BLACKSEA OPERATIONS CANCELLED!!! - until further notice

[bflagg]

Since it's now defunct...can't you release what you have and let us try them out?

 

Maybe someone who has the time can finish it....

[Glowing_Amraam]

I've suggested it to be released as well, if its no longer going to be worked on...

 

Kinda sad really, as it had so much potential..

[T-Bone]

Everyone please calm down.

 

First off, please read the message carefully. We have been planning to set the launch back to when the Black Shark addon is released. We are not going to discontinue work on the Black Sea Operations, but due to the continual risk of incompatibility issues with patches we are going to cut down the campaign to 60 missions and push it back. In addition, we will continue work on the Su-33 campaign. We are restructuring the campaign to accomodate these changes so this cancellation pertains only to the 1.1 FC subpatches being compatible. You will have to purchase Black Shark in order to play the campaign.

 

There have been major changes to the LOMAC engine in 1.2 which would render all the 1.1 FC missions obsolete. In addition, just with the release of 1.12a, many of the missions I designed in 1.11 do not even load or they crashed during gameplay. I spent 10+ hours last week rebuilding the first 4 of these missions and testing them. The same nightmare repeated itself back when 1.1 FC was released and we had to scrap the 1.02 missions.

 

I'm sad to announce that Dusty Rhodes has left the team. He was not pleased with these developments and understandably lost patience in providing and paying for the website. The choice to offer hosting was his and the choice to cut support to us was also his. I personally apologize for this situation, but we really did not have a choice in the matter. By the time we released the finished product a new update would already be here.

 

We plan on continuing through a scaled down campaign which would be easier to update with continuing patches. In addition, I am considering working with Swingkid with his dynamic campaign system to possibly implement the campaign in a dynamic format.

[zorlac]

When was BSO started as a project? (v1.02? Earlier?) How many patches/updates for Lomac has there been since then?

[Greenies]

We plan on continuing through a scaled down campaign which would be easier to update with continuing patches. In addition, I am considering working with Swingkid with his dynamic campaign system to possibly implement the campaign in a dynamic format.

 

Erm... dynamic campaign? Could you please elaborate on that?

[Vosxod]

So much for all the fuzz... :)

[Coffee999]

I don't blame any of the ones making BSO for getting frustraited. I think it all stems from broken missions because of a patch. TBone says it will be released after BS now. The think is BS is going to have patches to and Boom...there goes the current campaign you are trying to complete.

 

Personally, with the fact that with every patch will probably break the campaign, I would be ok with it not coming out at this point. Don't get me wrong, I would love to see it come out and have the oportunity to complete the campaign before a patch come out and brakes it, but I don't see that happening.

 

I would ask ED to do what they can to make previous missions work after a new patch.

[G3]

Not to mention the HUGE archive of clips i have recorded for cutscenes........

If they're not gonna be used.....maybe i'll splash something up just to show it off, cause some of the clips are quite brilliant..

I dunno.....will see.. :rolleyes:

 

 

i would be happy downloading any and all of your movies, most impressive from what i have seen so far, fingers crossed for the mod to eventually be released with your clips iincluded :)

 

:icon_syda your lockon movies..........xxoooxxxoo :rolleyes:

[Guest Cali]

Well this is sad to hear, but I'm not surprised. It takes a lot of work

[Glowing_Amraam]

Wanks should really change the origina post, as T-Bone has clearly stated that work is NOT cancelled, but has halted, in wait for Black Shark.

[SwingKid]

Wanks should really change the origina post, as T-Bone has clearly stated that work is NOT cancelled, but has halted, in wait for Black Shark.

 

I disagree. Who wants it to be cancelled again later?

 

Let them cancel it now completely, take all the flak, and surprise us later with the release, rather than empty promises now and yet another cancellation announcement later. The never-ending hype only helps to convince ED that someone else will create playable missions for them, so that they don't have to, and then we have nothing.

 

Don't believe me? Read the Russian forum. :(

 

-SK

[Glowing_Amraam]

Well, when you say "them", i happen to be part of that group, you know. ;)

[SwingKid]

Aren't you part of both groups? You're Glowing_AMRAAM, you're part of everything! ;)

 

..which reminds me, what's the difference between "ED Partner" and "Tester"? Can I complain to you about bugs?

 

-SK

[Dusty Rhodes]

I disagree. Who wants it to be cancelled again later?

 

Let them cancel it now completely, take all the flak, and surprise us later with the release, rather than empty promises now and yet another cancellation announcement later. The never-ending hype only helps to convince ED that someone else will create playable missions for them, so that they don't have to, and then we have nothing.

 

Don't believe me? Read the Russian forum. :(

 

-SK

 

Dude, you hit the nail on the head all the way around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DPS]

It would be a real shame to lose this body of work - could anyone else pick it up and keep the project going? Mind you, even 60 missions sounds just a bit too ambitious. How about releasing it as 10 mission episodes - a sort of air combat soap opera.

[ROE_Wedge]

dont give up! i think this is a great idea and should be continued. we can be patient! :)

[TucksonSonny]

Due to our busy schedules and iminent release of 1.2 black shark, our team has decided to pospone the mod until further notice. Sorry for the inconvenience. We hope to pick it up at a later date.

 

Glowing_amraam and T-Bone are busy testing the mod on 1.2 to evaluate a possible extension to the project.

 

Thanks for your patience.

 

VVanks out.

 

Just save your stuff in 1.12a and release it!

It will turn out that some mission scenario’s/behaviors would be not like 100% balanced behavior with 1.12a, but so is RL war too (the perfect campaign does not exist)

Just release it before summer! You can patch it later! (Nobody would blame you not being 100% balanced and having not tested the whole new campaign)