Bilbo Swaggins
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Is there any sort of estimate on the release date of the experimental builds? I remember reading first half of 2019 was the expected release date. I don't mind waiting but it'd be easier to wait with a time frame in mind.
PC Release Date of A18?
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Hamburglar
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The release was announced for the first part of 2019, guess this is another fluke?
Roachy
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I have to admit I would like to know at least a reasonably accurate approximation too. I put a server online in anticipation of a18 (cause we all stopped playing / hated a17), but then the release was changed from the original estimate. It does cost me $30 a month to keep the damn thing running and I'm not even playing on it myself because I can't stand a17.
This is one of the less talked about problems of posting release dates that aren't adhered to. It cost the server owners real money to keep the damn things running. If I had known that your release date wasn't going to be in June as promised I would have turned the server off for 2 months and used the money for something else. Instead now we are in the "indeterminate" release time phase again and I don't know if I should turn it off or not. If I do it may come out next week, if I don't it may come out in 3 months. Please take us into consideration when making these types of arbitrary promises in the future. You may make a lot of money from this but the server owners do not.
We do contribute to your sales and popularity by maintaining well run servers. All we ask in return is that you pick a release date and stick to it. It's better to say "sometime in 2019" than to say "by the end of the month". So tell me please, do I turn the damn thing back off again now or is it worth leaving it running because we are very close? Can you at least tell us that much? My servers population won't be happy but they will understand if I turn it off because of a lack of release time info. I would prefer not to disappoint the 40+ people I cater to though, so help me out here.
Cheers.
SnowDog1942
Navezgane's Perv
Or u can rent the server when experimental hits. You're welcome.
SnowDog1942
Navezgane's Perv
Wow, ive been told
SnowDog1942
Navezgane's Perv
If experimental comes out tomorrow, i could have a server up and running tomorrow. Im not sure why its even a problem
My guess is that you just want to know a release date, and so do most of us. However most of us dont try to justify it by using an excuse that they are renting a server for months for no reason.
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Myrtille5757
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"I can assure you A18 will release before the half of 2019"
That was written on the first page
Ho but what happened ? Ones again they don't shoulder what they said. But the real problem is, they don't really tell us, they just delete the sentence on the forum.
That's pathetic...
That was written on the first page
Ho but what happened ? Ones again they don't shoulder what they said. But the real problem is, they don't really tell us, they just delete the sentence on the forum.That's pathetic...
Bilbo Swaggins
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Things get set back and unforeseen obstacles can pop up and that's understandable but the biggest issue is that they seem to reply to every comment except for ones asking about a release date. I'd be much happier if they clearly addressed this issue and gave us some sort of updated time frame. I enjoy A17 and wouldn't mind starting a new world on it but I don't want to start one now just to have to restart in a week because they finally released A18. I'd just like to know what kind of time frame they were thinking for release. It'd be a much better approach than just blatantly ignoring anyone asking about a release date."I can assure you A18 will release before the half of 2019"
That was written on the first page
That's pathetic...
ParadiseLostUK
Active member
Oh great, it's the release date police again... If any of you had taken the time to actually look through this thread there have been a few comments lately about this very subject.
Bilbo Swaggins
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I've been keeping up with the thread but haven't seen any comments about it. I must have missed them. What did they say?
wicketness
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And it starts.
Look at it this way we won't have to wait nearly 2 years for the next patch. A16.4 was the longest wait ever.
with the way it is being pushed back we should expect a X Mas or later release, at least before the last half of the year.
One thing everyone knows is that TFP rarely release when they say and always push it back to make sure they have enough time to test and get rid of major bugs.
I would rather have a less buggy patch A17 is good but horrible at the same time. So now we wait.
That's my nickle.
Look at it this way we won't have to wait nearly 2 years for the next patch. A16.4 was the longest wait ever.
with the way it is being pushed back we should expect a X Mas or later release, at least before the last half of the year.
One thing everyone knows is that TFP rarely release when they say and always push it back to make sure they have enough time to test and get rid of major bugs.
I would rather have a less buggy patch A17 is good but horrible at the same time. So now we wait.
That's my nickle.
Roland
Moderator
Sometime in 2019.
Please turn the damn thing off and then turn it back on again after experimental is done and it goes to stable so you don't have to annoy people with frequent wipes. Plus you can try out A18 during experimental to see whether you like it well enough to turn the damn thing back on again before A19.
No estimated release date has ever been a promise. The only promise ever given in regards to release dates is that it will be done when it's done. TFP is an indie studio precisely because their independence from executives and board members means they don't have to stick to a release date even if they aren't ready.
Ayrton
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I think it refers to the post at the beginning where it said the end of June and then that was modified, I also told my community possibly late June (when I said so in the post) well now we are almost in the middle of July and I have hopes, in the transmission of Prime, the game was acceptable for an experimental, that reassured me a lot
Roland
Moderator
It's looking more and more unlikely for this month but very likely for next month but please realize that they will push it back all the way to Christmas if they feel they need to do so. You cannot rely on release estimates or think of them as promises no matter how much it may sound like a promise.