Coming out of Beta!
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2019 12:27 pm
Hi everyone!
I spoke with Dayrinni the other day about coming out of Beta. We are still on course but are shifting from the 15th to the 19th since we will both be fully available on Saturday.
There have been a few delays on my end, and for that I apologize. I do not want to deliver unfinished or subpar content to you, so, here is what we are looking at for opening:
1. Blood Shaman newbie area. This will include areas, quests, items, npcs, etc..
2. Memorial Hill and the main city streets, including food, hat, sheath, boot, crest, and apothecary shops and Swordspire Training Hall.
New quests are not completed, so instead of jamming a bunch of new uncompleted quests in the game, I'm going to hold them back for release. When I say hold them back for release, I mean they will be released as they are completed, so you won't need to wait another year or six months, or whatever to get them.
The same new release structure applies for the following areas attached to the city: South Port, Lake Fortune, the Pagri encampment, the new docks, and the bazaar. All of these areas are done, but require specialized items and NPC development that I am not sure will be ready by the 19th, but the good news is, is that I will be releasing them upon completion, which shouldn't be that long after
I take full responsibility for the delay of new areas, and I hope you can understand my predicament. I have a baby on the way and a few other offline issues have put me in a bit of a bind and constrained my time, specifically a kidney illness that lost me months of work on the game. I am not making excuses, but I do want to be transparent with everything that's been going on so you are in the loop.
What does coming out of beta mean? It really just means we have a stable enough code base to warrant new players and regular RP events. We will still be fixing typos and bugs, polishing the game where needed, and adding new content. As you know, ATS is always a work in progress
<3 Acty
I spoke with Dayrinni the other day about coming out of Beta. We are still on course but are shifting from the 15th to the 19th since we will both be fully available on Saturday.
There have been a few delays on my end, and for that I apologize. I do not want to deliver unfinished or subpar content to you, so, here is what we are looking at for opening:
1. Blood Shaman newbie area. This will include areas, quests, items, npcs, etc..
2. Memorial Hill and the main city streets, including food, hat, sheath, boot, crest, and apothecary shops and Swordspire Training Hall.
New quests are not completed, so instead of jamming a bunch of new uncompleted quests in the game, I'm going to hold them back for release. When I say hold them back for release, I mean they will be released as they are completed, so you won't need to wait another year or six months, or whatever to get them.
The same new release structure applies for the following areas attached to the city: South Port, Lake Fortune, the Pagri encampment, the new docks, and the bazaar. All of these areas are done, but require specialized items and NPC development that I am not sure will be ready by the 19th, but the good news is, is that I will be releasing them upon completion, which shouldn't be that long after
I take full responsibility for the delay of new areas, and I hope you can understand my predicament. I have a baby on the way and a few other offline issues have put me in a bit of a bind and constrained my time, specifically a kidney illness that lost me months of work on the game. I am not making excuses, but I do want to be transparent with everything that's been going on so you are in the loop.
What does coming out of beta mean? It really just means we have a stable enough code base to warrant new players and regular RP events. We will still be fixing typos and bugs, polishing the game where needed, and adding new content. As you know, ATS is always a work in progress
<3 Acty