Just wanted to post an update on what I will be doing next! Yes the title is very generic sounding and that is basically the point, as I will be doing a "general" play though of all the game's mechanics and content, re-playing and testing everything in a very thorough manner.
Also to make sure that this play through does not run into any "legacy" bugs (old bugs that have already been fixed, but the after-effects are still on the main server), I will need to do a full wipe on the Vantage Main Server.
But do not worry! I will keep an image of the current world, and all characters and accounts. If you wish to continue your progress on your own personal servers, I will make the world image available and you can still play as normal on your own servers! If you wish to have the files after I do the wipe just let me know! They will always be available.
The wipe needs to occur because of the fact that I may run into a issue that I have already fixed, and also, the remnants of some of previous issues that have already been fixed causing performance issues as well as the possibility of slowing down the testing process.
Please note! All player's personal servers will NOT be wiped at all, ONLY my Vantage Main Server will be.
Also, if this playthrough goes well, I hope I will not have to do another wipe until I make a decision for when the full release of the game occurs, and maybe even then I may not have to.
I will probably do this within the next few days.
And also, why am I doing this now?
At this point, with all the current content, completed game framework, and the first pass of game polishing it is the best time to get the game code and game performance optimized. It will be a very slow and long process, but the result of all this work will be completely worth it!
Stay tuned! I will probably plan to do this in the next few days.