後遺症?!

[lemans]

Closing the file on F1-2009

Work on the F1-2009 mod has been stopped



CTDP is known for its quality and its engagement for their projects. This is a curse and blessing at the same time. CTDP is also known to take the time needed to make a satisfying mod. Taking the time however doesn't mean we do not try to get things done as quickly as possible. If things get stuck, we have to look for reasons, react and take the necessary consequences. The 2009 mod is far behind our expectations. Not in terms of quality, but in other terms like progress and time. The past few weeks we have been discussing its future.

Granted, there was distraction. We had some side projects like the DSTM Cylon car or the Superleague Formula game which caught the attention of the leading persons within CTDP. So 1994 and 2009 didn't get the attention they would have needed. After the DSTM mod, Andy went back to 1994 and since the mod is progressing pretty well. However the 2009 mod got stuck and didn't have much progress for months. We thought we can handle two mods by splitting the resources of the team, which proved unsuccessful. While it should have worked in theory it did not work out in reality. Modding is a hobby which can scheduled like a company.

We experienced this while we developed CTDP 2006 and now we learned it again the hard way with CTDP 2009. When we decided to start the 2009 mod, we had many and enough members that where motivated to do this mod and new members joined to help. This initial motivation got lost over the months. Members left for various personal reasons and the development lost its momentum. We tried to counteract, but it did not lift off. Members like Racervieh, Spoony and Alex Lam did a terrific job on the work that has been done, but it was not enough. The rest of the team was too preoccupied. The team would like to finish the 2009 mod, but there are not nearly enough people to complete the mod in any time. The majority of the people supporting the mod in the first place left and even with a break until rFactor2 arrives we do not see interest in this mod coming back.

Additionally there is something else concerning us. Since Codemasters has the official FIA Formula One License, we don't know if a release of a "competing" Mod with Codemasters' F1 Game is a good idea. It feels as Modding becomes more dangerous these days and we already saw Modders quiting their hobby because of legal problems. We don't plan to quit, but we would be lying if we claim the topic wouldn't concern us.

So this is the situation, the development of the CTDP 2009 mod is negligible and the last 2 months with efforts to get the mod back on track proofed rather futile. This doesn't leave us any options except for the cancellation of the mod. This was certainly not an easy decision, but we don't see any more options right now.

We regret having to take this decision, not a bright moment for us. We are sorry for the fans, who waited and will be disappointed. Rather than keep you waiting for something which probably wouldn't have happened, we prefer to state situation as it is and not keep up false hopes.

Having 2009 out of the way, we will focus on the completion of the Season 1994. Progress is going well and I hope, we can show you the first ingame screenshots soon. Checkout our Development blog for the latest work in progress.

今次事件證明上次的事件已經對Mod製作團體有了一定的阻隔力,真是擔心將來無車Mod會漸漸委縮...