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I'm not sure if this has been posted, but Fileplanet is taking applications for a beta of FSX.  It's for subscribers only, of which I am not, but I thought I would spread the information incase anyone here was.

www.fileplanet.com

Cool...  I think...  But I don't need Beta, I'm getting Alpha Deluxe!

[quote]Cool...

I don't know what your apparent idea of version classification is, but here's mine.

Think of beta being: the game is doing but its supposed to do, but we still need to iron out the bugs. e.g. v 0.5

Alpha being: the game is finished. e.g. v 1.0

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, etc.


Beta is like second place... not quite

Alpha is like number one... where it should be

I don't know what your apparent idea of version classification is, but here's mine.

Think of beta being: the game is doing but its supposed to do, but we still need to iron out the bugs. e.g. v 0.5

Alpha being: the game is finished. e.g. v 1.0

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, etc.


Beta is like second place... not quite

Alpha is like number one... where it should be

When it comes to games, alpha is the first playable build of a game, and a beta has more features and less bugs.

In software development it goes from Alpha to Beta then V1.0 etc

They took the link off the main page, anyways, here's the link straight to the sign up.

http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/flight_simx/

Another interesting development, a demo in two days... Released first on gamespot.

This is exciting stuff...

http://www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/fli ... index.html

The demo will feature the location of St. Maarten in the Caribbean and include 2 airports and 3 missions of progressing difficulty.

Another interesting development, a demo in two days...

Oh yay!

This is just great. Can imagine how much work I have to do to keep this forum from turning up-side down once the demo is released? The demo has yet to be released and already I'm running short on injections.

This is just great. Can imagine how much work I have to do to keep this forum from turning up-side down once the demo is released? The demo has yet to be released and already I'm running short on injections.

You have two days to prepare...

Another interesting development, a demo in two days... Released first on gamespot.

This is exciting stuff...

http://www.gamespot.com/promos/2006/fli ... index.html

The demo will feature the location of St. Maarten in the Caribbean and include 2 airports and 3 missions of progressing difficulty.

The download page also says that FSX will be on the shelves as of the 3rd of October.

Matt

I don't know what your apparent idea of version classification is, but here's mine.

Think of beta being: the game is doing but its supposed to do, but we still need to iron out the bugs. e.g. v 0.5

Alpha being: the game is finished. e.g. v 1.0

Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, etc.


Beta is like second place... not quite

Alpha is like number one... where it should be

This is not called "Alpha", this is called "Gold", when the product is finished and ready to be shipped.
As explained above, Alpha means the very first working version, with missing functionnalities etc... and Beta means full functionnalities and full of bugs

Then I hav been lied to...

Those idiots in the uk...  They told me this stuff, tho this was about 8 years ago...

Oh well... :-/

Does this mean we have to sign up for the Gamespot FSX demo???