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wbonx -> Game development and Design UI - priority (11/7/2021 7:42:55 PM)

Is it correct that there is no one working on the title anymore and that the dev is focusing on a new title?

Plenty of people wants to know.

The game is great, too bad no one is even caring about implementing the results of the last poll or taking care of the many bugs published here.



Zanotirn -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (11/8/2021 12:03:02 AM)

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=5084806

Vic is focusing on another title, yes, however that is until its release on November 18th.



Catasteroid -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (11/8/2021 12:43:30 AM)

Shadow Empire support will continue very soon once the developer has released another project of his in just over a week, in the mean time (not to toot on one's own trumpet too much) you can sample the smattering of gameplay mods I've made, and will continue to make for the foreseeable future.



wbonx -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (11/8/2021 12:30:33 PM)

Let's hope it is not going to be as usual... other title deadline postponed 2 or 3 times... at the end too much time has passed for the dev to remember the old code and work on it.

It would have been better to polish shadow empire and only then start working on something else.



Clux -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (11/8/2021 8:09:03 PM)


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ORIGINAL: wbonx

Let's hope it is not going to be as usual... other title deadline postponed 2 or 3 times... at the end too much time has passed for the dev to remember the old code and work on it.

It would have been better to polish shadow empire and only then start working on something else.


Remember than Shadow Empire was a "Side work" for more than 5 years, imagine what other gems we could lose if he stops doing it?



mroyer -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (11/8/2021 11:36:22 PM)

I, of course, have no idea what Vic's business model is, but I'm pretty sure free upgrades and patches aren't keeping the lights on. I'm surprised at how much work he's done on SE gratis so far. Fixing bugs for free is one thing and expected, but adding entirely new features (aliens, air forces, new world types, bunkers, and so on...) is quite another.

I would be happy to pay for significant feature-enhancements and game-improvements if it would give Vic financial freedom to focus on Shadow Empire.

-Mark R.



wbonx -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (11/9/2021 2:09:05 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Clux

Remember than Shadow Empire was a "Side work" for more than 5 years, imagine what other gems we could lose if he stops doing it?


Side work? Didn't know the story, it looked to me like this was a commission from a publisher, isn't it?

True, game is great, I'm just disappointed that major problems, i.e. the Plane creation GUI, very simple to correct, are still left half done.
Same for a couple of major bugs.

For the rest, done this, the game could be considered completed and he could actually start working on a DLC to get a bit more money or on the sequel.



Vic -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (11/15/2021 3:36:22 PM)

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ORIGINAL: Clux

Same for a couple of major bugs.



Will soon have time again for support work for SE.

Could you elaborate a bit on those major bugs ?

Please do so by opening a new thread in tech support

Would be much appreciated!

best wishes,
Vic



wbonx -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (11/16/2021 2:55:30 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Vic

Could you elaborate a bit on those major bugs ?


best wishes,
Vic


Great, the game is really a gem and deserves some attention.

I do remember the screen not refreshing sometime when zooming in and out and something else related to the minimap. I forgot, has been a while.

But for sure the major point is the units design... and in particular the planes design. IMO ships are superfluos



wbonx -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/22/2022 6:31:13 PM)

.... 2 months after ... it would be great to see at least implemented a new design GUI.. creating new airveicles is such a pain..



zgrssd -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/22/2022 6:39:00 PM)

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ORIGINAL: wbonx

.... 2 months after ... it would be great to see at least implemented a new design GUI.. creating new airveicles is such a pain..

Then turn off Airforces. No reason to play with this optional content, if you hate it so.

Also did you seriously push this thread 8 days after a new patch?



Emx77 -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/22/2022 6:45:42 PM)

Sadly, he is right. This game has a lot of potential but unfortunately development is very slow. Much more slow than before. Mostly minor bug fixes, at snail pace. No more talk about DLC’s or major improvements.



Soar_Slitherine -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/23/2022 12:28:03 PM)

What nonsense. It's not a mystery what Vic is currently working on. There aren't rapid-fire bugfixes because bug reports are also coming in at a trickle at this point.

I do certainly hope the naval forces ship with a better model design UI, though! I've been willing to put up with the aircraft design UI so far, but I can see why people are annoyed about it. Naval models are probably going be somewhere between ground and air ones in complexity, so them using the same UI wouldn't be as obnoxious as with aircraft, but still pretty disappointing.



wbonx -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/23/2022 1:10:28 PM)


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ORIGINAL: zgrssd

quote:

ORIGINAL: wbonx

.... 2 months after ... it would be great to see at least implemented a new design GUI.. creating new airveicles is such a pain..

Then turn off Airforces. No reason to play with this optional content, if you hate it so.

Also did you seriously push this thread 8 days after a new patch?


Dude... not sure if you are a moderator or just someone enjoying writing 50% of the posts on this forum... but change your tone.

First there was no official patch posted 8 days ago... at least not on steam. Actually there was no patch at all in teh last months without considering minor bug fixes.

Second, the game needs some polish to be a finished product,... airplanes design UI is very bad... too bad actually.
Airplanes are a major component of the game not some addons to disable as you say.

In regard to having ships.. I really don't feel the need, it would just overcomplicate things and too much of a hassle for the dev.



Soar_Slitherine -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/23/2022 2:00:53 PM)


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ORIGINAL: wbonx
First there was no official patch posted 8 days ago... at least not on steam. Actually there was no patch at all in teh last months without considering minor bug fixes.

