I think its a great idea to change the name, that way perhaps people would appreciate the changes you have made to the actual game, Makes me happy to hear someone is putting allot of effort and time into the game i enjoy, cheers Aubrey.

I like Syn3h

 

It is catchy, and i'd feel less like a child if i told someone i was playing a game called syn3h,
rather than.... mars explorer < kinda makes me laugh when i tell someone that, they automatically think i'm going to be in a space suit jumping and floating around on what looks like hard cheese......... :P

Oh very cool!

Awww... No more Mars Explorer *sniff*.

 

Oh well, I am going to have a hard time transitioning, though.

 

Your progress is brilliant Aubrey, I will send you a map package soon!

Interesting new name, just one question: how is it pronounced?

My guess is it's pronounced Synth (3 makes TH sound)

Good question - the answer is provided in the italic text directly below the image ;)

We the players, do not think that synt3h is a good way to spell it.

 

 

Likewise, I present an alternative...

 

 

Synthreea.

Or

Synthea.

 

Either will do.

I WANT MARS EXPLORER BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DON'T CHANGE IT AUBREY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The game has been changing since it's start, some changes have been quite small, and others gigantic. This is along the lines of a gigantic one. But other than the new name, it will just be a further progression of the game as we once knew it. Im not going to freak out until i no longer see the similarities in the old and new games.

 

To Aubrey, i have one important request. Please keep the previous versions easily available and please fix multiplayer bugs such as not being able to see games on list and not being able to join games. Things like NR and such are hopefully fixable in the future for these versions, but even now we have not solved the problem so i don't expect it soon.

 

Thank you.

The new logo looks absolutely epic, but I'm not sure about the new name...  Sigh...  It will be hard to get used to it, but even though I hate change, sometimes it turns out to be for the best!  Plus, as you pointed out, this will open up new worlds (literally and figuratively!) of opportunities.  So, I guess we'll have to wait and see!  It'll be a little hard to get used to though...  (My little brother says that he doesn't like the new name, and wants me to tell you that.)  One question though.  We'll still have the traditional Mars worlds and vehicles right?  And will it still be Mars BASED, or will we kind of completely abandon Mars and "move off" to new worlds?

That is such a stupid name, what the heck does that have to do with what this game is about!!!!   If i'm missing something, please tell me! 

P.S: Please don't get TOO close in theme to Space.

Exactly, Aubrey want's a name that represents nothing. It leaves the meaning to the players instead of saying "Mars Explorer can only have martian things!". I dont think Aubrey ever intentioned it to be so closed to new ideas, he is only trying to open it up to new game play.

Here they come! :)

 

 

• It sounds cool, professional, and mysterious
• It is ambiguous, ensuring that it won't limit the future potential of what this game may someday become
• Just like the game itself, it is totally unique - and proud of it
• It is short, memorable, easy to type, and the .com domain name was available
• It blends Synthesis (the combination of ideas into a unified system), Synthesize (the digital creation of something amazing), and Synthetic (a simulation or recreation of reality) with geeky, technical elements such as a number in a name. Granted, I spun the definitions a bit - but it was fun...
• It gave me the opportunity to play around with including a pronunciation key in a puzzle that was also a name
• It looks neat as a logo

I agree, I think that syn3h bleds and fits perfectly with the game itself. Also, it makes more sense, seeing as the newer maps aren't based solely on mars

 

This name is imposible to pronounce.

Which is the correct pronauciation?

1. Syn-three-H? 2. Synthree-H? or 3. This-name-stinks!

If you chose 3. you are correct!

I really hate this name. I even started a petition! I swear to leave if this continues!

MARS FOREVER SYN3H NEVER!!!

 

Zorf, you shouldn't leave just because you don't like the name.  It's on the "inside" that really counts.  If the game is fun, keep playing!  It's just a name.

This is fantastic Aubrey! It will allow this game to grow, incorporating other planets, asteroids, and space stations instead of just a martian landscape or cityscape.

 

Edit: I just discovered a pronunciation! syntrith (tri=3).

while i like the logo, i dont really like the name. its just that this game started out as a mars exploration game, and now we're even changing the name! the name is cool, but i find that mars explorer suits the game better.

 

 

 

 

Syn3h gets the nono from g-man:(

The name represents new doors being opened for the game.

 

Mars Explorer is limited to Mars like objects and ideas. Synth is new and could mean anything.

