Release-Zeitplan
I am happy to announce the dates for Alpha One testing. This schedule will include Alpha One testers for a 4-day stress test starting on December 18, 2020. Now this first test will remain under NDA, as there will still likely be some considerable polish and bug fixing necessary. I will of course provide some recorded footage of the event so the community at large can see the testing. The gap between the December test and the February test will provide our team with the time necessary to iterate and fix bugs, then in March we will aim to have a 1-week test stood up in preparation for the final month-long test in April.[1] – Steven Sharif
The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.[2]
We have a very, very busy 4th quarter ahead of us, and the team will be hard at work preparing for the Alpha One test dates. The content push is well underway internally for the Alpha Two and Beta test periods. Plus, much of what Alpha One brings will help us identify areas of reworking that are necessary, and will prompt many community discussions.[1] – Steven Sharif
| Phase | Release | Estimated/Actual date |
|---|---|---|
| Pre‑alpha | Alpha-0.[3] | December 15, 2017.[4] |
| APOC | Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA).[5] | September 7, 2018.[6] |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA lifted).[7] | October 19, 2018.[7] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale open beta.[8] | December 18, 2018.[9] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale early access.[10] | September 24, 2019.[11] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege mode PI closed testing.[12] | December 19, 2019.[12] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale testing ends.[13] | March 10, 2020.[14] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege mode.[5] | After Alpha-1.[15][13] | |
| Ashes of Creation Apocalypse horde mode.[5] | After Alpha-1.[15][13] | |
| Alpha | Alpha-1 early look livestream.[16] | March 27, 2020.[17] |
| Alpha-1 limited QA testing (NDA).[18][19] | May 28, 2020.[20][21] | |
| Alpha-1 preview pre-test 1 (NDA).[1] | Dec 18 - Dec 21 2020.[1] | |
| Alpha-1 preview pre-test 2 (NDA).[1] | Feb 19 - Feb 22 2021.[1] | |
| Alpha-1 preview pre-test 3 (no NDA).[1] | Mar 19 - Mar 26 2021.[1] | |
| Alpha-1 release (no NDA).[1][22] | April 6 - May 6 2021.[1] | |
| Alpha-2 (persistent alpha).[23][24] | - | |
| Beta | Betas won through the weekly drawings ("Beta-0").[25] | After Alphas, but before Betas.[25] |
| Beta-1. | - | |
| Beta-2. | - | |
| Pre‑release | Head start for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.[26] | 1-2 days before launch.[26][27] |
| Release | Launch (live) release. | To be announced.[28] |
| Post‑launch | Major releases (DLC expansions). | Quarterly.[29] |
| Minor releases. | Monthly.[29] |
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Early access
Ashes of Creation early access packages:
- Alpha-0 and "Beta-0" are the invite-only "raffle" alpha and beta test phases.[31][25]
- Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 were available for purchase during the Kickstarter and Summer crowdfunding campaigns.[30]
- Alpha-1 was available in the Intrepid pre-order pack from the cosmetic store.[32]
- Alpha-2 and Beta-2 were available during PAX West 2017.[33][34]
- Alpha-2, Beta-1, and Beta-2 are currently available in Vorbesteller-Pakete on the cosmetic store.[35]
Ashes of Creation
Ashes of Creation ist ein MMORPG in der Entwicklung, das in einer Welt der hohen fantasie spielt, in der die Entscheidungen der Spieler die Welt um sie herum formen und gestalten werden.[36]
Ashes of Creation ist eine einzigartige Interpretation des MMO-Erlebnisses. Unsere Weltstruktur ist dynamisch und darauf ausgerichtet, auf die Handlungen unserer Spieler zu reagieren. Städte werden aufsteigen und wieder fallen, ihre Bevölkerung basiert auf der Geschichte der Welt, wie sie die Spieler erschaffen. Quests werden freigeschaltet, wenn sich die Völker versammeln, ihre Bedürfnisse wachsen und Geheimnisse freigeschaltet werden.[37]
Da die NSC-Struktur der Welt in Echtzeit aufgebaut wird, haben die Spieler die Möglichkeit, das zu zerstören, was sie geschaffen haben und ebnen den Weg für neue Entwicklungen, neue Bevölkerungsgruppen und echte Veränderungen. Politische Auseinandersetzungen und Intrigen werden eine sehr reale Rolle in der Struktur deiner Welt spielen.[37]
Vorbei sind die Tage der statischen Welten, der Wandel ist hier, um zu bleiben.[37]
Alpha-1
