Xenocell

v 0.8.715

Konrad — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 10:56:00 +0000

- Over a thousand changes have been applied to the game to bring its underlying engine code up to the latest version.

v 0.8.692

Konrad — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:05:48 +0000

- The updater will now properly stop and launch the game when an update is required.
- After installation, the game will now be launched when you have the launch game checkbox ticked.
- Fixed a login problem that caused the client to erroneously report “Error -2: Authentication failed.” for some user accounts.

v 0.8.682

Konrad — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 21:26:51 +0000

- The chat server is generally more stable.
- Fixed an issue where most clients would not be able to log in.
- If the connection to the chat server is dropped for whatever reason, it will be re-established within a few minutes.
- Chat error messages no longer cause pop-up windows to interrupt the game play.
- Added the option for admin broadcast messages.

v 0.8.680

Konrad — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:31:41 +0000

- Modified the deployment process to avoid a problem that is too embarrassing to mention.

This version is very much stripped down. It too has a number of bugs most likely, but the following are what you should report this time:

- Your AntiVirus program triggers an alert for any of the Xenocell files
- You can not install the game or installation does not succeed
- The game is not launched at the end of the installation
- You can not start the game at all and it is or is not in the process / task list
- The game crashes or hangs at any time, or stops loading a zone
- You can not log in or otherwise enter the first zone
- You fall through the terrain
- You experience problems when entering or exploring a base
- When loading, the “Downloading…” part takes over 30 seconds – it usually takes 1-5 seconds

v 0.8.670

Konrad — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:59:51 +0000

In the past months we have had a gazillion changes both on the server and on the client side. With this version we enter our public beta phase.

The first few days the download link will only be available in our testers’ group on Facebook. Within a few days we’ll be sharing it with our website visitors – once the game proves to be stable enough for testing.

You will see that this version is lacking features. Most of these missing features are turned off for one reason or another. During the following days they will be turned back on day by day, so be sure to check on the game at all times.

We have 12 zones in this initial stability test phase, but you won’t be able to see all zones – only the ones that you have access to.

Bug reports are now discussed in our forum. Hopefully this will bring us better results and less duplicate reports.

Thank you for your help in getting Xenocell off the ground!

Will there be a Mac or Linux version?

Konrad — Tue, 03 May 2011 14:30:40 +0000

Right now we plan to come out with a Windows version first. We have started porting the game to both Linux and Mac, but this is going to take a significant amount of time. Being an independent developer – and being a business – odds are that if the game does well on the PC then there will be a Mac and a Linux version. At this time, it seems unlikely that there would be a Mac or Linux version following within 2 years.

Issue #1

Konrad — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 15:01:19 +0000

Changes to the Xenocell mailing list

Important changes are coming!

Hi! This is Konrad Kiss from Xenocell. I am the lead developer behind this sci-fi mmo game. You might remember visiting our website – you signed up for our list to get information about the game, and you asked us to let you know when the game would enter a public beta test phase.

First of all, we want to let you know that we recently switched email providers. We know you get lots of email, so we’d like to use this as an opportunity to make sure you want to stay on our list. If you’re no longer interested, you can unsubscribe by clicking the button below. Otherwise, please keep on reading!

Unsubscribe

Beta testing imminent

Finally…

We know it took some time – the game has been in development for a few years now. The good news is that we're very close to coming out with a public beta version of the game that you can help us test! The game downloads are not yet available, but you can already register a free account and reserve your username!

Visit the Xenocell website

Check out the new site, it has just been launched but it's getting new features and content every day! This is a very exciting time for us and we hope that we will be able to share it with you.

If you are interested, please join our Facebook group and check out the more than 60 screenshots made during the private beta tests that we just uploaded.

Our next newsletter will be about beta testing game! We hope you'll stick with Xenocell – we look forward to blasting you to smithereens on the battlefield!

Cheers,

The Xenocell Staff

Is this a free game?

Konrad — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:02:45 +0000

The game is free to play, while it offers additional content for XenoPoints along with an optional low price convenient subscription plan. More details will be made available soon.

When is the game going to be released?

Konrad — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:43:32 +0000

Currently our release schedule has a date set in September, 2011.

Site back on feet

Konrad — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 22:09:06 +0000

Finally, our new, shiny website is up! This is big news as we’ve been working for a while to get here. The new framework opens up exciting possibilities.

We’ve spent a significant amount of time moving from our previous, temporary site. Of course there’s still a lot of work to do. We don’t yet have the comments turned on, the forum is still behind curtains, most of the content we want to share with you is still being revised so you might find a few empty pages and broken links. What else? Read on!

So yes, there are still issues – our gallery is only functional on the front page, and the Account and Store sections are still being finalized. You might have noticed that the huge tickers don’t have any images just yet. These are all issues that we are aware of, but we thought that launching early and fixing often will benefit us through your feedback and through us being able to share more in detail about our plans for the site.

The site might not be ready yet, however, there are many exciting things you might not be able to tell at first sight. Such a thing is the fact that the website is able to handle hundreds of thousands of concurrent visitors or more by scaling itself as needed. Being fast and responsive is key for the website in being useful. Since we’re planning to connect all kinds of neat things from the game to the website and back, we definitely wanted it to be blazing fast for everyone – no matter where you live.

In the coming days we’ll be busy filling up the site with content, fixing issues and enabling features such as the search option. We’ll be adding lots of lore about the game and its world, a FAQ section and a functional server status monitor. We will also open up public sign ups – alas, our testers will need to re-register and use these credentials to log in within the game. The forums and the option to comment should also become available right after registration is possible.

Some features will need to wait longer before they will be publicly available. We probably won’t have wallpapers for a while and the fansites and chat sections will also be put on hold until the official launch. The game store – where we’ll be selling virtual goods – will also debut close to the time of launch.

If you have any questions, please direct them at faq@xenocell.com – we’ll be answering those through our FAQ section on the website.

Hope you like the new outlook! We do. We’ll be pushing out updates on the status of the website as new features become available. Be sure to check back often, or follow us on Twitter to get the heads-up first-hand.