 

 

I'd just like to make a few points-

 

1. By no means is 'tropical island' unlike Mars. You think, "but it is a cold, dead, planet." Not quite. It has been proved by the large excess of sulfur clouds that (because they are released into space so quickly) that Mars is either geologically (volcanically) or biologically (not the planet, but rather things on it) alive. Second, this is a futuristic game, and the idea is terraforming is not far-fetched, in fact we are incredibly close to the appropriate technology. So is it wrong there should be a tropical island? Not at all.

 

2. As for a lame name, yes Mars Explorer won't exactly sell. But there is something within a name that says 'home.' Imagine, whether you like WOW or not you must admit it is a great name. You also must admit there is a lack of feeling, admiration, a lack of what says, 'Hey, that's just me." Something like Mars Explorer, however, holds something special to those who are veteran players of the game. It holds the comfort knowing that you are a smaller, close-knit community rather than a simple player in a game of 10 million. Think of this nice clean example.

 

Google- not meant to be big, not meant to be profitable. Just a simple proof that some college kids could make a search engine better than what was available. But by WORD OF MOUTH ALONE did it spread to the mass empire it holds today. And think about it- Google is a rather unattractive name, yet it holds something special, personality.

 

Just something to think about.

~Matt

While a name change is probably necessary as this game moves away from Mars and on to other worlds, and I love the logo, Syn3h just seems odd.  What kind of name has a number in it?  Also, with such an odd name, it would be hard to accidentaly stumble across.

I'm not completely against it, but I am skeptical.

Hmm. I love the prospect of a name change, but the name... hmm. I am skeptical, and is it pronounced "Theta" or "Synth" ? Oh well, we'll have to get used to it either way. Nice  logo, btw.

does this mean the website address is going to change?

LIkely - Mars Explorer will likely just act as a redirect.

"First I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without you by my side
But I spent so many nights
thinking how you did me wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to carry on
and so you're back
from outer space!"

 

Ok, other then this song being hilarious, i also think it resembles something. Change often totally stinks at first, but over time, you think about it, and you contemplate it, and it kinda makes sense.

 

There have been versions that i didn't like at all, but over time, i realized that they were for the greater good of this game, even if it means waiting. Even though things may not be how you imagined it right now, it might, and probably will, get better.

 

This is a big improvement, so it will take time for the original feelings and thoughts to die down, and more *thoughtful* thoughts to petrude. Its like when you get angry, and you shout at someone and totally overreact, but later you think it through and find a more civil and diplomatic way to solve this problem. Sometimes even, you realize you were totally wrong and they were right.

 

Keep up the fantastic work Aubrey!!

 

Vita!!

 

P.S. Sorry if this seems rush. It was.  :P

hmm. I reckon that it's nice to have mars explorer, but syn3h is cool too. i reckon that we should have a mars explorer bit or something with ONLY mars stuff. We could also have Earth explorer or space explorer or whatever.

Very impressive logo!  I would very much like to see how you put it together...

 

I like the new name, too, although it will take some getting used to.

 

~Edith~

Wow...this is....fairly big!

I nearly missed it *phew!* :)

I had to inturupt my chilli burrito to come and comment on this when my friend told me.

Syn3h? Hmmm

Well its certainly different, I'm for the name change, even though some players from versions long ago will miss the name, it discribed the personality of the game, so, when you take away the name, its like taking the meat out of a meatball, Mars is the backbone of this game, and we respect the planet in reality and in cyberspace. But something inside tells me this is for the best. I'm sure Aubrey wouldn't change the name just to aggrevate us, would he?

One point, does this mean well be flying through Los Angeles on our travels? I need to visit my Nan.

So I'm glad I didn't miss  the big change.

Oh well, it had to come some time.

Wish you luck Aubrey.

Slimo

P.S: We haven't unpacked yet, so I'm staying at my friends house, I'll be on to visit and see what happens.

yes it is fairly big as you say

 

i am also for the name change, i am from the 1.9 days, even though people are from like 1.3 etc and i can say i don't mind it at all, and to me it opens up new opportunities as i am now no longer held back with any of my world ideas, i am now free to do as i please, and not have any one say how is this mars related at all on the post about the world i have just made, not that i have done so yet, but boy do i have some crazy ideas right now that i can finally do!!

Now I saw it.

 

OK.

 

It's all futuristic, and a tad modern.

 

COOLIO.

Wow!! This is Cool!! i Pesonaly like it but i feel that of all the n00b debates, Implentaions, and all of the problems with spam, I feel that this might be one of the hardest topics of depate ever. 

