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Whatever Happened to Thin Client?

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masternerdguy
Doomheim
#1 - 2014-07-08 23:45:25 UTC
Long ago CCP mentioned they had an ultra-light command line only EVE client they used for testing. What ever happened to that? Such a lightweight application would be amazingly useful for slow machines and massive fleet fights.

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ElQuirko
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#2 - 2014-07-08 23:51:59 UTC  |  Edited by: ElQuirko
Except most of the lag EVE clients experience comes from serverside, so really it wouldn't make much of a difference at all. That's as far as I understand it anyway; could be the reason CCP have neglected to release it as it simply isn't going to make much of a splash.

That, and who wants command-line EVE? I get that we're spreadsheets online, but still.

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Hasikan Miallok
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#3 - 2014-07-08 23:54:53 UTC
A non-graphical client that allows station trading and contract deals and industry but is useless for PvP does sort of go against the spirit of EVE somewhat.

Don't get me wrong, I would love an android app that lets me update my Jita sells from my Galaxy but it doesn't really seem to be in the overall spirit of the game.


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ChaseTheLasers
Ekchuah's Shrine Comporium
#4 - 2014-07-09 00:08:54 UTC
It's for dev / internal use only. It was never intended to be used by players.
Christina Project
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#5 - 2014-07-09 00:16:29 UTC  |  Edited by: Christina Project
A more important matter:

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Pix Severus
Empty You
#6 - 2014-07-09 03:15:27 UTC
An EvE text-based MUD?

You awaken in a room, in front of you is a small passageway leading to a balcony that looks over the docking ring; to your right there is a door.

>Go right

In front of you is a sturdy metal door. It is locked.

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#7 - 2014-07-09 06:12:35 UTC
masternerdguy wrote:
Long ago CCP mentioned they had an ultra-light command line only EVE client they used for testing. What ever happened to that? Such a lightweight application would be amazingly useful for botting.


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Mashie Saldana
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#8 - 2014-07-09 07:46:08 UTC
ElQuirko wrote:
Except most of the lag EVE clients experience comes from serverside, so really it wouldn't make much of a difference at all. That's as far as I understand it anyway; could be the reason CCP have neglected to release it as it simply isn't going to make much of a splash.

It will be included in the next version of ISBoxer.

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Mara Rinn
Cosmic Goo Convertor
#9 - 2014-07-09 08:35:15 UTC
Hasikan Miallok wrote:
A non-graphical client that allows station trading and contract deals and industry but is useless for PvP does sort of go against the spirit of EVE somewhat.


The spirit of EVE being something other than logging in, tending 0.01 ISK order adjustments for a few hours, then logging off and going to bed?

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Chribba
Otherworld Enterprises
Otherworld Empire
#10 - 2014-07-09 10:55:07 UTC
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CCP Goliath
C C P
C C P Alliance
#11 - 2014-07-09 11:42:17 UTC
Internal tool for debugging and testing. Sorry!

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Steve Ronuken
Fuzzwork Enterprises
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#12 - 2014-07-09 12:22:30 UTC
CCP Goliath wrote:
Internal tool for debugging and testing. Sorry!



And, if what I've read is accurate: It's not an eve client, without graphics.

It's pretty much just a dumb program which sends scripts of commands to the server. So pretty much useless for anything but testing. Smile

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Grobalobobob Bob
Hedion University
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2014-07-09 14:26:20 UTC
SPREADSHEETS!

Don't need the 'in space' part Blink

On a light note, I'm sure Chribba would approve!!

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Herzog Wolfhammer
Sigma Special Tactics Group
#14 - 2014-07-09 17:03:52 UTC
masternerdguy wrote:
Long ago CCP mentioned they had an ultra-light command line only EVE client they used for testing. What ever happened to that? Such a lightweight application would be amazingly useful for slow machines and massive fleet fights.



I too want to play Eve on a 386. Cool


Heck if we could log in with PuTTY SSH terminal ......

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Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#15 - 2014-07-09 17:12:30 UTC
Quote:
Whatever Happened to Thin Client?


He hangs about in the backgrounds of pictures

unnoticed until you get home then he appears

eerily staring out from behind a tree

with his featureless face

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#16 - 2014-07-09 17:14:42 UTC
Ramona McCandless wrote:
Quote:
Whatever Happened to Thin Client?


He hangs about in the backgrounds of pictures

unnoticed until you get home then he appears

eerily staring out from behind a tree

with his featureless face



I think you mean slenderman.

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Ramona McCandless
Silent Vale
LinkNet
#17 - 2014-07-09 17:18:20 UTC
Nose' Feliciano wrote:
Ramona McCandless wrote:
Quote:
Whatever Happened to Thin Client?


He hangs about in the backgrounds of pictures

unnoticed until you get home then he appears

eerily staring out from behind a tree

with his featureless face



I think you mean slenderman.


He's just a phoney

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BuckStrider
Nano-Tech Experiments
#18 - 2014-07-09 17:24:21 UTC
masternerdguy wrote:
Long ago CCP mentioned they had an ultra-light command line only EVE client they used for testing. What ever happened to that?


It got fat.

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