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Development Info Newcomer - Serious Incline for the C64

hrose

Educated
Joined
Jan 6, 2003
Messages
90
I'm trying to play the old version since there's no hope to see the new one.

I'm currently enraged at the emulators. I can't make CCS64 work. And VICE gives me a dumb menu-driven UI.

Is there any way to:
- Load all the disks on different drives so that I don't have to swap CONSTANTLY?
- Is there a way to swap these disks that isn't horribly frustrating and requiring multiple keypress to navigate through a bunch of menus EVERY SINGLE TIME?
- Isn't there a goddamn key toggle for warp speed or I really have to go through the dumb menu every time?
 
Grim Monk

Grim Monk

Arcane
Joined
Nov 7, 2011
Messages
1,218
Okay, after 8 months of silence the gentleman at Protovision have decided that it's time to actually tell us why we're not already playing the game...


We receive dozens of requests for Ultimate Newcomer every month and we apologize for it taking so long, but hey - it is meant to be Ultimate.

At the start of this year, during what we thought were final tests before releasing the game, another issue was discovered: retreating from some of the many combat situations resulted in seemingly random errors, ranging from minor story or area glitches to full game crashes. Unfortunately, to fix all occurences of this combat reatreat bug, ALL SCRIPTS for EVERY COMBAT SITUATION must be verified manually, and then retested during gameplay. As well, the game features multiple variations for most combat situations (non-hostile -> combat, already hostile -> combat, or stronger/weaker variations depending on specific factors), which further complicates the testing. By now, 269 out of 386 potential instances have been verified. With such a complex, non-linear game as Newcomer, thorough testing is difficult to say the least, and the obsession with fixing every potential bug before the release is an attitude that other game developers simply can't afford and which makes this project truly special...

However, work is ongoing and all we can do is wait patiently, keep thumbs and express our respect to the guys in Cinematic Intuitive Dynamix and Soci/Singular who are making Ultimate Newcomer possible - with a tiny bit of support from Protovision.

Please understand that a hobby project, especially a huge one like Ultimate Newcomer, takes its time and cannot be hurried.
Stay tuned. We will keep you updated through the Newsletter.
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From their Facebook Page:
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