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Title: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Xillix Queen of Fools on November 16, 2009, 06:12:15 pm
As is stated on our main page, we are planning on releasing to Ezpcusa as a "pre-release" test phase. The client and server will still have some major issues at that time but we'll be asking that everyone who plays on ezpcusa engage with the bug tracker and help us to get the needed fixes for the eventual full release to Laanx.

With some major exceptions, the release of 5.0 "Arcane Chrysalis" has a massive amount of fixes and some new features which will be outlined along with the Pre-release.

We really need player help to get ready for a Laanx release. Our devs numbers are down in accordance with player # shrinkage. There is good news about this as well though. We fully expect that our player number will soon exceed our historic highest totals within the next few months.

We are aggressively seeking new gms, official testers, and devs to help keep ps on track, so if you've thought about it before, now is the time to make the leap.

I welcome the devs to post further thoughts, and we'll take questions also.

Happy Gaming,

XilliX
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: verden on November 16, 2009, 06:24:49 pm
Does one have to be an official team member to have access to the new client builds and such for doing testing for this release? I got as far as getting Fink installed, but have had other projects taking up my time, of course, so I have not been able to finishing installing the whole deal. Looking forward to this release though.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Durwyn on November 16, 2009, 06:57:51 pm
Everyone will be invited to test, no restrictions. (planeshift.it)

lets have some fun  :devil:  :lol:
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Xillix Queen of Fools on November 16, 2009, 07:18:10 pm
We will release a second client compatible with only ezpcusa (as it has the server side changes) and allow you all to test it.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Tuxide on November 16, 2009, 07:39:26 pm
I assure you Guild Banker will be bigger and better than ever.

We are aggressively seeking new gms ... so if you've thought about it before, now is the time to make the leap.

Do it before they wipe advisor mode points.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: ThomPhoenix on November 16, 2009, 07:49:59 pm
I guess we can use some extensive stress and crash testing. I'm also wondering how this release will hold up graphics performance-wise, because of the many gfx changes.
But all soon-to-be testers should note that the version as-is should be considered very beta, there's quite some polishing to do before it can go "final" 0.5

Well, have fun anyway ;)
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: verden on November 17, 2009, 12:30:52 am
Sounds good! Looking forward to breaking it...
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Prolix on November 17, 2009, 06:55:34 am
Are the ezpc accounts/ characters still in place or has it been backed-up/wiped? Any time frame for the opening yet? Will the new client be linked on planeshift.it or somewhere else?

I'm looking forward to having a look, hopefully there will be enough to keep me interested a while. 
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Xillix Queen of Fools on November 17, 2009, 03:26:54 pm
Ezpcusa has Laanx Data for the test period.

The test client will be announced as normal.

Time frame depends on dev/tester time commitment so no clue.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Kirenaj on November 19, 2009, 07:42:58 pm
Hi guys, I'm new here. And as far as I can see, there i no possibility to introduce oneself to the rest of the forum. I'm not a developer, but merely a translator who loves computer games. I've tried to contact Talad, but he seems to be too busy to react. Do you know, who could help in this case? I am a research assistant at the UNESCO Chair for Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication (Jagiellonian University Cracow Poland). I'm into multimedia translation and I would like to help this way to create a polish website, translate news items and (some) elements of the GUI. I have help from 45 translation students to complete this work. We can also translate into French, Spanish and Russian. But we would like to start with a polish version. On our website we'd place the Planeshift logo and a link to the official Planeshift website. Guys can you help me?
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: weltall on November 19, 2009, 07:58:24 pm
Hi guys, I'm new here. And as far as I can see, there i no possibility to introduce oneself to the rest of the forum. I'm not a developer, but merely a translator who loves computer games. I've tried to contact Talad, but he seems to be too busy to react. Do you know, who could help in this case? I am a research assistant at the UNESCO Chair for Translation Studies and Intercultural Communication (Jagiellonian University Cracow Poland). I'm into multimedia translation and I would like to help this way to create a polish website, translate news items and (some) elements of the GUI. I have help from 45 translation students to complete this work. We can also translate into French, Spanish and Russian. But we would like to start with a polish version. On our website we'd place the Planeshift logo and a link to the official Planeshift website. Guys can you help me?
if you've used this forum maybe it didn't get through better to use email or contact him using irc.
In the mean time it could be good improving these translation or making new ones:
http://planeshift.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/planeshift/trunk/lang/
http://pswiki.xordan.com/index.php?title=PS_Translations
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: peeg on November 19, 2009, 08:05:56 pm
@Kirena Translations are very appreciated ( as stated here (http://www.planeshift.it/other_languages.html) ) :) Just go ahead! No need to ask for permission first.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Kirenaj on November 20, 2009, 11:00:59 am
Ok, thanks. I will have a look at the links you gave me. We'll start translating not before january/february 2010 anyway, but I have to know how to prepare the material for my students. I'll keep in touch.

P.S. By the way I tried contacting by mail, but didn't get any response.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Mordraugion on November 20, 2009, 01:05:41 pm
could try our channel (http://www.planeshift.it/irc.html) on irc.freenode.net #planeshift some of us are around at sometime during the day/night
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Tuxide on November 20, 2009, 06:13:27 pm
P.S. By the way I tried contacting by mail, but didn't get any response.
If it's info@planeshift.it then nobody ever answers it to my knowledge.  Speak to XilliX or Vengeance directly on IRC.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: bloodedIrishman on November 21, 2009, 09:35:34 am
If you're a player who can and wants to be a GM or tester I highly encourage you. We need you  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Mythryndel on November 21, 2009, 10:25:31 pm
Tried PMing Lanarel... no response yet. I'd love to help out with the pre-release testing. I've already got bug tracker (flyspray) credentials... I've logged a few tickets... commented several others with opinions and findings... I've got the creds... I just don't know what to do next.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: LigH on November 21, 2009, 10:32:36 pm
I believe Lanarel is away over the weekend, but might be back tomorrow ... and IRC is the more usual place to find him.

Also weltall and f-rd are contact people of the testing team.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Akkaido Kivikar on November 22, 2009, 02:26:48 am
I'd do my job as a PS player and use the bug tracker, if I find any bugs.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Mythryndel on November 22, 2009, 04:29:20 am
/me plants tongue FIRMLY in cheek

Who authorized time off? :-P

Seriously though, it was not meant as a slight, I'm just trying to get involved again. I just need some direction.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: weltall on November 22, 2009, 07:37:30 am
build the client and server then (trunk/developer/dynamic)
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Mythryndel on November 22, 2009, 05:23:07 pm
Any known issues with F11 or F12 (I'm running Linux and was considering upgrading to the most recent Fedora 12)?
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: Xillix Queen of Fools on November 22, 2009, 06:45:13 pm
definitely use IRC if you want to work for testing team.
Title: Re: Proposed Pre-release and you.
Post by: ThomPhoenix on November 22, 2009, 07:26:43 pm
Yup, #planeshift-build is the hang-out spot for want-to-be testers :)