You don't know that.
I really hope people don't..........
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You don't know that.
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Apparently Roller Coaster Tycoon World will most likely be released on March 30th with that being said it will be interesting to see how many people play Planet Coaster over RCTW. I personally am going to get both. I haven't played a tycoon game in a long time and need my tycoon fix. lol
It's just a speculation. I think it will be delayed again.
I was just going by what some sites have as the release date which was not on those sites until recently however yeah it could be pushed back it wouldn't surprise me if it was but they did say the only thing they have left to do is to optimize the game but I have no idea how long that usually takes or how long it will take them. I will add though that that kind of worries me not only did the beta go horribly for people but when they did demo's for people at shows they ran it on an alienware and it had issues. That is horrible! lol I have an expensive computer better than a alienware however if that game couldn't run correctly on an alienware how many people do you think would have problems then? lol So hopefully they do fix it or else they will have a very bad response from gamers.
To be fair...Frontier's description of the "early bird" package doesn't really tell you what to expect:
"Your Early Bird Edition will grant you first access to Planet Coaster months before its official public release, and full access to the complete game upon release. The Early Bird Edition of Planet Coaster will be available to play March 2016."
No where on that does it state that the game will still be in development- alpha- beta- etc- or how much content you will actually have access to...25-50-75-99%??? So unless they follow the forum they won't know what to expect...........
First i am very happy if I get let say 15% In the first Alpha release( start with the terrain editing tool ,building tools Pirate theme 1 coaster and some flat rides and toilets(otherwise its get messy [haha] en some stalls )[yesnod] and after a few weeks the at 5 % more stuff to the game.
And in my humble opinion I hope the last 25 % is a secret for the final release !
So I look at wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle
Alpha
The alpha phase of the release life cycle is the first phase to begin software testing (alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet, used as the number 1). In this phase, developers generally test the software using white-box techniques. Additional validation is then performed using black-box or gray-box techniques, by another testing team. Moving to black-box testing inside the organization is known as alpha release.[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#cite_note-alphadef-1"][1][/URL]
Alpha software can be unstable and could cause crashes or data loss. Alpha software may not contain all of the features that are planned for the final version. In general, external availability of alpha software is uncommon in proprietary software, while open source software often has publicly available alpha versions. The alpha phase usually ends with a feature freeze, indicating that no more features will be added to the software. At this time, the software is said to be feature complete.
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Beta
"Beta Test" redirects here. For the upcoming film, see Beta Test (film).
Beta, named after the second letter of the Greek alphabet, is the software development phase following alpha. Software in the beta stage is also known as betaware.[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#cite_note-2"][2][/URL] Beta phase generally begins when the software is feature complete but likely to contain a number of known or unknown bugs. Software in the beta phase will generally have many more bugs in it than completed software, as well as speed/performance issues and may still cause crashes or data loss. The focus of beta testing is reducing impacts to users, often incorporating usability testing. The process of delivering a beta version to the users is called beta release and this is typically the first time that the software is available outside of the organization that developed it. Beta version software is often useful for demonstrations and previews within an organization and to prospective customers. Some developers refer to this stage as a preview, preview release, prototype, technical preview / technology preview (TP),[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#cite_note-3"][3][/URL] or early access. Some software is kept in perpetual beta, where new features and functionality are continually added to the software without establishing a firm "final" release.
Beta testers are people who actively report issues of beta software. They are usually customers or representatives of prospective customers of the organization that develops the software. Beta testers tend to volunteer their services free of charge but often receive versions of the product they test, discounts on the release version, or other incentives.
As the Internet has facilitated rapid and inexpensive distribution of software, companies have begun to take a looser approach to use of the word "beta".[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#cite_note-4"][4][/URL] In February 2005, ZDNet published an article about the recent phenomenon of a beta version often staying for years and being used as if it were in production level, disparagingly called "perpetual beta". It noted that Gmail and Google News, for example, had been in beta for a long period of time and were not expected to drop the beta status despite the fact that they were widely used; however, Google News did leave beta in January 2006, followed by Google Apps, including Gmail, in July 2009.[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#cite_note-5"][5][/URL] This technique may allow a developer to delay offering full support and responsibility for remaining issues. In the context of Web 2.0, people even talk of perpetual betas to signify that some software is meant to stay in beta state. Also, "beta" is sometimes used to indicate something more like a release candidate, or as a form of time-limited demo, or marketing technique.[URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#cite_note-6"][6][/URL]
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Open and closed beta
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Release candidate
A release candidate (RC) is a beta version with potential to be a final product, which is ready to release unless significant bugs emerge. In this stage of product stabilization, all product features have been designed, coded and tested through one or more beta cycles with no known showstopper-class bug. A release is called code complete when the development team agrees that no entirely new source code will be added to this release. There could still be source code changes to fix defects, changes to documentation and data files, and peripheral code for test cases or utilities. Beta testers, if privately selected, will often be credited for using the release candidate as though it were a finished product. Beta testing is conducted in a client's or customer's location and to test the software from a user's perspective.
