** WOK SP BETA test to start this weekend ! **
Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 10:51 am
What a wokerful world....
Im here to announce that official beta mass-testing should kick off this weekend with the AMAZONAS jungle. We will use an early version of the new KaoBase V2 for signup and login, and the latest WOK SP engine that will include the full game. The engine is still missing a few features and feedback to the Players might need some improvements, but we're set to kick off the latest WOK game with pride.
There will be a signup link from the main WOK SP info page before the weekend, which will allow you to setup your own species and play around with it. We will also announce the official kickoff time for the game, possibly Saturday evening or Sunday evening (CET). Dont worry if you cant be online when Turn#1 sets in, the Order Queue (OQ) allows you to store lots of orders in advance.
The beta game will be run under "real" default settings, which means a 10x10 grid and a lenght of 4000 Turns. A new Turn will be run every 15 minutes. One species per Player. You may still sign up after the game has started, as long as we look to fill up the 50 spots.
I cant say if we wil be able to fully finish the first game, and maybe we will have to do some tough adjustments during the tests. Im not worried about actual balancing, we did enough testruns on that. Its more that the interaction of 50 Players at once can cause unpredictable bugs and problems. Please remember at any time that this will be a BETA test, so dont start whining if all of a sudden we have to kick your species out of the jungle or reset the game.
We will need up to 50 Players, so PLEASE tell your friends about the game once the login gets activated. We will also put several threads in this forum to discuss all aspects of the game. Im also planning to have at least a weekly "chat with the devs" time where Players can meet us all in the WOK chatroom and talk about everything. First one of those could be 1-2 days after game has kicked off. We will also soon have a few developers for the mobile version joining us, lets see how things go.
I am very proud on what we have achieved so far with WOK SP. Not only is it a step into the future of browser-based gaming, its also innovative and challenging in many ways while always maintaining that WOK "feel" when you play it. Get ready for something special - WOK SP's AMAZONAS jungle is coming to your home....
Im here to announce that official beta mass-testing should kick off this weekend with the AMAZONAS jungle. We will use an early version of the new KaoBase V2 for signup and login, and the latest WOK SP engine that will include the full game. The engine is still missing a few features and feedback to the Players might need some improvements, but we're set to kick off the latest WOK game with pride.
There will be a signup link from the main WOK SP info page before the weekend, which will allow you to setup your own species and play around with it. We will also announce the official kickoff time for the game, possibly Saturday evening or Sunday evening (CET). Dont worry if you cant be online when Turn#1 sets in, the Order Queue (OQ) allows you to store lots of orders in advance.
The beta game will be run under "real" default settings, which means a 10x10 grid and a lenght of 4000 Turns. A new Turn will be run every 15 minutes. One species per Player. You may still sign up after the game has started, as long as we look to fill up the 50 spots.
I cant say if we wil be able to fully finish the first game, and maybe we will have to do some tough adjustments during the tests. Im not worried about actual balancing, we did enough testruns on that. Its more that the interaction of 50 Players at once can cause unpredictable bugs and problems. Please remember at any time that this will be a BETA test, so dont start whining if all of a sudden we have to kick your species out of the jungle or reset the game.
We will need up to 50 Players, so PLEASE tell your friends about the game once the login gets activated. We will also put several threads in this forum to discuss all aspects of the game. Im also planning to have at least a weekly "chat with the devs" time where Players can meet us all in the WOK chatroom and talk about everything. First one of those could be 1-2 days after game has kicked off. We will also soon have a few developers for the mobile version joining us, lets see how things go.
I am very proud on what we have achieved so far with WOK SP. Not only is it a step into the future of browser-based gaming, its also innovative and challenging in many ways while always maintaining that WOK "feel" when you play it. Get ready for something special - WOK SP's AMAZONAS jungle is coming to your home....