Question for Luthier

Slipstream2012 · #1 10-02-2012, 04:33 PM

This is a basic question for Luthier, it's not intended to be a discussion thread or answered with assumptions from people who think they know what is going on. If you want to start another discussion, trolling, or flame war, go create your own thread.

Luthier, your answers are still somewhat vague on the future of the content in Cliffs Of Dover.
Please allow me to remind you of your comments over the last few weeks.

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Originally Posted by luthier

Friday the 14th Development Update

The general plan is, after the milestone is submitted and accepted, we return to the now almost-final patch, cram

as much as we can into it, and make it our final Cliffs of Dover patch. The next time it will be updated is when

you install the sequel over it.

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Originally Posted by luthier

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Luthier, will you continue to support CLOD independently with updates 'AFTER' the release of a sequel?

No. As I stated previously, this current patch, once pushed out to steam, will be our final update to Cliffs of

Dover proper. All future work will be done within the framework of the sequels.

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I know you stated the next CloD patch will be the last, so that means any fixes, advances and such into the game

engine that come from the sequel will not be translated at some time or another back into CloD? Will Clod be

completely abandoned in whatever state the final patch leaves it with no hope small updates, etc?

Why would you think that? We’ve never done that before, and I’ve always stated that our plans remain the same.

There were many issues in the original IL-2 in 2001. After a few updates to the original, Forgotten Battles was

released and there were no more updates to the original Il-2. That doesn’t mean it was abandoned however! You can

still play all of the original Il-2 content with 1946, all carried over and updated with the rest of the engine.

All of the answers here contradict eachother in some form or the other, so in order to clarify the situation I've identified the three most probable options. I realise your busy so I made it quick, an answer of A, B, or C is good enough.

A) Sequel will install ontop of Cliffs Of Dover (merge), allowing clod content to be used & updated with sequel.

B) Sequel will be stand-alone, but will include the content from clod allowing it to be used and updated with the rest of the engine.

C) Cliffs Of Dover and its content will be abandoned by Maddox Games, and/or handed to the community for further development.

Thanks & Regards.