Alpha Test Progress

Category: AQW Design Notes
Posted on June 10, 2008

Updated by Artix ( 1394 page views since 2:30pm)
4:40pm *Chuckling* How come my parents always call me in the middle of major fix? Minimal is currently working on the bug and said he would like to wait until he is 100% sure the bug is fixed before bringing up the servers. This looks like an early end to todays testing -- sorry it was so abrupt. The next release has a shot at being flawless, and it is all thanks to your help today. So, what to do now?
- AdventureQuest - Devourer Saga Finale! (3 Years in the making)
- DragonFable - Dragon Birthday special!
- MechQuest - Planet Westion release
- EbilGames - New mini-game coming next week!

4:35pm Sir Ver is Offline... more coming shortly.
4:20pm Server restart to apply fixes. Hold on to your helms!
4:05pm Success - and many new bugs found!

I would like to thank everyone for coming today -- this was a huge success. Over 3K players online with little to no lag. Unfortunately, some new bugs appeared as a result of the rewrite that caused many bugs including:
- No Monster Respawns
- Game Stalls when loading (Stuck at "Joining Lobby")
- Difficulty changing areas
As funny as it sounds.. these are good problems to have. They are good because thse new problems are easy ones... we already overcame the tough problems! Stay tuned for information about the next exciting Alpha release. We are officially a stones throw away from Beta. Oh.. and one more thing. Helping to test an Alpha is a difficult things to do. We really appriciate all of your help and are so eager to have a fully functional, stable and amazingly fun game for you soon! Just imagine all of the new areas we will be able to explore together soon!

3:53pm 120716 page views to this homepage since 2:30... that is just insane.
3:25pm 3K+ achieved. Error; Sir Ver is attempting to read dozens of thousands of properties from objects that are not being created correctly. Considering this, he is holding up great! Our objective for today's test is officially a success!
3:25pm 2945 Players online - Go Sir Ver go! Lag is nice!
3:21pm 2764 Players online - Getting some chat lag. Checking on Sir Ver to see how he is doing. Back in a moment!
3:15pm 2520 Players online - Ser Vir actually seems to be getting faster
3:14pm 2242 Players online - Ser Vir holding steady!
3:13pm 1831 Logins in the first minute.
3:10pm Sir Ver... is online!
2:53pm Rolling out the files... preparing to go live.
2:45pm 15 minutes until Sir Ver goes online! We just added Ninja and Barber armors. Oh, and do not forget, there are 5 new weapons including the Big 100K which can purchased for gold in Yulgar's inn.

2:30pm Only 30 minutes until showtime!
2:23pm The scroll buttons for your inventory are bugged. I apologize that we will not be able to fix this until after the release. Until then, the green recycle icon will delete the currently selected inventory item (this will change later as we intend to use a different icon and prompt you
2:15pm We are just 45 minutes away from the release -- getting exciting! I checked the database and there are currently twenty four thousand accounts created for AQ Worlds so far. Not bad for a Alpha that has only been around for a week!
1:55pm Cysero just made a major announcement on the DragonFable Design Notes! The upgraded DragonLord Armor looks... amazing!
1:40pm Which color do you like better for the DF/MQ ShadowScythe T-Shirt: Red or Black?
1:35pm You can now turn Private Messages ON/OFF using the commands: /pmon and /pmoff
1:25pm - The shop has been added to Yulgar's inn. We are also adding a new Alpha Armor Token! Minimal has all of his parts ready. Zhoom is working on a REALLY bizzare bug which is causing our new shop to do very very very bad things.
1:00pm - 5 New Weapons have been added to the Database
12:30pm We have 4 or 5 bugs to fix (Centipide, Spider, Bee, Fly, and a Time Travel Fairy) Now that I think of it... Sir Ver is basically an insect farm!
12:10pm DragonFable is preparing to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of when the Dragons started hatching... and DragonLords once again protected the skies.
12:00pm How is it that Cynthia is always working at Starbucks on release days. Once again today's alpha release will be secretly powered by her extremely caffinated coffee.

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