Alpha-2

Alpha-2 is intending to be obviously a very large chunk of the game's mechanics: a very very big percentage of it.[2] – Steven Sharif
Ein Großteil der geplanten Spielsysteme in Ashes of Creation soll in der Alpha-2 verfügbar sein.[2]
- Welt
- Die Alpha-2-Weltkarte wird ca. 220 km2 groß sein.[4]
- Alpha-2 is going to be probably about half of the world space available as part of the testing. I would say just over 220 square kilometers of world for players to explore, which is a pretty comprehensive portion of the game.[4] – Steven Sharif
- Jahreszeiten und Klima.[5][2]
- Events.[6]
- Aufträge.[7][8]
- Die Alpha-2-Weltkarte wird ca. 220 km2 groß sein.[4]
- Charakter
- Charakter-Erstellung.[3]
- Das Ziel ist es, den Charakter-Ersteller vor der Alpha-2 für die Spieler verfügbar zu machen.[9]
- Charakter-Fortschritt bis zu Stufe 35 (Änderungen vorbehalten).[10]
- Alle Archetypen werden verfügbar sein.[11]
- Einige Sekundärklassen und Erweiterungen.[12][13]
- Tulnar-Rasse.[14]
- Teleportation zu Familienmitgliedern.[15]
- Religionen.[16]
- Charakter-Erstellung.[3]
- Kampf
- Änderungen am Kampfsystem.[11]
- Aktive und passive Fähigkeiten werden neu gestaltet.[11]
- Primäre Fähigkeiten werden sich wahrscheinlich stark von denen in der Alpha-1 unterscheiden.[17]
- Fähigkeitsbäume für Waffen werden das Verfeinern des Waffen-Kombo-System ermöglichen.
- Belagerungen in der geplanten Größenordnung.[2]
- Änderungen am Kampfsystem.[11]
- Nodes
- Node-Entwicklung bis Großstadt (Stufe 5) und potenziell Metropole (Stufe 6).[2]
- Relikte und das Node-Gebäude "Reliquienkammer" .[18]
- Grundbesitz.[2]
- Anbau von Nutzpflanzen.[2]
- See-Inhalte[2]
- Seeschlachten.[2]
- Drei Klassifizierungen von Schiffen.[2][19]
- Schiffe werden funktionstüchtige Kanonen haben, aber das Schiffsbau-UI ist evtl. nicht fertiggestellt.[2]
- Wirtschaft
- Handwerksklassen (Sammeln, Verarbeitung, Handwerkskunst).[20]
- Auktionshäuser.[2]
- Kisten werden verwendet, um Güter zwischen Lagern und Karawanen zu transportieren.[22]
- Sonstiges
- Unreal Engine 5.[23][24][25]
- Ein Teil von Bear McCreary's Musik wird in der Alpha-2 zu hören sein.[26]
- Benutzeroberfläche und Tutorial-Systeme.[7]
- Editor für Embleme, Logos und Symbole (provisorisch).[27]
Alpha-1 und Alpha-2-Tester können vor der Veröffentlichung der Alpha-2 zu Spottests eingeladen werden.[28]
Alpha-2 ist als die dauerhafte Alpha bekannt.[29][30]
Alpha-2 availability
Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
---|---|---|
Alpha-2 | Alpha-2 spot testing (NDA).[31][32][33] | To be announced.[32][33] |
Alpha-2 (No NDA).[32][29][30] | To be announced.[32][34] |
Pre-order-packs with Alpha-2 access are ending
September 2023 will be the final pre-order packs for Ashes of Creation.[35]
- Why are the pre-order packs ending?
- Our pre-order packs were intended to be a way for players to support the project by providing an opportunity to collect exclusive cosmetic appearances that are used in creating the world of Verra, while respecting our commitment to zero-tolerance pay-to-win whatsoever. As we draw closer to our Alpha Two and Beta testing periods, we want to ensure a glorious experience for our players who have signed up to help make Ashes of Creation the MMORPG it deserves to be. To that end, we have decided to discontinue the packs until such time as our internal and/or external testing supports the admission of additional testers. We will continue to update our community when more ways become available to access Alpha Two or Beta testing through our communication channels.[36]
- When will the final pre-order packs end?
