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* [[Beta-0]] is expected between Alpha and Beta phases, in a similar manner to Alpha-0. Only a handful of invites have been publically handed out this far.
  
 
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Revision as of 23:05, 5 March 2018

Alpha Two is coming in Q3 2024! We have not announced specific dates or testing schedules for Alpha Two, Beta One, or Beta Two yet.[1]

The Ashes of Creation release schedule is subject to change.[2]

Spot testing has begun, some limited NDA'd testers are participating in spot tests and December will see more, including some major headless client testing. Also those of you that still have the A1 launcher may see an update in the next couple weeks.[3]Steven Sharif
The NDA spot testing that will be before Alpha-2: We will have first one with our PI members, then we'll have some with our Alpha-1 users, and then our Alpha-2 users; and of course Alpha-2 will not be NDA, but that spot testing will be NDA.[4]Margaret Krohn
Phase Release Estimated/Actual date
Pre‑alpha Alpha-0.[5] December 15, 2017.[6]
APOC Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA).[7] September 7, 2018.[8]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale stress test (NDA lifted).[9] October 19, 2018.[9]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale open beta.[10] December 18, 2018.[11]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale early access.[12] September 24, 2019.[13]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse castle siege mode PI closed testing.[14] December 19, 2019.[14]
Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale testing ends.[15] March 10, 2020.[16]
Alpha Alpha-1 early preview livestream.[17] March 27, 2020.[18]
Alpha-1 limited QA testing (NDA).[19][20] May 28, 2020.[21][22]
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 1 (NDA).[23] Dec 18 - Dec 21 2020.[23]
Alpha-1 preview pre-test 2 (NDA).[23] Feb 19 - Feb 22 2021.[24][25]
Alpha-1 preview intermittent spot testing (NDA).[26][27] Mar 19 - Jul 9 2021.[26][27]
Alpha-1 preview weekend (no NDA).[26] July 9 - July 11 2021.[28][29][26]
Alpha-1 (no NDA).[26] July 14 - August 15 2021.[30][31]
Alpha-2 spot testing (NDA).[4][32][33][34] November 2023.[3]
Alpha-2 (No NDA).[4][33][35][36] Q3 2024.[1][4][37]
Beta Beta-1. To be announced.[31]
Beta-2. To be announced.[31]
Pre‑release Head start for crowdfunding backers at the Founder level and above.[38] 1-2 days before launch.[38][39]
Release Launch (live) release. To be announced.[31][40]
Post‑launch Major releases (DLC expansions). Quarterly or six-monthly.[41][42]
Minor releases. Monthly.[41][42]

Early access

Ashes of Creation testing phases.

Ashes of Creation's core game systems are expected to be in place at the start of Alpha-2.[53][54] By the end of Alpha-2, the game is expected to be feature complete, but it will not be content complete until launch.[55][56]

The game will be feature complete before Beta... Beta really is intended to identify last minute bugs to make sure that everything is ready for launch; it's important that all features are complete by Beta-1. Alpha-2 will not be feature complete at the start of Alpha-2. There are going to be updates that are going to be incorporated as part of the Alpha-2 process and there are going to be additional features that come online that get fleshed out between that time and Beta-1. There's going to be regions of the maps that aren't going to be accessible of course during Alpha-2.[56]Steven Sharif
Alpha-2 is intended to exist up until launch. There's going to be different testing periods that we will be releasing either new content locations or zones or systems that we want to have players focus in on. In those situations, if we're having participation drought because of the length of Alpha-2, we can set them up in a more focused setting. We can even incentivize that. We can offer unique testing to potentially new testers as well.[55]Steven Sharif
  • The developers will not necessarily announce NDA testing periods.[32]

Character creator

Template:Character creator early access

Status

Steven Sharif indicated in the 18 January 2018 livestream that Ashes of Creation is "slightly ahead or in a better position than anticipated at this point".[59]

We’re much farther along than many other Kickstarter-funded projects at this phase.[60]Steven Sharif

Participation

  • Beta-0 is expected between Alpha and Beta phases, in a similar manner to Alpha-0. Only a handful of invites have been publically handed out this far.

