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[Morphis]

I check the Twitter accounts of the devs daily... I'll try to get everyone back together as soon as the patch finally hits. A few days more or less wont really do any harm at this point. Sorry guys!

No need to be sorry, you've led this tourney very well imo. Waiting for the patch makes sense like you ealrier said, having the patch drop in the middle of the knock out round would suck if there are gameplay adjustments. Is there any word as to what those might be?

 

[Toma]

No need to be sorry, you've led this tourney very well imo. Waiting for the patch makes sense like you ealrier said, having the patch drop in the middle of the knock out round would suck if there are gameplay adjustments. Is there any word as to what those might be?

The only one I remember from the top of my head was that they changed how some of the "simulation" aspects work. That you cant order troops to walk through walls for example. Thats just a minor aspect but I actually used that to my advantage, so I'd like to know what they are actually changing before starting the next round.

 

[Palmer_v1]

That would be an odd change. I've used that to surprise people lots of times by running a SG through right after explosions.

 

[fresquito]

The only one I remember from the top of my head was that they changed how some of the "simulation" aspects work. That you cant order troops to walk through walls for example. Thats just a minor aspect but I actually used that to my advantage, so I'd like to know what they are actually changing before starting the next round.

Charging through walls is awesome. There's no way they can change that! I don't see the reason why they would!

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Still playing it. Add my username and send me a challenge invite.

 

[Toma]

Charging through walls is awesome. There's no way they can change that! I don't see the reason why they would!

Probably because its considered a bug. I loved doing that too, though and personally I think its just another skill to master. Nothing we can do about it if they want to change it.

 

[fresquito]

But it is taught in the tutorial, isn't it? How can be seen as a bug?

 

[MNC]

I forgot if I asked or not; but is there a way to review a full match in full play? Not like, press play each turn, over again.

 

[fresquito]

I forgot if I asked or not; but is there a way to review a full match in full play? Not like, press play each turn, over again.

I think this is an option added in the next patch.

 

[Toma]

But it is taught in the tutorial, isn't it? How can be seen as a bug?

"You are not allowed to drag units into walls during deployment." <- This was what I was referring to and was stated in the patch list for the already released non steam version of the patch.

I forgot if I asked or not; but is there a way to review a full match in full play? Not like, press play each turn, over again.

Open the console with ` (or ^, depending on the keyboard layout)

type:

testSnapcam();

Close the console with ` (or ^, depending on the keyboard layout)

 

[wolfmat]

< for ze Germans

 

[Toma]

< for ze Germans

Its ^ isnt it? Thats how I open the console, and I'm german too.

 

[wolfmat]

Oh, then it's < for ze Germans on OS X.

 

[Toma]

Someone remind me to never take a time estimation from this guys serious anymore, like ever.

 

[wolfmat]

Ian Hardingham is on the PC Gamer US podcast this week. http://www.pcgamer.com/category/podcast/

 

[slaughterking]

Still waiting for the patch. &#3232;_&#3232;

 

[Toma]

Still waiting for the patch. &#3232;_&#3232;

Yeah, someone remind him. And hit him on the head, so that he wont forget. Saying "this weekend" and then keep people waiting for a month without official notice is kinda boo.

 

[Shalashaska]

I've got an extra copy for $12.50 if someone is interested. Shoot me a PM.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

http://forums.mode7games.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3557

Just chimed in on the forum.

 

[cooljeanius]

I won a copy of this on SteamGifts! I had already played the demo, which itself was pretty intimidating, but at least now I was able to buy the soundtrack for it! While the soundtrack is great, it didn't need to be a Gigabyte big. My hard drive only has limited space, y'know.

 

[Toma]

http://forums.mode7games.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3557

Just chimed in on the forum.

Thanks for posting.

Lovely quote right there:

The patch will be available on Steam this week and will be mandatory next week.

*rolls eyes*

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Ah, the devs seem to be back from vacation...

First off, I'd like to apologise for not communicating properly about this patch.

We broke our own rule ("Don't announce something until it's nearly done; don't commit to a time unless you can hit it") with this - we'll try to stick to that in future.

