AfterWorld News AfterWorld Latest News http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:04:41 -0400 60 Problems connecting to the AfterWorld http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4563
Lately, some of the players experience big lags in game or are not able to connect to the AfterWorld at all.
If you are one of those, please follow the next steps:

1. Press "Start" -> "Run".
Type in the run-box "cmd" (without quotes) and press enter to start the command prompt.

In just-opened window type:
tracert my.afterworld.ru
and press enter.

After it finishes, click on the icon at top of the window, choose "Edit" -> "Select All". It should highlight whole window. Now, without clicking anywhere, press "Enter" to copy the content of the window into clipboard.

Now, by email or via contact form, please send us the report (press Ctrl+V to paste the text).
We are actively working with our ISP in order to find out where the problem can be, and your reports will help us a lot.]]> Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:07:17 -0400 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4563 <![CDATA[AfterWorld: Alpha World - it's coming]]> http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4511
During last months we was running a closed test of Alpha 9.9 (huge thanks to testers!) and we are glad to report that it's ready for release!

When: August, 13 2010 at 7:30am UTC/GMT (11:30am Moscow / AW time)
What: AfterWorld: Alpha World game servers shutdown in order to apply the 9.9 update.

We expect to finish the implementation within 24 hours, but it could take more or less, depending on how the update process will go.

P.S.
This is a final big update to the AfterWorld: Alpha World, and we will continue to support it only by releasing bug-fixes.
Any additional functionality will be implemented in AfterWorld: Survival.]]> Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:53:10 -0400 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4511 Alpha 9.9 preview http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4167
It has been quiet these last few months, but we are still here with you.

We are entering the phase of closed testing of the Alpha 9.9 patch.

This is a major rewrite of the whole inventory and storage system, more than 70% of the whole game code/logic has been re-done, and we're running a new database on new powerful servers. This is why it took so long. But it's worth it.

Another reason of development "slowdown" (hey, it's only looking like slowdown!) is because most of our team is working on AfterWorld Survival, and only selected developers are still with Alpha 9.9.

The new inventory routine brings a lot of benefits to us (easier management of the database and game itself) and to you (more functionality with greater performance). No more slowdowns while opening storage and crafting. This new inventory is developed in a such way that it is compatible with Alpha and Survival at the same time.

The first time you open the storage you will still need to wait for some time (still goes quicker than with the previous version), but next time you access the storage (via storage or craft terminal) it will open within a few seconds.

And of course, Alpha 9.9 will include a lot of bugfixes and useful additions here and there.

Here are some screenshots of Alpha 9.9:






As you may have noticed on the screenshots, we have implemented support for exporting data from inventories and storages.

Here are examples of exported XML files for those of you who plan to use this feature:

http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=15
http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=16

Weight implementation is coming together with this update, but the actual limitation will be enabled further down the road so everyone will have a chance to clean up inventory.

Due to the major rework of the game we need to do heavy and detailed testing.

Over the next two weeks selected players will receive an email from support with instructions on how to join testing of Alpha 9.9.

P.S. News on the AfterWorld Survival is coming later as soon as our design team decides to share their work with everyone.
]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 09:03:35 -0400 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4167 April 15, 2010: Servers offline http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4112
Our Internet Service Provider have some technical problems, so the game servers will be offline for some time.
We a closely working with ISP in order to bring servers back online asap.

Sorry for inconvenience.]]> Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:55:57 -0400 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4112 Maintenance shutdown: Apr 12, 2010 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4105 We expect to finish maintenance in 12 hours, so everything should be back to normal operation at 11:30pm UTC (April 13, 3:30am Moscow Time).

We are sorry for inconvenience.

P.S. This is only technical maintenance, no updates are scheduled for this date.]]> Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:39:19 -0400 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4105 AfterWorld: Alpha World updated to 9.8.5 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4000 AfterWorld: Alpha World has received an update 9.8.5 which includes the following:

  • Activated Skills' Transfer Terminal
  • Game stability fixes in terminal interaction
  • Minor performance improvements when avatar is in highly populated (by mobs and/or avatars) areas

]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:35:52 -0500 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=4000 AfterWorld: Alpha World updated to 9.8.4 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=3968
#. Proper fix for armor crafting;
#. Adjustments in skils: since this patch the maximum skills avatar can gain from using tool/item/weapon is not only items with the same level as avatar, but any, which are same or higher level comparing to the avatars skills, so all of those will give 100% skill rate. SAU drop will stay the same as in previous versions;
#. Non-citizens are not able to gain skills anymore;
#. Minor fixes for stability of the game client;]]> Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:18:18 -0500 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=3968 Happy Holidays and the future of AfterWorld. http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=3940  
The year 2009 was a good one for AfterWorld. We have achieved a large milestone in development and a lot of resources have been put into research. So, we think it is a right time to share with you some information about the future of AfterWorld.
 
