http://legendsofequestria.com/img/legendsofequestria_alpharoad_1d.png
(http://brokensidewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/kool-aid-man.jpg)
Sleuth... o_O
Congrats, Programmers, for completing one of the things on your list! I can't wait to see when another aspect is crossed off the "Road to Alpha" list! :D
lol need anymore arrows? anyway that's awesome!
haha awesome XD :3 :3
I was surprised this section actually had a post
congrats lol
I never knew it was a checklist.AWESOME!
We get to keep track of everything you guys complete.
Wait, so that means all the hats are done? Yay XD
Seriously though, grats on finishing the items!
Yay! One step closer to the games release! Good job! *-*
Quote from: Rikaria on 2012 Aug 14, 01:29:01
Wait, so that means all the hats are done? Yay XD
Seriously though, grats on finishing the items!
Notice how it's under the programming section. Finishing the hats would fall under 3D and 2D.
Inventory means that the system is implemented that lets players have items in their inventory and equip clothing/armor on their pony. The items themselves still have to be made, they just now have a proper place to go.
One down!.....many...many to go. :] Way to go programmers!
Second! ...Oh wait.
Quote from: Lord of Madness on 2012 Aug 13, 21:26:18
lol need anymore arrows?
There are not enough arrows in that picture. Anyway, this is great. Now for all the other things on that list!
WOO!
(http://i.imgur.com/8JRTx.gif)
Sorry, I'm a little confused about what got removed? Everything still looks there... :D
Quote from: Xeno Aura on 2012 Aug 14, 06:05:20
Sorry, I'm a little confused about what got removed? Everything still looks there... :D
Oh... Fluttershy, you see... There are some... Red arrows... Pointing for you to see... If you don't mind... Guess i'll leave now...
Sorry >.<And to the devteam, Woo! I was surprised at this post! That's AWESOME! Nice looking inventory too :D
Congratulations on finishing that first task!
Red arrows? I'm afraid I can't see anything like that... :/
EDIT: This appears not to work with Firefox, the updated image (with the white background) only shows in Chrome for me.
Quote from: Xeno Aura on 2012 Aug 14, 06:05:20
Sorry, I'm a little confused about what got removed? Everything still looks there... :D
Quote from: Xeno Aura on 2012 Aug 14, 06:20:09
Red arrows? I'm afraid I can't see anything like that... :/
If I were on my laptop I would put a double facehoof right here. They're right there! The inventory word is crossed out and such.
Anyway, awesome! It's great you guys got the inventory system working. Let's see how long it takes fpr everyhing else lol
If anyone else gets the error I got, clear your cache.
It appears the image is uploaded under the same URL it was before? In that case, Firefox just defaults to the image stored in its cache, without bothering to check for a newer version. So that's why I was seeing the old one.
Ah. :o
Hitting the F5 key also fixes it. :)
Congrats guys! Finishing the inventory for the game is a big step into production. (\
OMCWTBBBQ?!?!
yay :D
1 Down, a lot more to go, lol :o
HOORAY! Now we need the other 43 Sections but we're making Progress! :D :] lol
great news to wake up to!
yes, i'm well aware it's noon, umad ovO
Quote from: LaptopCommandStation on 2012 Aug 14, 12:41:15
great news to wake up to!
yes, i'm well aware it's noon, umad ovO
I woke up at 3 P.M. ovO
Quote from: Xeno Aura on 2012 Aug 14, 06:29:04
If anyone else gets the error I got, clear your cache.
It appears the image is uploaded under the same URL it was before? In that case, Firefox just defaults to the image stored in its cache, without bothering to check for a newer version. So that's why I was seeing the old one.
You don't need to clear your cache; you just need to update it. The refresh button updates your cache on the page you reloaded. If you think any webpage is out of date due to cache, simply go to said webpage and refresh it (This is what Iodine was talking about when he said to hit F5 as most browsers' refresh button is bound to F5.) Of course, if several websites are out of date, you may as well clear your cache to save the time you would otherwise spend clicking refresh. Just be aware that clearing your cache
can remove important data that you'll have to re-enter later.
Quote from: Tekner on 2012 Aug 14, 01:44:03
Notice how it's under the programming section. Finishing the hats would fall under 3D and 2D.
Inventory means that the system is implemented that lets players have items in their inventory and equip clothing/armor on their pony. The items themselves still have to be made, they just now have a proper place to go.
Oh, whoops. My bad >< Either way, nice to see some progress!
