Time for a progress update I think. As a couple of you may remember - this Saturday the 25th of July is our RTB3 release date. We’re cutting this pretty close (but not that close considering its a release date I just pulled out of my ass). At the moment the following features have been cut from the initial v3 release to be added in the following weeks:

• Viewing add-ons by user-configured “groups” instead of by add-on category.
• Viewing/submitting comments for add-ons via the Mod Manager.
• Steam-like overlay for ingame toggling

The plan is to integrate each one of these each week after v3. So the following saturday after v3 release we’ll be releasing a bugpatch for any issues found (there will be many) and also the ability to view add-ons by groups. The following week we’ll release another bugpatch followed by comments, then another bugpatch with the steam overlay. (Then more bugpatches) Currently I am re-working the server control to be easier for multiple people to edit, and to fix a nasty bug that limited how many prefs could be set using the server control. It also fixes a number of issues and re-works the basics of the system to allow for later extensions. The final task is making the “Welcome Wagon” which is not actually a wagon at all. When you start up RTB3 for the first time you’ll get a few slides of information (complete with an assortment of gesturing minifigs) explaining changes to RTB, and why you should immediately sync your add-ons (need to make the syncing feature too). Once that’s done - we have RTB3.

And that’s the plan. Oh - the bad news is we’ll probably miss our RTB3 release date by a week. I’ll see if I can get it out on time but it will mean foregoing any testing.