Will SCI Studio be released?

[FK]

I'm talking about the one where you can view stuff from the newer SCI games like LSL7 and stuff, wasn't an early version of it ready?

[CiacioZ]

One Year without any news about the progress of the project...I think that sciStudio4 is dead and will never be released

[Chris Cromer]

Look, SCI Studio is not a job, he is not being paid to make it. He does this in his SPARE TIME.

Just have patience it will be released eventually when it is finished.

And SCI Studio has gone a year before with no releases/updates so get over it.

[FK]

I'm not asking him to do any more work.  I just thought he already had a version already done, that he gave to people who donated money to him.  All he would have to do is upload it somewhere, with no programming needed.

[Chris Cromer]

The version he gave to everybody was NOT done. It could only show you graphics from the later SCI games, it wasn't fully able to edit them and let you create your own games.

[Kon-Tiki]

If I remember correctly, it is almost done. Last time Brian had a major boost of working on it was when he wanted to have something done to show on Tech TV. Maybe these last lines can be finished if he gets the motivation for such a boost again...

[Disturbed Soul]

You know, something should be said for the fans of SCI Studio. There's a great community here of very nice and talented people, and everytime someone asks a question about the program, someone else gets bent of of shape and hollers about how "it'll be finished when it's finished." It is really quite unfair to smack down people for asking simple questions. I mean, it isn't an unreasonable question. (I've wondered myself if this project will ever actually be finished.)

Many people who post here are treated as if they're morons for asking a simple question or two. My point is this; these people are here because they believe in something. Abuse too many of them and it won't matter how wonderful SCI Studio 4 is, because no one will be around to use it.

[Chris Cromer]

The problem is not that people ask what's up with it... the problem is that tons of people keep asking. Have a look through this board and you will see so many topics asking this same question over and over and over. They really should either read the board first or use the search feature of the board.

And what do you want us to say besides it will be finished when it's finished... that's the best way to put it because there is no release date, and he isn't going to set one either unless it's about ready to be released.

Nobody is attacking these users for asking, we just gave the answer to the questions that they asked. These may not be the answers the users wanted to hear, but they are the correct answers.

[CiacioZ]

Nobody is here to pretend the SCI Studio 4 tomorrow, we respect the excellent work of Brian but I think that after so much time the right answear is "the project is halted so probably the next version wont be released". Tell to the people that probably it will be finished someday I think is a bit optimistic

Greetings

[Chris Cromer]

Look, it is not abandoned so we can't say that. Brian still posts here answering questions.

But just because he doesn't actually post news on the site about it does not mean nothing is every happening with it. But it also does not mean something is happening with it at the same time.

So the best thing to say is it will be done when it's done... rather than get up hopes when it can't be confirmed what's new yet because of lack of news postings on the site.

Brian has worked on it for I beleive around 4 years, I don't think he would just up and abandon it at this point which is why we say when it's done.

[CiacioZ]

I hope you're right chris

Until then best regards and good work to everyody, See ya  

[Fk]

The version he gave to everybody was NOT done. It could only show you graphics from the later SCI games, it wasn't fully able to edit them and let you create your own games.

I know, but that's all I wanted.

[Chris Cromer]Removed that last part, that's illegal.[/Chris Cromer]

[Observer]

The other thing I find interesting is that while people keep asking for new versions, there is not that many completed games available.

I think if people put a lot of their energy into making games as they did waiting for the next version, maybe more quality SCI games would be available. And if *that* happened, maybe a greater impetus would be in place to continually improve products like SCI Studio.

Just a thought.

[Chris Cromer]

I agree completely with you Observer.

And Fk, I modified your message because the last part of it is illegal to do.

[dreamweaver]

The truth is SCI Studio is not a job and Brian do that by hobby so we can't put pressure on that .
Beside SCI Studio , he has a life which need to live , and it true for all programmers : All of their hobby jobs just be done in weekend , when they had sometime break to do .
I don't know the others , but with me , I had a time just look in assembly code to   and for   . Must tell you , it's boring and make headache , so I decided to quit it and focus on C++ and Java , which expandable and more interesting . The true point I want to say is : CREATE is easier than REBUILT .
Take an example : A team do a job 50 % , still buggy then quit and boss take another team to continue the job . I don't believe they will bother to read code , fix bug but sure that they just reuse the module if it good , and ready to write a new one if it don't fit with them .
So , don't be dissapoint when you see AGS, AGAST , SLUDGE and other adventure authoring systems are motive , fast and always be release a new version . It just because they are created from draft , not remake / rebuilt from an existing one and require compatibility with it . SCI Studio and FreeSCI are rebuilt with limited like that , they must compatibility with old games , old code when others just need an interface look like old games is ok .
Patient , patient and patient . I have watched SCI development from .. uhhh ...96 , 97 ? And now it looks better than the start , so why I can wait a little time ?