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Revanis
01-29-2012, 01:29 AM
Sunday Stress Test - Round Three

January 28th, 2012
The SWGEmu Development Division



Greetings testers and community members,

Starting at 4 PM EST on Sunday (January 29), the developers and QA are looking to perform another stress-test on Nova Test Center that will probably last as long as is needed to gather what we need for Nova. We need as many people as possible to log in, so please join us and Nova's rapid progression by contributing to our latest stress-test!

http://www.swgemu.com/forums/images/stafflogos/news_nova.png

In addition to general stress testing, aka logging as many instances as your computer can handle, developers would like us to test some specific things:



Geonosian (Geo) Lab and Death Watch Bunker (DWB)


Certain issues have been fixed but we need YOUR help to find any more!

PLEASE NOTE: TC: Nova wont be wiped before this test.

Teleport Terminals will be provided to travel to and from the Geo Lab and Death Watch Bunker!


http://www.swgemu.com/forums/images/stafflogos/news_dev.png



WHERE?
Nova Test Center (TC: Nova)



WHEN?
4:00 PM, lasting until results are sufficient




HOW?
Log on tho your existing characters or make a new one on TC: Nova and help Devs test Geo Lab and DWB.




WHAT ABOUT LIBERATOR?
For the duration for this stress-test Liberator will be OFFLINE.




Once again and log in as many characters as your computer can handle. Remember this is not just stress test, there are specific tasks we need to complete. Those who never submitted a bug report should check this guide first: How to report bugs on Bug Tracker (Mantis) (http://www.swgemu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22463). A well written bug report will make QA's job much easier.

And please remember to keep up-to-date on our testing information, the latest of which is detailed in our latest announcement (http://www.swgemu.com/forums/content.php?r=235-We-need-your-help-on-TC-Nova) and in End of Liberator Milestone (https://www.assembla.com/spaces/swgemu/wiki/End_of_Liberator_Milestone).


~ SWGEmu Development Team

jzjuju13
01-29-2012, 01:55 AM
it says we can test anything. can we test jedi and mando?

Revanis
01-29-2012, 02:08 AM
Neither of those are working, unfortunately!

EDIT: Okay guys, some issues with the DWB and Geo Caves have been (or will be!) resolved, so tomorrow we'd like players to return to them to help test them out again!

Hooray!

Davven
01-29-2012, 03:11 AM
Is there a plan for better buffs so we can at least survive? Buffs would be the simplest way to not change the entire blue frog experience i.e. weapons/armor/etc.

Lobreeze
01-29-2012, 04:10 AM
lol first post is a can we test jedi post

xyborn
01-29-2012, 04:25 AM
Is there a plan for better buffs so we can at least survive? Buffs would be the simplest way to not change the entire blue frog experience i.e. weapons/armor/etc.

Feedback is appreciated. We upped the buffs to 1900 from 1200 and mind buffs from 700 to 1000. We don't want to discourage players attempting to test buff pack crafting, so they likely will not increase much beyond here.

Kuran208
01-29-2012, 05:33 AM
I've got to ask....

Is there any chance at all of putting in any new gear at all? Even with maxed stats, the basic gear in the blue frogs is insufficient to take down even the lowest level npc's in both geo and dwb. Even some higher level base armor and weapons would work.

I vaugley remember hearing that such a thing couldn't be done, but I figured i'd ask in advance instead of becoming part of the crowd that spammed"We need better gear" during the event itself.

JohnClark
01-29-2012, 06:09 AM
I've got to ask....

Is there any chance at all of putting in any new gear at all? Even with maxed stats, the basic gear in the blue frogs is insufficient to take down even the lowest level npc's in both geo and dwb. Even some higher level base armor and weapons would work.

I vaugley remember hearing that such a thing couldn't be done, but I figured i'd ask in advance instead of becoming part of the crowd that spammed"We need better gear" during the event itself.

Geo can easily be done without any problems with blue frog gear. DWB will be be harder, but clearing the first rooms is easily doable with a small number of people...

Kuran208
01-29-2012, 06:12 AM
I'm sorry, but were you involved? Geo was difficult, yes, but DWB, most people spent over an hour in the first three rooms, unable to get any farther. The group that I was in only managed to get to the end(with a lot of deaths along the way) because it had three staff that used....>.>

Special means to clear some of the more troublesome areas.

CeeJay
01-29-2012, 08:44 AM
Ill be there again, great news that the test went well with all the bugs found.

ashur
01-29-2012, 09:27 AM
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Elvaron
01-29-2012, 09:31 AM
I'm sorry, but were you involved? Geo was difficult, yes, but DWB, most people spent over an hour in the first three rooms, unable to get any farther. The group that I was in only managed to get to the end(with a lot of deaths along the way) because it had three staff that used....>.>

Special means to clear some of the more troublesome areas.

