#92 | Timetable for Features

[TuscanSota]

Hey everyone,

 

Hope y'all are well. This dev diary isn't about a release of a new feature, rather it is instead about the timetable of when we're hoping to release certain features and have leagues starting.

The purpose of this post is to inform the community and you with an estimate of when something will be ready by.

We know y'all are really excited about the upcoming seasons for SimCFB, SimNFL, SimCBB, and SimNBA, and we are right here with you. No one is more excited to get games underway again than us. We understand that excitement over a long period of time can sometimes lead to impatience.

The changes that will be listed below on the timetable are happening so that running this season and future seasons is more user-friendly, automated, smoother, and efficient than before. We are focused on creating the infrastructure on the back-end so that running games and updating the database is automated and only takes seconds. This will lead to shorter breaks between seasons, which means more shorter off-seasons in the future.

We really appreciate y'all's patience with the work that's gone this off-season and prior ones. Please understand that most of us are working on this project 7 days a week in order to get this across the finish line while trying to balance real-life work, family, and sleep. The features we're working are not easy, and usually require teamwork from people whose schedules don't line up. It's not easy to provide a release date, but please understand we are trying our best.

Now, that doesn't mean you have to be in the dark on when something is ready. Saying again, the below information are estimates. This is when we're hoping to have certain work completed by.

Here are the timetables for each league:

SimCFB

• Spring Games: Scheduling ends this Friday, games should start latest by May 5th.
• Regular season: End of May/June 9th

SimNFL

• UDFAs: By April 28th
• Schedule Page: By May 2nd
• PreSeason Games: By May 5th
• Waiver Wire: By May 5th
• Stats Page: May 29th

SimCBB

• The following estimates are dependent on when work for CFB and NFL are complete and are subject to change.
• Recruiting Part 2: By May 29th
• OOC Scheduling: By May 29th
• Gameplan Page Fix: By July 22nd
• Regular Season: Dependent on When the NBA Draft Room is Complete and the NBA Draft is ran

SimNBA

• The following estimates are dependent on when work for CFB and NFL are complete and are subject to change.
• Free Agency & Trading: By May 29th
• NBA Draft Room: By July 15th
• Gameplan Page: By July 22nd
• NBA Draft: Hoping by July 30th
• Regular Season: Dependent on when the NBA Draft is ran.
• Secret: Dependent on the NBA Draft work.