Beta Testing: Hidden Hands - Blood & Metal (campaign)

[JackFarmer]

Hello taffers,

The campaign "Hidden Hands: Blood & Metal" consisting of five missions is now basically ready for beta testing (the briefing videos are missing and there are still some "real" speakers missing, at the moment there are tentative robot voices in these places, hope to replace them in the next two or three weeks).

Unfortunately, the project has become somewhat more extensive than originally planned. It took me about two hours to test each mission. So you should allow at least12 hours for all five missions on the first run.

Beta testing shall start at the beginning/middle of next week. The difficulty level is somewhere between "The Anomaly" and "The Lost Citadel".  Some things are easier, others are not, but proper exploration and usage of the available resources/objects should always pave the way to success.
 

Sign in here, if you are taff enough!
Jack

Testing thread:

 

 

[Amadeus]

What a great start to 2.12! I can't commit to beta testing right at this moment, but perhaps I might hop in in the next week or so

[joebarnin]

You know I’m in!

[datiswous]

I try to find some time, but I also committed myself to a Godot course currently.

[chakkman]

2 hours ago, JackFarmer said:

Unfortunately, the project has become somewhat more extensive than originally planned. It took me about two hours to test each mission. So you should allow at least12 hours for all five missions on the first run.

Is this a campaign?

I mean this one specifically, I know that there are more "Hidden Hands" missions.

Edited March 5 by chakkman

[JackFarmer]

28 minutes ago, chakkman said:

Is this a campaign?

Yes. I'll add a hint to the OP.

[Cambridge Spy]

Knowing this series, they're going to be really large maps which take at least three hours for a hardcore stealth gamer dedicated to minimizing AI casualties like me to finish which makes dedicating time to making videos for them difficult.

[Acolytesix]

12 hours huh? I'm good with that. Where's the link?

 

[grodenglaive]

I'd be happy to test!

[Cambridge Spy]

Okay, so I managed to beat all four of the previously-released Hidden Hands missions in preparation for this upcoming campaign, so now I'm ready to tackle this bitch once the thread's up.

[CrisiusXIII]

Hi

i never did a beta, what specs do you need? exept time to spend i have a rysen7 and a keyboard and a mouse

 

Edited March 8 by CrisiusXIII

[datiswous]

26 minutes ago, CrisiusXIII said:

i never did a beta, what specs do you need? exept time to spend i have a rysen7 and a keyboard and a mouse

You don't need different specs than with playing normal missions, although this is a newer mission, which usually means requirements might be a tad higher.

[CrisiusXIII]

ok

count me in then

doing citadel now

[wesp5]

I'm willing to help too!

[Bergante]

On 3/5/2024 at 5:13 PM, JackFarmer said:

Sign in here, if you are taff enough!
Jack

if you´d like to have an other tester ?!
i´m no modder - so no technical issues 
only for design - places to reach or impossible to do so - or if one can get stuck without escape ! 
is 2.12 needed ? haven´t done this jet (still2.10played and two 2.11 for played and vergin missions)

[TheUnbeholden]

Yeah ill help you out. Just send me a Pm and link the mission. I'll test it out from top to bottom. 

[JackFarmer]

On 3/17/2024 at 12:21 PM, TheUnbeholden said:

Yeah ill help you out. Just send me a Pm and link the mission. I'll test it out from top to bottom. 

You will be invited for beta 2.

[kin]

It's been a long time beta testing. How is it going?

[JackFarmer]

14 hours ago, kin said:

It's been a long time beta testing. How is it going?

It's a big project, so it's important to test everything thoroughly and run several tests. "The Lost Citadel" had a lot of bugs in the first release because I didn't test enough. I will not repeat this mistake. 

I have fixed all problems found during beta 2. Beta 3 shall include all subtitles and briefing videos. The problem is that I'm still missing some voices. This means we can't complete the game subtitles and produce the briefing videos. In the worst case, I'll have to do a new audition for this stuff, but currently I don't feel like it.
 

[kin]

14 hours ago, JackFarmer said:

It's a big project, so it's important to test everything thoroughly and run several tests. "The Lost Citadel" had a lot of bugs in the first release because I didn't test enough. I will not repeat this mistake. 

I have fixed all problems found during beta 2. Beta 3 shall include all subtitles and briefing videos. The problem is that I'm still missing some voices. This means we can't complete the game subtitles and produce the briefing videos. In the worst case, I'll have to do a new audition for this stuff, but currently I don't feel like it.
 

Thanks for your hard work and dedication whenever it gets completed.

[Oleron]

I've wanted to try beta-testing; if you're still looking for testers, I'm up.

[JackFarmer]

On 5/23/2024 at 4:39 AM, Oleron said:

I've wanted to try beta-testing; if you're still looking for testers, I'm up.

You ok with testing the release candidat maybe next week?

[Oleron]

On 5/24/2024 at 2:37 PM, JackFarmer said:

You ok with testing the release candidat maybe next week?

Sure, let me know what and when. 

[kin]

It has been almost 3 months beta testing? how is it going?

Edited June 16 by kin

[JackFarmer]

On 6/15/2024 at 5:34 AM, kin said:

It has been almost 3 months beta testing? how is it going?

I think we can start testing the release candidate this week.