/vr/ - Retro Games

We're all familiar with the jokes passed around how each Zandronum version will be the next Duke Nukem: Forever. I'd like to bust up a few myths though: What would you say if Zandronum 2.0 has been done for a few months? What if the only reason it's not out is because almost no one tests it? Sadly that is the truth. Torr has fully backported Zan 2.0 (so we're at ZDoom 2.5.0 or 2.5.1, I forget which). Why isn't it out? We need testing. Nothing more, nothing less.

Developing and releasing buggy software is something we only do when we have no choice. Zandronum 1.3 was sort of like this. We basically had no testing team helping us, and had to do a blind release and just hoped that nothing went wrong. Luckily, everything is great thus far, but we can't be that lucky all the time -- especially with 2.0 due to how many things have been upgraded. Some of you may be asking 'why don't the devs test it?', which we do. We test every release before releasing it. We cannot however test with multiple people and test over every single wad known to mankind since we don't have enough knowledge about the popular mods or what people play to do so.

Furthermore, some of the items getting into 2.0 are massive. You guys are used to seeing us increment slowly and add major features one at a time. This new version though is going to quite a new level. We have 1 ridiculously massive upgrade (ZDoom 2.5.x), and some awesome upgrades to the engine that needs major testing. Remember that you won't be seeing some new epic interface, the core of the game is stable and will remain so, it's the new features, tweaks, and bug fixes that there is so much of (ranging from minor to major).

Therefore, due to the massive size of this upgrade, it is not getting released until we get people testing it, unless it goes on for a year or more and we have no choice.

http://zandronum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5380
http://zandronum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5379

If you're interested in testing, come on!

>>1942964

That's pretty much what it is.
A more sci-fi visor, a Z-shaped crack, and viola.