The final episode from the Echelon team!
With the clock ticking, the Echelon team continues to make progress on their demo.
Echelon Software introduces a few new collaborators, and GameSpot's Homer Rabara joins in for some playtesting.
This week we find the team hard at work on texturing and modeling.
In this episode, tensions begin to rise in the offices of Echelon Software.
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There has been quite a few updates, check out their myspace page. They are still working on the game...
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It appears not...

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Has there been any update on this project over the past few months or so?
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Its great to see that an indie company is making their project a reality going into business where its normally controlled by the big companies. However, keep in mind that you have to please gamers who have already been jaded by the big budgeted games out there. I'm an independent movie maker..and I learned that audiences would still slaughter it comparing it to big movies.. Is it fair? Maybe not. Now..an independent company making a game that rivals the quality and production of the big games..now that is a testament of greatness.
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Great Show! I hope that they continue with this series. It may be helpful for when me and my friend decide to make our own FPS game.
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I guess I was wrong, but I thought it said there'd be another new episode this week, 5/23. I know they had it up briefly for this Wednesday on the homepage and now it's showing nothing, so I don't know what's happening. Hopefully they will continue to update us on this game, though.
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Damn I want to play BPRE
Best of luck to all of you guys at Echelon Software!
I love the idea of being able to buy equipment (bit like an RPG) with credits you mostly earn from capturing objectives, rather than from running around killing as many people as possible. That encourages teamplay.
The map looks absolutely fantastic, but with one snag: As far as I can see, shooting a people going up / ontop of a building is like shooting ducks in a barrel because all the little "porches" and raised platforms are made of metal [ = penetrable material ]. I would recommend to either make sure the stuff is fairly bullet resistant, or cover up the walkways a bit more (so it's harder to see the people there). Otherwise, absolutely fantastic game, I can't wait to see it on store shelves!
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Finally it's complete. My eye's can rest now. It took me a week but I've finally watched all 10 episodes of this magnificant series Indie-velopment.
Black Powder Red Earth looks to be a decent game. However, I'm still curious on what platform this title will be released on, PC or console? I've learned alot of what it takes to create a game from scratch, learn new software, build levels that will appeal to the gamer, pitch the game demo to potential publishers, and watch it take off. And to a person that is looking to be in this kind of field it's invaluable to me of what I should do in terms of college courses.Anyways, thanks Gamespot for a great series and I hope that we'll see more of these in the future.Login to rate this comment
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How do u fly in the game?
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Best of luck! I hope you find a good publisher. The tech demo looked amazing, 90 days, wow! Hope there's a season 2. =P
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Hey guys been watching this, just would like to say good luck on your project, I want to get into the same industry someday has a 3D Artist + Texture Artist, games looks awesome, hope UE3 was awesome to use, again best of luck!
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I do games development and this show is awesome for me to watch! Hats off lads! =)
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So this was the last episode? Sad...
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Best of luck to you guys! Great team work and I have to say...making a decent tech demo within the 90 day restriction is amazing.

Hope to see more vids of you guys up here soon. Oh, and really hoping to see your game on store shelves in the future.
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Tip- You guys would do better if you model your game kinda after America's Army. There's no game closer to realism than that game.
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Best of luck to you guys in marketing it. Looks real good and the shooting through walls idea is pretty good. Hope to see a demo for use coming soon.
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I haven't watched the episode yet but I hope that they continue this show with a new game development team. That would be sweet because I really enjoyed this show.
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great last episode... Phil is really funny: there's one time that he says to put a specific name into something(don't remember the name) so that they can remember, then john says one name and phi says "whatever, any name serves" ahaha; and the laptop that changes a man's life " it starts again from day zero" ahahah...
By the way, does anybody know the model of the dell laptop???
Hope they be accepted by a good publisher..they deserve...keep the great work, and maybe a free demo right here in gamespot
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this was an awesome show guys...hopefully there will be another season. good luck with the game.
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