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ORIGINAL: bo

I am not a hindsighter but I felt all along that this game is so big and so difficult to bring to the computer that maybe one person cannot bring it to fruitation to everyones liking, I will be thrilled if Steve can bring this together by the end of September but now I have great doubts. I know this wont sit well with everyone and I dont want to be one of those trolls but I am hoping the game will be out by Christmas and it will be a decent game we can all enjoy, this is in no way derogatory towards Steve in any way, I am not a programer and do not understand anything about programing but I think I have common sense and just maybe I am letting my deep disappointment show in this post and for that I appoligize to all of the posters who have helped me in the past including Steve. With the AI and all the optional rules I think its just too big of a game. SORRY!

Willy

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ORIGINAL: BallyJ
...my wife can buy it for me as a christmas present.[:D]
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ORIGINAL: BallyJ
...In fact that might be a better time to aim for, say december 1st 2009.

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ORIGINAL: Caquineur

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ORIGINAL: BallyJ
...my wife can buy it for me as a christmas present.[:D]
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Or you could buy it for your wife as a christmas present. [;)]

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ORIGINAL: sapper_astro

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ORIGINAL: bo

I am not a hindsighter but I felt all along that this game is so big and so difficult to bring to the computer that maybe one person cannot bring it to fruitation to everyones liking, I will be thrilled if Steve can bring this together by the end of September but now I have great doubts. I know this wont sit well with everyone and I dont want to be one of those trolls but I am hoping the game will be out by Christmas and it will be a decent game we can all enjoy, this is in no way derogatory towards Steve in any way, I am not a programer and do not understand anything about programing but I think I have common sense and just maybe I am letting my deep disappointment show in this post and for that I appoligize to all of the posters who have helped me in the past including Steve. With the AI and all the optional rules I think its just too big of a game. SORRY!

Willy

No game is too big to make, depending on whether you are given enough time. Give him some time, encourage the best, and be patient. I keep seeing people freaking out in this forum because they cannot play it! I bet, if the game was half done like that World War 1 game by Ageod, the screams, and the disappointment, would never stop.

The AI needs to be in, otherwise they will not make the sales. Plain and simple. And with enough time and tinkering, testing, the AI will be more than good enough. It might not be if this game gets rushed. Patience, this isn't some average game we are waiting for you know? It is WiF...think on it for a while.

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

June 1, 2009 Status Report for Matrix Games’ MWIF Forum

Accomplishments of May

Project Management
Too many bugs and too many other tasks remain to meet the planned July release date of MWIF product 1. I expect to be finished by the end of September, but Matrix Games needs a few weeks after I submit the finalized code to package the game for distribution. Also, publication has to be scheduled into all their other projects. At the end of this post is a summary of the tasks that remain for me to do.

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ORIGINAL: bo

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ORIGINAL: sapper_astro

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ORIGINAL: bo

I am not a hindsighter but I felt all along that this game is so big and so difficult to bring to the computer that maybe one person cannot bring it to fruitation to everyones liking, I will be thrilled if Steve can bring this together by the end of September but now I have great doubts. I know this wont sit well with everyone and I dont want to be one of those trolls but I am hoping the game will be out by Christmas and it will be a decent game we can all enjoy, this is in no way derogatory towards Steve in any way, I am not a programer and do not understand anything about programing but I think I have common sense and just maybe I am letting my deep disappointment show in this post and for that I appoligize to all of the posters who have helped me in the past including Steve. With the AI and all the optional rules I think its just too big of a game. SORRY!

Willy

No game is too big to make, depending on whether you are given enough time. Give him some time, encourage the best, and be patient. I keep seeing people freaking out in this forum because they cannot play it! I bet, if the game was half done like that World War 1 game by Ageod, the screams, and the disappointment, would never stop.

The AI needs to be in, otherwise they will not make the sales. Plain and simple. And with enough time and tinkering, testing, the AI will be more than good enough. It might not be if this game gets rushed. Patience, this isn't some average game we are waiting for you know? It is WiF...think on it for a while.