Oh snap! Good work on getting it done, have 5 derpy's :P :P :P :P :P
I worry to easily and I'm not on these forums enough. Since there's been no update on the front page since July I was getting worried there was a pause in development for some reason. Good to know you're still working on this and congratulations for completing something on your list! :D
Quote from: XxZomBronyxX on 2012 Aug 15, 04:39:29
I worry to easily and I'm not on these forums enough. Since there's been no update on the front page since July I was getting worried there was a pause in development for some reason. Good to know you're still working on this and congratulations for completing something on your list! :D
there shall never be a pause in development as every brony in this fandom's got their eyes on the game ovO
haha no pressure team XD but still, you should never doubt that they're making fabulous progress lol
So it begins ... ovO
Quote from: Iron Girella on 2012 Aug 15, 19:07:08
So it begins ... ovO
ovO ovO ovO
yes it does again
and we all look forward to when we'll get this game ovO
Quote from: Firefly on 2012 Aug 15, 09:26:42
Quote from: XxZomBronyxX on 2012 Aug 15, 04:39:29
I worry to easily and I'm not on these forums enough. Since there's been no update on the front page since July I was getting worried there was a pause in development for some reason. Good to know you're still working on this and congratulations for completing something on your list! :D
there shall never be a pause in development as every brony in this fandom's got their eyes on the game ovO
haha no pressure team XD but still, you should never doubt that they're making fabulous progress lol
I know, I did say I worry too easily
I can wait to see what gets crossed of next on the list ovO
Quote from: darkjohns on 2012 Aug 16, 10:54:15
I can wait to see what gets crossed of next on the list ovO
Probably something from the Programming tab. I would have done it that way, so that you finish something before you move on.
:D Awesome! Can't wait :3 :3 :3
Quote from: Ezio Auditore da Firenze on 2012 Aug 16, 16:40:12
Quote from: darkjohns on 2012 Aug 16, 10:54:15
I can wait to see what gets crossed of next on the list ovO
Probably something from the Programming tab. I would have done it that way, so that you finish something before you move on.
I think so too lol although the programmers are the ones with the most work now, I shall bet that they can get their work done faster than the others XD
With speed like this we would be able to play LoE in 2030 year. I hope g5 won't be as bad as gens before g3
Quote from: Zbizo on 2012 Aug 19, 19:38:24
With speed like this we would be able to play LoE in 2030 year. I hope g5 won't be as bad as gens before g3
what do you mean :/ It's not exactly very possible for them to take up to 18+ years to complete the game. Maybe 2 years for each stage (and taking that they have already begun working to the Alpha stage, they might complete the pre-alpha stage in another year's time), which would add up to a total of around 7-8 years...
That's a 10 year difference >_>
Quote from: Zbizo on 2012 Aug 19, 19:38:24
With speed like this we would be able to play LoE in 2030 year. I hope g5 won't be as bad as gens before g3
Is that an insult?
Quote from: Firefly on 2012 Aug 19, 20:23:32
Maybe 2 years for each stage (and taking that they have already begun working to the Alpha stage, they might complete the pre-alpha stage in another year's time), which would add up to a total of around 7-8 years...
That's a 10 year difference >_>
Even that is a huge exaggeration. While it is true we can't say when it
will be done, I'm pretty sure we can say how long it
won't take. 7-8 years to get into beta (when we'll release it) is just way too long. I'm sure the entire team would agree that it won't take more than 2 or maybe even one more year to get into beta. At this point it just comes down to how many people we have working on the game at any given point. We have about 80 people on our roster, but only around a quarter of that (usually always the same people) are working on it at a time. And even then it's in our free time because this
is a volunteer project.
Believe me I understand how frustrating it is to wait.
"No you don't! You have access to the game and work on it every day!"
That may be so, but there are two things I'd like to bring to light:
- I used to be just an average Joe Schmoe like you guys and I know firsthand what it was like to wait and not know how they're doing until they release some kind of information. We all were in that position at some point.
- Pretty much the only reason we even work on this project is because we want to deliver a great game to you guys and make your faces light up like a thousand suns. There is one video in particular I found on youtube of a group of guys playing LoE at galacon and they were having so much fun. It really made my day, or even week or month, just to watch them have so much fun playing a game I help foster.
I wish that LoE will always be free to play, without thing like premium account, items etc. And that any donation will be taken as a tip for team. If it's volunteer project, I think that this will always be that :)
As MLP is owned by Hasbro, I'm fairly sure it would breach copyright if they did start to charge money for it, even micro-transactions.
And SweBow has explicitely stated several times that it will always be free. :)
Quote from: Xeno Aura on 2012 Aug 20, 04:24:10
As MLP is owned by Hasbro, I'm fairly sure it would breach copyright if they did start to charge money for it, even micro-transactions.
