Which, is why they are completely re-writing the game.Surely the big differences though are the BGS and online play and how they touch nearly everything you do in the game? NMS certainly doesn't have any notable BGS issues and its multiplayer is considerably less complex than Es. In style they're similar, but in scope they're very different games.
I'm sure FDev would make many changes if they were given another go from the beginning, but on the upside of dropping in larger features first they have a really good idea of what works technically and what doesn't. I'd guess one big problem is staff turnover and people moving between projects. It's one thing staring at 5 years of your own code, quite another to state at 5 years of other peoples code.
They've had work ongoing for atmospherics and walking about for at least three years, so I'm hopeful that we're going to see a large improvement in the game come release - with any Covid delays included....
I almost feel bad for Frontier
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We do not know this for sure. New Era may just be a Big Fizzle. Frontier over-hypes EVERY update. Best not to get one's hopes up.
Been there, done that. The "I've got to grind another 5-6 billion credits!?!?!" is what swayed the outcome. Schrödinger the cat is DEAD.
Expectations set to minus 1 (based on past performance).
Expectations for MSFS 2020 and Starbase - PRICELESS
The problem is not understanding... easily remedied, PLAY THE GAME YOU MAKE FOR FUN,
Test it in the office and see what others in the office like or don't like, if you all play what you sell you'll simply know what's wrong before you chuck the thing out, seriously does anyone think that the numbers issued with the beta release were thought out and discussed by people that actually play the game?
Kind of beside the point but I guess this is as good a place as any to mention it...
For all the people who burned through a giant pile of credits last week, in the beta, buying and outfitting theif FCs, will FDev be handing out refunds this week?
I've seen a lot of people moaning that they're going to have to go mining - in beta - to earn more credits so they can carry on testing the stuff they want to test.
That seems kind of counterproductive, for the purposes of testing out stuff related to FCs in beta.
Could FDev not just send a simple inbox mission to everybody in beta which pays, say, Cr5bn, to ensure everybody in beta still has a big pile of credits to play with?
For all the people who burned through a giant pile of credits last week, in the beta, buying and outfitting theif FCs, will FDev be handing out refunds this week?
I've seen a lot of people moaning that they're going to have to go mining - in beta - to earn more credits so they can carry on testing the stuff they want to test.
That seems kind of counterproductive, for the purposes of testing out stuff related to FCs in beta.
Could FDev not just send a simple inbox mission to everybody in beta which pays, say, Cr5bn, to ensure everybody in beta still has a big pile of credits to play with?
We have Nuclear Consent...
Completely writing the game?? You sure about that? All I've seen them say is they're doing a paid-for content update.
Which just might involve the entire codebase.
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Plus the money to fill the hold with Tritium, which is far from an insignificant sum.
One of the reasons this and future betas are and will not be installed on my computer.
Yes, but involving is very different from your previous “rewriting”.
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Like ARX injection?
I'd be amazed if they were re-writing everything
edit : didn't see subsequent posts...Even the best programmers look at old code and think they'd could do it better. I'm sure they'll be looking at specific parts and doing what they can in the time frame to improve it as it's either necessary for integrating space legs, or it's just not quite as good as it could be.
Either it will be a full re-write, or a development-heck redo of the existing code. Either way, that is probably why they are not fixing things.I'd be amazed if they were re-writing everything
Even the best programmers look at old code and think they'd could do it better. I'm sure they'll be looking at specific parts and doing what they can in the time frame to improve it as it's either necessary for integrating space legs, or it's just not quite as good as it could be.
That pretty much covers it. Just look at the discussion on the coming new login.