Other bits and pieces coming with the balance update

Yeah sucks for me aswell <.<

 

What's worse is seeing the i49 gameplay and wanting the game that very moment, but you inevitably had to wait 4 more months.

 

Well, disappointment comes, when you expect more than was promised. I just set my expection as high as the developers promised and I actually do not care if it takes a day longer. I had the chance to try the game and give some feedback, the only other choice available were not to release the beta and you not being able to play it tomorrow

I'm, very calm about the situation.

 

Yeah this is what i was fearing, last patch was tested for a good.... hour and a half between uploading to steam and releasing to the public.
This patch contains TONS of number tweaking with damage, armor, health, items, different levels and difficulties (easy,medium,hard).
Its probably gonna take atleast.....4 hours to get through it.

Ive done some minor game developement myself, mostly for java/android, and testing these things takes time, hes probably far more effiecient than me, and probably want it to work resonably well before releasing it to the public.
Lets just hope he gets some help and gets it out asap

 

Argh To gain time, i have the solution ... Maybe we can clone Tiy.

 

Or... do the wipe now, patch later. Impossible?

 

I think they use unit testing system for many things, so he does not have to check everything. But since code is changed, the corresponding unit tests must be adjusted too. But everything outside of the scope can be automatically tested for new or regressive bugs.

Some things are not testable via unit tests, but they usually are also not testable manually, either because there are infinite cases or the environments to test are not all available in every combination - this is also a reason for a beta to see it run or fail on different system environments. Linux as OS is hard to test by such a system, thats why they dont use it. But in such a game its a bit easier (not to say easy)

 

There are those posts where you SAY "LOL" because it's the thing to do, then there are those posts that literally make you laugh out loud. This was one of the latter F*#K, I'm still laughing...

 

Aye, if i keep looking at steam for the update i'm going to implode. Halp pls.

 

IMPORTANT:

The files of Starbound in Steam was modified 5 minutes ago.

http://steamdb.info/app/211820/#section_subs

 

is the update out.

 

I totally agree with this, i would much rather launch starbound one day to find my character no loger there. This would be acceptable because they have warned us numeral times that they will have character wiping updates, and well beta is beta. Whereas know that a wipe is coming days in advance, and play the game half heartedly knowing that my save will soon be gone. (even though i DO know that my job is to be bug hunting, not playing it like the real deal.)

 

The wipe is caused by invalid character data... they are never going to flip a switch and say "HA your character are deleted!". Why would they invalidate character data for no reason, just to have it happen again tomorrow?

Yes, Impossible.

Tiy said less than an hour ago he has thousands of numbers to balance before patch is out. To expect the patch in the next ~4hr is just setting yourself up for disappointment.

 

Is the update up yet?

 

no.

 

O:

 

Uhhhh... So there are 50 pages in one day, but I just wanted to say IDK why people are getting psyched for *this* specific post...
I was expecting more interesting addons with the wording of this post, but it's just meh.

It's been said a few times, but seriously, peeps. You don't have to slurp the b-hole everytime a dev says something.
Next thing we know they'll tweet when they fart and everyone will bow down simultaneously.

 

on that day, no single ***** where given.

 

Suddenly, I saw that very beautiful download bar appear... switched to the download page AS FAST AS THE INTEGRITY OF MY MOUSE COULD WITHSTAND!!

.... ''updating arma 3''

And my head dropped on my desk.

love the game though!
Can't wait

 

Ooh, this is another question I need to answer in the FAQ. Okay, just a second...

...and updated. My FAQ, that is. Not the game.

XP fix? Does that mean i can finally level up?
Yup. The game's integrated a fully dynamic palette swap with each level up so your character experiences a whole wave of colors. The colors will be tied into the ecosystem where you leveled up. Want to be a shiny yellow bird? Go to a desert!
Really?
No. Not really.
Will this game run on Windows XP?
Yes. That's the XP they were talking about.
Will this game run on my 486?
Yes. I've heard rumors that they've made it compatible with most systems including the Commodore 64, the TI-86, and the Gameboy Advance. They may even put together a Virtual Boy port, but I'd probably expect for the dynamic colors to be trimmed down a bit.
--small note. The Amiga 500 version will soon be available. Make sure you have Workbench 1.3; if you don't, you may need to flip the floppy over to access the work around.
What about the Mac?
Oddly, the game will only work with the iMac at the moment. I'm talking about those old ones with the weird colored shells. You can probably pick one up at the Salvation Army for a buck or two.
Will this game eventually have an anthropomorphic volcano biome?
Probably.
I want to make connecting to multiplayer easier. Can we please get rid of entering all that confusing information?
Don't worry. Eventually you'll be able to just enter in the MAC address of the server to directly connect.
Can I copy/paste my characters for the update?
I've heard that you can. Just go, put the character into the 3D printer, and scan them. Yes, it deletes them from real existence, and since your character's gone, you can't exactly go and print the character off. But he'll live on in the computer's memory. It's a lot like River Song in the library.
After the update, can I make my character into a gothic rockstar riding through time and space on a t-rex spewing rainbows from its mouth, impaling Hitler until he turns into a bunny with a mustache, all while Ride of the Valkyries plays throughout the galaxy? Can I?
Yes.
rayo329: Is the update up yet?
"Is the downdate down yet? Geez, put a little spice into your questions, people. And no, the update isn't 'up' yet because I'm figuring out why the iron sword keeps spawning pictures of Fabio." --TIY (citation needed)