Us charging for the game would be deemed fair use, actually. That is not to say we will take advantage of that and charge. I'd just like to make that clear. The biggest reason LoE would not breach copyrights is because of this:
Spoiler: Mazer v. Stein, 347 U.S. 201, 217 (1954) show The Supreme Court stated "Unlike a patent, a copyright gives no exclusive right to the art disclosed; protection is given only to the expression of the idea--not the idea itself."
Furthermore, there are four qualifications for fair use, and as far as I and some legal council I know can tell, LoE would not breach any of them substantially. There are one of three things LoE would have to do to breach fair use:
- Explicitly add copyrighted characters/locations/entities and utilize them in a way that defames either Hasbro or any of its property.
- Copy the entirety, or majority, of any copyrighted content and claim it as our own or give no obvious credit to Hasbro for it. Even with credit, however, this must be done sparingly and with extreme caution.
- Take content from MLP:FiM, regardless of how much, that is core to its commercial success, fame/identity, or storyline. E.g. Adding quests that revolve around using the elements of harmony to defeat a boss, or adding dialogue taken or obviously derived from the show.
We are using our own quest/story line, our own NPCs, our own buildings/maps (many derived from the show, albeit), our own abilities and concepts, you name it. It is a fan game through-and-through, but we are not stealing anything from Hasbro and do not deny in any way that MLP:FiM is a derivative of our work.
Quote from: Xeno Aura on 2012 Aug 20, 04:24:10
And SweBow has explicitely stated several times that it will always be free. :)
He has, and I will in no way defy what he has said. A reality must be made, one that he
is aware of, however, that we probably won't be able to keep the servers running forever out of pocket and we will have to take donations at some point. When this may happen is completely guess-work, but I'm sure SweBow would agree that donations are likely something we'll have to look into unless we miraculously gain some kind of sponsorship. This is, of course, not something we ever talk about because it's extremely irrelevant considering how far along the game is. We have a lot more to get done before that's going to be a legitimate topic of conversation. So please hold any questions you may have about donating (we've received quite a few, trust me.)
Quote from: Tekner on 2012 Aug 20, 23:44:55
There are one of three things LoE would have to do to breach fair use:
- Explicitly add copyrighted characters/locations/entities and utilize them in a way that defames either Hasbro or any of its property.
- Copy the entirety, or majority, of any copyrighted content and claim it as our own or give no obvious credit to Hasbro for it. Even with credit, however, this must be done sparingly and with extreme caution.
- Take content from MLP:FiM, regardless of how much, that is core to its commercial success, fame/identity, or storyline. E.g. Adding quests that revolve around using the elements of harmony to defeat a boss, or adding dialogue taken or obviously derived from the show.
Ugh. Sorry if this sounds super unrelated, but that reminds me of a certain rock star's son who thought he could copy and plagiarize whatever he wanted to make and sell his own manga. :x What really made it obvious that he stole dialogue was that the character he gave the dialogue to looked exactly like and was obviously
traced from the character he stole the dialogue from.
They start asking for money, Hasbro will start asking for lawyers lol
Quote from: Book Smarts on 2012 Aug 21, 21:15:57
They start asking for money, Hasbro will start asking for lawyers lol
nice one XD
Game update... I will not sleep tonight *-*
Am willing to wait, i have very good patience. Like Franklin said...
"He that can have patience can have what he will."
? Benjamin Franklin :]
Quote from: Spirittai1 on 2012 Aug 23, 18:01:45
Game update... I will not sleep tonight *-*
When did they say there was going to be an update??
I have a feeling some information has slipped passed me.
I am too excited for this game xD When alpha is released the poor, frail, new server will probably crash under the weight of so many fans, though.
It happens. I remember following FeralHeart (an artistic MMO; populated my immature people, but a good roleplay isn't too hard to come by) and the game was released in February 2011. The server crashed. The game became playable March 2011 xD The server is stable now, of course.
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 23, 21:33:31
I am too excited for this game xD When alpha is released the poor, frail, new server will probably crash under the weight of so many fans, though.
It happens. I remember following FeralHeart (an artistic MMO; populated my immature people, but a good roleplay isn't too hard to come by) and the game was released in February 2011. The server crashed. The game became playable March 2011 xD The server is stable now, of course.
the Alpha will never be released to the public
Quote from: SweBow on 2012 Aug 23, 22:14:52
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 23, 21:33:31
I am too excited for this game xD When alpha is released the poor, frail, new server will probably crash under the weight of so many fans, though.
