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Short Performance Test [TEST IS CLOSED]

Thanks for testing; the test is now CLOSED.

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Cosma is doing a series of shorter performance tests that will take less time to run and only be open a few hours.

For those of you who have tested in the past, the link is at the bottom of this post. For those of you who have never tested before, please read the entire post, top-to-bottom, before starting on your  testing odyssey.

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Glitches of Ur:

Cosma is evaluating new features in the game engine and would like to borrow your computer to test them. And naturally, you will be rewarded.

It won't take any effort to participate (you will not be playing the game, though you can watch it), but it will take 5-15 minutes for most people. You will be rewarded for testing up to three times.

If you use multiple computers, it would help Cosma learn more if you run a test on each (or as few/many as you like).

The whole point of this test is to let the game run by itself on your computer without any interaction from you.

The last time we ran this test, players were behaving very un-Glitchlike. These things we ask you to NOT DO during or after the test (please respect Cosma's wishes!):
* DO NOT use your computer AT ALL (no pictures, no video, no Facebook) while the tests are running!
* DO NOT report bugs at all - even if things look wrong, or you get an error!
* DO NOT interact with the game during testing
* DO NOT intentionally try to re-enter the test locations after testing is complete

When testing is over, you will receive a reward. The next time you launch the game you will be returned to where you started. If you find yourself stuck in a test location, please alert a staff member in Help chat.

Now that you're ready to enlist, head to www.glitch.com/perf/

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If you encounter any problems during the test, try again.
If you still have trouble, you should stop testing, not report any problems, and feel content for at least trying.

Posted 7 months ago by Jono Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • MOAR :D i totally supported these test, just got a link in global chat, now about to start :D
    Posted 7 months ago by GiaTori Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I should've been the first poster, but I was too busy doing the test. :-)
    Posted 7 months ago by I Love You TS Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hm, could not run properly in Iron.  Game has run fine in it for days.
    Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Super cool, took less than five minutes even. Do these Soulful/Soulless streets correspond to any similar streets ingame? The art is great.
    Posted 7 months ago by Helvete Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I believe the Soulful/Souless is Rasana in a different colour- or Hell.
    Posted 7 months ago by I Love You TS Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yay!
    Posted 7 months ago by RJStormRider Subscriber! | Permalink
  • 500 xp...
    Posted 7 months ago by GiaTori Subscriber! | Permalink
  • hm, keep getting Flash error: null on this...
    Posted 7 months ago by ☣ elf ☣ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • GOD disconnected me, and when I got reconnected the test malfunctioned (I stopped moving and nothing happened for a long time)! Trying again now.
    Posted 7 months ago by Aurora Dellaterra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Flash error/null at Animal Farm. Tried re-running, but no luck -- I suppose I'll try again later.

    I DID NOT use my computer at all! O.O
    Posted 7 months ago by Astryll Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Does this mean I have to shut all the programs on my computer down, or just that I can't do anything with them while the test is running?
    Posted 7 months ago by Aiglet Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sorry for being a little confuzzeled... I've done the tests with other apps open, but I don't touch my computer at all during the test. Is that sufficient? Or should I be closing everything?
    Posted 7 months ago by Kiavora Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Did run it, it worked completely well, made me mad with all those crabs spamming and the NOTE!!!!!! WHAT DID IT SAY!!!!!!!!! also it gives XP! and that gets transferred into iMG! So i had 6575 and now i have 6975 or at least i think so!
    Posted 7 months ago by Taco Assassin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • " As a reward for helping us test, you've been awarded 500 xp and 1000 currants."
    Posted 7 months ago by M<3tra, obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • My iMG didnt' change after running this.  I had 3333 before and after.

    Edit:  Was just delayed.  I got it.
    Posted 7 months ago by KaiyonAlatar Subscriber! | Permalink
  • COSMA, please - I meant to ask this before the next test came out, but I have a request:

    If possible, put some mood and energy quoins in there where our character(s) will be walking?  Our mood (especially) gets VERY low whilst we test!
    Posted 7 months ago by Genki-baba Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I second Kiavora's question.  I play Glitch on a Windows 7 laptop, and I usually have about 30 Chrome tabs open, plus Outlook, Skype, and a few other apps.  Should I close them before testing? Or is it OK to leave them open, so long as the Glitch tab is in the foreground and I don't touch anything?
    Posted 7 months ago by Vastra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 Genki-Baba

