Engineering reports/20100322

=March 22, 2010 =

Tribble Test Server is Live
Many updates and fixes are now available for player testing on the new Tribble Test Server. Instead of redundantly listing all of the fixes in this report - please refer to the latest Tribble Release Notes for a complete run down of everything open for testing. This report will primarily focus on items not yet available for public testing.

New in this update
I've added tentative months (based on the Calendar) of when we expect features in development to be released to Holodeck (after they've been tested on Tribble). In addition - Season Two has been tentatively listed as July. Please keep in mind that dates can shift as issues arise. I will endeavor to keep this as up to date with internal schedules as possible.

The team is going to be concurrently working on both the features listed in Development as well as the Season Two update which will contain the majority of the new content. Keep in mind that large scale content such as new hubs, species, playable races, ships, episodes, etc will most likely be in the Season updates and we reserve the right to keep some content we're working on a secret for now

In Testing

 * STF – (Fed & Klg versions)
 * Updates to – Boarding Action (Side Action Map)
 * Klingon Faction variant of Starbase 24 Fleet Action
 * Tribble Weekend Items
 * Adjustments to Critical Hits
 * Adjustments to weapon swapping
 * Buying stacks of items
 * Sector Space Hud updates
 * Neutral Faction Bar Updates
 * PVP scoring updates to include shield healing
 * Fix for team transfers into level banded missions bypassing restrictions
 * Fix for players not getting credit for completing
 * Fix for Maps not zooming properly
 * Fix for a Klingon Carrier bug
 * Fix for Loot that cannot be picked up
 * Fix for Bridge officer candidates stuck in bank
 * Fix for
 * Fixes for UI Latency (especially the Guild Inventory)
 * Fixes to smooth out camera movement with mouse free look
 * Fixes for /stuck command
 * Fixes for players unable to PVP Queue

Under Investigation

 * Empty Star Cluster Missions
 * Loading screens freezing the client
 * Sol System and Earth Space Dock loading times
 * Weapon powers getting stuck and unable to fire
 * Borg Hunt iPVP map
 * Feedback Pulse
 * Dual Beam Banks
 * Need or Greed UI
 * Mark of Valor store
 * Klingon Mark of Honor store
 * Away teams disappearing on Unknown Planet surfaces

In Development

 * Difficulty Slider (April)
 * Death Penalty (April)
 * Full Autofire in Space (April)
 * Memory Alpha Improvements (April)
 * Mission Revamp (April)
 * STF – (April)
 * STF – (April)
 * Caitians (April)
 * TOS Mirror Universe Female Outfit (April)
 * TOS Female Minidress Update (April)
 * Joined Trill - Klingon Faction (April)
 * STF – (May)
 * Sitting in Chairs (May)
 * Accolade System (May)
 * Exchange Improvements (May)
 * Squad Leading - “Sidekicking” (May)
 * Episode Replay (May)
 * STF – (June)
 * Trading Existing Bridge Officers (June)
 * Random Bridge Officer Requisition (June)
 * Dabo Minigame (June)
 * Season Two Update – (July)