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EVERYTHING TURNS GRAY - BETA RESULTS IN/I NEED A FATIGUE BAR
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Max McGee
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Essentially, what the topic says. I need one to five beta testers willing to start testing the game IMMEDIATELY and return results by no later than MONDAY. I know that people (Tyranos, GRS, Craze) have expressed interest in the past but I've lost track of who's in and who's out so please RE-SIGN-UP here. I would really like to get five semi-reliable people in case three of them bail.
Aprilschild, if you want in on this, please sign up in this topic as well as everyone else, although I understand if you're not feeling up to it/are too busy.
This is time sensitive and work intensive. I need you guys to try every playable class and area and provide not just a complete list of bug fixes (the sooner the better) but also detailed notes on game balance.
EVERYONE WHO SIGNS UP PLEASE IMMEDIATELY PM ME OR POST WITH ALL YOUR CONTACT INFO. THE VERSION OF THE GAME I NEED TO BE BETA-TESTED IS NOT THE PUBLIC OPEN BETA AVAILABLE ON THE SITE. It's a "complete" demo version, with much more content too, but it hasn't been beta tested.
Every single beta tester will have my gratitude, I will owe them one, and they will be fully credited in the game's opening and (when finished) closing credits. That is all I can offer for now.
Guys I have completely lost interest in game making over the last few months. This is a chance for you to restore it, if anyone still cares!
OFFICIAL SIGN UP SHEET
1. Great Red Spirit (for Wednesday)
2. Fallen Griever
3. Darken
4. Tyranos
5.
+ (Azn Chipmunk)
This was a pretty big success, and I think I've gotten everything out of it that I'm going to, except Darken's report.
By far the most important thing I have learned is that I need a fatigue bar. I'm counting on you, GRS.
I'm interested but completely ineligiable because there's no way for me to even play the game much less get a bug list by next Friday Monday
Are you saying that is because you are busy/don't have access to a computer or because it is an innately unreasonable request? Important distinction, clarification needed. If it's an innately unreasonable request, I need to rethink it.
Uhm, can you do it by...Wednesday? (I leave the country next Friday so...yeah. I want to release before then.))
By the way, here is a list of what I want/don't want from beta testers:
*Any legitimately game breaking glitches, bugs, or balance issues you have.
*Please try all four character classes, both acquirable party members, and all four quests. Please also visit all playable areas (underbridge, junktion city, tunnel entrance, gas station, burnt out plaza, poisoned lake, abandoned farm house) available in the beta/demo.
*Please do let me know about anything you liked or loved about the game in addition to the problems.
*I am less interested in minor nit picks, typos, and little bugs, but catalog those if you have the time.
So I guess I do not need an exhaustive bug report, I just want to know it's impossible to break the game. So in another words, don't burn yourself out noting every typo and then not check out all the content.
Uhm, can you do it by...Wednesday? (I leave the country next Friday so...yeah. I want to release before then.))
By the way, here is a list of what I want/don't want from beta testers:
*Any legitimately game breaking glitches, bugs, or balance issues you have.
*Please try all four character classes, both acquirable party members, and all four quests. Please also visit all playable areas (underbridge, junktion city, tunnel entrance, gas station, burnt out plaza, poisoned lake, abandoned farm house) available in the beta/demo.
*Please do let me know about anything you liked or loved about the game in addition to the problems.
*I am less interested in minor nit picks, typos, and little bugs, but catalog those if you have the time.
So I guess I do not need an exhaustive bug report, I just want to know it's impossible to break the game. So in another words, don't burn yourself out noting every typo and then not check out all the content.
Because I'm busy this week with a bunch of assignments and reports. I'm just saying that I would hop on this if it wasn't for terrible timing.
I can do Wednesday though, I usually don't do anything productive on Mondays so I can see what I can find and write it up for Wednesday.
I can do Wednesday though, I usually don't do anything productive on Mondays so I can see what I can find and write it up for Wednesday.
Alright sweet I'll add you to the list. Do not fail me, Lord Vader.
MODIFY:
So here is some information for beta testers. I have just done a final play test of the beta before shipping. It took me, the creator, an hour and thirty minutes to play through all the content (as a technomancer), complete every quest (except the nightclutch leather fetch quest) and visit every area. I would estimate it would take you guys 2-3 hours per play through, depending on class and luck. Since I want everyone to try every class, we are talking about 8 to 12 hours of work here (if you consider playing a game to be work). In other words, nothing to sneeze that but not a life altering commitment either. I have included my final save game in the beta in case you need to see what the world map looks like with all the content complete.
