3.4 update design note
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https://forums.frontier.co.uk/forumdisplay.php/74-Patch-Notes-amp-Server-Status
Has all the notes for the 4 betas....
Has all the notes for the 4 betas....
I'm confused now.
I read OP's question in context of 'next' being 3.4 now that 3.3 is nearly upon us. Thought he was asking what the general design / intent outline of 3.4 was, not a typo for 3.3.
Unless it was a typo?
There is no 3.4.
Great, an Fdev employee finally replied.
Can you tell us more about this definitive 'there is no 3.4' or there will be no 3.4? Chapter 4 is done with 3.3x and no more?
We're in 3.2x right now, 3.3 is/was just concluding Beta for release Soon (TM)....so you're saying FD is skipping 3.4 as next roadmap release?
FD roadmap posted here https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php/397639-Elite-Dangerous-2018-Roadmap-Regularly-Updated seems to logically increment each new bundle. No 3.4 design notes or intentions yet, but since you know as fact there will be no 3.4, we're done with Chapter 4 after this 3.3 release is what you're saying?
Op is asking for 3.3 full list of patch details. Barking is correct, there is no info on 3.4, we find out next year.
Edit -Maybe he is asking for info on 3.4
Does anyone have next weeks lotto numbers?
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Very flattered but not an FDev employee
Beyond was Chapter 1 - 3.0, Chapter 2 - 3.1, Chapter 3 - 3.2 and Chapter 4 - 3.3.
The next big update after Chapter 4 is likely to be 4.0.
I'd be equally happy for either 3.4 or 4.0.
Assuming terminology with implied definition - a 3.4 would mean an expansion to the existing theme of cleaning up, QoL, refining old mechanisms that really needs improving (new mining, exploring, etc coming in 3.3)
4.0 would imply significant new features that never existed before.
Like I said ok with either, but I'd personally like a 3.4 over a 4.0, because seems so many things still left half useful or just painful to use. For example, PP - either clean it up and have it be a real feature or delete the whole thing. The bizarre limit of max 10 materials you can receive at a time, but letting you infinitely pay, cycle, accept 10, etc contradicts the low limit.
And it's not just a time sink - if that's FD goal to slow down merit progression by doing PP material deliveries, fine. But right now it's just pure carpal tunnel syndrome - enhance that UI, add more to how merits are earned, or just say PP is an abandoned feature.
I don't want a brand new feature set 4.0 if it means not finishing the job FD said was the goal of chapter 4. (and I concede finishing that job might mean some old mechanisms / features get completely abandoned - that's fine, but I'd appreciate FD communication on what they've decided is a 'dead' tree and now moving on to 4.0 vs. the constant hope they may actually get around to fixing it.
Assuming terminology with implied definition - a 3.4 would mean an expansion to the existing theme of cleaning up, QoL, refining old mechanisms that really needs improving (new mining, exploring, etc coming in 3.3)
4.0 would imply significant new features that never existed before.
Like I said ok with either, but I'd personally like a 3.4 over a 4.0, because seems so many things still left half useful or just painful to use. For example, PP - either clean it up and have it be a real feature or delete the whole thing. The bizarre limit of max 10 materials you can receive at a time, but letting you infinitely pay, cycle, accept 10, etc contradicts the low limit.
And it's not just a time sink - if that's FD goal to slow down merit progression by doing PP material deliveries, fine. But right now it's just pure carpal tunnel syndrome - enhance that UI, add more to how merits are earned, or just say PP is an abandoned feature.
I don't want a brand new feature set 4.0 if it means not finishing the job FD said was the goal of chapter 4. (and I concede finishing that job might mean some old mechanisms / features get completely abandoned - that's fine, but I'd appreciate FD communication on what they've decided is a 'dead' tree and now moving on to 4.0 vs. the constant hope they may actually get around to fixing it.
We know what was going to be in Beyond, it was detailed at the expo in 2017. What we have had is exactly what was in the expo roadmap, with the exception of the ice surfaces and carriers. So there isn't a 3.4 but we already know they have started development on the next release, which will be paid for.
There will always be things people want in addition, or fixed. Also remember the idea of PP changes was just something Sandro raised separate from the 3.x season, not something that was under development. So it might happen, who knows, but there appears to be no reason for a 3.4 beyond Beyond.
And I'm also sitting waiting to hand over cash for whatever fdev are working on now. Patiently
Yes - though at this stage, not knowing anything about the timescale or content for "the next big update", I wouldn't be surprised if we got a minor 3.4 between now and then to - as with 3.1/3.2 - fix some bugs and add a few extra shinies.Very flattered but not an FDev employee
Beyond was Chapter 1 - 3.0, Chapter 2 - 3.1, Chapter 3 - 3.2 and Chapter 4 - 3.3.
The next big update after Chapter 4 is likely to be 4.0.
Yes, yes I do. I'm also the guy that found the Raxxla system but I decided not to report it.
