Calendario de lanzamiento

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El calendario de lanzamiento de Ashes of Creation está sujeto a cambios.

Fase	Tipo de lanzamiento	Fecha estimada/Actual
Pre‑alpha	Alpha-0.	December 15, 2017.
APOC	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA).	September 7, 2018.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA lifted).	October 19, 2018.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale open beta.	December 18, 2018.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale early access.	September 24, 2019.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege mode PI closed testing.	December 19, 2019.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale testing ends.	March 10, 2020.
Alpha	Alpha-1 early preview livestream.	March 27, 2020.
	Alpha-1 limited QA testing (NDA).	May 28, 2020.
	Alpha-1 preview pre-test 1 (NDA).	Dec 18 - Dec 21 2020.
	Alpha-1 preview pre-test 2 (NDA).	Feb 19 - Feb 22 2021.
	Alpha-1 preview intermittent spot testing (NDA).	Mar 19 - Jul 9 2021.
	Alpha-1 preview weekend (no NDA).	July 9 - July 11 2021.
	Alpha-1 (no NDA).	July 14 - August 15 2021.
	Alpha-2 spot testing (NDA).	To be announced.
	Alpha-2 (No NDA).	2024.
Beta	Beta-1.	To be announced.
	Beta-2.	To be announced.
Pre‑release	Head start for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.	1-2 days before launch.
Release	Launch (live) release.	To be announced.
Post‑launch	Major releases (DLC expansions).	Quarterly or six-monthly.
	Minor releases.	Monthly.

Fases de testeo

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Alpha and beta key concept art.

Fases de testeo de Ashes of Creation.

• La Alpha-0 fue solo con invitación para amigos y familiares.
• Las Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 estuvieron disponibles durante el Kickstarter y las campañas de crowdfunding de verano campaigns.
• La Alpha-1 estuvo disponible en el Intrepid pre-order pack así como en el Adventurer pre-order pack.
• La Alpha-2 y la Beta-2 estuvieron disponibles durante PAX West 2017.
• La Alpha-2, Beta-1, y la Beta-2 están actualmente disponibles en los Pre-order packs en la tienda de cosméticos.

The game will be feature complete before Beta... Beta really is intended to identify last minute bugs to make sure that everything is ready for launch; it's important that all features are complete by Beta-1. Alpha-2 will not be feature complete at the start of Alpha-2. There are going to be updates that are going to be incorporated as part of the Alpha-2 process and there are going to be additional features that come online that get fleshed out between that time and Beta-1. There's going to be regions of the maps that aren't going to be accessible of course during Alpha-2. – Steven Sharif

Ashes of Creation

Ashes of Creation website redesign preview (WIP).

Ashes of Creation takes place within a medieval fantasy setting, blending imagination with cutting-edge graphics. We are putting the word massive back into massively multiplayer with unique and novel mechanics that will bring meaning to player action. Ashes of Creation will incorporate the best parts of traditional MMORPGs with innovative sandbox concepts. You will choose your fate at every opportunity. Questlines will open and close based on the interactions of the players with their world, because this is a world where choice is consequential. Monsters will roam and grow in ferocity as civilization disrupts the natural order of things. From the location of towns to the size of cities, you will determine the landscape of your world. It will be unique in culture, ecology, and economy.

Ashes of Creation es un futuro MMORPG ambientado en un mundo de alta fantasía donde las elecciones de los jugadores darán forma al mundo que los rodea.

Ashes of Creation is a unique take on the MMO experience. Our world structure is dynamic and built to react to the actions of our players. Cities will rise and fall, their populations based on the history of the world as the players create it. Quests will unlock as these populations gather, their needs grow, and secrets are unlocked. As the world’s NPC structure is established in real time, players will have the ability to destroy what they’ve created, paving the way for new development, new populations, and real change. Political strife and intrigue will play a very real role in the structure of your world. Gone are the days of static worlds, change is here to stay.

• Ashes of Creation es un juego PvX basado en el principio de riesgo versus recompensa.

We will refine systems, we will iterate on systems, but we will never change the core identity of the intent and philosophical approach to what Ashes of Creation as an MMO brings to the MMO genre space... What we want to do is express that Ashes of Creation is endeavoring to build a risk-versus-reward centric PvX style game. And that intent and purpose will be delivered upon, and it will not change. – Steven Sharif

• El nombre original de Ashes of Creation fue The World of Origins.
• Los desarrolladores esperan en el lanzamiento alrededor de un millón de usuarios concurrentes.