*Bugs I Am Aware Of:
1. The World Map is still somewhat laggy. Most other areas run fine. I'm not sure how to fix this. The Anti-lag script by anaryu is designed to address this exact problem (too many no-graphic events) but it breaks the game so, yeah. I'm open to suggestions.
2. Even though I calibrated it not to, the steal script still uses the term "Gold" instead of "$". I have no idea why.
MODIFY:
So here is some information for beta testers. I have just done a final play test of the beta before shipping. It took me, the creator, an hour and thirty minutes to play through all the content (as a technomancer), complete every quest (except the nightclutch leather fetch quest) and visit every area. I would estimate it would take you guys 2-3 hours per play through, depending on class and luck. Since I want everyone to try every class, we are talking about 8 to 12 hours of work here (if you consider playing a game to be work). In other words, nothing to sneeze that but not a life altering commitment either. I have included my final save game in the beta in case you need to see what the world map looks like with all the content complete.
*Bugs I Am Aware Of:
1. The World Map is still somewhat laggy. Most other areas run fine. I'm not sure how to fix this. The Anti-lag script by anaryu is designed to address this exact problem (too many no-graphic events) but it breaks the game so, yeah. I'm open to suggestions.
2. Even though I calibrated it not to, the steal script still uses the term "Gold" instead of "$". I have no idea why.
AznChipmunk
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Er, I was writing up a report a while ago, but I stopped at the world map due to lag. And uh, I've been busy with SAT stuff ever since, as well as trying to make progress on my own game.
If you want me to though, I can beta after 2 weeks... but that's the earliest I can do.
If you want me to though, I can beta after 2 weeks... but that's the earliest I can do.
F-G if you can get me results by monday you will be added to the list.
I will assure you guys get links to the demo beta as soon as I have it hosted. My dawg otokonoko is working on that at themoment.
Chipmunk, get me your full results ASAP. They might not apply to my next release but it would be useful to have anyway. Alternatively you can just wait two weeks and play the first real demo which will be the result of all this testing.
I will assure you guys get links to the demo beta as soon as I have it hosted. My dawg otokonoko is working on that at themoment.
Chipmunk, get me your full results ASAP. They might not apply to my next release but it would be useful to have anyway. Alternatively you can just wait two weeks and play the first real demo which will be the result of all this testing.
Yeah, sorry. I meant to a couple of months ago, but then my laptop was like LOLNO and thus RM* was not a priority. I'd like to again now, but, uh, my hands are kind of full right now Karsu and I's RS!VI offering.
Maybe next time. :< (I will definitely PLAY the next release if Mechanique is a plausible choice!!!!!).
Maybe next time. :< (I will definitely PLAY the next release if Mechanique is a plausible choice!!!!!).
Mechanique is like badass. You should beta test and just play through once as a mechanique and tell me what you think. I literally just implemented 100% of your suggestions for mechanique. They helped a lot. Mechanique is now almost too good, but only if you play it exactly right.
AznChipmunk
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author=Max McGee link=topic=3279.msg65201#msg65201 date=1236300769
Chipmunk, get me your full results ASAP. They might not apply to my next release but it would be useful to have anyway. Alternatively you can just wait two weeks and play the first real demo which will be the result of all this testing.
Did you get?
Received and read. It was helpful without being heartbreakingly negative, which I like. I'd like to see more from you when you are out of the SATs.
Anyway, I have fixed the "Thusday" thing. The 'This door is not trapped' is by design, not a bug. It's the same thing I say if I am GMing D&D and someone fails a "Detect Trap" test. I act like they succeeded the test and say "You're sure there are no traps here." "I open the door." "Make a fortitude save.". Mean-spirited, I know, but not a bug. I will check to see if it is still possible to get stuck in the tunnels.
Anyway, I have fixed the "Thusday" thing. The 'This door is not trapped' is by design, not a bug. It's the same thing I say if I am GMing D&D and someone fails a "Detect Trap" test. I act like they succeeded the test and say "You're sure there are no traps here." "I open the door." "Make a fortitude save.". Mean-spirited, I know, but not a bug. I will check to see if it is still possible to get stuck in the tunnels.
That is much appreciated, Darken. Unfortunately I am having some technical difficulties getting a working version of the beta hosted. I will get it to you guys ASAP.
HOPEFULLY I can PM you all a download link before the night is over. I am having whacky technical difficulties, never before encountered, with RMVX's "Compress game into .exe archive" feature. So you will all have to download a 128-140 MB .rar archive for now, and hopefully that will work. Sorry for the technical difficulties. Archive should be up to download by tonight.
Every one on the list has been PMed a link to the beta. Let me know that you got it here. PM or e-mail or AIM me your results. Please PM me your contact information so I can harass reach you on one of those channels.