Agreed. I am for the name change, I just want to know how to pronounce the name! :P

Maybe just name it to plain old "Explorer"?

Personally, I say it synthreeah.

Hmm. I guess... I just think we can be a bit more creative here. Keep it simple, you know? I'd love something like the name we have right now, maybe just "Explorer" or "Maps Explorer" could work? Syn3h just sounds, in my opinion, like an average name for a cwappy game. And Mars is NOT average or cwappy.

 

• Marafuku Company: Nintendo
• Brad's Drink: Pepsi Cola
• Service Game Company: SEGA
• Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation : Sony
• Quantum Computer Services: AOL (America Online)
• Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web: Yahoo
• BackRub: Google

 

All the best,

 

- MacDane

this is gonna be SO cool, although i must admit, Mars Explorer was a cool name even if lately we have been straying from marsian worlds and things.

 

maybe a new hyper modern sounding name will make more epic-awesome worlds with ROBOTS! MORE LAZERS! FORCEFIELDS! AND MORE ROBOTS!

Lol! Yeah, and I am NOT against the name change! I merely think we could have a better name (sorry Aubrey... ;) )

PLEASE don't change the name!!!! Mars Explorer is NOT lame. In fact, the name even caught my eye when on the Widget store! DON'T CHANGE IT AUBREY! PLEASE!!!

 

 

*goes off mumbling under breath about how name is catchy...*

Also, I think it is pronounced "Syntheta"

Hi Aubrey,

 

Please read Galaxy's comment above.

 

 

Why not call it what it is?

 

 

- Johnny

Excellent point MacDane!

Those corporations were perfect examples.

 

I never knew that Google began as BackRub :)

 

I just created a UserVoice forum for everyone to share their name ideas - more information regarding which can be found at the top of this page's original document.

I like this new name but I thought of something else FXD. It stands for Fun Exciting Design. What do you guys think? 

 

Also Aubrey it doesn't take 15 seconds I tried it for about 5 minutes and it still didn't work. 

LOL! Hmm, I think I like this new name much better than I did before. Syntheta... I like it. Now.

Aubrey, I never imagined that I would dispute something you were doing to MEx, but here goes...

 

• Lack of competitive elements— that's what a lot of us LIKE about MEx: no hardcore gamers going at it about "cheating", no ranking of players (which can influence how players at one end of the ranking treat players on the other), and a more peaceful community in general.

• "realistic and dull or unrealistic and cartoony"— What? It's a game. I don't think anyone gives a darn about it being realistic or not (vehicles and lava don't mix well in real life, ya' know) and in NO WAY is it dull or "cartoony"!!

• As I stated on Zorf's post earlier today, "Mars Explorer" doesn't have to restrict anyone or anything, example being Unity Island. The more creative minds among us aren't held back by those petty, imagined bonds, and let their talent flourish and take root.

• Those "potential players" obviously didn't look very hard before coming to a verdict. All they need to do is ask a few questions, get kind, helpful answers from the good people here, and they'll change their minds right away.

 

• As for your "vision" for MEx, as I said on Zorf's post, the name makes it sound like a new MMORPG. It 'sounds' like bogus, and it 'sounds' like a money scam. It 'sounds' bad. I have a background in psychology, and I can tell you that people will not be interested in something they cannot pronounce, interpret, or type easily. You focused too much on the logo and not on the name. I find it's a lot simpler to type "MEx" than the entire "Mars Explorer", so I simply use that little abbreviation when typing. But verbally, "Mars Explorer" is far more catchy than "Syn3h"— if you can figure out how to convert it from text to word-of-mouth— and may actually be detrimental to the in-flow of new members.
• (And please don't suggest changing the name to Syn3h Explorer, because then I can't use my abbreviation for the sake of decency. x-] )

 

Please don't interpret this as anger, because it's more so fear and apprehension. I realize that I can't singlehandedly sway the opinion of the entire community, but I can try to make a stand for the preservation of the roots we have here. I identify with four things in general: my school, my religion, my country, and my friends. MEx falls into the last category.

 

Willowman and Zorf,

 

 

 

If you haven't noticed this is Aubreys game. He SKIPPED college just so he could make this game. I bealive that Aubrey can and should have the rights to do whatever he wants to this game. Sure you can help him along the way but lets just say that he can make it Syn3H he could make it I love Apple Pie! You guys don't get that he is in charge of this game, and he isn't getting paid a single cent. So just let the guy do what he wants to do.

Jim, if YOU haven't noticed, the point of a post is for people to comment on it.