Alpha and Beta participation is expected to grow with the sale of pre-order packs.[62]

Server wipes

Alpha and Beta servers will be wiped prior to launch.[63]

Milestones

December 2015 First team members were hired.[64]
February 2016 Ashes of Creation design documentation and prototyping.[65][64]
December 10, 2016 Official website was launched and project announced.[64]
January 18, 2017 Official discord was launched.[66]
May 2, 2017 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign launched with $750,000 funding goal.[67]
June 3, 2017 Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign completed with 19,576 backers raising $3,271,809.[68]
June 2017 Game production began with a team size of 15-20.[65]
June 21, 2017 Summer crowdfunding campaign launched.[69]
July 22, 2017 Summer crowdfunding campaign completed with 2,485 backers.[70]
September 1, 2017 PAX West 2017.[71][72]
November 4, 2017 Raised $16,500 for Extra Life children's hospitals.[73]
December 15, 2017 Alpha-0 released on schedule.[6]
March 19-23, 2018 Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2018.[74]
April 5, 2018 PAX East 2018.[75]
August 15, 2018 Last day for purchases of Alpha-1 through Intrepid pre-order packs.[76]
August 20, 2018 At Gamescom with My.com.[77]
August 27, 2018 100 developers working on Ashes of Creation.[78]
September 1, 2018 PAX West 2018 panel.[79]
October 19, 2018 Ashes of Creation Apocalypse battle royale (previously called Alpha-1 phase 1 battlegrounds).[9]
November 4, 2018 Raised $20,518 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[80]
April 15, 2019 60 developers working on Ashes of Creation at San Diego offices (following disengagement with Malaysian art team).[81]
November 3, 2019 Raised $20,901 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[82]
August 21, 2020 Announced a mutual parting of ways with publisher My.games.[83]
October 17, 2020 Almost 3,000,000 registered accounts for Ashes of Creation.[84]
October 17, 2020 ~87 developers working on Ashes of Creation.[85]
November 8, 2020 Raised $88,546 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[86]
February 26, 2021 Official ashesofcreation.com website redesign.[87]
May 5, 2021 Alpha-1 sales resumed with the announcement of the Adventurer pre-order pack.[88]
May 17, 2021 Verbal NDA was lifted from Alpha-1 testing.[89]
July 9, 2021 Alpha-1 no-NDA preview weekend began on schedule.[29]
July 11, 2021 Alpha-1 no-NDA preview weekend completed on schedule.[28]
July 14, 2021 Alpha-1 no-NDA month long test began on schedule.[90][91]
August 15, 2021 Alpha-1 no-NDA month long test completed on schedule.[30]
November 7, 2021 Raised $34,485 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[92]
December 23, 2021 Announced that Ashes of Creation is moving to Unreal Engine 5.[93][94]
January 14, 2022 Over 120 people working on Ashes of Creation.[95]
November 5, 2022 Raised $77,939 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[96]
August 31, 2023 Over 150 people working on Ashes of Creation.[97]
November 5, 2023 Raised $76,964 for Rady Children's hospital with Extra Life.[98]
December 19, 2023 Over 170 people working full-time on Ashes of Creation.[99][100]
March 1, 2024 188 employees working on Ashes of Creation.[101]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Intrepid Studios Support - What are the Alpha/Beta Release dates?
  2. kickstarter release schedule.png
  3. 3.0 3.1 steven-a2-spot-testing-started.png
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Livestream, September 29, 2023 (55:34).
  5. alpha-0 pre-alpha.png
  6. 6.0 6.1 Livestream, January 18, 2018 (2:48).
  7. Livestream, September 1, 2018 (54:06).
  8. alpha-1-stress-test-3.png
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 alpha1-phase-1-update.png
