We said "Monday or Tuesday", and here we are with a few minutes left.
As mentioned in the previous news article, this final version comes with five new teams (Team NSP, La Pomme Marseille, Team Energi Fyn, RealCyclist.com and Donckers Koffie) which brings the final amount of teams to 90. We've also added a couple of new races and updated some of the existing ones with 2011 profiles.
On the downside, it (the final version) is not as thorougly tested as I usually want it to be, but due to yet another day of being sick, this is what was possible within the time frame - take it or leave it. I'm going to Barcelona, so I won't be here to witness the complaining anyway ;)
Since there's no time to make a Full Version, you will have to do with a Public Beta to Final Updater. This means that you need to download the PCM.daily 2011 DB Public Beta before installing this package.
2011 DB: Final Version to be released Monday/Tuesday
We had hoped to release the PCM.daily 2011 DB Final Version this week, but even though we're close to being done, we're still waiting for a few things to be completed before we're able to release it.
This means that we will probably release the final version tomorrow. We've added six new teams (Team NSP, Team Energi Fyn, PureBlack Racing, RealCyclist.com, La Pomme - Marseille and Donckers Koffie), three new races (Giro del Friuli, Les Boucles du Sud Ardeche and Tour de San Luis) along with more new 2011 shirts, stages (e.g. the complete '11 Tour de France), equipment and photos.
We're also very thankful for all the useful reports we've received in the Bug Reports thread. We're fixing as much as we possibly can.
Please note that we're not promising a release tomorrow. It's likely, but Tuesday is also a possibility. I'm leaving for a short trip to Barcelona, Spain on Wednesday, though, so Tuesday really is the final deadline.
According to the Italian website multiplayer.it, Halifax, the Italian distributor of Pro Cycling Manager, will release a special Giro d'Italia 2011 version of Pro Cycling Manager 2010. It's set to be released at the beginning of this year's Giro d'Italia that takes place in May.
With the version, you will get a 2011 database along with the 2011 Giro d'Italia stages. And perhaps more interesting (for the Italian customers), a pair of Italian commentators will make its way to PCM, voiced by Andrea de Luca and the more familiar Paolo Savoldelli.
Obviously, the screenshots aren't really new, neither is the trailer, but hey - it's worth taking a look anyway.
Whether it's enough to persuade the Italians to buy PCM10 - well, that will be interesting.
(Originally, this article confused this announcement with Pro Cycling Manager 2011. You can read the original article by clicking Read More)
Update: As the server admin seems to have forgotten about our little date, we're pushing the server config to tomorrow night.
As we are making some changes to the server configuration, the site will go offline later today.
We expect to make the changes the night between today and tomorrow, but since we're also changing the IP, the site may be unavailable for some people for a longer period of time (in theory, IP changes can take up to 48 hours, but it's usually a matter of 2-8 hours).
Due to illness, the release of PCM.daily's 2011 DB Public Beta was postponed, but here you have it: PCM.daily's 2011 DB. It's the Public Beta version, so there may still be a few bugs here and there. That's what we expect you to find.
The 2011 Public Beta includes a lot of new stuff. Obviously, we've updated all the teams, so they have their '11 names and rosters. We've also added some new equipment, including KenL's great work, and in total, we have the 2011 shirts, accessories and logos for 51 teams.
Stage-wise, 16 races have their 2011 profiles, while the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia have some 2011 profiles, but not all. We have also added a lot of the great 1998 stages from PCMNorge's 1998 DB as variants, along with other variants.
Other than that, you also get the features of the Expansion Pack. You can find a list of features here, and although it's not complete, it does give you an idea of what to expect.
We have two versions available: An 2010 -> 2011 Updater, for which you need the Expansion Pack V2 (Full) -- and a Full Version which includes everything you need.
