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David the Wanderer -> =AQ3D= Design Notes July 12, 2016 - Open Beta Approaches! (7/13/2016 5:50:02)
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Artix Krieger | Tuesday, July 12, 2016
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Onward, for great justice!
Like its predecessors, AdventureQuest 3D is a contentiously evolving world. Our online community's success formula is to grow the game under your feet while you play it. So, who is ready to start Open Beta?
Open Beta Release Schedule
This is an official announcement for our next major content patch, the release of the Android version and the official start of Open Beta!
Next Tuesday (July 19th, 2016)
*Closed Beta Begins (Going for world record of shortest Closed Beta Ever!)
*11 New Dungeons go live
*New features go live
*No wipe! Just a Level/Gold reset
*Web version officially discontinued. (Unity has dropped support for their web plugin)
*Pre-Beta Badges awarded
Within 7 days after (If all goes smoothly)
*Open Beta Begins!!!
*Steam Version becomes available for all players
*Android version becomes available for early access players
Then...
*iPhone Version released (which will be an all or nothing, so we have to wait on it)
*Alpha Pirate (exclusive) goes to testing by qualifying Early Access players
*Guardian Tower goes into testing by Early Access Players
*Paladin, Necromancer, and Dragon Slayer goes to testing by qualifying Early Access players
New Dungeons
There are 11 new dungeons coming with this next release. This will give us two dungeons per over-world area. OK, technically the Nightlocke Dungeon is one giant dungeon with three entrances... but we are counting it as 3. The highlight of the release is Shatterskull Tower, lair of the Death Knight in DoomWood.
Character Reset NOPE! Keep your items! Level/Gold reset only :D
Due to the big changes in the exp curve and the way items are now obtained, we were all bracing for a character reset before the start of Open Beta... BUT... SURPRISE! You get to keep your stuff! This is awesome, and a huge win for everyone participating in early access. Weapons, armor and items are now MUCH harder to obtain in game. So if you got them now, you have a major advantage (and some serious bragging rights). As we leave Pre-Beta we will only be resetting your level back to 1 and your gold to 0. What is the catch? Well, you will have all your gear, but will have to level up to use it. A wise gamer would best guess on what gear would be useful to them at all phases of their journey in the Open Beta. Oh, you will be happy to know we are resetting the quests too-- because quests are by far the fastest way for you to earn experience. BONUS: You will earn the Pre-Beta Badge on your character page for your participation in this.
Cysero Note: Most item stats, levels and prices will be changing.
Android Version!
If you are one of the many players anxious to play AdventureQuest 3D from your phone or tablet, then this is the news you have been waiting for. If you played in the BioBeasts Android Beta, then you might already be familiar with how this works. During the testing, you will not be able to find the app on the Android app store. Nope. You will be required to join a special Google G+ group which will give you secret access to the testing version of the app. Do not worry, we will have good instructions for you.
When will iPhone/iPad be available?
VERY SOON! Why not launch at the same time? Well, Apple handles their testing differently than Android. There is no easy way for us to let a large number of testers on the Apple iPhone/iPad version. Also, updates can take as long as two weeks to get approved via Apple-- and that is scary for a game that needs to evolve and change as quickly as we will during this initial launch. (Note: Android lets us publish an update in an hour or less.) So the smart move is to let the Android version go first, get the bugs out, then release the Apple version shortly after-- you know, once all the core features are nice and stable. About 50% of the time you see me online, I am playing from my iPhone. If you are an iOS user too, I am eager to get this version in your hands too!
R.I.P. Web Player Plugin
We have known for a long time that this day would come. Unity announced that it was dropping support for the Web Player when they launched the new version of their editor. We need the new version of their editor to fix our remaining serious bugs. So we bid farewell to the Unity plugin-- but there is a silver lining to this dark cloud. The new WebGL (3D for the web with Javascript) might actually let us release a web version of AdventureQuest 3D that does not require a plugin at all!
Progress Update
I will be updating the progress page for you today. A thing we used to do waaaaay back in DragonFable and AdventureQuest Worlds was a quick update of what everyone is working on at this moment. Thought you might enjoy if we continued that tradition right now.
*Zhoom - Stat curve reallocation, implement Korins 104 BPM animations, security & antispam filter
*Cysero - Quest writing! 11 new dungeons to fill... 2 down, 9 to go.
*Warlic - Sound FX changes, footsteps, Verbal summon a friend to you, analytics
*Korin - Baby Dragon Animations then 104BPM Mage animations
*Yergen - Dungeon Assembly & Boss Fights
*Xero - Giant Mud elemental, Possessed Bandit Leader, and Brother hood of Dark Mages
*Dage - Finished the Zombie Dragon, special Guardian Armor-- and out until next week
*Thyton - Sword Painting/texturing
*Oishii - Re-balancing level curve and recruiting testers to help test.
*Llusion - Fixing bugs in the new dungeon maps
*Kraken - Working on Admin Tools
*Rolith - Database changes and Admin Tools
*Circa - Tutorial Screens & Painting the Nightlocke Cultist Monster
*Percious (new guy!) - Working on visual "smart machine" for dungeon interactivity
*Panicpop (also new guy!) - SoundFX & Fly through cut-scenes for overworlds (learning Cinema Director)
*Platinum Lady & Testing Team - Testing new exp and stat curves.
*Artix - Find more servers! (look under carpet?) then work on getting Steam, Website, and Android setup for Open Beta.
Check back tomorrow for some art sneaky peeks!
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