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I was mistaken it seems. :/ The cuts in the section I was thinking of was only to remove the backtracking out of the water.

 

Thalli-Walli best pet name ever, btw

I made my own Thall-Whall and posted it on instagram :3

When the Toa first arrived on Mata-Nui, they had to build themselves because they had "decomposed" in their pods. So, after assembling themselves again, could the Toa theoretically disassemble themselves?

 

 

As a programmer myself, I think you guys should not misinterpret the phrase "we could have ironed [the bugs] out in a week max" and think that, if you were to get your hands on the last build, it would be quite playable. It actually means that the bugs are very very bad! Glitches that ruin the whole game tend to be very easy to fix - they're easy to see, easy to reproduce, and easy to tell when they've been finally fixed. Subtle glitches that can be worked around and don't significantly affect gameplay (that is, the type of glitches that we hope it has) are significantly more difficult to find and fix.

 

So you'll probably need access to the source code in order to get the game completely playable, rather than just the last working build.

I also happen to be a computer programmer. Watching the level 1 videos, the only glitches I see are the onu-matoran are textureless, which is probably not a glitch and just that they didn't get to add details yet, and the death glitch going down those stairs. The stairs are spaced to where you wouldn't get damaged, but the glitch given you enough damage to kill you. A programmer, like myself, could easily create a Patch to go with that part that lets you safely land with no damage.

 

Actually, when the videos were first uploaded, I distinctly remember RedQuark saying there were a number of glitches in the game but Deep Brick had edited them out of the videos to make the gameplay as close as possible to what the finished thing would've been like.

 

Where was that?

 

As a programmer myself, I think you guys should not misinterpret the phrase "we could have ironed [the bugs] out in a week max" and think that, if you were to get your hands on the last build, it would be quite playable. It actually means that the bugs are very very bad! Glitches that ruin the whole game tend to be very easy to fix - they're easy to see, easy to reproduce, and easy to tell when they've been finally fixed. Subtle glitches that can be worked around and don't significantly affect gameplay (that is, the type of glitches that we hope it has) are significantly more difficult to find and fix.

 

So you'll probably need access to the source code in order to get the game completely playable, rather than just the last working build.

 

Who cares about subtle glitches or even if the gameplay is good? I don't want a copy because I want to have fun playing it, I could buy a modern video game for that. I want a copy because it was the canon 2001 BIONICLE story line. Sure I'll hack around anything major that stops me from playing through the game, but small bugs, nah.

 

Same. At the end of the day, it still looks better than *gags* BIONICLE: The Game though...

My conversation with Pohatu:

"Hello, my name is Jake. Way back in 2001, Saffire was working on a game called BIONICLE: The Legend of Mata-Nui. The game is about robots of different "elements" (Earth, Water, Stone, Ice, Air, Fire) fighting to save their island. According to the games credits, you were on the dev team as one of the "Data Wranglers". I was wondering if you still had a copy of this game. Thank you for your time, thanks. -Jake.S"

Pohatu:

"I did work on that game, but unfortunately I do not have a copy of it. I certainly wish I did though."

PrismWind:

"Thank you for taking the time to reply to my question. Seeing as you did work on it, do you remember the state it was left in when it was canceled? Also do you know anybody who might know some thing about its whereabouts? Appropriately, a game called Legend of Mata-Nui has become a legend in and of it self!"

Pohatu:

Why can't you post it for everyone to see?

Sure, as soon as I get home. I will have to edit out any names though

I was planning on waiting till I got everyone's responses but it's clear that most of them will not reply. Recently, a one of them saw my message for the first time even though it had been sent in June.

I contacted 8 developers

 

According to TrashBoat and Pohatu, that never happened, it was just a rumer to explain how DB had it. The 8 beta disks are impossible seeing as how "no official Beta test took place"

That's pretty well established.

I, personally, believe DB to be a lego employee myself. Lego got a new build every week

Do you mean an updated CD every week?

When I get home, I'll PM you the entire story.

