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Civilizations Factions Season 2 Beta Announcement
This is not a drill.
The Development Process
Since Factions Season 1 ended in late 2024, we’ve spent two years grinding through a complete architectural overhaul.Initially, we tried to build on our existing foundation, but legacy code and infrastructure issues made it clear that we couldn't guarantee a stable experience. We made the choice to scrap the old build and start from scratch.
What you’re about to play is a complete rewrite. We have built a fully custom Factions plugin, rewritten our Bosses, overhauled Civilization handling and Dungeons, and built a new KOTH system. Over 500 project tasks, 400+ code commits, and 60,000+ lines of code have been tracked over the development cycle.
The Team
A project of this scale is a massive undertaking. The following people have spent the last two years bringing this version of Factions to life:| Category | Team Members |
|---|---|
| Management | Triton, LiterallyJack, hypews, NegativeKB, TheMisterEpic, TheFancyGamer |
| Development | BitByLogic, Cammy, casperwtf, Psword, Jamm, I998979, Obey, Cobeine, Diego, NegativeKB, hypews, LiterallyJack, Triton |
| Builds | 3nr1qe, r0b3rt0s, Sheiru23, Lxry, YaBoyNotTrippin, LiterallyJack, HugoDoesStuff, LevisPoppy |
| Pre-Alpha Testing and Contributions | 3nr1qe, __IO, ANameIdk, AngryBadger, Ayn4rch, Darkfire3999, Doge, Drezdino, FerretChan, GothBunnyGirl, GrassMunchers, Hoho63, iDimaBR_, ItzFrosticle, Jkuzi, jseger0212, KleptocatsOG, Koppie, Lxry, mukami, Nekoboi909, Nicsmew, Orca, piano1forte2, RedstoneIsGreat, r0b3rt0s, Sheiru23, takeromg, ThaliaOfComedy, Whelukno, YaBoyNotTrippin, Link_12635 (sorry if we missed your name, there were so many of you!) |
To the community: Thank you for keeping the pressure on us. Your feedback during early testing and your refusal to let this project fade away kept us going.
The Beta Roadmap
We are running the Beta in structured stages. Full details, focus areas, and specific objectives for each session will be published as they begin.Private Beta
The Dev server will be capped at 30 players, Faction Rank Holders, Players involved in the development & Staff will bypass the player cap. This phase is about structured testing of isolated core systems like Bosses, Economy, and Factions internals before they are integrated into a live environment.Bug Bounty
A Bug Bounty program will be active throughout the Beta. Those that are lucky to get in, you will have an early lead on submissions. Full details, rules, and rewards will be posted when the Private Beta officially begins.Public Beta
Once private testing concludes and critical issues are resolved, we will open the doors to everyone. The Public Beta will run as a full Mini Factions map. While the private sessions are about precision, the public phase is about volume, testing how the server handles high player counts, constant activity across all systems at once, and finding any remaining issues.Final Word
We knew this would take longer than expected. We hit setbacks that would have buried other projects and made hard calls that cost us months of work, but here we are!(attached are various screenshots of dev progress)
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