Yes, Kuran, that was fun :) I'm gonna take a look at it and see if we can't come up with anything slightly more reasonable.

Davven
01-29-2012, 01:48 PM
Feedback is appreciated. We upped the buffs to 1900 from 1200 and mind buffs from 700 to 1000. We don't want to discourage players attempting to test buff pack crafting, so they likely will not increase much beyond here.

Correct me if Im wrong but I believe only enhance pack type A were available to craft at a craft station. Having a higher buff through the blue frogs would in no way inhibit attempts at crafting as from what I saw the craftable buffs would be alot less power.

Also why not wipe the server an hour or 2 before the test to give people a chance to craft items. I did not spend alot of time in the blue frogs, but it seemed all the meds and such were single use items of low value. The ability to craft some better items may make the test much better.

jedigeek
01-29-2012, 02:23 PM
Correct me if Im wrong but I believe only enhance pack type A were available to craft at a craft station. Having a higher buff through the blue frogs would in no way inhibit attempts at crafting as from what I saw the craftable buffs would be alot less power.

Also why not wipe the server an hour or 2 before the test to give people a chance to craft items. I did not spend alot of time in the blue frogs, but it seemed all the meds and such were single use items of low value. The ability to craft some better items may make the test much better.

This.
Allowing some time to craft items would likely help. 80% kinetic armor can be made with very limited factory use. Good melee weapons can be made without factory time. If we had a couple hours, we could get some small factory runs done to make decent weapons and armor.

Elvaron
01-29-2012, 02:26 PM
This.
Allowing some time to craft items would likely help. 80% kinetic armor can be made with very limited factory use. Good melee weapons can be made without factory time. If we had a couple hours, we could get some small factory runs done to make decent weapons and armor.

And then we run into an issue that forces a wipe and those hours are wasted. Not the best solution for everyone :D

darhox
01-29-2012, 02:47 PM
have to work, sorry ill miss it

Davven
01-29-2012, 02:55 PM
How about a portal at the outpost to get back to DWB so you dont have to fly back to Coro?

imperialassasin
01-29-2012, 03:07 PM
cant you just make the buffs less powerful after the stress test? i hope to be there

xyborn
01-29-2012, 03:19 PM
How about a portal at the outpost to get back to DWB so you dont have to fly back to Coro?

What outpost? What's wrong with having portals between Coronet and DWB?

whisoo
01-29-2012, 04:06 PM
What outpost? What's wrong with having portals between Coronet and DWB?

If you have to clone at the Outpost you then have to get back to the DWB via Coronet

xyborn
01-29-2012, 04:23 PM
I'll see if we can come up with a solution.

PS You guys know that you can login to Nova anytime right? Not just during stress tests...

Diluvian
01-29-2012, 05:18 PM
lol first post is a can we test jedi post lol, and its sickening - the most viewed and searched for post is jedi related, same babies who cried enough to bring about NGE.

xyborn
01-29-2012, 05:41 PM
Nova won't be wiped before the test. It might be brought down a time or two though for updates. We'll try to save progress of course first.

Eitani
01-29-2012, 06:28 PM
If you have to clone at the Outpost you then have to get back to the DWB via Coronet

Just google a waypoint. Way easier.

Zordok
01-29-2012, 06:39 PM
Hi all, congratulations on everything you do for this wonderful game :)

xyborn
01-29-2012, 06:56 PM
Added 10 uses to all med packs on the blue frog. The Enhance pack D's have 21 uses.
Also added a teleporter to the Endor cloning facility back to the DWB.

Davven
01-29-2012, 07:31 PM
Added 10 uses to all med packs on the blue frog. The Enhance pack D's have 21 uses.
Also added a teleporter to the Endor cloning facility back to the DWB.

Great additions. Should run much smoother :)

TexasDey
01-29-2012, 07:35 PM
Awesome additions, thnx. :)

LucasFugitive
01-29-2012, 08:19 PM
I can't log onto nova... Weird.

jengufet
01-29-2012, 08:19 PM
I can't log onto nova... Weird.

nova is down

Darkstylez
01-29-2012, 08:20 PM
I'll see if we can come up with a solution.

PS You guys know that you can login to Nova anytime right? Not just during stress tests...

You sure about that? Not letting me log in right now! >.<

thediller50
01-29-2012, 08:21 PM
I cant connect

ErzeDarkdust
01-29-2012, 08:22 PM
I cant connect

It's down. Most likely will come back on any time now.

707eric
01-29-2012, 08:22 PM
it says we can test anything. can we test jedi and mando?

Seriously!? There is so much more to this game than a jedi.

xyborn
01-29-2012, 08:22 PM
Server went down from a crash. That means you guys are doing great! Keep it up. Server will be going back up shortly.

jedimonkeylizard
01-29-2012, 09:04 PM
Nice Job so far on DWB and Geo...

