Alpha-2

A large percentage of Ashes of Creation's game systems are expected to be in place for Alpha-2.

• The Alpha-2 map will be approximately 220 km² in size.

  Alpha-2 is going to be probably about half of the world space available as part of the testing. I would say just over 220 square kilometers of world for players to explore, which is a pretty comprehensive portion of the game. – Steven Sharif

• Node progression to City (stage 5) and potentially Metropolis (stage 6).
• Actual sieges in the real sense.
• Tulnar race.
• Naval content.
  • Naval warfare.
  • Three ship classes.
  • Ships will have functioning cannons but the ship building UI may not be complete.
• Kézműves osztályok will be fully implemented.
• Auction houses.
• All archetypes will be available.
  • Some secondary classes and augments.
• Combat changes (from Alpha-1).
  • Active and passive skills will be re-architected.
  • Primary skills are expected to be very different to those in Alpha-1.
  • Weapon skill trees will be present to augment the combo system.
• Freeholds.
• Crop rotations.
• Climate system.
• Vallások.
• Family summon mechanic.
• Emblem, logo and symbol editor (tentatively).

Alpha-2 is intending to be obviously a very large chunk of the game's mechanics: a very very big percentage of it. – Steven Sharif

UI, tutorial systems, and much of the questing will remain placeholder for Alpha One, and won't really come online until Alpha Two. – Steven Sharif

Alpha-1 and Alpha-2 testers may be invited to participate in spot testing prior to the Alpha-2 release.

Alpha-2 is known as the persistent alpha.

Alpha-2 availability

Phase	Release	Estimated/Actual date
Alpha-2	Alfa-2 (kitartó alfa).	-

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Alpha-2 server wipes

Alpha-2 is known as the persistent alpha. Persistent means that the Alpha-2 servers will be kept up all day and night until launch.

• There may still be character wipes.
• There may still be testing wipes.
• Alpha-2 servers will become the public test servers (PTS) post-launch.
  • Used to test patches and updates.
• Beta-1 and Beta-2 will probably not be persistent.

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. – Steven Sharif

Alpha testing system requirements

Az Ashes of Creation alfa teszt minimum gépigénye.

• 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.

• 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 will be in place before Alpha-2. Concepts and early works are expected at that time.

Naval schedule

Ship assets will likely be released leading in to Alpha-2.

Artisan classes timeline

Kézműves osztályok (Összegyűjtése, Feldolgozás, Ravaszkodó) will come online fully in Alpha-2 and the Betas.

In Alpha One the core basics of what crafting represents as a gameplay loop that is represented. So that means that there are gatherables out there. You will have to have tools in order to service those gatherables. There will be processing that's necessary; and then there's crafting stations that are available and can be constructed by the players. This is in Alpha One. You have to collect the recipes, you have to collect the materials, and you have to refine the materials; and then you have to create the reagents and then use those to kind of create the final crafting component of that you're trying to create. So that in and of itself is present, but it is a very very small piece of really what will be the larger crafting puzzle for Alpha 2 and betas. – Steven Sharif

• Approximately 10 percent of the artisan system will be online in Alpha-1. The core basics of the artisan gameplay loop will be facilitated via the merchant (NPC) system.
  • Gatherables and gathering tools.
  • Some processing/refining of materials.
  • Recipes will be able to be collected.
  • Crafting stations will be available and can be constructed by players.

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 kind of 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. – Steven Sharif

Emblem, logo and symbol editor

Guild banner concept art.

Import of user-created image content (UCC) is being considered. This was previously not under consideration.

• An active GM staff will be monitoring user-created content. Users who upload inappropriate content will place their accounts in jeopardy.

I know previously we had spoken about not allowing custom user images in the game, however I think we're leaning more now in the direction of allowing for custom user images. Absolutely well what it will be is the fact that we're a subscription game and if you want to jeopardize your account by doing the wrong thing with regards to custom users [images] then by all means you may do so and we'll have stringent practices in place to prevent that from actually being an issue. – Steven Sharif

With regards to this UCC question, I think when you have an active an active GM team that you know you are you have directed to care take the product you're going to mitigate a lot of that functionality you don't want to see out of this custom image system. People who look to let's say meme the system are going to be met with the type of enforcement that they don't want to have on their account; and being a subscription-based product and being a risk versus reward and maybe a more old-school approach to character development and progression I think they're gonna take a significant risk in doing things that we don't want them to do, which will result in the jeopardy of their account. So I think that is not going to deter a hundred percent of things- I don't think you ever can deter a hundred percent of things unless we go away from custom images- but I think that we can achieve some parity of essentially enforcement versus infraction ratio that's going to be liveable for everybody. – Steven Sharif

The user interface will allow emblems, logos and symbols to be designed in-game.

• Guild emblems.
  • Flags.
  • Guild termek.
  • Mount barding.
• Sails.
• Shields.
• Cloaks.
• Páncél attachments.

Emblem editor functionality is tentatively planned for Alpha-2.

Alpha-2 NDA

Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2 releases are not covered by NDA (non-disclosure agreement).

