mrimer
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Re: DROD RPG (+2)
I've been putting some thought into how everyone can help test. The game is stable at this point. None of our beta testers have mentioned any crashes, data integrity issues or anything otherwise serious for at least a month, and the game should have all of the bug fixes that have been made in the 3.2 game engine included, where relevant. So at this point we're just finalizing story and finishing up media, polishing game interfaces, tweaking some level balancing issues, etc.
The testing approach I think will be most effective is to have another "open beta" when the game is done and without known bugs, basically like we did for TCB 3.0. Then people can play through the demo levels -- there already shouldn't be any bugs found therein -- buy the full game if you like it, and also you can start making stuff in the level editor right away. As with DROD, the level editor is probably the trickiest area to debug because it's so versatile and it's practically impossible for a group of beta testers to unearth all possible design issues, even during a lengthy testing cycle (which has already been going for a few months). So, having the editor available to everyone would be the surest way to hammer out any bugs most quickly. However, I'm certain there will be fewer bugs than in 3.0, and also this would mean the game can get into everyone's hands sooner. If this sounds good to people, we can go that route again. Thoughts?
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[Last edited by mrimer at 06-14-2008 06:17 PM]
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