Red Alert: A Path Beyond Beta Releasing Friday

[Sonic 296]

The long awaited beta of Red Alert: A Path Beyond is on course to be released this Friday, the 14th of September. The APB team still have a couple of small issues to sort it but its looking likely to be available for download from various mirrors this weekend.

 

 

Any questions and comments about the beta release can be posted here in this thread.

[sith_wampa 6]

Alas, the time has come.

[TheBlackOut 7]

14th of September is code for?

[drunkill 2]

Code for "We'll never give it to you! muahahahah!"

 

Nah, it's actually coming this Friday, amazing huh? I'm excited, that's for sure.

 

Although sadly it'll probably be Saturday for us (AUS/NZ) or very late Friday. depending on what time we can actually get it out to everyone.

 

There'll be a news post probably wed or Thursday about the specific time, if we can keep to a time.

 

 

Anyway, wh00!

[Gben 20]

Nah, it's actually coming this Friday, amazing huh? I'm excited, that's for sure.

 

Although sadly it'll probably be Saturday for us (AUS/NZ) or very late Friday. depending on what time we can actually get it out to everyone.

 

Yeah these facts of time travel really bring me down. It makes me feel like I have to wait a day longer than other people.

 

Stupid I know.

 

Still I'm looking forward to playing APB again!

 

-gben

[Luk3us 63]

I like to think everyone else is just slow in comparison to me.

[drunkill 2]

I like to think everyone else is just slow in comparison to me.

 

True :lol:

 

And indeed it is annoying waiting the extra day for most things.

[CCHyper 3]

YAY APB Release, cant wait for the new updates, been reading up on them

 

I just hope you get some mirrors for the release, i feel someones servers are going to keep restarting

[Saracen 16]

Great. we've got the Quake Wars Demo, Universe at War Beta and now the APB Beta... Alongside Warhawk on my PS3, there's too much online Game time to be had!!!

 

Thank God for unlimited Bandwidth

[TheBlackOut 7]

MoH: Airborne too.

[Chronojam 3]

We've kept everybody waiting long enough, I hope there aren't long waits to get into a server to play!

 

And on the same hand, I hope we're entirely overwhelmed with people looking to play.

[mormreed 0]

I'm gonna be pissed if the MP-Gaming server is full but I doubt there will be 100 people on there, maybe even more servers will show up!!! anyways alas the day of reckoning has come so long have I waited for this glorious day or in other words WHY DID IT HAVE TO TAKE SO DAMN LONG? I know the answer but it frustrates me like hell wish those 2 people who shall not be named left the team in the middle of beta development

[TheBlackOut 7]

Can the server seriously support 100 people ALL AT ONCE? That'd be insane.

 

Also this is totally stand-alone right? No need for C&C Renegade, WOL, anything?

[sith_wampa 6]

Can the server seriously support 100 people ALL AT ONCE? That'd be insane.

 

Also this is totally stand-alone right? No need for C&C Renegade, WOL, anything?

 

On paper, yes. But I doubt it. It lags alot already.

[TheBlackOut 7]

I remember when Icyytouch on Ren-Archive on Renegade did 120 players I think. It was fun but laggy.

[drunkill 2]

Yeah the current server is set up as 100 players (50 each team) but we might split that into two separate servers if it lags too much. But that's up to Oxi.

 

You don't need renegade or WOL to play APB, but if you do have Renegade you can join via xwis. If you don't own it you have to direct connect to the server(s) and we've included our own little program that'll allow you to do just that.

[TheBlackOut 7]

Good. Cause I do that direct connect with adding to the command line but I know must n00bs wouldn't even bother.

[drunkill 2]

Yeah, it's just a quick program we knocked up. Does the same as renip and other such program, except it has out logo on it

 

 

 

In other news, we've just released the Manual for beta.

 

http://files.filefront.com/Beta+Manual/;85...;/fileinfo.html

It's 20mb and has everything you need to know. A copy of the manual is included in the Beta installer, but we decided to release it by it's self so people can read up on things.

 

http://www.apathbeyond.com/forum/index.php...mp;#entry290378

[CCHyper 3]

Brilliant!, i love professionalism on manuals, especially for Mods...

 

Shame though, my internet started playing up when i got back from town today, dont think i will be able to download APB without the connection dropping

[mormreed 0]

Read the bottom of the manual lol

 

Sebastian "Silent Kane" Reddi (Hacks -- seriously, hacks)

 

one of the programmers

[sith_wampa 6]

Its out.

 

http://www.emowhale.com/apbbetafinal.exe

[Gben 20]

Yah, dl yesterday, and actually found some room on an official server. What a nice problem to have - full servers.

 

I like the additional help information in the 'esc' screen. I guess I'd love to see more helpful information in this area. I notice some of the helpful text as I interract with the objects.

 

I like what I see, some things stick out though... like the ordering of icons in the purchase screen - I don't know seem randomised. I know you've got keyboard shortcuts as well - but I can't see them in the list, so I have to scroll down to find them (seems to be a delay after each left-click is that intentional?

 

Oh and are there seperate sfx I'm supposed to dl and install - I see all the icons, but I don't have sounds for team chat etc.

 

But this is just my impression from the 10 minutes of play I got in.

Anyway, loaded cleanly and is playing well. Had some fun already!

 

GJ guys.

 

-gben

[sith_wampa 6]

The radio commands haven't been implemented for some reason. :?

[mormreed 0]

I still want that !stfu radio command and somehow missing all the spam of "Defend the base!" is bothering to say in the least

[Gben 20]

ok then. As long as it's not me.

 

I had a longish game yesterday. Twas fun.

 

The slow rotation of the pt selector was really annoying (especially when I was regularly going for the rocket soldier at the bottom.

 

So the targetting reticle never turned red for me when I was in range... is that intentional?

 

I suppose I should be making these comments over there...

 

-gben