After finishing Tabula Rasa, Richard Garriott decided to take a break from reaping the adoration of the game's dozens of fans to be (literally) shot into space. Video of his flight was released yesterday, and you can watch it just after the jump.
Just after liftoff (at about 2:15 into the video) Lord British holds a message up to the cockpit camera written in Logos, the language of Tabula Rasa. We'd love to make fun of him for doing something so incredibly nerdy, but we're ashamed to admit we actually think it's kind of cool. Sorry.
I visited his place in Austin, it's like a Ren Faire vomited all over this huge river side property. I didn't get to see much of the main house, too busy exploring in the middle of the night.
Has this fort down by the river within shooting distance of a similar designed "pirate" ship on the rivers edge. Was designed in such a way that you could climb the outer walls which reminded me of 2x4's assembled in like a "Lincoln Log" fashion. I seem to remember a few trebuchettes (sp?) and catapults near the river, but couldn't figure out how to fire them though.
1/4 scale Renaissance village was a bit creepy, but keep in mind it was like midnight, and I had been drinking.
According to http://planettr.com/ (fansite linked from Tabula Rasa site) the message says: " Translation by PTR Member Valashar: "Earth is the cradle of humanity but mankind will not be in the cradle forever." -Konstantin E. Tsiolkovsky (Soviet Rocket Scientist)"
You gotta hand it to the Russians. The Soyuz is the most reliable rocket on Earth, but boy did they pay a price. I saw a documentary on the Russian space program and they lost hundreds of people. WARNING, it's not for the faint of heart.
From the ashes of an ancient conflict, a cosmic war threatens all life with death or enslavement. As the alien Bane amass their forces for the final battle, the galaxy's last free sentient beings are the thin line between life and death, between good and evil.
Explore lush forest planets, volcanic moons, and exotic alien civilizations. Face off against powerful alien soldiers, armored mechanoids, and vicious predators. Use a wide range of exotic weapons and unique alien powers to help the Allied Free Sentients (AFS) in their desperate fight against extinction. Tabula Rasa combines a vast, persistent game world and ongoing storyline with fast-paced action, resulting in a striking new approach to the design of multiplayer online games.
