The SWG:ANH Scoop – April 24, 2010

[Sostrata]

The Friends and Family Preview/Stress Test was held today on our test center. In fact, it is still in progress until midnight!

Everything came together just in time for the opening of the TC today at 2:00 pm EST. There were 2 remaining bugs that might have spoiled the day. One was a problem with the tutorial and the other involved the commands for arranging furniture that were not having the desired effect. Both issues were corrected in the final minutes. What a relief!

Things got underway on Tatooine when Nebula gathered a large band together in Bestine. They played in front of the starport where visitors would arrive. Thanks to his excellent skill as a bandleader and some hastily prepared macros, the music was divine. Seph's dancing was a marvelous addition!

It was the band performance that helped us find a crash bug! 'Yours truly' was a member of the band, but I logged out just before the band struck up a new number. Apparently my character, though she was in an LD state, began to play with the band. When the band did a flourish, my toon disappeared and the TC came down. The observant Nebula saw what had happened and was able to recreate the bug later in the day. So now we are well on the way to a fix!

Factories and harvesters were operating, people were surveying and sampling. There were many duels fought, many incapacitations, and even a few clonings! I saw folks in bare knuckle brawls with rills. I am sure that testers will be posting their fraps, so you will get to see some of the day's excitement. There was even a streaker!

Edit: Here are two of the videos!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKOKLwN2czk from Nebula
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0StE4qllJho from Hakry

Thanks to all the SWGANH staff who worked diligently to get ready. Special mention should go to Snow, Apathy, Schmunzel, Rouse, Jay and Powerking who worked tirelessly to get the TC prepared. Also, many thanks to Hakry who never tires and never says no when asked to take on another task. Silent-X, Berix, and Aeludor joined our staff for the day and pitched in with Hakry to moderate our public irc chat and we are grateful for their assistance!

We will continue to hold stress tests in the future and hope to invite more and more people to attend. Please keep an eye on our forums for further information in the coming days and weeks.

Overheard in the public irc:

[14:50] <Solen> I'm like [censored], You guys did a great job

[17:23] <Berix> damn i gotta hand it to you guys. pardon the language, but this is f'ing impressive

[18:00] <Ferrin> well i can honestly say that functionality wise it has surpassed my expectations

Good things are happening at SWGANH!

[freeky]

good news

[Seph]

I have got to say that I had a lot of fun in the little time that I had free today to spend on the TC. Things are really looking more polished than I could have ever imagined. You people are great. I'm glad I could be a part of this today and look forward to testing again in the future!

[Joshino]

Very interesting, look forward to watching the vids when I'm home.

[badboy]

EPIC is all i can think of.

[Joshino]

EPIC is all i can think of.

This! Good work guys!

[Bailey]

Good job guys and gals, keep up the good work

[Valdos]

Great job everyone and awesome VIDS.

[kefkah]

Good stuff! Loved the vids and anxious to see more come down the pipe!

[psychosiszz]

Cool stuff. I really want to play Pre-cu now . But I must remain patient