How many pages will the ootp 2007 manual be?

jbmagic · 03-14-2007, 09:19 PM

How many pages will the ootp 2007 manual be ?

I guess my printer at work will get a lot of use.

bp_ · 03-14-2007, 09:20 PM

very, VERY big

I've seen it.

molarmite · 03-14-2007, 09:29 PM

Go out and buy a lot of paper, Steve's done an amazing job on it this year and has put numerous hours on it. Let's hear it for Steve Battists on the manual.

Raidergoo · 03-14-2007, 09:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbmagic

How many pages will the ootp 2007 manual be ?

I guess my printer at work will get a lot of use.

Buy more ink. In bulk.

delta · 03-14-2007, 09:30 PM

2007, coincidentally

coolpeter72 · 03-14-2007, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by molarmite

Let's hear it for Steve Battists on the manual.

I second this sentiment.

pstrickert · 03-14-2007, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbmagic

How many pages will the ootp 2007 manual be ?

I guess my printer at work will get a lot of use.

Over 500 pages . . . and still growing!

silvam14 · 03-14-2007, 09:49 PM

This should have been more of an over/under poll

Oxydizer · 03-14-2007, 10:20 PM

Holy crap, if a manual is more then 4 or 5 pages, I just forget about reading it, I guess I have a low attention span.

RBLwebguy · 03-14-2007, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbmagic

How many pages will the ootp 2007 manual be ?

I guess my printer at work will get a lot of use.

Can you print me off a copy and ship it to Canada?

battists · 03-14-2007, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Oxydizer

Holy crap, if a manual is more then 4 or 5 pages, I just forget about reading it, I guess I have a low attention span.

Well, then you can just use the in-game help. One page at a time

.

Honestly, I wrote the darned thing, and I would never dream of printing it out. The Find function is a godsend.

Bear in mind, 75% of the size of the thing has to do with 3 things:

1. Extremely liberal use of screenshots

2. I didn't put much effort into "layout" of the screenshots to maximize text on each page. (For example putting text into a column next to a tall, thin screenshot.)

3. This year's Game Guide incorporates last year's Customization Guide.

fantom1979 · 03-14-2007, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by battists

Well, then you can just use the in-game help. One page at a time

.

Honestly, I wrote the darned thing, and I would never dream of printing it out. The Find function is a godsend.

Bear in mind, 75% of the size of the thing has to do with 3 things:

1. Extremely liberal use of screenshots

2. I didn't put much effort into "layout" of the screenshots to maximize text on each page. (For example putting text into a column next to a tall, thin screenshot.)

3. This year's Game Guide incorporates last year's Customization Guide.

I believe you have failed in answering the question

The Wolf · 03-15-2007, 12:07 AM

So, how many pages will it be?

kq76 · 03-15-2007, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by silvam14

This should have been more of an over/under poll

Yup, and I was going to set the over/under at 5,000. If it's only around 500, it's gonna seem short now.

Maybe next year..

Comedian2004 · 03-15-2007, 02:39 AM

Actually, you are way off.

It is just one page, just one REALLY BIG page....

fhomess · 03-15-2007, 02:50 AM

I've purchased an extra hard drive just for the manual.

Muppetus Galacticus · 03-15-2007, 05:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by battists

Well, then you can just use the in-game help. One page at a time

.

Honestly, I wrote the darned thing, and I would never dream of printing it out. The Find function is a godsend.

Bear in mind, 75% of the size of the thing has to do with 3 things:

1. Extremely liberal use of screenshots

Get your liberals out of our game

Kaitiaki · 03-15-2007, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Comedian2004

Actually, you are way off.

It is just one page, just one REALLY BIG page....

Didn't battists say that this year he was only going to make the manual available as a microdot?

- Kai

battists · 03-15-2007, 08:58 AM

Actually, it's all hard-coded into the game.

Gastric ReFlux · 03-15-2007, 09:04 AM

People read manuals? Weird.

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