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.spaivxx.
Grand Admiral
Joined: November 10, 2002
Posts: 381
|  Posted: 2007-07-18 21:53
StarFleet Command 3 had been released and it was sorely disappointing, mainly the implimentation of Dynaverse. I went hunting for a new ship to ship space combat game that I could play multiplayer and found this and got hooked.
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Sixkiller
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Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 1786
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2007-07-19 03:07
If you heard it from someone else, please include their nickname!
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Lord DowneyBUM (UK)
Fleet Admiral
Joined: January 13, 2003
Posts: 437
From: London England
| Posted: 2007-07-19 07:46
was looking for a game like the old Elite, Classic, found this via google, then downloaded via fileplanet.
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warner_lowcharge
Admiral
Joined: September 27, 2004
Posts: 205
From: Finland
| Posted: 2007-07-19 09:20
just happened to stumble upon a link when 1.482 was released. It was on a gaming site and offered the 2 week free trial so tried it out.
Jumped off after the trial but came back when i got a creditcard=)
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YIIMM
Grand Admiral
Joined: June 16, 2005
Posts: 851
From: Barcino, Hispania Tarraconensis
| Posted: 2007-07-19 09:49
A magazine called PCFormat, they had this article on 100 free internet games, this was the only one that caught my eye.
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Leonide
Grand Admiral
Templar Knights
Joined: October 01, 2005
Posts: 1553
From: Newport News, Virginia
| Posted: 2007-07-19 09:55
i was searching for a space game....found this...registered, downloaded and loved it instantly. the rest is history. 
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-RevenG-
Raven Warriors
Joined: March 03, 2004
Posts: 2673
| Posted: 2007-07-19 13:16
Family member. Way back when, in 03. This is my second, or third account...I forgets. :S
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Supertrooper
Marshal
Pitch Black
Joined: March 18, 2004
Posts: 1895
From: Maryland, U.S.A
| Posted: 2007-07-19 13:48
Alright, how did the Commander of Cool, the Admiral of Awsome, find Darksace?
I was playing a game about tractos, called A Tractor. I was rollin in my tractor, doing much of nothing, when a few players where talking about Darkspace.
I left my tractor alone that day, and have never looked back since.
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Bash
Fleet Admiral
Joined: February 04, 2005
Posts: 365
| Posted: 2007-07-19 14:08
I'm on the same boat as kanman i bough the cd for it 3 to 4 years ago and thats how i came across Dark Space.
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doda *EP5 no longer exception...*
Grand Admiral
Joined: December 11, 2005
Posts: 1012
From: happy land
| Posted: 2007-07-19 17:35
my clan leader in runescape introduced the clan to darkspace. Thats how i got stuck here.
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Joe dirt
Fleet Admiral
Joined: April 18, 2006
Posts: 273
| Posted: 2007-07-19 20:33
a rs friend told be about ds.. and 1 weekd and i was hooked
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Ragglock
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BIOnics Industry Syndicate
Joined: May 29, 2001
Posts: 1955
From: Denmark
| Posted: 2007-07-20 05:58
THE BEGINNING:
mail from sat 10-02-2001
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BATTLE ISLE: DARKSPACE Beta Test Registration
Hello BATTLE ISLE: DARKSPACE Fan,
Thank you for your interest in the online beta test of BATTLE ISLE: DARKSPACE!
Your registration was successful and your data has been transmitted successfully.
Your registration indicates that you agree with the conditions of participation as given below.
As soon as the beta testing begins, you will receive further information about the testing procedures by email.
Best Regards,
Your Blue Byte Team
End User Beta Software Evaluation License Agreement for BATTLE ISLE: DARKSPACE™
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cut....... lots of legal babble
then came the, not so, bug free reg/install process:
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Dear Battle Isle DarkSpace Fan,
Congratulations, you have been selected to participate in Blue Byte's online beta test for BATTLE ISLE®: DARKSPACE.
The sole purpose of this beta test is to prepare the product for a public release. It's important to note that a game in 'beta' is incomplete and should be considered as 'work in progress', many things will be changed and added to the DarkSpace over the next few weeks.
This is your opportunity to play a game early in development and actually have an opportunity to contribute to the final game. This also helps us stress test the Blue Byte Game Channel (BBGC) server code and identify game play issues and stability to ensure it's as fun as possible before the game is released to the public.
