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Call for users to participate in a Test Group Monday, August 01, 2011 We are regularly releasing new updates to the game and have significant future changes planned over the coming months. We have seen that is nearly impossible to test all the possible game situations with these updates which can lead to unsuccessful releases or small bugs making it out to all the players. To prevent this from happening in the future, we would like to create a small "Test Group" of players which will receive releases a few days before they are released to the entire community. The responsibility of the new test group would be to play their turns as normal and to report back any problems found in the new release so they can be fixed before general release to the community. We will continue to do internal testing which means that most releases should be very solid before they go out even to the testing group. We are looking for about 10 - 20 active players who visit the site regularly and are comfortable with experiencing the odd problem. We'd prefer that you are a very confident computer user, know about different browsers and how to refresh your browser cache if necessary. A technical background is a big plus. We hope that we can get a wide range of different browser users. The good side of being a tester is you'll get first access to the newest stuff, even before it is announced and be able to give feedback directly into the development of new features. If you are interested in being part of the test group please comment below or send us a note through the contact us form. Please include in your comment or message the browser that you normally play your turns in. Thanks in advance to all testers for helping make this site better! CommentsThere are 34 comments - add your comment jamie - Monday, August 01, 2011 5:23 PM Yeah i'm interested. Using Safari. I'm experienced with IT. jadefire - Monday, August 01, 2011 5:43 PM I would like to be a tester, I use firefox and IE to do my turns. abhi - Monday, August 01, 2011 5:50 PM I am interested too. I am a very experienced and confident computer user. I currently use Firefox 5.0. darvster - Monday, August 01, 2011 6:18 PM If you are short on testers/voluntees then I'm good to go. Using IE9. notoriousdave - Monday, August 01, 2011 6:21 PM I'll help out. I use firefox 5.0.1 and google chrome (depending on the computer I'm sitting at) I'm a professional programmer, so I know what you need for bug reports :) randall johnson - Monday, August 01, 2011 6:35 PM I'm interested for volunteering. I'm also a professional programmer by trade (it'll be nice to fill out the bug form and not have to have fix the bug form.) I'm currently using Firefox 5.0 as a browser skiv - Monday, August 01, 2011 6:42 PM I can help. Main browser is Chrome, others is Opera, FF. ephes7 - Monday, August 01, 2011 6:58 PM I'm interested. Don't know anything about programming. I know how to start my computer ;-) Mainbrowser is Opera but I use FF for Planets, because of the troubles the game had with Opera, when i started playing. lame duck - Monday, August 01, 2011 10:40 PM Is this supposed to run in a test game or in real life games? I might be interested if the first case was what it is (or if you could provide some more details on how these tests are supposed to work). I am using FF5 (predominantly) on Mac, occasionally Safari. joshua - Monday, August 01, 2011 11:13 PM It will run in your real games just like the hundreds of other releases we have done. Only we will release major updates to the test group a few days before they are released to all. donaldworrell - Monday, August 01, 2011 11:30 PM I have an imac running the safari browser. I played in the old days 1990's former AOL beta tester. Lets do this. I am down to one game by design but am looking to get back up to three games. teredo - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 12:32 AM I'm willing to help out. I'm a professional developer (C, C++, Java, Javascript, jQuery ... all the normal resume buzz words.) with experience in application design for IE and Firefox. I prefer Firefox but can switch around as needed to other browsers. halion - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 1:38 AM I am willing to be in the test group. using the latest IE version but happy to swap to chrome/FF if needed. work in IT but not particularly technical, so quite used to the testing procedures for release management etc. pobs - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:34 AM Happy to help. Chrome and IE9 usual browsers. Been playing and active on forums from early in Nu. QA background and know where the on/off switch is. dangerjoe - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 5:21 AM I would be interested as well - running IE9 on two older XP machines.
As I'm not a computer expert I managed to find all the bugs yet reported myself too. homey - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 6:25 AM I'm in if needed. IE9 and FF on Win7. SW Dev & Test by trade. C++/C#/Ruby. Multi-task capable - can drink and test at the same time. vesuvius - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:00 AM I'm interested. I play regularly, usually FF(Linux + Windows), but I also use Chrome(Linux + Windows). Would be happy to change to IE9, Chrome, etc, if testing something specific is necessary. I'm a developer, I work mainly on embedded, but I have some experience with web technologies including JS, HTML, etc. xorx - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 12:59 PM Hi, I'm interested too, if there is still some place left. Using FF 5.0 on Windows and FF >3.5 under Linux SliTaz. serondar - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 2:05 PM I am in if you need more testers mathu - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 3:49 PM I'm interested, i have a few computers i use depending on who else is at home. Some run chrome some have IE9 dartainus - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 7:08 PM I'm interested for volunteering. I'm a professional programmer & system admin. I'm currently using Firefox 5 and can pull up IE if needed. I also run some turns on another workstation running CentOS 5 (Firefox browser). johndoorzon - Tuesday, August 02, 2011 7:59 PM I'd like to join this testing group. I'm a software tester by profession (at the moment I'm testing an internet banking website) and I like to help make this game even better. I normally use FF5, but I'm also used to IE, Safari or Chrome. This in combination with windows or linux cyborgedgmo - Wednesday, August 03, 2011 12:35 AM If you would like a tester on a sluggish pc (P4 with a whopping 256 MB RAM) and a not common browser (K-Meleon 1.5.3 :D yes i know there were updates, but it is the best i can get in terms of speed on this "beast") I am your man/woman :). Win2K to tha max!!! veldan - Wednesday, August 03, 2011 4:21 AM Interested in helping out. Using Firefox 5. Have industry experience. corsair - Wednesday, August 03, 2011 3:11 PM Hey, Id love to help. Win 7 with IE and FF. rudgar - Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:18 PM Ahoy! As a Webdevelopper by myself (PHP, js, Joomla, etc.) I'm used to use several browsers: - FF - Chrome - IE 9 - Opera - Safari Regards, Me ss2020 - Wednesday, August 03, 2011 8:00 PM I will help. Win 7 with IE and FF. Regards, Scott Anonymous - Wednesday, August 03, 2011 8:13 PM I would be happy to be a Beta tester. I have Chrome, Firefox & IE9 (and a Droid if mobile devices are to be tested). rbos - Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:15 PM I'd report bugs. Firefox on Linux (Ubuntu). Might move to Chrome. joshua - Thursday, August 04, 2011 4:45 PM Great, thanks to you all for offering your help. We have enough for the new test group and will be setting this up shortly. pacaderm - Friday, August 05, 2011 3:32 AM Want a different insight? I'm an old player, played in 90's. I'm a medical guy who dabbles in computers. Main browser is Chrome, otherwise FF. I often need to use IE for government or work, so I've played on all three. snork - Friday, August 05, 2011 10:33 PM I'm game. I run 64 bit Linux with 64 bit Flash 11 Beta. beacon - Wednesday, August 10, 2011 10:22 PM well, seems liek there are more than 10-12 and the message is a few days old, but still I'm interested, especially as i'm accessing the data "differently" larry mccarthy - Thursday, December 01, 2011 4:37 AM Pick me. I've been playing sence 1992. I sent Tim a check, I think it was for about $6 bucks and received the 2 1/2 floppy. What you have here is so much better then back in the day.
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