yea, is the developement of next soldat version dead?
because as MM wrote he started a new project.
and even he said he didnt abandon soldat it still seems like he actually did. : /

whats ur opinion?

mine: soldat's developement fully abandoned.

no. This was his breakthrough. I'm sure he wouldn't just let it off without letting the public know. And I for one will fight to keep this game 'closed-source'... Whatever the opposite of open-source is..

mmm, it's not but i dont think more development is not needed (besides balancing and bug fixing).

new features? no no no...

He still intends to maintain it, but don't expect any huge feature changes. Soldat has entered an age of maturity, for the better.

Soldat will change when its ready.

He only updated it five months ago. Usually there's at least six months between releases, so I don't think he's really started thinking about a "1.3.2" yet.

Ya i agree, i would love to see a new patch come out but i dont think u can do anything more to soldat or tha a few bug fixes but even though theres nothing else i can think of that i wanna see in this game i still wana see a patch come out ^^

 Quote:Originally posted by numgunmine: soldat's developement fully abandoned.


BLASPHEMY. Never say that, i might have nightmares!

Well, one thing I'd like to see fixed in 1.3.2 (that is if MM's ever gonna make one) is that problem with hosting servers on a router.

Soldat no longer needs developement, just a polish(no pun intended) here and there.

 Quote:Originally posted by Eagles_ArrowsWell, one thing I'd like to see fixed in 1.3.2 (that is if MM's ever gonna make one) is that problem with hosting servers on a router.


You have to configure your router yourself don't you? At least thats the way I had to

IMO he has compleatly abandoned soldat, atleast for the short term.

if he plans to abandon it for a long time he should make it open source, so atleast other people can fix the bugs in his software...

as for it not needing it, there are numerous bugs, hacks ect that need fixing, and soldat really does need quite a few things adding, such as uPnP support so that you dont have to manually configure your router, allmost every other game, including "garage" games like soldat, support it, well, atleast ones that were made within the last 10 to 15 years.....

 Quote:Originally posted by Cookie. Quote:Originally posted by Eagles_ArrowsWell, one thing I'd like to see fixed in 1.3.2 (that is if MM's ever gonna make one) is that problem with hosting servers on a router.


You have to configure your router yourself don't you? At least thats the way I had to
mine just kind of worked...

soldat would not be abandoned like this, MM wouldn't just leave, this game is like his baby only the community cries more often, and he gives it more bugs than he fixes sometimes.

He's at university. Believe it or not, I doubt Michal Marcinkowski's life revolves around Soldat.
Any who, MM said that he's not going to stop updating Soldat for 3-4 more years. And that will be when he releases the source code.

I really wish he wouldn't release the source code. The public of Soldat will disperse and no longer will my favorite game be in action. =O ohnoooo

Couldn't he just hand the project over to someone?

But to keep things on topic: MM has not abandoned Soldat.

I hope he adds at least a zombie mode where if you die you become a zombie yourself, if he does that he could leave soldat open source or abandon it completely, i wouldnt care because my dream mode would exist, then again i'm just dreaming..

more ontopic: yes he will abandon soldat..eventualy, i mean who knows, in later years he could make his own game studio and make polish games, he wouldnt have time for silly old soldat (unless there was a next gen sequel).

I think he may have, and put this Crimson Glory before it. MM needs some sense talked into him, and on the odd chance that Michal does read this:

Soldat Is Ultimate. Never Depart From It. Soldat first, Crimson Glory Later.

Seriously... I'm not ready to let go and MM is. A lot of games have come and gone and I still play soldat. This is not a game that can be replaced.

to reply to numgun, just remember, dezonus is right. With crimson glory being made, the next version will take alot longer.

Dang MM, hes got fans damnit!

<- is a fan

 Quote:Originally posted by bond_james_bond
Couldn't he just hand the project over to someone?
I nominate Chakra!...
of course he would need to learn borland delphi XD lol

well just remember, most ppl that are in there 20's, unless can make profit, should not really take this project.

if anybody thinks this is going to lead to me doing it, pfft. im only 16, i dont know [CENSORED].