- The final Pre-Order Packs will end on January 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Pacific in order to ensure everyone has enough time and notice with regards to the final Pre-Order Packs’ availability.[36]
- Does this include the Beta-1 and Beta-2 pre-order packages as well?
- Yes. While we anticipate we will reopen the ability to purchase Beta packages in the future, these options will not adopt the same format of regularly recurring monthly exclusive cosmetics as our existing Pre-Order Packages currently offer.[36]
- If I do not get a pre-order pack, does that mean I will not be able to join Alpha-2, Beta-1, or Beta-2 in the future?
- Not necessarily. We will continue to engage with our community and content creators to offer various giveaways that players will have an opportunity to participate in. After our internal and/or external testing satisfies the admission of additional testers, we may provide alternate methods of purchasing access into testing periods.[36]
- When the pre-order packs end, will there be other items on the Ashes of Creation shop?
- We may provide cosmetic items and merchandise in the shop at a future date.[36]
- I purchased a previous pre-order pack, but I like The Unseen Order cosmetics better. Can I switch out my cosmetics for these?
- Previously purchased cosmetics may not be exchanged, though we do provide a 90-day return policy. If you own an existing Pre-Order Pack, you may also purchase individual cosmetics offered in the current pack a-la-cart.[36]
- Can I upgrade my pre-order pack after sales for the pre-order packs end?
- Yes. You will continue to have the option to upgrade your Pre-Order Pack to a higher-tier package after sales of Pre-Order Packs end. If you upgrade, it will not give you the cosmetic items of the same type (Accessory, Pet, Mount, etc.) that came with the previous pack you purchased. Only the additional cosmetic items from the upgrade to The Unseen Order Pre-Order Pack will be granted.[36]
- Can I purchase add-on cosmetics from The Unseen Order after pre-order packs are removed from the shop?
- Yes. You will continue to have the option to purchase add-on cosmetics from The Unseen Order, based on what your Pre-Order Package level gives you access to.[36]
- How long will I be able to upgrade my pre-order pack or purchase The Unseen Order add-on cosmetics?
- We don’t have a date to share for this yet, but we’ll give everyone plenty of notice before ending the ability for them to upgrade their Pre-Order Packs or purchase add-on cosmetics from The Unseen Order.[36]
- What about upgrading Kickstarter packages? When do those end?
- You will still be able to upgrade Kickstarter and Summer Backer Packages. We’ll give plenty of notice before ending the ability for people to upgrade their packs.[36]
Dauerhafte Alpha
"Dauerhaft" bedeutet, dass die Alpha 2-Server Tag und Nacht bis zum Launch online sind.[29]
- Es kann zur Löschung von Charakteren kommen (Wipes).[37][29]
- Es kann zu Löschungen des gesamten erreichten Fortschritts kommen (Wipes).[37][29]
- Die Server der Alpha 2 werden nach der Veröffentlichung zu den öffentlichen Testservern (PTS).[37][29]
- Genutzt, um Patches und Updates zu testen.
- Beta-1 und Beta-2 werden wahrscheinlich nicht dauerhaft sein.[29]
Das ultimative Ziel für die Alpha 2 ist es, dauerhaft zu sein und anschließend zu den PTS zu werden. Bevor es soweit ist, rechne ich aber noch mit einigen Wipes.[37] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 server wipes
Alpha and Beta servers will be wiped prior to launch.[38]
As a general rule, if the testing phase contains the word Alpha, it is safe to assume there will likely be wipes.[37] – Steven Sharif
Alpha testing system requirements

Funny story; So yesterday as we are stress/density testing with our NDA testers, I accidentally summoned 5k bears around our few hundred players. But hey, it didn’t crash! Can you spot Lt. Toast here?[41] – Steven Sharif
These are fully operational NPCs. They have behavior trees, they have AI blackboards; they are functioning as an NPC would; and to my surprise, to everyone's surprise actually, the server handled it quite well: 5000 entities all within a very dense area.[42] – Steven Sharif
Ashes of Creation alpha testing minimum system specification.[43] These system specs have not changed for Unreal Engine 5.[44][45]
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3-2125 3.3GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 3.3GHz
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti or AMD Radeon R9 270
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB of available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Recommended specification.[43]
- Operating System: Windows 10 64-Bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz / AMD FX-9590 4.7GHz
- Graphics Card: Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon R9 Fury with 4GB and DirectX 12
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB of available space
- Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card
Tulnar race
The Tulnar race is expected to be in place for Alpha-2.[14]
