Waiting for 2.0

Nicely put Franco.
I have taken to the habit of checking the SWAT site several times a day, watching for that magical post "Release". 99% done on the server side; must be 99.92% now, getting closer.
I haven't given up drinking but right now I am trying to keep a diet and do a couple of weeks of serious training so that is out for me too *sigh*.
What I will do is to try to find some modding tutorials and/or manuals for the HUD interface. I want to know if alpha channel opaque is being used, and if so try my hand at re-designing the HUD a bit.

I am one of the "lucky" ones. I only discovered Crossfire some months ago and then 2.0 was very well on its way.
Freelancer/Crossfire has a very nice feeling universe and background story that other space sims miss; and I recently thought about how much that actually matters for a game. The world it inhabits is paramount for long term pleasure - kama sutra for gaming.

Freelancers Forever!

i dont think that there are such tutorials
its a somewhat more complicated topic but alphas certainly can be used

Just one question - when it will be done? September. october, november? Every day - till 99%... We are hungry, very very hungry!

about when the tests are complete

That would be soon. I can't reveal how far the team is done with the tests, but it should be pretty soon. Minor stuff needs fixing and that'd be it.

Franco's post is one of the most positive and Game inspiring reads I have read on here ever... Period !!!!
Its nice to see something on here that isn't flaming, Trolling, or indeed spamming.

I raise a glass to your post Sir, as I too have played many a Space Sim as you said.
Triple screen eh! Bet Crossfire looks awesome on it... You must post a pic of your setup so all of us can DrooL.

Me just a 23" LG, Full HD Cinema Monitor, and that makes my Crossfire game come to life. Should have got 26"
but needed to keep down the weight for its wall mounted, and the walls are hollow.

But as for your post, I applaud you.

Rgds

Cygna ( an old space dude )

Very nice!

99% for about 1 year. Nothing more to say about that
Im really hyped by the changes made to 2.0 but im literally losing my attraction due to that high waiting time.
If you need over 1 year for 1% of testing purposes and your server stability, then this procentual status is just a lie.

The last post saying its "nearly" finished was again 1 month before I write this here.
Dont get me wrong: Im highly thankful for what you guys do with Freelancer, this mod is just awesome, nothing to compare about. But time still matters. Why releasing a Post of 2.0 with 99% status 1 year befor you actually launch it? This is not fair at all, even If I respect your high amount of work. If you got some serious problems while testing, and need to fix that, why you dont make an Announcement that it will take a while longer?

Im just going to play some Elite. Im tired.

If you would look around the forums a bit closer,
you could see that progress IS going on.
Maybe to slow for your taste, but it's going on.

With a mod of that size and claims, progress HAS to look small,
when done by a small group of developers.
Somehting you would know, trying some modding, scipting, etc.
of games by yourself.
Instead of just demanding and consuming.

And you should appreciate, that they won't release anything
before it suits at least their own standards.

Sry, if it sounds a bit harsh. Your "edit" overlapped with my answer.
P.S.: These announcement are there ... because SOME PEOPLE always ask for.

Ive changed the progress to 99% about 6 weeks ago. One year ago there wasnt even a progress bar online. Nothing more to say about that

sorry that i spend my evenings just because you are waiting for a release. things are not going the way we expected it to go - that takes time to finish and more than just a few hours a day i cannot afford.

some people just make me crazy

It's ok Huor , a good thing needs time to be perfect ...i appreciate your time spending for something that can make us enjoy and not only you all the developers and people that actually work hard on the mod...Keep up the good work guys... we count you ..no problem to be hurry and anxious about our opinions...just do what you are good at and you know what this is...;)

People have to understand this mod is created from people in their free time. Modding is not their job for sustenance. Their work in time between real job, family, friends and rest.
I know for 2.0 is talking from long time and i don't want to offense anybody, but what if dev team was released 2.0 before all to be clear?
All people vs dev team "Hey dev team fix this mod ...(some swear)...why is so buggy and etc".
I prefer to wait more as all Crossfire supporter for big gift, greatest Freelancer experience.

You all shouldnt get my post "too agressive". It was not intended as that.
I can just say again: Im extremely thankful for you all spending your free time on modding an already nearly dead game and make it awesome for anyone who ever enjoyed it. You guys have my highest respects for everything you do. Even if im not modding Freelancer anymore - Im programming a freelancer 2D clone in Unity at the moment and Im totally aware of the fact that modding, programming and everything related takes much time. (and always more time then you expect)

The thing with 99% 1 year before was not totally correct, Im sry, but there was statements that its already progressing as hell, even with no progress bar - so my intention was it will be released the next months, not 1 year after announcements.
I was a bit tired of waiting, dont get that wrong guys. An announcement why it takes longer cant be a big deal, or am I wrong?

After reading my post again I have to say sorry cause it reads really harrassing. - Not my intention! Forgive me please!

- Vece

i understand but...
we have done such announcements... here and at moddb

the mod infact is complete for meanwhile +2 months
the prob is that the multiplayer software still requires testing and some bug fixes (we couldnt do that before the work on the mod was complete)
and next to that did it turn out that even the new launcher is not relyable
this would not only be a major problem for the players... its currently also a major problem for the online tests

We had an online test scheduled for last monday and had to abort it because all of a sudden the launcher stopped to work for Huor (my launcher is still working for an unknown reason).
We can not predict such incidents... all we can do is to invest additional time to find a solution.

Greetings Fellow Freelancers

I would love to play Crossfire 2.0 but i am happy to wait as long as necessary as i understand that custom content takes time and effort all at the expense of the creators time and resources and it HAS to meet their (high) standards and requirements for single player(not easy as i understand) and of course multi-player.
Then there are 3rd party issues such as the launcher/server software and of course hardware crashes/breakdowns.

What i am saying is i would rather have a glittering diamond than a cubic zirconia (all the glitter but none of the depth)

Patience is its own reward ..

Keep up the good work guys i really appreciate the effort you have put into previous releases and the beast in the wings ..

Just some info on progress and THAT progress is going on on CF 2.0.
Info that can also be obtained on checking . from time to time - this site Crossfire 1.9 mod for Freelancer - Mod DB

There you would be able to find the following statement

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SWAT_OP-R8R Oct 4 2014, 11:28am replied:


Ironic is that your comment sounds exactly like what ive
heard from a guy on the server. Well... if you think that we are liars
and you like SC so much then you should go there and don't bother us
anymore. The Freelancer community will appreciate your move.

Instead complaining about the Forum upgrade that I did this week you
better should be reading it because then you would know why that was
done.

You would know that the old software regulary caused troubles this year
which even had bad influence on the Crossfire client patching.

You would know that about 2 weeks ago we had to cancel the online tests
due to the fact that the old mod launcher all of a sudden stopped
working, that the developer of this launcher has not been online for
nearly 2 months (you can check his forum profile if you need proof) and
that Huor has used the past weeek to write a new launcher for us.

Since I couldnt do any online tests during that time and since I have no
knowledge of the coding language that Huor is using and for the fact
that pretty much all other work on the mod is done.... I decided to use
the time and do something constructive: upgrading the Forum/Portal for
the community. The community this mod was written for.

The only lies are coming form idiotic guest comments.

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What prompts me to speak out an unmeasurable

You should get a special medal for that.

Thanks, still am busy to solve one remaining problem of the launcher - an auto update, however if not today i hope to have solved it tomorrow. Then we are close to continue with next stuff...