Alpha-1

Alpha-1 Teaser.

This is a true development alpha. This is not a marketing alpha; and what that means is as you know part of the process here in developing Ashes of Creation is being open with that development so you guys can see that progress; and it is a double-edged sword. There are going to be a spectrum of people that exists who are very involved with the game's development and those who are just completely at an arm's length away in understanding the process; and they may look at alpha one- the people who don't really understand the development process or haven't been a part of it- they may look at it and they may think oh you know this is trash, looks like trash, you know whatever it's the end-product. But at the end of the day what's important for us and what yields the best possible product is for us to include as much as possible the community in that development process with no NDA so that you guys give valuable feedback; and as we go through the iterative process in further defining the game and fleshing out that content were doing so with the player in mind and their voice in our ear. That is I think one of the key distinguishing factors between our development and many developments that you guys may have seen in the past. – Steven Sharif

Alpha-1 preview ancients mobs.

What this experience for Alpha one is going to be- that month-long experience- it is not intended to be a content experience... It is not intended to be a game experience. It is not intended to be a fully-fledged content experience. So keep that in mind. – Steven Sharif

Alpha-1 PvE combat.

Alpha-1 was a testing release of the Ashes of Creation MMORPG.

• World
  • The Alpha-1 map (Alpha island) consists of a mainland area and several islands. This was approximately 70 km² of playable area.
  • Alpha-1 takes place in the north west part of the map.

• Personaje
  • Progresión to level 15.

    The composition of class skills or archetype skills has to tread a fine line between two roads: One we wanted to be representative of skills not just that would traditionally be found 1 through 15 but we're actually introducing some skills that might be found later, because we want to test those particular ideas and how the skill functions. – Steven Sharif

  • Creador de personajes (basic).

• Arquetipos
  • Clérigo, Mago and Tanque archetypes.
  • Ranger may be added later in Alpha-1.
  • Luchador, Bardo, Pícaro, and Invocador archetypes will follow in later in development (after Alpha-1).
  • Secondary archetypes will not be present in Alpha-1. These are planned for Alpha-2.

• Razas
  • 4 playable races Kaelar, Vaelune, Dünir, Empyrean.

    A lot of times people ask well why haven't we seen the other races and stuff? We want to establish the quality bar and process with these races first and then when we move into further content production for the other races we have have those pipelines in place and we have the processes in place and we know how to approach them.

• Combate
  • Hybrid action/tab combat.
  • Revamped combat systems will be rolled out during and post Alpha-1 testing.

The weapon attack is an important component of the combat system, so we want to make sure that as we're doing this combat revamp that we are essentially taking into consideration player feedback and sentiment about how they want a reactive and more mobile weapon attack system. – Steven Sharif

• Nodos
  • Avance del nodo to Aldea (escenario 3).
  • There are 9 node locations in Alpha-1.
  • Normally there would be 18-20 nodes in the same area.
  • A basic vassal system is in place.
  • The node ZOI's is larger than the final map.
  • Node locations are subject to change prior to Beta-1.

• Economía
  • The economy present in Alpha-1 is not reflective of the final state of the game.
  • Merchant systems and player to player trading.

    We have an economy but it's not really going to be reflective of the final how the economy is going to work. It'll work for alpha one and there'll be plenty of things to trade and buy and exchange, but it's not going to be really super representative what the final state is. So keep that in mind as well it's a stubbed-in system. It's not a complete or really finalized system at all. – Jeffrey Bard

  • Approximately 10 percent of the artisan system.
    • The core basics of the artisan gameplay loop is facilitated via the merchant (NPC) system.
  • Recolección, Procesado, Elaboración (Crafting) is expected to come online in Alpha-2 and the Betas.
  • Previously this was targeted for Alpha-1.

    What's present in Alpha-1 doesn't even really scratch the surface for crafting. – Steven Sharif

• Equipo
  • Approximately 49 unique gear sets.
  • These are unique sets with different stats, but some may be similar in appearance.
  • Daggers (Dual weapons).