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Release
Once released, the software is generally known as a "stable release". The formal term often depends on the method of release: physical media, on-line release or a web application.
Release to manufacturing (RTM)
The term "release to manufacturing", also known as "going gold", is a term used when a software product is ready to be delivered or provided to the customer. This build may be digitally signed, allowing the end user to verify the integrity and authenticity of the software purchase. A copy of the RTM build known as the "gold master" or GM is sent for mass duplication. RTM precedes general availability (GA), when the product is released to the public.
It is typically used in certain retail mass-production software contexts—as opposed to a specialized software production or project in a commercial or government production and distribution—where the software is sold as part of a bundle in a related computer hardware sale and typically where the software and related hardware is ultimately to be available and sold on mass/public basis at retail stores to indicate that the software has met a defined quality level and is ready for mass retail distribution. RTM could also mean in other contexts that the software has been delivered or released to a client or customer for installation or distribution to the related hardware end user computers or machines. The term does not define the delivery mechanism or volume; it only states that the quality is sufficient for mass distribution. The deliverable from the engineering organization is frequently in the form of a golden master media used for duplication or to produce the image for the web.
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Its now late 2016 and we got finally Planet Coaster,here at the forum its now wonderfully quiet and everyone builds his first complete theme parks
and smiles like a very happy baby !
Sorry for the wall of text
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Sorry for that, but I too exept at least 75% of the Game to be on early Access. I'm not an Tester I'm a Customer who paid for the hole Product and I decide to buy the early Access Pack , for the opportunity to Play the hole Game before others. And of course I don't want something like an Alpha Stadium Game but a Gold Status at early Access. If it is something like rctw then the Fans will be the same way
You get the hole game end 2016 ! And I hope Frontier don't put everything in the game wen its go live, I can wait another 8/9 months to get my fully polished game [yesnod]
Some secrets I hope to see in game at the end.
WE ARE ALL CUSTOMERS! But we are not expecting even 25% of the finished game for this Early Access. You have paid the extra cost above the price of the finished game, for the privilege of being able to play the game well before the final release. If you are not happy with that, then I suggest you save your money and wait until the end of the year when you will be able to buy the whole finished game at less cost than the Early Access.
A Not even 25% of the game is less than an Alpha Status... I hope realy it´s not a desaster like the rctw beta weekend...
If they were letting the people who bought the early bird edition get the complete game 6 to 8 months early they would have said you get the finished game however it says you will get the finished game once it is released. You will be getting updates who knows how often maybe once a month maybe twice maybe more but things will slowly be added until it is released for example let's say there are 60 rides total (I have no idea how many there are) I could see you getting maybe 8 to 10 at first in the early bird. So if you paid for the early bird thinking you are getting the completed game or even close to it you will be let down so you might as well get your money back. Like someone before said you may just want to wait until the end of the year when it is released and then you can buy it for $30.
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Oh and you do realize that most people getting the early bird are basically testers for them. They want to slowly add things and see how it goes and have people report bugs that we come across so if you are just wanting to play the whole game and not find bugs and have things added to the game slowly like I just said you don't want the early bird edition because we don't want to hear you complain in a few weeks. lol
Why are we talking about early access? Frontier seid First access to Planetcoaster. Yes we will be testers but testers of a release canidate not testers for a game still in alpha development. Or are you all exepting a game like rctw was on the first beta weekend with only a few coasters and nothing more to do in the actual game?
Coming from game development I'd say it is more simple: They will give us the latest stable build with as much stuff implemented as possible for a stable and add more as soon as it is stable. [big grin] Everything else would require additional branching and effort = time. The Early Bird thing comes very handy for them: They get a beta for each stable build, already earn money, find out how big the hardcore community is and - if something is very buggy - can always fall back to "It's just an early version of the game". Good strategy imho.
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You can't expect 75% of a game to be in an alpha for a game that has around 8/9 months left. I really don't want to you be disappointed so you should absolutely not expect that at all.
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I would be happy with anything really, 1 coaster, 1 flat and some buildings and things like that! Maybe the terrain tool!?
Wait- what? You pay EXTRA for the privilege to play Early Access? Where is the incentive there? You pay more to get less? That's not how it works. Don't get me wrong, i adore Frontier Development. They are very Awesome. But who's desicion was this? Every Early Access Game i was a part of was NEVER full Price. And this one seems to be MORE than the Full Price. What even the Hell? This doesn't make me want to participate.
To all those who are having a moan. Wait until final release if you are not happy about the early access. No one is forcing you to buy it. It has been explained on these forums, what the early access is about, what to expect and that it will be ongoing and updated, up to full game by the end of the year.
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