I pitched the idea of Wild Life accepting free coding help from developers who are fans of the game, but they say they're too busy to even accept free help.
Here's some ideas I pitched:
- Offered to contribute to a kickstarter to fund development of modding. Turned down.
- Offered to contribute to a kickstarter to maybe get the game to go open source. Turned down.
- Offered to contribute more $$$ a month to speed Sandbox development time. They said it wouldn't be enough.
- Offered to help write code for free; not as a miracle worker, but in a real, practical way, maybe with a CLA. Turned down.
What does this mean?
We're stuck with a SLOW development time. We're screwed, lol. I don't blame them either, what they're doing is complicated. But, IMO, if they try to do both a REAL serious Sandbox(like a damn good one), and a real good Single Player story, it's going to take
FOREVER. I'm sure it will be GREAT, but it's gonna take FORRRRREEEEEEEVVVVEERRRR!
I just want to control what NPC's look at through head tracking, so I don't have to set that direction thingy over and over again, it's maddening. They already have the Look At code working too to a degree, that drives me nuts, knowing that the functionality is an inch away, and that I could turn it into a really nice feature if I had my perverted hands on that blueprint code, FML.
I just want to put a custom tattoo on Tanya's ass, to solidify her place as a slutty Kerpali worshipping whore. IS THAT REALLY TOO MUCH TO ASK?
I'm a patient man though. I get what they're doing is hard. I've already waited 5 years for Sandbox. I guess I can wait longer.