That Which Sleeps - Beta Testing Schedule

A new update for the funded kickstarter game That Which Sleeps from King Dinosaur Games shares information on how the Beta Schedule will work for backers of the game.

Beta Testing Schedule

As we close out our Kickstarter campaign we're prepared to rapidly transition back into development and testing.  We have the first four weeks after campaign set out ahead of us as follows:

• Initial Week - Access to Beta Backers forums where discussion will continue at around the same pace we've had here.  We do plan to continue to be very collaborative and we're looking to our Beta testers to give us honest and accurate feedback, as well as for things like bug testing, typos (you know we'll make these), and general QA.  Reference art for potential map assets will begin to be posted, and backers will be encouraged to contribute their own. 

• Week 2 - Deliver Scenario Viewer to Beta testers, we'll also begin the process of curating art assets and map assets for coordination and discussion.  At this point we'd like to begin the voting process (for all backers not just Beta) for inclusion of additional agents, races, etc from Stretch Goals.  We will also be assessing impact on overall timeline from additional Stretch Goals and providing a report to our backers.

• Week 3 - Start the asset pipeline working for us beginning with the incoming Map Assets.  Beta Testers will be able to see how the Assets interact with our existing features and come to a conclusion on which style best supports our intended mechanics and theme. 

• Week 4 - Continue with asset testing, begin to integrate new minions, portraits, and additional icons for review.  We will refine samples based on feedback and return for a final round of review.  Ideally we will wrap up the votes for community selected Agents, Old Ones, and Races.

From this point on we'll really get into the meat of the testing.  We also have several backers we need to interact with for guild, event, or agent creation - so we'll work with you to schedule blocks of time to work with you on an individual basis.

We'll get a little more specific and transparent with testing goals and dates as we get closer and transition over to Beta boards.