It happens. I remember following FeralHeart (an artistic MMO; populated my immature people, but a good roleplay isn't too hard to come by) and the game was released in February 2011. The server crashed. The game became playable March 2011 xD The server is stable now, of course.
the Alpha will never be released to the public
TBH, most Alphas aren't, and I think that's a good thing
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 23, 21:33:31
I am too excited for this game xD When alpha is released the poor, frail, new server will probably crash under the weight of so many fans, though.
It happens. I remember following FeralHeart (an artistic MMO; populated my immature people, but a good roleplay isn't too hard to come by) and the game was released in February 2011. The server crashed. The game became playable March 2011 xD The server is stable now, of course.
They said it'll be released in Beta, not Alpha. ^-^
Quote from: PinkiePuddi on 2012 Aug 23, 21:24:08
Quote from: Spirittai1 on 2012 Aug 23, 18:01:45
Game update... I will not sleep tonight *-*
When did they say there was going to be an update??
I have a feeling some information has slipped passed me.
What do you mean? they got something crossed off their list. I considered that as an update ^-^
Quote from: Chishio Kunrin on 2012 Aug 23, 22:59:55
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 23, 21:33:31
I am too excited for this game xD When alpha is released the poor, frail, new server will probably crash under the weight of so many fans, though.
It happens. I remember following FeralHeart (an artistic MMO; populated my immature people, but a good roleplay isn't too hard to come by) and the game was released in February 2011. The server crashed. The game became playable March 2011 xD The server is stable now, of course.
They said it'll be released in Beta, not Alpha. ^-^
That's what I meant -_-
Anyways, that's what might happen. Seriously.
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 24, 09:28:30
Quote from: Chishio Kunrin on 2012 Aug 23, 22:59:55
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 23, 21:33:31
I am too excited for this game xD When alpha is released the poor, frail, new server will probably crash under the weight of so many fans, though.
It happens. I remember following FeralHeart (an artistic MMO; populated my immature people, but a good roleplay isn't too hard to come by) and the game was released in February 2011. The server crashed. The game became playable March 2011 xD The server is stable now, of course.
They said it'll be released in Beta, not Alpha. ^-^
That's what I meant -_-
Anyways, that's what might happen. Seriously.
What's with -_- face? o.O There's a difference between Alpha and Beta, and there have been fans who actually think it'll be released in Alpha. So I was just making sure you knew.
I'm sure they're gonna prepare the servers for the players as much as they can. And I guess the strain on the servers is one of the things we'll be testing in Beta. :P All of us playing Beta will help them find problems and prepare for Full Release.
Quote from: Chishio Kunrin on 2012 Aug 25, 21:09:07
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 24, 09:28:30
Quote from: Chishio Kunrin on 2012 Aug 23, 22:59:55
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 23, 21:33:31
I am too excited for this game xD When alpha is released the poor, frail, new server will probably crash under the weight of so many fans, though.
It happens. I remember following FeralHeart (an artistic MMO; populated my immature people, but a good roleplay isn't too hard to come by) and the game was released in February 2011. The server crashed. The game became playable March 2011 xD The server is stable now, of course.
They said it'll be released in Beta, not Alpha. ^-^
That's what I meant -_-
Anyways, that's what might happen. Seriously.
What's with -_- face? o.O There's a difference between Alpha and Beta, and there have been fans who actually think it'll be released in Alpha. So I was just making sure you knew.
I'm sure they're gonna prepare the servers for the players as much as they can. And I guess the strain on the servers is one of the things we'll be testing in Beta. :P All of us playing Beta will help them find problems and prepare for Full Release.
Because I simply mistyped. I've Alpha and Beta tested before.
And yeah, they'll probably take it slow in Beta. Perhaps they'll filter new accounts so the server isn't strained? :\
ok we get it, there was a typo. Chishio was just making sure
I am asking politely for both of you to please drop it, not a big deal
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 26, 13:59:05
Because I simply mistyped. I've Alpha and Beta tested before.
And yeah, they'll probably take it slow in Beta. Perhaps they'll filter new accounts so the server isn't strained? :\
No, the beta is the closest thing people will get before the official release. It will be open for everyone.
The Beta will mostly be used to make sure it works for most people, find out the load on the servers (and figure out how many servers we might need?) and fix bugs the Alpha test didn't work for.
Quote from: SweBow on 2012 Aug 26, 16:53:45
Quote from: Bluebell on 2012 Aug 26, 13:59:05
Because I simply mistyped. I've Alpha and Beta tested before.
