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Movementcat

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Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« on: May 15, 2013, 08:13:36 AM »

Dear Guys,

i did stop playing Starfarer, even if it a great game but i need some new content to play, i know the answer is always "soon" but can we have atleast new Patch Notes?

and yes i did test a Mod(Uumoz) but a mod never comes close to real content what perfectly fits vanilla + sprites etc etc.

Greetings Movement
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2013, 08:20:54 AM »

Soon-ish :)

No, really. I'm aware I haven't updated the patch notes in a while, planning to do so when I wrap up the current batch of stuff I'm working on.
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2013, 08:23:00 AM »

The next patch will be done (no, not soon) when it's done.

Patch notes usually are just a sort of "stretch goal". It takes a while to reach it. And considering that the entire encounter mechanic gets reworked I'm not surprised it takes that long.
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2013, 08:47:06 AM »

It'll be ready when it's ready.
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2013, 12:06:27 PM »

i hear ya MC

really can't wait for the next version either, getting a bit impatient here as well

I mean, against reasons I suppose I'll say hurry up, but that's not gonna do any good. It's not like alex doesn't know how hard this is on the community or anything

I am worried though, is this gonna be how long all future patches take, as far as you can tell? (no promises, I know I know, but still)
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2013, 12:15:19 PM »

A few friends and I have just rediscovered Civilization V, so I'm all set. You may release when ready sir.
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2013, 12:19:25 PM »

I don't honestly think it matters. Yeah, it sucks when you think that the game going on Version .6 means it'll probably be in development for a couple years to come, but the only situation where that's really a "bad thing" is if something else similar is released that kills it.

(EDIT: Well, a lot can happen in x years. Fractal Software could bankrupt or something. But I doubt that.)

Which isn't really likely, nor is it actually bad for us, because we'd have what we want.

The infrequency of the patch notes is entirely irrelevant. I can plan for what I want to do with my mods, but that doesn't even take 10 minutes of reading the notes to realize what I want to do with the new features.

Don't get me wrong, I LOVE hearing news. The Patch Notes, and especially updates, give off the same vibes as reading about/purchasing a whole new game. But for however long it's been since I bought it, I've just stopped caring so much.

(That's not a bad thing.)

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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #8 on: May 16, 2013, 12:34:41 AM »

The Community is still small if you compare the future when this game is released on Steam :-) so i think there is plenty of Money not collected yet :-) my crystall sphere said that ^^


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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2013, 10:43:54 PM »

IMO if Alex can be on the forums answering questions every single day but refuse to show us even a single patch note for going on two months he's not spending his time how he should be.
#annoyedcustomer
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2013, 11:13:49 PM »

Maybe he is still working on it? Give him some time, I'd rather have a generally bug free and polished version than a rushed out one.
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2013, 12:32:48 AM »

I dont really mind about patch notes gaps, i'll just wait till it comes out. I really hope that it'll be worth while waiting. As long as Alex keeps good communication with his community (which he has), i'm fine. That just shows me that he is still going with this game.
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2013, 12:33:24 AM »

IMO if Alex can be on the forums answering questions every single day but refuse to show us even a single patch note for going on two months he's not spending his time how he should be.
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Re: Nearly 2 Month's no Patch Notes
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2013, 02:48:41 AM »

#IMOIMO
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Re: Nearly 2 Months no Patch Notes
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2013, 02:57:13 AM »

Patience is a virtue.
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