JoeW Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 Hello everybody. The multiplayer playtest starts now! This is a bit of a surprise, but we're trying to keep things relatively quiet because this is the very first external multiplayer playtest. We're gearing up to hopefully participate in the upcoming Steam Next Fest so we want to make sure we're in good shape. The previous playtest was an entirely unnetworked game. This version is almost the same as before, but now entirely playable online. There is no new content in this version and contains the same two stages as the last playtest. We have plenty of future content we've been working on, but this playtest we're focused on getting these two stages polished for the Next Fest Demo, so that's where we are focusing at this time. -Warning- We have been testing multiplayer for a long time time, since well before the combat playtest. However we can only catch so many edge cases so we do expect some issues. There will be bugs. You may lose your progress, it may be frustrating. But we hope not. If you find yourself frustrated by early testing issues, you might want to wait for Next Fest. FAQ What's different? The content at this time is essentially the same, but now with network and local multiplayer. We're keeping our tests focused on the multiplayer experience so new content will not be in the playtest. How long is the test? We are aiming for one week. However we may run longer if we see value in running it longer. The longer we run the test the longer we're focused on feedback so we want to get things resolved pretty quickly. Who can play? Everybody in the last playtest will be able to play immediately and we will be letting in new signups as we progress through the week. Can I stream or make videos? Go ahead. But please note that this is very much a test and we do expect issues. We're testing our networking code here, there will be issues. How do I report bugs or submit feedback? F8 is the very best way. But you can also report bugs over here. And you can participate on our forums here. You can also report stuff on the steam forums, we gather feedback from everywhere, but our focus will be on F8 reports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capybara007 Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 This is very cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADM Posted September 13, 2023 Share Posted September 13, 2023 3 hours ago, JoeW said: This is a bit of a surprise, but we're trying to keep things relatively quiet because this is the very first external multiplayer playtest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BezKa Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 AAAAHHHH I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THE NEWS YESTERDAY!!! I'M GRABBING MY FRIENDS ASAP! I'll try to stream with them on twitch but we'll probably be speaking polish so not much of commentary there. Can't wait to show them the game!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iznau Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Hello there ! So happy to have more Rotwood, you guys are doing an amazing job! I was wondering something, to multiplayer we have to invite some friends so they can join the lobby, but my best friend didn't registered for the first test, is there any way for newcomers to get access to the multiplayer test ? Looking forward and thank you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakhnish Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 27 minutes ago, Iznau said: is there any way for newcomers to get access to the multiplayer test ? Your answer is here: 18 hours ago, JoeW said: we will be letting in new signups as we progress through the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zima Blue Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 OH MY GOD LETS GOOOO!!! My boyfriend and I were dreaming about this ever since the first beta, can't wait to play it today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KainMorgen Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 20 hours ago, JoeW said: Who can play? Everybody in the last playtest will be able to play immediately and we will be letting in new signups as we progress through the week. Do you have a link that I can hand out to a friend to sign up for the playtest or will all signups happen via the steam store page? I loved the single player playtest and would really like to introduce said friend to Rotwood. Maybe you could consider an invite system so every participant of the previous beta may invite at least one new tester. That would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BezKa Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Are people still being accepted? I've hyped my friends up and they're bullying me ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Instant-Noodles Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Some GIFs from the Rotwood Multiplayer Stress Test. Note that only some of these rots appear in the current playtest. Rots (Beets / Bulbin / Bunippy / Flamenko / Gnarlic / Gourdo / Groak / Iriss / Mothball / Greater Mothball / Mossquito / Peashooter / Ribbat / Rillo / Snortoise / Tectormite / Totolili / Treek / Yammo / Zucco) Spoiler For GIFs of Rot Bosses and NPCs, see my Rotwood Combat Focus Test post from June. -- EDIT (2023/09/20): Don't see an announcement on the forums, but the playtest got extended for another week! Source: https://steamcommunity.com/games/2015270/announcements/detail/3714963077083727281 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midboy Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/20/2023 at 1:26 AM, Instant-Noodles said: Some GIFs from the Rotwood Multiplayer Stress Test. Note that only some of these rots appear in the current playtest. Rots (Beets / Bulbin / Bunippy / Flamenko / Gnarlic / Gourdo / Groak / Iriss / Mothball / Greater Mothball / Mossquito / Peashooter / Ribbat / Rillo / Snortoise / Tectormite / Totolili / Treek / Yammo / Zucco) Reveal hidden contents For GIFs of Rot Bosses and NPCs, see my Rotwood Combat Focus Test post from June. -- EDIT (2023/09/20): Don't see an announcement on the forums, but the playtest got extended for another week! Source: https://steamcommunity.com/games/2015270/announcements/detail/3714963077083727281 Does all of these rots will be on the 2 first levels ? Or are they supposed to be on yet to be reveled levels ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakhnish Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 1 hour ago, Midboy said: Does all of these rots will be on the 2 first levels ? Or are they supposed to be on yet to be reveled levels ? The majority of the listed enemies can already be fought. The enemies that can't be fought in the current public build can be seen on Instant Noodles' channel here in the levels that they should be showing up (they just modified the game so that it would work). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midboy Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 1 hour ago, lakhnish said: The majority of the listed enemies can already be fought. The enemies that can't be fought in the current public build can be seen on Instant Noodles' channel here in the levels that they should be showing up (they just modified the game so that it would work). How to modify the game so it would work ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakhnish Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 Just now, Midboy said: How to modify the game so it would work ??? By knowing how to code (cause I don't know how). Your best bet is to wait for the game to be fully released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midboy Posted September 28, 2023 Share Posted September 28, 2023 27 minutes ago, lakhnish said: By knowing how to code (cause I don't know how). Your best bet is to wait for the game to be fully released. I made some mods for this game but I cant fins the right file , If I could pin point it I could probably do it too , do you know which files needed to be modded ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamLogan Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 Me waiting for the next playtest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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