Crowfall Dev Tracker

We're trying to decide that... It's certainly in a much better shape than what is currently on live, but we won't be able to start inviting beta folks until at least the first section of the NPE (new player experience) is ready. That's cooking right now internally.

yes, we are working on that right now

Hey folks,

Quick note -- we're not making a huge deal out of this, but with this latest patch we are officially ticking the version from pre-alpha to alpha. The game has been in development (and in 24x7 testing) for a few years, now, and frankly we probably should have called it 'alpha' some time ago. We'll do an announcement this morning, but we are electing not to do an official press release, because we feel like the distinction between 'pre-alpha' and 'alpha' doesn't mean much to the audience at large... Internal designations vary so much between teams and projects that frankly, it doesn't mean much until you start to invite in the public en masse. That's beta and that's when it gets real.

Beta is what we are all focused on right now. We have some solid momentum going now on fps improvements (huge strides in the most recent build, as you can all attest!) and we're rapidly narrowing in on final elements that we need for launch.

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Alpha has arrived for Crowfall!

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Crowfall War of the Gods Update Development Build 5.110.0

To report any issues or bugs, please go here: 5.110 TEST Bug Reports
To report feedback, please go here: 5.110 TEST Feedback
For an up-to-date list of known issues please go here: Known Issues

General:

Fixed a scoreboard issue where Conquest Points were not updating correctly when recapturing a siege location (Keep/Fort/Outpost).


Fixed an issue that caused zones to crash and become unresponsive.

5.110 Patch Notes and Known Issues

Please share any feedback you may have from your time playing the game. This includes subjective observations about your gameplay experience. Bugs that you have encountered should be directed to TEST Bug Reports

If you encounter disconnection problems, showstopper bugs or any other issues preventing you from entering or playing the game, please send an email as well as your client logs* to [email protected].

*Client logs can be found here: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\LocalLow\Art+Craft\Crowfall

5.110 TEST Patch Notes and Known Issues

Please share any bugs you noticed while playing the game, these are objective issues with gameplay. Overall feedback or opinions on systems should be directed to TEST Feedback

If you encounter disconnection problems, showstopper bugs, or any other issues preventing you from entering or playing the game, please send an email as well as your client logs* to [email protected].

*Client logs can be found here: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\LocalLow\Art+Craft\Crowfall

TBA

Our internal testing of the next client update is looking good enough that we could possibly kick off a new EU Dregs campaign on TEST as early as tomorrow morning (Austin time). Please watch this forum and our Discord channel for the announcement. We’d appreciate having as many participants as possible to really hammer on this thing. Thanks!

5.110 Patch Notes and Known Issues

Please share any feedback you may have from your time playing the game. This includes subjective observations about your gameplay experience. Bugs that you have encountered should be directed to TEST Bug Reports

If you encounter disconnection problems, showstopper bugs or any other issues preventing you from entering or playing the game, please send an email as well as your client logs* to [email protected].

*Client logs can be found here: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\LocalLow\Art+Craft\Crowfall

5.110 TEST Patch Notes and Known Issues

Please share any bugs you noticed while playing the game, these are objective issues with gameplay. Overall feedback or opinions on systems should be directed to TEST Feedback

If you encounter disconnection problems, showstopper bugs, or any other issues preventing you from entering or playing the game, please send an email as well as your client logs* to [email protected].

*Client logs can be found here: C:\Users\[username]\AppData\LocalLow\Art+Craft\Crowfall

Crowfall War of the Gods Update Development Build 5.110.0

To report any issues or bugs, please go here: 5.110 TEST Bug Reports
To report feedback, please go here: 5.110 TEST Feedback
For an up-to-date list of known issues please go here: Known Issues

General:

Fixed an issue where Respawn Outpost base was not appearing correctly which caused players to teleport.


Fixed an issue where powers would stop working in a zone.

Campaign:

Fixed an issue with Keep walls not persisting correctly when a campaign went down then back up.

Class Powers:
Myrmidon:

Fixed an issue where using Cast Net would cause all powers to immediately stop working correctly.

I'll pass that along to our engineers, I know one of the initiatives they are still working on is character loading optimization.

Todd

Aha, this is helpful because I can leverage my previous post to answer! See my note above about branches -- the patch notes were erroneously generated to include some fixes that were in branches not included in this particular merge.

Todd

Let's talk about that.

Internally, we cut new builds all day, every day. There isn't just "one version" of the game internally; we have different groups working on different builds (like right now we have a "culling version" and "new player experience version" and "fix powers" version) and these are all duplicates (branches) of the game that different teams work on independently and we can bringing them up separately and testing them in separate environments.

You have to have separate development tracks because otherwise when someone is doing open-heart surgery on one system, every

...it's a great question, we tend to not give too much direction because (1) we need help with coverage on all the things, and (2) you guys aren't employees, so we hate to ask for things that feel like "task assignment".

that said, in this particular case, a lot of what we've been focused on are performance issues. so any help with trying out the new culling system, and finding particular areas or situations that cause fps drops (other than the obvious, like "a ton of players using powers in the game area") would be greatly appreciated.

Todd

Hey folks,

We put a new version up on Test last night -- this has a number of performance improvements, and a few known issues that we should probably highlight.

the Good

- First, we found a few improvements in the rendering pipeline. This should give a frame rate boost on all machines.

- Grass cards have been improved to look better (no razor edges along the bottom) AND to perform better. You can see the difference by turning your settings back to "Basic" ... but frankly, the overall performance improvement to this system means that you might as well run in Medium or higher.

- We added a new culling system to help performance as well. "Culling" is a way of removing items and effects from the scene to improve framerate -- and, in theory, you shouldn't notice anything but increased performance if we are removing the right things. (again, that's in theory).

- We fixed the framerate stut...

Crowfall War of the Gods Update Development Build 5.110.0

To report any issues or bugs, please go here: 5.110 TEST Bug Reports
To report feedback, please go here: 5.110 TEST Feedback
For an up-to-date list of known issues please go here: Known Issues

General:

Fixed an issue where interacting with a harvesting node caused a hitch.


Added additional culling for objects to improve performance.


Fixed an issue where zoning after resurrecting would cause you to appear in crow form.


If you attack a neutral outpost guard, the other guards at the outpost will now attack you in response.


Fixed an issue where taking Caravan pigs through a runegate would cause them to become untamed.


Improved pathing on Caravan pigs.


Fixed an issue with siege weapon projectiles never disappearing.


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How the Classes of Crowfall correlate to your favorite RPG classes

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It’s exciting to see how many new players are entering the Throne War each day (remember, only Backers have the ability to join and play now - once we hit Closed Beta registered players will be invited to join and play by Beta group based on when you registered). We know that getting started can sometimes be confusing particularly when there are two servers to choose from (see “Choosing your Crowfall server”) that each offer a different gameplay experience.

LIVE SERVER: THE ADVENTURE STARTS HERE

Our recommendation is for new Crows to first wet your beaks in the LIVE test environment. Here you’ll find the content from our previous update, The Fortunes of War (5.100), offering a smoother, more predictable gameplay experience that’s had the benefit of months of playtesting by the Crowfall community. The Getting Battle Ready guide will help you advance at your own pace and get familiar with the cool powers and skills your character can acquire and master...