Ok seriously whats with the string of recent small patches? [Experimental]

[Slyguy65 499]

This isn't what im used to seeing from this game, usually they do a patch then give a changelog, ive seen 3 patches in varied sizes all less than 200megs and still no word. I don't lurk the devtracker much, is there something on there?

[w00kie 42]

Ops my bad! Was ment for another post!

Edited March 20, 2014 by w00kie

[Slyguy65 499]

Please use the search option for the forum! Does comes in handy, please make a note of it! Considering you have over 1000+ posts. I would of assume you know what it is for at least!

 

Any ways, links are here!

 

http://steamcommunity.com/games/221100/announcements/detail/1406553615552823395 oh and here : http://forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/180792-rolling-update-rev-042116181/?hl=0.42.116181

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wow

read my post again

 

Ill just point it out to make it quick.

 

First off you linked me the stable patch...experimental had that stuff for weeks.

 

Secondly, im asking about patches that came AFTER that patch.

 

Third and finally, i clearly stated experimental....tell me what branch does it say in the very first line on your second link.

Edited March 20, 2014 by Slyguy65

[byrgesen 1341]

Well, its exactly how BI handled the experimental branch in Arma III, so im not that surprised.
Basicly the developers just uploaded "finished" stuff to the branch, almost on a daily basis, and then they started testing it out.

 

It could be what they are doing here.

Edited March 20, 2014 by Byrgesen

[Ozar 108]

my patch was 1GB big ^^

[Window Licker 504]

forums.dayzgame.com/index.php?/topic/180987-so-how-is-experimental-currently/

patches are part of an extensive data capture to find out exactly what is happening in the client/server communication.

There is no changelog done for backend changes as per Hicks.

[LaughingJack (DayZ) 767]

This isn't what im used to seeing from this game, usually they do a patch then give a changelog, ive seen 3 patches in varied sizes all less than 200megs and still no word. I don't lurk the devtracker much, is there something on there?

 

Well because that were backend patches, which do not get a changelog.

These patches are either ones to gather data for the dev team or hotfixes where they are not sure if they will work as planned.

 

e.g. about the patch yesterday:

I fully expect people to have issues connecting, or possible server connection issues. What is important here, is we've identified some of the cause - resolved it, and are using these servers to capture network traffic data to identify -exactly- when/why/how etc the remaining network issues occur. Tomorrow when we get in, we'll turn the servers off - and parse the data.

 

and the other one:

We'll be pushing a test hotfix to Experimental Branch later tonight

 

 

 

my patch was 1GB big ^^

 

That was the patch for stable. Slyguy asked about the exp patches ;)

 

 

Well, its exactly how BI handled the experimental branch in Arma III, so im not that surprised.

Basicly the developers just uploaded "finished" stuff to the branch, almost on a daily basis, and then they started testing it out.

 

Not this time ;)

 

 

Edit: Damn, windowlicker ninja'd me :beans:

Edited March 20, 2014 by LaughingJack

[makomachine 263]

Stable is Alpha, Experimental is 'preliminary testing'. I'm actually surprised they ever released info on Experimental. Seems counter to the speed so many are complaining about for updates. Not sure why they didn't release anything on these, but maybe something to do with the angst of late about the stable delays and subsequent update.

[Window Licker 504]

Dean Hall ‏@rocket2guns 8m

We're working very hard on a hotfix for the lag and desync issues being experienced by many. Lots of testing on experimental #dayzdaily

[w00kie 42]

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wow

read my post again

 

Ill just point it out to make it quick.

 

First off you linked me the stable patch...experimental had that stuff for weeks.

 

Secondly, im asking about patches that came AFTER that patch.

 

Third and finally, i clearly stated experimental....tell me what branch does it say in the very first line on your second link.

 

 

If you read my post again, that was ment for another post, when i got distracted and was reading your post and crossed it over. Like I said here:

 

 

Ops my bad! Was ment for another post!

 

 

Then you would of seen the edit!

[Slyguy65 499]

Well because that were backend patches, which do not get a changelog.

These patches are either ones to gather data for the dev team or hotfixes where they are not sure if they will work as planned.

 

e.g. about the patch yesterday:

 

and the other one:

 

 

 

 

That was the patch for stable. Slyguy asked about the exp patches ;)

 

 

 

Not this time ;)

 

 

Edit: Damn, windowlicker ninja'd me :beans:

Answered what I was asking

 

Weird I just find it odd considering they just started this like this month I haven't seen these hotfixes in the previous months, or at least not so many.

 

Also does anyone know why the experimental servers are down? I checked about 3 times on different days, and there is just never any up maybe like 1 or 2 empty European or Australian ones but thats it