 

Yes we get that he's in charge, genius. Yes we appreciate the work he does here, and I'm insulted that you would think otherwise.

He does have the right to change the name he doesn't have to listen to you but he does.

Just like you DON'T have the right to bash Dude and I for our opinions.

 

Touché.

Very very VERY true. This is what I said earlier, only not as elegantly. Syn3h is a name that makes this game sound like an average game. In other words, a cwappy name for a cwappy game is what this will be game will be labeled as. 

 

When I was surfing the web for some games, I was pulled in by the very name we are changing. So, I am not opposed to the change of the name, but Syn3h? Sounds like a name for an average game....

I never bashed Dude he joined in. Wrong again willowman.

well all i can say is that....Aubrey has a point and it's his game not ours, yes we can put our thoughts forward but please don't turn it in to a fight, it is JUST PLAIN ANNOYING for the rest of us that have better things to do than just sit and fight, over what a name

 

GET THIS IN TO YOUR HEADS IT IS JUST A NAME!!!!!!!! THE NAME WONT CHANGE THE WAY OF THE GAME, THE GAME IS STILL HERE, EVEN IF IT IS UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME, IT WILL STILL HAVE THE SAME GAME PLAY THAT WE HAVE GOTTEN LOVE. JUST GET OVER IT!! IT IS ONLY A NAME CHANGE

 

PLEASE CARE TO TELL ME WHY THIS NAME WILL AFFECT THE WAY THE GAME IS PLAYED, BECAUSE OF RIGHT NOW I DON"T THINK THERE IS ONE WAY IT WILL AFFECT THE WAY THE GAME WILL BE PLAYED

Despite my love for the old name, I could go on living if it changed. However, despite the admittedly awesome logo this name has no point. I read your reasoning, Aubrey, and for the same reasons we could call the game awe5n. It starts with the same letters as awesome, so it must be good!

that's the point, the name is to have no point, which means it opens up a whole lot of new opportunities for new vehicles and new worlds, and many more things

Yeah. Really, if the game get this name I won't die, and it won't be the best thing that ever happened to me. But, it will still be the same game, and I will play no matter what :P

Will the address be change because of this?

Wow.  This is all because of a name change.  And suprisingly, it isn't surprising that a name change would cause such an uproar. 

 

Now here is what I think:

 

I love the name Mars Explorer.  It was the name that was there when I started playing, and it holds many amazing memories behind its simple words.  I think that it perfectly defines this game, not because of the Mars aspect, but because it represents exactly what this game is about: fun and enjoyment in a simple to learn yet challenging to master in-browser game.  I know even if the name changes to Syn3h, I will still refer to this game as Mars Explorer with the other veterans I know here.  I also don't want to give out false advertising to people who think this game will be a bit complex but extremely fun by its name.

 

However, this is your game.  You thought of it, created it, and helped the rest of us to use it and even make new things for it.  Ultimately, the only opinion that matters here is yours.  No matter what you decide, I will stand by it with you.  I may not like it as much, but I won't let that effect the fun and good times to come on this game.  I will still think that this is the best game out there, and I don't believe I won't be leaving this game behind anytime soon.  This game (against my parents will, more or less) has become an inseperable part of my life, as much because of the people playing it as the game itself.  So do what you will, Aubrey, I am a humble member, and I will follow you through with this descision.

 

Afish <><

'Duct tape is like the force.  It has a dark side, a light side, and it holds the universe together.'

'If you can't fix it with duct tape, it ain't worth fixin'!'

Its time for a change. Also, lately, I haven't seen anyone exploring mars. Why is this called Mars Explorer when there's absolutely no exploring? Seriously. Are there really buggies and jets flying through jungles (Unity Island) on mars? I know this is a game, but it doesn't really make sense.

Nice, Afish. You pretty much summed up my opinion. If he's going to do it no matter what, I'm not protesting. As it is, I'm offering an opinion. Nothing more. For some reason, certain people think that holding an opinion is wrong/ open for debate in some way.

OK, now that I'm back I can respond to that:

 

That's BS. I never said anything about Dude in particular, but I did say you were bashing my opinion, which is shared by Dude. So yes, you are bashing our opinion.

I strongly disagree, exploring is half the fun of Mars Explorer.

Yeah, I agree with Bagel; I'm pretty sure nobody knows 'every nook and cranny' of every map, so yes, people are still exploring. But exploring doesn't have to apply to maps. Take Seb, or GTR. Through MEx, they're exploring the potential of Sketchup and Blender.

