Note this is an update from the official discord server:
The time has come for this last and final Beta to close, the Management team has come to the conclusion that we have gathered all of the necessary information we need to finishing developing the server for a full release. Therefore we will be closing the server down Friday Feb 24th at midnight EST.
Once we close the server down we will go into a development period where we will be fixing issues that are in the Bug Tickets & Bug Channels. Along with going over all of the suggestions that have been posted providing responses to them and seeing if it is possible to add with the mechanics of DayZ. During this time, we will lock the suggestions & some feedback channel as the Staff Team goes over everything that has been posted. We will also be locking some of the Beta Channels, leaving the Beta General chat open for the meantime. These channels will be locked come Sunday evening EST.
Additionally the Beta Applications will be closed as this is the last Beta and we will switch over to the normal Whitelist Application that we have together.
During this downtime we will be posting Development Updates and you'll see progress in the Discord and the development-updates channel. We will also be looking at holding some community meetings to discuss our plans & progress during this development period in our Community Meetings Stage. Additionally we will be working with the Main Factions to improve the QoL within the Main Stations. I will also make sure that our Storyboard once filled out will be accessible to the community to track the progress we are making on the server.
The Senior Staff+ Teams have been hard at work coming up with a plan for the downtime and what we will be working on and prioritizing.
Here is a little sneak peak of what we already have lined up and queued for development:
- Improving Station Jobs for Dwellers, New Quests, More Craftable Weapons, New Mods, More Keycard Rooms, Detectors Added, Perk System, Quality of Life Updates, etc.
On behalf of the Owners & Staff Team I would like to thank you all personally for participating in our Betas over the past year. Without the community this server wouldn't be where it is today, and in the end we all want the same thing for the server. We look forward to seeing you all at our full release once we finish up with the development.
We will also be looking for a Community Ambassador that will interface/integrate with the community. The Community Ambassador will not be a Staff Member with official/moderation powers, but will be there to speak to the community, host Q&A panels, talk about progress, development, advertise the server, and to bring any concern up from the community directly to the Staff Team on behalf of the community. More info to come on the role in the near future.
We will also be looking for Developers to support in the development period. Pass the word around that we are looking! To include but not limited to:
- 3D Models for map objects (Stations, Tunnels, Sewers, etc.)
- Retextures
- Terrain Builder map editing
- Mod development:
- Weapon Model Imports/Configs
- Clothing/Item Models
Thank you all
-Metro: Heart of Moscow Management Team