Alpha testing

I am doing this very tentatively. I am in the process of developing a plugin and have decided that I will do a little early testing. The plugin is nowhere near finished, but I would like to see what people think. I only need 2 or 3 people. So don't go rushing post if you see 20 posts up here. The plug has lots of work to be done, but I need people to catch early bugs and give me suggestions.

Rubber Ducky: Stark and damspeople have reccomended you so I will reserve you a slot.

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CI-I@()s

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Originally posted by CI-Ia0s:
**- - I am in the process of developing a plugin and have decided that I will do a little early testing. - - -
Rubber Ducky: Stark and damspeople have reccomended you so I will reserve you a slot.
**

I'll be happy to take a look for you. E-mail is rduck@optonline.net. And thanks, guys, for the referral. ~RD

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My Doctor said I was having too much wine, women, and song - so I gave up singing because 2 out of 3 is not so bad.
The (url="http://"http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rduckfwj/pog/mapnotes.html")Kingdom of Garendall(/url) sectional map is easily printed from gif format pages.
Find those areas you missed the first time around. You'll want to explore those hidden areas now made accessible with Stark's new plug-in!

I will help test it. I might not have time this weekend, because I have to finish some stupid leaf project and do two stories in my writer's notebook....but next weekend will be fine. Feel free to send it anytime. JasDragonlance@Comcast.net.

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"If a soldier sweats in
boot camp, he won't
bleed in battle."

Hey thanx guys. I still am open to more people. I think I will send it out saturday. Remember, it isn't done yet, so a lot of stuff won't make sense, or won't work.

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CI-I@()s

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Originally posted by CI-Ia0s:
**Hey thanx guys. I still am open to more people. I think I will send it out saturday. Remember, it isn't done yet, so a lot of stuff won't make sense, or won't work.

**

Ummmm....It's a few days past Saturday and I still haven't gotten anything. You sent it to me, right?

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"If a soldier sweats in
boot camp, he won't
bleed in battle."

sorry about that. I ran into a big bug and forgot to post it. You should have it by this friday.

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CI-I@()s

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Originally posted by CI-Ia0s:
**- - ran into a big bug - - should have it by this friday.
**

And if the bug isn't skewered on a pin by Friday, we'll be patient won't we Tanis? There's little sense in testing something the author doesn"t think is ready yet. ~RD

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My Doctor said I was having too much wine, women, and song - so I gave up singing because 2 out of 3 is not so bad.
The (url="http://"http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rduckfwj/pog/mapnotes.html")Kingdom of Garendall(/url) sectional map is easily printed from gif format pages.
Find those areas you missed the first time around. You'll want to explore those hidden areas now made accessible with Stark's new plug-in!

Thanks to Stark's genius, the plug is ready to go, however, i want to add some spells. It should be sent off by Friday, if not, I will try to remember to post here and I will try to get it ready by saturday.

Again: Sorry I'm late sending it out.

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CI-I@()s

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Originally posted by Rubber Ducky:
**And if the bug isn't skewered on a pin by Friday, we'll be patient won't we Tanis? There's little sense in testing something the author doesn"t think is ready yet. ~RD

**

Are you implying that I'm impatient?

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"If a soldier sweats in
boot camp, he won't
bleed in battle."

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Originally posted by CI-Ia0s:
Thanks to Stark's genius, the plug is ready to go.

Naw, not my genius. Actually, had you not sent me the source code to look at I don't think I would have found it. I'd not encountered that problem before(though when I saw it I put two and two together and figured it out).

I'm going to do some testing on my own of what you were trying to do and see if I can achieve the same crashing results like I suspect I will find. If so, you have found a bug in Coldstone. Congratulations! (no, this isn't something to be over-joyed about, except that you can say it really wasn't your fault)

(edit) typo (/edit)
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(This message has been edited by Stark Bledfast (edited 10-23-2002).)

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Originally posted by Tanis Half-Halo:
**Are you implying that I'm impatient?

**

Let's not turn this into a (url="http://"http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/webboard/Forum61/HTML/001080.html")flame war...(/url)

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"There are very few people on the face of the earth that can't appreciate a bit of plot—and none of them play RPGs."
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— Cafalll, the only permanent employee of (url="http://"http://www.evula.org/wolvenstudios/")Wolven Studios(/url).

