[2023] Mass Test on Singularity: Thursday, April 13th, 2023

Hey!

We are planning a mass test on Singularity, on Thursday, April 13th, at 17:00 UTC (= EVE time) to test improvements to shadows and other changes.

What exactly is being tested?

• Changes to shadows - especially testing client performance and stability, but they should also look good.
• Changes to antialiasing - also mostly checking client performance and stability.
• Two server performance checks (for fleet warps and for combat).

The changes will be deployed to Singularity tomorrow, Wednesday,.

How to connect to Singularity for this test:

• Change the server from Tranquility to Singularity in the bottom right corner of the launcher and log in as normal.
• More detailed instructions are available here.

Test instructions:

• Join fleet W or X through fleet finder
• For shadows and antialiasing it is recommended to use high graphic settings (especially for shader quality).

1. Meet in FD-MLJ, at the gate to X-BV98
2. Jump to X-BV98
3. Align to beacon “MassTest A”
4. Fleet-warp to beacon “MassTest A”
5. Align to beacon “MassTest B”
6. Fleet W: Fleet-warp to beacon “MassTest B”
7. Fleet X: Fleet-warp to beacon “MassTest B”
8. Shoot titan while measuring server performance
9. Warp to Poitot gate
10. Fleet W: Jump to Poitot
11. Fleet X: Jump to Poitot and fight (all PvP allowed)

What else should I know?

• 2M Skill points will be awarded on Singularity for this mass test.

Hey! Thanks for participating (even though it was a pretty small mass test)!
We were able to identify a few bugs and are still going through further data from the test.
2M SP were added to 88 characters on Singularity as small reward.

Yeah, we are currently investigating other options regarding rewards for future test, as well if we can improve our communication about the mass tests.