Beta Test Update

Monday, August 29, 2005

Beta Test Update Version 0.91

Hello Penguins, just updated club penguin. We hope this version fixes the disappearing penguins and lost connection errors.

• Fixed Ballistic Biscuit
• Fixed Bean Counters
• Fix Throw Snowball bug
• Fixed Buying when coins equals cost
• Players should load faster
• Items should load faster

Posted by rsnail at 3:36 PM | Link | Comments

Beta Test - Week 1

Hello Penguins, We just wanted to thank you all for a great first week of beta testing. Believe it or not, we were able squish over 20 bugs last week, and we are currently going through the game piece by piece to find the remaining ones. Hopefully you will see even more fixes this week! Thanks again to all of you who are submitting your bugs. Please keep reporting even if you’ve reported a bug already. It helps us fix it faster.

Here are some bigger bugs we are still battling. We need your help by reporting in detail when, where, and what you were doing when it happened.

• Lost Connection
• Disappearing Penguins (and names and speech balloons)
• Ballistic Biscuit Crash Bug
• Bean Counter Exit Bug (losing coins)
• Buying Stuff Bug

More FAQ:

Are you going to add more clothes and furniture?
Yes! We are planning on changing the catalog every month once we launch.

Are you going to add more games?
Yes! We have five more games in production and others that we hope to add every few months once we launch.

After testing do we get to keep our account?
Yes! You will not have to sign up again, and your name will stay the same. Unfortunately, you won't be able to keep all your stuff because we will need to rebuild the catalog, but we will give you some bonus coins to thank you for beta testing that should get you started again.

Can we play hockey?
Yes! We are working on the physics engine to make the puck more accurate.

Where is the ninja?
That is a secret that can not be revealed until we launch. There will be a ninjas, but it will be more difficult to become a ninja and will involve the secret room. For now, just make your penguin black and pretend.

Can you add more rooms?
Yes! We are already working on a snowball fight arena (thanks for the idea!) and others.

Can you add beds?
No, don’t you watch the discovery channel? Penguins sleep standing up.

Why are the prices so high for stuff and how can I earn coins faster?
We are still working on the prices and we will update them when we launch. There will be more ways to earn coins at launch and the earning for each game will be more balanced.

Why can't we earn more coins for sled racing?
See the question above. We’re just glad its working now!

Will there be more people in sledding?
Yes! The game was built to handle 4 players and we hope to update that soon.

How do we find our buddies?
We are working on a ways to make finding your buddy easier. We are also working on a messaging system to send IM to your buddys.

Will there be more secret stuff?
Yes! We have a whole year planned of secrets and adventures to uncover.

Where is fluffy?
Fluffy is all around Club Penguin. Hmmm, I see a future adventure here…

Posted by rsnail at 11:28 AM | Link | Comments
Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Beta Test Update Version 0.89

Hello Penguins! The latest version is ready for testing. Once again thank-you for helping us find all the bugs.

• Mancala is online
• Mancala has been moved to 2nd floor of the Coffee Shop
• Sled Racing is online (Currently limited to 2 player)
• The Hockey Puck is back in the Ice Rink
• Fix a couple more server bugs, the server only crashed once in the last 24 hours

Posted by rsnail at 2:52 PM | Link | Comments
Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Beta Test Update

Hello Penguins! Busy bug squashing today. Here is the latest update:

Version: 0.88

• Fixed disappearing names
• Fixed disappearing balloons
• Fixed Girl answer in the Easy Chat
• Fixed buying furniture not appearing in list
• Fixed multiple penguins in player igloos
• Room loading should be faster
• Removed Mancala from first floor of coffee shop

Note: Mancala will return tomorrow.

Posted by rsnail at 4:37 PM | Link | Comments
Monday, August 22, 2005

Beta Test Update

Hello Penguins. I disabled the hockey puck and restarted the server. We are trying to find the source of our memory leak. We believe the memory leak is causing the server to have connection problems. If you are unable to connect to the server please try again in a couple minutes. We hope to have this bug squashed soon.

Posted by rsnail at 8:34 PM | Link | Comments

Ok, the server crashed already. We took the sledding game offline until we can solve the out of memory problem. Here is a list of bugs we are currently working on:

• Lost Connection when playing a game
• Names and Balloons disappear
• Stairs don't work on the second floor in the Dance Club
• Mancala Names are broken
• Loading is too slow.

Posted by rsnail at 3:53 PM | Link | Comments