Originally posted by jackman1118

So what day is this actually going into open beta? Looks interesting and I for one need something to pass the time unitl dec 20th, and a F2P small community game looks just up my alley.

Closed beta (walk-ins welcome, there is no registration or keys and client will be on the forum) starts Friday evening (maybe afternoon if I get done early).  Patches will be every day during late overnight.

The condition of the game is:  Big world, not very polished, NPCs will be in but no quests installed, basic population is in, crafting is in, gear, auction house, mail, all of that works.  Dungeons are in and working, including boss reward gear.  Character customization for looks is very limited.  I've got face/hair code and artwork coming, but it's not ready for use yet.

Once CB wraps, questing should be installed and ready for OB.

NOTE: I don't plan on a character wipe.  However, sh*t happens and even with backups I cannot guarantee there wont be a crisis bug that makes a mess.  On the good side, in the last 6 months of testing I've only trashed 1 account. :)

Known issues:

1. there's a glitch when target changes that knocks the player back 1/10th of a second.  It's not terrible, but it can be annoying.

2. login and logout are per PLAYER not per character.  Log off your main in a town, switch toons and you log back into that same town.

3. only way out of a dungeon is /recall or using a potion of recall that takes you back to the lobby.  This will be fixed before OB starts.  I just don't have the doors installed yet.

4. client uses UDP protocol for transport, some NAT routers are fine with it, others need a forwarding rule.

5. there's a very rare crash bug if a machine has badly fragmented memory.  A reboot and everything is fine.

Looks very interesting, I can't wait to try it!

Originally posted by Neodyssey

Looks very interesting, I can't wait to try it!

 

Thanks.  Yeah I'm hoping to play it too.

BTW: Kudos on the gallery linked in your sig.  Freakin' awesome!  I could never muster that sort of eye for composition.

It did bring one thing to mind...  Waterfalls.  I completely forgot waterfalls in WAC.  *sigh*

Thanks!!

And oh yeah, every good game needs a waterfall ;-) Or a unicorn!

Closed beta is ready to start.  Client is up on the forum, walk-ins are welcome.  Goal of the CB is to identify and resolve polish issues and get the rest of the major game functions online.