It wasn't posted in Steam news (and it doesn't look like the changelog posted on the Steam forums by the publisher is complete), but there was in fact an update bringing the features & bugfixes from the last 5 months of work on the beta patch to the live version.



wbonx -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/24/2022 2:46:33 PM)

Ok, so there was an unreported synch of the beta branch with the official steam.. well I'm aware of the bug fixes on the beta/current update.

My complain is about the dev leaving unfinished the implementation of a new design UI, even after it was clear from the last poll that this was a major game breaker.
Personally I stopped playing the game waiting for this to be fixed to avoid ruining it.

A new design UI doesn't look to me like something hard to implement, it would have been enough from the dev to say that this would be done by a date or in a couple of months, instead of going fullpower on a new title leaving this in the void.

Anyway, again, I think the game is great (that's why it deserves some attention) and the dev has done a great job interacting with the community, at lest until now! [:)]



ShadowVillage -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/27/2022 5:39:57 PM)

I have played this game far longer without a break than any other 4X game I can remember. I can live with a less than ideal GUI when the underlying game is so engrossing. Same thing with graphics - I don't care about pretty pictures, I care about game play. For what I paid vs. the amount of time I've played, this game is a huge bargain. I understand some people focus on how smooth a game runs or how easy it is to get things done and someone like that will be upset with this game. That's not me, however; I will put up with interface issues when the game itself is good.



altipueri -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/27/2022 6:23:17 PM)

Always check date of joining and number of posts.

Time spent in reconnaissance is seldom wasted.



eddieballgame -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/27/2022 7:29:02 PM)

wbonx
"Dude... not sure if you are a moderator or just someone enjoying writing 50% of the posts on this forum... but change your tone."

As you continue to frequent this forum, you will come to realize that 'zgrssd' is an invaluable asset to the Shadow Empire community.
Always willing to help & inform.
There are others...maybe you in the near future.




wbonx -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/28/2022 2:00:22 PM)


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ORIGINAL: ShadowVillage

I have played this game far longer without a break than any other 4X game I can remember. I can live with a less than ideal GUI when the underlying game is so engrossing..


Agree that the game is anyway enjoyable and a gem in the genre...

My feeling is that the actual implementation of the design UI really breaks the flow to a point (air design), when it becomes easy to loose touch with the game. That's why I prefer waiting for this to be fixed and fully appreciate the potential of the title.

I'm a dev and my guess is that fixing it would take few hours of work, that's why I don't get why after the poll and almost one year it isn't finished.

Sticking with the OT.



SamuraiProgrmmr -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/30/2022 3:49:02 PM)

quote:

Dude... not sure if you are a moderator or just someone enjoying writing 50% of the posts on this forum... but change your tone.


All in my opinion:

1) zgrssd offers a lot of experience on how to play this game. I have learned a lot from his posts. Without him and a few others, I might not have stuck with it long enough to find out what a gem this game really is. Please do not ridicule him for 'too many posts'.

2) I don't think his tone in this message is out of line. He offered a suggestion on how to avoid frustration with air forces. He didn't attack you or ridicule you so why are you so offended?

3) Please note post #8 where the developer indicated he would be back to work on the game and ASKED for you elaboration and input.

4) Why do you feel that your opinions on priorities must be followed? Two months (see post #10) is not necessarily enough time to rework air unit creation from the ground up. (I seriously don't believe that simple UI changes will fix the problem. I could be wrong, but that (as a life long developer) is my opinion.)

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING TO THINK ABOUT...

Is this game perfect? No. BUT IT IS THERE TO BE PLAYED!

Major game companies do not seem to care about the kinds of games that many of us like to play. Whether we want to believe it or not, we are a niche group of consumers. Market forces have determined that the kinds of games we like to play are relegated to VERY small development teams (sometimes just one person) and with that relegation comes the need for patience and understanding for the scope and timing of updates.

If you disagree with that paragraph, I invite you to create your own game development firm and try not to go broke making hard core, semi-realistic hex based wargames. I hope you do and I hope you succeed. Unfortunately, I doubt it will work out.

Most of these games are labors of love. I don't think that the primary goal is to make tons of money but rather to earn a living creating something that the developers want to play.

I cannot think of a single game I have played that I didn't have a disagreement with what (or how) a developer implemented as game mechanics. Why should this be any different? There are several things I would do differently. BUT I haven't gone to the trouble of writing my own game. You might ask why. If you did, the truthful and correct answer would be that I don't want the grief of putting up with people complaining constantly that a) I did a bad job and b) I was taking too long.

That's one of the reasons I retired at 55. I was willing to have a lower standard of living through the rest of my life rather than listen to the complaints of those who do not always know what they are talking about and do not understand what it sometimes takes to make seemingly small changes.

IF you are not a programmer, you don't understand that last sentence. IF you are a programmer, I invite you the write your own game. (If it captures my imagination, I will even buy it.)

Until then, I suggest you continue to make suggestions but enjoy the game for what it is. As I said before, it is not perfect but at least it is there.

Good Luck!



wbonx -> RE: Game development has been Abandoned? (1/31/2022 12:11:00 PM)

Not trying to dictate a schedule, but improving the design UI was one of the top outcomes of the last poll.

In my opinion it was left half done, or finished fast, and I think it would take few hours to improve it (I'm also a dev).
There is a good treadoff between hours spent and gain in gameplay.

But this is just my opinion.

For the rest, I saw the dev (Vic) posting about an update regarding oceans and ships, so let's just close this thread, I don't agree oceans will add much gameplay but that is just the way I see it and off topic.

Cheers.



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