• PvE
  • Approximately 6 or 7 dungeons with one almost raid-level difficulty.
  • Two world bosses requiring party-sized groups.
  • One true 40 person raid boss.
  • Over 200 quests.
  • Questing is placeholder until Alpha-2.

• Gremios.
  • Alpha-1 castle sieges and Castles are in a zone accessible via a NPC teleporter.
  • This zone includes three Elder dragon raid bosses.
  • These bosses also appear in the open world (outside the siege zone) with slightly different mechanics.

• Naval content
• Naves for "island hopping".
  • Temporary teleportation points are present in early tests until ships are introduced later in the alpha testing.

• Other
  • There is no instancing in Alpha-1.
• UI and tutorial systems are placeholders until Alpha-2.

Parte de la siguiente información no ha sido confirmada recientemente por los desarrolladores y es posible que no esté en la hoja de ruta de desarrollo actual.

• Organizaciones sociales.
• Portions of player housing.
• Corruption.
• Name reservations.

Alpha-2

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Alpha-2 character creator user interface (first pass).

Alpha-2 is intending to be obviously a very large chunk of the game's mechanics: a very very big percentage of it. – Steven Sharif

Alpha-2 character creator intro (first pass).

Se espera que para la Alpha-2 de Ashes of Creation haya un porcentaje elevado del sistema de juego.

• Mundo
  • Estaciones y climatología.
  • Eventos.
  • Misiones.

• Personaje
  • Creador de personajes.
    • El objetivo es facilitar a los jugadores el creador de personajes antes del lanzamiento del Alpha-2.
  • Progresión del personaje hasta nivel 35 (sujeto a cambios).
  • Todos los arquetipos estarán disponibles.
    • Algunas clases secundarias y aumentos.
  • La raza de los Tulnar.
  • La mecánica de invocación familiar.
  • Religiones.

• Combate
  • Combate renovado.
    • Las skills activas y pasivas serán rediseñadas.
    • Se espera que las habilidades primarias sean muy diferentes a las del Alpha-1.
    • Estarán presentes los árboles de habilidades de armas para potenciar el sistema de combos.
  • Asedios reales.

• Nodos
  • Progresión del nodo hasta la fase Ciudad (escenario 5) y potencialmente hasta la fase Metropolis (escenario 6).
  • Reliquias y su edificio de nodo, el relicario .
  • Parcelas.
  • Rotación de cultivos.

• Contenido naval.
  • Guerra naval.
  • Tres tipos de barcos.
  • Los barcos tendrán cañones funcionales, pero la interfaz de usuario del astillero puede no estar completa.

• Economía
  • Clases de artesanía (Recolección, Procesado, Elaboración (Crafting)).
    • Sets de artesano.
    • Se están considerando posibles "capas" de juego como la topografía y la gestión del terreno para la recolección.
  • Casas de subastas.
  • Cajas empleadas para el transporte de suministros entre los puntos de almacenamiento y las caravanas.

• Otros
  • Unreal Engine 5.
  • Algo de la música de Bear McCreary estará ya en el Alpha-2.
  • La interfaz de usuario y el sistema de tutoriales.
  • Editor de emblemas, logos y símbolos (tentativo).

Los testers del Alpha-1 y el Alpha-2 puede que sean invitados a testeos puntuales anteriores al lanzamiento del Alpha-2.

El Alpha-2 será persistente.

Beta testing

The Beta-1 and Beta-2 testing phases of Ashes of Creation will be short.

• The game is intended to be feature-complete before Beta-1.

Content wise, beta will have nearly everything release will have. – Steven Sharif

• Bear McCreary's music will be unveiled in Beta-1.
• Tipos de nodo will be definitive (finalized).
• Beta testing of Ashes of Creation will be closed.

Head start

Head start icon.

Head start grants early access one or two days prior to the live launch of Ashes of Creation for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.

• Head start is a means to gradually ramp up the population to avoid player concurrency issues at launch.
• Head start will also be a way to address any last-minute launch or deployment issues.

The point of head start is twofold: One for testing, making sure that the live launch servers pre-wipe are good; and then Two, it's a way to stagger the population move into the game. Because if you have servers with 10,000 concurrent player capability and you have everyone logging in at the exact same time, that is a problem I've never seen an MMO tackle successfully, ever. – Steven Sharif

Headstart servers

The number of head start servers is estimated to be three. This is subject to change.