Who are you talking to here?

1) Yes, Lego got a new build weekly.

2) I was talking to TheDarkSide

 

 

 

 

 

Great! I'd assume that we will be seeing this game sometime in early 2015, correct me if I'm wrong. I am really interested in that remastered music, can we get a sample of it or would we have to wait for the release? :3

 

I doubt they've even started on that...

 

Though if you have started work on that... even a 30-second preview would be pretty exciting (since I'm a music buff).

And you would be right about that. We never even confirmed that the music was going to be included at all since we do not currently have a music producer capable of the quality standards we wish to meet.

Likes sighing

not sure what you want to know this for. are you looking to buy one?

I have one already and I have finished the entire instruction sets. I would like to know if anybody has and custom sets.

Title says it all. NOTE: Must not be from the book

Perhaps the new Toa will use trapezoid shaped boxes. Lego seems to release weird packaging now-a-days so who knows?

Canisters are better than bags in my opinion...

Rules: Describe what you think that the personality of the person above you is from their signature, avatar, titles, or account only. Example: Likes Doctor Who. Somewhat playful, ect. Alright, have fun!

Alright, a quick random update, while as XONAR mentioned, little progress has been made on the game itself as of late, I was just informed today that my Shapeways account has been approved for the use of full colour plastic for printing! As soon as I get an acceptable texture from Vrahno, I'll go ahead and order that backpack prototype, then a new Pakari if that turns out well.

 

I am sorry for the delays on the game itself, but I personally have no experience with flash, and that just leaves XONAR who currently has a lot on his plate. If anyone else would be willing to fill in for him every so often, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

As usual, we'll keep you posted.

Great! I'd assume that we will be seeing this game sometime in early 2015, correct me if I'm wrong. I am really interested in that remastered music, can we get a sample of it or would we have to wait for the release? :3

'Bout time!

LEGO Seecret Friday Updates, I'm digging that idea...

Keep in mind that discussion of leaked content isn't permitted. Wait until we have official, non-preliminary images from LEGO.

-Wind-

Funny how this lines up so perfectly with Bionicles return. I thought this game was lost to legend, but it seems you might actually have a chance of obtaining it.

 

Good luck to you sir, I will definitely be following this thread. Keep us posted!

Just read through the thread, hopefully luck stikes out, but you're making a great effort. I'll be checking on this thread!

 

TAK

Thanks guys

Anyways, while I am waiting for email reply's, does anyone have any suggestions on possible LoMN owners?

Will the game feature words such as "Tohunga" or "Koli" or is it going to feature "Matoran" and "kohli"

 

Unfortunately, I just talked with volume air. She says that after she left the UK, she no longer had a copy of LOMN. She did wish me luck though.

 

That must be pretty recent because the last time I talked to her, she was still residing in the UK. She has an active eBay store, so I'm hoping it didn't end up getting sold on there. 

 

What's her eBay?

More Disappointment. I just talked to "PepsiCola" and he told me that, while he did work on the game, he didn't in fact own a copy as it belonged to Lego. Wonderful.

New MNOG

Well, looks like I wasn't alone XD

 

Proto: first. Dermis: Skin layer. Protodermis: First Layer. 

 

This makes sense because in MNOG, the protodermis layer was the last thing separating the Mangaia from Onu-Wahi. I never actually put two and two together...

 

That's one of the hints at Mata Nui's true nature which we didn't pick up on until much later. "Dermis" is entirely appropriate because the protodermis layer which the Onu-Matoran couldn't break through is implied to literally be the "skin" of the Mata Nui Robot. Of course, later on Protodermis began to be used for anything and everything... but at the time, the meaning was quite explicit.

 

I didn't notice that either.

Guys, I found this box from some blogger who found it in a magazine. http://bionicle2015.blogspot.com/2014/07/doo-head-kick.html Looks like I was wrong. It was a... Toa (thing)... I just thought that with all the Bionicle is back hype, it would be funny to see "what could have been".