Greetings community members. How are you all doing? I hope you have all had a wonderful Easter. At least those of you who celebrated it this past weekend. For me its not till the 27th of April as I am Greek Orthodox. But for those of you that did celebrate it, I hope you had a great one.
Boy has it been a long few months for MMG. With the Server Edition release v1.0 we finally got the mod right. But with things going well with the 07 mod, the SE v1.1 will be out shortly, and the public edition is being worked on also. But as that is requiring few of the members now to do these updates, the rest I have moved to something else.
Right now I am working on the closed beta of the 1991 mod to release to our beta testers. Due to this, I am now focusing the entire group except those who work on non f1 mods, and those who work on the 07 updates, to concentrate solely on the 1991 mod and after that the 1994 mod.
So basically right now we're working on the 1991 mod to get it ready for release. What the checklist at the moment is for the work schedule I have devised for the group is such for the 91 mod.
* Checking models to fix insufficiencies in the modelling
* Re-scaling the cars so that they have the right scale in game
* Re-painting the liveries into a more better quality to match the 07 cars
* Fixing the LCD's (dash board and rev light) and LODS
* Re-designing the physics and damage and tyre physics
* Modelling the safety car for the 1991 season
* Finalizing the 1991 Sounds
There is more to add to that list but for now those are the key areas to work on and once they are done and bugs arise and things are noticed, we will fix the newly found issues.
So for now we're beginning some heavy 1991 mod work. I hope you will enjoy the updates to come in the near future. Stay tuned for tomorrow's post.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Greetings fellow readers
After a short absence I am back to make another blog post which will become more frequent from now on. Reading all your replies helped me realise that there are still great people around in the community and that I should not be detered by those who only want to cause trouble. I apologise to those of you for my words in my previous post. I know the choice of words were not exactly great to be online but I guess thats what I felt at the time and thats what I wrote. For that I apologise, as I should not have let my emotions get to me so much as to write a post like that, however, I am a human being, who feels sadness, anger, just like any of you. So I hope you all understand and forgive my outburst.
As for F1 2007 Mod. We all know v1.0 was screwed. Some people have been saying that I am just making excuses. Well if saying that I know we made mistakes, and that I know the v1.0 wasn't ideal and that I know and acknowledge the reasons things happened as they did and accept responsibility is making excuses, well then I would like those nay sayers to enlighten all of us un-enlightened people on what is not an excuse. I never meant to make excuses, I just acknowledged our mistakes, and mine most of all, and I acknowledged the problems that needed to be fixed, and did what I can to ensure they do get fixed. This is not making excuses, its simply fixing the mistakes that were done.
I will no longer apologise. I don't see the reason why I should for things that become beyond my control at times. I'm not a god, I'm a human being that also relies on others to help produce the work we produce. Those who like and accept our work, I thank you. To those that don't like or accept our work, then you can simply not play our products, and not comment on them either.
As for the Server Edition, its going really well and we'll be doing another online test with the boys in the group in the morning. I'll be getting up earlier to make the test myself. We're hoping to be done very soon as most of the stuff is done.
I've also been working hard on the F1 2007 Mod guide which will also include a setup creation guide with very extencive and detailed info on every aspect of the setup creation sections within the game. This will be available in PDF format as soon as its done. I am working hard to have it completed soon and I hope everyone enjoys it when its out.
v2.0 public edition is still in the works. Seeing as it will be a hybrid from Server Edition which already includes fixes to the bugs in v1.0, you will have to wait a little while longer for public edition and just make do with server edition which should be good enough for your liking until public edition gets released.
We've also fixed the mirrors. Many complained in v1.0 that the mirrors for some teams were not viewable. This is no doubt because in real life the mirrors are positioned not on the cockpit, but rather on winglets on the sidepods. To counter this you would need to set the look left, look right buttons in the control menu in the game to your wheel, but some people race with steering wheels that don't have too many buttons like mine. So we have made an update which will be available in server edition which will also have the cars mirrors on the cockpit to be viewable in cockpit mode. We hope you will all enjoy this fix. As you can see, MMG listens to its fans and tries to please all that we can, if we can. Seeing how many wanted this, we spent the time to do it, and we hope you enjoy it.
Things are going really well and the team is motivated to continue working hard not only on the 2007 mod, but also on our other mods.
In addition MMG is also making the GP4 conversion with GP4World, and the F1C conversion. We're also looking into a NKPro conversion for all you NKP fans, but that is something that we're ONLY looking into at the moment and seeing what is possible to be done.
We also have a group working on our 2008 Liveries for the 2007 Mod as many of you requested a 2008 Skinpack. Good news is that half of the teams are already done, and as soon as the rest are, they will be released for your enjoyment.
I hope you have enjoyed this update. Stay tuned for tomorrow's update as I bring news of the server edition test and maybe a possible release time as we're nearing close to it now.
I thank you all for your support and I hope you enjoy what we're making.
Regards
-Yanden Shadowstalker : Darkness is my eternal bond.
