DiMono
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There are a bunch of bugs that have been fixed from 1.6.5, and a handful of feature requests implemented. Are we going to see a 1.6.6 that will include some of these, or do we just have to sit tight and wait for 1.7?

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Nillo
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Only one single new feature would definitely keep me entertained for at least two months, but I don't think the devs are going to change anything. They made one patch, be happy.

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masonjason
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There is one big, huge, compelling reason for making a 1.6.6:
The end stairs bug. This really, really needs to be fixed.

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The_Red_Hawk
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Didn't they say they're not changing anything more?

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mrimer
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Yes, we're planning on putting out another patch. It'll probably be the last one, depending on when we decide to release it (to be determined).

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I'm wondering... the total overhaul our beloved Dev team is promising in everything, from music to graphics to gameplay to a few engine tweaks (Darn, too much SP. The voices in my head are saying "Tweek, calm down. Have some coffee."), really deserve a whole new number. It's going to be essentially a near-total different game. Evidently the basic premise of killing stuff w/a huge sword is staying, but even the "underground indoors" thing is gunna be blown away. So why not call it DROD 2.0, and have the next patch be 1.7.0?

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Schik
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It's not going to be a different game. It will look different and sound different, true, but it will be the same game, just with more stuff in it. If it were a different game, it would probably deserve a different name altogether.

Naming 1.6's next patch 1.7.0 doesn't make sense, unless it added a bunch of functionality instead of just fixing a few bugs.


[Edited by Schik on 04-01-2004 at 03:19 AM GMT: Apparently I wasn't clear the first time]

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DiMono
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Joker, the 1.6.6 we're considering is not the full Rooted Hold and new features idea, it's just some fresh code with some convenient bug fixes and useful features tossed in on top of 1.6.5 to keep us all satisfied until 1.7 does drop.

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asmussen
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Just out of curiosity, what exactly is the end of hold stairs bug anyway? I'm asking because I'm currently playing through DROD for the first time, and I'm getting close to the end. (I'm almost finished with level 22) Is this a bug that's going to affect me when I finish the game?


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DiMono
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Don't worry, you'll be fine. On some user-made holds, the data for the last flight of stairs is lost, and the stairs direct you back to the beginning of the same level or the first level. As far as I know this bug has been fixed, but it only affects some user-made holds anyway; Dugan's is safe from it.

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masonjason
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DiMono wrote:
As far as I know this bug has been fixed.

I know for a fact that it hasn't. My very own Oversight suffers from it. Not to mention Bad Evil Restaurant.

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