UPDATES Please

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Fri 12 Jun, 2015 4:16 pm

It's been a while now, Paul. Hows about a wee update? Maybe, Gawd be praised, a screenshot!

javier_83 · Post by **javier_83** » Sat 13 Jun, 2015 2:57 am

yeahhh i support this

jejeje from london to Mexico

Post by **Paul Norman** » Sun 14 Jun, 2015 10:46 am

I have just posted an update here:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=31326&p=33186#p33186

I am not able to offer a screen shot at the moment as I have not implemented the skin yet. However the next best thing is some development mockups showing the new skin design:

http://www.titleboutboxing.com/cgi-bin/ ... e_dev_2015

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Sun 14 Jun, 2015 3:12 pm

Mock ups look great! This game has the potential to be unreal. Real hope the career mode is a success, I am happy to wait a while if it means it is implemented correctly

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Sun 14 Jun, 2015 4:03 pm

Paul Norman wrote:I have just posted an update here:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=31326&p=33186#p33186

I am not able to offer a screen shot at the moment as I have not implemented the skin yet. However the next best thing is some development mockups showing the new skin design:

http://www.titleboutboxing.com/cgi-bin/ ... e_dev_2015

Many thanks for the mock-ups. If not impossible, ask Aurelio to make the bars on the left and right thinner so you can drop the fighter photos down and make them larger. This will give you more space for long names, as many latino and Asian boxers have them. In TB2013 I see fighters names and records truncated due to lack of space. I believe it is important to have fighters pics as large as they were in version 2.5 and it would be nice to be able to rotate photos to show fighters aging.

Thanks again.

Post by **Paul Norman** » Sun 14 Jun, 2015 9:39 pm

Hehehe, I knew you would mention the picture size! I have already talked with Aurelio about making them bigger, so do not fear....

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Sun 14 Jun, 2015 9:53 pm

Meant to ask Paul is there any plans as to how the career mode will be? or is that still in the planning process?

Post by **Paul Norman** » Sun 14 Jun, 2015 9:56 pm

A bit of both... Nothing is set in stone tho if you have a sugestion...

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Sun 14 Jun, 2015 10:12 pm

Could maybe set up an ideas page on here? would like to see ideas bounced around

I would like to see continental titles added such as the European etc.

Also a good ranking system, maybe the 4 major organisations and then an independent ranking system similar to The Ring/Boxrec rankings

Post by **Paul Norman** » Sun 14 Jun, 2015 10:22 pm

There is one, its the wish list forum:

viewforum.php?f=11

People post there idea's and wants there..

Hanson Bros · Post by **Hanson Bros** » Sun 14 Jun, 2015 11:48 pm

good stuff Paul ... can't wait to get a test file to start playing with!

javier_83 · Post by **javier_83** » Thu 18 Jun, 2015 4:45 am

wow i skip to visit the page a couple of days and we have mockups screenshoots

Thanks Paul!!

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Thu 18 Jun, 2015 8:15 pm

Paul Norman wrote:Hehehe, I knew you would mention the picture size! I have already talked with Aurelio about making them bigger, so do not fear....

Ahem....Like George Chuvalo I plan on wearing you down.

The actual "battle screen" is essential to the immersiveness of Title Bout. It's where all your planning and preparation comes to a violent conclusion. I realize you have to cater to the segment of fans who play the game on touchscreens, but those titles at the top of the screen with fighters' names and ring records AND the boxers photos are the only real connections between the player and the fighters they're watching. You need space at the top for both the names, which can, in many cases, be very long and veteran fighters' ring records. I hate seeing these getting cut off. Makes the whole thing look kinda pokey. The default font needs to be something simple and easy to decipher at a glance.

The Stats/Condition etc bars at the sides take up way too much real estate as is. Give space up for pics and the arena's name, which is hardly noticeable now. And for those of us who are partly colour-blind, give us the option to switch colours on those bars. The ones on the right are hard for me to see.

Oh, yeah. Someone else asked if the ref could pop up once in a while. Say, when a point is taken away. And when a fighter is KO'd, the picture should show the ref raising the winner's hand while the loser is being seen to by his cornermen.

Post by **Paul Norman** » Fri 19 Jun, 2015 9:05 am

Thank for your comments I will do my best. You know the best way to keep an eye on these issues is to beta test the game!

