#playtesters

(AKA: I had a realization brighter than one of Elias's many, many eyes: I can post a beta version on itch.io!)

🔗 First time here? Read the intro post!

That's right! If you're brave enough to venture into the unfinished, slightly janky depths of the archives, you can now play a very early, work-in-progress build of the game!

Your mission, should you choose to accept it: break my code, judge my writing, and report any spooky bugs you find. (Please remember: this is a VERY early build with placeholder art!)

The Archives are open for new statements. To access the latest beta build on itch.io, use the following credentials:

Password: StatementGiverAccess-0251021 This password grants you the clearance level of a provisional Statement Giver. Please do not share this clearance outside the Institute.

Want to be eternally credited for your service? DM me with any spooky bugs you find! 🙏

⚠️ What to expect in this build: Get into the Institute, talk to Rosie (and enjoy a cuppa!), and very briefly meet Elias! 'Tis a vibe. ✨

🔄 Update Schedule: I'll try to drop a new beta version every 3-4 weeks! The beta access password gets updated with each new release, so be sure to check this post often to get the newest version!

If you wanna help out with future scenes/art, check out this post!

Playtester Applications Are Open!

To fully test Episode 2's in-progress material before its public launch later in the spring/summer, I am expanding Wayfarer’s playtester team. If this is of interest to you, please check out the information below.

What Does Playtesting Entail?

Playtesters play the alpha build in search of bugs, continuity errors, and typos. They are essentially an extra set of eyes on the game before new content goes for public release.

Because Wayfarer’s gameplay includes hundreds of choices and many, many variations that build on each other, playing multiple times and checking out different options is essential for testing to make sure each area of the game functions as intended.

The Nitty Gritty

You must be 18+.

Playtesting is a volunteer position.

You will be credited in-game as a playtester (this is opt-in).

All communication with the playtesting team is done through the private playtester-only section of Wayfarer's Discord server. You must be willing to be active in that part of the server and submit your bug reports through the designated channels. I do not accept playtester bug reports through any other method. If you are not active, you will be removed from the playtester role.

You must keep the playtester build link and password private. As a playtester, you are trusted not to share the alpha build's content.

If at any point you are no longer interested or do not have the time to be involved, you can opt out, no questions asked!

This round of playtesting will be for Episode 2. You must be available to playtest during May, June, and possibly July 2022.

In addition, I am looking for a few playtesters who are willing to playtest with less popular MC configurations, including:

Male MCs

MCs who use custom pronouns

Dwarven MCs

Child of the Fields & Child of the City origins

Rindan Cenric as your mentor

Application Form

Your answers on the application form are kept strictly confidential.

The form is open until April 30, 2022. I will contact chosen playtesters via email by May 7, 2022.

To apply, see the application link below:

Did you know people from different countries play Metal Gear differently? At least that's what Hideo Kojima says.

I just read your offer to help me navigate the entire Beta situation and I am humbly asking for any help you can give. LOL! I know I need one because I spent an entire month editing and still missed a lot. But, how do I even go about the process of all of this?

Thank you so much for helping. I really do appreciate it.

Zinnia

Hey! I’m Kai, a game artist student and I’m currently busy developing a small game experience by myself for a school assignment. 

This game is called remnants of the forgotten and is based on a dream I once had. For this assignment I would like the player to experience said dream as well trough the medium of a short video game. 

For this game it would help me immensely if I could occasionally test some things out with the target audience. (Think for example people’s thought on concept art, a test run in the game if it has the right feeling and or if the player understands where to go.)

For my assignment it is very important that I have tested my game with my target audience. So to find out who qualifies as my target audience I made a short form of 13 easy questions.

Would you be interested? Than please fill in the form below! ✨ 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1vP6HmXM-e84kdwdl2rhYjm9eeTHj1MiLh1qCXaJHZyM/edit

After the playtests are over I’ll be putting the names of the people who qualified as my target audience, and helped me, in a little lottery and pulling 1 random name out. As a gift said winner will receive a free (2D) art commission. This could be a character ref sheet for an oc as example, fan art or an icon. (I do not do backgrounds unless they are simple.)

So if you would like to help a game student out and make a chance at receiving art in exchange, please fill in my form ✨ Thanks in advance!

(Some examples of my art below! I can draw humans, creatures, furries, slightly suggestive stuff is fine but I don’t do outright N-S-F-W.)

Currently I’m writing a legacy challenge inspired by Royalty!

I love those Royalty Stories written by incredibly talented creators like @wa-royal-tea @royalfamilyofgrimalldi @thevalencianroyals @batsfromwesteros and many more, but I don’t really have the patience to create a story like that myself. I mean, I love writing, but all that posing for a story, I struggle with that.

So instead I decided to try writing a Legacy Challenge inspired by Royalty. It’ll be a challenge where the ultimate goal is to become king or queen in 10 generations. I’m still writing it slightly but I have the goals for the first few generations so I’m hoping people are willing to help me test it now! The challenge also works for Berry Sims players as colours are attached to the different generations. These colours I’ve decided on upon researching colour meanings.

If you are willing to help, please contact me off-anon so I can send you a discordlink where you’ll find the challenge! There you can also send me constructive feedback in case things don’t work well etc.

To add onto that, the discord is shared with @nynsimmer, she’s also writing a legacy challenge. She’s searching her own playtesters. If you join through me, please don’t suddenly playtest Nyn’s challenge unless she herself states she’s okay with it, thank you :)