 

Oh, yeah. As I said in my first reply here, (*cough cough*) it's a game. Who cares if it's realistic as long as it's fun?

The thing is, I read on a post at one point that Aubrey commented on. He said something to the effect that Exploring was not his main focus of the game. It was just a name. We all love exploring and we still can after the name change but Aubrey wants to continue from this point on with a somewhat fresh start and with a new and inspiring note to the game.

 

Aubrey, if this is not what you intended, please correct me.

i vote for mars explorer. please dont change it.

Ya, I think I remember that, but still...

That is an interesting take on it, I completely agree.

I'm sorry, but Synt... synthea.. syn...th... thing sounds like "synthea", or a little girl name. It just doesn't cut it for me.

SYNTRITH!

My opinion - SYN3H;

* Cool only for those in the know and at Mensa gettogethers

* Logo looks like SYNBoH

* Slightly too cryptic, too esoteric in meaning, awkward to pronounce and to try to explain to others

* When typed in reviews, articles, blogs and advertisements, typos are likely

 

Whirld;

* Already in this game's vocabulary and ties to a significant component of the game

* Just cryptic and clever enough to stimulate one's imagination yet closely resembles a familiar word

* Pronounciation rolls off the tounge nicely

* Typos in articles, reviews, advertising blogs, etc far less likely

* Domain probably open territory

* Could be combined with "Explorer" or another word or altered slightly

 

I'll suggest one alternative below but will go with whatever you choose Aubrey.    No mobs for me.  :)

 

speak for yourself. I like it, good job Aubrey. nice design.

Im ok with whatever name, but i suggest it be clearly identified.

 

So far, im still not sure what the name really is that Aubrey proposed. Could be anything from Synth to Syntrith to Synthetah. I suggest that it become less cryptic, like kruncher said.

 

I suggested a name such as "Synth Explorer".

Nice! Now THAT'S a good name!

Hmm, I like "Whirlds".

Aubrey

     I have been playing this game since the day I discovered it in the widget section of the apple site and to be honest I have to say that while a change of name would not be bad I don't agree with the name Syn3h. I believe that the name Whirld Explorer is not only a fitting name but also is easy to pronounce and type in as a website. But I will still miss the name Mars Explorer if you do decide to change the it.

 

        -Andy

Agreed, I put it up on the voting site so people can vote for it.

i personally think that just "Synth" would be a awesome name, it sounds, virtual, colorful, changing, dynamic, and just plain sci-fi

 

(it would also kinda point toward manufacturing, which we kinda have since players have manufactured worlds and even vehicles, shaped the game to our specifications.

 

 

I guess... I still love "Whirlds" or "Whirld Explorer"

sigh people never like to give up stuff they like

 

so here we go again

 

Dude

 

i never said there was anything holding people back, but when you look at the worlds that are being made for the game, by people like us, have you not noticed that, in some way or another are are tied the mars, like GTR's ice rock map, or his desert rock map, both in some way are connected the the mars part, the ice rock one = the polar caps on mars, the desert rock one = the dryness and the large canyons that are on mars, even my ruins one has ties to mars, as it is to there to show some long lost mars civilization, just look and see i do have a point, as most mars terrain maps, apart from unity island are ALL IN SOME WAY RELATED TO MARS, now if you see it as i do, which by the sounds of it you don't you can SEE the it does opens new opportunities as i have clearly pointed out why it does, as it frees us up to have no Mars related maps, which so far haven't been done by any one, now do you see what i am getting at?

 

ok so nobody is being held back but yet they have been as it is clearly been seen by what has been made and what hasn't been made yet.

 

so is this enough base for you now? as this is what i have been trying to get at

just shut up about the name, if u have a better one post it on forum link

im not the one fighting about it, i am the one trying to stop all the fighting, thank you very much, and it has already been posted, on this post as well

 

pays to read first doesn't it

That's what I've been saying! Urgh....

The purpose of my comment above was to offer an outsider's perspective with best hopes for this game's long-term success in marketing and spreading the word, not to have it named the way I want.

Seb, you may have indirectly proved our point.

 

 

But what has been made clearly states that there are no boundaries. You said yourself that Unity Island isn't Mars-related. That has been our example from the start, so you can't just brush it aside.

 

You can't dispute that fact. There are no limitations.

yes but look so far it is the only one like it, no one has gone outside of the boundaries yet, and yes there are no limitations, but like i have said nobody has gone and made another world like unity island yet, and yes it is an example but it is the ONLY example we have as of right now.

