Elite / Frontier Beta Testing...
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insidah said:
LOL - goes without saying - I'd say there is going to be some fairly tight rules and non disclosure agreements.
But yeah, I'd sign on in a moment - I used to play Elite on a BBC B+ from a tape drive and was unable to save my games so every time (after the 10 minute load up) I'd have to start afresh
My poor old beeb would get played until it overheated and started to get screen corruptions LOL. I won't even go into how much time I killed with Frontier!
I volunteer my services as well. My CV states that I have extensive software QA experience, so hopefully that'll put me in with a shout.
I'll put myself up for it as well, hopefully having a diploma in programming with the ACITP will help.
Actually, no, I wouldn't like to betatest
Aside from the technical issues in betatesting (*can* be risky in some cases), I wouldn't like to loose all the surprices the game would have to offer.
Similarly, I play as much as I possibly can in games such as Grand Theft Auto, before I even visit a possible spoiler website. And then I start fresh if I want to "cheat" using helps (which unfortunately seems unavoidable in GTA). There is *no way* anyone could manage 100% score completely on their own
Aside from the technical issues in betatesting (*can* be risky in some cases), I wouldn't like to loose all the surprices the game would have to offer.
Similarly, I play as much as I possibly can in games such as Grand Theft Auto, before I even visit a possible spoiler website. And then I start fresh if I want to "cheat" using helps (which unfortunately seems unavoidable in GTA). There is *no way* anyone could manage 100% score completely on their own
good to see a few of you are all keen to beta test.
now, as you may already know, u cant beta test until you at least own the following hardware
-quad core 6ghz cpu
-dual 512mb video card set in SLi mode with physx engine
-16gb RAM (ddr2)
-blue ray optical drive
-dual 21inch widescreen monitors set in linked mode
-9.2 digital surround sound (both subs used to resemble the sounds for engines)
-Elite(tm) Joystick/pad combo
-Elite(tm) Commanders Chair with dual usb2 connections
-720k 3.5" floppy disk drive
hehe
i gotta love the old floppy drives, lol!
i reckon, if u were to buy all that gear, you'd need a shed load of cash to get it..
now, as you may already know, u cant beta test until you at least own the following hardware
-quad core 6ghz cpu
-dual 512mb video card set in SLi mode with physx engine
-16gb RAM (ddr2)
-blue ray optical drive
-dual 21inch widescreen monitors set in linked mode
-9.2 digital surround sound (both subs used to resemble the sounds for engines)
-Elite(tm) Joystick/pad combo
-Elite(tm) Commanders Chair with dual usb2 connections
-720k 3.5" floppy disk drive
hehe
i gotta love the old floppy drives, lol!
i reckon, if u were to buy all that gear, you'd need a shed load of cash to get it..
insidah said:
Well thats a pretty out dated spec you have there, I'll have to dust down that old PC in the attick.
Karl said:Actually, no, I wouldn't like to betatest
Aside from the technical issues in betatesting (*can* be risky in some cases), I wouldn't like to lose all the surprices the game would have to offer.
I feel the same way. Where would the thrill be in getting the game when you've already played it to death? If others want that - fine; not me
But where is m1rkd1rk? He has twice stated that he is particularly suited to beta testing and yet he hasn't been online for the last 7 years... is DB aware that the testing is potentially going on without him?!
He has a lot to offer! Chances are he's probably started a new account since then
Nearly 8 years later, and here we are, beta testing... hahaha!
Ahem
Yes well, I may have changed my opinion since then
heh...
The irony of the situation - but to be fair, Kickstarter wasn't about 8 years ago.
The irony of the situation - but to be fair, Kickstarter wasn't about 8 years ago.
Philip Coutts
Volunteer Moderator
Kudos to the folk who were hanging around back then waiting for any scrap of information about the next Elite game. Even more kudos to those that are still here!
I feel the same way. Where would the thrill be in getting the game when you've already played it to death? If others want that - fine; not me
Funny when the past comes back on here, I had a similar post come back to haunt me recently.
As per todays newsletter, compared to the prediction I made in 2006...
Currently our recommended PC* specification for the game is:
Direct X 11
2GHz Quad Core CPU
2 GB System RAM (more is always better)
DX 10 hardware GPU with 1GB video ram e.g. Nvidia GTX 260, ATI 4870HD
Currently our recommended PC* specification for the game is:
Direct X 11
2GHz Quad Core CPU
2 GB System RAM (more is always better)
DX 10 hardware GPU with 1GB video ram e.g. Nvidia GTX 260, ATI 4870HD