to pay voice actors, artists, etc., as well as reward fulfillment once the time comes. Q: How far along is the game? The second third of the game is mostly u…

While we were riding the ultimate frontier by communicating via message boards in the late 90's, times have changed and attention spans have decreased even further. I'm not one to complain, though; as much as I love this board, I also love social media and especially Twitter, because it enables me to jump in and out of conversations I wasn't even invited to and meet new people in the process. And, forgive me for saying this, but Twitter is really where the Space Quest action is at the moment. Scott Murphy is on almost every day, talking to fans and muttering some crazy stuff about Formula 1 cars. You can count on at least a couple of interesting tidbits about Spac…

It'd be really cool if roger made a cameo appearnence in the game

Has anyone heard when Spaceventure might be released to the general public? I was not a backer but would still love to play this game.

I'm finally up to the satellite puzzle and it's a combination of aggravating and broken. I barely even understand what I'm supposed to do - have three panels of the same color as iMom visible if I understand correctly. Except I need to slide the panels around to make them visible. There are multiple problems though - 1) It's on a short time limit before it reshuffles so I barely have time to find the colored panels let alone work out how to reveal them all. 2) iMom's lighting and the transparent panels make it hard to work out what color each panel actually is. 3) Only one of the correct color ever flashes on each set. On top of that, if you play for a while it brea…

People probably got email from Kickstarter, but for anyone who didn't, it looks like the game will be shipping next month! There's a more extensive FAQ on their post, but I'm terrifically excited to see it come out, and grateful and thankful for the years and years of work by so so many people that have gone into this. -E "Excited vibes"

This isn't for any admin, or people assisting with the project. It's just for Mark and Scott. Personally I know the risk I take when investing in a Kickstarter. I use money that's expendable, and if things don't work out, they don't. I've got a Beta. But I'm unlikely to see the finished product with working saves and bugs repaired. I'm unlikely to see the tier I paid for which includes a big box, DVD of the game, 'special goodies' or a personal thank you note from the SQH (Big fan by the way Troells and bought your SQIV + Galaxy Galaria vinyls) Regardless of last year's November update, it just seems to have surpassed the point of ridiculousness. The be…

What's up with foreign languages for SV? Will it be?

Hi, I noticed that the store link is not available anymore on your site, however the store is still accessible from: http://guysfromandromeda.com/store/ Just wondering if the items there are still available. I'm mainly interested in the collectible card and the pin. Thank you.

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Hey everyone, I wanted to put a feeler out there. We've been talking about who we wanted as our narrator for SpaceVenture since the unfortunate fact that the legendary Gary Owen's has passed away. The question I have for you guys is this. How do you feel about us finding a Gary Owens voice match? In other words, this would be an actor that can match Gary Owens as closely as possible. I know no one can truly replace the man with the golden pipes, but there are people out there that can match him pretty closely. So what are your thoughts? Would you guys like a voice match for SpaceVenture, or someone else with another unique voice? We've got some people in mind that…

Had an idea after posting in the other thread of discussing what you think (or would like) the SV box cover would look like. They've said that it'll be similar in style to Space Quest IV's big box so I'm guessing something like those dimensions. I recently received my Broken Age big box for my Kickstarter reward and it was made to resemble the DOTT box and the LA boxes of old with the border, logo in the bottom center, etc. I wonder will the SV box resemble an old Seirra box? What would you want from it? Something resembling the SQ1 black box? Or maybe one of the "Roger Wilco in..." later SQ boxes? Or a brand new design?

SpaceVenture will feature an in game App store(parody) that Ace can go to in order to get a couple of different apps that will help him solve certain puzzle elements in the game. We are holding a small contest that everyone can submit ideas/artwork for, and possibly get your contributions added to the game and your name in the credits! Here is a look at our app store as it is right now: You all probably have smartphones or tablets, so you can probably think about some of the things that have made you laugh(or cry) in dealing with those app stores over the years. We would love to use(steal) your ideas! To enter the contest, you'll need the following: A funny…

I'll be blunt (it's not like I'm capable of being anything else): All the locations so far have been extremely dull, uninteresting and utterly unappealing. The pipes scene video should serve as a pretty good example. I challenge anyone to make this room interesting! Seriously, I'm willing to bet money that not even Josh Mandel could come up with funny replies for this room. The demo rubbed me the wrong way for exactly the same reason. The rooms don't look like cool places you('d want to) explore, but seeem to serve no other purpose than being thinly veiled, crappy puzzles. The absurd thing is that the graphics don't even look half-bad. It's just that the locations …