But question: Why are there no HW on the Frog so Commandos can test their full template?

Smoki
01-29-2012, 09:35 PM
Special heavy weapons, heavy weapons, grenades and their draft schematics have not yet been implemented on Nova.

Xanios1331
01-29-2012, 10:18 PM
each stress test is bringing back so many memories I'm loving it, keep up the good hard work everyone :D

Waypoc
01-29-2012, 10:19 PM
each stress test is bringing back so many memories I'm loving it, keep up the good hard work everyone :D

Is it over? I cannot get back in...

zingzing175
01-29-2012, 10:20 PM
well you crashed it :p

Xzicon
01-29-2012, 10:20 PM
Server went down from a crash. That means you guys are doing great! Keep it up. Server will be going back up shortly.

lol, This is probably the only game that praises you for crashing servers :P... hope you guess got the information you needed.

Jerem
01-29-2012, 10:20 PM
I tested dieing in repetition today, i can say it works very well ;)

xyborn
01-29-2012, 10:20 PM
Thanks everyone!

Kuran208
01-29-2012, 10:22 PM
Confirmed, dying works very well. It was tested often by everyone it would seem :P

Vlada
01-29-2012, 10:32 PM
This test showd what a huge success yesterdays test was. One crash at the very beginning, no stability issues in DWB or Geo Lab. Only after porting everyone and spawning bazillion MOB's in Cnet did we manage to crash it.

Great work everyone, and great work Devs!!!


Thank you all!!!

xyborn
01-29-2012, 10:47 PM
Packet Compression was also at full blast during the test. With it off, there would have been zero lag at the end.

We need to find a way to optimized packet compression, and there are still probably some concurrency optimizations to be made.

Thanks everyone!

PR Noyes
01-29-2012, 10:50 PM
LOL

This was so much fun. I particularly enjoyed the end seeing everyone together in the Cnet plaza just before the MOBs dropped in.

My favorite line I saw was in the Cloning Facility "Jorg thinks about moving into this cloning facility. It's gettin so familiar" hahaha That was a blast!

PR- Noyes

TexasDey
01-30-2012, 12:28 AM
This was great fun. I've always liked testing, because it makes me feel like I'm helping a little.

lilbrp
01-30-2012, 01:14 AM
Hey Vlada. I just ran the geo caves, was awesome. You are missing some of the animals and creatures that were in the original game (more were wandering around which was interesting though). I wasn't sure where to post their locations... so I'm throwing them in here (sorry if not the right place).

boxes at door -6180 48 -196
crazed geo -6179 58 -200
crazed geo -6166 60 -213
crazed geo -6163 60 -218

kliknik -6160 48 -204
kliknik -6124 48 -172
kliknik -6099 48 -178

droideka -6089 48 -198

Giant rock blocking path -6069 48 -255

kliknik -6085 48 -325
kliknik -6103 48 -346
kliknik -6089 48 -348

droideka -6152 48 -374
droideka -6197 48 -409
droideka -6210 48 -382
droideka -6293 60 -382
droideka -6349 64 -406
droideka -6365 64 -422

2 klikniks in the room (dont remember location exactly) -6385 64 -417

droideka -6409 64 -398

acklay outside of caves... approx -6451 121 -254

xyborn
01-30-2012, 01:18 AM
Hey Vlada. I just ran the geo caves, was awesome. You are missing some of the animals and creatures that were in the original game (more were wandering around which was interesting though). I wasn't sure where to post their locations... so I'm throwing them in here (sorry if not the right place).

boxes at door -6180 48 -196
crazed geo -6179 58 -200
crazed geo -6166 60 -213
crazed geo -6163 60 -218

kliknik -6160 48 -204
kliknik -6124 48 -172
kliknik -6099 48 -178

droideka -6089 48 -198

Giant rock blocking path -6069 48 -255

kliknik -6085 48 -325
kliknik -6103 48 -346
kliknik -6089 48 -348

droideka -6152 48 -374
droideka -6197 48 -409
droideka -6210 48 -382
droideka -6293 60 -382
droideka -6349 64 -406
droideka -6365 64 -422

2 klikniks in the room (dont remember location exactly) -6385 64 -417

droideka -6409 64 -398

acklay outside of caves... approx -6451 121 -254

There was no acklay outside of the caves in pre-cu.

Some of those other mobs you mention are spawning in those locations, but since aggro is still undergoing some changes, they seemed to be getting pulled out of position and not returning.

The final two rooms need a bit of work still, but have been busy with other things.

jedimonkeylizard
01-30-2012, 01:34 AM
Special heavy weapons, heavy weapons, grenades and their draft schematics have not yet been implemented on Nova.

Funny...they were live on OG SWG for Release 1.0

Brakisss
01-30-2012, 11:12 AM
Funny...they were live on OG SWG for Release 1.0

And i guess they will be live here when this hits 1.0.