This is a true development alpha. This is not a marketing alpha; and what that means is as you know part of the process here in developing Ashes of Creation is being open with that development so you guys can see that progress; and it is a double-edged sword. There are going to be a spectrum of people that exists who are very involved with the game's development and those who are just completely at an arm's length away in understanding the process; and they may look at alpha one- the people who don't really understand the development process or haven't been a part of it- they may look at it and they may think oh you know this is trash, looks like trash, you know whatever it's the end-product. But at the end of the day what's important for us and what yields the best possible product is for us to include as much as possible the community in that development process with no NDA so that you guys give valuable feedback; and as we go through the iterative process in further defining the game and fleshing out that content were doing so with the player in mind and their voice in our ear. That is I think one of the key distinguishing factors between our development and many developments that you guys may have seen in the past.[38] – Steven Sharif
Alpha-1 is a testing release of the Ashes of Creation MMORPG.[41] Alpha-1 will test:
- Hybrid action/tab combat.[42]
- Entwicklung to level 20.[42]
- 4 playable races.[42]
- Kleriker, Kämpfer, Magier, Waldläufer, and Tank archetypes will initially be present in Alpha-1. The Barde, Schurke, and Beschwörer archetypes will follow later in development.[43]
- Secondary archetypes will not be present in Alpha-1.[44] These are planned for Alpha-2.[45]
- The Alpha-1 map will have many islands and a mainland area. It will be roughly 100 km2 in size.[46]
- This is approximately 20% of the total world map.[47]
- Alpha-1 takes place in the north west part of the map.[48]
- Nodes will be fully featured.[49]
- Node progression to Village (Stage 3).[49]
- This was previously stated to be Stadt (Stage 4).[42]
- There will be 8 node locations in Alpha-1.[50]
- Questing.[42]
- Portions of player housing.[42]
- Portions of crafting/artisan classes.[42]
- Gilden.[42]
- Castles.[52][53]
- Corruption.[54]
- Charakter-Erstellung.[42]
- Merchant systems.[56]
- Player trading.[56]
- Soziale Organisationen.[42]
- Name reservations.[42]
- Two to three servers.[49]
- Daggers (Dual weapons).[59]
- Zur See (possibly).[60]
- UI and tutorial systems will be placeholders until Alpha-2.[1]
Alpha-2
Alpha-2 is the Persistent alpha.[23][24] This release is expected to include the following:
- Tulnar race.[61]
- Schiffe.[62]
- Religionen.[63]
- Secondary classes.[45][44]
- Emblem, logo and symbol editor (tentatively).[64]
- Family summon mechanic.[65]
UI, tutorial systems, and much of the questing will remain placeholder for Alpha One, and won't really come online until Alpha Two.[1] – Steven Sharif
Beta testing
The Beta-1 and Beta-2 testing phases of Ashes of Creation will be short.[66]
- Bear McCreary's music will be unveiled in Beta-1.[67]
The game should be pretty much done (at beta stage) and final polish and stuff like that being put in. We don't want people to get totally burnt out on the game before we actually release. So once we get to the beta phases it should be short and sweet.[66] – Jeffrey Bard
Beta testing of Ashes of Creation (the MMORPG) will be closed.[68]
Head start
Head start grants early access one or two days prior to the live launch of Ashes of Creation for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.[69]
- Head start is a means to gradually ramp up the population to avoid player concurrency issues at launch.[70]
- Head start will also be a way to address any last-minute launch or deployment issues.[71]
The point of head start is twofold: One for testing, making sure that the live launch servers pre-wipe are good; and then Two, it's a way to stagger the population move into the game. Because if you have servers with 10,000 concurrent player capability and you have everyone logging in at the exact same time, that is a problem I've never seen an MMO tackle successfully, ever.[70] – Steven Sharif
Headstart Server
The number of head start servers is estimated to be three. This is subject to change.[72]
Einschränkungen beim Headstart
The game functionality is limited during the head start period so that players cannot decide the world-scape earlier than others.[74]
- During the head start, the node system will be deactivated.[74]
- Head start specific servers are also planned.[74]
- It will not be possible to secure player housing during the headstart period due to the deactivation of the node system.[74]
