News Premium Beta access update

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Juniper

Juniper
Mark Boss said:
There's a list of known issues and what's been fixed in Alpha 1 which is what Prem Beta have access to right now, you can find it here - http://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=11385
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Is this the bit you mean?

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Alpha 1.1:
  • Input conflicts when using multiple control methods - Fixed (3.0)
  • Side and reverse thrusters will sometimes deactivate one another when being used together. - Fixed (2.2)
  • Game does not store last position when playing in windowed or full-screen mode. - Fixed (2.2)
  • Movement boundaries for Track IR not yet implemented - Fixed (2.2)
  • Missiles occasionally pass through asteroids - Fixed (2.2)
  • ‘Mouse1’ button claims to already be assigned sometimes when remapping buttons in the controls menu
  • Previously unlocked single-player scenarios occasionally become locked again after restarting the game
  • Able to complete single-player missions despite dying very shortly before completing the objective
  • Occasional crashes when changing between windowed mode and full screen mode, and vice versa
  • Audio feedback when locking on with missiles in single-player scenario ‘Recon Wing’ is inconsistent
  • Weapons sometimes fire automatically when loaded into a scenario or altering graphics options
  • Game sometimes hanging when trying to close it down from the main menu
  • Orientation triangles around targeted ship are sometimes by cockpit struts
  • Issues with input consistency and button mapping on a range of Joysticks
  • Occasional graphical glitches on the ‘Rotating Sidewinder’ loading screen
  • Heavy GPU load with some graphics cards when using the options menu
  • Shadows rendering differently for each eye when using the Oculus Rift
  • Ships occasionally not spawning in on single-player scenario ‘Incursion
  • Resolution resets occasionally when restarting or minimising the game
  • Loading screen & menus displaying incorrectly when using Oculus Rift - Fixed (4.0)
  • Tabbing out of game can cause ship to enter a ‘silent running’ state
  • Large delays occasionally when registering input to pause the game
  • Enemy ship hologram disappears in anaglyph mode after engaging it
  • Asteroids appearing out of nowhere in some single-player scenarios - Fixed (4.0)
  • Weapons sometimes do not register hits if too close to your target
  • ‘VoiceAttack’ software not currently working with Elite: Dangerous
  • Small delays occasionally registering input when in free-look mode
  • Game only registers up to four separate mouse buttons currently - Fixed (3.2)
  • Reticule sometimes projected incorrectly when using Oculus Rift - Fixed (3.2)
  • Black bar down side of the screen for some Windows 8.1 users
  • Sun disappears when only partially obscured by cockpit strut
  • Space dust doesn’t display when using vertical thrusters
  • Launcher crashes on start up for some Windows 7 users
  • No confirmation step when changing graphical settings
  • GUI renders inconsistently in 3D experimental mode
  • Sidewinders can sometimes clip through asteroids
  • Missing GUI elements with specific graphics cards
  • Cursor sometimes missing when in menu screens
  • Debris sometimes ‘stutters’ after ship explosion
  • Issues registering input when using TrackIR
  • Debris sometimes passes through asteroids
  • No HUD indicator for flight-assist status
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Gelegeus

Gelegeus
Quite a bit still not fixed prior to Prem Beta. What have they been working on for the past 5 months? I thought that all issues had been addressed in Alpha. Maybe they should delay PB for another couple of months whilst they resolve the outstanding faults.

You know its worth the wait.

Not an Alfa Backer!
 

Tinman

Tinman
Gelegeus said:
Quite a bit still not fixed prior to Prem Beta. What have they been working on for the past 5 months? I thought that all issues had been addressed in Alpha. Maybe they should delay PB for another couple of months whilst they resolve the outstanding faults.

You know its worth the wait.

Not an Alfa Backer!
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It wouldn't surprise me if many bugs haven't been fixed simply because the thing that is causing them is "placeholder" so there isn't really any point fixing them since they are going to be replaced eventually anyway.

Edit: Oh, and that is not the most recent list anyway... ;)
 
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Juniper

Juniper
The list is actually much (much) bigger & includes more fixes, but these are the specific ones to Alpha 1.1 which is what Premium Beta is currently based on, I think?

FD have not exactly been sitting on their hands, believe me. :)

It's also pretty common in software development (especially when you are still adding new features) to leave all but the most severe bugs until much later, when they can be prioritised & assigned to the right people to fix (who may be working on other aspects of the game right now). As a bug list - it's relatively short.
 
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sfried

sfried
Hello. I'm sort of new here, but after reading many of the posts of this thread, aside from obvious waiting, what advantages do Alpha backers have over Premium Beta apart from discounted ship insurance? I know Alpha does get early access to releases that Premium Beta owners will get, but will they get more builds (of the same release) because of it? Does this mean Alpha backers carry more feedback power than Premium Beta owners?

(I'm only seconds away from deciding on going Alpha from Premium Beta. Today is the last few hours too, so...$145 is still alot of money...Enough to buy me a Saitek x52 Pro...)
 

Mack

Mack
so.... How longs a month then ?

they've said 30th May for Prem beta, - but May has 31 days, so does that mean that they will release on the 30th April to get that extra day back? - but April only had 30days, so is that the month length they are using, or sadly will they use February with it's lowly 28 days and thus release on the 2nd May....

Argh, damn you English for being so ambiguous.
 

Sterlino

Sterlino
Tinman said:
You know what?

You are really good at being clear AND unclear at the same time. :p
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haha you begin to get nervous, isn't it ?

hehehe ''the alpha4 effect'' ...

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Snowbunnies

S
Michael means that late alpha backers can play alpha build from 25 april to 30 may, which is about one month. It looks pretty clear to me. Can't see any unclear part.
 
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