 

as you can see nobody has gone and made a non mars related world yet, can you see what i am getting at?

 

there may be no boundaries, but has that stopped people from making non mars related, you could say yes as of right now as it hasn't been done yet 

Will the domain name change?

But Unity Island isn't Mars-related... So yes, someone has made a "non mars related world".

 

You are starting to contradict yourself, Seb.

I know, but I like that name. :P

and agin i have to explain thing's to you, LIKE I SAID unity island is the ONLY non mars related world, and so far none of the maps that players have been making are like it, it was cerated by unity hence the name unity island if i am correct

 

 

and please next time try to read what i said, and not just skim through it, buy the sounds of which you only did that, as i have clearly stated this several times over with you, so next time read the whole thing more than once, as i am starting to think you have been missing out parts of it, and so far i haven't contradicted my self, i think you have just missed out the parts that explain everything to you, so all i can say is: READ THE COMMENTS I POSTED, and you may find all the answers to your what you have been saying, have been there all along and you are missing them and i am having to explain them to you again, and again

Probably.

We just have to get used to change.. :l

 

*sigh*

 

But when we get used to it maybe things will get better eh? 

 

*attempts a winky face*

lol, I'm sorry. I have been reading your comments, but I've always just assumed that Unity Island was another player-created world. That's probably added to the confusion.

Hey baba, try reading the last two bullet points of my first comment (the really long one). Then you might get why I think that suggestion is funny.   xP

THE PRONOUNSIATION IS SIN-UH!!!!!

cool logo but it doesn't make sense to me (the name: syn3h?).  Maybe you could rename it as something on the side, but it is too big to change the name now.  One thing that I think is important is that the game remains abstract.  If it becomes too realistic, it won't be as fun.  The custom worlds helps with that.  The contrast between unity island and freestyle helps too.  So far it is looking good.  I will comment if I think it is becoming too realistic.

actually it's synth

I believe it is pronounced Syntheta.

I like Syn3h...

I like SYNTH: THE NEXT GENERATION OF ADVENTURE, EXCITEMENT, AND PLAYER TO PLAYER LASER TAG!

After reading the petition against the new name-change, I still like the new name and the upgrades and expansion that it allows. Just wanted to encourage it along!!!! When is the new domain name going to come into use?

 

~Alex

Dude, it's pronounced SI KNT 3H Y okay? How hard is that?  :)

 

I have to admit that when I think back to midnight widget shopping on apple.com the word explorer grabbed me. I instantly wanted to explore, so I downloaded it.

 

Same here. When I was looking for games to populate my computer, the "Mars Explorer" jumped out at me (Apple description helped...), and made me want to download this and see what I could actually explore

 

It turned out that there were only thee worlds, but endless glitches and friendships (meaning people) to explore, and now we have all those worlds to explore!

 

I agree with a name change. But as Dude said, could you please keep "Explorer" in the name somehow?

 

TS

I have to say, Mars Explorer is not my ideal name.

 

Whenever I metion it to my friends, they mostly think its kind of lame and cheesy...

 

Oh Well.

Yeah, I was browsing widgets for apple and I saw the pic for Mars explorer, saw description (I was in an exploring phase that day lol) and downloaded. I hadn't the slightest of what to do.

 

And now I am here.

 

I like that long letter dude wrote, by the way.

It uncovered a lot of stuff that we either cannot say correctly, feel, see, etc.

 

Synt3h Explorer...hmmm...

I likes SYN3H!! its Unikce and super grand!   I likes it.  And besides, a name change isnt gona kill you.  Right?

It's geeky and actually kinda noob-ish. Seriously.

 

And the name change may not kill you or me, but it may kill the inflow of new members.

 

I said that before... like, waaaaaayyyy before. I think this post has become too long to be worth bamming. 

When you posted YOU bammed it! Hypocrite!

 

*edit* WHoops, I bammed it too!

At The Dude:

 

Fai was explaining that the name actually turns off some players. The current name will turn some people off and turn some on, so will a future name. Everyone is looking for something different. Not to say you were wrong in anyway but just because you like it, doesn't mean it's the best name. I dont know if there IS a best name, i think that's up to Aubrey to decide what he wants his creation to be called in the end.

No harm of course. At the end of the day, we all want everyone satisfied.

Syn3h may not mean anything, but that may be what this game needs. 

 

•It will sound mysterious, so new players would be drawn to it.

 

•It allows the game to grow in any direction.

 

•It adds uniqueness; the name stands for nothing besides the game itself.

