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Exactly. I wasn't sure why people are arguing over AI vs manual. All it proves is why games usually have gameplay options, to give players a...

It's all essentially floating point calculations, in the end, just different ones, in varying degrees of complexity

Exactly, so that's my point: the issue with the steam implementation in a nutshell is that they haven't figured it all out yet, rather than "with...

You've missed my point, because maybe I didn't convey it properly (although I didn't say anything about arcade versus simulation), which is that...

Well, unless I'm looking at something else, Simugraph is just what they've called a particular blueprint in their Unreal Engine 4 environment....

But it isn't even that. There would be no persuasion, because Skyhook didn't release the route at all – they developed it, that's all, and in the...

Oh yes. I'm pretty sure I had that...

Oh, it certainly isn't. I truly believe that. That's why every time somebody says it needs a new engine, I feel compelled to point out that it...

This is reassuring. I bought TSW3 partly for the save game fix, partly for SoS – but I've completely avoided playing SoS until fixes arrive....

I have to say, though, pinxtonpaws that sometimes publishers can sabotage projects. I know of a game port that was entirely scrapped because of...

I only meant advantageous in terms of making release schedule decisions, nothing more. I don't understand any doom and gloom either. I would...

I wouldn't let this release be the indicator of future developments, because FE have only just made the announcement. The takeover might not be...

But the reality of this industry is that most publishers would rather release a product to a predetermined schedule, because it can be patched...

Yes. There's an issue with their way of working, especially in the area of post-launch support where they just abandon issues, but it isn't the...

Exactly.

Unfortunately it happens that teams will be working on the code even on the day it's due to be submitted for the release window, and something...

Exactly. As per my own response to this above. I can tell you for sure that compartmentalised development is the way of the industry. It's...

It's great that you enjoy it, but the developer has already acknowledged it has a plethora of issues and that they already have fixes in the...

The FPS are consistent, but do you still have stuttering/juddering? This is what I've seen on YouTube streams: 60FPS on the frame counter, but...

I'm very clearly critical of DTG, myself. But the post you're replying to essentially lays out how every development studio works, with different...

I hope not. They really don't need a new product number on the end to fix its issues, and doing so, in my view, would be an insult to the users...

I guess I'll never understand that business model, when some games will have patches several times in one week, releasing individual or small...

See, for me this should have been patched a day or so after release. Mind boggling that a glaring absence like this (which I easily noticed during...

Have they patched in the missing section of river yet?

Many games have issues on release, but it seems that TSW has more than most. The difference with better development teams (and publishers) is that...

The only route I'm going to buy, so far, and even then in a sale, is Niddertalbahn. High quality is everything.

Except the price is set by the publisher, i.e. DTG, so it's unfair to dig into Jane from Skyhook on the price, and so this request is misdirected.

Well, they didn't make those games, they published them. But it shows an eye for quality, and/or ensuring the final product is of a high[er]...

I almost bought it at the last discounted price. I'm glad I held off, now.

But a licence isn't just issued without limitations. They might have held a time- and route-limited licence. I don't know if that's the case with...

Source: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/focus-entertainment-acquires-train-simulator-dev-dovetail-games "The management team are the...

With the lingering scepticism over this acquisition, I have to say again I think it's going to be a positive thing. Too early to say what will...

Cause of my endless frustrations. What do you mean colour clash is a bad thing?

Something in a trailer I saw gave me the impression that's exactly what I'd be getting with TSW... I can't remember where I saw that. But when I...

I'm getting all misty eyed, recollecting the Spectrum vs Commodore days in the school playground... EDIT: And I've just this second remembered...

Ditto. It was nice to see Niddertalbahn introducing randomness with the crossing failures. It would be great to have random failure events,...

Console players absolutely aren't less critical. I'm not sure where this misconception has come from that console players will just buy and play...

The new owners aren't a focus group; the name of their business is Focus Entertainment – very different

To be honest, though, most games are developed by different studios when porting over to other platforms, not the original development team, even...

Yes, they did.

Ah, I think Focus used to be the publisher, but not any more.

But Farming Simulator is published by Focus, so it's their game and the finished product and its quality is their responsibility.

Okay, I'll refer to my post above again: the DTG manager staying in his position means little. Focus are the new publisher, therefore they own the...

Oh, I'm fully aware this point is likely a delusion lol

As I said in my post above, DTG's management remaining the same has nothing to do with the outcome of the product now. Focus will be running the...

To be honest, I think this will be a very good thing. Focus are definitely interested in quality. They publish the Plague Tale games. Hugely...

To be honest, they could go one step better and go cheaper. I don't think any DLC should cost the same as a full game, personally.

It wouldn't make a lot of sense to move to a new engine. That would be far too costly. There's nothing wrong with the engine they have, only the...

To clear up a misconception noted in this thread, just because the DTG leadership remains the same, doesn't mean Focus will be almost a bystander...

Yes, I was literally about to say there were definitely bugs in the "good old days". I often managed to find them as a player. And some were game...