Tuchola Forest PUBLIC Alpha Test, feedback and news Options

[ScrapyardBob]

The map is to the point that I'm comfortable letting everyone play on it. Just be warned, the map is NOT final. There ARE glitches and bugs and things that aren't quite right. The server can and will go down without notice whenever I'm ready to put new changes upon the server.

Please check this thread frequently if you start playing on the test server as I will make periodic announcements of current bugs and upcoming changes here.

Please do not host this map elsewhere. I make changes to it on a daily basis and you will see new versions up on the server on most days. Please wait until the public beta before hosting this map on servers other then my testing server. ETA for the public beta is 2-3 weeks, depending on how this phase of alpha testing goes.

Server IP Address: 70.42.41.170

- This IP should be live in another 2-3 hours, I'm currently configuring the new server.
- There is no password. Everyone is welcome to come and play.
- I will post a private slot password for the MOB/Regs folks to use.
- I'm taking a hands-off approach to policing the server, but if there is disruptive gameplay, I reserve the right to wield a very large ban stick. I would prefer to spend my time working on the map rather then babysitting players.
- If you find a glitch, tell us in this thread or e-mail the demo file to me.

Current version on the server is v081 (v082 will go up on the server late Thursday or sometime Friday). You will want to periodically remove old versions of the PK3s as we update to new filenames on the server.

Currently implemented gametypes are: BAS / CNQ / BEL and HQ. The server is configured to run BAS on alternate games (so BAS -> CNQ -> BAS -> BEL -> BAS -> whatever -> BAS). I'm still working on DOM and CTF support.

[ScrapyardBob]

Known issues in v081:

- There are sections of road that are colored incorrectly. That indicates that the road mesh is buggy and that I know about it. (Which means that vehicles go wonky as you drive over that section and that players can fall through or get stuck.) If you find a section of road that is buggy, but is textured with the road texture, please let me know.

- The only known hole in the terrain is at the Southwest Bridge. There shouldn't be any other terrain holes in playable areas.

- Edges of the map are not finished.

- Inside of the Farm House is not finished.

- Second floor of the Russian spawn area barn is not finished. Nor is the interior of the Russian spawn house or the tunnel beneath the house. There are two bunkers in the Russian spawn that still need detailed.

- The G1 pak40 gun is not entrenched in fortifications yet.

- Most treelines are missing their interior foliage.

- The fence lines on the east side of the river in the Farm area are not finished.

- I probably need one or two more satchel spawns.

- The red lighting inside the bases is still being tuned (and toned down).

- It currently rains in the basement of the bases... it is not indicative that the 100 year flood is imminent.

- There may be a few places on the map with too much detail.