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The long long wait for 1.481.... |
Faustus
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Joined: May 29, 2001
Posts: 2748
From: Austin, Texas
|  Posted: 2003-01-06 09:42
Firstly, I apologize to everyone for the extremely long amount of time it's taking to get 1.481 into BETA, however I've got many good excuses for the delay.... 
1. Holidays .. Christmas and New Years are just a big pain in the butt for me, as it means I can't work and have to spend FAMILY time with my wife and kids 
2. The FLU ... aside from the kids catching every strain of flu this year, they also managed to give it to me over the last few weeks. Since both me and my wife work, we have to both give up work time to watch sick kids, this is obviously a big strain on any progress made on 1.481.
3. Backend Redesign ... The upcoming changes in 1.481 requires a complete rewrite of the server backend of the game. This is a HUGE task, and something that must be done right and well designed. Compared to adding a new weapon into the game, this is 100 times more complex. This means I've spent a great deal more time thinking about the redesign before I started coding any of it to avoid even more delays.
Anyway, excuses aside, holidays are over, kids are back in school and not sick, and for me it's full steam ahead on version 1.481.... I hope to have something to show for myself by the end of this week, but please do not hold your breath, enjoy playing the game as it is now, and help out all the new players coming in from the retail release of DarkSpace.
P.S. Please stop with the "leaving DS" posts on the forums, as it does nothing good but detract from the moral of the rest of the community.
Thanks,
Richard
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