SES Jutland's release date...

Raptor1 · 10-25-08, 11:54 PM

Has apparently changed to "VERY SOON!!!!", I wonder how long they mean by that...

http://www.stormeaglestudios.com/pub...e_jutland.html

They also have some new screenshots up

Task Force · 10-26-08, 12:00 AM

Looks to be a good game, now comes that long process of waiting.

Waiting mode activated.

CCIP · 10-28-08, 06:41 AM

On the forums today, people have been asking SES to "throw a bone" - some new info or screenshots or something to the community, and Jim ominously appeared saying that a "very big bone" is due in less than 24 hours. We'll see!

Another thing that also came out on the Distant Guns forums today is that Jutland will support up to 32 players in multiplayer

And it will be possible to join games and re-arrange squadron commands while the game is in progress.

Just imagine how awesome it could be to play a massive battle with so many different human players in command. Really, really promising!

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Looks to be a good game, now comes that long process of waiting.

Waiting mode activated.

You call this long? I've been waiting on this baby since it was announced a year and a half ago :p I think given all indications, the game is about to go gold. I'd be surprised if it was not out by mid-November. Bullethead (one of the developers and, as of last few months, the public 'face' of SES on the forums) has been very much off the chain for the last month or so in terms of discussing features of the game, which further suggests that it is very much ready and is in the very last stages of beta testing.

Janus · 10-28-08, 01:59 PM

I would be careful with too optimistic expectations on release date...
Also I don't know how it was with Distant Guns, but I expect Jutland to need at least 1 or 2 patches before it really is playable (especially in multiplayer). Well I don't want to spread pessimitic stuff; it's only that by now I've learned to scale down my expectations for initial game releases.
Nevertheless I'm looking forward to playing Jutland

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Originally Posted by CCIP

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Looks to be a good game, now comes that long process of waiting.

Waiting mode activated.

You call this long? I've been waiting on this baby since it was announced a year and a half ago :p

Do you know how long peoples have been waiting for Duke Nukem Forever to be released? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Nukem_Forever

Raptor1 · 10-28-08, 02:06 PM

32-player multiplayer would be awesome, imagine playing the Battle of Jutland with every person commanding a single squadron and then having the players coordinate between themselves

*waits for SES to post a thread with a picture of a large bone and saying "we told you so"*

CCIP · 10-30-08, 02:14 AM

The "big bone" hasn't materialized yet but I think Jim is hinting at the fact we're going to get a video - says in 24 hours we'll get "not the demo, but the last thing we'll see before the demo".

He did post a nice screenie though:

Janus · 10-30-08, 11:13 AM

Excellent screenshot, I'm looking forward to the video.
Is any info available about if the demo will be realeased prior to- or after the release of the full game (or simultaneously)?

Raptor1 · 10-30-08, 11:24 AM

The thing we'll see before the demo?

The announcement that the demo is "coming soon"?

Oh, and that screenshot is great

Sonarman · 10-30-08, 12:01 PM

Red Triangles are back with a vengence!

Thanks for the great screenshot CCIP!

Zakalwe · 10-30-08, 06:05 PM

Judgeing after the release of DG, there will be the announcong of "Gold" and a few days later, you`re able to DL the Demo and buy the game at the same time.

And as for bugs, yes the start of DG was a little rough, but the support was excellent, Norm even offered to me to manually edit my corrupt campaign-file so I hadn`t to start from the beginning. And under the hood, the game engine is probably core DG, so it is matured. Sure there will be bugs, but I almost never had a Developer firing patches at this high ROF.

Z.

PS.: My bet on the "bone" is the opening video of Jutland

CCIP · 10-30-08, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Zakalwe

And as for bugs, yes the start of DG was a little rough, but the support was excellent, Norm even offered to me to manually edit my corrupt campaign-file so I hadn`t to start from the beginning. And under the hood, the game engine is probably core DG, so it is matured. Sure there will be bugs, but I almost never had a Developer firing patches at this high ROF.

I agree, that's been exactly my experience with it.
Plus the fact that this is the same engine, plus improvements, is probably about as good a sign for it being relatively stable and working from the outset as we can get. I really am hoping for a number of key improvements - but I really don't anticipate that Jutland out of the box will be nearly as problematic as DG before the 1.3x series of patches. I'm sure like anything, it'll have some teething problems, but here also the developer's approach to quick and automatic patching also ought to help.

Zakalwe · 10-31-08, 04:30 AM

Seems I lost my bet, the "bone" is out.

:hmm:

CCIP · 10-31-08, 04:42 AM

Yup! See new thread here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=143836

10-25-08, 11:54 PM	#1
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	SES Jutland's release date... Has apparently changed to "VERY SOON!!!!", I wonder how long they mean by that... http://www.stormeaglestudios.com/pub...e_jutland.html They also have some new screenshots up __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

10-26-08, 12:00 AM	#2
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Looks to be a good game, now comes that long process of waiting. Waiting mode activated. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-28-08, 02:06 PM	#5
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	32-player multiplayer would be awesome, imagine playing the Battle of Jutland with every person commanding a single squadron and then having the players coordinate between themselves waits for SES to post a thread with a picture of a large bone and saying "we told you so" __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

10-30-08, 02:14 AM	#6
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	The "big bone" hasn't materialized yet but I think Jim is hinting at the fact we're going to get a video - says in 24 hours we'll get "not the demo, but the last thing we'll see before the demo". He did post a nice screenie though: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

10-30-08, 11:24 AM	#8
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	The thing we'll see before the demo? The announcement that the demo is "coming soon"? Oh, and that screenshot is great __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

10-30-08, 11:13 AM	#7
Janus XO Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 434 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Excellent screenshot, I'm looking forward to the video. Is any info available about if the demo will be realeased prior to- or after the release of the full game (or simultaneously)?

10-30-08, 12:01 PM	#9
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,384 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	Red Triangles are back with a vengence! Thanks for the great screenshot CCIP! __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software.

10-30-08, 06:05 PM	#10
Zakalwe Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eckernförde, S-H, Germany Posts: 113 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Judgeing after the release of DG, there will be the announcong of "Gold" and a few days later, you`re able to DL the Demo and buy the game at the same time. And as for bugs, yes the start of DG was a little rough, but the support was excellent, Norm even offered to me to manually edit my corrupt campaign-file so I hadn`t to start from the beginning. And under the hood, the game engine is probably core DG, so it is matured. Sure there will be bugs, but I almost never had a Developer firing patches at this high ROF. Z. PS.: My bet on the "bone" is the opening video of Jutland

10-31-08, 04:30 AM	#12
Zakalwe Torpedoman Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Eckernförde, S-H, Germany Posts: 113 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Seems I lost my bet, the "bone" is out. :hmm:

10-31-08, 04:42 AM	#13
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yup! See new thread here: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=143836 __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)