  10. Press release - Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Launches December 18.
  11. apoc-beta.png
  12. Blog: Ashes of Creation Apocalypse heads into early access.
  13. @AoCApocalypse on Twitter.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Livestream, December 17, 2019 (18:33).
  15. Blog: Early Access for Ashes of Creation Apocalypse Battle Royale Testing Ends.
  16. apoc-offline.png
  17. March 2020 newsletter.
  18. Video, March 23, 2020 (0:01).
  19. alpha-1-nda-2.png
  20. alpha-1-nda-1.png
  21. steven-a1-testing-start.png
  22. Creative Director's Letter, 2020-04-1.
  23. 23.0 23.1 23.2 Blog: Creative Director's Letter, October 16 2020
  24. Livestream, February 26, 2021 (14:58).
  25. Blog: Creative Director's Letter, January 2021.
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 Alpha One Schedule Update, May 10 2021.
  27. 27.0 27.1 An Update on Alpha One Schedule, March 12 2021
  28. 28.0 28.1 steven-a1preview-end.png
  29. 29.0 29.1 Ashes of Creation Twitter - Alpha-1 Preview Weekend Begins
  30. 30.0 30.1 alpha-1-end.png
  31. 31.0 31.1 31.2 31.3 release-dates.png
  32. 32.0 32.1 Interview, July 9, 2023 (26:35).
  33. 33.0 33.1 33.2 Livestream, March 31, 2023 (5:57).
  34. Livestream, October 14, 2022 (17:05).
  35. 35.0 35.1 Livestream, January 18, 2018 (25:22).
  36. alpha and beta phases.png
  37. vaknar-a2.png
  38. 38.0 38.1 founder.png
  39. braver of worlds.png
  40. Livestream, March 8, 2019 (57:26).
  41. 41.0 41.1 Interview, February 7, 2021 (21:57).
  42. 42.0 42.1 Livestream, May 8, 2017 (11:14).
  43. 43.0 43.1 Kickstarter packages.
  44. MMOGAMES Interview, 2017-09-8.
  45. beta 0.png
  46. Intrepid pre-order pack.
  47. Adventurer pre-order pack.
  48. PAX West 2017 Alpha package.
  49. PAX West 2017 Beta package.
  50. Newsletter - Pre-order packages are ending reminder.
  51. Ashes of Creation cosmetic store.
  52. steven-mail-ru.png
  53. Livestream, March 31, 2023 (1:24:21).
  54. Podcast, September 29, 2021 (59:29).
  55. 55.0 55.1 55.2 Livestream, April 7, 2023 (28:08).
  56. 56.0 56.1 Livestream, July 29, 2022 (1:08:49).
  57. Livestream, July 30, 2021 (45:11).
  58. server wipe.jpg
  59. Livestream, 18 January 2018 (44:38).
  60. Ashes of Creation hands-on: A dynamic world that allows cities to rise and fall.
  61. Livestream, 17 November 2017 (4:52).
  62. 62.0 62.1 62.2 Livestream, 17 November 2017 (28:50).
  63. server wipe.jpg
  64. 64.0 64.1 64.2 MASSIVELY OP interview: Ashes of Creation on a new way to MMO.
  65. 65.0 65.1 steven-milestones.png
  66. Ashes Discord.png
  67. Ashes of Creation Kickstarter campaign
  68. Ashes of Creation Kickstarter.
  69. Summer Crowdfunding.png
  70. summerended.png
  71. PAX West 2017 Schedule.
  72. PAX West 2017 Map.
  73. Intrepid Studios Dev Team.
  74. GDC.png
  75. PAX East.png
  76. Newsletter, 2018-08-7
  77. gamescom.png
  78. Ashes of Creation Gamescom 2018 Interview: Responding to Criticism.
  79. Newsletter, 2018-08-7
  80. Intrepid Studios Extra Life 2018 (@MediaAoC).
  81. Interview, April 15, 2019 (5:09).
  82. extralife2019.png
  83. Blog: New Adventure Awaits.
  84. Interview, October 17, 2020 (18:36).
  85. Interview, October 17, 2020 (56:55).
  86. extralife2020.png
  87. Livestream, February 26, 2021 (9:51).
  88. Ashes of Creation Store: May cosmetics.
  89. steven-a1-verbal-nda.png
  90. toast-a1-launch.png
  91. Guide to Alpha One.
  92. extralife2021.png
  93. Video, December 23, 2021 (0:00).
  94. Livestream, December 23, 2021 (19:59).
  95. Interview, January 14, 2022 (9:11).
  96. extralife2022.png
  97. Livestream, August 31, 2023 (2:16:45).
  98. extralife2023.png
  99. Steven Sharif Christmas message, 2023.
  100. Livestream, December 19, 2023 (1:32:23).
  101. steven-employees.png