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Thanks guys smile  We have a Test Envirionment set up, for certain things we want to test.  Mainly bugs that get reported and also new features we want to implement (like the Top Lists) etc.  We can make changes there without affecting normal live IC.

Ofcourse it's not as meaningful with such few numbers of players - but it definitely helps us when we need other ppl to try stuff out.

Right now, we have enough people who volunteered (the first wave of people), so I don't think we're looking for anymore just at this stage.  We'll keep this in mind though, when we need to top up some people. 

Also, perhaps we can get our Testers a different Forum Tag, so that people can know who is helping to Test.


Okay, I am in.  One thing I'd like to see in the test galaxy is a round where individual players chose sides in a war against faction, essentially chose to stay in their fam and remain neutral or leave their fam to join one of the 2 factions that will wage round-long war.

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Torqez wrote:

Thanks guys smile  We have a Test Envirionment set up, for certain things we want to test.  Mainly bugs that get reported and also new features we want to implement (like the Top Lists) etc.  We can make changes there without affecting normal live IC.

Ofcourse it's not as meaningful with such few numbers of players - but it definitely helps us when we need other ppl to try stuff out.

Right now, we have enough people who volunteered (the first wave of people), so I don't think we're looking for anymore just at this stage.  We'll keep this in mind though, when we need to top up some people. 

Also, perhaps we can get our Testers a different Forum Tag, so that people can know who is helping to Test.


Okay, I am in.  One thing I'd like to see in the test galaxy is a round where individual players chose sides in a war against faction, essentially chose to stay in their fam and remain neutral or leave their fam to join one of the 2 factions that will wage round-long war.



It's not a "test whatever you want" galaxy...it's a specific place to test new features and ideas that have been coded into the game, without affecting the live version as to make sure that it works correctly, and when rolled out, has as few bugs and drawbacks as possible.

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" test new features and ideas that have been coded into the game"

So lowly players don't get a say about what we'd like to see coded and tested first?  Who makes the decision as to the priority of what new stuff will be coded anyway?

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Re: Test Galaxy

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" test new features and ideas that have been coded into the game"

So lowly players don't get a say about what we'd like to see coded and tested first?  Who makes the decision as to the priority of what new stuff will be coded anyway?


Combo of the Devs, Mods, Testers, and players.  Currently players make suggestions and discuss pros and cons of them in the ideas thread.  Mods and Devs monitor those forums and try to get an idea for how a given idea would be received.  If there is sufficient interest the Devs will look into seeing if the idea is possible.  If it is not possible or there isn't sufficient interest the idea is scrapped or put on hold for when it is possible. 

Arby3 is right in the idea that the testing galaxy isn't for players to come in, toss up ideas, and expect to get them tested.  It is used to dig out bugs in changes that are already in development/developed before we bring the into the main galaxies.

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what are you testing right now?  just kurious,  is this gal inaktive too?

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I will help out if you need it

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No its not inactive as for now we're testing the pmode bug and 1000 planet bug. Also some other minor bugs have showed up while playing there which either got fixed before anybody noticed or they werent there in live play.

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lol Mizzle, I'm sure people have noticed, its just they dont bother anymore

So in summary you aint testing any produktive stuff, like new ideas ??

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Fixing current bugs and issues is more productive than adding new ideas.

Turn on - Tune in - Drop out

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