anyone from Shrapnel...?

st.patrik · #1 October 21st, 2003, 11:55 PM

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Originally posted by Richard:
Look guys I don't know what to tell you. As soon as the demo is through test, and we announce Gold, the demo will be coming otu shortly afterwords.

And your right asking about it every day isn't going to make it happen any quicker. It isn't being delayed because it is buggy or because we want to punish anyone. There is a process all of this must go through, and it can't happen any quicker. As soon as we have the demo ready to go we will let everyone know.

Now I'm thoroughly confused! On the one hand the game has gone gold, and on the other it hasn't? Or just hasn't been announced? (why wouldn't you announce that?)

I guess the message is to lay off and stop asking - so I'll do that (although for the record I haven't been asking 'every day' by any means). I'm a little disappointed to not know anything specific, but fair enough.

st.patrik · #2 October 22nd, 2003, 12:47 AM

Too late to edit, but I just wanted to add this: I am honestly sorry if I've contributed to the frustration levels of people at Shrapnel. I understand that it is really annoying to get asked the same question over and over, and I don't want to be 'one of those people'. On the other hand, I really don't think I actually did that. But either way, I will try to wait patiently from here on out

[ October 21, 2003, 23:54: Message edited by: st.patrik ]

MythicalMino · #3 October 22nd, 2003, 01:33 AM

ok....sorry....

I wasn't trying to "frustrate" anyone....

I was just wanting some info on the release date of the full retail Version, and the demo was only really in reference to that....as far as a schedule goes.

I won't ask any more questions concerning it....once I have it, I have it

Psitticine · #4 October 22nd, 2003, 02:30 AM

I can't speak for Richard or anybody else, obviously, but I'd be surprised if anybody is frustrated or annoyed. I think he's just trying to express the fact that the demo will be ready as soon as it can be.

I think it is certainly not a rude thing to inquire about things that seem confusing, contradictory, or concerning, especially when one does so in a polite way, which everybody definitely has.

Just my 2� there . . .

Saber Cherry · #5 October 22nd, 2003, 03:07 AM

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Originally posted by Richard:
And your asking about it every day isn't going to make it happen any quicker.

Duh. That's why they're not just asking every day, but many times per day, every day

Tim Brooks · #6 October 22nd, 2003, 09:54 AM

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Now I'm thoroughly confused! On the one hand the game has gone gold, and on the other it hasn't? Or just hasn't been announced? (why wouldn't you announce that?)

Becuase we are not gold. Who told you the game has gone gold?

GOLD: The sending of ALL production pieces to duplication.

We have to have final cd and manual cover art, the final manual with editing and proofreading, game code in CD production format, additions for Shrapnel tie ins to CD and manual, paper buys/ CD buys completed, shrinkwrapping purchased and scheduled, and probably a few more things I don't even know about... Then this all has to go on its merry way to 3 different vendors. Once they receive the pieces they schedule production (cd is one vendor, manual is three vendors in and of itself: cover, guts, and binding - and then the shrinkwrapper, of course) and give us 'completed by' dates. We then determine how to have this shipped back to shrinkwrapping for assembly and wrapping (ground, overnight, etc). Then the final product comes to us, is inventoried, coded, and sent to fulfillment. Here it is shelved, and entered into inventory. Now we are ready to ship...

As you can see it is a process. On a positive note, we received the gold candidate cd yesterday, it will be tested and made ready for stamping today. And should head out to the duplicator tomorrow, barring any troubles. However, the manaul we don't have yet but should have it today, and it still has to go through proofing, editing and additions. Sometimes this takes a day or two and sometimes a week. Once the manual ships, we announce gold as all pieces are in place for production.

[ October 22, 2003, 08:58: Message edited by: Tim Brooks ]

Mortifer · #7 October 22nd, 2003, 11:17 AM

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Originally posted by cpbeller:
ok....sorry....

I wasn't trying to "frustrate" anyone....

I was just wanting some info on the release date of the full retail Version, and the demo was only really in reference to that....as far as a schedule goes.

I won't ask any more questions concerning it....once I have it, I have it

Now you understand at least that why did I made that post.