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RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:15 am
by GaryChildress
ORIGINAL: Reiryc
ORIGINAL: rroberson
ORIGINAL: BossGnome
WITP 2? What the hell would there be left to improve upon after patch 1.8? If everything works as planned, I really don't see how they could make the game more complete... Graphics...maybe??
Ah to see a VAL come screaming out of the sun as it drops its payload into another hapless American Battlewagon one sunday.
Yea...I could live with a graphic upgrade. [:)]
I'll drink to that...
Vals flying out of the sun? Yuk.
It's hard enough to achieve quality 2D with current video technology. 3D is just asking for the proverbial polygons banging away at each other from point blank range a la Command and Conquer. I'll take Subchaser's plane sides and The Elf's plane tops over 3D bells and whistles any day.
Gary
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:16 am
by patrickl
Fantastic news! Joe and Don are well respected here and I look forward to more goodies! Congras and please bear with our naggings.[:D][;)]
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:25 am
by Mike Scholl
ORIGINAL: jwilkerson
Greetings all,
Some things to keep in mind. Because we don't want to get distracted by launching new initiatives until we've got the 1.8 patch in hand, we will not be focusing on new development activities initially. However, once we have 1.8 released, then we will be interacting with the forum more to determine what is next. As soon as Don and I have taken care of some logistical matters to get us up and running, we will be estimating a timeframe for 1.8 and we will get that to you, I expect that estimate to be done in about a week.
Also, I have gone through ( manually ) the WITP Wish list thread and pulled the data from the first 400 or so items, in that list. There are a number of duplicates, but not too many. But I would say that the wish list is still a useful place to record suggestions.
Thanks for the "greetings" and know that Don and I are excited to be joining the team and for the opportunity to try to take WITP in directions that will be good for all of us.
Joe
[:)]
Sounds like a reasonable starting point. May I ask one thing. If/when you ever get around to playing with WITP II, will you consider making it a PBEM game first and formost. PLEASE! Almost all the "problems" in the current game seem to trace back to the need to make it playable against the computer. I know this is popular with many players, but it seems to have made far to many of the problems unsolvable..., as well as creating such unworkable or totally screwed up sub-systems like the uncontrollable "overland supply movement" system or the "automatic convoy (destruction) system". Please make a game that works..., then if you must, put an AI on some of the scenarios where the scope and the demands on the AI can be limited.
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:26 am
by itsjustme
Not to bring a downer to this thread, but does this mean that the new War in Russia is being pushed back/delayed/canceled?
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:40 am
by Rob Brennan UK
I know im on page 3 .. and my tits aren't great btw[:D]
welcome new people ! .. and thanks matrix .. i love u [;)]
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:48 am
by cressy
good news, in fact i think i will buy another copy of War in the Pacific in support of that news[:)]
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:55 am
by scout1
This news is tremendous. Past words .....
Btw,
Where's Ron. He should be weighing in here ....
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 1:58 am
by Black Mamba 1942
Ron got hit by the vanishing poster bug.[:D]
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:00 am
by Black Mamba 1942
ORIGINAL: AJRuss
good news, in fact i think i will buy another copy of War in the Pacific in support of that news[:)]
Wow!
Whatever you're smoking can you share it with us?[:D]
I think I'll quietly wait for this baby's birth, and see if it grows to be a respectable child.[;)]
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 2:31 am
by 33Vyper
I suddenly became numb when I started reading this.....
it was the same feeling I had the first time I ever read in the PACWAR forum that WITP was comming along.....
wow.....
seem to be saying that alot lately....
wow....
Thank you Matrix.....you are #1 in my books !!!
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:31 am
by tsimmonds
This is GREAT news.....so where do we go with our (most humble[;)]) suggestions and requests?
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:31 am
by dtravel
ORIGINAL: Mike Scholl
May I ask one thing. If/when you ever get around to playing with WITP II, will you consider making it a PBEM game first and formost.
Well, that will kill off some 80% of potential sales right there. Despite how vocal they are in these forums, PBEM players are a minority of the paying customers according to Matrix's own numbers.
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:38 am
by Erik Rutins
ORIGINAL: itsjustme
Not to bring a downer to this thread, but does this mean that the new War in Russia is being pushed back/delayed/canceled?
Nope, this will have no effect on WiR's development schedule.[8D]
Regards,
- Erik
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 3:38 am
by rroberson
ORIGINAL: Gary Childress
ORIGINAL: Reiryc
ORIGINAL: rroberson
Ah to see a VAL come screaming out of the sun as it drops its payload into another hapless American Battlewagon one sunday.
Yea...I could live with a graphic upgrade. [:)]
I'll drink to that...
Vals flying out of the sun? Yuk.
It's hard enough to achieve quality 2D with current video technology. 3D is just asking for the proverbial polygons banging away at each other from point blank range a la Command and Conquer. I'll take Subchaser's plane sides and The Elf's plane tops over 3D bells and whistles any day.
Gary
god IM not asking for rts replays...I just think during the combat replay it would be nice to see the turn...play out
. like combat mission.
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:22 am
by MkXIV
Absoutly great news Thanks!
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:27 am
by Mike Scholl
ORIGINAL: BossGnome
WITP 2? What the hell would there be left to improve upon after patch 1.8? If everything works as planned, I really don't see how they could make the game more complete... Graphics...maybe??
I'd like to see a REAL multi-player capability for one thing. How about a weather system that actyually had some semblence to the weather in the Pacific? A land supply system that we have some control of..., and that perhaps had some semblence of reality to the amount and speed that the transportation system could handle.
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:39 am
by Ideologue
ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins
Nope, this will have no effect on WiR's development schedule.[8D]
Regards,
- Erik
Hooray!
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:43 am
by Ron Saueracker
Well, now I can shut the heck up.[X(] That should please about as many as this new development news has.[;)]
Congrats to Don, Joe and the devs for making a great call.
Ron, recently retired squawk box.
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:51 am
by rogueusmc
Wait Ron...you're one of my main sources of entertainment here...just one of them mind you (wouldn't want you to get a big head)
RE: New Development for War In The Pacific -- MUST READ
Posted: Sat Mar 04, 2006 4:55 am
by mogami
Hi, I was going to say something but after I seen Rogueusmc posted I checked my email and there is a turn waiting so I'll go capture Canton Island instead. (I've spent months organizing my last great Japanese offensive)