Release schedule

Alpha Two is coming in Q3 2024! We have not announced specific dates or testing schedules for Alpha Two, Beta One, or Beta Two yet.

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.

Spot testing has begun, some limited NDA'd testers are participating in spot tests and December will see more, including some major headless client testing. Also those of you that still have the A1 launcher may see an update in the next couple weeks. – Steven Sharif

The NDA spot testing that will be before Alpha-2: We will have first one with our PI members, then we'll have some with our Alpha-1 users, and then our Alpha-2 users; and of course Alpha-2 will not be NDA, but that spot testing will be NDA. – Margaret Krohn

Lehet, hogy ez a fordítás elavult

Lehet, hogy ez a fordítás elavult

Phase	Release	Estimated/Actual date
Pre‑alpha	Alfa-0.	December 15, 2017.
APOC	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stressz teszt (NDA).	September 7, 2018.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stressz teszt (NDA nélkül).	October 19, 2018.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale nyílt béta.	December 18, 2018.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale korai hozzáférés.	September 24, 2019.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse vár ostrom mód PI closed testing.	December 19, 2019.
	Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale tesztelésidőszak vége.	March 10, 2020.
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse vár ostrom mód.	Felfüggesztve.
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse horda mód.	Felfüggesztve.
Alpha	Alfa-1 korai betekintés élő közvetítés.	March 27, 2020.
	Alfa-1 korlátozott minőségi teszt (NDA).	May 28, 2020.
	Alpha-1 kiadás (NDA nélkül).	2020 ősze.
	Alfa-2 (kitartó alfa).	-
	Beta Lehet, hogy ez a fordítás elavult	Béta-1.	-
		Béta-2.	-
	Pre‑release	Head start for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.	1-2 days before launch.
	Release	Launch (live) release.	To be announced.
	Post‑launch	Major releases (DLC expansions).	Quarterly or six-monthly.
Minor releases.		Monthly.

Early access

Alpha and beta key concept art.

Ashes of Creation testing phases.

• 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 were available in Pre-order packs on the cosmetic store.
• Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 packs that were purchased through Mail.ru can gain access to the testing periods they were entitled to by registering an account with Intrepid Studios and submitting a support ticket.

Ashes of Creation's core game systems are expected to be in place at the start of Alpha-2. By the end of Alpha-2, the game is expected to be feature complete, but it will not be content complete until launch.

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

The game will be feature complete before Beta... Beta really is intended to identify last minute bugs to make sure that everything is ready for launch; it's important that all features are complete by Beta-1. Alpha-2 will not be feature complete at the start of Alpha-2. There are going to be updates that are going to be incorporated as part of the Alpha-2 process and there are going to be additional features that come online that get fleshed out between that time and Beta-1. There's going to be regions of the maps that aren't going to be accessible of course during Alpha-2. – Steven Sharif

• Alpha-2 will last until launch and will run in parallel with Beta-1 and Beta-2.

Alpha-2 is intended to exist up until launch. There's going to be different testing periods that we will be releasing either new content locations or zones or systems that we want to have players focus in on. In those situations, if we're having participation drought because of the length of Alpha-2, we can set them up in a more focused setting. We can even incentivize that. We can offer unique testing to potentially new testers as well. – Steven Sharif

• The developers will not necessarily announce NDA testing periods.

• All servers will be wiped prior to launch.

Character limits

There will be character limits during the Alpha and Beta testing phases. These are probably going to be more relaxed than for live launch.

• Allow testing of different builds as needed.
• Provide equipment needed to test various scenarios.

There will be a "comfortable" number of character slots on launch.

NDA

• The Alpha-0 NDA restricts the sharing of visual elements from Alpha-0 testing.
• Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2 releases are not covered by NDA (non-disclosure agreement).
• Alpha-2 testing prior to the full release of Alpha-2 will be under NDA.
• Alpha-1 testing prior to the full release of Alpha-1 was covered by NDA.
• The developers will not necessarily announce when NDA testing starts.

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. – Steven Sharif

Head start

Head start icon.

Head start grants early access one or two days prior to the live launch of Ashes of Creation for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.

• Head start is a means to gradually ramp up the population to avoid player concurrency issues at launch.
• Head start will also be a way to address any last-minute launch or deployment issues.

The point of head start is twofold: One for testing, making sure that the live launch servers pre-wipe are good; and then Two, it's a way to stagger the population move into the game. Because if you have servers with 10,000 concurrent player capability and you have everyone logging in at the exact same time, that is a problem I've never seen an MMO tackle successfully, ever. – Steven Sharif

Headstart servers

The number of head start servers is estimated to be three. This is subject to change.

• There will be an OCE headstart server.

Headstart limitations

The game functionality is limited during the head start period so that players cannot decide the world-scape earlier than others.

• During the head start, the node system will be deactivated.
• Head start specific servers are also planned.
• It will not be possible to secure player housing during the headstart period due to the deactivation of the node system.

Head start was not a mistake, I tend to listen to my development team with regards to their vast past experiences in mmo launches and development. Advice from engineering on head starts was they are extremely desired in order to test any last minute launch/deployment issues that “always” happen. So I did as much as possible to mitigate the potential p2w elements/issues while still adhering to sound development principles. Including designating which servers are head start servers. So wanna make sure we don’t “chop” this one as a mistake or misstep. Everything done is done to ensure a quality launch/product. – Steven Sharif

Status

Q: There are a lot of concerns about deadlines and expectations not being met when it comes to times that are continually pushed back. Will this be resolved?

A: We are in active development, and understanding that for the betterment of our game, we may sometimes have to delay previously provided times and dates in order to make sure that you, as the player, have the best experience. That being said, we strive to meet our windows of time that we provide and will be transparent if these times change. – Margaret Krohn

Participation

• Alpha-0 had over 2,500 participants.
• Alpha-1 testing had approximately 9,600 participants as of August, 2018. There were slightly over 13k participants as of May 31, 2021. There were 5,300 unique logins during the 3 day weekend test of May 27, 2021.

• Alpha and Beta participation is expected to grow with the sale of pre-order packs.
• Alpha-2 is expected to have over 100,000 participants.
  • Previously Alpha-1 and Alpha-2 were expected to have 10,000 participants.

Ez a szakasz frissül, amint a fejlesztők elérhetővé teszik az információkat

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

Server wipes

Alpha and Beta servers will be wiped prior to launch.

• Servers may be wiped between individual 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

Lehet, hogy ez a fordítás elavult

• 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
• Szerverek
• Mérföldkövek