I believe they mean ED internal testing, as in they’ve submitted it to be integrated into the release branch(es) of the game.
Shhh… let him have his pendantic time alone. All labels are arbitrary milestones in software development. It’s not like different terms mean different things to different audiences.
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That was my impression to. Razbam tests it to death, then ED has to test it to death. External / internal…regardless, it is testing, and has to be done. Razbam may not have access to certain testing methods or criteria that ED has I’m guessing.
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Don’t make me start sharing horror stories from the fragile-scrummerfall sdlc of sadness
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I wonder if the track replay system could be used as a form of automated integration testing? Games and start-ups (or best mix, gaming startups) tend to treat repeatable software testing like ‘Gary is our button pusher, he’s our automation’ but I’ve always wonder how much places like Eagle buy in to the automated testing game. Where games used to be so release focused then ‘armies of random monkeys for two weeks’ pressing stuff was a valid approach, but now with this fancy dancy modules and base DCS world I’m curious if they’ve got to pimple popping maturity in terms of repeatable automated tests and regression. It must be hard to gauge quality with such a large surface area of public/private API and scripting.
I think @nicholas.dackard and Heatblur mentioned something about UI automation testing already?
(Alas, a bit off topic, but it might keep us busy for a few weeks until Mr Viff turns up).
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Could it be possible DCS World 2.5 is very,very close and this module will roll out with that? I know WISHFUL Thinking…but THAT would be Amazing!!
Signs point to yes
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lol… I worked across the hall from one of the founders of Scrum. You made me smile.
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well good lord, don’t let him know what travesties my company has inflicted upon his model!
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I say we keep feeding him whatever it is we are feeding him. Angry @discobot can’t be a good thing? Amiright @discobot?
@discobot fortune
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Comments from Prowler on the ED forums:
Yes, the hover/VTO stop is modeled, and works as it should
In fact, the only features missing for the moment are the moving map and some TGP functions, the rest is pretty much functional, regarding the avionics, regarding external model, there is a basic damage model (but the logic is there, so no “no wings” fly ability)which will be updated/upgraded with each new iteration.
HUD gives you accurate information in a proper manner, even as some of it still needs to be tuned up (yeah,we are aware of the pitch ladder not properly behaving with the flight path marker)Flight model is pretty much accurate, and i can openly say that the current AV-8B pilot that tested it, was very much comfortable with what he got from us, even when he put it to it´s paces, but it will be fine tuned for the ultimate simulation experience. I feel very confident to say that this is the most accurate AV-8B representation to date in ANY publicly available simulation software, and as such, is very complex to operate, that´s why it has to be checked more than once.If you find the Mirage 2000C complex to operate, this is perhaps 3 times the workload, it really makes you respect the fine gentlemen currently flying them and taking them to war.
And this is the version without a radar…Regarding our schedule, yes, we are still on it, what Eagle Dynamics is doing is double checking what has been done, and I´m glad they are doing it, if they feel safe taking a couple of weeks, i´m all for it, the great members of this fine community sometimes forget, it´s not either fast or easy to put out there a product, even worse one with the AV-8B characteristics, and i know this as a FACT, since i spent 13 years publishing flight sim add ons by myself. Sometimes it´s not just the product itself, but what surrounds it.
So this is my story, and I´m sticking to it, mainly because it´s true.So, if you feel like bashing us and/or our product, please do so, bottom line i´m sure once you got it, you´ll enjoy it. Or maybe you´ll hate it out of frustration, the only thing i can guarantee you is that you´re going to spend many hours learning to operate this bird, and no, you can´t pull “true lies” stunts with it.
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Sounds good so far.
Planes are really coming in nicely to DCSW.
Now if only…well, 2.5 is coming.
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early acces pocket-manual!
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snap