The reason for the delay of the patch isn't solely that we were at PAX and away for a secondary week, but that contributed to it.

When everyone is back in the country this week, we'll sort out a proper date for the patch and discuss everything in this thread as well.

Ian has responded separately here - http://www.mode7games.com/blog/2011/09/05/our-plans-for-this-month/

I don't want people to feel in the dark - if you have any general issues which need our feedback then post in the forums.

You can always ping me on Twitter as well if something isn't getting attention - http://www.twitter.com/mode7games

If you have any suggestions of how we can improve communication in general then let me know in this thread.

I forgive them though. It's not a dev I see abandoning the game and it seems they made an honest mistake.

 

[Toma]

Ah, the devs seem to be back from vacation...

I forgive him though. It's not a dev I see abandoning the game and it seems they made an honest mistake.

I'll forgive them when the patch truly hits this week. I mean, I can understand not having time for the patch if they needed a week of and were busy with other things before, but not updating anyone (except on IRC...) is well... really just a bad decision, which people are rightfully angry about.

But whatever, would love to play the game with the Steam patch finally, so here's some (small) hope for this weeks patch.

 

[Toma]

I'll forgive them when the patch truly hits this week. I mean, I can understand not having time for the patch if they needed a week of and were busy with other things before, but not updating anyone (except on IRC...) is well... really just a bad decision, which people are rightfully angry about.

But whatever, would love to play the game with the Steam patch finally, so here's some (small) hope for this weeks patch.

Last day of the week. Just sayin'.

 

[Hanzou]

Wait wait wait. You can make your guys walk through a wall as if it was never there. How can you guys say that should stay in. Isn't that an obvious severe exploit?

 

[Zomo]

Wait wait wait. You can make your guys walk through a wall as if it was never there. How can you guys say that should stay in. Isn't that an obvious severe exploit?

I think what they mean is walk through a wall that is going to be destroyed later in the turn but when you choose where you want your guy to move the way point is going through the wall.

 

[n8]

It's a shame what has happened with the update. I'd love to have a reason to play this game some more.

 

[Toma]

I think what they mean is walk through a wall that is going to be destroyed later in the turn but when you choose where you want your guy to move the way point is going through the wall.

Yup.

It's a shame what has happened with the update. I'd love to have a reason to play this game some more.

And yup.

 

[Nishastra]

Hey guys, I know the tournament is sort of on an indefinite hold, but I have to withdraw.

Doesn't matter when it actually finally happens, I won't be able to participate.

 

[Toma]

Hey guys, I know the tournament is sort of on an indefinite hold, but I have to withdraw.

Doesn't matter when it actually finally happens, I won't be able to participate.

Alright, sorry to hear.
Good luck with whatever you are doing.

 

[Palmer_v1]

Damnit, every time this thread gets bumped, I think it's finally the patch.

 

[Atrophis]

My copy just updated through Steam...

Wow i just logged in for the first time in months and there is 29 people on UK1 :/

They need to do a steam sale to revitalise this game.

 

[Ledsen]

patch is up!

 

[Hanzou]

Any patch notes for it anywhere? Don't see any in Steam yet.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

Don't see anything either. Will probably be up soon I guess.



Seems to be the worst time possible as many tourney participants will undoubtedly be playing other games.


It's online yes. Try and reboot steam if it doesn't update.

 

[Cipherr]

cant seem to make an account for the game. Ive owned it for a while but decided just now to try it out and its hanging on me creating an account : /

 

[Firebrand]

Patch? Nice. I really like the game but there's still plenty of bugs to iron out.

 

[Toma]

Finally. Will get into more specifics and preparations tomorrow as I am going to bed now, but feel free to polish your rusty FS skills. Hopefully, we have the next round kicking alive over the weekend. More info tomorrow in this thread.

I'll inform every tourney participant tomorrow via pm, some people might have dropped out so some others might join in. Again, let you know tomorrow.

 

[TheSeks]

They need to do a steam sale to revitalise this game.

Or better fucking support. Indie lesson #1 from bigleagues: You have multiplayer and promise/beta a patch? That patch better be out the SAME GODDAMN MONTH as said beta patch. It's INEXCUSABLE that it's taken as long as it has.

