Nox Archaist Update – Playtesting

Nox Archaist, 6502 Workshop’s upcoming Ultima and The Bard’s Tale-inspired RPG, has entered the playtesting phase, and by the end of September, the developers intend to share the game’s final release date with the world. This Kickstarter update lets us know all that and also sends out a call for more testers, shares a recap of the recent KansasFest, and more.

Some additional details:

Tester’s Log

Earlier this month, Nox Archaist entered the playtesting phase. An intrepid team of sixteen volunteers from our community answered the call, and are working hard to put the game through its paces. So far most of the identified bugs have been minor, such as text corrections and user interface changes. The team also uncovered a few significant hidden bugs as well which we are glad to have behind us!

While we’re making excellent progress, there’s quite a lot of content to test in Nox Archaist. Our initial estimates are that Nox will have available up to 100+ hours of quests and side quests! Performing a thorough test is quite an epic undertaking! We expect to need at least one more month of testing to make sure the remaining game content is carefully evaluated for issues.

We know how excited everyone is to finally get their hands on Nox Archaist, and we’re happy to announce that we are definitely in the home stretch. By the end of September when we do our next update, we will have a much better idea of the timeline for finally releasing the game to you all! There’s a lot of logistics involved in the physical release. For example, we want to wait to print the physical game manual until testing is done, since the content or screenshots might change based on what happens during the testing phase. Plus of course there’s the nearly four thousand floppy disk sides that we can’t start copying until we know the bugs are squashed. (In case you were wondering, as excited as we are about releasing the game, the team is not exactly on the edge of our seats with joyful anticipation as we near the floppy disk copying phase of this project) 😉

More Testers Wanted

Are you interested in helping us test Nox Archaist? We are recruiting additional testers now. If you are interested and can dedicate the time, please email mark6502workshop.com.

Virtual KansasFest Recap

If you missed our Nox Archaist talk at Virtual KansasFest 2020, you can watch the live stream on the KansasFest YouTube channel.

Moved and Changed Addresses?

If you have moved in the past year and are getting a boxed set, be sure to confirm your address is correct in the Backer Survey:

• For changes within the same country: Log into Kickstarter, click on your name in the upper right and navigate to the Nox Archaist kickstarter page. Click “View Survey” and then “Edit Address”. You can also change your address in your Kickstarter profile and select “Apply to all” projects.
• If you have moved to a different country: You must send us your new address “manually” (changing your main Kickstarter profile address will not update your Nox address). You can send a message by clicking on the “Messages” tab in the “View Survey” window.

As always, we’d love to hear your comments and thoughts!

-Mark, Chris, Jarrod, and the 6502 Workshop team