The first Closed Alpha test is almost upon us! Woohoo! As we prep for the test, you’ll start to see a flurry of activity from us on social media, the blog, etc. I thought I would make this thread the “central place” where you can keep up on everything we’re talking about. I’ll update this post as more is released and we approach the testing date.
Countdown
The test will officially begin Thursday, April 20th at Noon (12PM) US Central Time and last for 48 hours. Here’s a handy countdown clock:
Special thanks to all of our Wiki contributors who helped move over so much content from our previous play guides already, that made this job go way faster!
Patch Notes
Did you join us for a previous Stress Test and want to know what’s changed? Well, wonder no longer:
SO EXCITED Quick question: will a World Boss be summonable in this test? I don’t know whether anyone managed to summon it during the last play test, but the last test’s guide at least mentions that it exists. The current “getting started” page doesn’t mention it, though… I’d like to try to figure out how to summon it this time, but it’d be good to know first whether it’s even possible. Thanks!
One of my lighthouses failed and the new one won’t be here in time for the closed-alpha.
I am going to try it with only one and front-facing only, is there an option for front-facing rotation.
Ouch! Sorry to hear that. Yes, front-facing setups are supported. From the Getting Started wiki page:
“If you’re using a front-facing (instead of 360-degree) setup, there’s a new option in the Player Menu under Settings called “Tracking Type.” Set that to Front Facing. Once you’ve done that, you can press the joystick left or right to turn.”
Is the giant deer thing, or the piranha plant thing a world boss? Cause I was just walking down the road and there was this giant deer in the middle of a clearing, no idea how it got there.
Can anyone tell me how many and how often they plan to have alpha tests? I’m wanting to buy in but it may be after the first test before I can. If there will only be a few alpha tests then I’ll buy in for the betas. If there will be quite a few than I’ll splurge for the Alpha tests. Very excited for this game and very impressed with how it’s shaping up. Major kudos to the devs!
Quick question: will a World Boss be summonable in this test? I don’t know whether anyone managed to summon it during the last play test, but the last test’s guide at least mentions that it exists. The current “getting started” page doesn’t mention it, though… I’d like to try to figure out how to summon it this time, but it’d be good to know first whether it’s even possible. Thanks! 
