Alpha-2
Ashes of Creation's core game systems are expected to be in place at the start of Alpha-2.[4][5] By the end of Alpha-2, the game is expected to be feature complete, but it will not be content complete until launch.[6][7] Alpha-2 will last until launch and will run in parallel with Beta-1 and Beta-2.[6][8]
- Alpha-2 is intended to be a true functional representation of all the core systems and features.[9] – Steven Sharif
- World
- Seasons and climates.[10][5]
- Events.[11][12]
- Történet szálak.[CORE 1][4]
- Küldetések.[CORE 1][4][11][13][14]
- Nevezetességek.[CORE 1][4]
- Zones are expected to be around 60-70% complete before they are ready for Alpha-2.[15] The developers will publish a list of starting biomes closer to the start of Alpha-2.[16][17]
- The starting biomes will be announced when we are confident which ones will be ready. Environmentally and asset wise, there are 7ish biomes created. Content wise (PoIs, narrative/quest, creatures etc) is a decision that will be evaluated for A2 entrance as testing continues. When we are ready to share this info we will.[17] – Steven Sharif
- The eastern continent may not be included until later in Alpha-2.[18]
- Karakter
- Karakter készítő.[19][20]
- Some aspects of the character creator will not be present at the start of Alpha-2.[21]
- Character progression up to level 30 (subject to change).[22] Previously this was stated to be level 35.[CORE 1][4][4][23]
- Bard, Cleric, Fighter, Mage, Ranger, Rogue, and Tank primary archetypes are expected to be present at the beginning of Alpha-2, along with some secondary classes and augments.[24][25][26][CORE 1][4][27][11][28][29][30] Summoner may also be released at the beginning of Alpha-2.[31]
- Secondary selections will be released individually, rather than all at once.[26]
- Tulnar race.[32]
- Family summon mechanic.[33]
- Vallások.[34]
- Tartók.[CORE 1][4]
- Karakter készítő.[19][20]
- Küzdelem
- Combat revamp.[11][28]
- Active and passive skills will be re-architected.[28]
- Primary skills are expected to be very different to those in Alpha-1.[28][35]
- Weapon skill trees will be present to augment the combo system.[36]
- Sieges.[CORE 1][4][5]
- Guild Wars.[CORE 1][4]
- Combat revamp.[11][28]
- Node-ok
- Node progression to City (színpad 5) and potentially Metropolis (színpad 6).[CORE 1][4][5]
- Relics and the Reliquary node building.[39]
- Player housing.[CORE 1][4][5]
- Crop rotations.[5]
- Naval content will be introduced as an Alpha-2 update.[40][11][5]
- Naval warfare.[5]
- Three ship classes.[5][41]
- Hajók will have functioning cannons but the ship building UI may not be complete.[5]
- Gazdaság
- Kézműves osztályok (Összegyűjtése, Feldolgozás, Ravaszkodó).[CORE 1][4][11][42]
- Artisan gear sets.[43]
- Potential gameplay layers such as surveying and land management are being considered for gathering.[44]
- Auction houses.[5]
- Crates used to transport supplies between storage points and caravans.[45]
- Kézműves osztályok (Összegyűjtése, Feldolgozás, Ravaszkodó).[CORE 1][4][11][42]
- Other
- Guild management tools.[46]
- Unreal Engine 5.[47][48][49]
- Some of Bear McCreary's music will be in Alpha-2.[50]
- Felhasználói felület and tutorial systems.[13]
- Emblem, logo and symbol editor (tentatively).[51]
Alpha-1 and Alpha-2 testers may be invited to participate in spot testing prior to the Alpha-2 release.[52][53]
Alpha-2 is known as the persistent alpha.[8][54]
- Q: What systems are still needed to be rolled out before Alpha two?
- A: I don't think it's at a core level that there's a particular system that has yet to be feature developed. Right now, it's more along the lines of expanding on those features, getting UI support for those features... UI, VFX, audio effects: Those are all big bottlenecks because they tend to occur at the end of the pipeline of content development; and then also ensuring that the interactions are polished and working. So from a large feature perspective- let me think about that, what large feature endeavor is still outstanding on the Alpha-2 front? A lot of it is content. I'm not sure that it's a feature one. I can't think of any large system features that haven't been stood up from a core functional perspective that don't just need expanding on, slash content development on.[55] – Steven Sharif
- Q: And when you say content, that's like art and implementation and so on?
