When is the release date of the full SOD warlords for warband

[Online_Outlaw]

Hey, i was just wondering when a proper release of this mod will be released, i understand it will obviously take a while to get it to the same content level of the original invasion version and ive been playing the 5.0 version for the original game. I guess im just impatient but the test combatent just dosnt feel the same as a full release, also good work i relly enjoy the mod and am looking forward to the features in the next full stable release of the mod.

Ps. are you intending to leave all of the factions on the map or is this just for testing? (i would prefer it to be like the old version where the player builds their kingdom from scratch, at the moment i have to overthrow the current ruler of my kingdom before im the only faction utilizing my factions troops if you know what i mean, also is it a bug that family members are scattered amongst factions and NPC'S are like age -25? )

[Computica]

Well let's see... there are 12 months in a year.
4 weeks in a month. 7 days in a week. 24 hours in a day. 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute. Now last year I was in school for 2 quarters and worked 20-30 hours of the week.
The past few weeks I've Just started working 37+ hours a week.

Now with that in mind and the amount of code I have hear at the front of my screen that's partial or not even done yet. Plus adding the forum time I take to answer questions and squash bugs. Also adding the time it takes for me to stop coding so I can respond to silly questions like "...when is officially going to be out of the beta (or is it alpha)? Just an approximate time if possible." On the flip side of all of that I have some personnel goes I want to reach in a certain time limit.

I also have a good community here to back me up, including you, the lurkers, the hidden, and the large number of guests here depending on me to finish this mod. I feel like the mod has become more than a responsibility. This mod has became something we all needed that was missing from Warband; and I don't know what it is just yet but this mod seems to be slowly filling that gap. So releasing the next phase of the mod as quick as possible is a must for me.

I couldn't tell you the next release date until I have reached a stopping point to be honest. As long as the game is stable it's never a beta and certainly not an alpha. There are just bugs in a beta. We've been able to kill a ton of them. But the mod is nowhere near finished. I'll drop the Beta tag if all the bugs are gone. Also the Version number will bump up to number 4 when Mercenaries are done.

Development Path: Diplomacy Mod-> Base Modifications (Sod Warlords Modifications) -> World Map -> SOD Troops -> Sod 4.12 Modifications -> Sod Gold Modifications -> Factions -> Population -> Buildings -> Random Events -> Mercenaries -> New Troops & Weapons -> Multiplayer -> Story Intro (Out of Test Combatant Phase) -> Quests (Including Actual Story Based Invasion)

Man I wish I had a release date to give myself. I'm still making new code, plus what I'm making right now is still a WIP so even if I wanted to compile the code just to test things out I couldn't. But I have made many improvements in different areas of code. We will have the random events back in the game by the time 4.0 is finished.

I'm actually in the steps before multiplayer. After 4.0 is released multiplayer support will be available as 4.5 or 5.0. The 4.0 release will be the most biggest improvement the game has had. Even though 3.0B was a huge improvement game-play wise, we are right behind SOD Gold 4.5 but past SOD 4.12 right now.

[manekemaan]

haha congrats computica you got your first release date asker now your a real modder

[Online_Outlaw]

XD I actually check this site weekly, their is no other mod equal to SOD and its way better than the Native Module, i found it quite amusing that warband implemented a load of features from the old SOD, i may be one of the only people asking it but im sure im not the only one thinking it 

[Computica]

haha congrats computica you got your first release date asker now your a real modder

LOL! Yeah, I guess if people have to ask I feel like I'm taking too long, it's OK though, I guess it is a good thing.

XD I actually check this site weekly, there is no other mod equal to SOD and its way better than the Native Module, i found it quite amusing that warband implemented a load of features from the old SOD, i may be one of the only people asking it but I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking it 

Thank you so much! It's good to here that. When I do mod and implement an new idea or feature, I start to think "How come know else had done this???" I've played a lot of the other mods out here and always wonder why they all seem to play the same way regardless of the theme. There is actually tons of other features I'll introduce into the mod when I get more of the SOD Gold features in. I actually have a few more to implement now. They are sort of like check points I have to hit. The Invasion is one of these goals/check points. Since Warband is a diffrent platform the Invasion is going to be overhauled. It's not something that can be purely straight ported into the game.

Plus I'll still be completely overhauling the diplomacy system, there's still a ton of new things I have yet to implement into it. If I were you I'd sign up at ModDB and watch SOD Warlords Mod page as I will update the page there when I'm ready for a major release. So far the ModDB page only has over 100 watchers. But checking here every week is fun too. I'm glad I have a sub-forum to go into. Everyone online here is pretty cool.

SN:
If I had to say which mod has impressed me the most... it'd have to be SOD 4.1, RUS13 Century, and a Chinese mod called 108 heroes which is really impressive. Actually the Chinese have some of the best mods out there "script-wise". They've been able to implement some very unique features into the mission templates area of the module system.

[King Ragnarok]

haha congrats computica you got your first release date asker now your a real modder

       

[killer110]

haha congrats computica you got your first release date asker now your a real modder

WRONG!!!

[Computica]

Yeah, Killer110 gets that trophy. 

[manekemaan]

:p blegh

[Computica]

:p blegh

We saw this word in a recent conversation...  (inside joke)

[Exin]

Computica, just for info, those 100 watchers of your don't really mean anything. But if you want numbers that show how much people like this mod because of what you did with it, here are numbers:

Moddb: Downloads - 5,926 (18 today)
M&B Repository: Downloads - 4,204 / Views - 8,685

In total, 10.000 people have downloaded this mod. I say that beats 100 watchers . This mod rocks, and these numbers show it.

[Computica]

That is very true, but I have to remind myself that the mod isn't done just yet. So I'll need to take the time to sit back and work on it until it's finished. Actually, those numbers are impressive for a mod that's half done... 

Now that I think about it there a lot more numbers I could track alone. Even the Chinese use there own separate downloads and there numbers easily go into the 10,000s...

[Exin]

That is very true, but I have to remind myself that the mod isn't done just yet. So I'll need to take the time to sit back and work on it until it's finished. Actually, those numbers are impressive for a mod that's half done... 

Now that I think about it there a lot more numbers I could track alone. Even the Chinese use there own separate downloads and there numbers easily go into the 10,000s...

Well we can safely assume you have officially reached stardom. Can I have your autograph? :p Go forth Computica, go foth and mod, code, and .... mod some more .... go forth and become a legend .

[Computica]

That is very true, but I have to remind myself that the mod isn't done just yet. So I'll need to take the time to sit back and work on it until it's finished. Actually, those numbers are impressive for a mod that's half done... 

Now that I think about it there a lot more numbers I could track alone. Even the Chinese use there own separate downloads and there numbers easily go into the 10,000s...

Well we can safely assume you have officially reached stardom. Can I have your autograph? :p Go forth Computica, go foth and mod, code, and .... mod some more .... go forth and become a legend .

This is to much praise for me Exin. I mainly mod because I find it fun to do. Plus here I can really test & challenge my skills. Thanks though, I really appreciate your support. 

[manekemaan]

lol and i'm so happy I tagged along :p