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[Morberis]

So, unlikely to be out by Christmas?

[Neonivek]

So, unlikely to be out by Christmas?

Right, but then again a month ago it was unlikely to be out in December anyhow so it isn't really new information.

[Outcast Orange]

Oh be mature.

Toady is a legendary engraver, and he's engraving as fast as he can.
You need to stop worrying about when,
 and just be happy that it will happen.

EDIT: Also, its programming day, so stop by your local creative projects designated area later,
 to pick up a gift bag.

That was mostly a bout of self motivation, but I can justify it.

[Lancensis]

He's even got clowns putting on a show for us, according to today's Devlog.

[Rowanas]

Arghh. I REALLY want DF out by Christmas so that I can turn aside the tedium and irritation of Christmas by playing a new DF. I might send him a PM asking for the new DF (I'll put up with not having a tiny number of features) and hope he lets me get it early but without some of the final features.

[Footkerchief]

Arghh. I REALLY want DF out by Christmas so that I can turn aside the tedium and irritation of Christmas by playing a new DF. I might send him a PM asking for the new DF (I'll put up with not having a tiny number of features) and hope he lets me get it early but without some of the final features.

Hahaha don't make him waste his time telling you "no."  He's repeatedly rejected the idea of doing this, and doing it just for one person would be even more ridiculous.

[Wirevix]

I doubt it could even just be "not having a tiny number of features."  I'm not a programmer, but from what I've grasped of it, everything builds on everything else.  If it's not complete enough to be released, it doesn't work, period, because everything is necessary for everything else to function in a big feedback loop.  So most likely you wouldn't have a version that works at all simply because it's missing code that is necessary for some of the already-mostly-finished bits - and that's not even taking into consideration any crippling bugs it might have in the initial official release.

[Neonivek]

Plus even ignoring underground week+ and rope ladders

This is what is left

Explore a few other (very minor) compat issues
Fix the annoying cat bug
Perform the hydra test
Any remaining tests
Handle a few misc. bug reports and minor interface requests that have arisen
Merge with the 40d# stuff

Those arn't really skippable even if Toady was rushing.

[Lancensis]

Arghh. I REALLY want DF out by Christmas so that I can turn aside the tedium and irritation of Christmas by playing a new DF. I might send him a PM asking for the new DF (I'll put up with not having a tiny number of features) and hope he lets me get it early but without some of the final features.

Hahaha don't make him waste his time telling you "no."  He's repeatedly rejected the idea of doing this, and doing it just for one person would be even more ridiculous.

Perhaps if they were terminally ill, they'd be in with a chance.

[numerobis]

Got to see a playful spirit of fire take flying steam dives in and out of a water-filled area while a submerged frog demon looked on.

This makes me feel guilty about going around killing demons.

[Lancensis]

Maybe they only attack because you cause a draft when you break through the chamber

[Footkerchief]

Perhaps if they were terminally ill, they'd be in with a chance.

Yeah, one of these days Toady will get an email from the Make-A-Wish Foundation telling him that a child dying of cancer wants him to finish implementing milking or something.

[Rowanas]

See! I do have a chance!

Now all I need is to contract some sort of vicious and lethal disease. Ideas?

[smjjames]

Yea, Christmas is like what, five days away, I don't think he is going to finish THAT quickly.

Anyways, sounds like critters might do more than just wander around. Unless that was a case of a SoF trying to 'swim', but it keeps boiling the water away.

Might be a good chance of the Frog Demon getting burnt to ashes.

[Akigagak]

It was probably tying to kill something.

Also, page 600.