BLOG
BLOG
Embedded Files
Join our discord to connect with our community and get the latest news
The future of TLA Project
The future of TLA Project
Posted by Fili - 7/11/2020
Heya folks, i wanted to make this post to fully explain the current situation regarding TLA and to briefly explain what i will do in the near and the far future.
Heya folks, i wanted to make this post to fully explain the current situation regarding TLA and to briefly explain what i will do in the near and the far future.
QUICK RECAP
QUICK RECAP
Before explaining what's next for the project, i'd like to take a moment to make a quick recap and thank you all for being a part of it. If you don't care, you can skip this part.
Before explaining what's next for the project, i'd like to take a moment to make a quick recap and thank you all for being a part of it. If you don't care, you can skip this part.
The Last Adventure has been an incredible journey and an unexpected surprise i'd say, since i would have never imagined that one day it could have arrived this far. TLA was officially founded in 2018, more than 2 years ago when i was just a 15 year old guy that desperately wanted to have a place all for himself, where he could feel at home, flee from the real world for a couple of hours a day and move his first steps in the world of game development. It all started as a single small PvE server on PEI, which then expanded to a group of servers which had thousands and thousands of monthly players and then grew even more to give life to the huge community that TLA is today. After just one year, we blown out becoming the N°1 PVE server (according to the servers lists rankings) and we kept breaking limit after limit with mods, unique items, stories, and most importantly, events. I'm super proud of what i've done in these years and if i could go back, i wouldn't change anything. So, first of all, thank you everyone for being a part of this amazing adventure.
The Last Adventure has been an incredible journey and an unexpected surprise i'd say, since i would have never imagined that one day it could have arrived this far. TLA was officially founded in 2018, more than 2 years ago when i was just a 15 year old guy that desperately wanted to have a place all for himself, where he could feel at home, flee from the real world for a couple of hours a day and move his first steps in the world of game development. It all started as a single small PvE server on PEI, which then expanded to a group of servers which had thousands and thousands of monthly players and then grew even more to give life to the huge community that TLA is today. After just one year, we blown out becoming the N°1 PVE server (according to the servers lists rankings) and we kept breaking limit after limit with mods, unique items, stories, and most importantly, events. I'm super proud of what i've done in these years and if i could go back, i wouldn't change anything. So, first of all, thank you everyone for being a part of this amazing adventure.
WHY TLA HAS STOPPED WORKING FINE RECENTLY
WHY TLA HAS STOPPED WORKING FINE RECENTLY
First of all, no, TLA isn't shutting down, and i'm not even planning to shut it down in the near future, but as you may have noticed, the last few months have been particularly silent. No updates were released, no events, nothing special in general, and this is surely the reason why the project right now is extremely silent and almost feels dead. I have always wanted to be on the first line when it comes to TLA, i've never wanted to be one of those owners who just shift all the work to their teams and do nothing but count the cash. TLA has never been a commercial project and my aim has never been earning money out of it either, so what i kept doing was treating the project just like some kind of hobby, something that i always did just for pure passion, and that's also the reason why i always kept the team working on tla extremely restricted, i only ended up working with a very few people and only a single major collaborator, which i thank from the depths of my heart (sopal). Due to these reasons, TLA can be considered a particular project, a project that completely revolves around me, or, more specifically, the time i spend into creating new contents for it.
First of all, no, TLA isn't shutting down, and i'm not even planning to shut it down in the near future, but as you may have noticed, the last few months have been particularly silent. No updates were released, no events, nothing special in general, and this is surely the reason why the project right now is extremely silent and almost feels dead. I have always wanted to be on the first line when it comes to TLA, i've never wanted to be one of those owners who just shift all the work to their teams and do nothing but count the cash. TLA has never been a commercial project and my aim has never been earning money out of it either, so what i kept doing was treating the project just like some kind of hobby, something that i always did just for pure passion, and that's also the reason why i always kept the team working on tla extremely restricted, i only ended up working with a very few people and only a single major collaborator, which i thank from the depths of my heart (sopal). Due to these reasons, TLA can be considered a particular project, a project that completely revolves around me, or, more specifically, the time i spend into creating new contents for it.
Until a year ago, i was perfectly able to spend my whole free time into creating contents for TLA every day, i was able to make weekly updates and at least an event each month, however now, that's no longer possible due to various reasons. The main one is surely school, i will be soon beginning my last year of high school and once that's done i'll have to, well, actually make a life, but aside for that another reason is that right now i'm putting all the few free time i have into developing an actual indie videogame which will hopefully be released for free on steam this autumn/winter. After all, my dream has always been of becoming a game developer, and thanks to TLA, i can now try to reach out for that dream. So, the current situation is that i no longer have time to spend into creating contents for TLA, i only have enough time to make sure that nothing breaks and that it keeps running.