• There will be an OCE headstart server.

Headstart limitations

The game functionality is limited during the head start period so that players cannot decide the world-scape earlier than others.

• During the head start, the node system will be deactivated.
• Head start specific servers are also planned.
• It will not be possible to secure player housing during the headstart period due to the deactivation of the node system.

Head start was not a mistake, I tend to listen to my development team with regards to their vast past experiences in mmo launches and development. Advice from engineering on head starts was they are extremely desired in order to test any last minute launch/deployment issues that “always” happen. So I did as much as possible to mitigate the potential p2w elements/issues while still adhering to sound development principles. Including designating which servers are head start servers. So wanna make sure we don’t “chop” this one as a mistake or misstep. Everything done is done to ensure a quality launch/product. – Steven Sharif

NDA

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Los lanzamientos de las Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2 no tenían NDA (non-disclosure agreement).

• El Alpha-1 testing anterior al lanzamiento completo de la Alpha-1si que tuvo NDA.

Participación

• La Alpha-0 tuvo unos 2.500 participantes.
• La Alpha-1 tuvo aproximadamente 9,600 participantes en Agosto de 2018. Hubo algo más de 13k participantes en Mayo de 2021. Hubo 5300 inicios de sesión únicos durante las pruebas del fin de semana de 3 días del 27 de Mayo de 2021.
• Se espera que la participación tanto en las Alpha como en las Beta aumente con la venta de los packs de pre-venta.
• Se espera que la Alpha-2 supere los 100.000 participantes.
  • Anteriormente se esperaban unos 10.000 participantes en la Alpha-1 y la Alpha-2.

Esta sección se actualizará tan pronto como los desarrolladores pongan a disposición la información.

• Para la Beta-1 y la Beta-2 se esperan tener unos 27.000 participantes.

Pre-order-packs with Alpha-2 access are ending

September 2023 will be the final pre-order packs for Ashes of Creation.

Why are the pre-order packs ending?

Our pre-order packs were intended to be a way for players to support the project by providing an opportunity to collect exclusive cosmetic appearances that are used in creating the world of Verra, while respecting our commitment to zero-tolerance pay-to-win whatsoever. As we draw closer to our Alpha Two and Beta testing periods, we want to ensure a glorious experience for our players who have signed up to help make Ashes of Creation the MMORPG it deserves to be. To that end, we have decided to discontinue the packs until such time as our internal and/or external testing supports the admission of additional testers. We will continue to update our community when more ways become available to access Alpha Two or Beta testing through our communication channels.

When will the final pre-order packs end?

The final Pre-Order Packs will end on January 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific in order to ensure everyone has enough time and notice with regards to the final Pre-Order Packs’ availability.

Does this include the Beta-1 and Beta-2 pre-order packages as well?

Yes. While we anticipate we will reopen the ability to purchase Beta packages in the future, these options will not adopt the same format of regularly recurring monthly exclusive cosmetics as our existing Pre-Order Packages currently offer.

If I do not get a pre-order pack, does that mean I will not be able to join Alpha-2, Beta-1, or Beta-2 in the future?

Not necessarily. We will continue to engage with our community and content creators to offer various giveaways that players will have an opportunity to participate in. After our internal and/or external testing satisfies the admission of additional testers, we may provide alternate methods of purchasing access into testing periods.

When the pre-order packs end, will there be other items on the Ashes of Creation shop?

We may provide cosmetic items and merchandise in the shop at a future date.

I purchased a previous pre-order pack, but I like The Unseen Order cosmetics better. Can I switch out my cosmetics for these?

Previously purchased cosmetics may not be exchanged, though we do provide a 90-day return policy. If you own an existing Pre-Order Pack, you may also purchase individual cosmetics offered in the current pack a-la-cart.

Can I upgrade my pre-order pack after sales for the pre-order packs end?

Yes. You will continue to have the option to upgrade your Pre-Order Pack to a higher-tier package after sales of Pre-Order Packs end. If you upgrade, it will not give you the cosmetic items of the same type (Accessory, Pet, Mount, etc.) that came with the previous pack you purchased. Only the additional cosmetic items from the upgrade to The Unseen Order Pre-Order Pack will be granted.

