#beta-testers

[merrycrisis-if]

Merry crisis announcements! 🎉

Upcoming chapter

I'm 95% done with writing the next chapter of Merry Crisis (i.e. 27th Dec) and it's already a banger at 56k words!

Features

The lead-up to the Nat surprise(!!)

Visit the columbarium with your family (to commemorate your grandparents 👴👵), and relive some childhood memories! <flesh out your MC's family life!>

Skip the columbarium family trip and have lunch with Qiu (at their workplace 💼🌶) or Shay (includes an optional boxing 🥊 session, and potentially meet someone dear to them 🍲). Or play boardgames with Joony 🎲 instead!

Meet Qiu or Shay at a 'winter'-themed funfair/carnival in the evening (or save it for a future Nat date)🧸🎄🍻 <win stuffed animals, drink mulled wine, sit on the lawn and... experience... snow(?)>

Release dates

Early: 22 Mar

Public: 5 Apr

Call for Beta-testers

Merry Crisis has reached a really substantial word count (past 200k with this new chapter), so it's about time I started editing it more systematically! :)

I would love to get a couple of beta testers involved, so do drop me an email at [email protected] if you're interested to help beta-test the newest chapter and the entire IF!

If you have noticed some errors, do also drop them here (much appreciated!)

Sneak peak scenes

As you guys know, I was meant to publish an early sneak peek for Qiu's lunch scene a long time ago--and it just took a long time to take shape.

I'll be releasing not just Qiu's lunch, but also Shay's lunch, and both will be fully interactive. You will need to do a quick input of your MC's/Qiu/Shay's pronouns though.

Release dates

Early: 15 Mar

Public: 22 Mar

Love, Allie

[interact-if]

Hello, mind if I ask if there are any author currently looking for beta tester:D?

Putting this out there! Signal boost if anyone needs beta-testers :) Otherwise, usually you'll see posts asking for beta-testers/ authors putting out a call!

[allieebobo]

This is an open letter to everyone who's just loading their saves to get into new content: You will never comprehend with each and every update just how much previous things have consistently changed. It's so good. Allie you're a genius.

Awwww. And this is a shout-out to all my beta testers, including @raptorofwar (and readers who spend time sending in thoughts and feedback and bug reports too!) - I'd never be able to make all these improvements to CT:OS without all the love, thoughtfulness and attention you guys lavish on the game, so thank you so so much. 💞

Well, I hope the consistent changes are for the better! 😅

[thetruthbureau]

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[rougecandy]

It's our last day as Pottermore Beta-Testers Guys.

It was like so totaly Cool ;')

 It was an honour to test pottermore with you Guys :)

HUGS FROM ME FOR YOU AAAAALLLL! ;3 ♥

  Love ya <3

[mesita]

Now that I think about it, we're Pottermore Beta-testers, right?

Does this mean we are to provide feedback of our experiences so that they can fix any bugs with the program before it opens to everyone?

It says we are to "shape the experience," after all.

Personally, I hope they let people in by birthdate--and let the older registrants in first because they are statistically more likely to give educated and informed responses and feedback.