Until a year ago, i was perfectly able to spend my whole free time into creating contents for TLA every day, i was able to make weekly updates and at least an event each month, however now, that's no longer possible due to various reasons. The main one is surely school, i will be soon beginning my last year of high school and once that's done i'll have to, well, actually make a life, but aside for that another reason is that right now i'm putting all the few free time i have into developing an actual indie videogame which will hopefully be released for free on steam this autumn/winter. After all, my dream has always been of becoming a game developer, and thanks to TLA, i can now try to reach out for that dream. So, the current situation is that i no longer have time to spend into creating contents for TLA, i only have enough time to make sure that nothing breaks and that it keeps running.
If we sum up the fact that TLA hasn't been updated with new contents in months due to my lack of time to do so with the fact that unturned is becoming less and less relevant over the time, it's easy to understand why TLA feels so dead today.
If we sum up the fact that TLA hasn't been updated with new contents in months due to my lack of time to do so with the fact that unturned is becoming less and less relevant over the time, it's easy to understand why TLA feels so dead today.
(TL:DR)
(TL:DR)
ACTUAL IMPORTANT PART (LTS UPDATE)
ACTUAL IMPORTANT PART (LTS UPDATE)
Now that all these premises have been made, here's what i actually plan to do.
Now that all these premises have been made, here's what i actually plan to do.
I will release an LTS update for The Last Adventure on the 17th of July.
I will release an LTS update for The Last Adventure on the 17th of July.
LTS stands for Long-Term-Support and as the name hints it's gonna be an update which won't add anything, it will be released with the only purpose of creating a solid base for the times to come and to provide a perfectly working network of servers where people can keep playing and us staff members can easily administrate everything, however, there won't be content updates anymore, aside for regular map wipes and maintenance and there won't be events anymore.
LTS stands for Long-Term-Support and as the name hints it's gonna be an update which won't add anything, it will be released with the only purpose of creating a solid base for the times to come and to provide a perfectly working network of servers where people can keep playing and us staff members can easily administrate everything, however, there won't be content updates anymore, aside for regular map wipes and maintenance and there won't be events anymore.
TLA is just going to be a solid PvE server to play on but it won't be supported by regular content updates anymore.
TLA is just going to be a solid PvE server to play on but it won't be supported by regular content updates anymore.
We will switch back to having 2 servers only, with 24 slots each, since they are easier to administrate. The current server 3 will shut down.
We will switch back to having 2 servers only, with 24 slots each, since they are easier to administrate. The current server 3 will shut down.
We will change the maps for Server 1 and Server 2 to Russia and France but we'll let you keep all your stats and vehicles since recently we already did a wipe.
We will change the maps for Server 1 and Server 2 to Russia and France but we'll let you keep all your stats and vehicles since recently we already did a wipe.
Last, we will remove and fix any broken/useless/superficial feature to ensure a solid foundation to play on.
Last, we will remove and fix any broken/useless/superficial feature to ensure a solid foundation to play on.
To make it clear, i will repeat it.
To make it clear, i will repeat it.
We will continue to work on the servers to ban/kick people, fix bugs and assure that everything is working fine, the only difference is that there won't be new contents anymore for the reasons specified in the premises above.
We will continue to work on the servers to ban/kick people, fix bugs and assure that everything is working fine, the only difference is that there won't be new contents anymore for the reasons specified in the premises above.
The servers will remain offline until that day so that i can take my time to do everything with the required attention.
The servers will remain offline until that day so that i can take my time to do everything with the required attention.
WILL TLA SHUT DOWN SOMEDAY?
WILL TLA SHUT DOWN SOMEDAY?
Of course that is going to happen, nothing lasts forever.
Of course that is going to happen, nothing lasts forever.
Keeping TLA online has his costs, but as long as the servers are being played every day, like in this moment, i will keep them online and pay with my own money.
Keeping TLA online has his costs, but as long as the servers are being played every day, like in this moment, i will keep them online and pay with my own money.
So, for the moment, don't worry. There isn't any shutdown happening anytime soon.
So, for the moment, don't worry. There isn't any shutdown happening anytime soon.
Thanks for your attention and for being part of this legendary page of my life.
Thanks for your attention and for being part of this legendary page of my life.
-Fili
-Fili
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse