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Alpha-1 availability
Pre-order pack upgrades are possible for current pack holders for the difference in price.[1][2][3] Upgrades to קיקסטארטר and מימון המונים בקיץ packs are also available in the store for the difference in package price.[4]
- August 15, 2018 was the last day for purchases of אלפא-1 through Intrepid pre-order packs (History).[5]
- August 13, 2021 was the last day for purchases of אלפא-1 through the Adventurer pre-order pack (History).[6][7][1][8]
Alpha-1 playtest schedule
While we will have specific spot tests for certain systems as we develop them post the Alpha one month, it should be expected and understood that after this Alpha one month there will be probably a significant amount of downtime where there won't be spot testing as we break apart a lot of systems, take what we learned from alpha one month and implement and iterate upon those learnings. So there's gonna be several months probably worth of significant downtime where there will not be access to spot testing, where we are going to go in and really rejigger a lot of systems[10] – Steven Sharif
Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
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Alpha-1 | אלפא-1 מבט מוקדם שידור ישיר.[11] | מרץ 27, 2020.[12] |
אלפא-1 טסטים QA מוגבלים (NDA).[13][14] | מאי 28, 2020.[15][16] | |
אלפא-1 preview pre-test 1 (NDA).[17] | Dec 18 - Dec 21 2020.[17] | |
אלפא-1 preview pre-test 2 (NDA).[17] | Feb 19 - Feb 22 2021.[18][19] | |
אלפא-1 preview intermittent spot testing (NDA).[20][21] | Mar 19 - Jul 9 2021.[20][21] | |
אלפא-1 preview weekend (no NDA).[20] | July 9 - July 11 2021.[22][23][20] | |
אלפא-1 (no NDA).[20] | July 14 - August 15 2021.[24][6] | |
אלפא-1 intermittent spot testing.[10][25] | After August 15 2021.[10][6] |
The term "alpha" is a tricky one, and it typically has 2 meanings in gaming. The development meaning for alpha is a point in the process where we are ready to test the fundamental systems in their core form, without polish and without much of the content. Then, there is the external or "marketing" term for alpha. This is typically applied to Eastern-ported MMORPGs, when in fact that is a completed game being localized for a region, and not really indicative of a true development alpha. As you may know by now, game development has many stages - from the initial tech demos to the pre-production and pre-alpha states, then on to the alphas and betas and eventually launch.[17] – Steven Sharif
I want to make emphatically clear, our alphas and betas are true development alphas and betas, and some have said I am crazy to allow these phases to be seen without an NDA…maybe I am crazy? lol… But I am trusting the community of gamers out there to get a glimpse into the process, and understand the long road ahead for what will eventually be worth the wait. Given time and talent, amazing things can happen, so make sure you help us in communicating that we are in open development which means people get to see the bare bones before the meat. And look, I know people see our 4K footage and say, "This looks better than most released games!", but trust me when I say, you ain't seen nothin’ yet.[17] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-1 participation
בדיקות אלפא-1 was available to the following participants:
- Anyone who won and claimed an אלפא-1 Key through a giveaway.[7]
- Adventurer pre-order pack and Intrepid pre-order pack owners.[7]
- Braver of worlds, Leader of men, Royalty, Hero of the people, and Avatar of the phoenix קיקסטארטר and summer campaign backers.[7]
- Official content creators.[7]
There were approximately 9,600 participants in אלפא-1 testing as of August, 2018.[26][27]
- As of May 31, 2021, just under 5k additional participants have been added since Alpha-1 sales resumed. Less refunds and unclaimed codes, leaves a total of slightly over 13k testers.[26]
- The weekend test of May 27, 2021 saw 5,300 unique logins over the 3 day period.[26]
There were roughly 9600 if I recall A1 participants prior to my closing the preorder packs in 2018. Since opening them up again there have been just under 5k additional participants added. And prolly around 300 refunds give or take. Of the roughly 14,000 a1 testers, there are still about 1k unredeemed ks codes which leaves a little over 13k testers? The weekend test saw 5300 unique logins over the 3-day period. And I think discord flags stand around 4k roughly?[26] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-1 NDA
אלפא-1, אלפא-2, בטא-1, בטא-2 releases are not covered by NDA (non-disclosure agreement).[28]
- Alpha-2 testing prior to the full release of אלפא-2 will be under NDA.[29]
- בדיקות אלפא-1 prior to the full release of אלפא-1 was covered by NDA.[30][14]
- The developers will not necessarily announce when NDA testing starts.[31]
- We may not always announce when the NDA testing is, because we're not definitive how that testing is going to influence the future testing schedule; and we don't want to set the wrong expectation from a broader audience perspective on what they should be expecting with regards to testing.[31] – Steven Sharif
Alpha testing system requirements
Minimum and recommended computer specifications for אלפא-2.[34]
- Minimum Specs - 1080p
- Processor: Intel i5 8400 | AMD Ryzen 5 2600
- Memory: 12GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1070 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 100GB SSD Storage
- Windows 10/11
- Recommend Specs - 1440p
- Processor: Intel i7 8700 | AMD Ryzen 5 3600
- Memory: 16GB
- Graphics: NVIDIA RTX 3070 or equivalent
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 100GB SSD Storage
- Windows 10/11
- Please note that these requirements will change throughout our testing phases.[34]
See also
הפניות
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 שידור חי, 2021-04-30 (4:02).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Ashes of Creation Store: May cosmetics.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, April 14 2021
- ↑ שידור חי, 2021-05-28 (1:36:43).
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 שידור חי, 2021-07-30 (20:30).
- ↑ March 2020 newsletter.
- ↑ וִידֵאוֹ, 2020-03-23 (0:01).
- ↑
- ↑ 14.0 14.1
- ↑
- ↑ Creative Director's Letter, 2020-04-1.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, October 16 2020
- ↑ שידור חי, 2021-02-26 (14:58).
- ↑ Blog: Creative Director's Letter, January 2021.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 Alpha One Schedule Update, May 10 2021.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 An Update on Alpha One Schedule, March 12 2021
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Twitter - Alpha-1 Preview Weekend Begins
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3
- ↑ שידור חי, 2018-08-17 (24:07).
- ↑ שידור חי, 2018-01-18 (49:26).
- ↑ שידור חי, 2023-09-29 (55:34).
- ↑ שידור חי, 2020-05-29 (31:37).
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 רֵאָיוֹן, 2023-07-09 (26:35).
- ↑
- ↑ שידור חי, 2021-03-26 (12:34).
- ↑ 34.0 34.1 What are the minimum and recommend computer specifications for Alpha Two?