CMDR Gr3g Update.

CMDR Gr3g Update.

Having some hassles with getting his account details. It's linked to his family email address and giving me the elite password requires me to authenticate my pc which then sends emails to his family and it becomes awkward for them to authenticate me. I've got a new laptop incoming, so perhaps I can go to his place and do the authentication / there and get my laptop "approved" and then maybe migrate the mail account or setup a forward to me.

It's complicated by the fact that his daughter Marie has been wondering if she shouldn't keep his save game alive and play. Apparently she was his co-pilot for many hours and is familiar with lots of the mechanics of the game. I intend visiting soon as they are locating a c64 and some old memorabilia for me to rummage through one Saturday morning.

Personally, I would prefer if Marie kept playing vs having a sendoff, but I wanted to keep any people curious about the status quo informed.

Feel free to pop me any questions if I've been unclear.

Comments

Michael Birke said…
Ian I read up about your friendship with Greg and his illness and death caused by it. He got his asteroid station memorial, so um... maybe let the account rest and let Marie get a new one?
Ian Stoffberg said…
Michael Birke I have no real influence over this. My first concern was for not interfering with their grieving. In terms of the Frontier terms and conditions, I'm not sure even if she is licensed. I'd be happy to buy another copy if she wanted.
Ian Norton said…
Ian Stoffberg I have 3 null patches left. Want any?
Ian Stoffberg said…
Ian Norton I'd be happy to pay for all of them and the shipping if you're willing to part with all ! Send me a paypal link ;) Someday I'd like to get the metal badge and even a 3d printed cobra or Anaconda. I ordered a Null patch and it was delivered to my brother in Macclesfield and he still hasn't sent it to me!
Martin Chalk said…
Just thinking out loud here, but do you have access to the domain controls for the email, or is it a simple single email address from their ISP?

You could set up a rule to forward the email to you IF it comes from Frontier AND it contains the word Elite if they're using something like Outlook for their emails. Alternatively you can set up a forward rule on the mail server if you have access to the mail server domain controls.

I run my own domain and use different names and rules for different purposes. I tend to use the shop name when buying things online, which makes it fun if/when they sell on the address and I can track it back to them. It also makes it easy to "kill" an address and point it to /dev/null if necessary.
Ian Norton said…
Ian Stoffberg I'll send you them for free, DM me your address
Ian Stoffberg said…
Martin Chalk It's Gmail I think. Will find out when I get access.
Ian Stoffberg said…
Ian Norton wow. Thanks. Will do when I'm home.
Also having read about Greg, I too appreciate the update. I'd like to see another pilot, if she's willing to take the controls, the other option, is for her to get her own licence...

I understand that you also took Greg's ship to his memorial station, so the 3rd option is to leave his ship at the station.

As a member of the community, I would be happy with any of the above options, I would not however, want to see memory of Greg forgotten, I never knew the guy, never played with him, never even knew of him until he passed, but with the outpouring of support by the community and the devs - the community goal, the completion of said goal... It is clear that many people want him to live on in some way.

o7
Dennis Wronka said…
Thanks for the update, Ian.

If my opinion was worth anything in this "debate" (knowing full well it's not) I'd personally rather see Greg's daughter to get her own account to follow in the footsteps of her father, and let his account rest at Greg's Legacy. This, by the way, would also enable her to run 2 instances and see "her father" (well, his ship) in-game from time to time if she happens to feel like it. But, as you say, it' her decision, and whichever way she will choose, I respect and support that.

Also, on Thursday, at the Frontier Community Meet in Cologne I have taken the liberty of extending my thanks on behalf of NULL for the CGs that enabled us to build Greg's Legacy. Ed was very happy about the feedback and that they could give us these CGs.

Finally: Damn grievers!
Sorry, had to. I'll see myself to the door. ;-)
Ian Stoffberg said…
Dennis Wronka It's late. Maybe I'm confused. Was that a reference to ED griefers or Firefly's Reavers ? Hopefully both ;)
Dennis Wronka said…
Ian Stoffberg It was only a reference to ED griefers, as all my knowledge on Firefly is limited to knowing that it exists.
I don't watch many TV shows. Haven't watched a single episode of Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad either.
Dennis Wronka​​, what's tv?

Not to be ignorant, but I never watch it. 2 of the three in the house are just primarily used for gaming and the 3rd is rarely on for anything more than Chromecast pictures!
Dennis Wronka said…
TV is that thing the kids stare into all day long. ;-)
I like movies, and a few series too, but I've got pretty much all the stuff I watch on an external HD connected to a Raspberry Pi with Kodi, which in turn is hooked to the TV. But mostly I just stream to my notebook or tablet instead of watching on the TV.
And now, with the Oculus, I wanna try watching a movie in the virtual theater, because that might very well be pretty awesome.
Oh! That little thing you make calls with (in my day, we called it a phone) damn kids these days!
Spencer Cook said…
I'm willing to chip in for a new account for her to have her own account. And if the tionisla grave yard ever appears, take his ship there and leave it.

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