Alpha Testing
- Thread starter Shayde
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I'm sure we'll be informed in a variety of ways, but I'm certain you'll know about it.
Frontier would certainly make a Kickstarter update, newsletter, or something like that, so an e-mail is almost certain. And the forums will be positively buzzing with the news.
Trust me, you'll know when it's out
Frontier would certainly make a Kickstarter update, newsletter, or something like that, so an e-mail is almost certain. And the forums will be positively buzzing with the news.
Trust me, you'll know when it's out
You will certainly be notified personally by email. And as already stated by others, there will be public announcements
Alpha will be pieces to test. This process is not a test of the whole game. Later betas are usually reserved for that.
Short answer: it wouldn't be worth upgrading right now, even if you could.
Lots of people will upload alpha footage to Youtube (Frontier have said this is fine), so you might as well wait and make a decision based on that. The backer's app has now closed, so there's no advantage in upgrading your pledge before new information comes in.
Well, you can't pledge for it anymore. We don't know what alpha pricing will be in new shop. However we know what alpha will be - first, it will have several builds to test core aspects of the game and get feedback from players - combat, in-system flight (propably), trading and of course docking. There will be combats with AI, and at the final stage - MP combat.
Alpha in software design means actually separate parts of the game, so this fit bill rather well.
Damn you, Xaragon !!! LOL
You'll be receiving a registered letter where you will have to promise your first-born
Probably an email, announcement on the site and forums. Download will probably via the new backer / store site.
I've already drained a pint of blood to sign up to anything they want me to agree to
I hear from a very reliable source that we will be notified by carrier pigeon.
apparently the Pigeons were set free at lunch time today.
so all you can do now if wait for the pigeon to locate a suitable Internet Café were upon the pigeon will then send you a email to give you your alpha key.
apparently the Pigeons were set free at lunch time today.
so all you can do now if wait for the pigeon to locate a suitable Internet Café were upon the pigeon will then send you a email to give you your alpha key.
it depends on what you expect
im hoping to to find that problem and if i did ill be proud forever
is that worth it?
mmm for me it is
but if your expecting a game
then ,No
Alpha is never the whole game
And there was me thinking pigeon post was an outdated communication form.
I also have a feeling that people with alpha access might gain access to future expansions and updates sooner for testing purposes. I think they have hinted at that previously even if they haven't been perfectly clear about it. Seems like a logical thing to do though.
Yeah, it was mentioned multiple times and makes much sense.
If you're really, really good and go to bed nice and early, then David Braben will sneak into your room in the dead of night and leave a small folded slip of paper at the foot of your bed.
When you awake and spot the tiny folded note, you'll squeal, pick it up with trembling fingers and see......
When you awake and spot the tiny folded note, you'll squeal, pick it up with trembling fingers and see......
Soon
