Tech+6+Development+Time+and+Projections


 * Development Time**

Development time for the PC client and server applications is expected to take 4 years continual development with release completed in time for November 2014. The first 3 years will deal with creation of the database, game engine (we're using an in-house engine), world generation, sound production and making tea (amongst other things). The fourth year will be required in order to successfully and completely port the client to any console, licensing permitting. If this proves to be unsuccessful in aquiring wanted licesenses, development time will be only 3 years. Additional platforms(Mac OS, Linux) will be a 'later' project post release. Mac OS and Linux may well take the place of console porting should console licensing prove unfavourable.

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 * Cash Flow Projections** (assumes licenses for both consoles) (years marked are for years of expenditure/income not years of use)


 * **Costs (+/-)** || //Years// || //1// || //2// || //3// || //4// || RELEASE || //5// || //6// ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || RELEASE ||   ||   ||
 * **Staff -** ||  || -£1,855,000 || -£1,855,000 || -£1,855,000 || -£1,855,000 || RELEASE || -£2,020,000 || -£2,020,000 ||
 * **Equipment -** ||  || -£154,194 ||   ||   ||   || RELEASE || -£927 ||   ||
 * **Servers -** ||  || << ||   ||   || UNKNOWN || RELEASE ||   || >> ||
 * **Connection Upkeep -** ||  || << ||   ||   || UNKNOWN || RELEASE ||   || >> ||
 * **Income +** ||  || n/a || n/a || n/a || n/a || RELEASE || £41,940,000 || £83,880,000 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Total In || £125,820,000 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Total Out || -£11,615,121 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Total Income || £114,204,879 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (Pre-Tax, server costs, connection costs) ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Total In -25% || £94,365,000.00 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Total Out +25% || -£14,518,900.66 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Total Income || £79,846,099.34 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (Pre-Tax, server costs, connection costs) ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || Total Income || £79,846,099.34 ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || (Pre-Tax, server costs, connection costs) ||   ||

Worse Case scenario, game eats through budget, is not released and cancelled or is realeased in such a state as to flop entirely.