You can download the BATTLE ISLE® software immediately from this password protected FTP site:
ftp://darkspace:bids@209.198.165.39/
The download is approximately 24MB. Installation instructions will be found in the README file.
Please note that license agreement, conditions of use and the non-disclosure agreement are still in effect.
Your registration number is
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
This number is for your use only and may not be given to others. You will need it to create your BBGC player profile the first time you log in.
Without a player profile you cannot play the beta test software. Keep this number in a safe place!
We ask that you send us regular reports with any errors you find and any suggestions you have for improving the game. Please use the Error Report Form on the BATTLE ISLE® webpages for doing so. You will find a number of ways to keep track of how the beta test is proceeding on the BATTLE ISLE® web pages.
Thank you for your participation and have fun with BATTLE ISLE® - DARKSPACE!
Your Blue Byte Team
Blue Byte Software, Inc.
8140 North Mopac, IV-230
Austin, TX 78759
Tel: 512-343 -1099
Fax: 512-343-1886
E-mail: Hotline@bluebyte.com
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you also got this in german, Blue byte was german and actuly most of the first DS players that was able to actually install the game, was from germany.
now on to install the game channel software
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To: (andreta@mailto.dk)
Click here to activate your BLUE BYTE GAME CHANNEL PROFILE: Activate andreta
PIN: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Dear andreta,
welcome to the BLUE BYTE community.
By clicking on the link above, you can activate your BBGC PROFILE.
You can also activate your BBGC PROFILE manually with your personal ID number (PIN) listed above. Simply enter this number in the registration box the next time you log in.
Your nickname has now been reserved for you and can be used, for example, in the forums where you will now be identified as a registered BBGC member.
Blue Byte Software
An: (andreta@mailto.dk)
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so now we start playing or do we 
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Dear Battle Isle: DarkSpace Beta Tester,
Since the launch of the downloadable Beta Test file online yesterday, we have experienced massive amounts of web traffic and understand some testers were either not able to download the file or log in to play the game.
To solve this problem we have collaborated with popular download location, FilePlanet to host the same Beta Test file for download from several other sites!
If you have not yet downloaded the Beta Test, you are invited to head over to
FilePlanet
http://www.fileplanet.com/index.asp?file=56610
or the
Blue Byte Game Channel
http://www.bluebyte.net/darkspace-e/betatest/betatest_download.asp?id
to download the file and start playing Battle Isle: DarkSpace using your unique ID key!
Regards,
Your committed Blue Byte team.
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the confusion continues
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From: André Thrue Andersen [mailto:andreta@mailme.dk]
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 8:33 AM
To: Hotline@bluebyte.com
Subject: RE: Battle Isle DarkSpace Beta Test
Hi
I'm not perfectly clear on login procedures on bluebyte Community (Game
Channel)
1. Do I already have an login ?
2. if so what is it ?
3. if not should I use my registration number as login or password ?
I have already tried to make a new account Name:Bionicman with password:XXXXXXXX But I cant get it to work.
that's all for now.
Andreta
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Greetings from Blue Byte Software
You have to create your own Blue Byte Game Channel profile.
Once you have a profile, you will create you login to Dark Space by inputting your serial number.
You do have to login in order to play Dark Space.
Thank you
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took a few days to actuly get it to work
took 5 min from i was able to start the game the game to it crashed first time
took Richard 10 min after that to make a patch so it dident crash.
rest is history ;
[ This Message was edited by: Ragglock on 2007-07-20 07:04 ]
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Sixkiller
Marshal
Courageous Elite Commandos
Joined: May 11, 2005
Posts: 1786
From: Netherlands
| Posted: 2007-07-20 07:03
that german part explains so much to me
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Little Pet Slinki
Admiral
Joined: April 16, 2006
Posts: 836
From: United Kingdom, South West.
| Posted: 2007-07-20 08:53
In all Honesty it was an Advert Popup whilst I browsing Pornography :
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Mk-V
Cadet
Joined: July 09, 2007
Posts: 10
| Posted: 2007-07-20 11:18
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On 2007-07-20 08:53, Mr Slinki wrote:
In all Honesty it was an Advert Popup whilst I browsing Pornography :
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LOL
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