Head start was not a mistake, I tend to listen to my development team with regards to their vast past experiences in mmo launches and development. Advice from engineering on head starts was they are extremely desired in order to test any last minute launch/deployment issues that “always” happen. So I did as much as possible to mitigate the potential p2w elements/issues while still adhering to sound development principles. Including designating which servers are head start servers. So wanna make sure we don’t “chop” this one as a mistake or misstep. Everything done is done to ensure a quality launch/product.[71] – Steven Sharif
NDA
- Alpha-1, Alpha-2, Beta-1, Beta-2 releases are not covered by NDA (non-disclosure agreement).[22]
- QA testing prior to the full release of Alpha-1 is covered by NDA.[75][19]
Beteiligung
Alpha and Beta participation is expected to grow with the sale of pre-order packs.[77]
Server wipes
Alpha and Beta servers will be wiped prior to launch.[78]
As a general rule, if the testing phase contains the word Alpha, it is safe to assume there will likely be wipes.[79] – Steven Sharif
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse
The standalone prequel to the upcoming epic MMORPG Ashes of Creation - both a testing ground for new systems and content, as well as a unique last-man-standing action game where magic, steel, and chaos reign supreme in a high fantasy, free-to-play experience.[81]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse (also referred to as APOC)[83] was a free-to-play[84] matchmaking-based arena game with three primary modes.[85]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse utilizes action-based combat.[85][42][87]
- Ashes of Creation Apocalypse will be implemented side-by-side with the Ashes of Creation MMORPG.[88][89]
- 6.25 km2 map size.[90]
- The Forest of Erinthia map is roughly 1/5th the size of the original map.[91]
- A Charakter-Erstellung will be available to allow creation and saving of characters for use in the MMORPG.[88]
- Establish Spielerbehausungen and save Möbel arrangements for use in the full game.[88]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale early access testing ended on March 10, 2020.[14]
- It was previously available for download on the official website and on Steam.[14]
Meilensteine
- First team members were hired in December 2015.[92]
- Ashes of Creation development began in February 2016.[92]
- Official website was launched and project announced, December 10, 2016.[92]
- Official discord was launched, January 18, 2017.[93]
- Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign launched with $750,000 funding goal, May 2, 2017.[94]
- Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign completed with 19,576 backers raising $3,271,809, June 3, 2017.[95]
- Summer crowdfunding campaign launched, June 21, 2017.[96]
- Summer crowdfunding campaign completed with 2,485 backers, July 22, 2017.[97]
- Raised $16,500 for Extra Life children's hospitals, November 4, 2017.[98]
- PAX West 2017, September 1-4, 2017.[99][100]
- Alpha-0 released on schedule, December 15, 2017.[4]
- Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2018, March 19-23, 2018.[101]
- PAX East 2018, April 5-8, 2018.[102]
- Last day for purchases of Alpha-1 through Intrepid pre-order packs, August 15, 2018.[42]
- At Gamescom with My.com, August 20, 2018.[103]
- 100 developers working on Ashes of Creation, August 27, 2018.[104]
- PAX West 2018 panel, September 1, 2018.[105]
- Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale (previously called Alpha-1 phase 1 battlegrounds), October 19, 2018.[7]
- Raised $20,518 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life, November 4, 2018.[106]
- 60 developers working on Ashes of Creation at San Diego offices (following disengagement with Malaysian art team), April 15, 2019.[107]
- Raised $20,901 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life, November 3, 2019.[108]
- Announced a mutual parting of ways with publisher My.games, August 21, 2020.[109]
- Almost 3,000,000 registered accounts for Ashes of Creation, October 17, 2020.[110]
- ~87 developers working on Ashes of Creation, October 17, 2020.[111]
- Raised $88,546 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life, November 8, 2020.[112]
Errungenschaften
- Kickstarters meistfinanziertes MMORPG.[113]
- Kickstarters 7. meistfinanziertes Videospiel.[114]
- Am meisten erwartetes MMO – MMORPG.com's Best of 2017 Awards.[115]
- Das am meisten erwartete MMORPG mit frühzeitigem Zugriff auf die Inhalte. – MMOs World.[116]
- Gamescom 2018: Bestes unabhängiges Spiel.[117]
- Gamescom 2018: Bestes Online Spiel.[117]
Siehe auch
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, October 16 2020
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Liveübertragung, 2018-01-18 (2:48).
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Liveübertragung, 2018-09-01 (54:06).
- ↑
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2
- ↑ Press release - Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Launches December 18.
