News Update

[LocutusofBorg]

@stylewan: exactly. In general, it's almost impossible to define exact details.

f.e. we found severe bug, that only occured on one machine, the reason was
a special-driver for whole hdd-encryption, that noone of us used and therefore
it occured only on that machine. The list is long and dirty. It is the same
story when you try to develop a game. But keep in mind that DAEMON Tools
is a part of the system after install, therefore stability is a must!

My mistake was to NOT inform the community of those drawbacks and delays
immediately, and should we run again into such probs, I do it asap!

At the moment, I can only tell you that we indeed plan to deliver the V4 to
the betatesters in 2 weeks (+- 2days) - if that will not happen, I will mention
it on the next news-update.

Please keep in mind that DT was completey rebuilded, EVERYTHING was
rewritten from scratch!

I have to deal with the needs of the community (news) and the needs of
our team (confidentiality) and it's not an easy task, even if you may think
so. I hope the community is a little bit indulgent with me, after all, I'm only
human

[Dogma]

I agree fully with Locutus post, it's hard to estimate release dates, we should
all just be more patience

[Zaks_bg]

V4 - 98se - unleashing my hate...

U can not imagine how I felt when I read the news today...
I got so badly pissed off, even felt betrayed - so I even registered a username to write down my anger and hate to u guys...
Well - I have been waiting (like all the others I guess) for DT4 for so long time just to see that it wont run on 98se... Phew - why the hell I've waited so long???
Its just this Sacred Underworld game - No any No cds for it and the only way to run it is by using ******** 5 (which runs on XP/NT only). So I said myself - well I shall wait for the new DT - This guys are good - they will emulate vob-protectcd in a 98se running tool. But what a surprise - u wont - u prefer to code in NT kernel - ok - u lost my respect - Why the hell should I wait for ur tool to come up - I would just upgrade to XP and install ******** 5...
I'm sorry guys u just lost one big fan of DT.

-Zaks :evil: :evil: :evil:

p.s. let me remind u what was the difference between DT and all other cd-emulation/protections tool:
1. - Small & Compact tool.
2. - Easy to install - Easy to operate.
3. - Dont take almost any resources (RAM, CPU).
4. - Great emulation of protections - in such compact tool..
5. - Runs on every platform - even Win95 (used to)

- Well - congrats - It seems to me that with the new ver. u will just forfeit the old path...

[Pianoman]

Re: V4 - 98se - unleashing my hate...

1. - Small & Compact tool.
2. - Easy to install - Easy to operate.
3. - Dont take almost any resources (RAM, CPU).
4. - Great emulation of protections - in such compact tool..
5. - Runs on every platform - even Win95 (used to)

- Well - congrats - It seems to me that with the new ver. u will just forfeit the old path...

Point 1-4 won't change. There's still the "standard" Version, DT 4, of it. You don't have to use DT Pro.

I'm sorry you can't use DT on your current system anymore.
But do you really think, it has some advantages to use Win98?
Even Microsoft dropped the support for it, so why should the guys behind DT continue with that, especially for free?

[Copytrooper]

The development time for one particular game running in obsolete OS is just not worth the time - it's as simple as that. As you can see it's time consuming enough to develop for 2000/XP and above.

[LocutusofBorg]

@zaks_bk:

Sacred also runs with 3.46!!! on win98se, just to inform you

goddamn, enough is enough. I'm a VERY polite person, but this is far beyond
the usual "pissed off people", then I gladly say good bye to you. You never
send us one cent and now you have the nerves to come in here and waste
our time with your pointless posting?

and btw:

I would just upgrade to XP and install ******** 5...

then WELLCOME BACK, as it's licensed on our technology, too. I suggest
you to use something different where we have not our dirty hands in the
game.

I have enough of this once and for all. This thread is closed now and I
strongly suggest to NOT complain anymore about our win95/98 decision.
I can't believe that people are so blind in their anger because we drop
an OS that is even not supported by Microsoft anymore.
We MAYBE upgrade the old 3.47 to cope with latest blacklistings, but this
is only a big big maybe. My god, sometimes I believe really that some of
our users here think the world owes them something. This is NOT the case
- we do it on a self-inflicted basis. Maybe you better think twice next time
when you piss off other developers - we for sure don't need such users, that
can't even request or ask nicely but instead show us how hatefull you are
if something doesn't run "your way". Congratulations, now I'm pissed off, too