Beyond RC4
Posted: Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:13 am
Now that RC4 is released, I'd like to give people an update of what the future holds.
First of all, I am extremely happy with all the feedback that you've given throughout the RC releases. Truly, there is no way that Transcendence would be anywhere near this level of quality without all your help.
I think with RC4 we are very very close to a 1.0 release, but I want your help to make sure. In playing RC4, please make a special note of any bugs or problems and post them to the forums or to Trac.
After playing RC4, I would like people to give me a go/no-go for a 1.0 release. Reply to this note saying either that we should go for the 1.0 release or that we should wait until xyz is fixed (where xyz is a critical bug that many players will encounter).
What does it mean for 1.0 to be released? In some sense, nothing will change: I will continue working on new features and making balance changes and bug fixes. There will be a 1.0a release and a 1.1 release.
But having 1.0 as a finished game will also be a good point to start promoting the game more. I will probably spend some time contacting various web sites to get reviews.
More importantly, after 1.0 is released I will begin working on post-Heretic content. Don't expect much very soon, but over the coming year (and beyond) we will finally venture outside of Human Space and encounter more of the Ancient Races of the galaxy.
Thanks again for everything you've all done to get the game to this point. I'm looking forward to getting to 1.0 and beyond!
First of all, I am extremely happy with all the feedback that you've given throughout the RC releases. Truly, there is no way that Transcendence would be anywhere near this level of quality without all your help.
I think with RC4 we are very very close to a 1.0 release, but I want your help to make sure. In playing RC4, please make a special note of any bugs or problems and post them to the forums or to Trac.
After playing RC4, I would like people to give me a go/no-go for a 1.0 release. Reply to this note saying either that we should go for the 1.0 release or that we should wait until xyz is fixed (where xyz is a critical bug that many players will encounter).
What does it mean for 1.0 to be released? In some sense, nothing will change: I will continue working on new features and making balance changes and bug fixes. There will be a 1.0a release and a 1.1 release.
But having 1.0 as a finished game will also be a good point to start promoting the game more. I will probably spend some time contacting various web sites to get reviews.
More importantly, after 1.0 is released I will begin working on post-Heretic content. Don't expect much very soon, but over the coming year (and beyond) we will finally venture outside of Human Space and encounter more of the Ancient Races of the galaxy.
Thanks again for everything you've all done to get the game to this point. I'm looking forward to getting to 1.0 and beyond!