Ashes of Creation Dev Tracker

Hello friends,

With the release of the verbal NDA, I'd like to share this thread to the community, so they have some insight to the testing that is ongoing in the Ashes Alpha One Preview testing.

It's important to note, that the Alpha One experience is not meant to be a content test. But rather, standing up core systems in their bare bones state and vetting our technical architectures, while providing the opportunity for us to optimize and squash bugs.

Nynaeve

MargaretKrohn

JustinAtPublix

If I just upgraded and got the alpha one do I still get to test the NDA version of the Alpha

Vandel

Only thing I would like them to shed some light on is if we did buy the alpha 1 access(like the upgrade) do we have access on May 14th and further?

Yes. =)

This information is noted in our FAQ here.

Is there information anywhere on when people who recently purchased the upgrade will get their keys/information for access on the 14th? I h...

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Thanks for all the kind words folks. The team really appreciates it. <3

loghan

A change of that magnitude would have to be applied only to cosmetics sold from that point in time onwards, and not applied retroactively.

Archeon

This has to be a joke or a meme...

It seems like some folks may have read into my reply here quite a bit further than intended :sweat_smile: as I noted, we have no plans to restrict what kinds of cosmetics you could use in certain areas/biomes at this time. In general though, as we are still very early in Alpha testing, I always remind folks that there will be many things that we look for our community's feedback on during upcoming testing!

Please don't take this to mean that changes are planned - just that we will continue to test and gather feedback on many aspects of the game as we move forward <3

NightHawk1012

for the Alpha 1 intermittent testing from May 14th to July 9th , is there already a schedule of what day we can and cant play given out to the alpha players or somewhere they can go to access it, cause i got the Alpha 1 a few days ago and im unsure if i just dont know where to be looking for it

If you own a Kickstarter, Summer, or Pre-Order Pack which has Alpha One access, please visit the Alpha One Preview Testing section of the forums to connect your Discord account and for further test information.

1. Make sure that you log out of and back into the forums and hard refresh (Ctrl+F5): https://forums.ashesofcreation.com/

2. Check to see that your forum profile has Alpha One listed next to your Roles here: https://f... Read more

<3 You're very welcome!

JustinAtPublix

If I just upgraded and got the alpha one do I still get to test the NDA version of the Alpha

Vandel

Only thing I would like them to shed some light on is if we did buy the alpha 1 access(like the upgrade) do we have access on May 14th and further?

Yes. =)

This information is noted in our FAQ here.

A very important update from our Creative Director, Steven Sharif, on the Alpha One schedule.

We are very close, and we are excited to give everyone a peek inside Verra! We appreciate your support and understanding. We are hard at work bringing Ashes of Creation to life! ❤🙏 https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2021-05-10-alpha-one-schedule-update

horendis

@MargaretKrohn
Maelstrom's Crown: Is it a gliding mount? Is it a water mount that moves fast in water/slow on land?
Coral Courser: Is this for a crew of 1-3 or 8 or 40?
Boundless Basin: Does this get placed on a fishing pond or a "patio spot" ? What structure does this cosmetic get placed on?

I'll let Mags grab the answer to the first one for you when she's back in the office! For the naval and freehold skins, we're currently working with the design team to get you more insight on the specifics of what these each would cover (in addition to clarifying ones that were previously available as well).

Hoozierpopz

I'll be honest. The skins are confusing me at this point. An oasis potentially put in a snowy region freehold makes me scratch my head. Will there be restrictions? And why so many? Maybe a new set every quarter or something. Save most for in-game ...

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The Brine and Bounties cosmetic add-ons will be available in the Ashes of Creation shop from ... Read more

Glorious Ashes Community!

UPDATED: Our next live stream will be Friday, April 30, 2021 at 12PM PDT! (Click here to convert this to your local time.)

For this upcoming stream, we'd love to gather some questions from you to answer live! Please submit your question for our development team in t... Read more

GodIsHereForU

getting Alice in wonderland vibes. especially from the top hat. Nice!

oO I was not going for that when I was designing these, but I see it!

MinionXX1

I have been waiting and waiting for the perfect set to buy into this game, and I believe this will be the month I do so.

Glad you like it!

Archeon

In all honesty I hope there’s a disable store bought content button in-game, and that this is the default setting or day1 will look kind of ridiculous 😅 .

I think you'll be happy to know (along with the other folks in this thread that echoed your thoughts) that folks won't be able to just use the cosmetics right away. They still have to attain an item in-game that has a cosmetic slot in order to use these.

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The From the Undergrowth cosmetic add-ons will be available in the Ashes of Creation shop from ... Read more

kgsavatar

This is what is stated in the Kickstarter for the Alpha tests.
Alpha - Phase 1
Alpha - Phase 2

I am assuming Alpha - Phase 1 is equivalent to Alpha One. I also assume that means there will be an Alpha Two that would equate to Alpha - Phase 2. Would this be correct?

Yes, that's correct! Any packs that include "Alpha - Phase 1" as described on Kickstarter will be joining us for our Alpha One testing, and any packs that include "Alpha - Phase 2" will be joining us in Alpha Two, which is planned to be our persistent Alpha state!

Glorious Ashes Community!

Our next live stream will be Friday, March 26, 2021 at 11AM PDT! (Click here to convert this to your local time.)

For this upcoming stream, we'd love to gather some questions from you to answer live! Please submit your question for our development team in the thread below, and we'll select ... Read more

xDrac

So take your time to get things to a state you're comfortable for people to openly test <3

That's definitely the goal here - making sure we take the time to polish up both so that folks can see and appreciate all our team's hard work, and so that we can ensure you all are able to test what we want you to be focusing on <3

An update from our Creative Director regarding Alpha One: https://ashesofcreation.com/news/2021-03-12-an-update-on-alpha-one-schedule

🧡 We thank you all for your continued support, patience, help, and feedback as we head toward our major Alpha One milestone.

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The Root of Conquest cosmetic add-ons will be available in the Ashes of Creation shop from ... Read more

Glorious Ashes Community!

Our next live stream will be Friday, February 26, 2021 at 11AM PST! (Click here to convert this to your local time.)

For this upcoming stream, we'd love to gather some questions from you to answer live! Please submit your question for our development team in the thread below, a... Read more

Neurath

I purchased the cosmetic skins in case I have to visit a wedding or if I have to visit my Guild Leader as King. :)

Love this idea! You're going to be so stylish. <3

Tyranthraxus

Is there a 3D model of this anywhere?

Not sure where to find past images of anything for which we've already got a 3D model. Have seen a couple of 3D's for armor via the Twitter previews on the side of the site, here.

We usually showcase the creation process in our Dev... Read more