Arcanum - Beta version?

[Crypton]

Hello everybody

 

may I ask you: does anybody here have a Arcanum beta version (and is willing to share it)? or do you know somebody who have it?

 

This topic is currently discussed at TA forums, we found out that 10 people were chosen for beta testing, and that there were also version for the press, which is also beta. We also know who have this press version: Drog Black Tooth, but he left TA forums already and probably won't respond to any private messages.

 

The link to that topic is: http://www.terra-arcanum.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=16750

 

Thank you for any answers.

 

P.S. Sorry for posting in English and mentioning DBT and TA. :wink:

 

Edit: Sorry for posting in wrong section

[Woratiklis]

hi!

Ourselves want to see Arcanum - Beta Probably beta at Drog....

[TeMHbIu]

This?:

Демо-версия Arcanum▼

Размер архива 253 Мб (на Яндекс.Файл).

[Crypton]

This?:

 

I haven't downloaded that yet, but from filename I bet its only demo version, and not beta

 

Edit: Downloaded, I can confirm that its only DEMO version ;)

[superregistr]

Crypton

What is the beta version? It is your version of remaked game?

Was fuer Betaversion? Ist es ihre Version vom uebergemachten Spiel?

 

(иду на контакт)

[Bloodseeker]

Военный Пацифист, Crypton is asking about Troikas beta version of original Arcanum game)

[superregistr]

Ааа, вот о чем речь то.

OK, I have understood, about than you have reported.

[w3st1sh3]

Why you want beta version ? 0_o

[Crypton]

Why you want beta version ? 0_o

 

Have you read that topic at TA forums? They wont bite you! (I hope so)

 

The beta version contains a lot of deleted content, that did not get into final game. Do you remember that Lizardman restore patch, released by DBT? he got that from press beta

 

Also look what I found, very interesting:

 

The "press" demo and the beta will contain the same first 3 areas of the game. This will be the actual game, in its current form, minus multi-player and the editor.

 

The demo that (I think) is currently scheduled for release around christmas will be smaller in scope than the beta/press demo. I believe it will have the first 2 areas (not 3) so as not to give too much of the story away.

 

So those of you that get in on the beta will see a lot more of the game than those who have to wait for the demo.

 

5) What can you tell us about what the beta includes?

 

Sharon Shellman 9/7/2000

 

- You will actually be able to wander "anywhere", we've actually removed the other areas, so you will not be able to find them, even if you go to where they should be. (sneaky, huh?)

-Your characters will probably be able to obtain level 20 by the end of the beta.

-The beta encompasses bout 20% of the game. The first 2 areas are small, but the third area you will be exploring is Tarant. The hugest city in the game. Tarant has a very large number of side quests that the main story arc does not rely on, so you will only be seeing 1/13th of the main plot. So it shouldn't spoil anything for you guys, just make you want more. :o)

- You will probably not be able to bring any save games from the beta into the final game. Because we are using the beta for balancing, we will probably be moving/adding/deleting people and items from the beta to the final, and this would corrupt your save game.

- We are very much hoping that the beta testers will play through the beta many times over, with different types of characters. That way we will get plenty of feedback on gameplay and balance issues. (and of course, bugs too)

- If you wanted to spend a bunch of time wandering the world map getting random encounters... you'd

ultimately hit level 50 (if you tried hard enough). Ya know... if that's really what you want to do... :p

 

9) Can you fight bigger monsters in the areas of the world where they would be in the regular game?

 

Sharon Shellman 9/21/00

 

For the beta, all areas (except for the 3 included) have been completely deleted and filled in with generated empty terrain. All high level monsters that were specific to a particular deleted area are also missing. The only way you will find creatures (outside of the 3 areas) is through random encounters. Not all of the monsters are in for the beta, so you will only have random encounters with a few different monster types.

 

Link: http://www.terra-arcanum.com/index.php?sec...faqs&id=uberFAQ

[Алекс фон Малых]

Snobs with Terra Arcanum do not want give the beta version?

[Crypton]

Snobs with Terra Arcanum do not want give the beta version?

 

They don't have it, only DBT have it, and he left TA forums long time ago.

[Afon9]

Is sad to see as people try to reanimate the Arcanum, but it is useless. Those people, I think, not to find any more (that ten luckies) and after forum viewing again a total failure = (In general I the optimist, but...

[TNO]

Is sad to see as people try to reanimate the Arcanum, but it is useless. Those people, I think, not to find any more (that ten luckies) and after forum viewing again a total failure = (In general I the optimist, but... sorry.gif

 

This post is hardly intelligible.

 

To be honest, I've discovered a lot of new things reading the topic at TA. Good luck in finding the beta! But is there anything else (beside alternate lizardmen models) in Drog fucking Black Tooth's pack? He claimed to have restored some original content, perhaps at least this can be of some use?

[Crypton]

Is sad to see as people try to reanimate the Arcanum, but it is useless. Those people, I think, not to find any more (that ten luckies) and after forum viewing again a total failure = (In general I the optimist, but... sorry.gif

 

This post is hardly intelligible.

 

To be honest, I've discovered a lot of new things reading the topic at TA. Good luck in finding the beta! But is there anything else (beside alternate lizardmen models) in Drog fucking Black Tooth's pack? He claimed to have restored some original content, perhaps at least this can be of some use?

 

Yeah, Mr. Google Translator (Well, but still better than nothing )

 

AFAIK, there is nothing else that he managed to restore, don't know why, maybe that lizardmen were the only thing that was extra in his version of beta. He said, in his post at TA, that his beta was built few months before retail game, so there was probably not much different things. However, there were more beta versions, and because he is troll, I still believe that there is something left to restore.

 

If not, this beta will surely be interesting for research and other stuff.

[Volh]

Мне стало интересно, а сколько вообще было пререлизных версий Арканума?

Я обнаружил несколько скриншотов пререлизной версии Арканума, которые отличаются друг от друга, что говорит о том, что или было несколько бета версий Арканума, или же разработчики выкладывали скриншоты в сеть по мере продвижения проекта.

Для наглядности укажу ссылки на соответствующие скриншоты.

1. Меню ГГ отличается от оригинальной игры.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/arcanumofst...mo/images/0/58/

2. Инвентарь ГГ отличается от оригинальной игры.

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/arcanumofst...o/images/0/126/

3. Меню ГГ отличается от оригинальной игры и от версии в номере 1.

http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/pc/arca...ns/screen18.gif

4. Карта отличается от оригинальной игры.

http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/pc/arca...eens/gam240.jpg

5. Инвентарь ГГ отличается от оригинальной игры, общая стилистика отличается от оригинальной игры и от версий номер 1, 2, 3 и 4.

http://www.rpgamer.com/games/other/pc/arca.../arcanum002.jpg

 

Как видно бета версия была не единственной, были ещё версии, вопрос состоит только в том распространялись ли они?