Ramsey
03-16-2009, 05:49 PM
Task Rundown
Crafting - Armor and Clothing
Entertainer (Band Flourishes)
Focus Marksman Testing (all skills / abilities)
Focus Brawler Testing (all skills / abilities)
Bazaar & Auction Systems
Denver Configuration Test
-------------------------------------------------------------
Details and Notes
Crafting:
Crafting is a huge focus this week (see 1376 (http://trac2.assembla.com/swgemu/changeset/1376), 1377 (http://trac2.assembla.com/swgemu/changeset/1377), 1380 (http://trac2.assembla.com/swgemu/changeset/1380)). Many new schematics in the wearable category will be making way to the server over the next week. Please test them in depth to make sure: All the ingredients/amounts are good, functionality, that armor has the correct specials and vulnerabilities, sockets are generating like pre-cu, and also that the combat equations are holding with the new armor.
Entertainer:
Entertainer should be feature complete. ANYTHING that is missing from the Entertainer profession set should be reported on the Bug Tracker. Issues with band flourishes, which were added recently, should be the focus this week (how they affect HAM, etc).
Marksman:
TAFirehawk has added almost all SWG weapons to the BF. Please test Marksman from a fresh char, with limited blue frog assistance (besides weapons). There was an internal staff test of marksman earlier, but there are probably a bunch of things we missed. Please report any issues asap!
Brawler:
Brawler should also be tested from ground up, with limited BF assistance. Report any issues to the bug tracker.
Bazaar / Auction:
A few issues with the bazaar & auction systems have been patched (the description no-load and owner retrieval). Please continue to test the Bazaar and Auction system, comment on existing bugs, and submit unreported ones.
Denver Configuration Test:
We are in the process of moving the TC to our new location in Denver, Colorado, USA (see latest BiWeekly for details). The website and TC may experience small outages as we switch and settle into our new configuration. When the TC comes online make sure you run Launchpad Enhanced, as it will patch your client configuration to the new TC address (denver.swgemu.com). Please bear with us and report any issues you come across on either the Website and TC.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Closing Notes
This week, we have set internal staff goals to complete ASAP. These changes should make testing a bit easier and will be applied as soon as the modifications are available.
Increase overall spawns outside major cities on Corellia & Naboo
Determine & Provide new characters with a reasonable starting item set - most need cert's to use anyway.
Loot - all creatures should drop something of value to starting players. We are testing the beginning game, but the rate at which we allow it to progress will make the testing exp. easier and have no effect on the quality of bug reports.
Overall Goal: Decrease scarcity of common goods, esp. those used for beginning-game testing.
BlueFrogs will be REMOVED in the near future - we are preparing the TC content to allow for a sustainable economic pool room to grow. Try playing without the BlueFrogs more and more, depending on them only for getting started on weapons. The feedback we received from Scout and Medic was great, any remaining issues for those professions will be fixed this week - please continue to test them.
edit:
Thanks to LakMoore, the HAM 1/1 bug has been fixed!
Crafting - Armor and Clothing
Entertainer (Band Flourishes)
Focus Marksman Testing (all skills / abilities)
Focus Brawler Testing (all skills / abilities)
Bazaar & Auction Systems
Denver Configuration Test
-------------------------------------------------------------
Details and Notes
Crafting:
Crafting is a huge focus this week (see 1376 (http://trac2.assembla.com/swgemu/changeset/1376), 1377 (http://trac2.assembla.com/swgemu/changeset/1377), 1380 (http://trac2.assembla.com/swgemu/changeset/1380)). Many new schematics in the wearable category will be making way to the server over the next week. Please test them in depth to make sure: All the ingredients/amounts are good, functionality, that armor has the correct specials and vulnerabilities, sockets are generating like pre-cu, and also that the combat equations are holding with the new armor.
Entertainer:
Entertainer should be feature complete. ANYTHING that is missing from the Entertainer profession set should be reported on the Bug Tracker. Issues with band flourishes, which were added recently, should be the focus this week (how they affect HAM, etc).
Marksman:
TAFirehawk has added almost all SWG weapons to the BF. Please test Marksman from a fresh char, with limited blue frog assistance (besides weapons). There was an internal staff test of marksman earlier, but there are probably a bunch of things we missed. Please report any issues asap!
Brawler:
Brawler should also be tested from ground up, with limited BF assistance. Report any issues to the bug tracker.
Bazaar / Auction:
A few issues with the bazaar & auction systems have been patched (the description no-load and owner retrieval). Please continue to test the Bazaar and Auction system, comment on existing bugs, and submit unreported ones.
Denver Configuration Test:
We are in the process of moving the TC to our new location in Denver, Colorado, USA (see latest BiWeekly for details). The website and TC may experience small outages as we switch and settle into our new configuration. When the TC comes online make sure you run Launchpad Enhanced, as it will patch your client configuration to the new TC address (denver.swgemu.com). Please bear with us and report any issues you come across on either the Website and TC.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Closing Notes
This week, we have set internal staff goals to complete ASAP. These changes should make testing a bit easier and will be applied as soon as the modifications are available.
Increase overall spawns outside major cities on Corellia & Naboo
Determine & Provide new characters with a reasonable starting item set - most need cert's to use anyway.
Loot - all creatures should drop something of value to starting players. We are testing the beginning game, but the rate at which we allow it to progress will make the testing exp. easier and have no effect on the quality of bug reports.
Overall Goal: Decrease scarcity of common goods, esp. those used for beginning-game testing.
BlueFrogs will be REMOVED in the near future - we are preparing the TC content to allow for a sustainable economic pool room to grow. Try playing without the BlueFrogs more and more, depending on them only for getting started on weapons. The feedback we received from Scout and Medic was great, any remaining issues for those professions will be fixed this week - please continue to test them.
edit:
Thanks to LakMoore, the HAM 1/1 bug has been fixed!