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[Ramireza]

I would say we are more like 50-60% currently.

There is not THAT much features missing.

Also i think gamma is released for this 2014 year.

Very many stuff thats implemented right now are very raw, unready and unpolished. And its NEVER 50/60%, maybe 15 - 20%.

And "Gamma" is pretty much an open beta, so the real beta. This is not a propper release IMO.

 

[Belisarius]

I would say we are more like 50-60% currently.

There is not THAT much features missing.

Also i think gamma is released for this 2014 year.

Is there a central list somewhere?

From my feeling there are quite a few things missing:
A total of 25 different ship types
Landing on planets / moons
Maybe cities and spaceports on planets
Fuel Scoops / Ability to scoop fuel from gas giants
Mining
Giant stars (i.e. A/B/O and xy0-xyIII )
Passenger transport / slavery


Dunno if all of them belong to the plans for the base game (and not expansions), but I guess so

 

[Ramireza]

Is there a central list somewhere?

From my feeling there are quite a few things missing:

Landing on planets / moons
Maybe cities and spaceports on planets

= are not part of the first release.

This SHOULD be the content of the 1.0 release :

http://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=36

Hehe, everytime i link this i must laugh We can be lucky if we get all this in the year 2015. I cant imagine when we will get Exp Pack 1 & 2. 2020?

The sad thing : How many of us (that already paid also EXP1 and EXP2) will never see the final release? (1.0, EXP1, EXP2) More and more i must admit that it was a mistake to buy this so early. Note to myself : Only buy games that are finished, the risk to by shovelware is to high.

 

[Cosmo Bozo]

Some people seem to assume that because a feature isn't in yet, they must not have started on it yet.
It's entirely possible that everything listed in the DDA is in and working on internal builds.
Of course, it might not be, but either way, all we can do is speculate

 

[FrodoHobbits]

all we can do is speculate

Oh Boy! can some of the chimps on this forum speculate

 

[Ramireza]

Some people seem to assume that because a feature isn't in yet, they must not have started on it yet.
It's entirely possible that everything listed in the DDA is in and working on internal builds.
Of course, it might not be, but either way, all we can do is speculate

Interesting how things can change :

About 3 month ago i said that i cant imagine to get an propper release this year, and everyone and his mome told me that i am to negative.

Now its POSSIBLE that we get an propper release but, of course, it might not be

And in 3 month, after we all get the next version of an unfinished game, someone will ask about the missing 15 of the 25 ships and someone will answer : "Noone said that they will be 25 ships on release... well THIS release!"

 

[Cosmo Bozo]

They have hit every firm date that they have given so far if not the original estimates...
We'll see soon enough and you can dance around and be smug then
A bit premature at this stage.....

 

[Simon853]

There may well be 200 people working on ED, but that doesn't mean they're all content creators; programmers, artists, etc. There will be a lot of organisational folks, project managers, marketing, PR, support staff, etc. They all count towards the success of the project.

 

[ScottGust]

( 2014 ) This year. 2015 will be xpansion developement.

 

[Ramireza]

There may well be 200 people working on ED, but that doesn't mean they're all content creators; programmers, artists, etc. There will be a lot of organisational folks, project managers, marketing, PR, support staff, etc. They all count towards the success of the project.

DB said in an interview that about 80 ppl working on ED.

 

[Zvanya]

everyone and his mome told me that i am to negative.

I can't imagine why anyone would say that.

 

[Ramireza]

I can't imagine why anyone would say that.

Maybe you will remember my "negative" words if you start the 1.0 Version of ED for the first time... Summer 2015.

You will surely recall them while you receive the 12th "Gamma" update somewhere in April 2015, again upset because of the 5th Gamma wipe.

 

[Zvanya]

Maybe you will remember my "negative" words if you start the 1.0 Version of ED for the first time... Summer 2015.

I have no issues with summer 2015. I doubt I will remember your negative words by then, unless you're still around being negative

 

[Ramireza]

I have no issues with summer 2015. I doubt I will remember your negative words by then, unless you're still around being negative

Well, i have also no problems with summer 2015, i have a problem with the constant allegations that they will release ED 2014.

Again : GAMMA is not a real release, its just open Beta. Imagine the "common" customer that buys the game wich is totaly unfinished, or casual magazin the will test and unfinished game. Thy NEED a propper version for the release or they shold delay the release, but then they have to SAY it.

 

[Zvanya]

Maybe you will remember my "negative" words if you start the 1.0 Version of ED for the first time... Summer 2015.

You will surely recall them while you receive the 12th "Gamma" update somewhere in April 2015, again upset because of the 5th Gamma wipe.

Definitely can't imagine why anyone would say that you're negative. You radiate positivity. My spirits are lifted!

 

[kilvenny]

Until release we can never be sure.

I am expecting Beta 2 by the end of August. I believe 2 beta's were announced so that would set the scene for Gamma end September. My feeling is that Gamma will be in effect Beta 3 ie the last of the features. Extra ships will slide in during gamma. They seem to be able to do quite a bit of tweaking without a patch. It would not surprise me that things like ships and stations could be added to the server and switched on with a flag.

That would give them several months before Xmas to perfect the gamma sliding in ships as they go.

I believe there is a lot of material not shown yet that is written but just not published.

Guess I am optimist.

 

[Zvanya]

Until release we can never be sure.....Guess I am optimist.

Release of a full featured game (all stuff in DDA) by years end may be optimistic. I always take stuff like that with a grain of salt and assume that the estimates are optimistic. Until a definite release date is given I take all references to release as what they are - optimistic estimates. It's not as if game releases being delayed is unusual

It's not worth getting all worked up about.

 

[Zireael]

Release of a full featured game (all stuff in DDA) by years end may be optimistic. I always take stuff like that with a grain of salt and assume that the estimates are optimistic. Until a definite release date is given I take all references to release as what they are - optimistic estimates. It's not as if game releases being delayed is unusual

Agreed.

"Prolonged gamma phase" sounds a bit fishy regarding 2014 full release.

 

[Shadowdancer]

"Prolonged gamma phase" sounds a bit fishy regarding 2014 full release.

It's just a headstart, the kind that usually lasts a week or two where people who paid extra get to help find the last wrinkles on the production systems. If such a thing lasts three weeks it's already "prolonged".

 

[Ramireza]

I believe there is a lot of material not shown yet that is written but just not published.

There is no reason to hide this stuff. Of course they didnt need to release it NOW, but showing things from this imaginary build could bring frontier more sales. I tell you what : THERE IS NOTHING TO SHOW, just remember the last 3 newsletter.

At the moment many ppl that i know i unsure so buy Elite, because noone can realy tell them what will be the final game and when this game will be released. For them ED is nothting more then "Space Truck Simulator 2014", funny, because this name fits the current game at the moment.