Do you remember when CIG announced that they would only forecast one quarter or some such? Well, it seems many backer by and large simply ignored what that means. In essence a completely useless roadmap, no roadmap at all really.
I think were lucky at this point if we get 4.0 next year. Reading through all tasks on the roadmap after this weeks update it feels like if Server meshing is starting testing Q2 or Q3 next year...
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As for Squadron 42 it really saddens me that each update the goalpost is moved. There is no way CIG are not aware of Squadron 42 being years away yet for a long time now all chapters were finished on the roadmap until today when they again got moved forward.
Just to clarify, the reason the Squadron chapters moved forward is because the majority of the teams working on Squadron are downstream. This means they only forecast one quarter ahead, and Q4 was added in today's publish.
Its called server meshing as you should be aware and should require zero UI changes.
EDIT: Unless, server meshing is now not server meshing as described, but instead you're going to choose your server on the client screen somehow, but then it wouldn't be server meshing.
Its called server meshing as you should be aware and should require zero UI changes.
EDIT: Unless, server meshing is now not server meshing as described, but instead you're going to choose your server on the client screen somehow, but then it wouldn't be server meshing.
Its called server meshing as you should be aware and should require zero UI changes.
EDIT: Unless, server meshing is now not server meshing as described, but instead you're going to choose your server on the client screen somehow, but then it wouldn't be server meshing.
The SQ42UI team is the UI team in general, they just focus on SQ42, so its in the name; in this case, they were assigned to do a pass over to make sure things still work.
And just to see the litany of teams involved in PES / SM generally. (19 teams in total, granting the odd dupe like the SQ42UI rebranding. Including areas like Audio, Actor Tech, Weapon Features etc)
It doesn't surprise me that a revamp of the entity API would impact so many areas (item UI, entity behaviour, save states etc), and so the single player title too. But seeing further SQ42 slow-downs due to tech share with the MMO does seem notable, given the project's overall history.
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To draw on a more scurrilous source, it all has echoes of the past
nearly all of the above has to get refactored. that awesome damage model? refactored. your o2 level simulation? refactored. your fancy ships? refactored. AI? refactored. NPCs? refactored
both games are developed in parallel, but one is always holding the other back
SQ42 hooks directly in SC
your choices determine stats, starting credits and ships in the SC universe
NPC factions will react to you different depending on your choices in SQ42
certain NPCs from SQ42 will be in the SC universe and will have different things to say depending on player choice
items, clothing, weapons you buy for $ or in-game currency will carry over from single player to SC
SC
netcode is a problem; bigger problem are the servers
massive hardware upgrade needed for 2.6/3.0
"Nobody thought of the costs for something like this. It's too intense [on the server hardware]."
new server costs to host 2.6/3.0 changes easily quarter-mil a month for small test bed (hosting several hundred players) with millions to host 1,000s of players
this is due to how ships, players, combat, npcs and other critical gameplay components utilize CPU
nearly all of the above has to get refactored. that awesome damage model? refactored. your o2 level simulation? refactored. your fancy ships? refactored. AI? refactored. NPCs? refactored
2 oarsmen rowing in opposite direction, the captain keeps puncturing the hull while backers keep patching it with money... I wonder why the canoe doesn't move much
I understand there is to be a new race mode involving metal plates. And once done, tray racing is considered complete... and it's on to the next stretch goal.
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