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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Notch plans Elite-meets-Firely space trading sim.

    Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson is dreaming about making an Elite-ish sandbox space trading sim with first-person influences from Firefly, sharing ideas out loud. It's very early days, but Persson says he has started working on it.
    Mar 23, 2012 9:35am PDT
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    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Notch plans Elite-meets-Firely space trading sim.

    Minecraft creator Markus 'Notch' Persson is dreaming about making an Elite-ish sandbox space trading sim with first-person influences from Firefly, sharing ideas out loud. It's very early days, but Persson says he has started working on it. : ShacknewsThis person is cool!

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      I missed getting on the notch hate train, so I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes. Even if the s... : Rehevkor
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        Yeah... I don't get all the hate. Well, I see where it comes from but I don't really agree. Minecraft i... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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          His only mistake was sharing too much about the development process with the fans. If he had stayed silen... : The Grolar Bear
          • It's a good point. He did dig himself into a hole more than once... and sometimes it seems like he just ... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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            People also took everything he said super serious even though everyone knows he has a habbit of blabbing.... : BeowolfSchaefer
            • Yeah, exactly. Just like any other game, most of the ideas ended up on the floor of the cutting room. The... : The Grolar Bear
      • Better than trying to handle it on his own when his ADHD kicks in. I think Jeb has done a fine job. : WhiskeyFist
    • So, Elite sounds like an advanced version of Taipan! I loved Taipan!! : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
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      Finish one game before you start the next, Herr von Notch. Scrolls is not even out and you are alrea... : Vogerl
      • He's not even working on Scrolls and I don't think he ever has. That's a totally separate project which ... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
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      I don't know what elite is but first person firefly sounds awesome. : rickThis person is cool!
      • Elite is the grandfather of all space trader/shooters. Think Privateer/Freelancer but released back in 19... : TrulyVexed
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuvbZpH1QuE : inchwideThis person is cool!
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          Ahhh the memories. The Master 128 color version no less. Good times. I now have an urge to break out Chuc... : TrulyVexed
          • wow, someone needs to come out with a javascript version of this, stat. : cerealSAM2This person is cool!
        • Holy crap. I've heard of Elite for years but didn't realize until just now that I HAD THAT GAME as kid! ... : GwyndionThis person is cool!
        • Pffft. Multicolor graphics. I had Green on Black, and I LOVED it. : AxeMan808This person is cool!
      • I sure hope it's first person! : lukej1337
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      I don't feel strongly about Notch one way or the other, but what has that dude been doing all this time? : ZekThis person is cool!
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        Swimming in cash : loboca
        • It does seem like his motivation and focus pretty much evaporated when he became incredibly rich. I don't... : ZekThis person is cool!
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        this game and Scrolls I guess. weird that so little has been said about Scrolls. : ass-street
        • He's not working on Scrolls. Maybe he has some input, but it is that other dude's game. : GreatGooglyMooglyThis person is cool!
      • what every game designer does. pretending to be working : spiderfill
      • Thinking about how he can blow the money in a way that people will applaud his feats of money mismanageme... : one random winner
      • Probably been networking, promoting and figuring out what direction the company should take and hiring pe... : Creepin_Jeezus
    • Take my money... TAKE IT! : vertdangThis person is cool!
    • As long as it isn't written in Java and runs like shit I'm in! : YanksThis person is cool!
    • "If someone steals the idea before me, that's totally fine," Persson said. "I just want to play that game : MBlueD
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      firely? might need an extra F in there : CoRDSThis person is cool!
      • Ffirely? : Nixx2004
    • Also of note, he said game design (at least in general) isn't art. Which I sort of thought was an odd thi... : Motoryogurt
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      We've already got one of these coming, it's called X: Rebirth : Mr. Goodwrench
      • And as good as the X series has been, the learning curve is HUGE. there's so many things you can do in th... : vertdangThis person is cool!
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        The X series lost me at the Kha'ak. : pigvomitThis person is cool!
        • you love the Kha'ak :) : vertdangThis person is cool!
    • I loved elite! I look forward to this. : filthysockThis person is cool!
    • I loved elite! I look forward to this. : filthysockThis person is cool!
    • Oh Elite the hours spent playing you are so memorable.. : Wiz74