• Alpha-1 testing prior to the full release of Alpha-1 was covered by NDA.
  • NDA review and acceptance is done via the game client.
  • The text and voice NDA was lifted from the PI QA testing phase on May 28, 2020.
  • The verbal NDA was lifted from Alpha-1 preview testing, and future testing, on May 17, 2021.
  • The NDA was lifted on July 9, 2021 for the three day Alpha-1 preview weekend test.
  • The NDA was lifted on July 14, 2021 for Alpha-1.

We are extremely excited to invite folks to this glorious milestone of our development journey with NO NDA as we want everyone to be able to provide feedback unfiltered. During Alpha One testing, we'll be looking for your feedback specifically on the following things: download and installation process, client performance, and server performance.

Early access

Alpha and beta key concept art.

Ashes of Creation early access packages:

• Alpha-0 was the invite-only "raffle" friends and family alpha test phase.
• Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 were available for purchase during the Kickstarter and Nyári crowdfunding campaigns.
• Alpha-1 was available in the Intrepid pre-order pack and the Adventurer pre-order pack.
• Alpha-2 and Beta-2 were available during PAX West 2017.
• Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 are currently available in Pre-order packs on the cosmetic store.

Pre-order packs

Pre-order packs are available from the Kinézeti Bolt.

• Wayfarer pre-order pack (History).
• Expeditionary pre-order pack (History).
• Voyager pre-order pack (History).
• Voyager plus pre-order pack (History).

We offer cosmetics for players who wish to support the project early. The exclusive nature of the limited availability is something I think collectors value. If you buy cosmetics as an MMO player, I know I enjoyed if the cosmetic is rare and not every girl at the party is wearing the same dress. In addition, these cosmetics are used to populate the world through NPC variants and color/texture changes so their offering aligns with our production schedule. The good thing about these packs is they contain no P2W advantages and there is no box cost, so from a mechanics standpoint you do not need to buy them to excel in the game on launch. And also, there are comparable and subjectively more grand cosmetics achievable in game as well. – Steven Sharif

Participation

• Alpha-0 had over 2,500 participants.

• Alpha-1 and Alpha-2 are expected to have 10,000 participants.

• Beta-1 and Beta-2 are expected to have 27,000 participants.

Alpha and Beta participation is expected to grow with the sale of pre-order packs.

Server wipes

Alpha and Beta servers will be wiped prior to launch.

• Alpha-1 testing phases will include full wipes.
• Servers may also be wiped between individual tests, unless the developers require progression to be saved for certain spot tests.

As a general rule, if the testing phase contains the word Alpha, it is safe to assume there will likely be wipes. – Steven Sharif

Mérföldkövek

• Az első alkalmazottak 2015 Decemberében lettek felvéve.
• Az Ashes of Creation fejlesztése 2016 Februárjában kezdődött.
• A hivatalos weboldal el lett indítva, és a projekt be lett jelentve 2016 December 10.-én.
• A hivatalos discord 2017 Január 18.-án indult.
• A Kickstarter crowdfunding kampány 750,000 dolláros céllal kezdetét vette 2017 Május 2.-án.
• A Kickstarter crowdfunding kampány 19,576 támogatóval ért véget, 3,271,809 dollárt összegyűjtve, 2017 Június 3.-án.
• A Nyári crowdfunding kampány 2017 Június 21.-én vette kezdetét.
• A Summer crowdfunding kampány 2,485 támogatóval ért véget, 2017 Július 22.-én.
• 16,500 dollárt gyűjtöttek az Extra Life gyermekkorházak számára 2017 November 4.-én.
• PAX West 2017, 2017 Szeptember 1-4.
• Az Alfa-0 ütemterv szerint 2017 December 15.-én megkezdődött.
• Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2018, 2018 Március 19-23.
• PAX East 2018, 2018 Április 5-8.
• Az Alfa-1-be való bevásárlás utolsó napja, az Intrepid pre-order pack használatával, 2018 Augusztus 15.
• A Gamescom-on való megjelenés a My.com-mal, 2018 Augusztus 20.
• 100 fejlesztő dolgozik az Ashes of Creation-ön, 2018 Augusztus 27.
• PAX West 2018 panel, 2018 Szeptember 1.
• Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale (korábbi nevén Alfa-1 1.fázis csatatér), 2018 Október 19.
• 20,518 dollárt gyüjtöttek a Rady Children's hospital számára, az Extra Life közreműködésével, 2018 November 4.
• 60 fejlesztő dolgozik az Ashes of Creation-ön a San Diego-i irodákban (a Malajziai művész-csapattal való nézeteltérést követően), 2019 Április 15.
• 20,901 dollárt gyűjtöttek a Rady Children's hospital számára, az Extra Life közreműködésével, 2019 November 3.
• A My.games-től való közös döntés alapján megszületett elválás bejelentése, 2020 Augusztus 21.

Teljesítmények

• A Kickstarter legfinanszírozottabb MMORPG-je.
• A Kickstarter 7. legfinanszírozottabb játéka.
• Legvártabb MMO – MMORPG.com's Best of 2017 Awards.
• Legvártabb korai hozzáféréses MMORPG – MMOs World.
• Gamescom 2018: Legjobb független játék.
• Gamescom 2018: Legjobb online játék.

Továbbiak

• Ashes of Creation
• Kiadási ütemezés
• Alpha-1