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Man the names of these coasters mean nothing to me. Cute train but the name gives me zero clue what type it is.
Vampiro
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Well, it's confirmed Alpha 3 is NOT the same as release. It was stated the wooden coaster was not in Alpha 2 and might not even be in Alpha 3 but will be there for release.
Which means we have at te very least 3 more BIG updates :
Alpha 1 -> Alpha 2
Alpha 2 -> Alpha 3
Alpha 3 -> Release
We even might have a Beta but i don't think thats confirmed. But as bad as i want this game NOW its good to see there are so many updates left to go so there will be a lot more content that we dont know yet.
Which means we have at te very least 3 more BIG updates :
Alpha 1 -> Alpha 2
Alpha 2 -> Alpha 3
Alpha 3 -> Release
We even might have a Beta but i don't think thats confirmed. But as bad as i want this game NOW its good to see there are so many updates left to go so there will be a lot more content that we dont know yet.
I think you are getting a little confused, release will not come after Alpha 3, there may be other alpha stages after 3, but if not then we move on to beta. And there will be a lot of those before release, and probably Gamma as well.
Why would you think that Alpha 3 was the same as release? We have at least another 6 months of development to go yet?
Can I ask what the ❤︎❤︎❤︎❤︎ Gamma is. Alpha & Beta make sense then release. But Gamma?
Although in principle I see Beta being the point we will be at after these 3 Alpha phases. Not sure if we would expect another 2 or 3 phases but could imagine these being shorter 4 weeks between then with tweaks and updates in batches.
I thought Frontier in their Alpha release statement said that they plan to go to only a beta before final release 'we plan for a relatively short Beta period before final release' was what they said ( not word for word quote but close enough ). That follows the developemnt cycle of Elite Dangerous. They only had Beta before release.
Like some others have said I get the impression that a lot of the game is almost complete. Just not to the high standards Frontier are setting. But if it is delayed, we still have something to play around with until then!
Like some others have said I get the impression that a lot of the game is almost complete. Just not to the high standards Frontier are setting. But if it is delayed, we still have something to play around with until then!
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Nothing set in stone, but going by words of the past (and all is subject to change of course ) the planned course was every 8 weeks, unitl release. Hoping to release final by Q4 (Winter) of this year , thou again as they said then "All subject to change" and ask me were I read or seen this, I have no clue to be honest I am on chemo and short term memory is shot, but long term is better, just I remember this statement sometime ago before alpha 1 begin.
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Vampiro
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Guess this fits in this thread as well...
There are quite a few things planned for "after release". Most importantly are darkrides.
Is it a safe guess that if the game is succesfull enough (uhum...) the first expantion will be about darkrides?
I think darkrides is quite an ambitious project requireing darkness indoor, omnimovers, certain tracked rides, more lightning pieces, specifik (animated) scenery.
Last but not least it really requires custom music. and ofcourse the pack can have some additional content in flatrides/coasters/etc...
Sounds like more then enough content for an expantion pack.
When Frontier is going this way they can be pretty sure they will make some money as the expantion will feature 2 of the most requested features (Darkrides and Custom music).
Why isn't time going faster? I want it all, and i want it NOW [mouth shut]
There are quite a few things planned for "after release". Most importantly are darkrides.
Is it a safe guess that if the game is succesfull enough (uhum...) the first expantion will be about darkrides?
I think darkrides is quite an ambitious project requireing darkness indoor, omnimovers, certain tracked rides, more lightning pieces, specifik (animated) scenery.
Last but not least it really requires custom music. and ofcourse the pack can have some additional content in flatrides/coasters/etc...
Sounds like more then enough content for an expantion pack.
When Frontier is going this way they can be pretty sure they will make some money as the expantion will feature 2 of the most requested features (Darkrides and Custom music).
Why isn't time going faster? I want it all, and i want it NOW [mouth shut]
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Please let the first expansion be Darkrides and boardwalk games/games of chance.
That's exactly what they said. Sure they could change but the plan was three Aplhas a short Beta and Release.
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In terms of popularity, I read a Forbes article yesterday that stated over 2 million pre-orders had been placed at the time of writing. That's rather impressive.
A1: March
A2: May
At that rate, to grossly generalize with only two data points...
A3: July
Beta: September
Release: November
A private company can make "Alpha" and "Beta" mean whatever they want, but, in general, Beta is a version of the completed game (though they may still be rushing some aspects that fell behind and get included in the middle of Beta). This is the time to get all the bugs out of the completed version. It is also the time to allow the teeming millions to try it out early for marketing purposes, and to minimize everyone hitting your servers on the same day to download the game.
A2: May
At that rate, to grossly generalize with only two data points...
A3: July
Beta: September
Release: November
A private company can make "Alpha" and "Beta" mean whatever they want, but, in general, Beta is a version of the completed game (though they may still be rushing some aspects that fell behind and get included in the middle of Beta). This is the time to get all the bugs out of the completed version. It is also the time to allow the teeming millions to try it out early for marketing purposes, and to minimize everyone hitting your servers on the same day to download the game.