I agree with you 100% Sapper but my conclusion is that this enormous endeavour to make this game come to life is possibly too much for one programmer, back in 2004 I read where Matrix signed this contract to put this game into computer format, I then lost sight of it until about 8 months ago when I got very excited about the possibility of this happening soon. I believe in my heart and soul that Matrix should have assigned a number of people to help Steve do this game with Steve as the head programer, I know it is a little late for me to say this now but I cant help how I feel. I should not have posted my feelings on this forum, and stating my feelings is surley not going to help things along.
If any mistake was made it was Steve announcing a firm date maybe do to duress in reading the feelings of people on the forum. I agree, do not put this game out to it is ready period! And do not give any date out until it is done! There has never been a better forum moderator than Steve in all of computing war games thru the years and I do hope he takes my opinions to be just what they are, just opinions. [forgive me I have never been Mr. positive]

Willy

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ORIGINAL: peskpesk

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

June 1, 2009 Status Report for Matrix Games’ MWIF Forum

Accomplishments of May

Project Management
Too many bugs and too many other tasks remain to meet the planned July release date of MWIF product 1. I expect to be finished by the end of September, but Matrix Games needs a few weeks after I submit the finalized code to package the game for distribution. Also, publication has to be scheduled into all their other projects. At the end of this post is a summary of the tasks that remain for me to do.

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See the When thread.

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ORIGINAL: Sarge

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ORIGINAL: peskpesk

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

June 1, 2009 Status Report for Matrix Games’ MWIF Forum

Accomplishments of May

Project Management
Too many bugs and too many other tasks remain to meet the planned July release date of MWIF product 1. I expect to be finished by the end of September, but Matrix Games needs a few weeks after I submit the finalized code to package the game for distribution. Also, publication has to be scheduled into all their other projects. At the end of this post is a summary of the tasks that remain for me to do.

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See the When thread.

Thanks, truly not a big deal being summer and all I wouldn’t have time embark on the WIF endeavor anyhow .

Would you recommend re-reading/brushing up on the board rules being its been a couple of years since I even looked at my copy ?

Sorry for the trivial questions I am not regular reader of the forum WITP has consumed most of my attention and allotted hobby time , that is till the release of WIF.

Again thanks .......[;)]

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ORIGINAL: Grymme

Had the feeling this would come sooner or later. Personally i do not think the game will be released in september either though. My guess (because thats what it is) is that the game will be released, but the release date will be somewhere around next summer.

I do not say this to critizize the developer. But it feels like a more like realistic expectation. AI testing needs at least a couple of months. And thats after the AI is generally functional. It seems like that tast to begin with is a 100hs away,

Feel free tom flame on me if you like.

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ORIGINAL: Neilster

I wrote this yonks ago...

WW2 raged for (depending on when you start and stop counting) 6 years and 1 day (1st Sep 1939 to 2nd Sep 1945).

Matrix announced that it was taking-over/developing the computer version of World in Flames on Oct 21 2003. So on Oct 22 2009, we could have actually fought WW2 in the time it has taken to develop MWiF

That's right folks. The Nazi subjugation of Europe by Blitzkrieg, the long Battle of the Atlantic, the Allied bomber offensives, Japan's spectacular advance, the vast struggle on the Eastern Front, D-Day and the Allied drive into the heart of the Third Reich, the island hopping campaign in the Pacific, the development of nuclear weapons and the titanic production effort of all sides: they fit into this time period.

So a slight slippage in the release date could mean it actually happens on the utterly appropriate date of Oct 22 2009! Unless it slips a bit more, in which case "We'll all be home for Christmas..." etc etc [:'(]

Cheers, Neilster

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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ORIGINAL: Neilster

I wrote this yonks ago...

WW2 raged for (depending on when you start and stop counting) 6 years and 1 day (1st Sep 1939 to 2nd Sep 1945).

Matrix announced that it was taking-over/developing the computer version of World in Flames on Oct 21 2003. So on Oct 22 2009, we could have actually fought WW2 in the time it has taken to develop MWiF

That's right folks. The Nazi subjugation of Europe by Blitzkrieg, the long Battle of the Atlantic, the Allied bomber offensives, Japan's spectacular advance, the vast struggle on the Eastern Front, D-Day and the Allied drive into the heart of the Third Reich, the island hopping campaign in the Pacific, the development of nuclear weapons and the titanic production effort of all sides: they fit into this time period.

So a slight slippage in the release date could mean it actually happens on the utterly appropriate date of Oct 22 2009! Unless it slips a bit more, in which case "We'll all be home for Christmas..." etc etc [:'(]

Cheers, Neilster

Yes, but for the developpement of MWiF, the phoney war lasted for much longer, from 21 october 2003 to June or July 2005 when Steve really launched the Blitzkrieg on MWiF.

