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Maybe it woul'd be best if we had never knew anything about AE being developed... This way, we are just freaking out [8|]
Especially after AE AARs...

ORIGINAL: CV Zuikaku

Especially after AE AARs...

I can stop. No problem [8D]

No!  Zuikaku really didn't mean that.  He's just a little loopy (like most of us are) waiting (im)patiently. [:D]

I have a really bad fooding in the aft generator room, the rudder is jammed and all flight operatons are cancelled due to fires in the hangars ... So, do not expect that I can give you good suggestions in that condition [;)] After few months in drydock (AE) I,ll be OK again [:D]

So major or minor damage?
[:D]

Coul'd get ugly if DC teams fail to extinguish the fires... but for now, I dont know how AE handles this [8|]
It is: flooding: 36 (major 14)
fires: 48
Engines: 15
System: 45
Hope I can make it [:)]

Judging from your name you'll end up sinking in port.[;)]

All that can be hoped for is an immediate dose of AE (or large port with 4 ARs[:D])

For AE team keep up the great work! And even (gods forbid) it takes years I'll still be here for you guys.

[8D]

Ships in AE are less likely to sink once in port [:D]

ORIGINAL: CV Zuikaku

Ships in AE are less likely to sink once in port [:D]

Yeah, that's what "they" say. [8|]

ORIGINAL: morphin

Hi
At the moment i read everything about AE and for me it seems that the game is stable and playable. Only minor tweaking in play balance is left. So why do you not let the community help with this. I thinik if the game is stable and playable, you should release it.......


Andy

I know everyone, including myself, is very anxious to get AE but ............

The AAR's with the latest build are still in December 1941. One of the play testers remarked they had not got a build out of 1941 as of yet. Is this really what you want? A game that can potentially lasy 1600 turns being released when no one has played even 10% into the game (in its present build)? How will they know how the Japanese economic model will hold up if they don't go until at least a full year into the game? How will they know how pilot training and losses will play out?

Personally I can wait. I'd rather have the game come out in a few months with some certainty it works than released in four weeks only to have it break down

Actually, we HAVE gotten a build out of 1941 yet. More than once, in fact. We're very conscious that we shouldn't just test the same 2 months over and over again.

And no, you still can't have the game.

Term, did you ever work at the DMV? Department of Motor Vehicles? lol

No.

ORIGINAL: jwilkerson

Well keep in mind that the actual "release" will not sneak up on you. Based on patterns we've seen in previous game releases, the actual release will be proceeded by a GOLD announcement, followed by a period of release preparation, followed by the actual release. So once you see a GOLD announcement, then you know a release will follow. How long in between GOLD and release is outside the control of the AE Team, this is a Matrix activity, but it will mostly depend on when the various components can be brought together to make the release happen. Officially I'd expect the gap to be about 30-60 days, but we've seen less and we've seen more.

lol. Soooo - once it's gone gold we gamers can introduce an e-mail campaign to Matrix, with daily e-mails politely requesting they get the lead out and make the game available?

-BJ

There have been Ai v AI games run into 46. A lot of them. There have been players vs AI that have gotten quite a ways in - I am not one of them. I never got an AI game past Dec 9, I (personally) have no interest in the AI. Not saying my view is the correct one for everyone, but it works for me.

Tree and I have started probably a dozen games. Doesnt take a long run to find a bug in the way the program executes. Job 1 to me is to make sure things run like they should. Are supplies flowing where they are supposed to? What effect does bombing have on this or that? Is there a bad spot on the map? How smooth is the UI? There are thousands of things I look at every time I run a turn, and I dont have to be in 1944 to see them. And if I am still finding bugs in 1941, why should I worry about whats out there in 1945? Are there 6 MG sections in this unit or 5? I dont care about that frankly. Does the game WORK? Thats what my focus is on.

1 step at a time. Crawl before you walk, walk before you run.

The point is that things which are working in 1941 might cease working in 1945, and we've been looking at that too. Did we catch everything? Hopefully, but unlikely.

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Actually, we HAVE gotten a build out of 1941 yet. More than once, in fact. We're very conscious that we shouldn't just test the same 2 months over and over again.

And no, you still can't have the game.

can we test the game?![:D]
We can pay for it, test it while being developed, and when it gets gold status... we get the final release!
I think that is a good deal! [8D]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

The point is that things which are working in 1941 might cease working in 1945, and we've been looking at that too. Did we catch everything? Hopefully, but unlikely.

Exactly. If you never tested the original WITP product beyond 1943 you would never see the pilot bug. Now I know that problem is fixed but could there be a new bug buried in all this revamped code? Only time will tell. BTW, my original post specfically made comments about "the current build" being tested in late 1941/early 1942. It is unlikely any minor change would create a fatal bug but you cannot be sure until you try.

ORIGINAL: CV Zuikaku

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Actually, we HAVE gotten a build out of 1941 yet. More than once, in fact. We're very conscious that we shouldn't just test the same 2 months over and over again.

And no, you still can't have the game.

can we test the game?![:D]
We can pay for it, test it while being developed, and when it gets gold status... we get the final release!
I think that is a good deal! [8D]

See Stardock [8D]

Well as Yamato & Terminus have said, there's no such thing as AE so what's the big deal with a release date of something that doesn't even exist????