Hey.
So, it's been 5+ years since this collaboration has started. There are many claims around 2/3 years ago that this collab was "near completion"... Many things have happened outside of the collab, from SNN and Lightvayne's drop in leadership to problems with ASM. I've played the latest baserom not too long ago, and I'm not going to lie, it's like walking in a project that is so close but so far from being finished. The last thing I've heard about this project is the todo list was released.... but where's the progress beyond that? I'd think the current leader would release a monthly progress report after posting it.
It's funny how perfect you had to be to get your own level submitted, and even after all the levels have been submitted which are all highly critiqued (to the point where even broken blocks from other coders are somehow your fault and you had to fix it), we still have problems with all the levels it seems. Infact, we have problems with not just the levels being outdated by today's standards, but with ASM, Music, and Graphics too. The project just can't be done unless everyone agrees that it's perfect... and if it's not, it'll never get released. So, I'm here, suggesting that rather then kicking a dead horse, we submit it as a zombie release with all the resources included so one day, maybe a different group could finish it instead of it and it's forum just sitting there with little to no progress for literal years. The last major thing that happened to the collab in my eyes was the credits, and that was back at 2012. Keep in mind I've been out of touch with the collaboration, but even from an outsider these issues still exist.
Tl;dr - I feel a zombie release is the most fitting option if there's any hope of this ever getting finished. A2MT actually got finished because of a zombie release, but that was only because of one person who compiled everything together. A zombie release may not guarantee completion, heck it may not even guarantee that the end result will be satisfying... but I think that's better than the project getting canceled or lost. After all, Lightvayne suggested it before me, and I personally agree at this point.
So, it's been 5+ years since this collaboration has started. There are many claims around 2/3 years ago that this collab was "near completion"... Many things have happened outside of the collab, from SNN and Lightvayne's drop in leadership to problems with ASM. I've played the latest baserom not too long ago, and I'm not going to lie, it's like walking in a project that is so close but so far from being finished. The last thing I've heard about this project is the todo list was released.... but where's the progress beyond that? I'd think the current leader would release a monthly progress report after posting it.
It's funny how perfect you had to be to get your own level submitted, and even after all the levels have been submitted which are all highly critiqued (to the point where even broken blocks from other coders are somehow your fault and you had to fix it), we still have problems with all the levels it seems. Infact, we have problems with not just the levels being outdated by today's standards, but with ASM, Music, and Graphics too. The project just can't be done unless everyone agrees that it's perfect... and if it's not, it'll never get released. So, I'm here, suggesting that rather then kicking a dead horse, we submit it as a zombie release with all the resources included so one day, maybe a different group could finish it instead of it and it's forum just sitting there with little to no progress for literal years. The last major thing that happened to the collab in my eyes was the credits, and that was back at 2012. Keep in mind I've been out of touch with the collaboration, but even from an outsider these issues still exist.
Tl;dr - I feel a zombie release is the most fitting option if there's any hope of this ever getting finished. A2MT actually got finished because of a zombie release, but that was only because of one person who compiled everything together. A zombie release may not guarantee completion, heck it may not even guarantee that the end result will be satisfying... but I think that's better than the project getting canceled or lost. After all, Lightvayne suggested it before me, and I personally agree at this point.