Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: jedwardpita

Veronica Mars had a crowd funded movie. It was successful because the fan base was devoted but small Doesn't WITP AE fit that description?

The update features I would include new data base interfaces (WITE2 would be the standard), AI to handle the Chinese, improved auto convoy and standard openings (units set to Kull or other standards which could then be adjusted). What features would you want in an update?

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ORIGINAL: Yaab

From the top of my head:

Supply by nationality
Avgas
AKL class (in stock scenarios, all 500 ships)
CAS Mission button for aircraft
Napalm
Friendly fire
Ship crews
Jungle hexes blocking supplies propagation
Glide bombing ( I want it back!)
SPS 0 and naval Support fixed
More bases/LCUs/aircraft/ships (basically, RHS mod ported into stock minus its supply system)
More bomb loadouts for aircraft
Unpaved airstrips decaying due to rain/monsoon

...and million other things I can't remember

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ORIGINAL: ggeilman

I doubt you would even get people to agree on the basis for the update. I for one was less than impressed with WITE2. The air war is over complicated and oversimplified both at the same time. I still don't get what is wrong with air units? I didn't like WITW due to its air system but at least with the Strategic Air War it at least made some sense, but not on the eastern front. I would have preferred it to be handled separately and don't get me started on the supply system. I was all excited about the update and bought the deluxe edition with the hardback manual, but by the time it came I was already disillusioned. WITPAE is a grognard's dream.

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ORIGINAL: Alpha77

First game itself, manual and forum should be fixed then we can talk about such an idea imo

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ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

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ORIGINAL: OnWargaming
Do you think it will be ever possible to have an updated manual like WitE?

It's certainly possible, but only likely if WITP:AE were to be updated or re-developed, or if a community member were interested in doing this as a volunteer project.

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Commercial proposal: what about a WitP:AE for Dummies?
You have to spend lot of time finding useful informations about the game spread over thousands thread and not all of them are accurate. Also tons of infos are included in the AAR (I have skimmed some of them and there are pretty good advices about strategy and production).
If you can "hire" a veteran with several games under his belt that can produce a meaningfull guide could be an instant buy for lot of people.

I'd be willing to compensate for this if a community veteran is willing to step forward and take on such a project, to have a consolidated and up to date guide for beginners for WITP-AE.

Regards,

- Erik

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ORIGINAL: Moltrey

Just to play devil's advocate here... while details are virtually non-existent and it doesn't SEEM likely, we had the CEO himself not rule it out just the other day:

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ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

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ORIGINAL: OnWargaming
Do you think it will be ever possible to have an updated manual like WitE?

It's certainly possible, but only likely if WITP:AE were to be updated or re-developed, or if a community member were interested in doing this as a volunteer project.

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Commercial proposal: what about a WitP:AE for Dummies?
You have to spend lot of time finding useful informations about the game spread over thousands thread and not all of them are accurate. Also tons of infos are included in the AAR (I have skimmed some of them and there are pretty good advices about strategy and production).
If you can "hire" a veteran with several games under his belt that can produce a meaningfull guide could be an instant buy for lot of people.

I'd be willing to compensate for this if a community veteran is willing to step forward and take on such a project, to have a consolidated and up to date guide for beginners for WITP-AE.

Regards,

- Erik

Granted the discussion is more about a manual update, but Eric appears to be open to a possible remake. I also very clearly recall Alfred saying much the same in our last big "WITP 2" thread.
Of course the elephant in the room is just what would it take money-wise to entice them to go through all the trouble to gather a team and resources, decide how to fund it, etc.

Still doesn't seem likely, but if you had told me a decade ago the United States would have as many operating steam locomotives as we do today, I would have called you a nutjob.
So... yeah.

P.S. Not to mention I am certain is isn't lost on Erik that WITP:AE has 33k+ threads and over 919k posts, far and away the highest interest group of gamers that play Matrix games.

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ORIGINAL: ninyure

A "star citizen" kind crowdfunding campaign where more generous donators would get a pilot or capitan named after them, would be very succesful, since many of us are willing to give much more than the nominal price of the game to see its development going. Give us the chance to spend our money ;)

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ORIGINAL: RangerJoe
The game is fine but that does not mean that you can't make a new one, the forum is fine if people ask the proper questions and be polite.

After all of the updates, a new manual would be nice.

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ORIGINAL: Maallon

I think the problem is still in the room that the engine is at it's limits, all in all the problems that were discussed in previous threads, that an update would face, haven't really gone away.
Also the fact that Erik likely saw this thread already and didn't respond to it in any way until now does also tell it's own story, me thinks.

Of course you are right that crazier things might have happened.

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ORIGINAL: Moltrey

But if anyone is willing to come forward with the money Matrix will listen.

Uhhh... say what?! He spent all that time playing down the chance and then did a 180 at the end. I was flabbergasted to say the least. (This is where I got the Alfred input from my original post above).

So frankly, I don't know who or what to believe (or not) anymore when it comes to what circumstances it will take to make a new version of WITP happen.

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ORIGINAL: Alpha77

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ORIGINAL: Moltrey

But if anyone is willing to come forward with the money Matrix will listen.

Uhhh... say what?! He spent all that time playing down the chance and then did a 180 at the end. I was flabbergasted to say the least. (This is where I got the Alfred input from my original post above).

So frankly, I don't know who or what to believe (or not) anymore when it comes to what circumstances it will take to make a new version of WITP happen.

Alfred always stated that he has some kind of good connection / relationship with the "devs". Which is one of the reasons he often gave so good (but also more theoretical) advise. So if Alred says something then there must be a chance that it can happen, I guess. These are good news imho Can you link to the thread you mean?