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Title: Ten million days later... Post by: Nao on November 08, 2005, 10:52:44 Hi there! This is the longest time I spent without posting on the main page, but I still managed to post two thousand messages this year on the registered users forum. It's grown into a damn fine community that I'm really proud of. The homepage received its 10-millionth visitor a few hours ago! That's a long way from our first million visits, in early 2000. So what's up about KMJ? Oooh, it's starting to smell like vaporware isn't it? Don't worry, I'm still working on it, now targeting a Christmas release for the next version, while v20.00 beta 3 was made available to registered users last summer.
Since then, I've mostly been working on the website itself, improving the forum, the design and the upload system. I've recently added support for (multiple) categories, which were much needed to allow for easier sorting of the hundreds of backgrounds, tilesets and layouts that have been uploaded so far. There's a lot yet to come. Maybe even a port of a certain software for a certain other kind of Windows operating system... :roll: The rest of my time has been used up by a bit less geekiness and much, much more real life than usual. Things are looking good on this side and I'm glad to say that if I haven't been around here much lately, it's because I'm out there, busy with... happiness. But fear not, as I'm back in the saddle and ready to kick butt :) (French) Bonjour à vous... J'ai encore battu mon record de silence ici, mais j'ai tout de même posté 2000 messages sur le forum des utilisateurs enregistrés depuis janvier ! C'est devenu une belle communauté (principalement anglophone) dont je suis très fier. La page d'accueil du site a reçu sa dix millionnième visite cette nuit. On est loin du "petit" cap du million de visiteurs de début 2000 ! A part ça, quoi de neuf sur KMJ ? Il est toujours en développement, je prévois maintenant une sortie pour Noël. La beta 3 a été bien accueillie par les utilisateurs enregistrés sur le forum l'été dernier. Ces derniers temps j'ai surtout travaillé sur l'amélioration du site : design, forum, téléchargements... Récemment j'ai ajouté le support des catégories multiples, pour permettre un classement aisé et une navigation plus rapide dans les centaines de fichiers disponibles dans la section du site réservée aux utilisateurs enregistrés. En travaux également, un portage d'un certain jeu sous un autre système Windows... :roll: Le reste de mon temps se partage entre un peu moins de geek-attitude et un peu plus de "vie réelle". En gros, si vous ne me voyez pas dans les environs, c'est sans doute que je suis ailleurs en train de profiter de la vie. Mais ne vous inquiétez pas, je serai de retour bien assez tôt et je peux encore botter des fesses de programmeur, même à mon âge avancé ! ;) Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Webangel on November 08, 2005, 15:46:37 And a damn fine job you're doing, Nao. Glad to hear everything is going well for you. You deserve it, my friend. ;) 8-)
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: jessam on November 08, 2005, 18:17:48 Hear! Hear! :app:
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: booster on November 08, 2005, 21:12:17 :app:
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Ant5 on November 09, 2005, 00:00:43 :app: Still awaiting who it was...if at all possible! :D
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Raveneye on November 09, 2005, 04:01:55 I'm back in the saddle and ready to kick butt Go, Nao! 8-) Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: meerupps on November 09, 2005, 13:38:06 I am thrilled to hear all is well. You are the coolest person I have never met! Keep up the awesome work!!!
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: dmaggard on November 09, 2005, 13:53:02 [Nao] You are the coolest person I have never met! What an apt way to put it! I'm sure he could have made more money doing "serious" programming but we're all glad he didn't. Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Nao on November 10, 2005, 09:21:44 This is serious programming, you know :p That's why the game is well ahead of the competition, even after years of slowing down development. I have much left to do to make it the "perfect game", but there's no way I'm going to let you down.
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Webangel on November 10, 2005, 12:07:05 I have much left to do to make it the "perfect game", but there's no way I'm going to let you down. Nao, no way in hell that would ever happen. You're a man with vision that is right up there very close to perfect. You have done an excellent job so far. Hats off to you, our friend. ;) 8-) Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: booster on November 10, 2005, 13:13:56 Agreed! :app:
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Intrepid on November 10, 2005, 15:20:57 I'll tag along with Webangel and Booster... :app:
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Ant5 on November 10, 2005, 23:18:40 I think Denis was looking for a word that describes a developer that is employed by a company rather than a self employed developer. That is why serious was in quotation marks. :D
For some reason I can not think what that word is either. :-/ Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: nas on November 11, 2005, 14:05:58 I'm really glad to hear you are doing well Nao. We all go through hills and valleys and it's wonderful to read about the "good life".
Take care! Nancy Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Nao on November 11, 2005, 16:35:00 Thank you Nancy, yes I've been feeling much better since my hardships last summer. :D
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Bren1 on November 11, 2005, 17:37:38 Hi
Is there going to be a new version of Kyodai Mahjongg soon I have the 20.00 been waiting for a long time now Bren1 Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Webangel on November 11, 2005, 17:44:50 Is there going to be a new version of Kyodai Mahjongg soon I have the 20.00 been waiting for a long time now Bren1, if you would have taken the time to read other posts about a new version, you would have noticed the anticipated release of that version. Nao, is a very busy man and is doing the best he can with the game. He will release it when it's done and not any sooner. Please take the time to read the posts and you will be well informed like the rest of us. Thank you. 8-) Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: booster on November 11, 2005, 22:01:24 LOL. Yes, believe it or not, Nao fell in love and got a LIFE! :D
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Webangel on November 11, 2005, 22:09:44 LOL. Yes, believe it or not, Nao fell in love and got a LIFE! :D :app: For sure. :app:8-) Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Intrepid on November 11, 2005, 23:16:59 Hi Bren1,
Let me be the first to welcome you to the forum. Being new, it is probably overwhelming with all of the posts on the forum. Nao's latest version is V20:00 beta 3. If you do not have this version yet, you can find it on the following forum. My progress on the next KMJ... Page 24 5th post for download. Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: booster on November 12, 2005, 04:10:24 I'm sorry if I was rude. I was trying to crack a lighthearted joke. :)
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Nao on November 12, 2005, 08:53:06 Booster, it's not like I didn't have a life before :p
It's not even like I wasn't happy! 'Just that I'm even happier now :) Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: dmaggard on November 12, 2005, 15:30:26 I think Denis was looking for a word that describes a developer that is employed by a company rather than a self employed developer. That is why serious was in quotation marks. It may come down to pretty much the same thing, but what I was actually trying to imply was more lucrative programming, and also that seriousness is in the mind and values of the user. Obviously KMJ required serious programming skills! Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Webangel on November 12, 2005, 15:41:00 Obviously KMJ required serious programming skills! :app: Hear! Hear! :app:8-) Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: booster on November 12, 2005, 17:45:29 LOL, Nao. I know.
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Spirit on November 16, 2005, 12:33:00 Bit of useless trivia, 10 million days is approx 27,378 and a half years... I was feeling a bit bored *blush*
Looking forward to the next release :) Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Nao on November 16, 2005, 16:29:54 And it's been 3184 days since KMJ was born ;)
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Ant5 on November 17, 2005, 14:58:16 Is that 3184 days from the 1st version or from conception?
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: jensrose on November 17, 2005, 15:50:36 These are the data from the whatsold file:
version 1.0 (March 4, 1997) [...] Just for the record, the whole project was started on February 24th, 1997... Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Nao on November 17, 2005, 17:48:35 From conception
Title: Re: Ten million days later... Post by: Ant5 on November 17, 2005, 23:25:43 Thanks Nao, and still going strong IMO. :D
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