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News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:41 pm

Defintion of "Code Freeze" in Wikipedia:

No changes whatsoever are permitted to a portion or the entirety of the program's source code. Particularly in large software systems, any change to the source code may have unintended consequences, potentially introducing new bugs; thus, a code freeze helps ensure that a portion of the program that is known to work correctly will continue to do so. Code freezes are often employed in the final stages of development, when a particular release or iteration is being tested, but may also be used to prevent changes to one portion of a program while another is undergoing development.

Here are the facts:
FACT 1: HMW is under a code freeze because:
1. It takes valuable time away to make any changes
2. You typically freeze applications when a newer release
is replacing it

FACT 2: HMW2 is being developed.

FACT 3: HMW2 is being written completely from scratch.

FACT 4: HMW2 will replace HMW

FACT 5: HMW2 is about 60% done with the game engine nearly complete so yes ladies and gents, this is DEFINITELY happening.

FACT 6: HMW2 will be launched in the Spring.

FACT 7, 8, 9, 10: Gestalts? Triplechangers? Triple Wielding Weapons? More Alts, Tactics, Bots, Missions, Possibilities?.....Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes.

FACT 11: Automatic Tournaments, Stats Tracking, Reporting, Alt Hunts? Yes.

FACT 12: ANY of the current bugs? No. Any new ones? Hopefully not, but if so, much more fixable than the mess we have now.

FACT 13: Most people will love it and a few people will hate it. That is something the staff is ready to live with.

Now...I'm sure that this thread will launch a huge discussion and a "I hate OS" rant so I'll leave you all to it. My Christmas present to you will be a proper preview.

by **Loki God Of Mischief** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:51 pm

Thanks for being honest with us OS. I for one would like to applaud you for it. However a lot of us have come to love this version of the game. Can we have a proper send off for it? And can improvements be made to it before spring? Perhaps by Glyph?

You said yourself that HMW 2 will be all new coding. So unless there's a coding issue (not a coder or a programmer so forgive my ignorance) it wouldn't actually hurt to let Glyph tinker with it. At least to do fixes and patches.

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:53 pm

Nope. No "I hate OS"s here.

This is exactly what I was asking for. Thank you very much for telling us what's what.

I look forward to seeing V2.

by **Black Eyes** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 7:38 pm

Wow......

Great news thanks OS :APPLAUSE:

A preview too very interesting =P~

News Credits: 7 · by **Omega Charge** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:16 pm

Black Eyes wrote:Wow......

Great news thanks OS

A preview too very interesting

Hadn't seen you in a while, welcome back.

Anyway, thanks for the info. I'll enjoy V2, whether I want to or not.

by **alf the explorer** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:22 pm

Thanks for the info OS. I will be waiting eagerly for the preview.

by **The Chronic** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:29 pm

Good news!

I Need to get that #1 headband before spring

by **Black Eyes** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:31 pm

Omega Charge wrote:
Black Eyes wrote:Wow......

Great news thanks OS

A preview too very interesting

Hadn't seen you in a while, welcome back.

Anyway, thanks for the info. I'll enjoy V2, whether I want to or not.

Thanks OC

And I see you've gone back to the Cons....at least you didn't go Bot :mrgreen:

by **nightelfcrawler** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:32 pm

I've seen so much negativity lately that I feel the need to break my usual form of lurking and staying out of verbal battles.

OS, you rock. Don't let anyone else tell you otherwise. As being a rather new joinee to the community, only having been here for about 7 months, I have enjoyed this game so much that I go through withdrawl when I don't get to play, when family comes into town I worry about how much I'm missing. It's an addiction I've come to love, and I know you and the other staff spend long hard hours putting precious time and resources into a completely FREE game that is done simply for the love of it, with no gain other than the feeling of having done something great for TF fans.

