Ok so my excitement level is really getting high here. Any chance we receive an updated preview client as a Christmas present? Or should I calm down and relax because I'm in for a longer wait? lol, this is gonna be so great when it is ready!
I hate to say it, but that's looking unlikely. A lot of things need to come together before it's really playable - and fun. I appreciate the enthusiasm, though
Hopefully it won't be too much after that. It's a little hard to predict, because I'm finding myself building out a bit more than originally planned - all stuff that needs to be done, but may not directly show up in the next release. Putting down a more solid foundation, if you will. At some point I'll need to stop that and go into "ok, let's get this ready for release" mode, but it's not there yet.
Also, as a side note, I wasn't planning on officers being in this next release - probably the one after that.
I was actually wondering about that - given the way fighters are replaced in-battle in the tactical battles, I was wondering if destroyed fighters would result in lost crew. On the other hand, it seemed logical, on the other... Well, the supply of fighters seems inexhaustible at present, so I was wondering if fighter pilots worked the same way.
Ah, yes, that's definitely a potential inconsistency. Still considering how to resolve it, or if it needs resolving at all. It's just fun to have lots of fighters flying around, and I don't want to get in the way of that. Fighters will definitely use crew, though - except for drones, that is.