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[Unikraken]

Sins of the Prophets Update 11.17.14

Greetings,

After watching the debacle that was the buggy release of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, it is with a sincere feeling of irony that I write this update about the state of the mod. You see, much like the Halo publishing company we look up to, our own little Halo game has a number of issues that require some drastic measures to finally stomp out.

This story starts out in late 2008 when Sins of a Solar Empire forum user Canadaman777 begins working on a Halo mod for the original Sins of a Solar Empire. Development is slow and finding help is mostly a hazy dream being whispered on a slight breeze. The SoaSE expansion Entrenchment releases before the mod is ready for public consumption, and the mod is hastily converted over in hopes that it will soon be ready for the eager and growing fan base. Eventually, years later, an alpha is released with only the UNSC. Meanwhile another expansion called Diplomacy is released. Then a full new title is released called Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is released, with every expansion from before as well as new content and updates to the game's engine and graphic fidelity. All the while, the mod is being internally updated to the latest release, through hasty corrections to what are now 6 year old files.

Much of the core underlying framework of Sins of the Prophets is built on the original Sins of a Solar Empire, with only the most necessary changes having been made to keep the mod running on the latest version of the game. Thus, the mod is full of a number of issues relating to this. If you've had a mini-dump it's very likely because of the outdated files and coding in some way that we're not currently able to pin down. The fix is something rather unpleasant that we have to undertake immediately in order to finish it at anywhere near a timely manner, which is rebuild the mod from the ground up, only bringing along the art assets but having to rewrite a Helluva lot of code.

What this means for you, the fans, is that it's unlikely you'll see another release this year, which is unfortunate, because we had planned to release a new version in time for ModDB's Mod of the Year contest. However, this is the best course of action for the long term health of the mod and something we should have done long ago. No more band-aids, it's time to fix this for good. Please don't ask about release dates for the next few months. When we're nearing a new release we'll let you know.

I am going to try to organize some goodies for you guys during MOTY, but I can't really promise anything just yet.

[Fleet Admiral agigabyte]

If only people would listen about the release dates thing. I think that if we ever have a rule board, that should be on there.

[Cole Protocol]

If only people would listen about the release dates thing. I think that if we ever have a rule board, that should be on there.

The irony here is side splitting.

[Crisiss]

The irony here is side splitting.

Not irony but I get what you mean.

[m468]

Not irony but I get what you mean.

Oh it is... The amount of times Fleet Adm __________ has asked about release dates is head splitting.

[Fleet Admiral agigabyte]

Ummm... you mean that one time? I only remember asking when I wanted to do that project before realizing that modding is really hard to do.

[Unikraken]

Ummm... you mean that one time? I only remember asking when I wanted to do that project before realizing that modding is really hard to do.

I honestly wouldn't even know who this kid was if he didn't list his Steam name because he changes his username every month or so, which is incredibly annoying.

[Fleet Admiral agigabyte]

Ya know what? Final change. Back to agig.

[Bornstellaris]

I honestly wouldn't even know who this kid was if he didn't list his Steam name because he changes his username every month or so, which is incredibly annoying.

I feel so forgotten, don't even message anymore. Rude/10

[Metanator]

So if I'm reading this right, you guys are re-building the mod from the ground up? 

[Unikraken]

I feel so forgotten, don't even message anymore. Rude/10

Dude you're never on.

[Bornstellaris]

Dude you're never on.

Don't even make the effort tho

[Crisiss]

Oh it is... The amount of times Fleet Adm __________ has asked about release dates is head splitting.

i·ro·ny1
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the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.
Not irony. More of hypocrisy or contradicting himself.

I honestly wouldn't even know who this kid was if he didn't list his Steam name because he changes his username every month or so, which is incredibly annoying.

I thought he was new when he first changed to the wolf thing. Dude needs to make up his mind. Though, in my empire at war days, I forgot usernames and passwords a lot...

[Mrripley9]

I honestly wouldn't even know who this kid was if he didn't list his Steam name because he changes his username every month or so, which is incredibly annoying.

I haven't bothered to remember who he is. Why? Because I'm terrible with names and he continually changes it, so I'd have to do it again and again, so I said no.

[Delyruin]

The only thing that makes me sad about this is the lack of Infinity for many more moons.

 

But I'm glad you guys take quality seriously, and I shall persevere.

[Conflate]

May you find salvation on your journey.

[Joseph]

Take all the time you need guys.. You deserve it.

[retrozombiez]

You guys are doing amazing work take all the time to perfected everything im willing to wait for it and I cant wait till it comes out keep up the amazing work.