Request PC/Steam Beta

[gypsyshred]

I know you guys are doing public testing on Android, and that's a great idea. From glancing at the post, it seems like you guys get a ton on good feedback. But I think you should also run an ongoing PC beta/preview. It'll be easier to catch and critique the graphics, physics and bugs on a big HD monitor than a tiny phone. I'm not a dev, but my impression from other games is that rolling out public/private betas through steam wouldn't be relatively difficult, and it'd be super easy for the testers. Possibly you could password lock it, and give the password out in this forum to keep access within the community. I'm sure there are lots of players that would be able to test but don't have access to Androids, lets put the community to work and make the best game possible.

 

[Jeff Strong]

There is a PC beta, but it's exclusive to Kickstarter backers.

 

[gypsyshred]

It was my understanding that was a beta for the PC version and general, my idea was more to test the new tables being prepared for release. It was also my understanding that the Kickstarter beta was closed with the PC release.

 

[ZenTron]

Check the $400+ pledge reward on the link below. People made pledges towards T2 to get early access so they shouldn't give it away for free.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1067367405/pinball-arcade-terminator-2-judgment-day?ref=live

 

[Jeff Strong]

It was my understanding that was a beta for the PC version and general, my idea was more to test the new tables being prepared for release. It was also my understanding that the Kickstarter beta was closed with the PC release.

Yeah, it's going to continue for new tables, but in a private forum, similar to the iOS beta.

 

[netizen]

Android is open, afaik, due to the level of fragmentation in the operating environment.

 

[JPelter]

Check the $400+ pledge reward on the link below. People made pledges towards T2 to get early access so they shouldn't give it away for free.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1067367405/pinball-arcade-terminator-2-judgment-day?ref=live

They definitely should have tried to recruit people interested in tracking down bugs instead of selling it off in my opinion, but I guess it's too late now. Oh well.

 

[superballs]

They definitely should have tried to recruit people interested in tracking down bugs instead of selling it off in my opinion, but I guess it's too late now. Oh well.

The PC beta testers did a ton of work up to the release of the Steam version.

 

[Jeff Strong]

Anyone willing to pay for beta access is probably pretty interested in tracking down bugs.

 

[seattlemark]

In general, one of the nice things for an active Beta Software Tester is that the particular environment combination they personally own (their hardware, its installed drivers, environment variables, etc) is less likely to have problems/issues/bugs with that Software when it's eventually Released to the public at large. (Thanks to the Beta Tester reporting bugs during the Beta Test period, and the Software Manufacturer fixing them before the Release Date.) At least that was my past experience when I was a Beta Tester on PC products. It's nice that the Beta Tester has a dedicated channel to the Software Manufacturer to get any problems fixed, before that software is Released to the entire world.