Ashes Cricket 2013 General Discussion

[cricket_online]

Watching the video I actually felt bad for Mike Fegan. The guy is stuck between a rock and a hard place. He needs to push the game out ASAP but at the same time he knows the game isn't ready yet and clearly needs plenty of work to be up there. Maybe that's why they made fielding automated so that they can deliver the game a bit early.

However, there's one question I would like to get the answer to. How long have the AC13 team been working on the game? I recall Chief mentioning the team has been working on the title for 2-3 years but looking at the rushed and clearly sub-par screenshots and the Mike Fegan diaries, it looks the team started working on the game end of last year. It boggles my mind these guys have actually developed 2 cricket titles in recent time coz they have looked like numpties the way they have gone about the whole project.

Of course coming up against Ross and Big Ant didn't help their cause that much but still...

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Having listened to the new video ,
They are trying to give more information
And keep us up to date .
But the game is at the least late August release.
It all feels a bit Aliens: Colonial Marines all
Over again!

If you read between the lines, they intend to rush out an incomplete game ASAP and will come out with a DLC later in the year during Aussie leg of the Ashes series. The DLC should fix up the bugs, at least the obvious ones, but we will have to pay for it

 

[BigAntStudios]

Sorry, I didn't add sufficient sarcasm to my post

Automatic fielding is horrible. It's barely worse than the semi-automatic fielding of past games.

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Actually, here is something I just thought of and I think the people here (Ross in particular) will get a kick out of it.

Regarding the runouts, he said "we have added new animations". Wait....I thought the whole game was completely new? In which case, how come there are existing animations already there to add to?

BINGO!

Codemasters owned the code for IC10 and sold it to a company that is neither Trickstar/505 nor Big Ant. Could yet be a third game around at some point...

See above, just because you are not allowed to do something doesn't necessarily mean that you can't do it - the data and code are still in possession and of course the mo-cap for A2010 & A2013 were done at the same facility

Watch Mike Fegan (The Kentucky Clone) is quite entertaining from a comedic standpoint.

How can he continue to rehash the same statement week after week?

Yes, I particularly like the DRS will be in DLC (Answer from last week) being turned into this week's TOP TEN Question "will there be DLC"....

What is really worrying is the term "randomisation". What does that mean?

That my actual imput is only secondary because the game engine does something it feels like from a pre-programmed set of variables?

If they meant the ball will react as in the real world world with a million different factors taken into account for what it ends up doing, then great.

All experiences thus far tell me however it is the first one.

In this context we can only be led to assume that again the hud makes batting too predictable and so they have randomised the outcome of where the ball will go.

However, there's one question I would like to get the answer to. How long have the AC13 team been working on the game? I recall Chief mentioning the team has been working on the title for 2-3 years but looking at the rushed and clearly sub-par screenshots and the Mike Fegan diaries, it looks the team started working on the game end of last year. It boggles my mind these guys have actually developed 2 cricket titles in recent time coz they have looked like numpties the way they have gone about the whole project.

How long... well Chief said "two babies" (18 Months) but that's now moved onto 2 years, 2.5 years, and 3 years depending on who you want to believe.

 

[cricket_online]

^^^
Looking at the AC13 fiasco I am sure 505 Games are wishing they hadn't gone with a cricket title and must be praying the nightmare ends.

 

[BigAntStudios]

Maybe... but as these videos are to be weekly before release we can expect many more laughs from the "Colonel", I think it was labelled 2 / 26

Be ready to pay for your DRS and all of the other "fab" features as they're now said to be part of the DLC for the Australian Ashes...

 

[cricket_online]

I am more curious about 505 Games' PR spin when AC13 is released post Ashes series

 

[BigAntStudios]

So the teams are up to date

 

[sahilnatu]

I am more curious about 505 Games' PR spin when AC13 is released post Ashes series

They'd be all about "Replay the recently concluded historic Ashes Series in this OFFICIAL Ashes Cricket 2013 game...

...that has over 200 licensed kit items & the OFFICIAL hawkeye licence."

 

[MattW]

Speaking of Hawkeye - I note how Nine were using 'Eagle Eye' across the summer instead - so on the return leg you could have the 'official' Ashes game using a different ball tracking system to the one being used in the matches themselves.

 

[cricket_online]

It still amazes me no end the way 505 Game messed up such a great opportunity to make the most of 2 Ashes series the same year. All they needed was a half-decent game and with Ashes license they would have been more successful than what they were with AC09. What a wasted opportunity

 

[Westindies]

narendrakkc we are missing your comments on yesterday's q and a videos, please give us something to cheer about.

 

[Dutch]

A little quiz. three random questions taken from three forums: BA, Ashes 13, and Margery Toads Sexual Help Forum: which question belongs to which?

1. Will the shadows falling on the grass increase the possibility of dew-forming thereby influencing the speed of the ball as it crosses the outfield and influencing the movement of the ball as it picks up dew, possibly aiding a skilled shiner of the ball?

By Mr D. Ad of Greater Smoggum, Lincs.

2. Will there be IPL?

My Mr. C. Unt of Downstairs- by the- Fairies, Lancs.

3. Why can I never finish? I get to a certain climatic point but have to pull out at the last moment? I usually blame everyone else but me but as I don't want to lose face I try to make out that everything is fine and that it was meant to go like that? My partner is getting really fed up with me as I am always not quite bringing satisfaction and doubts I ever will?

By Mr M.F of Melbourne

 

[martyn]

Maybe... but as these videos are to be weekly before release we can expect many more laughs from the "Colonel", I think it was labelled 2 / 26

Be ready to pay for your DRS and all of the other "fab" features as they're now said to be part of the DLC for the Australian Ashes...

Time to release some gameplay footage fella so we can see just how good or otherwise your game really is...

 

[angad]

Time to release some gameplay footage fella so we can see just how good or otherwise your game really is...

That you can see whenever the 'fella' feels is the right time to release the vid as well !

 

[whiteninness]

How long... well Chief said "two babies" (18 Months) but that's now moved onto 2 years, 2.5 years, and 3 years depending on who you want to believe.

Maybe he was a bit impotent?

 

[BRAB]

To ensure we delivered something that met our own expectations, we had to focus all resource on game development. As a result, creating assets such as screenshots or videos had to be put on hold so the team could completely focus on the development of the game

At the moment we are focusing all our efforts on finishing the current game

also in the last few days we've been able to generate a bunch of screenshots of actual in game play and and they'll be released shortly

So they're still focusing all their resources/effort into the game, but they can make screenshots now? I thought that was too difficult for them.

If a company is going to make up lies over the simplest things, they should at least be good at it.