Can I purchase add-on cosmetics from The Unseen Order after pre-order packs are removed from the shop?

Yes. You will continue to have the option to purchase add-on cosmetics from The Unseen Order, based on what your Pre-Order Package level gives you access to.

How long will I be able to upgrade my pre-order pack or purchase The Unseen Order add-on cosmetics?

We don’t have a date to share for this yet, but we’ll give everyone plenty of notice before ending the ability for them to upgrade their Pre-Order Packs or purchase add-on cosmetics from The Unseen Order.

What about upgrading Kickstarter packages? When do those end?

You will still be able to upgrade Kickstarter and Summer Backer Packages. We’ll give plenty of notice before ending the ability for people to upgrade their packs.

Server wipes

Los servidores de las Alpha y Beta serán reseteados antes del lanzamiento.

• Los servidores podrán ser reseteados antes de testeos individuales.

As a general rule, if the testing phase contains the word Alpha, it is safe to assume there will likely be wipes. – Steven Sharif

Hitos

December 2015	First team members were hired.
February 2016	Ashes of Creation design documentation and prototyping.
December 10, 2016	Official website was launched and project announced.
January 18, 2017	Official discord was launched.
May 2, 2017	Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign launched with $750,000 funding goal.
June 3, 2017	Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign completed with 19,576 backers raising $3,271,809.
June 2017	Game production began with a team size of 15-20.
June 21, 2017	El verano de la financiación campaign launched.
July 22, 2017	Summer crowdfunding campaign completed with 2,485 backers.
September 1, 2017	PAX West 2017.
November 4, 2017	Raised $16,500 for Extra Life children's hospitals.
December 15, 2017	Alpha-0 released on schedule.
March 19-23, 2018	Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2018.
April 5, 2018	PAX East 2018.
August 15, 2018	Last day for purchases of Alpha-1 through Intrepid pre-order packs.
August 20, 2018	At Gamescom with My.com.
August 27, 2018	100 developers working on Ashes of Creation.
September 1, 2018	PAX West 2018 panel.
October 19, 2018	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale (previously called Alpha-1 phase 1 battlegrounds).
November 4, 2018	Raised $20,518 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.
April 15, 2019	60 developers working on Ashes of Creation at San Diego offices (following disengagement with Malaysian art team).
November 3, 2019	Raised $20,901 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.
August 21, 2020	Announced a mutual parting of ways with publisher My.games.
October 17, 2020	Almost 3,000,000 registered accounts for Ashes of Creation.
October 17, 2020	~87 developers working on Ashes of Creation.
November 8, 2020	Raised $88,546 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.
February 26, 2021	Official ashesofcreation.com website redesign.
May 5, 2021	Alpha-1 sales resumed with the announcement of the Adventurer pre-order pack.
May 17, 2021	Verbal NDA was lifted from Alpha-1 testing.
July 9, 2021	Alpha-1 no-NDA preview weekend began on schedule.
July 11, 2021	Alpha-1 no-NDA preview weekend completed on schedule.
July 14, 2021	Alpha-1 no-NDA month long test began on schedule.
August 15, 2021	Alpha-1 no-NDA month long test completed on schedule.
November 7, 2021	Raised $34,485 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.
December 23, 2021	Announced that Ashes of Creation is moving to Unreal Engine 5.
January 14, 2022	Over 120 people working on Ashes of Creation.
November 5, 2022	Raised $77,939 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.
August 31, 2023	Over 150 people working on Ashes of Creation.

Accomplishments

• MMORPG con más financiación de Kickstarter.
• Séptimo videojuego más financiado de Kickstarter.
• MMO más esperado – Premios a lo mejor de 2017 de MMORPG.com.
• MMORPG práctico de acceso anticipado más esperado – MMOs World.
• Gamescom 2018: Mejor juego independiente.
• Gamescom 2018: Mejor juego online.
• Mejor MMO independiente de 2020 – encuesta de los lectores de massivelyop.com.
• MMO más esperado de 2021 en adelante – encuesta de los lectores de massivelyop.com.
• TTop 10 de los mejores nuevos MMORPG para 2021 en adelante – Forbes.
• Mejor estudio de MMO de 2022 – MMOGames.

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