[Tbe-devel] Re plans for M9

[Peter v. G. <p.v...@op...>]

Hi all,

With Milestone 8 release builds going on right now, I'd like to start
looking at the future.
I'd prefer to do smaller milestones - M8 turned out to be very heavy...

That's why I suggest to make milestones more topical: one large topic per
milestone.
I think the following larger topics need addressing, in random order:
(note that not all topics are similarly heavy):
*  * allow for a full reset of the physics model upon reset
    this one will improve reproducibility, but will not have any visible
effects for users*
  * improve level creator - implement undo
 * * improve level creator - implement graphics browser*
  * improve object model - implement composite objects
  * add new objects (quarter arc, rat, explosion)
*  * log attempts/time spent per level, i.e. level statistics*
  * implement "phone home" for level statistics
  * implement hints system
  * implement level translation app

Of course, there are many bite-sized topics that can be sneaked in a
milestone alongside the larger bits.
And also: we need more levels :-)

Suggestions on how to order the next three milestones?
Which of the above actually need implementation before a 1.0 release???

I've highlighted my personal top three imprvements before release of version
1.0

And one new feature I think should be added.
An update mechanism to add new translations and levels without doing a whole
new release.

-- 
Regards

Peter van Ginneken