Why it is taking so long

[Skye]

I figured I should explain to you all why it'll be around 12 months after the last update that you'll see the new version of SVO. First of all there is the engine switch. Going from one engine to another (which uses another programming language) takes a lot of time converting features so we didn't bother adding new stuff to the 'live game' which is still running on the old game engine.

 

The fact that Netgore, the new engine, is still in development means stuff changes frequently (they went from Microsoft's XNA to SFML for example). Creating a project where multiple people need access to it isn't easy this way. Luckily some features (such as Guilds, called Troops in SVO) are there by default. aPhRo is currently rewriting bits and pieces of the engine so it works the best with what we want to accomplish.

 

However, the current SVO has some features the version we are working on has not and we decided we do not want to release a new version with less capability. This also means we'll need to convert all items, enemies, npcs, maps, ... to the new engine's format. This is a great opportunity to 'start over' with the SVO maps and storyline. As Dekuben worked very hard creating a storyline worthwhile, most of the maps in the current SVO game won't make it to the next version.

 

We also want the next version to be better than the current, this means we want an Earthbound battle system and the much asked for PSI. These two things are pretty complicated and require a lot of coding and testing. Since we're also just people like you, we also have 'real life' stuff to attend to and we develop SVO during our free time because we like working on it. But of course it takes less priority than real life matters.

 

Tl;dr: the next version really is coming! Don't think the project died because we're working on things behind the scene. We'll release the next version when we're satisfied with the Earthbound battle system and other Earthbound game mechanics. Our goal is to give you guys a new, fresh, awesome version of SVO this summer and we'll try to deliver that as soon as we can.

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[Darkfrost]

Also, I'm lazy.

[Baracus]

Could you give us a small hint regarding the release date?

[Skye]

The best I can do is 'somewhere this summer'.

[cmdood]

orly? :o
well guys good luck with everything. Take your time, and don't rush

[Masterge77]

Hopefully, SVO won't end up like Pokemon Crater did..........

[Dekuben]

Giving up on this game isn't really an option to be honest.
We've all spent too much time working on it.

[Dekuben]

Giving up on this game isn't really an option to be honest.
We've all spent too much time working on it.

[Oceanity]

PROOF OF DEKU'S FAILNESS :3

In actuality, Dekuben's double posting is the cause of why it's taking so long.

Every time Deku double posts, the engine loses a feature.

[Masterge77]

Every time Deku double posts, the engine loses a feature.

Please, think of the features!

[Masterge77]

Every time Deku double posts, the engine loses a feature.

Please, think of the features!

[Darkfrost]

Tch, nice double post, masterge.

[Dekuben]

Deku and Masterge, if you continue double post you will be banned permanently.
Also, we will run out of features.

[Oceanity]

Tch, nice double post, masterge.

Yeah, that was pretty ironic.

[Oceanity]

Tch, nice double post, masterge.

Yeah, that was pretty ironic.

(YES, this was intentional :U)