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On Mon, 12 May 2025 21:55:37 +0100, Mr Rob
<noemailformethx@jsjsaiiowppw.com> wrote:

>On Mon, 12 May 2025 09:12:42 -0600, "rms"
><rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote:
>
>>>Here's the video I'm watching now, which I guess is going to
>>>show off a Squadron 42 battle:


>How many billions years of life left in our Sun? I can't remember.
>It's probably not enough time though to finish this game and get S42
>released.

10 billion years. CIG still has a little time.

Of course, that implies they are actually /trying/ to finish it. Which
I'm not at all sure is the goal. I think eventually they'll just 'run
out of money' and slink off, leaving the customers high and dry. Maybe
they'll sell the assets and let some other developer try to patch them
into some semblance of a game. Gearbox might be up for it.

Anyway, the linked video is all pre-rendered stuff anyway. It doesn't
necessarily reflect what the final game will look or play like,
anymore than all the flashy cinematic sequences in "Final Fantasy VII"
resembled the actual gameplay.