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[smokingwreckage]

Three Toe does a dramatic interpretation of the month's donations. So a big month sees thundering heroes soaring on mounts of thunder to a new dawn of epic awesome, while a bad month sees some sort of dramatic complication: shackles, falling on things, or syphilis.

[Shades]

Well, it's not much to ask, I guess. However, though I don't know what it says in your personality profile, something tells me the line "He likes helping others" isn't there. Can't you feel good after donating money to someone who asked for it because he needs it?

Fair point And I admit my personally annoyance at the small comment on the announcement is an overreaction of sorts, but it's just the way I feel. This is a game I've spent more on than any other (baring a silly play by email I was clocking up stupid amounts of expenditure by the time I quit) and I feel it's worth the amount I've spent and will be worth more. As I said before I'm happy to donate if someone starts a new donation drive.

[Rilder]

As I said before I'm happy to donate if someone starts a new donation drive.

Why not start your own? 

[Qiu]

This one is still current i think : http://www.bay12games.com/forum/index.php?topic=46933.0

[Hazelnut]

Nonono, that's not what happens.

The thought process is thus:
- Funding is down.
- Funding is down because there have been no releases.
- We must release soon.
- Thus, skip anything we can skip without compromising quality.

40d# definitely falls into that category; the game runs perfectly well without it, and his current codebase is 40d#-less anyway.

Personally, having been using #16 exclusively, I'd probably wait until DF'10 was updated with the 40# open gl stuff before playing. Resizable windows & zooming is just too nice. I had assumed it would be part of DF'10 release, and work would be happening right now to be integrating it, in parallel with the regular game bugfixes.

[random51]

I had assumed it would be part of DF'10 release, and work would be happening right now to be integrating it, in parallel with the regular game bugfixes.

It isn't? I'm not really interested in playing without those features.

[Huesoo]

I had assumed it would be part of DF'10 release, and work would be happening right now to be integrating it, in parallel with the regular game bugfixes.

It isn't? I'm not really interested in playing without those features.

Oh wow. Just ignore all the new features.

[Rafal99]

Imho releasing without 40d# changes seems reasonable to save some time, but would be nice to have them reincorporated into the DF as fast as possible after the release. These changes are very useful, or even make it possible to play for some people who couldn't play without them, so leaving DF for a long time without them would be a step back.

(...)
So you get that in late summer instead;

This is what worries me.

[Baughn]

Well, I can't speak for toady. As far as I know, he's still planning to integrate d#.. this is just what I consider to be a likely consequence of rushing, not something that's written in stone.

There are also people who can't play using d#, you know. Though that number should be shrinking.. it's not zero.

[Hazelnut]

Well, I can't speak for toady. As far as I know, he's still planning to integrate d#.. this is just what I consider to be a likely consequence of rushing, not something that's written in stone.

There are also people who can't play using d#, you know. Though that number should be shrinking.. it's not zero.

I guess I just wanted to highlight how much I (and others I'm sure) appreciate the changes in 40# releases. Very much!

[Blacken]

Well, it's not much to ask, I guess. However, though I don't know what it says in your personality profile, something tells me the line "He likes helping others" isn't there. Can't you feel good after donating money to someone who asked for it because he needs it?

If my goal was to help others, my money would be going to the Red Cross or another charity (although I did just donate to the Jimmy Fund recently). This is about feeding my gaming habit. Which is why I'm holding off on sending any money (though I have the money earmarked) until the release.

Toady's not a 501(c)3, and I don't consider any money I send to him a "donation." It's payment for services rendered. Which is great--and I'll remit for those services rendered on release.

[Jiri Petru]

You know what's funny? That even the meager $1500 would be quite a comfortable life for a single guy living anywhere else than US. In some parts of the world, and even EU, it would make Toady almost a rich guy  Eg. I earn about $1000 a month which is pretty good for a young adult around here.

[Sean Mirrsen]

$1500 times the current exchange rate... 42700 RUR. That's more than enough for comfortable living in Russia. In fact, that's quite above middle-class.

[Eagleon]

Then it is settled. We will ship Toady to Mother Russia! All will be well!

[Rafal99]

In Mother Russia, Mother Russia is shipped to you!

... wait ... what?