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Alpha-1 testing
While we will have specific spot tests for certain systems as we develop them post the Alpha one month, it should be expected and understood that after this Alpha one month there will be probably a significant amount of downtime where there won't be spot testing as we break apart a lot of systems, take what we learned from alpha one month and implement and iterate upon those learnings. So there's gonna be several months probably worth of significant downtime where there will not be access to spot testing, where we are going to go in and really rejigger a lot of systems[2] – Steven Sharif
Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
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Alpha-1 | Alpha-1 early preview livestream.[3] | March 27, 2020.[4] |
Alpha-1 limited QA testing (NDA).[5][6] | May 28, 2020.[7][8] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 1 (NDA).[9] | Dec 18 - Dec 21 2020.[9] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 2 (NDA).[9] | Feb 19 - Feb 22 2021.[10][11] | |
Alpha-1 preview intermittent spot testing (NDA).[12][13] | Mar 19 - Jul 9 2021.[12][13] | |
Alpha-1 preview weekend (no NDA).[12] | July 9 - July 11 2021.[14][15][12] | |
Alpha-1 (no NDA).[12] | July 14 - August 15 2021.[16][17] |
The term "alpha" is a tricky one, and it typically has 2 meanings in gaming. The development meaning for alpha is a point in the process where we are ready to test the fundamental systems in their core form, without polish and without much of the content. Then, there is the external or "marketing" term for alpha. This is typically applied to Eastern-ported MMORPGs, when in fact that is a completed game being localized for a region, and not really indicative of a true development alpha. As you may know by now, game development has many stages - from the initial tech demos to the pre-production and pre-alpha states, then on to the alphas and betas and eventually launch.[9] – Steven Sharif
I want to make emphatically clear, our alphas and betas are true development alphas and betas, and some have said I am crazy to allow these phases to be seen without an NDA…maybe I am crazy? lol… But I am trusting the community of gamers out there to get a glimpse into the process, and understand the long road ahead for what will eventually be worth the wait. Given time and talent, amazing things can happen, so make sure you help us in communicating that we are in open development which means people get to see the bare bones before the meat. And look, I know people see our 4K footage and say, "This looks better than most released games!", but trust me when I say, you ain't seen nothin’ yet.[9] – Steven Sharif
Calendario de lanzamiento
El calendario de lanzamiento de Ashes of Creation está sujeto a cambios.[18]
Fase | Tipo de lanzamiento | Fecha estimada/Actual |
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Pre‑alpha | Alpha-0.[19] | December 15, 2017.[20] |
APOC | Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA).[21] | September 7, 2018.[22] |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA lifted).[23] | October 19, 2018.[23] | |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale open beta.[24] | December 18, 2018.[25] | |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale early access.[26] | September 24, 2019.[27] | |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege mode PI closed testing.[28] | December 19, 2019.[28] | |
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale testing ends.[29] | March 10, 2020.[30] | |
Alpha | Alpha-1 early preview livestream.[3] | March 27, 2020.[4] |
Alpha-1 limited QA testing (NDA).[5][6] | May 28, 2020.[7][8] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 1 (NDA).[9] | Dec 18 - Dec 21 2020.[9] | |
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 2 (NDA).[9] | Feb 19 - Feb 22 2021.[10][11] | |
Alpha-1 preview intermittent spot testing (NDA).[12][13] | Mar 19 - Jul 9 2021.[12][13] | |
Alpha-1 preview weekend (no NDA).[12] | July 9 - July 11 2021.[14][15][12] | |
Alpha-1 (no NDA).[12] | July 14 - August 15 2021.[16][17] | |
Alpha-2 spot testing (NDA).[31][32][33][34] | November 2023.[35] | |
Alpha-2 (No NDA).[31][33][36][37] | Q3 2024.[38][31][39] | |
Beta | Beta-1. | To be announced.[17] |
Beta-2. | To be announced.[17] | |
Pre‑release | Head start for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.[40] | 1-2 days before launch.[40][41] |
Release | Launch (live) release. | To be announced.[17][42] |
Post‑launch | Major releases (DLC expansions). | Quarterly or six-monthly.[43][44] |
Minor releases. | Monthly.[43][44] |
Alpha-1 NDA
Los lanzamientos de las Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2 no tenían NDA (non-disclosure agreement).[45]
- El Alpha-1 testing anterior al lanzamiento completo de la Alpha-1si que tuvo NDA.[46][6]
Participación
- La Alpha-0 tuvo unos 2.500 participantes.[47]
- La Alpha-1 tuvo aproximadamente 9,600 participantes en Agosto de 2018.[48][49] Hubo algo más de 13k participantes en Mayo de 2021.[48] Hubo 5300 inicios de sesión únicos durante las pruebas del fin de semana de 3 días del 27 de Mayo de 2021.[48]
- Se espera que la participación tanto en las Alpha como en las Beta aumente con la venta de los packs de pre-venta.[50]
- Se espera que la Alpha-2 supere los 100.000 participantes.[51][52]
Ver además
Referencias
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2021-05-28 (1:36:43).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2021-07-30 (20:30).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 March 2020 newsletter.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Vídeo, 2020-03-23 (0:01).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Creative Director's Letter, 2020-04-1.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, October 16 2020
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Transmisión en vivo, 2021-02-26 (14:58).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, January 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 Alpha One Schedule Update, May 10 2021.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 An Update on Alpha One Schedule, March 12 2021
- ↑ 14.0 14.1
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Ashes of Creation Twitter - Alpha-1 Preview Weekend Begins
- ↑ 16.0 16.1
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2018-01-18 (2:48).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2018-09-01 (54:06).
- ↑
- ↑ 23.0 23.1
- ↑ Press release - Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Launches December 18.
- ↑
- ↑ Blog: Ashes of Creation Apocalypse heads into early access.
- ↑ @AoCApocalypse on Twitter.
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Transmisión en vivo, 2019-12-17 (18:33).
- ↑ Blog: Early Access for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Battle Royale Testing Ends.
- ↑
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 Transmisión en vivo, 2023-09-29 (55:34).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2023-07-09 (26:35).
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Transmisión en vivo, 2023-03-31 (5:57).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2022-10-14 (17:05).
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2018-01-18 (25:22).
- ↑
- ↑ Intrepid Studios Support - What are the Alpha/Beta Release dates?
- ↑
- ↑ 40.0 40.1
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2019-03-08 (57:26).
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Entrevista, 2021-02-07 (21:57).
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Transmisión en vivo, 2017-05-08 (11:14).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2018-01-18 (49:26).
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2020-05-29 (31:37).
- ↑ Entrevista, 2018-08-24 (12:18).
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2018-08-17 (24:07).
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 Transmisión en vivo, 2017-11-17 (28:50).
- ↑
- ↑ Transmisión en vivo, 2023-01-27 (11:05).