Kiwi

We're already in closed beta.

1. It's been underdevelopment for so long because we do this in our spare time not 24-7. We had to reverse engineer everything before we even started working on anything else, then we had to re-code from C# to C++ which took more time than we thought, we tried hosting the server on windows and that made too many problems do had to go back to Linux, there is more than just the simple "coding" that everyone seems to think is being needed. The code that EA left behind is a mess, as in it basically shouldn't even work but it does and the developers have to work it all out and change it into something they understand. If you see streams now you can see game play (Both PvE, PvP and rPvE games, Auction House, Mail, Direct Trade and Forge) so no, it's not just the Forge still. The only main issue is freezes, crashes and 12 player maps not being playable due to as I mentioned already the coding being such a huge mess. 2. Mistakes where made and the developers thought they could get it out in time but in the end couldn't because problems got in the way like they do in game development all the time, we apologized and that is why we no longer give set dates or times regarding Open Beta. 3. We get money from the project in a sense yes but it all goes towards server upkeep which we barely manage to reach (good servers aren't cheap) and we literally have barely any spare left over (the spare is being saved up for other things that we might need in the future like more servers etc). We also do not force people to donate nor do we expect people to donate. Considering all the staff have jobs I am not sure what we'd spend it on plus the amount we have left over wouldn't even buy a pizza. Keep in mind, some staff have even donated their money into this project themselves (Not that anyone seems to care of course). Finally I'd like to add we LEGALLY can't make any money from this game if we do we risk it being closed down and we don't want to risk that so why would we "spend" the money left over? It would mean a waste of these 3 years of blood, sweat and tears. I can tell you I have not been paid $0.01 since I became Moderator for this project, that's why I have two jobs just to get by. 4. Most people who think we're a scam have been around usually a month or even less and just assume that because they've been here 30 days or so and it hasn't been released that we're a scam. That or the fact when we do giveaways and they don't get access to Closed Beta they throw little tantrums and call us all names under the sun. They don't need to be here to see the streams or updates, it's all on our discord we have a stream channel and a channel for development updates (which is easy to see and have access to). If they don't read stuff before speaking not much we can do about that sadly. I get why people are losing hope I truly do and I don't blame them, but if they where true fans would they give up? Take the World Cup for example, you want your team to do the best they can and sometimes they don't get to the finals but they at least tried right? and regardless of the outcome you're always there. Well we're trying our asses off, how do you think it makes the staff feel to see people dragging this project in the mud while we're here for free doing this for everyone asking for nothing in return. I can tell you it's pretty shit, we made mistakes I get that but we all do, we're human it's what we do right? Anyway sorry about this huge wall of text, I hope I responded to all of your questions. If you want to ask anything else please send me a pm and I'll happily take the time to reply to you. So we can keep this thread on topic. Thanks.

Oh sorry about that I do apologize

We have around 276 members that have access to closed beta and some stream or upload videos on a regular basis, I am not sure how you can call this project a scam. If you believe we're a scam then why are you wasting your time being here and trying to drag this project down, what are you gaining from this? if you don't want to wait patiently for us to finish this then it's simple, just leave, we aren't forcing you to be here, but please just remember, the developers, moderators, admins, community manager work on this project in our spare time, we DO NOT get paid, we DO NOT use donations for our own benefit but we DO work our asses off to bring this amazing game back to life for you all.

It does work again, just not 100% to our liking and a few bugs and other issues.

Can we please keep on topic here and use the chatbox here or general chat on discord rather than spamming here thanks boys.

I'm so sorry guys I hope you all understand and aren't too mad!

Any donated money will be spent on server upkeep, development and a lot will be saved up for future server upkeep. No money whatsoever will go into our own pockets, and must we have a lot of excess money (beyond our savings for future upkeep), we will make sure this excess money will go to a good cause rather than it being profit.

Welcome to the team Ultra!

It will be available in English, French, German and Russian just like the old game was.

@BloodyNooby Well that is what Open Beta is for. To test that our server can handle a lot of players. Don't forget Open Beta is still a testing stage and isn't a full release. Sadly not only way to download it is by these two downloads. Unless you can get a friend to download it for you and give it you on a USB stick or drive.

UPDATE: Added information regarding each of the three phases of Open Beta. Not long now everyone! !

It will be coming out sometime this week.

@Ultrakool Wasn't that to you guys using the Community YouTube to make money then donate to us? If so I think that's because of our contract etc with EA.

Well what if people play other games on Twitch or YouTube? They can't not get paid at all if that makes sense and I am not sure if it can be stopped just for certain videos or not either. I have also stated several times though, rules regarding videos and streaming will be posted when Open Beta is released.