Edit: And yes, the patch is out now. Hallelujah.

 

[Toma]

Yay, I'm awake and will look at the patch changes ingame before deciding how to create the rest of the tourney.
Friendly reminder: Patch is out!

And yes, mocking allowed for the time it took them.

I'll forgive them when the patch truly hits this week.

The statement with the apologies and "definitely this week" again was two weeks ago.
Btw, making way points through walls is still allowed.

 

[Toma]

Oh god, I'm dying.

The tournament feature is literally useless for us. I'll start making preparations without it as before.

Can anyone in here chime in on their forums and tell them to please add a choice for how many games each round should take? Right now you can only have one match per round, which is neither fair, nor fun. I'd do it myself, but I try getting access to their forums for a few months and I dont get the mail to validate myself. Please be nicer in that thread than I am here, otherwise posts will be ignored.

Thread:
http://forums.mode7games.com/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=3606&start=30

Additionally, why is there always 8 people in the tournament choice list, which I need to delete before adding people I want to play with?

Additionally², you really should be able to access your friends list when choosing participants for the tournament, right now you can only add people manually by writing them down before.

Additionally³, a choice whether I'd want to be added to random tournaments would be nice. So that if someone is creating a new tournament they could randomly add a certain amount of players who are online AND activated the "Yes, suggest me as randomly added player in tournaments.

I am not expecting anything at this point, but hey, the 4 people still playing in a year or something might have a decent patch out, which adds this complicated feature.

 

[Toma]

Look at the ingame tournament creation:

Starting point (Preselected players to the left, for whatever reason):

Bracket:

This is what you get when pressing "change" on a round:

And this is the "Generate Matchups screen on the lower left of the bracket screen:

If you want to check it yourself, simply click Tournament in the multiplayer tab and advance with the preselected players. You wont create the tournament at this point.

 

[Toma]

Sorry for the quadruple post, but I just played my first game in two months... and I still love absolutely love this game. Despite my rants earlier, I really hope they get their stuff sorted at some point and actually add features suggested by the community.

 

[Toma]

Alright, this is what I got for now:

Ranked 1:
Volodja
PjotrStroganov
Fresquito
Friggles
Instro
n8bitman
Areobloust
Deraldin
Vlodril
Jigsama
The_Player
Atrophis
Rhinoceros
Dutfish
SpiritOfJazz

Ranked 2:
BigAT
tehsober
TomaLexi
Darkkn
slaughterking
Codeblue
Tygell
Doolez
TheConfidenceMan
RyanDG
Brazil
Flayer
Tegris
OldGamer

Lucky losers (which can participate despite losing in the group phase because of people dropping out):
CzarTim
snoopeasystreat
The Executive

Short rules:
Best 2 out of 3, matchups will be determined as soon as we have the full 32 player roster.
10€/$ surprise price for place 1 and 3.

 

[slaughterking]

I would participate in the next round if it doesn't start before the next weekend. I'm currently finishing my thesis and I'm obviously not allowing myself to play any games until it's done.

 

[Toma]

I would participate in the next round if it doesn't start before the next weekend. I'm currently finishing my thesis and I'm obviously not allowing myself to play any games until it's done.

No problem. We might get some games from other players underway before then, but no hurry. After 2 months of waiting, a few days more wont bother too much I guess.

As before, I wont be too strict on the time limit and simply would love to have everyone willing to participate on board to finish this tournament in a proper manner.

 

[Toma]

Haha, good thing I didnt use the tournament feature. The update just now removed it again.

 

[The_Player]

I'm here, count me in Toma. Ready for tactical arse kicking.
BTW, did you play Eschalon as you promised me?

 

[Toma]

I'm here, count me in Toma. Ready for tactical arse kicking.
BTW, did you play Eschalon as you promised me?

Yup, definitely good recommendation. Played it quite a bit on an old notebook when I was on vacation as its not too tech heavy.

The animations are also surprisingly well done. Anyway, thanks for joining Keep an eye on this thread over the next few days.

 

[burgomeister]

I'll still play. Name = areobloust.