I have a copy just it won't run on my machine.
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I have a copy just it won't run on my machine.
Damn it Hold Still! My foot just slipped off, how the hell else am I gonna keep that electrode in place on the back of your head?
So, is Universe 1 completely unavailable now and Universe 2 not being developed?
I'm just getting into running Traveller and was looking for other programs for mapping besides Hexographer and I found a few post about Universe and it looks like a better program for Traveller maps then Hexographer.
Google searching is bringing up alot of nothing.
I'm just getting into running Traveller and was looking for other programs for mapping besides Hexographer and I found a few post about Universe and it looks like a better program for Traveller maps then Hexographer.
Google searching is bringing up alot of nothing.
Yes, boring RL issues have swamped me this year. (I think this is only my third visit to CotI in as many months, whereas before I'd visit daily at least.) But I think I can now commit to spending a couple of hours a week for the remainder of the year on this project.
There were a number of enhancements I wanted to add to U2 that I haven't been able to make work to my satisfaction. Many mini-prototypes have been abandoned along the way.
The ongoing delays in getting U2 ready have been frustrating, not least because it is costing me significant money to renew the subscriptions each year for the development tools.
I am giving serious consideration to dropping the 'big bang' approach and just recreating the original TU program in a form that will work on Windows 7/8/10, and then trickle feed new features (system generation, etc), one feature at a time (as incremental patches) as and when they are done.
There were a number of enhancements I wanted to add to U2 that I haven't been able to make work to my satisfaction. Many mini-prototypes have been abandoned along the way.
The ongoing delays in getting U2 ready have been frustrating, not least because it is costing me significant money to renew the subscriptions each year for the development tools.
I am giving serious consideration to dropping the 'big bang' approach and just recreating the original TU program in a form that will work on Windows 7/8/10, and then trickle feed new features (system generation, etc), one feature at a time (as incremental patches) as and when they are done.
In pure selfishness, go for it. Universe was a program that did it what it said on the tin. Frills and all the other stuff are neat... but, right now, there is no major competition for a modern Trav-based system/sector builder.
I'd love to see all the other stuff. But the market for the basic app is wide open right now...
I'd be curious.
There are many advantages to not going with a big bang replacement (at work we call those 'lift and shift projects' and they almost always fail).
If you can get it working for the current versions of Windows I believe you will start to get more sales. I know I would purchase it.
Doing small releases (say something every 2 or 3 months) will keep people happy. When you get to the point where you are going to make a major change then you might consider selling that as a new product.
One person who seems to have figured this out is the developer/owner of Inkwell who publishes mapping software like Hexographer and Citygrapher. Both of which have had incremental improvements over the years. He just started a Kickstarter to do a major upgrade to Hexographer that will add some major new features.
Just some thoughts/encouragements.
If you do, Might I suggest going with a more multi-platform approach?
A lot of us use tablets (iOS or Android, mostly, and an app that could be cross-compiled would be very very appreciated.
Especially if Windows Mobile is included as well. Don't listen to the "not enough market share" claims.
If I do mobile at all, then it will definately include Windows Mobile. (In addition to a PC, I have an Surface Pro 3 tablet and a Lumia 930 phone ... all on Win10.) However, mobile would necessitate some sort of cloud-based data repository.
forthekill
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Throw another vote for cross platform. I am Mac all the way, and though I can do Windows via VM, I'm not a fan.
As far as mobile goes, that would better as a consumption platform vs a creation platform. As long as there is easy data export, someone else could build an iOS/Android/Windows app to display the data. Or if it was to be a part of Universe, it wouldn't necessarily need to be done as part of the core product.
Um…why?
BloatedBlowfish
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For the record, every few months, I stop in and check this thread for updates/progress etc. If you plan on releasing this sooner rather than later, I would be on board to buy a copy. I bought a copy in 2011/2012 from you and it worked on XP, but after switching to windows 7 home, it will not run at all.
So yes please!
So yes please!
