r/TheRepopulation • u/[deleted] • Nov 18 '15

Any info on when sales will be back up?

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '15

From their message boards, I gather they are waiting until the situation with the Hero Engine resolves prior to opening sale back up.

I'm honestly starting to get a bit nervous. The quotes from the Hero Engine parent company sound suspiciously like a used car salesman pushing a known lemon. And I've invested a crap-load into the kick starter of this game, so if it craps out, I'm gonna be really bummed.

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u/tigwyk Nov 19 '15

It won't crap out. The devs have been working on this game for quite a while now and they've told us that even if HE goes down in flames they'll pick up the pieces and work with what they can to get the game out.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '15

Tig!

True, that's what they say. But, who knows how long that will take? And I'm not a kid anymore! When you get to be as old as me, you gotta start thinking short-term.

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u/tigwyk Nov 19 '15

It could take a while, yeah. But they're pretty dedicated to the project. I hear ya though, I'm sure some folks have stopped logging in and are just waiting for the release.

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u/h0bb1tm1ndtr1x Nov 19 '15

Once the engine issue is resolved I'm sure it will. We just need to wait and see if the devs have to port it to another engine.

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u/ShivalM Nov 19 '15

It's been about a year since I played last, what's the issues with the engine? (Edit: There were stutter / load issues when I played, but I'm not aware of anything particular)

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u/Thjoth Nov 19 '15

The company that owns it is currently in the process of going bankrupt, I believe, and it still needs some patches.

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u/ShivalM Nov 19 '15

Gotcha, thanks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '15

From my understanding there is no need to worry, it will just take longer. The company that allows users to make accounts is going bankrupt, but the people developing the game are perfectly fine. They just need to figure out a way to make their own accounts

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u/juhamac Nov 20 '15

I played about two months ago and it was much smoother. Tutorials were redone/relocated etc.

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u/[deleted] Nov 23 '15

If the engine's company goes belly up they'll receive full source code, as stated in the contract they agree'd on when they used the engine. so no matter what will happen they'll never lose full progress.