I would still prefer Synth to syn3h.  It could be like marsxplr and Mars Explorer.  syn3h could be the URL and Synth could be the offiial name.

you guys I mean it's just a game change its like changing versions in my opinion its not that bad,and you can still play on mars in the time machine page. also I'm sure if enough of you wanted to you could make Aubrey make sny3h off limits for a month and if you dont like the name the 3 and the h mean thea so why not call it     Synthea

I mean the 3 and the H mean theta so why not call it syntheta

"theta" is the word for the sound "th". so... synthreeth? no, more like syntrith (tri=three).

All I know is that the name is virtually unprennouncable ;)

I believe that syn3θh is simply pronounced synth.

YOU LIAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE NAME MUST STAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!}:P

KEEP THE NAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

If there's this confusion with us then what will new players think? Hello! Aubrey, nice work on Mars Explorer (cough cough thats MARS EXPLORER) and the new logo but i thought the point was making the name mean something, how is synth or syntrinth replete with meaning? i don't deduct mars from the name. It's not even close to any words, lucky if someone reads t from a 3, also it looks like SYNBH, and why is there a 3 at all? 

 

People 'explore' mars especially when they start, the game is so open to any games imaginable it needs a name like we have or even less particular, it must have reference to mars though. But just don't bother changing the name.

 

Please please please, just no.

 

 

The whole point of changing the name is so it doesn't refer to one of hundreds of worlds that the game will include. it was named mars explorer early on, when there was only one map and no multiplayer, now we can create our own maps set on distant worlds.

those rocks are from paridise paintball

when is thee new website ready?   

Thats disappointing.

Do we have to type in SYN(theta)3 into our web browser?

Do we still type in mars explorer?

I'm confused.

When does this change happen?

 

 

-----Jetster~

"Mars Explorer's future...is wrapped up in a giant ball of plasma"

 

*Gasp* Oh no! Mars is going to explode! ;)

Technically a sun is a giant ball of plasma... Which is too going to explode...

 

 

BUt not ANYWHERE near 2012 ;) We still have few billion years. :)

I agree 100%

Actually a star is a massive thermonuclear explosion that is constantly going off, fueled by a core of hydrogen and helium plasma.

I want to try it out

what is the site unless it's not out

mars explorer! mars explorer! mars explorer! only

NOO! BIG PLASMA BALL!

Isn't plasma anything non atomic? like electricity?

a star is a huge ball of thermonucularly exploding plasma. nuff said.

I thought about it, and I think syn3h is OK. I mean, just look at all the new user created worlds. They aren't mars. Just look at mine!!

 

If you want to, go ahead with the name change Aubrey. I am cool with it.

man all i can say is that if that game was made i would be playing it right this second

what would u be doing?

its the only thing

i would ever

do what

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I have been playing Mars Explorer for a very long time, since the only map was freestyle o.0 I would just like to say that for me, the addition of the jet has significantly decreased the amount of fun the game has been for me.  Noobs can just shoot the quarry, and then fly away with no one being able to catch them.  It's not that I'm not good enough to catch them (I used to be amazing when all the dogfights were done with the buggy glider), it's that it's impossible, especially now that you can't fall off the planet by flying too far away.  Please think about what I have said.  I think it would make the game a lot better if you limited the jet's power, such as not allowing it to shoot or making it possible to fall off the planet again by straying too far away from the stage.

-Char

I don't care what the name is changed to as long as it's still the same game, besides, with only 'mars explorer' our creations are limited to mars. I say go for it! Oh, and also is the website name going to be changed?

I agree with Char. Even with auto-targeting, the buggy is not balanced against a player using certain tactics in the jet. I have no suggested solution nor do I demand one and I AM aware that one can start their own server and balance the settings. It's just that the wonderful experience of server surfing for a Quarry chasing game ofter requires one to grab a jet. *shrug*

And I created it...

 

*sigh*

Interesting logo - weird/horrible name (as most people are saying). I would REALLY prefer another name (or no name change at all).

 

Oh, I haven't read ALL of the comments yet for this document (lol), but why do we need a name change again?

We dont NEED a new name, we just like it! :D

wait wait wait im confused who is makeing Syn3h, Aubrey, or some one else can some one please explain this too me

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Bam!!

WHABAM!!!!!

 

BAM!

WHAP! WHACK! BOOM! BAM! SLAP!

 

I can't wait for Syn3h!! :D

ahh stop commenting on old posts

Bam

Bam!!

Aubrey, thanks for your janitorial work on the forum last night! 