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Originally posted by CI-Ia0s:
**- - I think I will send it out saturday. Remember, it isn't done yet- - -
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Originally posted by Tanis Half-Halo:
**Ummmm....It's a few days past Saturday and I still haven't gotten anything. - - -
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Originally posted by Tanis Half-Halo:
**Are you implying that I'm impatient?
**

Implications are not necessary. Let's cool down and let the man finish. ~RD

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My Doctor said I was having too much wine, women, and song - so I gave up singing because 2 out of 3 is not so bad.
The (url="http://"http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rduckfwj/pog/mapnotes.html")Kingdom of Garendall(/url) sectional map is easily printed from gif format pages.
Find those areas you missed the first time around. You'll want to explore those hidden areas now made accessible with Stark's new plug-in!

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Originally posted by Rubber Ducky:
Implications are not necessary. Let's cool down and let the man finish. ~RD

Actually, I found Tanis's post kind of funny. I took it that he was making fun of himself(since he earlier made the "it's still not out yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" post).

Anyhow, C|-|a0s, if you have selected your testers then it would be best to move this off the boards and into e-mail. No use having a play-by-play of a plug-in in progress. Testers should e-mail you directly, and you should e-mail them with info on your plug-in. I would recommend setting up a mailing group list with your testers and sending correspondances to the group, and having them write the group as well with correspondances.

This especially helps when they begin debugging, as they can help eachother and it minimizes duplicate reports.

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Originally posted by Stark Bledfast:
Anyhow, C|-|a0s, if you have selected your testers then it would be best to move this off the boards and into e-mail.

An alternative: if you'd still like to have a board to post about this and have only your beta testers be able to read it, I could set up a board for you (url="http://"http://forums.evula.com")here(/url) and make you the moderator of it so you can control who comes in. Just a thought. 🙂

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EVula, I knew it was only a matter of time until you found this thread....

Actually, I didn't. Congrats on catching us off-guard (if not surprising us 🙂 )!

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"There are very few people on the face of the earth that can't appreciate a bit of plot—and none of them play RPGs."
(url="http://"http://www.evula.org/wolvenstudios/projects/tfm.html")The Four Mages(/url), an unfinished quest-oriented plug-in for Pillars of Garendall. | (url="http://"http://www.evula.org/wolvenstudios/projects/tfm_faq.html")TFM FAQ(/url) | (url="http://"http://www.evula.org/wolvenstudios/projects/tfm_log.html")TFM Progress Log(/url)
— Cafalll, the only permanent employee of (url="http://"http://www.evula.org/wolvenstudios/")Wolven Studios(/url).

(quote)Originally posted by Cafalll:
**EVula, I knew it was only a matter of time until you found this thread....

Actually, I didn't. Congrats on catching us off-guard (if not surprising us 😉

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Thanks Evula. The other option, I think, would be to post a "meet on IRC" message, so we can get things done. If that doesn't work, I may take up your offer for the board. Thanks!

To the testers: I am sending out. Sorry that I was late again.

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CI-I@()s

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Originally posted by Stark Bledfast:
**Actually, I found Tanis's post kind of funny. I took it that he was making fun of himself(since he earlier made the "it's still not out yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" post).

**

When I posted that, I wasn't making fun of myself, but, now that I look at it, I guess it is kind of funny...

I just recieved the plugin. I'll get to work on it ASAP.

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"If a soldier sweats in
boot camp, he won't
bleed in battle."

(This message has been edited by Tanis Half-Halo (edited 10-26-2002).)

Tanos and RD:

Tell me when you get the plug. Just want to make sure it gets there. 🙂

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CI-I@()s

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Originally posted by CI-Ia0s:
**Tanos and RD:

Tell me when you get the plug. Just want to make sure it gets there. 🙂
**

I check my e-mail before I check the web board. I've already played the plug-in and sent off a report. Keep up the good work! (E-mail should work just fine for us, I don"t think you need a site) ~RD

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My Doctor said I was having too much wine, women, and song - so I gave up singing because 2 out of 3 is not so bad.
The (url="http://"http://mywebpage.netscape.com/rduckfwj/pog/mapnotes.html")Kingdom of Garendall(/url) sectional map is easily printed from gif format pages.
Find those areas you missed the first time around. You'll want to explore those hidden areas now made accessible with Stark's new plug-in!