The expansion pack needs beta testers. I've recently filtered out a lot of people i added who had just downloaded it for content and haven't actually been testing. I REALLY dont want to have to upload fixer patches once its out... there are still a LOT of bugs and we all know what a pain that is.
I am considering new testers, and to quote BBB's FS2 recruiting post:
I require people with fair to extensive modding experience in Battlezone 2.
I will not be accepting any newbies or unknowns.
Anyone who does sign up will be required to stick it out until the final release. If you think that you may not be able to fulfil this role, do not apply.
Anybody who steals any assets or does not help with testing will be removed from the team. They will not be replaced.
At least 50% of you MUST be able to host your own damn games. you all know where to look if you cant (nettips.rtf), the AP is mainly MP-based and therefore its not much good if you cant set up test games.
I have ALREADY removed access to the latest betas from those i have added previously, if a select few of them actually want to test again, apply here. Consider it a second chance that no-one will get from here on.
I have a few open slots, and its first-come first-serve (so long as you meet the criteria). Apply here.
TESTERS:
1) TheJamsh
2) Nielk1
3) VSMIT
4) AHadley
5) GreenHeart (starfleet/ap asset trading)
6) Squirrel
7) TwinShadow
8 ) Warfreak
9) TopGun
10) Noratetsu
11) Tempest Storm
Yo.
VSMIT has access (you always did :P)
.. and number eight needs to be fixed lol.
Quote from: TheJamsh on October 09, 2009, 04:33:18 AM
I have ALREADY removed access to the latest betas from those i have added previously, if a select few of them actually want to test again, apply here. Consider it a second chance that no-one will get from here on.
Sorry. Thought that you'd removed
everyone. My mistake.
i can help, but i've got a senior project and an IEEE conference to put together as well, so i'd only be able to put a couple of hours a week into it.
If you're looking for testers on the LMM side of things you might try opening that up to a public testing. Players dont have to have the latest patch to play together so you wouldn't have to worry about making sure everyone is up to date.
LMM uses addon pack assets though, so it would be pointless to publicly release that. And thats N1's call on the program...
Because it comes with tons of things, some specific to adding to the addon pack it would be best it remain with the addon pack at least initially.
I agree totally, especially with the amount of AP assets that ARE LMM based.
I'll help. I'm a good tester, I've been helping RD out finding little bugs and problems. I'm not an extensive modder, but I do understand the lines in ivtank.odf :). I am never leaving this battlezone game. I will be able to host within a two weeks to month. I am moving out of the parents house by Thursday and will be back online by Saturday at the latest.
If you have any questions, I am easy to find around here ;)
Thanks
Squirrel you've been added, you will need to register on bzcx mantis to gain access. Heres the link:
EDIT: i see you have already. you can now access the mantis and download. PLEASE test as much as pos.
Alright, Looking at my mantis page. I guess you or someone else will have to assign the project to me. Much Appreciated :)
ive already done it, re-try
Im good with odfs if you want me to look at that
Testing DOES NOT MEAN:
1. Going through the assets for your own use.
2. Editing assets because you THINK you can do it better. You AREN'T the dev. team, do it and you WILL be kicked out.
3. Proof reading code of any type.
Testing means:
* Going in-game to test assets and finding any and all PHYSICAL breaks.
- This is why doing #3 would be retarded. If it works in-game, doesn't matter how "wierd/broken" it looks code wise.
Quote from: RABBITPOLICE on October 10, 2009, 09:48:02 AM
Im good with odfs if you want me to look at that
Quote from: TheJamsh on October 09, 2009, 04:33:18 AM
I require people with fair to extensive modding experience in Battlezone 2.
I will not be accepting any newbies or unknowns.
Thank you, good bye.
Got a few crashes and bugs I've notice that I'll be posting to mantis very soon. don't worry, they are coming. GOtta to go work now. ttyl :0
I would help to test, but I'm struggling to even be able to get on the forums. (I.E. I fail a class this pc gets trashed.)
thanks for posting squirrel :D. The more we find the merrier...
Now that I'm able to host. I expect to see a few of the testers joining my games to test ;)
Yeah, I'm not quite up in the post count here on BZU, but I've been around BZ2 since around its release time way back when. Even was in Starfleet Platoon for a while when it was a clan, then a fan club, and now closed. Sonic can vouch for me. XP Oh yeah, my oldest game nick when I first got into BZ2 was ScionCrow, then changed it to TwinShadow only in the past couple years. So yeah, I know my way around BZ2. Just the DLL/AIP coding I don't. XD (like I'll need that anyway for finding some way to break the mod XD)
I beta test quite a few programs, none of those programs I've really ever found bugs somehow. I'm available when I am, just a few days I can't really do much either because some event is going on where I live, and all that.
Still two open slots here. Testers still needed.
By the way, a further requirement is that you MUST be open to using SVN. If not then you wont actually be able to download ANYTHING anyway.
I still have to get my BZ2 disk back to install it on Win7...
Well hurry up about it because i want this out ASAP. Need to get PDM, TJRV, MRVP, RW and a few more maps finished before we can do that, and it all needs testing.
SVN is a crapload faster now too.
Hi,
I have been wanting to do Beta testing for a while now and when I talked to squirrel he suggested I ask if I could help you guys beta test. I love to learn new things and would love to help out.
Please let me know via PM if I can Beta test for you guys.
.:.FTD.:.TopGun-Lt_Gen
I'm pretty sure i'm on that list, since you gave me one of the betas. And a mantis that I lost the link to :|
GBD - i reset the tester list because i got pissed at adding people so they would DL the assets then test nothing. The mantis was on BZCx
TopGun, check your PM's
I looked on BZCx mantis, i couldn't seem to acess any and i didn't see Expansion pack
Thats cos i reset the list so youre not on it anymore... unless your talking about before?
:cry:
well i could re-add you but you would have to actually test it... else its pointless.
i did test it :|
I just didn't reverse engineer it, learn where/what everything was, and try to find a place to chip in. I was also lazy and didn't check the mantis
Hello,
Can I help you guys test, please let me know through PM!
Keep modding!
-RR
Okay... tester list is full, and then some. Hopefully we can get some work done now ¬_¬
Yah. So behind on FS2 testing :D