I like that idea, but it might be tough to program, and I think Aubrey is pretty busy as of late.

 

But for the distant future, I agree for a story mode.

What do you think about a single player or 2 or 3 player "story mode"? It doesn't have to be destructive or anything like that.

 

My idea is that the Virus in Picard's story (http://marsxplr.com/view-734) has taken over one of the swarm vehicle's modules, and spread from there. The infected swarm modules have assembled to form the "Boss", which has broadcasted the virus to infect the vehicles not protected by rorbs. The unaffected vehicles would be the player(s), and the infected ones would be like bots. If the rorb is shot too much by the infected vehicles, it would be penetrated, your vehicle would be infected, and you would lose. The Player(s) would use special lasers that transfer computer code to the infected vehicles to delete the virus and turn on the rorb. Once the virus is deleted, you can give the "converted" vehicle's computer commands such as Go To (Area), Attack, Evade, etc. The remaining infected vehicles would be able to reinstall the virus after its rorb is gone unless you guard it or the vehicle is commanded to board the sky monster or taken with the tractor beam or tow hook to the sky monster. One level is completed when all of the vehicles have been transferred to the sky monster. After each level, you can choose to start as a specific vehicle you have taken. At the last levels, you would encounter swarm vehicles. when you shoot swarm vehicles, you convert one module at a time. The modules join you as "wingmen" for a while, then fall victim to the virus broadcast because they have no rorbs by themselves. You do not have to convert these to complete the level, but if you manage to convert all of the modules of one swarm vehicle, you are able to activate its rorb and it is yours to use. When you get to the boss, you have to convert the isolated broadcast antennae first, then defend that while converting one module of the boss at a time until the virus is completely gone.

 

I know this seems way too ambitious, but it is just a thought for the future.

Yeah i can get behined that.

so we are changing the name so that the game could have space zombies from planet 6 or somthing like that. or we could do somthing like make people walk around.

that would be awsome, but i am stuck at one thing that i have tryed not to post for a long time now. if the game gets to be super popular, then would we have to pay to play?

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Aubrey, I love the idea of making the game more like mars, but i really dont think that the name change is nessecary, I have been playing for a long time now and i have always known it to be Mars Explorer. So please, try and rethink the idea of a name change

The point is to make it less like mars, exclusively and broaden the limits of how far the game can go! Under the name Mars Explorer, it's limited to Mars like themes only. A new name will make the possibilities endless.

Agreed. Already there are worlds like Scottish Highlands and Unity Island and Dogfighter's Dream that stretch the boundaries! We do need to expand, and I'm looking forward to it!

wait wait wait! WE ARE CHANGING THE NAME!!!

 i am ok with that but WE ARE CHANGING THE NAM1?!?!?!?!

so the site name will change

is it free

 

aubrey

When is Syn3h coming out? (I'll still miss mars explorer though)

If I had to guess, it will come out in 3-6 months.

Okay so the way I see it, I haven't been playing for too long but I have become quite fond of mars. Now when I first got this game on my computer I did not think for a second that it was about exploring mars at all; i didn't see where the name came in at all. Now i like being called a martian but really marsxplr doesnt suite the game I think.

 

I like the new name for a few reasons:

- it definitely opens a broader range for the game to be played in

- it will attract more players to the game (now don't get wrong but from what I have seen many people who play this range from 11 to 15 i have yet to hear of an older age except for me, being 18, not that there are not older players)

- it doesn't give a false definition of the game in the name (i did not know i would be shooting other people when i first  played this game)

 

okay there it is I wil have to grow fond of the new name but I think i would rather play with the new name

I think it would be cool if you could create Whirlds using Google Sketchup because then everyone could because it is simple and free.

Actually you can, and several people have! Although the world, whether created in Sketchup or Blender, must go through Unity3d, Unity3d is now free! (For the non-pro version). Sketchup and Blender are also free, as well as Flyclub's World Creator, so Designers have a great deal of powerful tools to use, for free!

 

P.S. Worlds can also be made directly within Unity as well.

Well, I have 1 point to make, there are MANY 17 year olds on mars, and a few adults.

 

What I have noticed is that generally, players are 11, 14, or 17, with a few others, but there are a lot who are that age.

One more thing I would like to say, often the best worlds are made using a combination of these programs.

good idea aubrey good idea

I have been to map.syn3h.com, but have never seen the skybridge in the past.

 

This is Aubrey's personal whirld hosting site, so it is probably a world Aubrey made, or one that will soon be implemented.