Golden Demos and such...

[licker]

So... hows about a little update?

Still on for going gold the 10th?

Any word on when/if a demo will be available?

I got a suggestion too...

Make the demo available early to everyone who preorders http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

Ahh the power of having your own credit card http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[DominionsFan]

I cant wait for the demo! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/shock.gif
The question is: WHEN WHEN WHEN can I play with it? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Gandalf Parker]

a really big company with marketing people would release a demo before the game.

A small company tends to keep the programmers working on the 400 things can still be improved. THEN chop out a few parts to release the demo. The problem is that when programmers make decisions they will wait till the game is done before cutting out a demo.

Even worse, Illwinter has us! These forums. Unless we all shut up and stop giving such good ideas to the programmers IT WILL NEVER BE DONE ENOUGH TO DEMO. It will be... "well then things slow down enough for one of us to have some free time then we will cut a demo"

(about that shut up part... Im really only half serious)

[ October 07, 2003, 17:31: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

[Nerfix]

About shutting up...

There has been some "funny" updates after some threads either here or in the usenet Groups...

For instance, in usenet there was this thread "Suggest new magic sites" and few days later there was an update "added many new magic sites" and "new magic site ability: heal people"(someone there suggested a healing magic site).

Few people here were unhappy about depixelated sprites, IW added first depix filter and later they made Dom II draw the combat sprites twice as large in order to reduce pixelation.

[Pocus]

goes to ye olde newsgroup. A post of IW will tell you that the demo can be released before the full game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Nerfix]

Originally posted by Pocus:
goes to ye olde newsgroup. A post of IW will tell you that the demo can be released before the full game http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif <font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Where is the post?
(note:i use google Groups)
(or did i understand this wrong?)

[st.patrik]

it's there - you can read it with google (that's how I read it)

[Nerfix]

Oh i see... I was hoping that we could get the demo when the game goes gold...
Oh well...

[Richard]

The final Gold load is being tested on as we speak (I believe so, but hey there are so many things going on right now it's crazy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ). As soon as it is certified (which means we receive the CD and certify it) we will begin the process to testing the final Gold demo. The demo must be tested, after the game goes gold, before we'll release it to the public. At the rate things have been going I expect that we will release a demo prior to the game shipping. I can't give you an exact date as of yet.

[Mortifer]

Originally posted by Richard:
The final Gold load is being tested on as we speak (I believe so, but hey there are so many things going on right now it's crazy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ). As soon as it is certified (which means we receive the CD and certify it) we will begin the process to testing the final Gold demo. The demo must be tested, after the game goes gold, before we'll release it to the public. At the rate things have been going I expect that we will release a demo prior to the game shipping. I can't give you an exact date as of yet.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Oh damn! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
Than I won't even download the demo since I ordered the game...lol http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

[licker]

Originally posted by Mortifer:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Originally posted by Richard:
The final Gold load is being tested on as we speak (I believe so, but hey there are so many things going on right now it's crazy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif ). As soon as it is certified (which means we receive the CD and certify it) we will begin the process to testing the final Gold demo. The demo must be tested, after the game goes gold, before we'll release it to the public. At the rate things have been going I expect that we will release a demo prior to the game shipping. I can't give you an exact date as of yet.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Oh damn! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon8.gif
Than I won't even download the demo since I ordered the game...lol http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">I think you misunderstood something Mortifer... the demo should be available before the game ships, so you'd have it for a while anyway before the real thing shows up on your doorstep.

I'm just hoping to hear an official announcement late this week about it all... just wanted to jumpstart everyones anticipation though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

[Mortifer]

Oh damn my bad english again? Propably..

You see as...Mortifer is...*hitting himself with the keyboard* http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[licker]

Heh, no problem there, just glad to clear that up for you, so you can get excited about DomII multiple times...

First when they announce its gone gold
Second when they announce the demo is gold
Third when they put the demo up for DL
Fourth when you finish DLing it
Fifth when you start playing the demo
Sixth when they announce that the full Version is shipping
Seventh when you see that your copy has shipped
Eighth when you see that your copy has arrived at your local UPS (or other) drop
Ninth when you get the package
Tenth when you open the package
Eleventh when you insall the game
Twelveth ....

As you can see missing the demo would put a big dent in this plan http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

[Zerger]

Please, release the demo! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon9.gif
It is october 13th today!

[MythicalMino]

yeah....at least an update.....to let us know that the game is on schedule....

[Psitticine]

The final demo is being tested just a bit before release. I don't know when the release date is planned, but things are still proceeding according to schedule. I don't see why it won't be released pretty soon now, unless we suddenly find a problem.

[Saber Cherry]

Originally posted by Psitticine:
The final demo is being tested just a bit before release.
...
I don't see why it won't be released pretty soon now, unless we suddenly find a problem.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Hahaha... at your own peril, of course!

[MythicalMino]

thanks for the update....

[DominionsFan]

Originally posted by Psitticine:
The final demo is being tested just a bit before release. I don't know when the release date is planned, but things are still proceeding according to schedule. I don't see why it won't be released pretty soon now, unless we suddenly find a problem.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Ahhhhhhhh we need the...demo.NoW.noW..NOw! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[LordArioch]

Calm down DominionsFAN...let Illwinter take their time about things and it will pay off. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif
Or at least restrain all your demo demanding to this thread.

Honestly...I don't care nearly as much about the demo coming out as I do about the game itself being shipped. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif
I only want to play so many turn limit games before i get the full Version.

[st.patrik]

This has become the official 'whine that the demo isn't out yet' thread.

[Mortifer]

Originally posted by st.patrik:
This has become the official 'whine that the demo isn't out yet' thread.<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">lol. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[DominionsFan]

Mwuahahha! Demo! Demo! Demo! NØØW! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[Particle]

What is up with the demo? Why it hasn't been released still?

[DominionsFan]

Originally posted by Particle:
What is up with the demo? Why it hasn't been released still?<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Man I am asking this for 2 weeks now! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Strider]

Hang in there people...I've tested the demo, and it played just fine. But there are others who play things different in different ways that are being checked on. No one has said anything to the beta testers about dates, but the wait should be getting close to an end.

[Richard]

It's still being tested guys.

These things take time, as soon as it is ready we will let you guys know.

[MythicalMino]

Richard, is everything still "a go" for the 30th?

I guess I can forgive you guys if so...

http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

But really, are things still looking good for the 30th being the shipment date? btw, i have pre-ordered, so just wondering with a purpose

Chris

[Aristoteles]

Hm, oct. 17 and still no demo? Odd.