Test Games/2022-11-14

Test games are special games occasionally launched by admins to test updates, experimental features and maps.

As test games are run to test specific things, they may not progress in the normal way (for example, heroes may be spawned artificially or monsters may be given additional mana) so that we can more easily test new features. They may be buggy or unbalanced, and may need to be restarted multiple times. Quest, achievement and stats progress may or may not be saved as normal. In-game tutorials and other text may not be updated to reflect changes being tested.

Test games help us ensure new updates work properly and allow us to get player feedback on possible new features and maps. If test games are running, anyone is welcome to join through the main portal in the lobby. We might miss some comments in game chat, so it's helpful to post feedback in the Discord afterwards.

What are we testing?

Today's test games feature changes to the armor bar and introduces changes to the resource pack. Please make sure you have resource packs enabled for these test games.

The armor bar has been visually inverted so that 4 segments will appear empty when armor is in perfect condition, and the entire bar is depleted when an armor piece is on the verge of breaking. While the armor bar may appear to be empty, players will still be able to sprint at all times. We hope that players will find that it easier to tell when armor is about to break with this change.