tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post1587600972752868906..comments2023-06-15T02:19:40.790-07:00Comments on Ton of Clay: TA-ncient History #4: Dogs, Yaks & BoronClayton Kauzlarichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927179401748707980noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-72374336247481718182016-02-10T20:56:54.530-08:002016-02-10T20:56:54.530-08:00Where can I get one of those posters?Where can I get one of those posters?Commander_https://www.blogger.com/profile/03060061463423798547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-42396337845538666882007-07-21T14:43:00.000-07:002007-07-21T14:43:00.000-07:00Any way to get a hand on those cards and shirts?Any way to get a hand on those cards and shirts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-58466710641463847062006-11-11T19:07:00.000-08:002006-11-11T19:07:00.000-08:00Yes. Way, way too many... I'll probably do a post ...Yes. Way, way too many... I'll probably do a post about my exciting Cavedog apparel soon.Clayton Kauzlarichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927179401748707980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-62497800392212940052006-11-01T19:56:00.000-08:002006-11-01T19:56:00.000-08:00still got the cavedog shirts lying around?still got the cavedog shirts lying around?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-43955187313555484692006-10-09T04:02:00.000-07:002006-10-09T04:02:00.000-07:00Heh. Not bad. I can see some remenicient of the Fr...Heh. Not bad. I can see some remenicient of the Frozen Yak Logo in the Sweedish Yankspankers logo :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-8654781124472941502006-10-08T20:15:00.000-07:002006-10-08T20:15:00.000-07:00Thanks AMRAAM. Nice of you to say.
There are awar...Thanks AMRAAM. Nice of you to say.<br /><br />There are awards for such things, but that is the domain of far hipper designers than I. I think the Creative Services department at Humongous sent off a sample of the whole Cavedog print ID to some annual contest/review thing... I don't recall if that went anywhere. I know I didn't get that years' Golden Semicolon Award or a bunch of roses.<br /><br />I still have a TON of the business cards, though. If anyone needs to wallpaper their bathroom, let me know.Clayton Kauzlarichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927179401748707980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-24392764438411511082006-10-08T10:51:00.000-07:002006-10-08T10:51:00.000-07:00Frozen Yak was fun - I still remember the astonish...Frozen Yak was fun - I still remember the astonishment and then enjoyment I got that April Fool's Day - but the Cavedog logo is a classic. If there are any design awards for such things, you should have gotten one for that, Clayton.<br /><br />For a long time, Ahnteis at www.Packmule.org had a copy of the Frozen Yak April Fool's site. I don't know if he still does. --AMRAAMJeannettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173018722064535156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-80373181673297981252006-10-07T11:24:00.000-07:002006-10-07T11:24:00.000-07:00They were not in another city, but as separate as ...They were not in another city, but as separate as the projects were at Cavedog, they might as well have been.Clayton Kauzlarichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927179401748707980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-1204484771822447542006-10-07T08:20:00.000-07:002006-10-07T08:20:00.000-07:00Goodness! I'd be interested to see a post or two a...Goodness! I'd be interested to see a post or two about those cancelled ones. Amen looked very ahead of its time. Although I know you probably didn't have much to do with that as it was done by another team in another city.Molloyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02557780241256476087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-77798124955773184512006-10-04T09:30:00.000-07:002006-10-04T09:30:00.000-07:00A number of projects were started at Cavedog. Thre...A number of projects were started at Cavedog. Three games received a fair amount of preview coverage, with Amen being the most familiar. The other two were Elysium, an episodic RPG and Good & Evil, an adventure/RPG/RTS hybrid (not to be confused with the later console title called Beyond Good & Evil).<br /><br />Two other games were also started, but were never shown to the world at large. These were Glider Wars, a flying shooter, and a turn-based multiplayer game code named "Butter" (sort of like Worms in 3D, before Worms 3D).<br /><br />That brings the unfinished game count to 5.Clayton Kauzlarichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927179401748707980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-26180985721520660782006-10-04T04:34:00.000-07:002006-10-04T04:34:00.000-07:00Five Games? I can only think of Amen that didn't m...Five Games? I can only think of Amen that didn't make it. What were the others?Born_Acornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01837795997091332829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-30963784887522190682006-10-03T17:39:00.000-07:002006-10-03T17:39:00.000-07:00TA did well, but was more of a hit with critics an...TA did well, but was more of a hit with critics and a modest (though ultra devoted) fanbase. That's pretty good considering the vast number of RTS games launching around then. In fact, every game in the franchise did decent numbers (yes, including Kingdoms) and made a solid profit.<br /><br />The real issue with euthanizing Cavedog had nothing to do with the TA games. It had everything to do with FIVE games that never shipped, several of which were pretty spendy. (Most were in production well before Total Annihilation shipped, btw.)<br /><br />Add that to GT's mounting financial difficulties and there was no way Humongous could justify the expense of keeping Cavedog going. It was sad, but at least the inmates got to run the asylum for a while.Clayton Kauzlarichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927179401748707980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-83027485829831227632006-10-03T13:46:00.000-07:002006-10-03T13:46:00.000-07:00Interesting, I'd like to hear more about cavedog /...Interesting, I'd like to hear more about cavedog / ta development. How could such a successful game lead to the closing of a company?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6762329947181200306.post-3229009245122735932006-10-03T07:23:00.000-07:002006-10-03T07:23:00.000-07:00Heheheheheh. Frozen Yak.
Ultimately it was a good...Heheheheheh. Frozen Yak.<br /><br />Ultimately it was a good choice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com