No pre-orders?

Distant Worlds is a vast, pausable real-time, 4X space strategy game which models a "living galaxy" with incredible options for replayability and customizability. Experience the full depth and detail of large turn-based strategy games, but with the simplicity and ease of real-time, and on the scale of a massively-multiplayer online game. Now greatly enhanced with the new Universe release, which includes all four previous releases as well as the new Universe expansion!

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So, I was sitting around drooling over 'Return of the Shakturi' when it hit me! There were no pre-order options. How come?
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Good question to me...
Maybe they are waiting for tonights online chat-fest
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I don't know...they said the game would come out before Christmas, and if I had to guess I would say that it will come out some time next week.  A pre-order should have been done right after they announced they were working on it IMHO.
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We don't do pre-orders in general, because we prefer to take your money once we can give you something in return. Software development is never 100% predictable.

We are indeed aiming for a release by the end of next week. Hopefully that will happen. Right now things are still looking good as far as that schedule goes.

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I actually prefer the Matrix policy on orders. No paying for something then getting a refund when it falls through. If you buy it here, it is already released.
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ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

We don't do pre-orders in general, because we prefer to take your money once we can give you something in return. Software development is never 100% predictable.

We are indeed aiming for a release by the end of next week. Hopefully that will happen. Right now things are still looking good as far as that schedule goes.

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Well, that is a good reason and I like your dedication to your fans and customers. I am very glad to hear your aiming for next week! Makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside![:)] Congrats on what looks like an awesome expansion...I know it had to have been some hard work. Merry Christmas!! Don't forget to buy yourself something as a gift from us forum folk.[:D]
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ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

We don't do pre-orders in general, because we prefer to take your money once we can give you something in return. Software development is never 100% predictable.

We are indeed aiming for a release by the end of next week. Hopefully that will happen. Right now things are still looking good as far as that schedule goes.

Regards,

- Erik

I just think it is awesome that you guys are giving all of us that bought the original in the last week a free copy of the expansion!!! [:D]
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ORIGINAL: DrApostle
I just think it is awesome that you guys are giving all of us that bought the original in the last week a free copy of the expansion!!! [:D]

Que?
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ORIGINAL: DrApostle

I just think it is awesome that you guys are giving all of us that bought the original in the last week a free copy of the expansion!!! [:D]

Ha! You wish. [:'(]

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ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

ORIGINAL: DrApostle
I just think it is awesome that you guys are giving all of us that bought the original in the last week a free copy of the expansion!!! [:D]

Que?

El doctor Apostle dicho que el había jugando demasiado Distant Worlds y ahora no se puede diferenciar el sueno a la realidad.
(As a consequence of playing way to much Distant Worlds some people may encounter troubles to seperate their dreams from reality.)

c'mon DrApostle am I right?

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