Heads Up - Big Release Early this Week

[rob]

We are putting the final pieces into place for the big November release this week. We'll be striving to get it out on Monday, although it could slip to Tuesday if we encounter problems during final testing and/or deployment. Please expect to see the servers down for an extended period on Monday and/or Tuesday while we deploy this new release. :)

[daplunk]

You lil bloody rippa!

[Farnaby]

You lil bloody rippa!

+1 dat

[Jujutsuka]

Awesome!!!!!

[MNBlockHead]

It will be hard to resist constantly checking the forums for the rest of the day...

[Jujutsuka]

It will be hard to resist constantly checking the forums for the rest of the day...

^^^ +1

[rob]

Assuming we get it out today (NOT guaranteed), it will be late this evening, Pacific time. So it will be many hours yet.

To paraphrase Robert Frost:
The code is lovely, dark and deep, But we have promises to keep, And miles to go before we sleep, And miles to go before we sleep.

Bottom line: Go do something useful with yourself for next many hours. :)

[kbs666]

Cool, I'll go run my PFS game and then come back to a shiny new RW.

[daplunk]

Hang on... Your doing this now! Not next week! SWEET JESUS! I always forget I'm living in the future WOOT WOOT

[kbs666]

Silly munchkin or are you a winkie? I have so much trouble telling you odd folks apart.

[daplunk]

Haha when the post went up saying they were doing it on Monday I was laying in bed going cool, its Tuesday, so a week to go.

I had to google Winkie, turns out its actually a settlement in the state i live in ;)

[kbs666]

You'd think if you were going to live in Oz you'd at least know the people.

But with the way things are going here I may be moving there soon myself.

[daplunk]

Lol with a population of only 706 it's safe to assume its a place many of us know nothing about. I just queried the office actually, getting alot of blank stares.

Our states are also 'peacefully protesting' last weeks events for some reason. But hey, great place to live. You might have a better chance of finding a regular game though if you pick somewhere more populated than Winkie ;)

[rob]

No release tonight. We've identified a show-stopper issue that we're still working to resolve. Consequently, we're pushing the release back to Tuesday. And since it's important for you Aussies, that's Tuesday Pacific time. :)

[daplunk]

haha thanks Rob ;)

[MNBlockHead]

Uh oh.... maybe I should have paced my caffeine intake a bit more conservatively.

[chumblybjm]

Hmmm... lets do the checklist for the pre-release preparations for successful release

1. Shaman flown in
2. Orc skull cleaned and ready for sacrificial potions
3. Chicken entails stocked
4. Goat found
5.Sacrificial Instruments lay out
6. Black Acolyte Robes properly sized and laid out for participants...
7. Drummers hired for ceremonial music
8. Bag Pipe Players ready to wake up and disturb the Release Gods..

9.. Hmmm missing something... yes...oh yes now I remember...
we need the sacrifice......

BJ oooohhhhhhhBJ would you mind stepping over here for a bit...
just lay down there... that will do fine......

[Mithosaurion]

Any news?

[kbs666]

Hmmm... lets do the checklist for the pre-release preparations for successful release

1. Shaman flown in
2. Orc skull cleaned and ready for sacrificial potions
3. Chicken entails stocked
4. Goat found
5.Sacrificial Instruments lay out
6. Black Acolyte Robes properly sized and laid out for participants...
7. Drummers hired for ceremonial music
8. Bag Pipe Players ready to wake up and disturb the Release Gods..

9.. Hmmm missing something... yes...oh yes now I remember...
we need the sacrifice......

BJ oooohhhhhhhBJ would you mind stepping over here for a bit...
just lay down there... that will do fine......

No no no. This is a tech release.

First a we need a virgin and a SCSI chain...

[ShadowChemosh]

No no no. This is a tech release.

First a we need a virgin and a SCSI chain...
I think found the bug. No terminator on the SCSI chain! :D

[daplunk]

Its Begins... #EvilExtendedLaugh

[Jujutsuka]

The server is down!!! I don't think I have ever been so happy to hear such news. Now, whether to stay up to wait for the new update, or get some sleep, that is the question!

[daplunk]

Sleep, its going to be a big one they said.

[rob]

Sleep, its going to be a big one they said.

This. In addition, the things people want the most (export, import, etc.) are only going to be in the hands of the Beta team tonight. So get some sleep and tear into things when you're fresh and rested. :)

[Jujutsuka]

Well then, looks like I'lol be having a busy day of "work" tomorrow.

[kbs666]

Could we get patch notes while we wait at least?

[MNBlockHead]

Well I have to to work late tonight...so maybe I'll get a chance to upgrade before I go to bed...

[rob]

The new release should finally be alive. Lots of birthing pains, but we got it done. :)

I'll be posting more about the release in a little while. And the release notes will greet you within the product. :)

[daplunk]

/Picks up his shield and readies his sword.
/CHAAAAAARGE

[daplunk]

Yes bigger picture previews! Note: Click that button when you have free time...

Like the idea of the plurals button. I would like to see that button in the 'Create New Content Element' though. I want to avoid having to goto the 'Manage Names' window altogether, but then that's just a cut and paste and make the change yourself.

One thing I've noticed. When I open a realm now, it opens on my second window but not in focus. Could just me my setup (3 monitors).

Really jealous of that BETA team right about now.

• Lots of major new features like Export and Import are included in this release, but they accessible only to the Beta team. For details on the major new features coming in the December release, please the news update linked to at the top.

[rob]

FYI, the big news update is now posted here in the forums. It should be going live on our website relatively soon, as well.

You'll find it here: http://forums.wolflair.com/showthread.php?t=56988

P.S. @daplunk, check your Skype from me.

[DaFranker]

Fixes
• Using <Ctrl+T> to add a new snippet would sometimes insert a “t” at the start of the newly created snippet.

Forget the Content Market... this is what we've been waiting for all year! :P