The Legend of Lexima IV - Chaos Project Beta!

[Blizzard]

I know, I know. But take a good look in the spoiler in my sig. :O Yes, only 1 cutscene to overwork, 3 game ending scenes and the rest of the alpha test including some stuff from the todo list. I'm not going to do the entire list, it's huge. Probably more than 100 different things. At least many of them are very simple to make. i.e. a Ring that increases the max HP by 20%. I can make one like that, find an appropriate icon and hide it somewhere in the game (or add it in a shop) within a few minutes.

I'll probably do the cutscenes today and go through some things in the todo list.

[Reno-s--Joker]

^-^ Take your time, we want it to be good.

... and hey um... if something funny happens in the Final Demo, do we need to report it?

[shdwlink1993]

Can't wait for the beta! Need to get on some serious proofreading steroids!

@Reno: If you pick up a bug in the Final Demo, you might as well mention it. I think that Blizzard has probably already fixed whatever it is, but it doesn't hurt to say what the issue is. If your computer exploded due to a RAM issue (like some sort of awesomeness overload), then definitely mention it (unless it was because of an awesomeness overload. Explosions of that nature are expected with this game.)

@Blizz: Just out of curiosity, but what is this final cutscene you need to overwork? Also, did you happen to remember to redo the school? SO EXCITED!!! ARGH! I'M GOING TO EXPLODE IN A FEW MINUTES!

[Blizzard]

... and hey um... if something funny happens in the Final Demo, do we need to report it?

Sure. I probably fixed it already, but it could also be that I haven't. As shdw said, it can't hurt.

Can't wait for the beta! Need to get on some serious proofreading steroids!

I know.

@Blizz: Just out of curiosity, but what is this final cutscene you need to overwork? 

careful, game spoiler: ShowHide

Destruction of Astralis.

Also, did you happen to remember to redo the school?

Already done. I need to add a few random girls in the hallway, though. Yes, girls. xD It's not much, but definitely better than before. It shows that Jason had a life. xD It's still quite short though. I don't want to annoy the player with the intro for too long.

SO EXCITED!!! ARGH! I'M GOING TO EXPLODE IN A FEW MINUTES!

Lol, you already have 80% of the game. xD

[shdwlink1993]

And I'm willing to bet that you saved the best 20% for last.

Already done. I need to add a few random girls in the hallway, though. Yes, girls. xD It's not much, but definitely better than before. It shows that Jason had a life. xD It's still quite short though. I don't want to annoy the player with the intro for too long.

O_o! Jason had a life before CP? I never would have guessed!

[Starrodkirby86]

Question. What about playing the game just regularly? I mean, what if you experience not really any bug at all...? The only real bug you may experience would be...perhaps one or two spelling errors? What if that comes up? Though that's not exactly what a Beta Tester would be here...You do have a high amount of Quantity after all. Can't wait. Go.

[Blizzard]

Hence my auto-logger. It will log your game progress. i.e.

How long did your battles take?
What actions were used?
What did the enemies do?
How often did your party members die?
How long did that boss take?
What items were used?
What did you buy/sell in shops?
How much time did you spend on the puzzles and riddles?
How much time did you spend in cities?

All of that I will know after analyzing the logging file that the beta testers will send me. No logging file, no mentioning in the credits, it's that simple. The logging file will help me balance the game much better. I don't expect many bugs as the worst bugs I encountered during alpha testing so far were problems in the arbiter and the face graphics within the message system which I already know of. All I need to do is go through the game, find them all and fix them.

[Starrodkirby86]

All right, sounds fun. Pre-game greatness.

By the way, can't you just edit the log and make it look like you're a great player?

I kid, I kid, there's probably some crazy thing with that auto-logger you thought of.

[Blizzard]

I think you won't be able to decompile it. But it's not like I can stop you from doing it. xD
I'll also log debug accesses. I will advise the testers only to use it in an emergency like a bugged quest or a boss that killed them already a couple of times.

[winkio]

Wait, can we create multiple log files?  Or would we just do multiple game files in the same log file?  Example, the first time, I play through leveling up as little as possible to get through the game.  Then, I go back the second time and grind the hell out of the game (possibly using the debug menu to speed up the process).

So basically, what I'm getting is that you want at least one "normal" playthrough that will be as close to player experience as possible, and then other stuff where we go back and actually test for bugs in depth.  Sounds good!

[Blizzard]

One log file per new game started. Obviously you can have more. Of course, a game played with debug will give you less EXP as you don't get the up-to-20% bonus from battles when you deliver much damage and don't take so much.

[Reno-s--Joker]

@Reno: If you pick up a bug in the Final Demo, you might as well mention it. I think that Blizzard has probably already fixed whatever it is, but it doesn't hurt to say what the issue is. If your computer exploded due to a RAM issue (like some sort of awesomeness overload), then definitely mention it (unless it was because of an awesomeness overload. Explosions of that nature are expected with this game.)

Thanks shdw! ^-^ I just realised there is a topic for the final demo, so I'll post it there. <3

[Lost_Hope]

AHHH!!!! I KANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!! lol

[Blizzard]

Ok, due to my laziness to fix a few things that are actually not necessary for Beta 1, I have decided only to finish the alpha testing and do only the most critical things from the to-do list. Looks like this time I could be able to keep my promise and release the beta "this week".

[tSwitch]

HAIL HERR BLIZZARD
HAIL PROJEKT CHAOS

[Reno-s--Joker]

CP BETA IS OUT! No, it's not. ._.

>.<
You got my hopes up...

[Lost_Hope]

man i hope you get done soon. I've been f***in bored!

[Landith]

CP BETA IS OUT! No, it's not. ._.

>.<
You got my hopes up...

Same here... I nearly dropped my laptop when I saw that but then I copied the small font into the shoutbox and almost cried...

[Blizzard]

I just had to tease you guys a bit. Don't worry, the Beta should be out tomorrow evening or monday morning.

[Starrodkirby86]

You did the same thing with saying Lexima has been canceled.

Why believe the CP Beta is out at that time, especially when there's small text to the right of it? That's usually a dead sign of a psych.