As for F1 2007 Mod. We all know v1.0 was screwed. Some people have been saying that I am just making excuses. Well if saying that I know we made mistakes, and that I know the v1.0 wasn't ideal and that I know and acknowledge the reasons things happened as they did and accept responsibility is making excuses, well then I would like those nay sayers to enlighten all of us un-enlightened people on what is not an excuse. I never meant to make excuses, I just acknowledged our mistakes, and mine most of all, and I acknowledged the problems that needed to be fixed, and did what I can to ensure they do get fixed. This is not making excuses, its simply fixing the mistakes that were done.
I will no longer apologise. I don't see the reason why I should for things that become beyond my control at times. I'm not a god, I'm a human being that also relies on others to help produce the work we produce. Those who like and accept our work, I thank you. To those that don't like or accept our work, then you can simply not play our products, and not comment on them either.
As for the Server Edition, its going really well and we'll be doing another online test with the boys in the group in the morning. I'll be getting up earlier to make the test myself. We're hoping to be done very soon as most of the stuff is done.
I've also been working hard on the F1 2007 Mod guide which will also include a setup creation guide with very extencive and detailed info on every aspect of the setup creation sections within the game. This will be available in PDF format as soon as its done. I am working hard to have it completed soon and I hope everyone enjoys it when its out.
v2.0 public edition is still in the works. Seeing as it will be a hybrid from Server Edition which already includes fixes to the bugs in v1.0, you will have to wait a little while longer for public edition and just make do with server edition which should be good enough for your liking until public edition gets released.
We've also fixed the mirrors. Many complained in v1.0 that the mirrors for some teams were not viewable. This is no doubt because in real life the mirrors are positioned not on the cockpit, but rather on winglets on the sidepods. To counter this you would need to set the look left, look right buttons in the control menu in the game to your wheel, but some people race with steering wheels that don't have too many buttons like mine. So we have made an update which will be available in server edition which will also have the cars mirrors on the cockpit to be viewable in cockpit mode. We hope you will all enjoy this fix. As you can see, MMG listens to its fans and tries to please all that we can, if we can. Seeing how many wanted this, we spent the time to do it, and we hope you enjoy it.
Things are going really well and the team is motivated to continue working hard not only on the 2007 mod, but also on our other mods.
In addition MMG is also making the GP4 conversion with GP4World, and the F1C conversion. We're also looking into a NKPro conversion for all you NKP fans, but that is something that we're ONLY looking into at the moment and seeing what is possible to be done.
We also have a group working on our 2008 Liveries for the 2007 Mod as many of you requested a 2008 Skinpack. Good news is that half of the teams are already done, and as soon as the rest are, they will be released for your enjoyment.
I hope you have enjoyed this update. Stay tuned for tomorrow's update as I bring news of the server edition test and maybe a possible release time as we're nearing close to it now.
I thank you all for your support and I hope you enjoy what we're making.
Regards
-Yanden Shadowstalker : Darkness is my eternal bond.
Monday, March 3, 2008
What a blunder (On my part)
Sighs. Where to begin...So the 07 mod was released. Little did we know at the time that the files were wrong. :s Sighs... What a dream release ey?
Well I must say that at least the cars looked great, and the graphics, and FPS was great too. But the sounds were just...not how they were in the build before release, don't know what happened there. And the physics and engines, sighs. This is a classic example why we should never release dates. Rushing to get it out as we were, we didn't notice we used old files and not the ones meant for release.
What a blunder aye? a year of work to blunder it at the final moment. But hey, things are being fixed. v2.0 is being made and that will surely rock your world. We will be making all the fixes found in v1.0, we will be fixing the sounds also to have final versions sounds in it. We will also be moving back to the demo v1 physics which were the ones everyone prefered. I think in all it will make the balance of the mod a lot better.
As for the release, well yes, it was the best now was it? But it was another learning curve for us and we will continue forward to make the 07 mod stunning with v2.0.
The track pack issues were resolved, and a new track pack will be made soon, with tracks mainly used from ISI which we have acquired permission for, (thanks ISI) and from other track developers who have also given us permission to use their tracks and also convert the modelling to different layouts for older season mods. (Thanks guys)
Whats really sad? all those idiots who post pages and pages of bashing at RFC, RSC, F1Mods.com. No matter what I do it will never be enough will it? So I am taking this time to announce that I am withdrawing from the online community. I will no longer take part in interviews, or posting online. From now on I will elect people suitable to undertake interviews for magazine articles, and for posting things online on RFC and F1Mods.com
I feel that by restricting myself to the private staff forum of MMG's, and to this blog, it will be enough for me. The hatred towards me will always be there, and it has ruined my joy and passion considerably, and for this I feel I need to isolate myself into the group and this blog, and not be apart of the community anymore.
I am sorry to those who support MMG and are smart enough to understand that MMG is working on fixing the issues with v2.0, I have been driven to just withdraw myself away. I think it will be better off. This way I don't have to wake up in the morning to 20 pages of flaming and bashing me. And this might give RFC admins a chance to take a break from deleting and shreding posts that flame and bash me all day every day.
