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Bryan Thomas
Outer Limit Software


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Joined: 20 May 2003
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Posted: 25 Oct 2004 09:33:15 pm    Post subject:
Well guys

Finally contra is to the point in which I am ready to asign 5 beta testers if you have not already read the news item on the UTI homepage please do so now. It will tell you how to register to become a beta tester. Finally contra is nearing completion!!!!!!!!!!
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ISUCK


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Joined: 09 Feb 2004
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Posted: 26 Oct 2004 12:31:46 am    Post subject:
Well this would be a good bday present for me Very Happy

sorry, I'll stop now...

Anywoo. I'm hope i get in! I sent an email Bryan, but Idon't know if emails work for me rite now, so I'll just post here: yuengcheng@aol.com
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Toksyuryel
Crimson Dragon Software


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Joined: 14 Jun 2003
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Posted: 26 Oct 2004 02:33:43 am    Post subject:
Normally I'd sign up, but I'm rather busy with my own projects right now. Argh, if only I hadn't promised a WinTI beta by November!! >.<
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Arcane Wizard
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Posted: 26 Oct 2004 04:41:54 am    Post subject:
What are the hardware requirements for beta-testing?
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Bryan Thomas
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Posted: 26 Oct 2004 07:22:43 am    Post subject:
Very Happy Just a TI-83 Plus with a clear RAM thas all.

BTW: Emails will go out shortly to the people who sent me the emails, but I want to give some people who may have not yet seen this message, a chance to request beta testing. Very Happy
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alexrudd
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Posted: 26 Oct 2004 06:22:49 pm    Post subject:
How long would beta testing take?
(How much of a commitment is it, that's what I'm really asking Razz)
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DarkerLine
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Posted: 26 Oct 2004 06:27:34 pm    Post subject:
I really would like to beta test, but I have no idea how I would even get Contra onto my calculator... link cables no fun when they don't work.
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Bryan Thomas
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Posted: 27 Oct 2004 06:47:56 am    Post subject:
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How long would beta testing take?
(How much of a commitment is it, that's what I'm really asking )


Well I would expect for you to not nescessarily be too committed b/c the game has no defined release date. So if nescessary it could be tested gradually in a span of 1-2 weeks. But overall I want people who will test the game and do everything to make sure that there is no small or major glitches that I overlooked. This is my first time asking for beta testing so, Im not sure how it will work out, overall a committed person never hurts Very Happy

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I really would like to beta test, but I have no idea how I would even get Contra onto my calculator... link cables no fun when they don't work.


Yeah Sir, Id really like you to beta test it since youve been highly active in the Contra forum, but Contra wont work on vti b/c vti doesnt like archiving and unarchiving, so I guess if you cant get your cables to work then there is no way you could test it Sad

I will announce who is beta testing by friday.
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Madskillz


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Posted: 29 Oct 2004 11:08:41 pm    Post subject:
Well Bryan, I don't know if you got my e:mail or not. But I am very interested in testing! So HOLLA BACK! Very Happy
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Bryan Thomas
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Posted: 31 Oct 2004 01:14:08 pm    Post subject:
yeah madskillz

I got your email I was just gonna wait a little while longer until I sent the verification emails out but I think enough time has passed. So watch out for an email from me ma because I definetely want you to test it Very Happy
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Darth Android
DragonOS Dev Team


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Posted: 31 Oct 2004 01:42:19 pm    Post subject:
Ack, i have been absent here for a long time due to school. I would like to beta test and can provide a TI-83+ and a TI-84+se for testing. send me and email to let me knwo what i need to do.
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ISUCK


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Posted: 31 Oct 2004 09:53:48 pm    Post subject:
*hopes that he is on the list of lucky people. Very Happy

Oh well, this is gonna be exciting!@ Laughing
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Bryan Thomas
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Posted: 01 Nov 2004 08:58:47 am    Post subject:
ok guys,

Sorry that I have not yet sent you the emails, its just that I want to make sure that you guys do not find any bugs in the gam, although I think that is pretty much inevitable. So I should be able to send an email at least by Tuesday. So once again lol Watch out. This is how the current list is looking for beta testers:

Darth Android
ISUCK
MadSkillz
Jeff Goble
Alex Snyder (maybe)

yey!!!! Very Happy
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Arcane Wizard
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Posted: 01 Nov 2004 09:04:03 am    Post subject:
Bryan Thomas wrote:
its just that I want to make sure that you guys do not find any bugs in the gam

You do know what beta testing is, right? I mean, if there's one thing you want beta testers to find then it's bugs, that's the whole point.
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Adm.Wiggin
aka Tianon


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Posted: 01 Nov 2004 11:45:13 am    Post subject:
But, if he finds the bugs first, and fixes them, then there is less for the beta testers to find. Less emails to him, less stress. More Gaming Smile
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Arcane Wizard
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Posted: 01 Nov 2004 01:47:35 pm    Post subject:
True, but not wanting the beta testers of all people to find any bugs at all.. I mean, then why have a beta test at all?
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Madskillz


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Posted: 01 Nov 2004 11:48:35 pm    Post subject:
Well actually there is a very good reason to have beta testers even if you think you got rid of all the bugs. The game may work fine on his calc, but when it is on another calc of the same model or even an upgrade of the model, the game may not work! Thus you would need beta testers to see if it will work on as many calcs as possible! Wink For example, the first public demo worked great on my TI-83+...but once that broke and my mom got me an 84+ SE, I have yet to be able to play this first release on my new calc. Though the BASIC should read the same as it does between calcs, for some reason I get an error from the main program. I am an ASM programmer, and have programmed in BASIC before that. I don't really know exactly what the problem is, but I want to see if everything will go without a hitch on this new release.. (I do have an idea on the error though) Smile I hope this may clear up Arcane's ? about why he would still need Beta testers.
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Bryan Thomas
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Posted: 03 Nov 2004 07:47:54 am    Post subject:
Very Happy Ty MadSkillz,

You pretty much cleared that all up. I dont want the obvious glitches to be present or else why would I even have them test it if I know its alrdy wrong. Im testing to find the bugs Im not aware of Very Happy .

Emails should go out asap, once again srry.
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DigiTan
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Posted: 03 Nov 2004 03:14:07 pm    Post subject:
'Good to see the project still making progress. How about balancing? Did the final boss issue work out for you?
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Arcane Wizard
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Posted: 03 Nov 2004 03:43:54 pm    Post subject:
Madskillz wrote:
Well actually there is a very good reason to have beta testers even if you think you got rid of all the bugs.
Admit that you realise I was saying that not wanting beta testers to find any bugs at all, as implied by saying "its just that I want to make sure that you guys do not find any bugs in the game", goes against the very concept of testing.

Either that or admit that you don't know what coherency is, conditionals are, what the word "then" means, or that you're trying to avoid the actual issue I raised.

Also, saying "?" instead of the word "questions" is silly.

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