Haven't seen much about this, lately

I know "Cognition" will be taking up time but it seems ages since the last Silver Lining episode ....

Here is Phoenix Online's take on release dates from just before the 4th release...



When they are ready to announce something further you can be sure it will be announced here.

Ana

Thanks, BrownEyedTigre

Didn't feel though that that statement from them had a very "friendly" tone so, as a long term supporter, I am rather sad !!

I still haven't played part 2 so I'm in no hurry for part 4.

That is a rather old statement though since Episode 4 has been released (in fact I have it downloaded but have been waiting for Episode 5 before I play and will start all over again from Episodes 1 - 5.

It would appear to me that their excitement over their comercial effort has diminished somewhat their zeal towards the completion of the last TLC episode. I know I know it's free and the Gift horse in the mouth and all the other cliches apply but I am still impatient to get to the end of this saga.

I have been watching the progress of this project since the onset of what used to be called Kings Quest 9 and now that we are so near the final chapter am a little antsy. Oh well, it will arrive when it arrives.

(John Grumbles while citing the Serenity Prayer over and over)

This one, John?

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the wisdom to hide the bodies of the game developers I had to kill today because they PO'd me?



Gil.

As I stated that was a quote from them just before the 4th release.

This is not a current statement from them it is one they have announced in their forum earlier.

Well, whenever it was issued, if it's the latest on the subject, I still think it's not very "supporter" friendly !!

Or could it be this one?



This one is the one I found on the Hall of Fame AG anon thread created by Ray in '99, and IMMHO, it's a lot less bloody than the previous one.

" ........ since Episode 4 has been released (in fact I have it downloaded but have been waiting for Episode 5 before I play and will start all over again from Episodes 1 - 5."

That goes for me, too, oldman

When there is a big gap between episodes of a game being released I lose track of the storyline - because I've played so many other games inbetween !!

[Obviously with the developers of The Silver Lining it's more exusable as they are "doing it for free and in their own time.]

But then I end up having to play from the start again

The latest update on the 5th Episode release date is that it will be released after Cognition is released and they are counting on it being in 2012.

Ana

Ooooooh !! Thanks, BrownEyedTigre

Thanks for the news, Ana. I hope we see it this year. TSL is one of the better games I've played, and it's free to boot.

As I understand it, the team completely redesigned the fifth episode at some point during development because they weren't satisfied with the ending and didn't want to disappoint their fans. So although the first four episodes have been in various stages of development for a long time, episode 5 is an entirely new endeavor. They're also switching to a different game engine (the same one they're using for Cognition) for what will hopefully result in a better episode overall, but it means some extra work has to go into episode 5 before it'll be ready. All of this *plus* the fact that the same team is also focused on the commercial game will influence how long it takes the fifth episode to appear.

None of this changes that it's disappointing to wait, of course, but I do think Phoenix is doing everything they can to give their supporters the best game possible. (And considering it's a volunteer team, shipping a commercial game probably plays a pretty important factor in their being able to continue with the free one, too!)

All of which only goes to confirm that the developing of The Silver Lining as a "free" game for us supporters has shown amazing dedication from a great team !!

Thanks fov! I think they are an amazing team and I hope that they commercial project is a huge success. They deserve to get the recognition they earned.

Ana