I as a guess think around 10,000 (not official statement just my opinion) as for not having an advertisement budget you guys can help with that streaming on Twitch, word of mouth to friends and family, making videos on YouTube is all advertising. Sadly though I don't think we can give anything back in return for payment but you can make money from Twitch and the YouTube videos. We of course also can't pay people to advertise for us as we don't have any budget or funds either and we can't give in game rewards or perks as again we don't own the game itself.

Anyone can make videos and stream to help promote the project, however we will have certain rules that streamers and video makers will need to follow.

I believe we'll only start looking for new moderators after Open Beta is released. Best person to ask is @MrXLink though as he's in charge of hiring more moderators.

Hey, my bad I forgot to change it. It should be right now though.

Hello Skylords, As many of you are aware we were doing giveaways daily on our Discord #giveaway channel. Giveaways for Closed Beta Access is currently closed! It appears that some of you are confused by how to participate in these so I have decided to make this thread to help explain it. First of all ALL giveaways happen on Discord in the #giveaway channel or on our forums here: https://forum.skylords.eu/index.php?/forum/66-giveaways/ Giveaway Information How do I enter a giveaway? During our Discord giveaways you will get a notification as our bot will do an @everyone tag. The bot will already add all the possible needed emotes to the message so that you only have to click the emote which is needed. The needed emote is located under the "WHAT WE NEED" field. (see photo below) NOTE: If you have two or more, or one invalid emote then your vote isn't counted. What are the possible emotes needed? NOTE: These are just a few examples of some of the emotes that you may need to react with during the giveaways. Participants? The Participants field shows the number of Discord users currently participating in the giveaway. However, this does not mean, that all the votes are valid. Maybe there are some users who added more than one emote or the wrong emote which is not needed at the current time. (see photo below) Valid votes? The Valid votes field shows the votes which are actually valid. (see photo below) Valid votes are the votes of all the users who reacted to the emote which is displayed in the message. (see photo below) NOTE: In this example the emotions in the red square are incorrect as they are not the same emote as the "What we need". Whereas the emote in the green square matches the "What we need" emote therefore it is correct. What is my chance at winning the giveaway? You can see your calculated chance in the field Chance which is a percent. Everyone has the same chance to win the giveaway on our Discord server. (see photo below). Giveaways on our Forums we try to give those who are more active and contribute to the project a bit of a higher chance. But you can be happy... There will soon be a big update to the giveaway system where active players will have a way higher chance than inactive or AFK players. But it could still be the same chance if everyone is on standby to see if the needed emote changed. At the end of each giveaway you will be notified if you won the giveaway. (see photo below). The bot will mention you in the giveaway channel and automatically adds you to the Closed Beta Testers Discord group. You will then have access to all the needed files and discussions of the closed beta. Timer? The timer could be set to be visible for all (which makes no sense at the current state of the giveaway) and is currently hidden during the whole giveaway. (see photo below) Who can enter giveaways? Only Discord users who are not a member of any of the staff groups (Administrator, Community Manager, Moderator or Developer) can take part in the giveaway. Of course users who are already a Closed Beta Tester (CBT) are excluded as well. How long do the giveaways last? They last around 5-7 minutes. Are giveaways rigged? No, the giveaways are only started by staff the bot does everything else, it picks what emotions are needed and even picks the winner at random. Can you start a giveaway? This dreaded question. Staff are constantly getting asked to start giveaways even though it has been said we will do them randomly. Please have patience we are human and have other commitments. Also note if you keep annoying staff in pm or in chats we will just eventually ignore you or even black list you (which means you will be banned from all giveaways). We also require InsaneHawk's computer to be online in order to start giveaways (as the bot is ran from his computer and it is needed for the giveaways). Feeling salty? We get that not winning a giveaway is upsetting but that doesn't mean you can go around being rude to one another or even towards the staff and project. We are doing our best to make it as fair as we can for everyone. We hope you understand that. Didn't win this time? If you didn't win this time don't give up, we are doing more than one giveaway each day at random times to try and meet every time zone possible. Keep up hope it could be you next time. Being naughty? If you're caught using multiple accounts to enter giveaways, they will all automatically be blacklisted so please don't. Let's make it fair for everyone. If you keep spamming and harassing staff asking for giveaways you will automatically be blacklisted so please don't.

Really nice work! I'd love to see a Swamp Drake Promo or Frost Mage, maybe even a bit of Girl Power.

Yes no micro transactions at all. Skin customization? How do you mean? Different colours for units or?

Yes, but of course you won't be able to join the Open Beta until you've made an account on the forums.

The DVD is of no use. You will be able to download all the files you need from here.