I was talking about the Type-8.
Ascendency update delayed "....release date of Ascendancy to the week commencing 28th"
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I was talking about the Type-8.
... and I wasn't, so I'm not sure why you responded to me then?
Frontier seems to have said early access for ARX lasts three months so that is the likely reason why the T8 would not be available on launch day for the update. Saying that, it should be November 7 so it's not like it'd be that much longer.
Could be much worse.
During the "Beyond" era, FDev used to say stuff like "due for release in the autumn" which, inevitably, ended-up meaning they just got it out the door before everybody went home for christmas.... and then ED was mayhem for a couple of weeks, due to bugs and exploits, and there was nobody in the office to deal with it.
I still have fond memories of using 7 abrasion blasters to extract multiple chunks of ore from a single outcrop all through the holiday.
The type 8 cr unlock is happening with ascendency?
Because the part I quoted from you, in your message, was replying to a previous message of mine, so it was safe to assume it was intended as a reply to me, and in my previous message I wasn't talking at all about the Mandalay, so your mention of it seemed misplaced.
Just to be clear, this is a breakdown of how I see the interaction:
Me: Regardless of the fact that the new update has been pushed to the 28th, if the Type-8 was supposed to be available for purchase with credits on the 22nd, it ought to still be available on the 22nd as its addition to the game is unrelated to Ascendency.
You: Maybe they don't want to mess with the code twice.
Me: I am not sure it would consitute a mess, as every bit related to the Type-8 is already in place, and early adopters can already purchase it from shipyards in the game. So in order for non-early adopters to be able to purchase the Type-8 in game, the necessary modifications to the code (which, again, appears to be completely indepedent from Ascendency) are likely to be minimal.
You: [Adding the Mandalay] would still require additions of some code [...]
Me: I can believe it might, but that seems unrelated to the point I was bringing forward.
The Python MkII was introduced for ARX on May 7th, but its availability for credits was made to coincide with 18.09 (so Sept 19th, more than four months later), this three months period that you mention is then something that was decided recently, I would guess.
Thank you for your reply, I hope we get some official communication clearing these things.
Maybe I just got confused then because I'm pretty sure people also were talking about the Mandalay in here. My brain has been operating on a wonky sleep pattern (and not enough of it) for some time now, anyway...
www.elitedangerous.com
While the T8 followed three months later on that same date of August 7.
www.elitedangerous.com
On that front, I can actually point to -
Update 18.04 and the Python Mk II are now available - Elite Dangerous
Greetings Commanders! Update 18.04 is now available for Elite Dangerous, bringing with it our newest Elite Dangerous spacecraft, the Python Mk II! Thi...
While the T8 followed three months later on that same date of August 7.
Type-8 Update is Now Available - Elite Dangerous
The Type-8 Update is now available for Elite Dangerous, bringing with it the brand new Type-8 ship which is available for early access via Arx!The Typ...
I'm familiar with the effects of insomnia. Hope you recover soon.
I misread the date during my research and stand corrected, thanks.
Maybe take the spaghetti with a grain of salt too.
It's probably just a malicious rumor, but who knows..
Curious where you got the idea it would be available on 22nd? All we have from FDev, as far as I know, is the stream just before T-8 went into early access on Aug 7th, where they said "3 months", making a 7th Nov date the only official one.
Did I miss further info from FDev?
They said they'd remove them from store on 21st, so.. I'd expect them to be there until then?
As far as why Mandalay release is tied to PP2.0, it's probably that the code for both is in the same changeset, and splitting into two releases would be 2x amount of work for a release (product people, managers, coders, communicators and testers) as well as more chance of introducing bugs. A lot of things about development are "why don't you just..." without people realising what a load of stuff is hiding under that "just".
I don't mind a delayed update. I do mind a delayed pp 1.0 snapshot if that's what's gonna happen as well.
It's most likely because of all the rehearsing that the NPCs were forced to do. They're not sleepy, they are exhausted.
There is another game where the NPCs are high and stand on chairs thinking they're flying..
Thargsday Haloweek Spacetacular!
Given this trainwreck of a thread I'm starting to wonder if some of us are high on Ambien...There is another game where the NPCs are high and stand on chairs thinking they're flying..
If I knew what it was, I probably would be...
Hope they improve the hired pilots while they are at it. My Elite pilot has not been on a ship for years.The delay addresses an NPC balancing issue which must mean the NPC's keep falling over... probably from too much drink. That suggests drinks and Kumo burgers will be available at the bars.
I would like Frontier to leave the falling over NPC's in game, that would be hilarious to see.
You'll find your Elite pilot in the bar... fallen over.
Nasty