18.1 on Test (help required for testing instanced Pande)

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18.1 on Test (help required for testing instanced Pande)

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Patch 18.1 is being uploaded now to Test servers.

If all goes well, it SHOULD implement instanced Pandemonium.

Means will need people to intensively test instanced Pande. It's much better to test with real players.

Testing = less bugs, better balance, (possibly) faster release

You can help if you have characters that can enter Pandemonium.

You just need to copy them to the Test server IF you have already duplicated your AO install for Test. The word is used is "transfer" but you COPY the character, you do NOT transfer it and it will remain on RK2!

How to do:

Duplicate your AO install for test server (if not yet done)
  • Run the AO duplicator ( ftp://download.anarchy-online.com/patch ... icator.exe ) utility on your main AO directory to create a test directory, then patch it. This does NOT change your original AO installation or setup!

    If you have trouble patching:
    • Open Testlive AO folder, find the file called version.id and open it in Notepad or another plain-text editor.

      Change the contents of the version.id file from "18.0.4_EP1" to "18.0.4.0_EP1", save the file, and try patching again.


Copy the characters
  • Go to anarchy-online.com
    Go to My Account
    Go to Use paid services (don't worry, it's free; it only uses the same interface)
    Select character transfer to Test (0 points cost)
    Select the character you want, and validate
    Repeat for another character if you want
    Make sure you do not log on for a few hours on RK2, as it's not possible to copy a character if it is in use. (Sometimes, the copy takes only a few minutes but it's impossible to say.)
Once on Test, you can be invited to the org used by The Alliance, Marcurian Explorers (named after the city of Marcuria on the magic world of Arcadia, in The Longest Journey and Dreamfall, adventure games by FC). The name of the org was chosen so not "real" org participating gets an "advantage". This org has a full QL300 city so you'll have the same advantages as in AP on RK2.

Just ask me or Dagget for an invite. We'll log to Test and invite.


Note: you can't start the copy as long as Test server is not up again, after 18.1 install! So first check if Test is up.
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