I did a speed test with the actual alpha build of USM2 today. It was quite impressive, with my PC configuration of Sempron 3100+, 1,5Gb RAM (video card is ininfluent for this):

• a database of 250k players, fixtures for 7 leagues (no cups or international competitions yet) gets generated in less than 10 secs (the start new match option)
• the search player function, with the 250k player db above, takes about 1s to filter the results
• sorting the search results (which can even be the whole database of 250k players), clicking on the top of the columns takes only 3-4 s!
• when you click on proceed and go to next match (everything is automatically played now) takes only 1s for the 7 leagues above (average 18 teams each league)

Now need to add the player transfer market… 🙂

Yes I guess is time to write something even about my games 🙂

What I’m working on now? well if you read my forums you already have an idea… but I want to make a release plan now (that of course won’t be respected! lol):

September 2006 – the most awaited release: USM2 ! version 1.0, without interactive match
October 2006 – if things go well, the new Magic Stones expansion: The haunted mines of Vox

December 2006 – another Magic Stones expansion probably or just major update (Magic Shop etc) and USM2 with interactive match

It may seem very long time to wait, but I assure you that if I manage to keep within those deadlines… I will be very happy about it!