View Full Version : When will the open beta NOT be done?
Greek_fire19
09-02-2005, 00:54
Ok, I've read a lot of 'when will it be released' topics. And I know the answer. So I'm not going to make one.
However, I'm going to be kindof busy for the next month, and I was curious if the team could say up to what point there is pretty much 100% certainty that the mod will NOT be released.
For example 'The open beta will definately not be released before the end of september. After that I really can't say'
Or whenever.
Because I really do want to play your mod at the earliest possible opportunity, but I wont be checking the forums regularly for a while
Reverend Joe
09-02-2005, 01:27
~D Classic title.
Big_John
09-02-2005, 01:46
i'm waiting for mongoose to come in here and say "until it's done!!" in size=20 or something.. :shifty:
It definitely won't be done this week and probably the next. After that, it depends on how things go with what we're currently working on.
Simetrical
09-02-2005, 05:22
I would have put three weeks as an absolute minimum. Maybe two weeks, though, I suppose, miracles do happen.
vizigothe
09-02-2005, 06:25
I would have put three weeks as an absolute minimum. Maybe two weeks, though, I suppose, miracles do happen.
i :smitten: u
Well, I'm an optimist at heart. Of course, the realist in me says we'll run into more hard code and take another two months to fix it :P
PSYCHO V
09-02-2005, 07:51
:sleepy:
Look, dude, we all can't wait, but it's been getting a bit of a bore...
Delenda est Carthago
09-02-2005, 10:20
Now now,
we can wait, and we must, thia mod is going to be the single best community project for RTW yet, possibly for any game. And it must not be rushed. After all, if they rushed it out and it was full of bugs then you would be the first one to complain that it was bad and full of bugs....
Krusader
09-02-2005, 10:26
Look, dude, we all can't wait, but it's been getting a bit of a bore...
If that was a comment about waiting on the open beta:
We could always release what we got now and hear complaints later that it's completely unplayable ~;)
We had hoped to release the open beta in August and were working hard on it, but we've run into several obstacles (hard-coded stuff and things not working as they should) so the open beta has been delayed as a result. And we aren't using all our free-time on the MOD either. Many of us have jobs and families too and studies as well. And sorry to say, but these are of a higher priority than EB.
We're just people, not wizards with a magic wand that can create something fast and flawless. ~:)
Greek_fire19
09-02-2005, 10:45
Lol, thanks for the quick and honest replies :) 3 weeks minimum is fine, cus like I said I have a whole lot of things to be getting on with.
Keep up the good work ~:) :bow:
Ianofsmeg16
09-02-2005, 12:52
3 weeks??? so when i get back from holiday it might be done.....
*awed silence*
I meant, given that if we could wait this long we can wait until it is done. I re-read it, and it can be interpreted differently...
3 WEEKS !!!!! :jawdrop:
Please, please have mercy on our souls...
:computer: :computer: :whip: :computer: :help: :whip:
*starts doing traits extra fast*
kayapó
ps. Don't you think it's funny that this thread with the title inverted has inspired a direct response while the other 2000s "when will it be done?" didn't. ~D
ya technically its the same question rofl
reversed psychology seems to work..as soon as you say: "i dont wanna know what teh Occultus is"..the answer should be erverywhere..
but indeed..the 3 weeks is incredible...
Reverend Joe
09-02-2005, 15:39
I already said "I don't want to know what Occultus" is, but I misphrased it and Khelvan got pissed off at me- so anyone else want to take a crack at it?
I already said "I don't want to know what Occultus" is, but I misphrased it and Khelvan got pissed off at me- so anyone else want to take a crack at it?
misphrase? how did you do that?
"i don't what to not know what the Occultus isn't? ..triple negative...
"i don't wnat to know what the occultus is' ..what hard about it?
but i agree..i dont want to know what the Occultus is...
eventually it'll be revealed..
Reverend Joe
09-02-2005, 15:51
Basically, I said "I am sick and tired of hearing about Occultus", and needless to say, Khelvan took offense, since he has Occultus in his sig. Unfortunately, I was referring to a question earlier in the thread, but I did not specify this.
Reverend Joe
09-02-2005, 15:52
3 WEEKS !!!!! :jawdrop:
Please, please have mercy on our souls...
:computer: :computer: :whip: :computer: :help: :whip:
*starts doing traits extra fast*
kayapó
You mean you can't wait 3 measly weeks? I had to wait for a year and a half for Rome to come out.
You mean you can't wait 3 measly weeks? I had to wait for a year and a half for Rome to come out.
i htink he menat it in another way..
he's a member, workign on teh Traits-system..and he and malrubius are trying to cram in as many traits a possible..
so, weirdly enough, the deadline is always to soon for him..
Well, if I understood this thread correctly...
if nothing happens, maybe in about 3 weeks...
you'll all know what occultus is. ~;)
Edit: "so, weirdly enough, the deadline is always to soon for him.." - You got that right.
Edit2: Come to think of it...we are all as anxious about releasing the beta as any hardcore fans is of playing it.
you'll all know what occultus is. ~;)
we do?
~;)
caesar44
09-02-2005, 16:32
[QUOTE=meatwad] and Khelvan got pissed off at me
Nooooooooooooooooooo....
Kääpäkorven Konsuli
09-02-2005, 16:51
3 weeks? That means 3 preview or more, will you run out of factions?
Greek_fire19
09-02-2005, 17:31
Mmmm, I wrote this thread quite carefully so the team could maybe give a minimum time to completion WITHOUT giving a deadline (a maximum time to completion.) Obviously if you start thinking that EB open beta WILL be released in 3 weeks, you're almost certain to be disappointed
Shrapnel
09-02-2005, 17:33
It will be done tonight quick everyone block up the website, being released at 7.00pm GMT!!!!!!!!!!!! (just joking);)
i'm guessing 4 weeks..
when they say:' at least not within 3 weeks (being optimistic, probably)' it's 3-4 weeks, or much much higher..since they'll be having hard-code problems...
we do?
