Hello community,
we're happy to announce that we are on schedule with that little space-only GC that we want to release this year. It is in an early playable state and has thus entered the beta testing phase. This is where we need you!
Before you're bombarding us with mails please be aware that testing is actually some work. It's more than just playing the mod a little. You'll have to give detailed feedback, explain your thoughts, file bug reports, test specific things and participate in discussions with the other testers and us.
This could mean, for example, that if you encounter a bug in the story line we'll provide a fix for you. You'd then have to apply this fix and play the whole GC again. Maybe adjustments are required and then you'd need to play the whole GC again, from scratch. And again. And Again. See? We told you it will be work:p
Until now, our lead beta tester GeneralStefan has done most of the beta testing work so he knows what it's like. If you got questions feel free to shot him a pm on our forums on stargate-eaw.de.
If you're interested in beta testing our mod, you can apply by sending the application form below at betatester[a.t]stargate-eaw.de. We will collect your applications for two weeks and then inform you whether you have been selected or not. Of course, feel free to send your application at a later date, there are no strict deadlines:)
Forum name:
We will communicate with you through our forums on stargate-eaw.de so you need to have a registered account there
Language:
Do you speak English, German or even both?
Motivation:
A short text why you feel you want to help. (I always hated this part so a "I think your mod is quite okay" will do:))
Game experience:
Are you an experienced EaW/FoC player? When you play AI skirmishes, which difficulty do you chose in general? (Being a "noob" player is no minus, we're looking for all kinds of players!)
Testing experience:
Have you ever tested other mods before? Are you new to TPC or have you played it before? (Again, a "no" is no minus, we just want to know:))
Modding experience:
Do you know the basics of EaW modding? I.e. have you ever opened an xml file and changed stuff?
Yours,
SGMG
Forum name: Doci i guess. I forgot my password and the webside says im banned o.O
Language: English + German
Motivation: Im a huge Stargate Fan and playing Stargate Empire at War and Pegasus Chronicles for many years now. It´s just an awesome mod and i like to see what we will see in first GC ;)
Game Experience: Im quite experienced i would say. I like to play GC and Skirmishes on medium/hard (depends on how many foes im fighting at once ;P )
Testing Experience:
I tested a lot of mods like Alliance, Battlefront Commander, Sci-Fi at war, RAW, Thrawn´s Revenge, ... and many more
Modding experience:
It´s been a while since i last modded EAW: FoC but i could create my own projectiles and change codes, etc. For example i created my own ZPM as a Fleetcommander and took on 10 Hataks with a BC-304(+ZPM) :D
Note: I hope that the Forumbann was a mistake because i did not do any weird thinks :o
Einen schönen Abend, meine Hasen :)
"Trust in the Force" - Obi-Wan
"Jetzt haben sies kaput gemacht" - Ronon Dex
Hey :)
Thanks for applying but please send it to this adresse, so that we can easely know who wants in : betatester[a.t]stargate-eaw.de
Looking forward to finally work togheter Doci^^
Forum name: Acer18, password still works :)
Language:
I speak English/American very well
Motivation:
I've been playing EAW/FOC since they came out and i've loved the StarGate Franchise ever since it started on Showtimes many years ago in the USA.
I would love to use my years of testing to help make your mod for FOC be a great success. I OD have a high attention to detail.
Game experience:
As i said, I've been playing EAW/FOC since they both came out. I've been playing games since windows 98 came out :) so i think that might be a few years of experience :)
Testing experience:
I'm currently a tester for the foc mod called Phoenix Rising. I've been testing that for a while. maybe 3 years now. I had tested Thrawn's Revenge a few years ago for a while.
With testing Phoenix Rising (PR) i know the rigors of having an XML file come out and having to play every GC, and we have about 9-11 active gc's so that's 18-22 full games for each change. Yes, i know how to take detailed notes for making sure the game strategy the AI is using will satisfy players at the 3 difficulty levels.
BUT i adore StarGate so I won't have a problem testing for long time periods, like 10 game hours straight. As i said,i currently test PR and when i do that, i play for typically 10-12 hours at a stretch.
Modding experience:
Yes, if making a change to an XML file constitutes being a novice modder, then yes i am. i've changed many an XML file in my life.
It would be an honor to test for your Team. :) I've waited over 6 years, whilst you all have been working on this project, for this to come to this point. I'd Love to help speed up the process so this mod could become a GC reality :)
Yours,
Mikey1871 from moddDb.
Hey :)
Thanks for applying but please send it to this adresse, so that we can easely know who wants in : betatester[a.t]stargate-eaw.de
Do you more English betatesters?
Yeah, we're looking for both, English and German testers.
Just read the news above:)
i wanan join
Alright. In regards to Beta testing, how often would you like "reports", for lack of a better word?
There is no number I can give you. Whenever there is something to test it would be great if that could happen within a few days but of course we understand that there is this "real life" thing which may delay any feedback.
Sorry i think I'm being incredibly thick here
Do I send a email to betatester[a.t]stargate-eaw.de. [With @ replacing [a.t]?
Or is their a page on the forum were i have to put in my request
Thanks
Just send us an email - indeed with the @ replacing [a.t] :)
Thanks
no question is dumb really
Forum name: don't have one yet heading there now to make account will update this post afterwards
Language: English but i do have experience working with English German groups on games
Motivation: If i can help make something better why wouldn't i?
Game experience: been playing since it came out still put about 15 hours a week mix and matching mods for game
Testing experience: none unless you count trying a mod for a few minutes and seeing if i like it
Modding experience: None at all!
DriftedAway is the forum username