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Fri 19 Jun, 2015 4:34 pm

Paul Norman wrote:Thank for your comments I will do my best. You know the best way to keep an eye on these issues is to beta test the game!

I plan to.

javier_83 · Post by **javier_83** » Tue 07 Jul, 2015 12:55 am

July NEws??

Post by **Paul Norman** » Tue 07 Jul, 2015 11:30 am

Plodding on... Have half the skin in place, working with Aurelio to finish this. I have two database bugs that I need to find, fix and test. General development plodding onwards

javier_83 · Post by **javier_83** » Wed 08 Jul, 2015 4:16 am

yeii!! glad to see that the game is closer!!

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Sat 11 Jul, 2015 4:23 pm

Love seeing pics of the development if and when there is anything of note to get us all excited

icetea · Post by **icetea** » Sun 12 Jul, 2015 2:47 am

I like the new look of the game screen. It's easier to find what you want to do.

scobear · Post by **scobear** » Sun 12 Jul, 2015 3:52 am

icetea wrote:I like the new look of the game screen. It's easier to find what you want to do.

I agree

javier_83 · Post by **javier_83** » Wed 15 Jul, 2015 10:44 am

Actually seems to be cleaner!! ahh i can't wait!!

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Fri 07 Aug, 2015 2:19 pm

Any further updates now we're into August?

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Fri 07 Aug, 2015 6:12 pm

Paul's window for working on the game is pretty narrow what with the looming update to OOTP baseball again. He's trying his best I think, but he's one guy with the same responsibilities at home as the rest of us. From what I've seen it takes hours and hours to code small segments of games like this. Don't hold your breath.

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Fri 07 Aug, 2015 9:51 pm

Paul does an amazing job, which takes a lot of time and hard work. Any little update is something to keep some interested though I feel!

Post by **Paul Norman** » Sat 08 Aug, 2015 2:45 pm

OK, I quick update... The skin has been held for 3 wks as Aurelio had a family trip booked. He will be back soon and I hope to finish enough of the skin to show you something. Meanwhile, I have been coding the Aging and Regeneration module. This is one of the key features of the career game as it will project the passage of time onto the fighters, cornermen, judges, referees and of course the ring card girls... I have the media/news frame work in place you can receive feedback from the AI components as well as respond to them!

So while it might seem quiet to you guys, thats a sign I am working hard and making progress

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Sat 08 Aug, 2015 2:54 pm

Sounds brilliant!! Thanks for the update and your hard work!

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Sat 05 Sep, 2015 5:17 pm

My monthly request for any updates has arrived haha! hope things are well Paul

Post by **Paul Norman** » Fri 18 Sep, 2015 12:45 pm

HarveyChamp1 wrote:My monthly request for any updates has arrived haha! hope things are well Paul

The alpha team is working well to find bugs which is a good sign. I am developer testing the fighter aging and it seems to be working. I am sure it will need tuning still, but at least the logic is working and tied into the media module. I will now work on Cornermen, refs, exports etc...

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Fri 18 Sep, 2015 9:36 pm

Keep at it, Paul. Nose to the grindstone, eh! The eyes of a nation are upon you. (Well, a few crazy old guys anyway.)

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Sun 27 Sep, 2015 7:57 pm

Would you say it's looking like a 2016 release now Paul? Mind you I'm a teacher so don't have much time to play for a while anyway haha

Post by **Paul Norman** » Wed 30 Sep, 2015 9:37 am

HarveyChamp1 wrote:Would you say it's looking like a 2016 release now Paul? Mind you I'm a teacher so don't have much time to play for a while anyway haha

I am hoping to get it out before then, but its more important that its ready and not rushed to release.

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Fri 02 Oct, 2015 5:18 pm

Thanks for the reply, I think everyone ois agreed on that!

Looking forward to future screenshots etc

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Fri 02 Oct, 2015 5:57 pm

Paul Norman wrote:
HarveyChamp1 wrote:Would you say it's looking like a 2016 release now Paul? Mind you I'm a teacher so don't have much time to play for a while anyway haha
I am hoping to get it out before then, but its more important that its ready and not rushed to release.

Totally agree with this. Don't want to be hearing complaints about bugs afterwards, especially from me.

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Thu 15 Oct, 2015 6:18 pm

Hopefully we will get some screenshots or development news soon to up the excitement levels

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Sat 07 Nov, 2015 9:25 pm

So Paul, are you still working on the boxing sim or have you been seconded back to the OOTP baseball team to work on the next version?

