Welcome to Closed Beta T3
If you are reading this then you have been selected to enter Closed Beta Testing for the Game Settlements. Please be aware that this document is private as determined by your NDA.
What you will see below are several Topics. These are:
GOAL - The prime purpose of testing in this current release.
STRETCH GOAL - What you are more than welcome to test if you wish.
MISSING CONTENT - A list of Features and Content not yet in the game.
KNOWN BUGS - A List of known bugs and issues.
ACHIEVEMENTS - Issues and Updates on Steam Achievements.
Please be aware that any and all of what you are testing may change between now and final release.
GOAL
Hi and welcome to Settlements. The goal of this opening test is just to see if you can launch the game and navigate it's various menu's and options without issue.
Anything that looks visually wrong, probably is. If so please send me your machine OS, memory, what screen resolution you are using and if you have any windows Accessibility options selected - e.g. Large fonts etc,
STRETCH GOAL
You can play all the way up to Settlement 3, defeating the Wolf Den and working on your Late Bronze progress. However as you progress bugs are more likely. If you encounter any, please see if you can reproduce them. Check the list of Known Bugs and Missing Content first then e-mail me or post your findings on the forum.
MISSING CONTENT
Prime Content
Building data of Gunpowder Age + is not developed.
Little to no Item data of Gunpowder Age + is in.
Machinery does not work as yet.
Powered Machinery is not in.
The Main plot and associated Quests are not in.
Investigation Quests are not complete.
Ability to Delete a Character.
Homeless Characters.
Destruction of Buildings in failed Settlement defence.
Many Tutorial and feature feedback screens.
Only the first 15 skills have Tutorial windows.
Skill-book interface is due to change.
Diplomacy is not in: You can earn points but not spend them as yet.
World Threat is due to change how it functions and a new display method of the Doomsday clock will be show. The Game will end if it reaches midnight.
Ability to buy Skillbooks with diplomacy as well as reduce threat and summon merchants.
Settlement 4+ is available if you find them, however no special combat encounter has been input as yet.
Artwork
Building Graphics are missing once you start to progress into Late Bronze. They will work but without graphics.
Item Graphics are missing once you start to progress into Late Bronze and may also manifest itself as Merchants in Early Bronze offer you some Late Bronze Items. If the Graphic is missing it will be replaced by a Blue Circle saying No Recipe. (Yes I know there is a Typo saying Recepie - lol. That will be removed in time).
Merchant Pictures are missing - These will be awaiting KickStarter progress.
Monster Pictures - Some are missing.
Combat Blood effects are placeholders.
Combat
Criticals are not in
Debuffs are not in
Monster Buffs and Debuffs are not in.
Settlement Defender upgrades are shown as a picture in the bottom left. They work but will be replaced by actual defenders upon your walls (if you have any)
Only Stage 1 Walls are in.
Monster Ranged attacks are not in.
Many Monster sounds are missing.
Combat Medic is not in yet.
KNOWN BUGS
It is possible to send 5 people on a 4 person Mission.
Accessibility font issue on Settings menu.
Context Pictures show No Recepie, instead of No Recipe.
Quests are not always being placed based upon location of Scout's home.
Hut: Baskets have incorrect Shadows.
Smelter: Has no shadows.
Healing Herbs: Incorrect artwork.
Possible small memory leak - under investigation - not to be confused with memory creep, as the game will grow in memory as the player progresses.
Merchant prices not being correctly changed by World Skill: Trade
No feedback message is showing when there is no more quest space.
Too much feedback is given when a character has no more rooms for skills.
Visiting Merchants are not being saved when you save the game.
Research displays the building Research Tech max. This is incorrect, it should only allow you to see current Era +1
ACHIEVEMENTS
Many Achievements are not working as yet.
Those that do will be frequently wiped as testing progresses.