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i know i've made my opinion on the subject very clear before, but i am oh so excited about the dynamic soundtrack. the siege music in the preparing for a siege video has got me so hype.

 

Check out the blog guys! The fire looks promising eh? Personally it is one of my most anticipated features :)

 

Woot so excited for fire :) do we have any sort of release date yet?

 

No. There is no concrete release date. There is no estimated release date. There's no clairvoyance in here, there's no telling when the devs may decide to release it. Don't listen to ANYONE that may throw a date out, because 95% chance says they're wrong. Don't listen to ANYONE but the staff in regards to any release dates about the game. Everyone else that throws out estimates are idiots.

 

I said don't listen to anyone that may throw a date out because the devs usually don't throw dates out.

 

fire looks good, not great. i'm excited to see it in motion. spriting fire with such small blocks is a serious challenge. maybe they'll end up using bigger sprites when 2x1 or 2x2 blocks are on fire.

 

I don't listen to dates that even devs that throw out, because as a software dev myself, I understand that things like bugs, security issues, marketing direction, and financials can come unexpectedly and delay a product before it launches.

To be honest guys, give the devs a break on the release schedule. If they feel too pressured to release early, they'll release early, and we'll all get a game that's buggy and not feature-complete. You'll complain that it's buggy and that it doesn't have feature X, Y and Z, and nothing will be better. If we give them time to get it done well, and let them set the release schedule accordingly, then they will release a solid product that has properly been tested and vetted. You will be much happier.

Secondly - I can assure you the devs don't like taking longer than they have to. If the game were ready now, I promise you they would release it. They have to make a living too - and the longer it takes for them to release the game, the longer it is before they can make money on it. That means basic things for the devs - rent, food, internet - aren't getting paid. You'd be surprised how fast a game can get done when salary is dependent on it. :P

So let's ease off the KAG staff for a bit. They're working hard to make a great game and a powerful experience that will last far beyond their individual ability to support it. Instead of complaining about the game not being out, here are some more valuable, and helpful, things we could be doing as a community:

• Promoting goodwill on servers - encouraging newcomers to the game by helping them learn KAG
• Helping expand the documentation on the KAG wiki (anyone can do this)
• Blogging about KAG to draw people who haven't heard about it yet to the game
• Making extra content for classic KAG, like maps and texture packs, that increase the enjoyability of the game
• Helping keep a positive and welcoming environment on these forums where people can discuss, enjoy - and criticize - the game in a respectful manner
• Playing as much KAG Classic as we can because, honestly, it's just really dang fun

All of those things are far more productive uses of our time, and make the KAG world a better place to be. The best games that last the longest aren't necessarily the best coded, or best designed ones. Often, they're the ones with the best community. Let's be that community for KAG. :)

 

splitting, you should've seen the pressure they had to release Zombies... They didn't release early then, they're DEFINITELY not gonna release early now. ;)

 

They pretty clearly said they aren't happy with the look of it didn't they?

 

I don't think I've read that explicitly, but i've gotten that vibe, sure. Why do you ask?

 

carver

 

I can't wait till the new kag cuz then I can finally say.. timber
And don't get upset with it cuz you haven't tried it yet (just like trying new food).

 

!mat_bombs.
CHEATS FOR EVERYONE.
Also, shiny shiny new archer gadget.
Just afraid it might cause more grief than good to the archer using it.

 

Looks like your really going to have to finesse as knight now. Archer sprite looks kinda weird its a WIP though. It's to be expected:D

 

Woaw.
But the knight sword is actually a bit strange...

 

personally i think the dynamically rotating sprite looks awful. nothing against the devs, i think honesty is helpful. i'm glad they didn't do the same for the knights. i'm really excited to try out knight combat with these new moves. it looks promising! the fire does look much better in motion. still think it needs a little work, but i know these guys are committed to quality. i'm probably going to watch this video like 10 times in the next hour.

a wild griefer appeared!
admin, i choose you!

use deny builder!
*unf*
griefer uses bomb!
*COLLAPSE by xGrieferx69 (size 76 blocks)*

use deny knight!
it's not very effective.
griefer uses satchel!
it's super effective!

admin faints
:D:p;)

-omg- the new walking and jumping animations for archer - sofa king kewt i love it. also the knight's fencing step while shielding looks great. -ack!- did that arrow at 2:21 ricochet off the knights shield?! everyknight hastoblock! not just the frontmen.

 

They made a LINK HEAD *collapses with a mixture of amazement and "this is awesome"ness*

 

archers are freakin ghosts now, they looks like they move as if sliding on ice. really fluid.

 

I really hope that the chat box gets a facelift.
It takes too much space as of now, in my opinion.