I thank you all for your support over the years, and thank you for your continued support in the years to come. I hope you will enjoy v2.0 and server edition which are coming soon, and I hope you will enjoy our future mods. I will do my best to ensure the same mistakes don't happen again.
So to all, I bid a fond farewell. From now you will only be able to see me post on here every chance I get. Will still try to make daily posts. Raymond, Phil and Eddie will keep you all informed as I instruct from the deep confines of the team.
To those who hate me. I don't give a flying fuck what you think of me, you all can go and get fucked. You're nothing but a bunch of fucken losers who sit behind a comp and flame for no reason at all. Each of you need to get a fucken life and grow some brains. Its people like you who ruin this community with all your flaming and bashing. When this community gets rid of all of you mother fuckers, then this community will be so much better. Until then we will still have to endure you fuckwits running a muck in the sites around the net. FUCK YOU ALL, and I mean that from the deepest, most sincerest part of my darkened soul.
To those who support not only me, but the group. You are the reason we work hard to make the mods. We know there are bugs that can be frustrating when you have waiting so long for a mod. But we will always be there to fix whatever is wrong. We thank you for having the decency to act like civil human beings and give us constructive feedback so we can fix the things that are wrong so the mod can be improved further for your enjoyment. We hope you will keep supporting, and we hope to impress you all with the REAL versions of F1 2007 Mod. v2.0.
I will be making another update tomorrow and hopefully will include a more in depth feature list of what you can all expect.
I thank you all. Farewell.
-Yanden - Darkness is my eternal bond.
Well I must say that at least the cars looked great, and the graphics, and FPS was great too. But the sounds were just...not how they were in the build before release, don't know what happened there. And the physics and engines, sighs. This is a classic example why we should never release dates. Rushing to get it out as we were, we didn't notice we used old files and not the ones meant for release.
What a blunder aye? a year of work to blunder it at the final moment. But hey, things are being fixed. v2.0 is being made and that will surely rock your world. We will be making all the fixes found in v1.0, we will be fixing the sounds also to have final versions sounds in it. We will also be moving back to the demo v1 physics which were the ones everyone prefered. I think in all it will make the balance of the mod a lot better.
As for the release, well yes, it was the best now was it? But it was another learning curve for us and we will continue forward to make the 07 mod stunning with v2.0.
The track pack issues were resolved, and a new track pack will be made soon, with tracks mainly used from ISI which we have acquired permission for, (thanks ISI) and from other track developers who have also given us permission to use their tracks and also convert the modelling to different layouts for older season mods. (Thanks guys)
Whats really sad? all those idiots who post pages and pages of bashing at RFC, RSC, F1Mods.com. No matter what I do it will never be enough will it? So I am taking this time to announce that I am withdrawing from the online community. I will no longer take part in interviews, or posting online. From now on I will elect people suitable to undertake interviews for magazine articles, and for posting things online on RFC and F1Mods.com
I feel that by restricting myself to the private staff forum of MMG's, and to this blog, it will be enough for me. The hatred towards me will always be there, and it has ruined my joy and passion considerably, and for this I feel I need to isolate myself into the group and this blog, and not be apart of the community anymore.
I am sorry to those who support MMG and are smart enough to understand that MMG is working on fixing the issues with v2.0, I have been driven to just withdraw myself away. I think it will be better off. This way I don't have to wake up in the morning to 20 pages of flaming and bashing me. And this might give RFC admins a chance to take a break from deleting and shreding posts that flame and bash me all day every day.
I thank you all for your support over the years, and thank you for your continued support in the years to come. I hope you will enjoy v2.0 and server edition which are coming soon, and I hope you will enjoy our future mods. I will do my best to ensure the same mistakes don't happen again.
So to all, I bid a fond farewell. From now you will only be able to see me post on here every chance I get. Will still try to make daily posts. Raymond, Phil and Eddie will keep you all informed as I instruct from the deep confines of the team.
To those who hate me. I don't give a flying fuck what you think of me, you all can go and get fucked. You're nothing but a bunch of fucken losers who sit behind a comp and flame for no reason at all. Each of you need to get a fucken life and grow some brains. Its people like you who ruin this community with all your flaming and bashing. When this community gets rid of all of you mother fuckers, then this community will be so much better. Until then we will still have to endure you fuckwits running a muck in the sites around the net. FUCK YOU ALL, and I mean that from the deepest, most sincerest part of my darkened soul.
To those who support not only me, but the group. You are the reason we work hard to make the mods. We know there are bugs that can be frustrating when you have waiting so long for a mod. But we will always be there to fix whatever is wrong. We thank you for having the decency to act like civil human beings and give us constructive feedback so we can fix the things that are wrong so the mod can be improved further for your enjoyment. We hope you will keep supporting, and we hope to impress you all with the REAL versions of F1 2007 Mod. v2.0.
I will be making another update tomorrow and hopefully will include a more in depth feature list of what you can all expect.
I thank you all. Farewell.
-Yanden - Darkness is my eternal bond.
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