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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ORIGINAL: Neilster

I wrote this yonks ago...

WW2 raged for (depending on when you start and stop counting) 6 years and 1 day (1st Sep 1939 to 2nd Sep 1945).

Matrix announced that it was taking-over/developing the computer version of World in Flames on Oct 21 2003. So on Oct 22 2009, we could have actually fought WW2 in the time it has taken to develop MWiF

That's right folks. The Nazi subjugation of Europe by Blitzkrieg, the long Battle of the Atlantic, the Allied bomber offensives, Japan's spectacular advance, the vast struggle on the Eastern Front, D-Day and the Allied drive into the heart of the Third Reich, the island hopping campaign in the Pacific, the development of nuclear weapons and the titanic production effort of all sides: they fit into this time period.

So a slight slippage in the release date could mean it actually happens on the utterly appropriate date of Oct 22 2009! Unless it slips a bit more, in which case "We'll all be home for Christmas..." etc etc [:'(]

Cheers, Neilster

Yes, but for the developpement of MWiF, the phoney war lasted for much longer, from 21 october 2003 to June or July 2005 when Steve really launched the Blitzkrieg on MWiF.

Hmmm, that would explain the fire bombing I am experiencing these days.[;)]

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ORIGINAL: bo

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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ORIGINAL: Neilster

I wrote this yonks ago...

WW2 raged for (depending on when you start and stop counting) 6 years and 1 day (1st Sep 1939 to 2nd Sep 1945).

Matrix announced that it was taking-over/developing the computer version of World in Flames on Oct 21 2003. So on Oct 22 2009, we could have actually fought WW2 in the time it has taken to develop MWiF

That's right folks. The Nazi subjugation of Europe by Blitzkrieg, the long Battle of the Atlantic, the Allied bomber offensives, Japan's spectacular advance, the vast struggle on the Eastern Front, D-Day and the Allied drive into the heart of the Third Reich, the island hopping campaign in the Pacific, the development of nuclear weapons and the titanic production effort of all sides: they fit into this time period.

So a slight slippage in the release date could mean it actually happens on the utterly appropriate date of Oct 22 2009! Unless it slips a bit more, in which case "We'll all be home for Christmas..." etc etc [:'(]

Cheers, Neilster

Yes, but for the developpement of MWiF, the phoney war lasted for much longer, from 21 october 2003 to June or July 2005 when Steve really launched the Blitzkrieg on MWiF.

Hmmm, that would explain the fire bombing I am experiencing these days.[;)]

Gee Steve I did not know you were working on fire bombing of Tokyo by B29's you dont miss a trick, very clever of you, how do you implement that feature [:D]

Willy

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

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ORIGINAL: bo

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ORIGINAL: Shannon V. OKeets

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ORIGINAL: Froonp

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ORIGINAL: Neilster

I wrote this yonks ago...

WW2 raged for (depending on when you start and stop counting) 6 years and 1 day (1st Sep 1939 to 2nd Sep 1945).

Matrix announced that it was taking-over/developing the computer version of World in Flames on Oct 21 2003. So on Oct 22 2009, we could have actually fought WW2 in the time it has taken to develop MWiF

That's right folks. The Nazi subjugation of Europe by Blitzkrieg, the long Battle of the Atlantic, the Allied bomber offensives, Japan's spectacular advance, the vast struggle on the Eastern Front, D-Day and the Allied drive into the heart of the Third Reich, the island hopping campaign in the Pacific, the development of nuclear weapons and the titanic production effort of all sides: they fit into this time period.

So a slight slippage in the release date could mean it actually happens on the utterly appropriate date of Oct 22 2009! Unless it slips a bit more, in which case "We'll all be home for Christmas..." etc etc [:'(]

Cheers, Neilster

Yes, but for the developpement of MWiF, the phoney war lasted for much longer, from 21 october 2003 to June or July 2005 when Steve really launched the Blitzkrieg on MWiF.

Hmmm, that would explain the fire bombing I am experiencing these days.[;)]

Gee Steve I did not know you were working on fire bombing of Tokyo by B29's you dont miss a trick, very clever of you, how do you implement that feature [:D]

Willy

No, I am on the receiving end. Incoming!