The Starry Expanse Project

Our Beta Signup program will be released this coming Monday, December 14 21, at 6:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Be ready! 🙂

A few technical details: there will be three applications, one for Mac, one for Windows, and one for either platform. The former two will be standalone executables but very large (the Mac one we know is upwards of 28 Mb) so if you’re absolutely set on being one of the first to sign up for Beta, we’d recommend going with the Python one, since it is smaller and will download more quickly. It will require some version of Python 2 (NOT 3) and each of the following Python modules: wx, wx.richtext, wx.wizard, os, cStringIO, base64, tempfile, subprocess, platform, re, urllib2, urllib.

That’s right! Beta signups are coming soon.

We’re still working on some server-side things, but in a few days (really, this time) we will post a downloadable that will let you sign up for beta testing. Keep in mind you must be willing to submit bug reports and feedback on a regular basis, not just willing to get a sneak peek!

The lists will *probably* fill up fairly quickly, and we’re running this thing on a first-come-first-serve basis. (hint, hint.) So you may want to camp out around here when it comes close to Beta-signer-upper release time.

We will make another post announcing the exact time of release at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance.

Some good news from the Starry Expanse Project team:

We have decided that before the year is out, it will be necessary for us to have formed a beta testing team. “But Cho,” you may ask, “who will form this elite team of testers?” “Why,” I would answer, “you! You, my dear friend, could be invited to participate in the testing of the Starry Expanse Project!” (screenshots of which are readily available in other posts on this very blog).
All that will be required to use the Beta is a working installation of URU: Complete Chronicles and the latest version of OfflineKI (or your favorite flavor of age management tools). Although we will start with a small pool of testers at first, we do intend to increase the size of the beta-testing team, so even if you are not accepted at first, you may still be given the opportunity to test.

That’s all we can tell you for now, but check back soon for a signup!

Even on the beach we can’t get our minds off The Starry Expanse!