And yeah, they'll probably take it slow in Beta. Perhaps they'll filter new accounts so the server isn't strained? :\
No, the beta is the closest thing people will get before the official release. It will be open for everyone.
The Beta will mostly be used to make sure it works for most people, find out the load on the servers (and figure out how many servers we might need?) and fix bugs the Alpha test didn't work for.
awesome B)
I love the new "felt check" in the road to Alpha :D
Quote from: RF941 on 2012 Aug 29, 04:57:21
I love the new "felt check" in the road to Alpha :D
Needs some transparency, especially when more things get checked off so we can see what gets finished next, buuuuuut anyway /o/
Quote from: Rikaria on 2012 Aug 30, 01:46:28
Quote from: RF941 on 2012 Aug 29, 04:57:21
I love the new "felt check" in the road to Alpha :D
Needs some transparency, especially when more things get checked off so we can see what gets finished next, buuuuuut anyway /o/
This. *Slaps a star sticker on your forehead*
Quote from: Chishio Kunrin on 2012 Aug 30, 03:54:35
Quote from: Rikaria on 2012 Aug 30, 01:46:28
Quote from: RF941 on 2012 Aug 29, 04:57:21
I love the new "felt check" in the road to Alpha :D
Needs some transparency, especially when more things get checked off so we can see what gets finished next, buuuuuut anyway /o/
This. *Slaps a star sticker on your forehead*
:P
Anyway I cant wait for the day that they check off like 10 at the same time out of nowhere.
Quote from: Lord of Madness on 2012 Aug 31, 02:44:34
I cant wait for the day that they check off like 10 at the same time out of nowhere.
Brb, preparing fangirl squeal for when that does happen :P
howdo u download >:O.............i want to play it NOW DD:...................mabe a different thingy mabe not wutt ever :P
Derpyderp, If you go Here (http://www.legendsofequestria.com), you can see a download button. All you got to do to download the game is click that. That's how you download the game.
Of course, the actual game will be available for download once it hits Beta. X3
I wonder what will get completed next....
Quote from: Weatherboy1 on 2012 Sep 02, 16:53:15
I wonder what will get completed next....
I know! :)
I know what's getting crossed off next ^-^.
My detective skills tell me that the next thing will be programming related :)
I'm glad to know how pets will work... :D
Quote from: LaptopCommandStation on 2012 Sep 02, 22:44:57
My detective skills tell me that the next thing will be programming related :)
Eeyup. I just finished the moderation code for the Road to Alpha! That's one less thing holding us back! :D
Quote from: LaptopCommandStation on 2012 Sep 02, 22:44:57
My detective skills tell me that the next thing will be programming related :)
YES!I had to ovO
Seriously, that's awesome news :D
Quote from: Tekner on 2012 Sep 05, 21:02:18
Quote from: LaptopCommandStation on 2012 Sep 02, 22:44:57
My detective skills tell me that the next thing will be programming related :)
Eeyup. I just finished the moderation code for the Road to Alpha! That's one less thing holding us back! :D
pardon me, but what exactly is moderation code? x3
details are interesting! They also show how much work you put into it :D
Road to Alpha! Now with extra checkmarker and 45% less filling! (I made the Checkmarker see through)
Those mod commands sound fun! Not that I'd abuse them if I were mod. X3 Ok ok, there's a possibility I'd watch through other ponies' cameras a lot just for the hay of it.
Sounds like mods will be super-powered ninjas.
thazwadayor :P
and "mass freeze" and "time freeze" abilities for those pesky moments when there's bad GROUPS? and mass everything else for that matter.
Quote from: SweBow on 2012 Sep 06, 07:55:48
Road to Alpha! Now with extra checkmarker and 45% less filling! (I made the Checkmarker see through)
Yeaaaah! That's what I'm talking about! >:O
the web is slowly being advanced...
Quote from: The Wandering Magus on 2012 Sep 06, 14:31:01
the web is slowly being advanced...
yes... Yeeessss YEEESSSs!!!
soon it shall be complete!
Quote from: The Wandering Magus on 2012 Sep 07, 01:16:28
soonishishishishishishish it shall be complete!
soon...ish.. :3
x3 yeah..
*trembling in excitement*
*blacks out*
Quote from: Bravo 539 on 2012 Sep 22, 01:46:21
*trembling in excitement*
*blacks out*
I have a feeling this is about to happen a lot
Much remains to launch the game!
but at least we'll get a preview ourselves within a short time ^-^
Making a good game is like making high quality cider :].
For the very most important ingredient
Can't be added or done expedient,
And that's quality, folks,
Our Dev Team's quality and care!