The ArmA/OFP Editing Center: By the community, for the community!
Welcome, in this topic sticky you will find all the information on
The OFP/ArmA Editing Center's Project Beta.
It is a project to promote Beta Testing, produce lots of high quality missions, but ultimately - it is all about having fun! And fun it will be, The Editing Center will bring you two weeks of joy, the Beta Boards do already contain a lot of enjoyable missions. Don't be afraid to put up a few more, it will increase the fun others can have. Call you friends, tell them to stay at your place and have a Beta Testing marathon - for free!
Of course it is not solely about having fun, the aim is to produce a lot of quality missions for Armed Assault and Operation Flashpoint! Now you're somewhat confused, what the heck does Beta Testing do for a mission other than giving the author a large amount of bugs to deal with? Beta Testing helps to iron out any nasty bugs and horrible showstoppers, but can also help an author by giving subtle hints or comments on what can be improved. Do you think that the story can be improved? Tell the author how, but don't forget the why!
When will Project Beta start? It will run from Friday the
10th of August - 0:01 AM BST, until Thursday the
23rd of August - 11:59 PM.
That will give you plenty of time, two weeks, to beta test missions in order to mow down all other competitors! Yes I said competitors, you can actually win something with this Project!
As
Homo sapiens like competition, we'll keep track of every beta test. If it follows the guidelines, the judges will mark it "Project Beta Approved" which will result in your score being upped by one point. We will keep track of all the point in this topic, so don't forget to check back regularly in order to keep an eye out for the others! Be sure not to give them a huge lead or you will never make it to the #1 spot. Note that the judges will have their own ranking, so don't fear them!
Next up:
Prizes! You did the most Beta Tests, are on the top of the ranking and of course you are delighted and happy to get all the attention you deserve. However, what else will The Editing Center give you? Not speaking of the honour, quality missions, but other prizes! First, there will be an avatar for the "OFPEC Senior Beta Tester". Be sure to use it everywhere, on every forum you visit and link back to this sticky topic as proof that you actually beat all others. More? Sure, we will grab you by your ears in order to produce an interview. With the successful Bardosy interview - thousands of pageviews and him receiving fanmail - you have nothing to lose, to gain is the verb.
Finally: the rules. There will be four judges ensuring that Project Beta will run smooth. If you have a problem, PM or contact them.
List of judgesCheetahDenzLCDTygerGuidelines for approval- Mission Author has been online since the 10th of July. (check this by going to his profile)
- Beta Report should be complete. Sections: package, overview, intro, briefing, mission, outro, overall.
- One cannot beta test his own missions.
- In order to WIN the event, you have to beta test at least 5 different missions.
- You can do one mission multiple times, but copy/paste beta tests will be removed!
- MP missions should be tested with two or more people, otherwise it won't count. Of course, all participants can write their own beta report (don't copy/paste! - make it unique!)
Not so difficult to participate in Project Beta, right?
So be sure to upload any missions you have on your PC, whether for OFP or ArmA, just get them on the
ArmA or
OFP Beta Board!
And of course, rally all of your friends with only the slightest amount of interest for ArmA or OFP and get them to participate! It will help the mission author(s), you - the tester and the whole community!
Overall RankingRank | Tester | Amount | # of different missions |
1. | Rellikki | 15 | 15 |
2. | firecontrol | 8 | 8 |
3. | Smoke52 | 6 | 6 |
4. | Mathias_eichinger | 5 | 5 |
4. | MrN | 5 | 5 |
4. | Lee | 5 | 5 |
6. | Wolfrug | 3 | 3 |
6. | DarkAngel | 3 | 3 |
7. | Nixer6 | 2 | 2 |
7. | Dash5 | 2 | 2 |
7. | schuler | 2 | 2 |
8. | Limmy3 | 1 | 1 |
8. | Gielovic | 1 | 1 |
Judges RankingRank | Judge | Amount | # of different missions |
1. | LCD | 13 | 12 |
2. | Denz | 12 | 12 |
3. | Cheetah | 4 | 4 |
4. | Tyger | 1 | 1 |