Forged Alliance Forever Forged Alliance Forever Forums 2018-10-26T23:04:49+02:00 /feed.php?f=45&t=16844 2018-10-26T23:04:49+02:00 2018-10-26T23:04:49+02:00 /viewtopic.php?t=16844&p=168840#p168840 <![CDATA[How to join an ICE test game]]>
Sadly this isn't as easy in practice as it sounds. The fact that there are a lot of unpredictable machine and network setups makes this hillariously hard which is also the reason for the ICE adapter being already 2 years in developement and having been rewritten 5 times by multiple people.

Which is why we need YOUR help!

To participate in testing just follow these simple instructions and listen to what the test organizer says.
He or she will also tell you which client to use.

Keep in mind this is developement stage software. It may corrupt/overwrite other files like the client preferences or install files of other FAF clients or cause unnecessary network usage. Use this software at your own risk!

Java/Downlord's client:
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1. Download the client installer from: ---- not in use currently ----
    - ALWAYS make sure you got the newest version before joining a test game
    - The file you need is the *.exe one
2. Install the client from the file you downloaded
    - This will overwrite your current installation of downlords's client
3. Launch the client
    - There is probably a shortcut on your desktop
    - This client will connect to the test server
    - The games you play here DO NOT AFFECT THE PRODUCTION SERVER DATABASE, it will not count towards your game count or rating
4. Login using your FAF username and the password foo
    - If your account was just created pretty recently, it won't be yet contained in the database
    - In this case contact the test organizer about how to proceed, there are ice test accounts
5. Join the game in the Play tab
    - There will probably be a debug window opening when the ice adapter starts, it will close again when the adapter terminates
6. Observe
    - If anything unexpected happens, do immediately inform the organizer
    - provide screenshots / additional information when possible
7. Upload logs
    - If asked by the organizer to do so please upload logs of the test game
    - DO NOT send the log without being asked, we don't have time to read through 10k+ lines of log each game ;)
    - Windows users: you can find the log files in C:\ProgramData\FAForever\logs
- The one needed is the ice adapter log and the downlords-faf-client.log



DEPRECATED Python/Original client:
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1. Download the client installer from: --- not in use currently ---
    - ALWAYS make sure you got the newest version before joining a test game
    - The file you need is the *.msi one
2. Install the client from the file you downloaded
    - This will create a new client installation called Forged Alliance Forever Beta which will be completely seperate from your normal installation.
3. Launch the client
    - There is probably a new shortcut on your desktop.
    - This client will connect to the test server
    - The games you play here DO NOT AFFECT THE PRODUCTION SERVER DATABASE, it will not count towards your game count or rating
4. Login using your FAF username and leave the password field empty
    - If your account was just created pretty recently, it won't be yet contained in the database
    - In this case contact the test organizer about how to proceed, there are ice test accounts
5. Join the game in the Play tab
    - If asked, you can view the connectivity status by right clicking the FAF icon in the top left corner
6. Observe
    - If anything unexpected happens, do immediately inform the organizer
    - provide screenshots / additional information when possible
7. Upload logs
    - If asked by the organizer to do so please upload logs of the test game
    - DO NOT send the log without being asked, we don't have time to read through 10k+ lines of log each game ;)
    - Windows users: you can find the log files in C:\ProgramData\FAForeverDevelop\logs
- The one needed is the ice adapter log and the forever.log

Statistics: Posted by Geosearchef — 26 Oct 2018, 23:04

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