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By: MM

MM — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 09:45:13 +0000

I got an idea, I think I’ll release on time.

By: Makron666

Makron666 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:37:30 +0000

@Curious
I Think we should measure the time to extra-fun ballance, is 1 extra day not worth waiting if it doubles the exitement?

@MM
Give us details.

By: Profesh

Profesh — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:54:54 +0000

Personally, I’m glad of the opportunity to be involved at a grass-roots level. I don’t think anyone is expecting the alpha build to be ‘fun’ as such.

By: Clawbug

Clawbug — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:11:36 +0000

Release early & release often. Works for Linus.

By: mman

mman — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:19:05 +0000

yeah i think that with glitch report(after some fine tuning) and the autoupdater, mm should make weekly updates so the game evolves all the time, not in big spaces between releases.

By: curious

curious — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:16:43 +0000

@Makron666
As a member of the ‘Council of Link-Dead Timely Releases and Big Promises’ I veto your extra time proposal.

By: Makron666

Makron666 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:14:37 +0000

How long extra whould you want?

By: yv3

yv3 — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:25:45 +0000

A good software don’t need a manual

Just write down all keyboard shortcuts, the most funny thing will be the glitches anyway.

By: phil

phil — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:08:38 +0000

But of course you should only release what your comfortable with releasing. If you feel delaying it to implement more stuff will be beneficial, then so be it, it’s your game after all.

By: phil

phil — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 12:04:21 +0000

You should just think of this release as a test of the basic mechanics of the game, and the engine, it doesn’t necessarily have to be fun (despite how much people might whinge because they were expecting a fully functional game for some reason). As Marte said, perfect this aspect of the game first, then implement the parts that will make it fun to play. The good thing about this release will be that the base engine can be tested by the public, and any glaring bugs or potential design flaws can be pointed out, allowing you ti stamp them out before your code gets riddled with the gameplay elements.