Just to point out this is November of 2015. Only one other month left in this year. Nice to hear a progress report.

Cap

Post by **Paul Norman** » Sun 08 Nov, 2015 5:32 pm

Cap wrote:So Paul, are you still working on the boxing sim or have you been seconded back to the OOTP baseball team to work on the next version?

A bit of both, I always will have OOTP support items its only the amount of time they take from TB that differs.

Cap wrote:Just to point out this is November of 2015. Only one other month left in this year. Nice to hear a progress report.

I did post a min update recently but I think it was inside the alpha testing team. You will be pleased to know there is a newly skinned fight page with big pictures! There are slightly bigger than in TB2.5, so I hope you will approve of them. I have the regen module working on all humans in the game. This is not just fighters but also cutman, trainers, judges, experts etc. even ring card girls! I am now working on the finance model, which controls the balance in the game. The more your fighters succeed, the bigger the fight cards, the bigger the income, the more expensive/experienced the cornermen you can afford, the better your reputation, the bigger names will want to join you/you can afford... So as you see, the finance is the key to gluing all the other AI parts together.

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Sun 08 Nov, 2015 9:01 pm

Would it be possible to get any screenshots Paul?

Post by **Paul Norman** » Sun 08 Nov, 2015 9:38 pm

HarveyChamp1 wrote:Would it be possible to get any screenshots Paul?

I am working on it... while most of the skinning is complete there are a few areas that still need work. I need to have the skin complete before I release screen shots else it will look rather strange....

javier_83 · Post by **javier_83** » Mon 09 Nov, 2015 1:19 am

i cant wait to see this game!! this will finish my lack of social life jajaja!!

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Tue 10 Nov, 2015 8:31 pm

I'm so excited for this game guys haha

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Wed 11 Nov, 2015 1:54 pm

Don't get too excited. It sounds like it is still far from finished or ready for beta-testing even.

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Wed 11 Nov, 2015 7:13 pm

True but as long as the quality is good I will be fine with the wait

javier_83 · Post by **javier_83** » Fri 13 Nov, 2015 5:40 pm

that video proves that is far that i was expecting!! ahh cant wait to play it!

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Wed 02 Dec, 2015 6:08 pm

Is it a 2016 release date now Paul?

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Tue 22 Dec, 2015 11:20 pm

hi Paul you mentioned recently you were working on the finance aspect of the new game. Was wondering how you got on with that and was/is it difficult to implement

Post by **Paul Norman** » Wed 23 Dec, 2015 8:45 am

HarveyChamp1 wrote:hi Paul you mentioned recently you were working on the finance aspect of the new game. Was wondering how you got on with that and was/is it difficult to implement

The problem with the finance model is that it is linked with so many others, fighter contracts, cornerman contract, scheduling etc. so its a massive task...

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Wed 23 Dec, 2015 9:10 pm

Must be frustrating and difficult! Have a Merry Christmas Paul and get back at it January!

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Fri 25 Dec, 2015 3:19 pm

Too bad there aren't some basic aspects of OOTP that you could use to help you along. Oh well. There's always next year.

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Fri 01 Jan, 2016 10:09 pm

Happy new year guys! Any updates regarding the new game? Hopeful of 1st quarter?

Post by **Paul Norman** » Sun 03 Jan, 2016 12:57 pm

Happy new year everyone... I have been working over the Christmas break to clear down bugs that have been reported (both TB and OOTP). I am now looking into the scheduler to plan AI fights...

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Sun 03 Jan, 2016 2:49 pm

Thanks, Paul. Keep up your good work.

Cap

javier_83 · Post by **javier_83** » Sun 03 Jan, 2016 9:57 pm

my bugs!!! you killed them

monagfam · Post by **monagfam** » Tue 26 Jan, 2016 12:46 am

I was just curious if you had any estimations on when you expect (or would like) this to be available. I know there is a lot of testing going on -- I had some leftover Christmas money I was trying to determine how I might burn.

HarveyChamp1 · Post by **HarveyChamp1** » Fri 29 Jan, 2016 6:08 pm

Aye an update or screenshot would be fab

Cap · Post by **Cap** » Sun 31 Jan, 2016 5:43 pm

Paul seems to be running silent at the moment. Hope everything is okay. Wonder if he ever heard from Azza about new funding?