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If I remember correctly, I think he tried and steam just wouldn't accept the game (I could be wrong on this). But it sounds like with Steams new "Greenlight" initiative, the decision is left to the voters.
with the next release and steam greenlight :3 ... maybe there's hope for soldat after all ^^
well, the eats is the biggest issue, I think that's why many just drop the game.Next version supposedly has fixed some of it ;O
That but i think mainly graphics (Soldat looks "dated").
To the devs, greenlight is estimated to launch in early august, by that time a new less eaty version is a MUST. Together with this, having a SCTFL season being run at the same time will make the game look more alive than during it's off season.Both greenlight and SCTFL will be starting around the same time, holding off the release isn't an option...
The problematic part is the netcode and the poor weapon balance.People look up games before they start playing them, if the game has no clan scene or doesn't have any competitive aspects, nobody would pick them out.
just fyi, competitive gaming is way bigger in EU than in USA.totalbiscuit has 735,914 subscribers and 270,346,600 video views on youtube (atm), and twich.tv has roughly 100-150k viewers watching streams at any given time.
Publics is boring because the fun game play element aren't there - teamwork and tactics.
If a player drops soldat just because of graphics... then so be it, the graphics won't change in a long time, if ever.
Visuals would probably make the game more appealing, but the graphics just won't change in a long time.
Can I post my game concept or early builds?Absolutely! We encourage you to post information about your game as early in the development process as you are comfortable with. Greenlight will let you define whether you are posting your game as a concept/early build or as a playable game that is nearing completion.We ask that you only define your game as 'playable game' if you have a playable build that demonstrates the gameplay mechanics and at least one level of your game. Otherwise, please classify your submission as 'concept' until its far enough along that the community can reasonably evaluate the mechanics, scope, and style of your game. Either way, you will probably get great feedback and a good start in building a community of fans around your game.
What happens if my game never gets accepted?Your game will remain on Greenlight unless you decide to take it down.
What if I don't want to announce my game early but I still want to be on Steam?Once a game is accepted through Steam Greenlight, it doesn't take long to get it launched on Steam, so feel free to hold off on posting to Greenlight until you're ready to announce.
Posting too early, especially when it comes to an old and dying game could be fatal. I think shoozza is smart enough to hold off the soldats submission till after the auto-updater is implemented.
Of course eating can be annoying, but it also takes away some seriousness which makes Soldat a more easy-going shooter which is exactly why I prefered it over other games.
Sadly the netcode will stay a problem for some time... as we will not fix it for the next release (would delay the release a lot).As for Greenlight: I will talk to MM and see what he says. I think he is the only one who can put it on Greenlight (ramirez tried it already).
I'm getting frequent reminders via PM and the form posts so no issue there
Falcon12 - "And soldat has fewer eats then I've ever seen and they're just part of the game, of all online multiplayer games its called the internet"WAIT, FEWER? that means you say it has lesser eats?You didnt play 1.6.3.... sorry, if you say that, you clearly didnt.Also, tell me in which game you can survive 3 direct m79 hits?Sorry, but the eat's have become annoying this soldat version... im just here to say that, so that this once gets fixed.
good thing shoozza posted soldat already....
Quote from: Adam on September 05, 2012, 02:09:42 pmgood thing shoozza posted soldat already....you sure?
Quote from: homerofgods on September 05, 2012, 03:21:22 pmQuote from: Adam on September 05, 2012, 02:09:42 pmgood thing shoozza posted soldat already....you sure?Didn't post it :/ I asked MM if he could add it but he wanted a some more stuff to be changed so it wasn't added...
Just as a heads up... Steam has added a $100 fee to submit a game
another chance ruined thanks.
Didn't post it :/ I asked MM if he could add it but he wanted some more stuff to be changed so it wasn't added...
Shouldn't be a big deal - I'm sure a few people in the community (myself included) would be willing to submit enough cash to get to $100.
Quote from: RafiPZ on September 05, 2012, 11:40:13 amJust as a heads up... Steam has added a $100 fee to submit a game Shouldn't be a big deal - I'm sure a few people in the community (myself included) would be willing to submit enough cash to get to $100. Paypal makes it easy enough to shove money around
Quote from: jrgp on September 05, 2012, 11:46:10 pmQuote from: RafiPZ on September 05, 2012, 11:40:13 amJust as a heads up... Steam has added a $100 fee to submit a game Shouldn't be a big deal - I'm sure a few people in the community (myself included) would be willing to submit enough cash to get to $100. Paypal makes it easy enough to shove money aroundcould definitely chip in
If MM adds KAG or another game to Steam he'll pay the 100$ already. So I don't think it's an issue.Soldat just needs polish.
should've happened long ago. perhaps a bit too late now
[/size]Dear MM,[size=78%][/b][/font]About ten years ago, my life as a kid changed, because I played a game that I still play right now in the age of 23.I didn't see myself playing any video-games when I'm 23 and here I am loving this thing and willing to waste my precious time for it in many aspects.Like me there are many others, and as you probably know, Soldat's community has been struggling lately, an old game with still faithful competative community. Alongside a lot of hackers within time and phases that we all did not want to see the game going through.Examples of 'dead community/game' topics:Dying CommunityDoes anyone play this game?Ideas for the future of Soldatif you're ready to donate for soldat, what would be your personal priority?would you support soldat monetarily and for how much?we aren't dead yeSoldat is dying, how to revive it?These are just the ones I found from a quick search of 10 minutes. I bet there are more in Soldat Forums trying to save this game.Moreover, in the past two years the game has evolved majorly by the countless actions of the developers and imo the game has never been better!So please allow developers greenlight Soldat to steam so we might have our last hope for the 200 competative players that do love this game.Will appreciate an answer to this message,In name of every soldat-player that still cares,Thank you,Aimless Arrow (nosejj)[/l][/l]
They are not going to shut it down entirely, they're replacing it with a system that suits Soldat better.
What about Desura by the way? Couldn' that be an alternative ?Link-Dead was on Desure when the game wasn't even close to be done.