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You can find the check in topic here: http://www.freeallegiance.org/forums/index…showtopic=58374

And the forums here: http://www.freeallegiance.org/forums/index.php?showforum=26

If you wish to join this session. You still can – Apply Here.
I will add late applicants for a week after course start.

However, make sure you fit the requirements for the course. That is you either

• have 6 months gameplay experience.
• have been in AFS, and be happy you know all the key concepts.

It’s that time again! On Wednesday, July 28th 2010 we will be holding another regularly scheduled R6 test.

We need people to sign into the beta server and make sure that they can play. That means every one of you sitting in the main game.

For those of you that weren’t able to sign in on previous weeks, the Development team needs details. We need your feedback. Send me a PM with what errors you received.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BETA WEDNESDAY!

1. If you do not already have it installed, you will need to install the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable. Regular Allegiance already requires the VC2008 redist and Windows Update should already replaced VS2008 with VS2008 SP1 redist. You should also make sure you have the latest DirectX 9
2. Start with an up to date Allegiance install (make sure you can play on the regular servers).
3. In ASGS select “Allegiance -> Beta Mode”.
4. Still in ASGS, select “Help -> Update / Repair Critical Files”.
5. Click “Login”. The updater will run again, downloading the beta client.
6. After the updater has finished, click “Login” again.
7. Enjoy the beta! Find or create a new game and test away!

When you are done, there are a couple steps to get back on the regular servers.

1. Turn off beta mode “Allegiance -> Beta Mode”.
2. Revert to the regular client “Help -> Update / Repair Critical Files”
3. Play as normal!

Don’t forget to submit your bugs! and feel free to check out the list of recently closed tickets on trac.

–Bard

Send all feedback to my PM box.

Slipshod@SRM
Phantom032@RT
Phalanxe@RT
SRM_Teej@SRM

Very nice job you four and remember the secret to countering heavy scouts!

It’s that time again! On Wednesday, July 21st 2010 we will be holding another regularly scheduled R6 test.

We need people to sign into the beta server and make sure that they can play.

For those of you that weren’t able to sign in last week, the Development team have been EXTREMELY busy cranking out bugfixes over the last few months and in order to have R6 ready for release, it would really be helpful to have you all test out make sure that everything is at or better than normal and the bugfixes are working as expected.Please read this post and so you know what to test and report all bugs on the Trac server.

NEW FEATURES STILL NEED TESTING
(These will need approval before they can go into R6 as they are gamplay changes)

1. Enhance the load out screen by caching your load outs to disk – use number keys and CTRL + number (0-9) _{(Default Loadouts)}
2. The #bootiny _{(Thread here)}
3. A miner capacity indicator.
4. The inability to see currently mined rocks on the minimap or sector status levels unless you have eye on the rocks being mined

INSTRUCTIONS FOR BETA WEDNESDAY!

1. If you do not already have it installed, you will need to install the Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable.
2. Start with an up to date Allegiance install (make sure you can play on the regular servers).
3. In ASGS select “Allegiance -> Beta Mode”.
4. Still in ASGS, select “Help -> Update / Repair Critical Files”.
5. Click “Login”. The updater will run again, downloading the beta client.
6. After the updater has finished, click “Login” again.
7. Enjoy the beta! Find or create a new game and test away!

When you are done, there are a couple steps to get back on the regular servers.

1. Turn off beta mode “Allegiance -> Beta Mode”.
2. Revert to the regular client “Help -> Update / Repair Critical Files”
3. Play as normal!

Check your Allegiance directory for .dmp, .7z, or .zip files and UPLOAD THEM IF YOU CRASH!

Don’t forget to submit your bugs!

–Bard

The lobby, ASGS and gameservers will be unaffected.

Sorry this has to be during the day, but it’s the best that could be done.

The outage should last only between 20-40mins. Following the outage, the forums will once again be operational however they will be operating at reduced performance for a few hours. After this period of reduced performance, the forums are expected to return to the level of performance we have enjoyed for the past year.

In short: the “forum slowness” problem will be fixed by nightfall this Friday.

–TE

Live results ]]> http://news.freeallegiance.org/squad-doubles-%c2%96-day-1/feed/ 0 http://news.freeallegiance.org/faz-beta-this-wednesday-3/ http://news.freeallegiance.org/faz-beta-this-wednesday-3/#comments Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:57:29 +0000 Allegiance News http://www.freeallegiance.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=58064 Join us WEDNESDAY to test the R6 client!

On Wednesday, 14 July 2010, we will be holding another major test of R6. Please join us on the beta server and help us test the new changes. Imago and the Development team have been EXTREMELY busy cranking out bugfixes over the last few months and we need your feedback on this release! Please read the changelog so you know what to test and report all bugs on the Trac server that Imago has so graciously provided.


In addition, A NEW FEATURE HAS BEEN ADDED FOR EVALUATION!

The "#bootiny"

This command functions in a manner similar to #mutiny except that if it fails, the person who attempted it gets booted.
Please test this feature!
In an upcoming ASGS Poll ~*YOU*~ will decide whether or not it goes live with R6.


Instructions for testing can be found below, if you would like to check out the new build before Wednesday.

1. Start with an up to date Allegiance install (you can play on the regular servers).
   
2. In ASGS, select "Help -> Update / Repair Critical Files".
   
3. Now select "Allegiance -> Beta Mode".
   
4. Click "Login". The updater will run again, downloading the beta client.
   
5. After the updater has finished, click "Login" again.
   
6. Enjoy the beta! Find or create a new game and test away!

1. Turn off beta mode "Allegiance -> Beta Mode".
   
2. Revert to the regular client "Help -> Update / Repair Critical Files"
   
3. Play as normal!

On Wednesday, July 7th, we will be holding anothert major test of R6. Please join us on the beta servers and help us test the new changes. For the uninitiated, we need your feedback on this release! If there is an issue with the new client, we need to know NOW, before we release it as the official build. Instructions for testing can be found here, if you would like to check out the new build before Wednesday.

The process for installing the beta has been simplified in R6 and now uses a simple installer. The installer can be downloaded at http://alleg.builtbygiants.net/ This will be the latest build and the built in Auto updater will keep you up to date in the future.

Here’s how we are going to roll:

* Post a pic in this thread. While a brief backstory behind your submission is not necessary, it is highly recommended.

* When I deem that the number of submissions is adequate, (e.g. number and quality), I will choose 4-5 finalists and set up a poll. TE will wear the avatar for as long as he sees fit.

* Bard has already made a submission as part of his application to Dev lead. I post it for him as he is most likely busy herding cats. FYI, the prior poll that led to TE’s current avatar can be found here.

I await your submissions with bated breath.

Bard has experience in development and in leading/managing teams of developers. Most importantly for this position, he has been a member of our disfunctional community for years, knows Allegiance inside and out, and in my opinion is a perfect candidate for the job.

DevZL is the most difficult position within our community’s administration, as can be evidenced by the fact that no other ZL position causes as muchany bitching, moaning, or grievances. Because of this, I ask all of you for patience as Bard gets used to the chair. “Rome wasn’t built in a day” and all that.

With Bard at the helm, I’m sure that progress can be made where and new improvements and features can be brought to the game we all love.

Join me in welcoming Bard to his new post

–TE