The time has come to plan season 3 of the podcast. These past two seasons, there hasn't really been much of an overarching theme. I tried going for a bit of "x vs y" theme in season 2, and season 1 was just all over the place. For season 3, my idea is to stick to the style of the past season with me droning on about "today's topic," followed by whatever amount of guest contributions have come in that week. But what should those topics be? Our very own drdrslashvohaul had some good suggestions, such as ... - Broader sci-fi/comedy tropes, and how Space Quest fits into those. I like this one. It could feasibly be the theme of the entire season, actually, with …

Hey everyone! Your friendly neighborhood SpacePope here. We hope everyone is excited about the latest SpaceVenture update (Click here to view). Not that the Two Guys are out of hilarious ideas, but we thought it would be fun to get the community involved on this. We'd like your ideas for funny content for Taco Nova. In fact, if your ideas are good, we might even steal appropriate them for use in SpaceVenture! So here is what we are looking for: Meal names Combo names Beverage Names Advertisement Slogans You can submit them here by replying to this thread. Thanks so much everyone! Here is a little inspiration for ya. :) Chris Pope http://twitter.com/thec…

Ryan Nicotera has created a Facebook group called "We Want a New Space Quest Group." It can be found at http://facebook.com/groups/wewantanewspacequestgame The purpose of the group is to show the rightsholders to Space Quest that there is still a vast interest in continuing the series. With The Odd Gentlemen's King's Quest reboot coming out soon, and hopefully being quite successful, the hope is that Sierra Games (owned by Activision) will be looking to revive the Space Quest brand next. If that happens, it is of course imperative that The Two Guys From Andromeda are involved, and not (no offense to TOG) a completely unrelated indie developer. The Guys are …

Hey everyone! We just got Cluck Yegger in Escape From The Planet of the Poultroid published up on Steam Greenlight. We would absolutely love it if you guys would vote yes to have the game greenlit. Any help spreading the word would be amazing as well. Visit: http://cluckyegger.com Thanks!

No, sorry, this is not some tasteless joke. Unfortunately. Gary Owens died yesterday. I don't even know what to say. His voice was such an important part of my growing up. The world is a poorer place without him. http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/gary-owens-announcer-of-laugh-in-fame-dies-at-80-1201433731/

Really did it for me! Hilarious. Just what I needed this evening. :y: Still can't wait 'til the game is released! A real shame it wasn't in time for Father's Day this year (planning on getting an extra copy for my dad). Well, there's Christmas, I suppose.

Not sure if this has been discussed, but I believe it is an important consideration. What is something many of us do as soon as we start certain adventure games? Turn up the character's walking speeds, right? Who wants to sit and wait while a character lumbers from one side of the screen to the next, over and over? I was recently playing Moebius (disappointing product from a developer who apparently struggled technically to make the game work, but no need to get into that here), and I found it annoying how slowly the main character walks around and performs many actions. Even in tense scenes, where the character's safety is at risk, he still strolls around as if h…

Just an all around question really, but has anyone heard anything from the Two Guys camp? I hate reading the comments in the kickstarter threads but, some times when Backers comment on things like to much time has past or finances have run dry it is a bit un-nerving to say the least. Don't get me wrong, I have trust that they have an omnipotent plan at work, but please forgive me, I just have this festering itch of curiosity that needs some scratching. And please, no sophomoric jokes about proscribing pant loads of anti-itch creams/topicals or the like, I know some of you won't be able to resist though. HCH

Hi, I guess it's quite obvious from the fact that no digital versions are provided with the $100 Big Box Version, but as another project (imho :)) totally messed that up: Will the Big Box contain the DRM free versions for Linux, Mac and Windows?

Hey everyone! We'd love for you to help us come up with 101 uses for a frosty cup of Soylent Smoothee! Some of the best lines might just get mentioned in SpaceVenture itself ;)

Hey, kids! Long time no speaky. Just wanted to drop in and let you guys know that season 2 of my silly little podcast is up and running. This first episode I've got Bob Siebenberg, James Mulvale and Jess Morrissette in the house. And if you don't listen I will continue to speak in wildly inappropriate 90's white rapper lingo until you do. Linky linky: http://spacequesthistorian.com/2014/07/09/episode-13-fandom-through-the-ages/ Or just search for the show on iTunes. Oh, and, thanks to a kind soul on Twitter, I've put in an application to get this joint on Stitcher, too. I had no idea that existed but, hey, now I do. As always, feedback is welcome, …