- Konzeptkunst was released July, 2022.[46]
- 3D models may be released in 2023.[47]
Zeitplan für See-Inhalte
See-Inhalte will be introduced into Alpha-2 as an update.[49][50][2]
- Naval will be an Alpha-2 in the sense that at after we launch Alpha-2, at some point in Alpha-2, naval will be implemented as an update; and that naval will be the ability to acquire components, construct those components, acquire recipes, construct certain types of ships, navigate those ships on the water, and engage in certain ship-to-ship interactions and ship-to-player interactions and ship-to-content interactions. Now, it won't be the aspect of that, meaning all ships won't be present: all types of those ships, all attachments of those ships. And it will be maybe a little bit janky to start because it's going to be an alpha version of it. But the intent there is to provide the loop where players get to go and interact with content in the ocean. That won't be at the start of Alpha-2, but it will be in Alpha-2.[49] – Steven Sharif
- Seeschlachten.[2]
- Naval raid bosses.[50]
- Three ship classes will be present in Alpha-2.[2][19]
Artisan classes timeline
Handwerksklassen (Sammeln, Verarbeitung, Handwerkskunst) is expected to come online fully in Alpha-2 and the Betas.[53][20]
- Approximately 10 percent of the artisan system was online in Alpha-1.[54][53][20]
- Crafting honestly will not come online in any sense of its true form until Alpha-2. Alpha-1 has essentially what are intended to be the core gameplay loop of crafting, meaning the collection of materials, the translation of those materials into processed goods, and the use of those processed goods into item acquisition. That's the core gameplay loop that is currently present in Alpha-1. But those are mostly facilitated piggy backing the merchant systems right now and not actually using the real crafting system; and that's because crafting hasn't been completed in a form that can be implemented in Alpha-1, but will be for Alpha-2. What's present in Alpha-1 doesn't even really scratch the surface for crafting.[20] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 NDA
Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2 releases are not covered by NDA (non-disclosure agreement).[55]
- Alpha-1 testing prior to the full release of Alpha-1 was covered by NDA.[56][57]
- The developers will not necessarily announce when NDA testing starts.[31]
- We may not always announce when the NDA testing is, because we're not definitive how that testing is going to influence the future testing schedule; and we don't want to set the wrong expectation from a broader audience perspective on what they should be expecting with regards to testing.[31] – Steven Sharif
Beteiligung
- Alpha-0 had over 2,500 participants.[58]
- Alpha-1 testing had approximately 9,600 participants as of August, 2018.[59][60] There were slightly over 13k participants as of May 31, 2021.[59] There were 5,300 unique logins during the 3 day weekend test of May 27, 2021.[59]
- Alpha and Beta participation is expected to grow with the sale of pre-order packs.[61]
- Alpha-2 is expected to have over 100,000 participants.[62][63]
Testing phases
Ashes of Creation testing phases.
- Alpha-0 was the invite-only "raffle" friends and family alpha test phase.[65][66]
- Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 were available for purchase during the Kickstarter and Sommer-Crowdfunding campaigns.[64]
- Alpha-1 was available in the Intrepid pre-order pack and the Adventurer pre-order pack.[67][68]
- Alpha-2 and Beta-2 were available during PAX West 2017.[69][70]
- Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 are currently available in Vorbestellerpakete on the cosmetic store.[71]
Ashes of Creation's core game systems are expected to be in place at the start of Alpha-2.[72][2] By the end of Alpha-2, the game is expected to be feature complete, but it will not be content complete until launch.[73][74]
- Alpha-1 and Alpha-2 testers may be invited to participate in spot testing prior to the Alpha-2 release.[32][28]
- The game will be feature complete before Beta... Beta really is intended to identify last minute bugs to make sure that everything is ready for launch; it's important that all features are complete by Beta-1. Alpha-2 will not be feature complete at the start of Alpha-2. There are going to be updates that are going to be incorporated as part of the Alpha-2 process and there are going to be additional features that come online that get fleshed out between that time and Beta-1. There's going to be regions of the maps that aren't going to be accessible of course during Alpha-2.[74] – Steven Sharif
- Alpha-2 is intended to exist up until launch. There's going to be different testing periods that we will be releasing either new content locations or zones or systems that we want to have players focus in on. In those situations, if we're having participation drought because of the length of Alpha-2, we can set them up in a more focused setting. We can even incentivize that. We can offer unique testing to potentially new testers as well.[73] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 videos