- A: Narrative quests, the assets, the modelling, the particular types of buildings, the armor sets, the creatures, the visual effects, audibility systems. Those are all content that accompany what the code is creating from a mechanical perspective.[56] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 core features list.[4]
Alpha-2 availability
Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
---|---|---|
Alpha-2 | Alfa-2 (kitartó alfa).[8][54] | - |
Persistent alpha
Alpha-2 is known as the persistent alpha.[8][54] Persistent means that the Alpha-2 servers will be kept up all day and night until launch.[6][8]
- Alpha-2 servers will become the public test servers (PTS) post-launch that are used to test patches and updates.[59][57][8]
- Alpha-2 will remain even post launch as our public test server.[59] – Steven Sharif
- The ultimate goal for A2 is to be persistent and the PTS, but before we get that far there's gonna be some wipes I would expect.[57] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 server wipes
Alpha and Beta servers will be wiped prior to launch.[58]
As a general rule, if the testing phase contains the word Alpha, it is safe to assume there will likely be wipes.[57] – Steven Sharif
Alpha testing system requirements
Az Ashes of Creation alfa teszt minimum gépigénye.[62]
- Operációs Rendszer: Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processzor: Intel Core i3-2125 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 3.3GHz
- Videokártya: Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 vagy AMD Radeon 6870 HD 1GB VRAM-mal és DirectX 12-vel
- Memória: 6 GB RAM
- Hálózat: Szélessávú internet kapcsolat
- Tárhely: 15 GB elérhető tárhely
- Hangkártya: DirectX Kompatibilis hangkártya
Ajánlott gépigény.[62]
- Operációs Rendszer: Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processzor: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz / AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz
- Videokártya: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 vagy AMD Radeon R9 Fury 4GB VRAM-mal és DirectX 12-vel
- Memória: 16 GB RAM
- Hálózat: Szélessávú internet kapcsolat
- Tárhely: 15 GB elérhető tárhely
- Hangkártya: DirectX Kompatibilis hangkártya
Tulnar race
The Tulnar race is expected to be in place for Alpha-2.[32]
- Concept Art was released July, 2022.[63]
- 3D models may be released in 2023.[25]
Naval content will be introduced into Alpha-2 as an update.[40][65][5]
- Naval will be an Alpha-2 in the sense that at after we launch Alpha-2, at some point in Alpha-2, naval will be implemented as an update; and that naval will be the ability to acquire components, construct those components, acquire recipes, construct certain types of ships, navigate those ships on the water, and engage in certain ship-to-ship interactions and ship-to-player interactions and ship-to-content interactions. Now, it won't be the aspect of that, meaning all ships won't be present: all types of those ships, all attachments of those ships. And it will be maybe a little bit janky to start because it's going to be an alpha version of it. But the intent there is to provide the loop where players get to go and interact with content in the ocean. That won't be at the start of Alpha-2, but it will be in Alpha-2.[40] – Steven Sharif
- Naval warfare.[5]
- Naval raid bosses.[65]
- Three ship classes will be present in Alpha-2.[5][41]
Artisan classes timeline
Kézműves osztályok (Összegyűjtése, Feldolgozás, Ravaszkodó) is expected to come online fully in Alpha-2 and the Betas.[68][42]
- Approximately 10 percent of the artisan system was online in Alpha-1.[69][68][42]
- Crafting honestly will not come online in any sense of its true form until Alpha-2. Alpha-1 has essentially what are intended to be the core gameplay loop of crafting, meaning the collection of materials, the translation of those materials into processed goods, and the use of those processed goods into item acquisition. That's the core gameplay loop that is currently present in Alpha-1. But those are mostly facilitated piggy backing the merchant systems right now and not actually using the real crafting system; and that's because crafting hasn't been completed in a form that can be implemented in Alpha-1, but will be for Alpha-2. What's present in Alpha-1 doesn't even really scratch the surface for crafting.[42] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 NDA
Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2 releases are not covered by NDA (non-disclosure agreement).[70]
- Alpha-2 testing prior to the full release of Alpha-2 will be under NDA.[71]
- Alpha-1 testing prior to the full release of Alpha-1 was covered by NDA.[72][73]
- The developers will not necessarily announce when NDA testing starts.[74]
- 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.[74] – Steven Sharif
Participation
- Alpha-0 had over 2,500 participants.[75]
- Alpha-1 testing had approximately 9,600 participants as of August, 2018.[76][77] There were slightly over 13k participants as of May 31, 2021.[76] There were 5,300 unique logins during the 3 day weekend test of May 27, 2021.[76]
- Alpha and Beta participation is expected to grow with the sale of pre-order packs.[78]
- Alpha-2 is expected to have over 100,000 participants.[79][80]
Továbbiak
Hivatkozások
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