- ↑
- ↑ Blog: Ashes of Creation Apocalypse heads into early access.
- ↑ @AoCApocalypse on Twitter.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Liveübertragung, 2019-12-17 (18:33).
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Blog: Early Access for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Battle Royale Testing Ends.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2
- ↑ 15.0 15.1
- ↑ March 2020 newsletter.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Video, 2020-03-23 (0:01).
- ↑ 18.0 18.1
- ↑ 19.0 19.1
- ↑
- ↑ Creative Director's Letter, 1 April 2020.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 Liveübertragung, 2018-01-18 (49:26).
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Liveübertragung, 2018-01-18 (25:22).
- ↑ 24.0 24.1
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2
- ↑ 26.0 26.1
- ↑
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2019-03-08 (57:26).
- ↑ 29.0 29.1 Liveübertragung, 2017-05-08 (11:14).
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 Kickstarter packages.
- ↑ MMOGAMES Interview, 8 September 2017.
- ↑ Intrepid pre-order pack.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Alpha package.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Beta package.
- ↑ Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
- ↑ 36.0 36.1 A reactive world - Nodes.
- ↑ 37.0 37.1 37.2 About Ashes of Creation.
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-11-30 (15:35).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-03-28 (54:48).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-03-28 (32:30).
- ↑ Video, 2018-04-05 (1:01:40).
- ↑ Interview, 2020-10-17 (53:50).
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Liveübertragung, 2020-03-28 (1:41:11).
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 Interview, 2018-10-20 (12:38).
- ↑
- ↑ 47.0 47.1 Interview, 2020-07-19 (1:21:49).
- ↑
- ↑ 49.0 49.1 49.2 49.3 Liveübertragung, 2018-09-01 (1:02:99).
- ↑ 50.0 50.1
- ↑
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-11-30 (20:40).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-08-28 (1:29:17).
- ↑ Interview, 2018-08-08 (18:55).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2019-07-26 (1:10:44).
- ↑ 56.0 56.1 Interview, 2018-08-08 (19:02).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2020-01-30 (35:12).
- ↑
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 8 April 2018 (AM) (2:17).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2018-09-27 (54:02).
- ↑ Interview, 2018-10-20 (0:00).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2018-10-31 (47:44).
- ↑
- ↑ 66.0 66.1 Liveübertragung, 2018-10-31 (57:22).
- ↑
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 8 April 2018 (AM) (6:39).
- ↑
- ↑ 70.0 70.1 Podcast, 2018-08-04 (2:00:05).
- ↑ 71.0 71.1
- ↑ Interview, 2018-08-08 (25:53).
- ↑
- ↑ 74.0 74.1 74.2 74.3
- ↑ 75.0 75.1 Liveübertragung, 2020-05-29 (31:37).
- ↑ Interview, 2018-08-24 (12:18).
- ↑ 77.0 77.1 77.2 Liveübertragung, 2017-11-17 (28:50).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Apocalypse official site.
- ↑ 81.0 81.1 Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Early Access.
- ↑ Video, 2019-09-24 (0:10).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2018-10-31 (35:00).
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2018-10-31 (38:47).
- ↑ 85.0 85.1 Interview, 2018-08-24 (13:17).
- ↑ 86.0 86.1 86.2 Liveübertragung, 2018-08-17 (30:29).
- ↑ Podcast, 2018-08-04 (1:07:59).
- ↑ 88.0 88.1 88.2 Liveübertragung, 2018-09-01 (1:05:10).
- ↑
- ↑ Liveübertragung, 2018-09-27 (9:08).
- ↑
- ↑ 92.0 92.1 92.2 MASSIVELY OP interview: Ashes of Creation on a new way to MMO.
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Kickstarter campaign
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Kickstarter.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Intrepid Studios Dev Team.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Schedule.
- ↑ PAX West 2017 Map.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Ashes of Creation Gamescom 2018 Interview: Responding to Criticism.
- ↑ Intrepid Studios Extra Life 2018 (@MediaAoC).
- ↑ Interview, 2019-04-15 (5:09).
- ↑
- ↑ Blog: New Adventure Awaits.
- ↑ Interview, 2020-10-17 (18:36).
- ↑ Interview, 2020-10-17 (56:55).
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ MMORPG.com's Best of 2017 Awards.
- ↑ Most Anticipated MMORPGs For 2018.
- ↑ 117.0 117.1 DualShockers’ Gamescom 2018 Awards
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