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[nimbus25]

I'm going to guess it'll be about a year and a half max for villains + graphics/ui overhaul to be finished, so I'll guess the Big Wait will finish some time around April 21 2022

[Craftsdwarf boi]

2021 late October (10.20-25)

[pvtvega]

I'm OOTL. What's the big wait?

[Superdorf]

During the development of Dwarf Fortress, there's been a few times during which Toady spent several years working on a single update. These times are referred to as "Big Waits", and something amazing invariably comes of them. Toady intends to embark on another Big Wait sometime soon, during which he will implement mythology and various kinds of magic. This upcoming Big Wait is the one we're referring to here.

[Shonai_Dweller]

During the development of Dwarf Fortress, there's been a few times during which Toady spent several years working on a single update. These times are referred to as "Big Waits", and something amazing invariably comes of them. Toady intends to embark on another Big Wait sometime soon, during which he will implement mythology and various kinds of magic. This upcoming Big Wait is the one we're referring to here.

It's worth noting that previous Waits are only called Big Waits retrospectively. Mythgen is the first Wait that Toady ever referred to as Big. So...likely to be very Big, I guess.

For reference, the last proper Wait was 2012-2014, 25 months as I recall.

Funny thing about this upcoming Big wait is that it's been delayed twice (once when Villains suddenly turned out to be a year long project and again with the UI improvement arc in preparation for Steam release). So we're currently waiting for the Wait. Making this thread  increasingly silly as people's initial guesses are passed before the damn Wait even begins.

[mikekchar]

Do remember, of course, that *somebody* predicted that there would be no big wait and that instead Toady would change to incremental updates :-)  I'm *still* not on the board for that ;-)  When I made my prediction I thought my odds were exactly 0.  However, now that he's going to Steam, I actually wonder if market pressures will force him to change his development style.  It doesn't seem quite so far fetched to me as it did before.  Still pretty unlikely, though.

[Shonai_Dweller]

Do remember, of course, that *somebody* predicted that there would be no big wait and that instead Toady would change to incremental updates :-)  I'm *still* not on the board for that ;-)  When I made my prediction I thought my odds were exactly 0.  However, now that he's going to Steam, I actually wonder if market pressures will force him to change his development style.  It doesn't seem quite so far fetched to me as it did before.  Still pretty unlikely, though.

He's mentioned the Big Wait a few times since Steam release in interviews and such. I imagine the long time without a release during the Wait and possibility of donations drying up is part of the pressure to release on Steam. So actually, seems more likely he'll take his time now (and perhaps take a summer holiday too hopefully).

[auzewasright]

Until next Thursday.
Edit: just realized I did a necro.

[Shonai_Dweller]

Until next Thursday.
Edit: just realized I did a necro.

Every week is a Big Wait for those who follow the devblog.

[Putnam]

Until next Thursday.
Edit: just realized I did a necro.

Pff, it's just one month, and the topic's still totally relevant.

[Aelwen]

I don't know what to say. On the one hand Toady is pressed to make his Steam update but after he does it it will cause more problems as people who will buy it will require more quality for their money. Bugs  will have to be resolved....

So he'll have to support the Steam version and develop the classic. Considering the "FPS death issue and tons of bugs..."

Put me for mid autumn 2025.

[Inarius]

I'll make a generl update in a month or two, so feel free to post or update your predictions

[yoji001]

Easily Q3 or Q4 2021!

[Nordlicht]

December 2024

[Inarius]

Sanctume : April 5th, 2021
thefriendlyhacker: May 12th, 2021
Real_Bang : May 15th, 2021
Starver: June 5th, 2021
Casany: July 23rd, 2021
Voliol : Sept 19th, 2021
Urlance Woolsbane: Sept 15th, 2021
Death Dragon : Oct 1st, 2021
yoji001:End 2021
Dragonsploof : Feb 22nd, 2022
Beag : July 7th 2022
Shonai_Dweller : May 30th, 2022
KittyTac : Oct 24th, 2022
quekwoambojish : Oct 30th, 2022
Tinnucorch : Nov 1st 2022
Witty: December 10th, 2022
Grand Sage : January 1st, 2023
Asin : January 24th, 2023
VislarRn: February 24th, 2023
PlumpHelmetMan: February 18th, 2023
Inarius: April 15th, 2023
Malvado: December 31st, 2023
methylatedspirit: January 20th, 2024
Nordlicht:December 2024
Criperum : July 15th, 2025 (mid summer)
Aelwen:15 Oct 2025


let's say we will all update after Steam release. Some people made their prediction before the steam thing so that would be unfair