Game Developer Popular Post mwl4 Posted March 10, 2015 Game Developer Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2015 Greetings, As you already noticed Eryk a.k.a. Rootkiller has left the project. You might have been thinking whether this means the end of multiplayer. I would like to explain what is going on right now, what has been going on and what is going to happen in the future. So, as you know Eryk was some kind of "father" of the ETS2MP. He started the project, he wrote the first lines of code after ETS2 release and he was the one to keep it alive for 2 years. Of course there were some breaks, but I'm not going to explain these. To the topic, during August 2013 I have met Eryk... and it happened, we wrote first alpha of mod which we showed to the world together with Wujek Bohun's help. We are sure that for all of you it was something amusing, something which actually was impossible. People still kept calling "fake" after first screenshots and videos. It was a lot of work for me and Eryk. Both of us took care of Reverse Engineering, writing client's code, prismapi, server and implementation of other weird things in this project. Finally, after 7 months of hard work you have seen it's effects as a released multiplayer. It happened on 1st of May 2014. Probably everyone was surprised that this thing even works, and actually is playable. Now, nearly 10 months after release of multiplayer what we can see? There were 32 updates published, many new elements have been added, mod kept growing and being better each day. Actually, comparing the release version and up-to-date one there is no questioning that the mod itself had a total metamorphosis. Not only on the visual side, which you can see yourself, but also on the code side, which I, as a developer, can see. So, if everything was going great, why is Rootkiller leaving? Let's start with recent post on SCS Software blog and the published photo: So you're wondering who are these guys. Left to the right: Timmy, Eryk, Komat and Pavel. You surely know who Eryk is, and you might have heard about Pavel. Two left. Timmy(on the left) is a programmer, as well as Komat - this is self-explanatory knowledge. There are lots of programmers in SCS Software, so why exactly these two guys are on the photography? It is strictly connected with who we met before Eryk went to visit SCS. So, to summarise, these two guys are the ones with who we have been in touch for a while. They have told us "a little" about their perspective of the project, etc. That's why they're here. And now everybody for sure wonders how did Eryk appear at SCS Software studio. The thing is... Eryk recently turned 18, and decided to leave project, and it's not a "5 minute decision". At the beginning of 2015 it was obvious that Eryk will go out into the world, that the life will grab him away from the project. Speaking about cooperation with SCS there is no confirmed information yet. It might be a trailer of such cooperation as well as it might not. So what now? Actually, nothing happens. Of course, we were both working hard, but to be honest I "took over" the project at the beginning of the year, and before that moment it was my work to keep the project up. What does it mean? For example, I was the one to port the mod to nearly each one patch, I was the one to decode game's engine, etc. Way too much to be listed. Project won't die for sure, and if patch will be released you'll still get ported version of mod in the next few days. Mod itself will be developed as well. We took care about everything in advance, Kat and JM were hired as web developers. What next? In close future there are such things as Scandinavia, new truck and other interesting things in ETS2. That means the mod will be developed even more. That also means we might get close to beta, which might appear before the end of ETS2 support. With beta will come VTC's and other stuff like that. I'll say something about ATSMP as well, because that's pretty important too. Of course, after the release of ATS I'll try to create MP for it, and most probably I'll succeed. ATS' engine will actually be the same as ETS2 one, so that means it's not a problem. Port like for each ETS2 patch. To summarise, remember that we had a moment in which Eryk left. It was in June 2014(after the mod release), and the mod itself kept growing. There is no reason to panic. Happy trucking! mwl4 1 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandre Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robi47 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for letting us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorway Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 its sad that rootkiller left MP :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashylights Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guilherme Araujo BR Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks Brazilian internet :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cestrian Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 i'll make a tl:dr TL:DR - nothing has changed, we just have to call mwl4 master now i7 6700k @ 4.6Ghz / Be Quiet 280mm AIO / GTX 1080 / 16GB DDR4 Corsair Vengeance LPX RAM (@3200mhz) / EVGA G2 750W PSU / Samsung Evo 850 250GB SSD / 2 x 2 TB HDD / Phanteks Enthoo Pro M Case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KurdiStaN Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Awsome to hear.. mw14 keep it up and make all this good work and updates coming.. You might aswell hire someone instead of Eryk someone that knows coding etc.. that can help you might be easier for you.. I wish you mw14 all my best and i really hope this ets2mp will be alive.. ETS2 without multiplayer is crap since there is no one to talk to ingame no convoys nothing!.. ETS2MP is the best thing happend me Employed in: Viva Trucking (VTC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancanplay Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I hope that this project will not end like the Bukkit project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konfig0 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thank you for the info mwl4, let the mp live for long! 1 I wonder if you look both ways when you cross my mind.. Be slow to critize, be fast to appreciate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OriginalNutter Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I do hope the future is bright! Trucksim.org - A community for Truck Simulator Enthusiasts Currently Drive for Stobart Trucking VTC Currently Developing Project OTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Web Developer _J-M Posted March 10, 2015 Web Developer Share Posted March 10, 2015 This is a really well explain! Good job MWL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrythxd Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for info on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 That was surprisingly a good read, you should get someone on to the team that can focus on giving an in depth run down on what's happening behind the scenes - or at least what's been deemed appropriate to share to users. Before now it was literally just whatever we, as users, could scrape together from bits and pieces; then there's the other previous announcements which always felt.. rushed, this one on the other hand was not only in depth but came across as if you were talking to us on a personal level as equals. Thankfully this subject has been cleared up now in regards to us speculating what happened and why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[S.PLH]Warrior Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 thanks sir for this explanation, we are keeping going forward off course 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaddaz Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 What next? In close future there are such things as Scandinavia, new truck and other interesting things in ETS2. That means the mod will be developed even more. That also means we might get close to beta, which might appear before the end of ETS2 support. With beta will come VTC's and other stuff like that. mwl4 ok out of all of that the highlighted bit stands out to me TELL ME MORE Yes things are changing for the better? well time will tell but good luck mwl4 I am sure we will all keep on truckin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$tonedGuy Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffSFC Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Eryk is off to bigger and better things. Very well deserved and good for him. All of you guys have done an awesome job here and we all look forward to what's ahead. Intel i7 7700k│ASUS ROG Maximus IX Hero│G.SKILL TridentZ RGB 16GB 3000MHz │EVGA GTX 1080 FTW│EVGA SuperNOVA 850W P2│Samsung 970 EVO 1TB NVMe M.2/Samsung 850 EVO 500GB│Corsair H100i v2│Corsair iCUE 465x RGB Audio Technica AD700's│Beyerdymanic DT770's 80Ω│Corsair Strafe RGB Blues│Logitech G502 Spectrum│Alienware AW3420DW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Good luck, i wish you the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmKate Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thanks for the info, and good luck! 1 _________________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Ben Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Thx for the info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xhavefunx Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Amen. Some real words. I salute you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaNIaCK Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Great and informative post, and for me what's really nice also is to see something that points to ATS also being possible to multiplay even if SCS don't officially support or implement it. Am sure there is a good future and long life still in ETS2 and ETS2MP as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GET_BR Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Amen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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