- 2022-03-31 Video - Ashes of Creation First Look of the Alpha Two Character Creator in 4K
- 2022-05-27 Video - Ashes of Creation Dynamic Seasons and Weather Developer Chat
- 2022-05-27 Video - Ashes of Creation Seasons in the Riverlands
- 2022-06-30 Livestream
- 2022-06-30 Video - Ashes of Creation Alpha Two Basic Melee Weapon Attack Update
- 2022-07-29 Video - Ashes of Creation Alpha Two Desert Biome Preview
- 2022-09-30 Video - Ashes of Creation Alpha Two Basic Ranged Weapon Attack Update
- 2022-10-28 Video - Ashes of Creation Alpha Two Gathering Updates
- 2022-12-02 Video - Ashes of Creation Alpha Two Night and Day and Other Heavenly Things
- 2022-12-23 Video - Meet the Devs and Year-in-Review
- 2023-01-27 Video - Alpha Two Tank Preview
- 2023-03-31 Video - Alpha Two Story Arc Systems Preview and the Lore of Carphin
Siehe auch
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Video, 2022-03-31 (34:16).
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 Podcast, 2021-09-29 (59:29).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Video, 2022-03-31 (0:00).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Interview, 2022-01-14 (3:50).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2022-04-29 (56:24).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2022-04-29 (32:29).
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, October 16 2020
- ↑
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2022-01-28 (15:35).
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Podcast, 2021-09-29 (23:00).
- ↑ Interview, 2018-10-20 (12:38).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-03-28 (1:41:11).
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Liveübertragung, 2018-04-8 (AM) (2:17).
- ↑
- ↑ Interview, 2018-10-20 (0:00).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2021-09-24 (1:19:17).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2022-04-29 (21:00).
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Liveübertragung, 2018-09-27 (54:02).
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 Interview, 2021-02-07 (35:30).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2022-04-29 (25:16).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2022-02-25 (1:10:00).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2022-01-28 (7:26).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2021-12-23 (40:53).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2021-12-23 (50:50).
- ↑
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2018-10-31 (47:44).
- ↑ 28.0 28.1 Liveübertragung, 2021-07-30 (45:11).
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 Liveübertragung, 2018-01-18 (25:22).
- ↑ 30.0 30.1
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 Interview, 2023-07-09 (26:35).
- ↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 Liveübertragung, 2023-03-31 (5:57).
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Liveübertragung, 2022-10-14 (17:05).
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Store: August cosmetics.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 Ashes of Creation Store: September cosmetics.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5
- ↑ 38.0 38.1
- ↑ Alpha one test schedule, Mar 12, 2021.
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-11-30 (7:27).
- ↑ 41.0 41.1
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2021-03-26 (12:34).
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 What are the minimum requirements for Alpha?
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2021-12-23 (49:39).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2021-12-23 (42:09).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2022-07-29 (59:00).
- ↑ Interview, 2023-07-09 (1:06:53).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-09-30 (41:13).
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 Interview, 2023-07-09 (1:28:32).
- ↑ 50.0 50.1 Liveübertragung, 2022-03-31 (1:10:43).
- ↑ 51.0 51.1 Interview, 2023-07-09 (1:17:48).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-11-30 (24:51).
- ↑ 53.0 53.1 Liveübertragung, 2021-03-26 (42:28).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2021-04-30 (41:18).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2018-01-18 (49:26).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-05-29 (31:37).
- ↑
- ↑ Interview, 2018-08-24 (12:18).
- ↑ 59.0 59.1 59.2
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2018-08-17 (24:07).
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 Liveübertragung, 2017-11-17 (28:50).
- ↑
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2023-01-27 (11:05).
- ↑ 64.0 64.1 Kickstarter packages.
- ↑ MMOGAMES Interview, 2017-09-8.
- ↑
- ↑ Intrepid pre-order pack.
- ↑ Adventurer pre-order pack.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Alpha package.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Beta package.
- ↑ Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2023-03-31 (1:24:21).
- ↑ 73.0 73.1 73.2 Liveübertragung, 2023-04-07 (28:08).
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 Liveübertragung, 2022-07-29 (1:08:49).