Hello again everyone!
We hope you are as excited as we are for the upcoming Open Testing event to Stress Test the Genesis Servers. The test branch will be available for everyone to test on Dec 24th to Jan 1st. Before the servers open, we'd like to go over what to expect and what our goals are for the upcoming Stress Test.
But first, if you haven't grabbed your copy of Day of Dragons, now is your chance! Day of Dragons will be on sale during Steam's Winter Sale event from December 22nd to Jan 5th. This will last the entire Open Test and is a great chance to grab your copy and join in the fun.
In this first Open Test of the Genesis update, the Acid Spitter will be the only playable character and will be free for all players to try out. If you enjoy playing him and wish to be able to spawn in as him once Genesis is released, the DLC for the Acid Spitter Drake will be released during the Open Test on sale for only $5.59 USD!
Please note: Players without the DLC will be able to still play as the Acid Spitter in Genesis if nested in by other Spitters.
The Open Stress Test will take place in an early version of the Forgotten Forest. This map is 16x16 and will be a very diverse landscape containing lakes, forests, plains, snowy mountains, caves and more once it is finished. Players are encouraged to explore, but please remember the map is still a work in progress and not near completed.
The version of Genesis you are about to test is not the finished product and still has more work to be done before it is ready for release. Some animations are not yet in place/finalized and not all mechanics will be available to test. The features you will be able to test during this event will include: Clans/Groups, Nesting V1, Basic Survival, Basic Combat (bite), Dynamic Growth, and some others.
Please keep in mind that there will be bugs, some bigger than others. We encourage players to report these bugs at our official discord server in the channels provided. Again, this is an early version of the coming Genesis update and not a final product.
The main focus of this first Open Testing event is to test how many players the servers can handle at one time without having lag issues or crashing. There will be four servers running on the test branch with a capacity of 200 players each and we encourage players to try fill them. This test will help determine what player capacity the servers are set to when Genesis is released.
To join in the Open Test, you will need to switch your game over to the "Beta" branch. To do this, right click on Day of Dragons in your library. Then click "Properties" from the drop-down menu. This will bring up a popup and select the "Betas" tab. Then use the drop-down menu to select the "Beta" branch from the list. Click close and the game will automatically begin updating.
We can't wait to see you on during the Open Test and we hope you all enjoy our creation so far.
Happy testing!
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