Has a possible timeframe for when the Beta will be released been mentioned at all ? The sooner the better obviously !
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Sat Dec 01, 2012 7:56 am
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this goes without saying but hes already got a SUBSTANTIAL amount of pressure on him and a billion and one features to add.... i dont see any way that he release for quite some time yet. would i be happy to play just what he has now? yes but then i seem easy to please XD I would also prefer waiting for him to be happy with the game/code/content before letting it go to us because once its in our hand his work truly beins s we start getting some first hands experience and explode these foums with feedback.davidilm37 wrote: The sooner the better obviously !Thanks.
If I've rambled and gone off topic im sorry but i tend to be long winded as you might notice if you stumble across my other post XD. thanks for reading.
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Sat Dec 01, 2012 8:47 am
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Yes I agree it will no doubt be quite some time, I certainly did not want to give the impression it is an easy task!. The work Josh has already done is amazing so I can only imagine what the game will be like in another 6 months.
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Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:51 pm
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Josh mentioned in another thread that a very, very rough initial estimate is at least 9 months from end of KS to having the Beta ready.
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Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:15 pm
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Sorry guys, but I really don't want to speculate about something so far off!!!
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Yes, that would be a very rough estimate. Please don't take it to heart, but understand that it will be no earlier than 9 months!Kayse wrote:Josh mentioned in another thread that a very, very rough initial estimate is at least 9 months from end of KS to having the Beta ready.
Sorry guys, but I really don't want to speculate about something so far off!!!
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Fri Jan 18, 2013 2:44 am
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In that case, you could pick a few people to Alpha test some of your work to date, and help make that 9 month time frame.
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Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:24 am
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Heh heh.Trekiecub wrote:In that case, you could pick a few people to Alpha test some of your work to date, and help make that 9 month time frame.
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Fri Jan 18, 2013 11:15 am
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Testers will not improve chances of reaching the 9 month date. That is entirely dependent upon what obstacles Josh hits in coding as he tackles each portion of the game and how quickly he can figure out how to resolve them. Testers are not of use until much later in the process, when it comes to tracking down bugs and validating behaviors of an integrated whole.
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Alpha testing requires a completed product. There is, as yet, no completed product, as made clear by the dev logs. There is a skeleton of a game, requiring a great deal more effort to turn out even a playable prototype, let alone an alpha build.Trekiecub wrote:In that case, you could pick a few people to Alpha test some of your work to date, and help make that 9 month time frame.
Testers will not improve chances of reaching the 9 month date. That is entirely dependent upon what obstacles Josh hits in coding as he tackles each portion of the game and how quickly he can figure out how to resolve them. Testers are not of use until much later in the process, when it comes to tracking down bugs and validating behaviors of an integrated whole.
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Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:09 pm
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Early Spring - 1055: Well, I made it to Boatmurdered, and my initial impressions can be set forth in three words: What. The. F*ck.
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One of the pledge levels on the KS was alpha testing. I'm sure that Josh will have more information when he gets closer to having something complete.Trekiecub wrote:In that case, you could pick a few people to Alpha test some of your work to date, and help make that 9 month time frame.
Early Spring - 1055: Well, I made it to Boatmurdered, and my initial impressions can be set forth in three words: What. The. F*ck.
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Fri Jan 18, 2013 6:51 pm
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And, as Kayse said, alpha testers won't really help get things done faster. I'm not bugfixing everyday, in fact, in general I have very few bug problems. But designing the game architecture and implementing it cleanly takes time, and that's where most of those 9 months will go!
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Indeed, although keep in mind the differenceDWMagus wrote:One of the pledge levels on the KS was combat prototype testing. I'm sure that Josh will have more information when he gets closer to having something complete.Trekiecub wrote:In that case, you could pick a few people to Alpha test some of your work to date, and help make that 9 month time frame.
And, as Kayse said, alpha testers won't really help get things done faster. I'm not bugfixing everyday, in fact, in general I have very few bug problems. But designing the game architecture and implementing it cleanly takes time, and that's where most of those 9 months will go!
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Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:06 am
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Early Spring - 1055: Well, I made it to Boatmurdered, and my initial impressions can be set forth in three words: What. The. F*ck.
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My bad Josh. I internally equated alpha with the combat prototype.
Early Spring - 1055: Well, I made it to Boatmurdered, and my initial impressions can be set forth in three words: What. The. F*ck.