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[jay2]

Fantastic news Guitar, it really is.
To all the Testers out there, drop everything you are doing and test this baby to the max...Its your turn now

[James]

* Project Amber Goes Beta *

I have finally started sending out Beta copies of Amber to testing in a larger group. Its not finished, this is merely phase 1, but that said, its not far off either. The first public release will not be 100% complete but its good enough to run a large proportion of games. There are a few known bugs and I'm hoping that bugs that may appear in other games will shed some light on the cause, the more clues the better.

There are still improvments to be made over the next few days/weeks, but for the most part its all there, just not very refined.

One word: Awesome.

(And of course thanks)

[vectra666]

brilliant news looking forward to it hope everything works out good for it thankyou for all the hard work and talent you,ve put into this and to the layout guys for putting the skills into producing layouts for this forcoming emu cheers in advance

[Daryl]

Congratulations... you will have made a lot of members happy with the Beta going out to test.

[samson81]

Legend thats all i can say mate

[Guitar]

Unless any major updates are required, or critical bugs are found, Project Amber will go public beta on Friday evening. My plan is to release 6pm Sharp. So expect it around 7.30pm - 9pm.

I'll do a full post nearer the time detailing what works/what doesnt. I will endeavour to get some docs written by then. If not there is a reasonable amount of built in help. And a small group of people who know enough to empart knowledge until docs are done.

Dont expect a 100% polished product as you will be disappointed, some features will be "greyed out" for a while.

Updates will be released fairly often in the first few weeks as things get tidied up, bugs dealt with, and a few machine issues get ironed out.

But enough things seem to be working properly to go for a release.

[cashbox1]

Unless any major updates are required, or critical bugs are found, Project Amber will go public beta on Friday evening. My plan is to release 6pm Sharp. So expect it around 7.30pm - 9pm.

I'll do a full post nearer the time detailing what works/what doesnt. I will endeavour to get some docs written by then. If not there is a reasonable amount of built in help. And a small group of people who know enough to empart knowledge until docs are done.

Dont expect a 100% polished product as you will be disappointed, some features will be "greyed out" for a while.

Updates will be released fairly often in the first few weeks as things get tidied up, bugs dealt with, and a few machine issues get ironed out.

But enough things seem to be working properly to go for a release.

superb Guitar mate many thanks for all the blood sweat and tears you and the others have put in for us all,very much looking forward to this release and seeing what it can do as it develops.

[vectra666]

Brill news, So we can expect this and other fme sites to go into meltdown friday evening lol has anyone giving a update of this over at dadsfme yet

[letemspin]

Excellent news Guitar. You've stuck doggedly to this mammoth task these past 5 years or more, enduring the worst that this scene can throw at you, but now you stand tall on the eve of your crowning glory mate. Hats off to you, I say - "well done" would be something of an understatement!

You must feel very proud, and deservedly so.


Cavey

Edited by letemspin, 11 April 2012 - 07:51 AM.

[slasherx2]

Can't wait!

Well, I can and I have to, but you know what I mean - really looking forward to it.

Thanks Guitar and anyone else involved

[samson81]

I cant wait to finnaly be able to play abracadabra 1 of my all time fav machines even tho it will need to be classic'd or DX'd first.
maybe i should put that as my next task

Guitar = Legend !!!

[hurricane]

x Infinity, Well Done and many thanks.

[Johnnyafc]

Good news, even better im off friday night lol

[James]

I stop on friday from work for a week, know what i'll be doing for most of it now

[cardie]

What techs will the Beta run then? Be glad to play BWBs never played some of the rare ones before, what about electrocoins, Ace that sort of thing?

[niallquinn]

Thanks Guitar.

"My plan is to release 6pm Sharp. So expect it around 7.30pm - 9pm.".

Made me chortle that!



BF-NQ.

[spa]

Good news

[nails]

im very excited for you guitar, ive seen amber and what its capable of. can wait for the mass developers to get to grips with doing new layouts

[mort]

Well done Guitar, looking forward to it.

[mort]

Did Club Bullion (Crystal) sound ROMs ever turn up ?

I did speak with a seller of a bullion machine a while back, but I think Harvey won the auction and I missed it by a matter of hours

Harv, if you wanna throw me a bone again any chance I could get a copy of the sound ROMs ?