We have exciting news to share with you all.
It seems that the server is holding steady and there were no major problems detected after the switch, so now is the time to proceed to the next step of our roadmap for Dugout-Online.
We are almost done with the work on the new, redesigned Dugout-Online (the v4).
Starting soon (during this season for sure), we will slowly open up access to the new version of Dugout-Online to managers with beta subscription option enabled.
At first, we will allow just a few managers to get the feel for the new version and then gradually let more and more managers get access to it.
Also, when we do open up the new version to the public, we plan to have a sort of "dual run" for a few months and let managers switch between the new and classic DO version at will.
The new version (v4) is a big new step for Dugout-Online.
It's a complete redesign - first that will have full screen and full mobile support (along with multiple options to set tactics with click instead of drag, for example).
It will also come with redesigned match viewer (only viewer for now), more statistical data and a complete set of Language administrating tools, so it will be much easier for all language moderators to edit the language data.
Behind the scenes, we are also working on API that will open up a possibility for DO tools designers to gain a safe and legit access to DO data. That will come slowly after the new version of Dugout is released to general public (presumably before the season 54 starts - if there are no major issues found by the testers).
And the big one here.
We are also hard at work on a brand new engine that will allow us, for the first time in DO history, to show you much more of what's happening on the pitch, along with new player attributes, much bigger set of stats (like action zones per each player, etc...). It will be the biggest single upgrade in DO history for sure.
We don't have the release date for the engine yet, but it should (if all goes well) be ready to test in friendlies sometime next year.
There are also a few other things regarding DO that we are working on, but we'll leave that a secret... for now ;)
We will give much more details about everything in the upcoming weeks (along with how to apply to be one of the first testers of Dugout-Online v4), so stay tuned for that.
