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CunningPig

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So, am I to understand that this update will not further the plot progression, but will instead flesh out the previous days?
 
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So, am I to understand that this update will not further the plot progression, but will instead flesh out the previous days?
It's a possibility that November release could be the start of chapter 2 of the game, worst case scenario is that chapter 2 starts December. So we have to bear :p
 
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you are correct, more or less.
So, am I to understand that this update will not further the plot progression, but will instead flesh out the previous days?
in essence @kyosuke01 is correct. there may be a small bit added in right at the end but mostly this is to flesh out the bits skipped over and correct issues. the two updates after is even more correct issues and after V16 is out Chapter 2 will start to come out. there will be a code to put you right where you need to be at the beginning of chapter 2.
 
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It's a possibility that November release could be the start of chapter 2 of the game, worst case scenario is that chapter 2 starts December. So we have to bear :p
no november and december is dedicated to correcting errors and bugs introduced with v14 and before... then v15 for the december release. I will say it is possible but a very remote chance that V16 will start chapter 2, that would mean V15 implementation was 100% perfect and broke nothing.
 

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no november and december is dedicated to correcting errors and bugs introduced with v14 and before... then v15 for the december release. I will say it is possible but a very remote chance that V16 will start chapter 2, that would mean V15 implementation was 100% perfect and broke nothing.
We had a talk last night with a member of the dev team and he said that the fixing of chapter 1 would more likely take 1 patch, max 2 patches, so if they really manage to do this with 1 patch, that means November release is for chapter 2, if they need a second patch, then December release would be chapter 2. :)
 
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We had a talk last night with a member of the dev team and he said that the fixing of chapter 1 would more likely take 1 patch, max 2 patches, so if they really manage to do this with 1 patch, that means November release is for chapter 2, if they need a second patch, then December release would be chapter 2. :)
I understand what was said, but remember the implementation of V14 is going to cause issues, already known: all saves are fubarred already. plus v14 is going to have new content put in it which means bugs in coding and bugs in what is displayed. new images are being rendered, some may be found lacking later. so I expect V14 WILL NOT close chapter 1. V15 may but if I were asked the percentage: 0-15% and that's it. because even when V14 is looked at, the V15 fixes may break something else. thus why I expect V16 will be the final version before chapter 2 starts. I get this from knowing how online gaming works (MMOs) as many times an expansion is done, finalized it was perfect. they patch it and suddenly some player decides to take a left turn at the signpost that says right turn only and now suddenly there is a problem and then the mmo takes the game down for the second time that day to patch the patch... then a few days later something else pops up and another patch for the patch that patched the first patch. :)
 

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I understand what was said, but remember the implementation of V14 is going to cause issues, already known: all saves are fubarred already. plus v14 is going to have new content put in it which means bugs in coding and bugs in what is displayed. new images are being rendered, some may be found lacking later. so I expect V14 WILL NOT close chapter 1. V15 may but if I were asked the percentage: 0-15% and that's it. because even when V14 is looked at, the V15 fixes may break something else. thus why I expect V16 will be the final version before chapter 2 starts. I get this from knowing how online gaming works (MMOs) as many times an expansion is done, finalized it was perfect. they patch it and suddenly some player decides to take a left turn at the signpost that says right turn only and now suddenly there is a problem and then the mmo takes the game down for the second time that day to patch the patch... then a few days later something else pops up and another patch for the patch that patched the first patch. :)
Well I understand that, obviously you have some "inside" source ;) All I'm saying is that we hope the beginning of chapter 2 is this year, at least. There's hope :p Wherever chapter 2 comes out, it's much wanted and would be much appreciated, all I'm saying :p
 
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I understand what was said, but remember the implementation of V14 is going to cause issues, already known: all saves are fubarred already. plus v14 is going to have new content put in it which means bugs in coding and bugs in what is displayed. new images are being rendered, some may be found lacking later. so I expect V14 WILL NOT close chapter 1. V15 may but if I were asked the percentage: 0-15% and that's it. because even when V14 is looked at, the V15 fixes may break something else. thus why I expect V16 will be the final version before chapter 2 starts. I get this from knowing how online gaming works (MMOs) as many times an expansion is done, finalized it was perfect. they patch it and suddenly some player decides to take a left turn at the signpost that says right turn only and now suddenly there is a problem and then the mmo takes the game down for the second time that day to patch the patch... then a few days later something else pops up and another patch for the patch that patched the first patch. :)
If something like that happens, MrDots will simply release a fixed version of chapter 1 "inbetween" proper releases,exactly as he's been doing for each previous episode. No reason to spend a whole month just waiting for players' feedback, work on ch.2 might as well start.
 

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One of those moments one wishes the earth would be flat ... so it would be time for DMD release now, not when's later somewhere futher west
 
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