*** CLOSED BETA UPDATES & DISCUSSION/BUG REPORTS ***

Neat!

 

Before you guys got into the game, the missiles used to cost only 1 power to arm. They've since been upped to 2 power for fission warheads and 3 power for plasma warheads. I think the transition has made something bug out and that's why they don't work anymore. Hopefully they fix it soon. The missiles are a Genari staple (and marines).

 

That's because the Genari are better than Sol.

-Actually, my creation of the races, and concept behind them seem to be working -- the Genari get a 'head start' strength-wise, but the Sol is like the sleeping giant -- as we get to higher tier ships Sol will be more dominant. Reminds me Japan vs. US. in WWII. Japan needed to rush out and capture as much territory and do as many pre-emptive strikes it could, until the slow US monster started catching up. -Vesuvius

 

Just had my first game tonight. Strategic timing on this internal beta launch, I happened to be on a work trip and couldn't play until i got to my home computer. Frankly, I'm pretty impressed by the scope and depth of the game, even at its infancy for a 5 man development team. I can see there's a lot of work to be done squashing bugs. I wonder how long that will take before the game is market ready?
I've been reading thru all the posts on this thread. I can't tell who is a real player and what is AI, which I guess is a good thing. Not sure if I killed any real opponents. I didn't get the bonus XP though. Wouldn't mind getting that boost and the 1000 credits too please.

 

No, that's because there are a shedload more of you than there are Sol players this time out! Last night, UK time, Genari lost 2 sectors to 2 Liverpool III ships.

General thoughts from last night:
Amazing game! Full launch ought to be more evenly divided between Sol and Genari, but maybe have some background code to stop such uneven sides.
Still seem to find a lot of sectors bugged when it comes to battles already in progress. S-63 was showing a battle with 2 Sol and 2 Genari participants (IIRC) but when I finally jumped in, it was me alone against 3 Genari.

MLocke, which faction are you?

Addendum:
I do not like the idea of forcing sides on players, but this situation of a large difference in the number of players for each faction does need addressing tokeep the game fun for all concerned. Would it be possible to include a background piece of code so that underdog factions get greater XP & LP gains? Something like if both factions are within 10% player numbers it's even, 10-25% underdog gets +10%, over 25% underdog gets +25% XP and LP.

-When there is a large group of players, it will eventually even out. We have only 30 players playing on and off. But there is a faction limit to each side anyway, so if it gets to that cap, it will block one from joining that side. The idea is that the main game maps will have up to 500 players per side, so it will be rather large. The map I'm currently working in is a medium map for playtesting in a few weeks, and it has over 400 sectors. It will be released when the next layer of internal playtesters join in, about 200+ players. But a lot of work is still needed until then to get rid of major bugs. -Vesuvius

 

Genari missiles seem to be working now. - More or less
Other then all the other weapons, shields etc. they somehow do not keep the power adjustments you did to them the round before, but try to be charged every round. Also, when I remembered to decharge them I ended up having everything decharged, one time.

-Yes, they're working on missiles this morning, I'm hoping that they fully work as they should by the end of today.

 

Are you sure that was only one? Or are you not counting the weapons platforms as stations?
I can really not imagine what destroyer could have done that.

-The Greenland is pretty defenseless, only one 4 damage laser in each arc. Its not supposed to be undefended by ships, so a Destroyer can definitely whittle it down. Its true benefit is its extreme scanning range, so unless there's an obstacle, as a ship you can always find your enemy under its detection range (30 hexes). You'll notice that SOL has more station varieties and functions, while all Genari stations are Class X or greater. -Vesuvius

 

OK, getting the bug where I can't pass or end the combat turn. Just having to wait for the timer to count down. Also, didn't we clear and lock S-65 last night Vesuvius?

-I think the lock timer is about 12 hours.

 

Are you also getting a non-existant battle shown in S-11?

-S-11 is also another bugged sector, avoid like S-51

 

I've been practicing the game a lot in skirmish. I'm learning a lot about the game that way. I usually challenge myself by picking a class 4 or 5 ship, then picking a bunch of opponents (usually 3 or 4) and see how long I can survive. I'm sort of a single player guy, but I'll come out and play on that galaxy map soon.

 

As proven here, Genari is a rewarding to play!

 

Vesuvius, if you need to reset me and I will start over as sol.

-At some point soon there will be a server reset, and then players can re-choose their race/character.

 

Disarming my torps removes a point of initive....can still fire them anyway. Repair doesnt seem to work on disabled weapons...but spends the points.

 

time 00:01 gmt cant connnect to server, is server down atm?

 

think so

 

I also got disconnected and cannot reconnect at the moment.

Edit: Looks like there was an update, right on.

 

IS there a way to see how much damage is happening?