~;)
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Simetrical
09-02-2005, 19:25
We had hoped to release the open beta in August . . .I think we had hoped to release it in May. Or maybe it was June when we first hoped to release it. Although "we" isn't appropriate there, since I only joined the team two weeks ago.
3 weeks? That means 3 preview or more, will you run out of factions?We might have to be creative if we want to keep up the previews. Like maybe we could revisit factions we've already done.
Big_John
09-02-2005, 19:50
We might have to be creative if we want to keep up the previews. Like maybe we could revisit factions we've already done.ptolemaioi!!! and ponnikharthitsorimites!!! :jumping:
ponnikharthitsorimites!!! :jumping:
take your pills young man take your pills ~;)
Big_John
09-02-2005, 20:05
:jumping: i can't stop!! :jumping:
:help:
:fainting:
I thought we had an equivalent amount of time remaining when I posted the message, way back when, that we were shooting for a May release of the open beta. So take that for what it is worth.
If what we are currently testing works, I can say with confidence that we do NOT have another four months to wait, not even close. If what we are currently testing does not work, I cannot say that, because I don't know what our solution will look like...back to the drawing board, if it were, and no one will be happy, mostly the dev team.
Reverend Joe
09-02-2005, 21:08
We might have to be creative if we want to keep up the previews. Like maybe we could revisit factions we've already done.
Do Bartix!
Seriously, I want to find out more about Baktria.
Divinus Arma
09-02-2005, 22:07
Two or three weeks at the earliest?
Wow! That's great! *knocks on wood*
Well, take your time. I, for one, want a playable beta, so I'll be patient. Unlike my query about green arrows. ~D (BTW, are you guys removing those? ~D )
And to Kayapo, I know you guys are working on great changes through the trait system to make the generals more "RPG" lovable. I think that is terrific, and I thank you for your hard work. :bow:
Thanks to all you guys, BTW. :bow:
P.S. click on my siggy pic if you haven't already. ~D
Greek_fire19
09-02-2005, 22:41
Just one request. Can you keep us informed of whether what you're testing works or not, as soon as you know? Good news or bad news, it's nice to be kept informed.
Krusader
09-02-2005, 22:45
Just one request. Can you keep us informed of whether what you're testing works or not, as soon as you know? Good news or bad news, it's nice to be kept informed.
If you promise to pray to Zeus, Taranis or Jupiter at your bedside each night then we might tell you if it works ~;)
Reverend Joe
09-02-2005, 23:49
I pray to Odin Allfather every day... is that close enough?
Malrubius
09-03-2005, 00:33
P.S. click on my siggy pic if you haven't already. ~D
Who gave you our traits system so you could take that screenshot? ~;)
King of Atlantis
09-03-2005, 00:54
Wow, good move, by asking when it wont be done, we have actually got an estimate.
Now i ask, what factions arent left ~;)
And to Kayapo, I know you guys are working on great changes through the trait system to make the generals more "RPG" lovable. I think that is terrific, and I thank you for your hard work. :bow:
Malrubius is the one you should thank. ~:)
I'm only proud to be helping with this part of the game. To me it already looks incredible, and it still has room to grow...(big_jonh and jerby idea for example...and others...). I if you've always wanted a more RPG like approach to your generals I have a feelling that you might be pleased with the results.
Krusader
09-03-2005, 01:42
Wow, good move, by asking when it wont be done, we have actually got an estimate.
Now i ask, what factions arent left ~;)
Samurai, US Marine Corps and Zulus.
Seydlitz
09-03-2005, 01:49
Samurai, US Marine Corps and Zulus.
Krusader, it was supposed to be a secret! :furious3:
~;p
King of Atlantis
09-03-2005, 01:49
Samurai, US Marine Corps and Zulus.
hehe, keep going until all are listed. ~D
Wow, good move, by asking when it wont be done, we have actually got an estimate.No you don't, and the first person who suggests I made an estimate of when the mod will be finished will be banned from this forum.
Think I'm kidding? ~;)
King of Atlantis
09-03-2005, 02:49
Sorry, I see i hite a sore spot, i was really joking, and sorry if you took it the wrong way..
I know what you were giving, an early as possible date, but I just found it a little funny. Sorry, im sure you are tired of people trying to get you to, or say you did give a release date, but it was a joke, as I see many of your members crack them here all the time.
Steppe Merc
09-03-2005, 02:57
No no, Khelvan was kidding. We just hate estimates or due dates. ~;)
King of Atlantis
09-03-2005, 03:04
Ah, im confused. :dizzy2:
Well, anyways, good, not-so-estimated due date! ~:cheers:
Ianofsmeg16
09-03-2005, 23:16
No no, Khelvan was kidding. We just hate estimates or due dates. ~;)
Yeah man, estimates are, like, the man saying, like, that we have to do something, like, soon man
:beatnik:
King of Atlantis
09-05-2005, 04:59
I personally dont care when EB comes out as long as it lives up to its expectation. ~:)
And im sure it will.. ~:cheers:
Lord Tomyris Reloaded
09-05-2005, 07:50
We're just people, not wizards with a magic wand that can create something fast and flawless. ~:)
That's where I come in! *puts on Harry Potteresque spectacles* ~:cool:
No no, Khelvan was kidding.Don't ruin my fantasies of tyranny! :crowngrin:
King of Atlantis
09-05-2005, 08:07
Don't ruin my fantasies of tyranny! :crowngrin:
hehe, ill still play along.. ~D
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