1. "Beta", names and new world.
The most important from this news is: there will be no "Beta".
We decided not to go with the standard alpha-beta-gold loop, as it doesn't really fit our development routine. And we don't want "The Beta Effect" (read more at MMORPG) to affect our project.
At this moment, AfterWorld is in "live-development" with open registration for participation, though it is not yet commercially launched.
 
The current project is going to be renamed to AfterWorld: Alpha World. It will continue to receive updates/patches with bug-fixes and small improvements. The only large update expected to be released for "Alpha" is 9.9 which is about an updated inventory and storage (bringing in the lag-free crafting, faster loading of storages and containers, improved GUI).
 
At the same, we developing a new, better, larger world. Actually, it has been in development for some time already. Expect to see a new large world with size of more than 2000 sq.km. (over 500 current “Saransk” zones). Most of the places are based on the real-world locations.
This new world will appear in a new project called AfterWorld: Survival.
AfterWorld: Survival is powered by Torque 3D engine (the successor of the award-winning TGEA engine).
The new project will include all of the "Alpha" features and many other additions and improvements. Corporations, transport and lots of other cool stuff is going to be implemented in "AfterWorld: Survival" too.
Some of the preview of new world:
Bigger world will allow to separate crafting machines into levels (so different cities will serve different craft levels).
The resources will be distributed widely over the whole area.
Different Quarantine zones with different features.
More PVP levels (from no PVP through kill-only up to fully lootable PVP zones).
 
New server’s back-end, developed locally in Dedicated Logic, will allow to provide high-quality service for a very large audience without lags.
 
Expect to enter into the new world in 2010.
 
2. Economy.
With the coming changes to the AfterWorld project (see above) it will be required to tune the whole system, however, we don't expect those changes to be dramatic.
Everything from the "old world" (current "Alpha") will be transferred to the "Survival Project" without any wipe, so at the end all items, skills, valuables, etc will stay "as is".
 
The commercial launch (we will post news with more information about it additionally) will not bring any changes to the economy at all, so everything you have on your avatar will be kept no matter what happens.
 
3. Thanks.
We would like to thank you all for your support, participation and dedication.
As you may have noticed, a lot of has been developed based on your ideas. Keep them coming (use contact form to share your thoughts, ideas and recommendations)!
 
Happy Holidays!
]]> Sun, 27 Dec 2009 16:23:29 -0500 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=3940 Maintenance shutdown: Dec 2, 2009 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=3913 We expect to finish maintenance in 12 hours, so everything should be back to normal operation at 9:00pm UTC (00:00 Moscow Time).

We are sorry for inconvenience.
]]> Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:25:43 -0500 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=3913 AfterWorld Alpha 9.8.3 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=3892
#. Fixed crash on Windows Vista / Windows 7 with mid/hi-end NVIDIA GeForce cards when using latest drivers (191.07)
#. Fixed performance slow-down and hangs in farm area of Quarantine A1
#. Improved loading and rendering. The game client should load faster now and be more stable
#. Fixed crash on exiting game when avatar is in water or near/in foundry
#. Changed the minimum price calculation for the Market. All crafted items can't be sold for the price less than has been paid for manufacturing (in order to prevent accidental selling of crafted items by default price 0.33 AWD)
#. Re-adjusted the calculation of manufacturing professions of Metallurgy and Mineralogy. All previous progress has been taken into account and all values updated accordingly.
#. Skills XML export updated to version 0.4a (fixed spelling of "ProfessionLevel")
#. Fixed message about "Unknown" crafted items and items sold from market
#. Fixed manufacturing time calculation for items with repairs
#. Fixed manufacturing time and price calculation for armor with repairs and large damage coverage
#. Adjusted messages about gaining progress in manufacturing professions
#. Adjusted MFP/ASP (CDs) drop from crafting

Keep in mind, that the whole game client has been re-packed into this update, so the download process could take a while.
]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:39 -0500 http://talk.afterworld.ru/index.php?showtopic=3892