I need a Update on the Update!

[Stretchious]

I’m a bit late to the party - sorry I was sleeping!

For the question of what will be in the next update…

@michaelb

Yes the update was for the Visual Studio 2015 dependencies that the C++ version uses. We are testing it on Steam but still have a few things to finish and fix before we open it up to everyone but it is getting close! The first version will be missing some bits, mainly things that will be reworked and we will give a list with the release. Its a brand new universe - initially very small to test the servers and get more people on each world to see how its scaling up.

and…

@michaelb

We still have a couple of issue to resolve but soon - most likely next week unless there is a hitch.

The most likely setup will be two (4kx4k) worlds, then two per ‘region’ (EU/US/etc). These are separate from the old universe and you wont be able to swap in game, only by switching branch in Steam.

I know its taken a while but it will be worth it for the longer run. Its running well on the PlayStation 4 with the work that has been done and that is big a win for all as it open up the game to more people. The servers get big win too so we can support more people on each world.

So, hopefully we will see something this week - although I’m happy for it to be later if it means it’s more polished. It may also seem like it has taken a couple of steps back with content at the release (judging from the first quote from Michael), but that will only be so they can release a working version to the community more quickly.

With regards to minimal communication between the community and the devs lately, I think we need to remember - They’re not EA, they’re not a massive corporate machine with multiple development teams. They don’t have a separate team of people to handle marketing and communication channels.

I like many of you am always chomping at the proverbial bit for more information, and yes, more transparency would definitely be nice, but at what cost… take out possibly half a day per week for one person to collate information throughout the team and then communicate that information to the community, and you delay what that person should be working on. With a small team, it’s a fine line unfortunately, and at such a critical juncture of development, when they’re essentially rewriting the entire codebase, you need to ask yourself… Do I want to play it this week, or would I prefer to know details about what was worked on this week (which in all honesty may only be “I rewrote this bit and fixed a couple of bugs”) and play it in 2-3 weeks time?

I’m the same as everyone on here asking these same questions … I want to play the new C++ version already, and at the same time, I want as much information as I can possibly take on what will be in it… and what’s coming next (and when), but for me personally, I would prefer they kept their collective heads down and finished completing the port to C++ earlier so we can get back to playing, exploring, making youtube videos and shouting about how good we all know this game is!