Hi, I'm the new guy!

[Entrusc]

Hi everyone, my name is Moebius and I'm in charge now for the ongoing development of Towns.

As of now we have just released a new update that fixes a few things especially concerning Mac computers.

I hope you understand that this was a pressing matter and also that I need some time to work into the code that was handed to me. So I thought it might not be the best idea to integrate a lot of features that will most likely not work correctly, just because I don't know every corner of the code yet. But of course I plan to implement some cool new features in the near future. So stay tuned.

If you want to know more about me, you can read the AMA I did in our forum: Hi, I'm the new guy (Towns Forum)[www.townsgame.com]
But of course I will also answer questions if you post them here.

[sitebender]

First of all. I'd like to say how happy I am to have you working on the project. I really want Towns to be fun and enjoyable. I've sank so many hours into the game and I still believe that it can be better than it is.

So I'm welcoming you. Everyone else might like throw tomatoes or something. You're walking into a thorn bush my friend, but walk into it thinking this.... you can only make things better.

[yökyöpeli]

Awesome! :) I thought that Towns was great game and then I heard developer abandoned the project despite the great audience. When I personally saw some problems when playing (some pathfinding difficulties with soldiers...) I left the game, but still: "people are still playing this" Great to hear about you :) God bless you

[Cyborgt]

Originally posted by sitebender:

Everyone else might like throw tomatoes or something.

No reason to "throw tomatoes" at moebius. The current state of the game (and its questionable "release") has nothing to do with him.

Good luck moebius. You have quite a lot of work ahead of you.

[Melodic Oak]

We greet you with open arms my friend! Great to see you on board this awesome game! Here's hoping you can make it even better!

[Shyynek]

Welcome! It's a great news, will be looking forward to see what you will bring to the game, good luck!

[Fizban Frobozz]

Glad to see you here. I won't pester you with questions and certainly won't berate you for the things others have done in the past. Good luck unscrambling the code. I sincerely hope you are able to finish the game in a reasonable amount of time.

[Mars]

Wow, last I checked, Towns was dead in the water. So great to hear you are going to continue its development :)

[Joeh]

Awesome that someone is picking this back up after it fell horribly, can't wait for future updates

[thatothermitch]

Thanks for the update Moebius! Don't let the haters break your stride!

[NaU.Valharroth]

Good luck, Moebius. Hell hath no fury as a community scorned, but if you can manage to fix this game you will have earned the respects of many.

[Blast (AKA LostAmI)]

I just about died launghing at that comment about "a huge passionate fanbase" cause that is so far from the truth it's.. well.. laughable.

(No offense thatothermitch but you have to admit that statement is not accurate)
(Scorned we are indeed NaU.Valharroth)

But it is good news that the game has someone who actually wants to make te game worth the money we spent.

I have questions though.
#1: How did you end up in change of Towns development?
#2: How extensive are your plans for continued development?
#3: After you have had time to rip into the code and get a good handle on it, what will be your primary focus for the games future?

[Cyborgt]

Originally posted by Blast:

#1: How did you end up in change of Towns development?

Well, I can answer that one at least. Xavi (the owner of SMP and original programmer for Towns) hired him to take over when he got burned out. He nearly cancelled development entirely but was talked into hiring someone over on the official forums.

[Todd Howard's Itchy Hemorrhoid]

Wow, finally Towns is getting a Dev that gives a crap

[wulfbein]

Glad to see this game getting some more servings of love.

[Nightwalker]

Hmph... lets see. We're all kinda pissed at the lack of development over the years. So hop to it!