    And they shouldn't count in our limit. :P
    Posted 7 months ago by I Love You TS Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Are the testing streets still Soulles, Soulful, Animal Farm, and Construct?
    Posted 7 months ago by AwesomeCardinal2000 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, they are.
    Posted 7 months ago by San Serif Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes Awesome, and now im not even getting the xp!
    Posted 7 months ago by Taco Assassin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I have tried running the tests but keep being disconnected at the last moment.  Is this a wicked plot to deprive us of our points! ;-)
    Posted 7 months ago by Cassandria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Who's that red and green tree guy floating on the right side of Soulful?
    Posted 7 months ago by Effigy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @devs

    Love to do these,  but any chance we could get a server as a thank you instead of currants one day????
    Posted 7 months ago by TheBoyWhoCriedRook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I didn't get iMG or currants for any of the 4 times I ran the test. :(

    ETA: I see you added 1,000 C. Thank you.
    Posted 7 months ago by Audaria Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Success! Ran twice with no problems :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Aurora Dellaterra Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Windows Vista plus Firefox, ran like a dream
    Windows Vista plus IE9 first testing ran ok, a little hang on loading souless but it got there
    2nd test, two connection timed out, leading to two test fails, bth systems using the latest debug flash i believe.
    Posted 7 months ago by Faereluth Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I didnt get sent back to my main charactger screen .. I just x-d out fo the one that takes me back to to the post that explains the test .but meanwhile my original , non-testing screen - says i am still logged in elsewhere.
    edit to add- i will just do a refresh - as its been a cpuple mins -and its still the same.
    Posted 7 months ago by serenitycat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ran the test successfully in Firefox and Chrome on Windows 7, and in Chrome on Ubuntu 12.04.
    Posted 7 months ago by Varaeth Subscriber! | Permalink
  • :)
    Posted 7 months ago by OMG BACON!! Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Win7 system (at work):
    Firefox no issues
    Chrome wouldn't run with the default flash settings - 'Ack! Something went wrong' multiple times, and a flash error: null. (Also, the reload icon was flashing between cancel and reload at high speed; so was the icon on the tab).
    Disabled native flash, used system flash, no problems.
    Posted 7 months ago by arcturus Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Chrome, Win XP, I keep getting this message in the last test (you are the best!):

    Performance Testing
    Hmm, something went wrong during testing:Flash Error: nullPerhaps you could try re-running the test?
    Posted 7 months ago by Mikah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Win7, Chrome. Got the Flash 'null' error, but it ran fine on each retry. Every page took forever to load. I mean, minutes.
    Posted 7 months ago by Jarhaven Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Windows 7 64-bit, Google Chrome, Flash Player 11.2.202.235. First time running the tests, the levels took a long time to load. After that they loaded instantly. I was surprised at how well it ran with so many active objects, especially since I'm used to so much lag at Uncle Friendly's...
    Posted 7 months ago by Liridona Subscriber! | Permalink
  • *bows before Cosma* honored to serve you. Windows Vista + IE9, ran smoothly, O great Cosma.
    Posted 7 months ago by Fernstream Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Chrome, Win XP now test run till the end but the window "Uh Oh! An Error Did Occur..." appeared, I closed it and the test sucessfully ended.
    Posted 7 months ago by Mikah Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Keep getting flash error:null. Firefox 12, Flash 11.2 r202, Ubuntu 12.04

    Will try again later.
    Posted 7 months ago by Zurin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Helped out and completed the test.
    Posted 7 months ago by Eye Wonder Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wow, this was the best test yet. Normally the test fails once or twice (proably due to bloat) but this time it worked the first time even though i was playing music in itunes in the background.

    I have to say, it made me sad to see all those poor melancholy crabs and not be able to make them happy. ;-(
    Posted 7 months ago by Anthropocene Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In Soulful I saw some kind of floating vendor-like sea-crab creature. Very intriguing!
    Posted 7 months ago by Pascale Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Wow, that was quick Jono!  Enjoy the data!  Looking forward to the updates from it! 
    Posted 7 months ago by b3achy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No problems to report with IE 8 on my Windows 7 machine.
    Posted 7 months ago by Mollie Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Time to insert a comment before the topic gets locked! 

    Thanks for the test.
    Posted 7 months ago by Rook Subscriber! | Permalink
  • No problems here, glad to have been of service! :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Monkeygirl♥ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • wow that really was a short test.
    Posted 7 months ago by koolaroo Subscriber! | Permalink
  • The last testing before the housing reset maybe?  If not tonight, maybe early tomorrow morning? hope, hope. :)
    Posted 7 months ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Apparently, i finished it RIGHT before it closed. Darn. No rewards for me... BUT! I did enjoy sitting back and "relaxing".
    Posted 7 months ago by usterka Subscriber! | Permalink