Chakra does sound like a top canditate, i would think maybe enescene or flieslikeabrick would me my top, if mike were to step down.

I would take it on except I want to stear away from game programming. Its all physics

Soldat is an extremely well balanced game as is. Just the other day i was wondering what the next big update would be like. I couldn't imagine new stuff. The game is well as it is. The new stuff would probably be corny and hard to get used to. He will probably update minor changes, but nothing big. Thats my opinion.

soldat needs updates, MM has abondoned it, so really the only option left is to get him to open source it.

as for the community despersing, i dont think so, there are enough open source games out there, and if anything their communities are even more close nit

I think Soldat is better and more balanced than ever (oh well... good ol' 1.0.5!).

I can't really think of any new things that would go into the game. I'm fearing that the next version of Soldat will be the last, because what is there really to add to it?

Well, except for new hairstyles.

when or if soldat becomes open source then ppl would start to make their own tweaks into soldat making it even better.

thats the good thing about releasing.

yup, plus the game will live on, forever, because with the size of the soldat comunity, it will be ported to every operating system, that way if windows dies, or is mm abandons it and it isnt compatable with the next M$ operating system after vista, then soldat will be resigned to history!

Michal just has another project. It may just mean that development between versions will be a bit slower.

Another question.. is MM at least working in the next version (even if it doesnt have new features) or is he totally focused on Crimson Glory now?
Or maybe this would be a good question: is MM at least working on a new version for the dedicated server?

I think the game is fine the way it is.. needs some balancing of course, but we have enough features.
Maybe Michal should make a small update just to blacklist the 1.3.1 cheats that are floating around on the net.

 Quote:Originally posted by Sethamundo Quote:Originally posted by bond_james_bond
Couldn't he just hand the project over to someone?
I nominate Chakra!...
of course he would need to learn borland delphi XD lol

You know what I reckon? I reckon if the code is publisized, that we should all try it out. Name our versions something like 1.4:Dezonus for example.

btw, is it possible to crack a source code from the program?

 Quote:Originally posted by numgunbtw, is it possible to crack a source code from the program?

no

Now that you guyz r all saying he abandend it, he not going to abanden it and its going to live happily ever... o [CENSORED] after=abandend!! nah but suriously, he will abnaden it...

 Quote:Originally posted by bja888 Quote:Originally posted by numgunbtw, is it possible to crack a source code from the program?

no


Sure? or how about tweak the settings if hacked?

u relize your talking about hacking into soldat ON soldat forums.... -.-

im just curious FFs! now tell me: is it possible? =D

DONT SPEAK ANYMORE! The admins will ban your soul, regardless of whatever you say. And putting =D makes it worse.

but im thirsty of KNOWLEDGE! *drools* =D

I think open-sourcing the code will do good for the game, but MM wants his $9 for a couple more years before he opens it. I personally believe that the bugs should be worked out before anything new, but MM is very quiet atm....

MM isnt and wont get his money from most of the players because most of them out there r Noobz who dont know how to register

...or dont want to. soldat is technically a freeware, but the 9$ is more like a donation and the extra features are like a gift from the donation.
everyone chooses what he wants: be or not to be.

im a unregistered user and im happy with the features i got currently. =)

and btw, is it possible?

MM hasn't stopped working on Soldat: 1.3.1 is still relatively new. Soldat's also grown up, all that is left now is bug fixing ( which programmers hate to do ) and some minor additions.

And no, extracting the source code isn't possible.

thank you demonic : )

But we have to admit that soldat's upgrading cycles are ending u_u...

i kinda wont soldat to upgrade... and kinda not.. if there is a little change that is always good but if he makes a big change then jus leave it how it is. it is fun rite now. when he changed the knife and barret i wasnt a big fan of them wepons but i got use to them and now am fine with them.. Big fan of Soldat maker.... but dont change it to much plz.