I think people need to realize this. Whatever personal grudges or issues you have, what would happen if the game went away because the developer and one who runs it got so fed up of the flack he was taking? Come on, back off. Enjoy the game! I would have given up long ago if I had to listen to half the crap being tossed his way. I don't know the backstory, I don't care to know it. I just think that everyone who runs this game is damn awesome for writing it, hosting it, and providing it to us.

So bravo. I look forward to V2 with baited breath sure that it will be every bit more exciting than V1.

by **Loki God Of Mischief** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:33 pm

chronic wrote:Good news!

I Need to get that #1 headband before spring

You better be ready for a fight if you're looking for Justice boy.

Rightclick view image.

News Credits: 7 · by **Omega Charge** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:33 pm

Black Eyes wrote:Thanks OC

And I see you've gone back to the Cons....at least you didn't go Bot

Doubt that would happen.

chronic wrote:Good news!

I Need to get that #1 headband before spring

Yeah, so who's gonna stop playing till then? :-P

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:36 pm

That is awesome.

by **Loki God Of Mischief** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:43 pm

Absolute Zero wrote:That is awesome.

Dude I know. Afro Samurai kicked ass and Ron Perelman as Justice was the icing on the cake. Oh and HMW 2 sounds pretty awesome too I guess.

News Credits: 7 · by **Chaoslock** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:55 pm

So, 2009 spring: TFA: 3rd season, HMW2, MP Grimlock, Star Trek movie... Need to find a hibernating chamber till then...

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:58 pm

Merc With A Mouth wrote:
Absolute Zero wrote:That is awesome.

Dude I know. Afro Samurai kicked ass and Ron Perelman as Justice was the icing on the cake. Oh and HMW 2 sounds pretty awesome too I guess.

Huh? HMW 2? What? Oh... yeah. Pretty sweet too.

by **slip** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:18 pm

Thanks for the facts OS, I'll pateintly await v2 while enjoying v1.8.

by **Mogwai Prime** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:51 pm

Merc With A Mouth wrote:You said yourself that HMW 2 will be all new coding. So unless there's a coding issue (not a coder or a programmer so forgive my ignorance) it wouldn't actually hurt to let Glyph tinker with it. At least to do fixes and patches.

OS has stated that there is a code freeze on HMWv1. This will not change as V2 will be replacing it.

News Credits: 3 · by **Archanubis** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:02 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote:Triple Wielding Weapons?

May I ask if this feature will be limited by how much we invest into Firepower? For example, if a bot has 3 FRP, the player can choose to use a combination of three 1FRP weapons, one 3FRP weapon, or one 1FRP and one 2FRP weapon - but not all these combinations at once?

by **Nickolai** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:44 pm

The burning question -

Do we keep our current characters at current levels when HMW2 comes out, or is it another start from scratch? :sad:

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:49 pm

Since it's a new game and new code, I'd wager a no, another start from scratch.

News Credits: 9 · by **Editor** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:50 pm

I hope we don't lose some players from the current build if they don't see a future in it.

News Credits: 1 · by **Redimus** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:55 pm

Nickolai wrote:The burning question -

Do we keep our current characters at current levels when HMW2 comes out, or is it another start from scratch?

This, children, is a textbook example of a 'silly question'

News Credits: 5 · by **Omega Sentinel** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:59 pm

Fearless Echoes wrote:
Nickolai wrote:The burning question -

Do we keep our current characters at current levels when HMW2 comes out, or is it another start from scratch?

This, children, is a textbook example of a 'silly question'

New Code. New Database. New game Engine. ummm....yeah

News Credits: 1 · by **Absolute Zero** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 11:03 pm

Omega Sentinel wrote:
Fearless Echoes wrote:
Nickolai wrote:The burning question -

Do we keep our current characters at current levels when HMW2 comes out, or is it another start from scratch?

This, children, is a textbook example of a 'silly question'

New Code. New Database. New game Engine. ummm....yeah

Something we've all been prepared for for a long time. Just to bad Ike didn't hit next year.