How do I become a tester?

**Kirby** · May 7th, 2002

How do I become a tester for Epsxe plugins? I got more spare time than I know what to do with and I want to do something usefull than sleep. ANd since school is comming out in a few weeks, I will have infinite amounts of time to help

**Shadow Lady** · May 7th, 2002

get a real life ;P
kidding ^^
I think u need to ask the author and they will decide if they want u to be a beta tester, just ask nicely ^^<span style="height: 11; Filter: Glow(Color=black)>

**Kirby** · May 7th, 2002

Thanks Shadow Lady, I will do that soon before school ends. I'm sure Pete has alot of testers, so i'll pick someone else

**Shadow Lady** · May 7th, 2002

^^ but maybe u have games that he want to test in ;P<span style="height: 11; Filter: Glow(Color=black)>

G-Pitts · May 7th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by slimshady165000
Thanks Shadow Lady, I will do that soon before school ends. I'm sure Pete has alot of testers, so i'll pick someone else

Who know

You should try asking him nicely.

**Pete Bernert** · May 7th, 2002

Harharhar... as a matter of fact I have no beta testers at all... never had, never will

Well, sometimes when I meet calb or Lewpy on IRC, I'll give some private beta to them, or when somebody is giving me a game save state showing glitches, he will receive a beta to check out if the glitches are completely gone, but that's all.

Why no bigger crowd of beta testers, you may ask? Easy: I try to update my gpu plugin once per month, so basically everybody who has downloaded the latest release version is also a beta tester for me... everybody has the same chance to send me bug reports, save states, etc, helping me to increase the plugin quality... and no l33t3 "I have a beta, I'm a chosen one" posts, no "why is he a beta tester, but I'm not?" troubles... a steady update time period is the better way, imho.

**Lewpy** · May 7th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Pete Bernert
.... I try to update my gpu plugin once per month ... a steady update time period is the better way, imho.

muhahahahaha

Cyberman · May 8th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Lewpy
muhahahahaha

Oh dear... Lewpy is laughing evilly.

What shall we do?

Well the nice thing is.. unlike me you are at least working on your plugin!

Cyb

**Bgnome** · May 8th, 2002

nickk is the only one i know that has had beta testers for his gpu

**Shadow Lady** · May 8th, 2002

how about E}I{ and his alphas test ^^<span style="height: 11; Filter: Glow(Color=black)>

**Prafull** · May 8th, 2002

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nickk is the only one i know that has had beta testers for his gpu

Nickk is great.

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how about E}I{ and his alphas test ^^

They are open for everybody to test just like pete's.

**Kirby** · May 8th, 2002

I got a pretty short list of games. Soon, I'm gonna get Syphon Filter 3 and Yu-Gi-Oh Forbben Memories:
1. Descent Maximum (a pain in the ass to get to work)
2. Syphon Filter 2
3. Jet Moto 2
4. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2

**Snake785** · May 8th, 2002

What probalems do you have with Descent Maximum? Doesn't freeze at some levels while its loading? Thats what happens to me sometimes. I used the CD and I ripped an iso but it still froze randomly while loading levels. And the thing is, that you don't know which level its going to freeze at. It once happened on the 2nd level, once then another time on the 6th level. It can be a real pain in the ass when you don't save (like me).

Anyways back on topic, I wouldn't mind being a beta tester for Nickk's plugins (unfortunetly I can't test NextGlide

) but I just don't want to bother Nickk to ask.

Andronicus · May 8th, 2002

I have plenty of games. Nearly 60+ (only PSX). Now the game's production on PSX have been slowing down. This month I haven't buy any games for PSX.

spajdr · May 9th, 2002

Looks like im gonna send email to Pete soon :-))

**Kane** · May 9th, 2002

Didn't you read what pete said, Spajdr?

Quote:

Originally posted by Pete Bernert
Harharhar... as a matter of fact I have no beta testers at all... never had, never will

Well, sometimes when I meet calb or Lewpy on IRC, I'll give some private beta to them, or when somebody is giving me a game save state showing glitches, he will receive a beta to check out if the glitches are completely gone, but that's all.

Why no bigger crowd of beta testers, you may ask? Easy: I try to update my gpu plugin once per month, so basically everybody who has downloaded the latest release version is also a beta tester for me... everybody has the same chance to send me bug reports, save states, etc, helping me to increase the plugin quality... and no l33t3 "I have a beta, I'm a chosen one" posts, no "why is he a beta tester, but I'm not?" troubles... a steady update time period is the better way, imho.

**Shiori** · May 9th, 2002

Pete always gets it right the first time anyway.

And finding glitches with games using his plugin is getting harder to find with each new release... unless you have a ton of as-of-yet undiscovered JP games lying around somewhere...

**Kirby** · May 9th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Shiori
Pete always gets it right the first time anyway.

And finding glitches with games using his plugin is getting harder to find with each new release... unless you have a ton of as-of-yet undiscovered JP games lying around somewhere...

There will be no perfect GPU plugin that will play any game flawless, no question about it. As long as the authors try their best on trying to, you will have success

**Shiori** · May 9th, 2002

I'm not saying flawless right off the bat, but most games just need a bit of tweaking to get them to look good in the existing versions of plugins. And sometimes it's even an emu bug.

And besides, it's gotta end one day as they (prolly) will shift their attention to a new challenge (like PS2 emu plugins).

dn · June 1st, 2002

imho, most beta-testing-hopefuls want to be testers for all the wrong reasons. Maybe not you slimshady165000, but i am always weary of people wanting to be a tester so they get the very latest version of plugins and not wanting to help the progression of the concerning plugin. i know this because once upon a time, i wanted to do the same thing, but i never went beta scrounging

May 7th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
Kirby I want you INSIDE me Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,382	How do I become a tester? How do I become a tester for Epsxe plugins? I got more spare time than I know what to do with and I want to do something usefull than sleep. ANd since school is comming out in a few weeks, I will have infinite amounts of time to help __________________ Kirby's AnimeDB list AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic Last edited by Kirby; May 7th, 2002 at 13:31.

May 7th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,730	get a real life ;P kidding ^^ I think u need to ask the author and they will decide if they want u to be a beta tester, just ask nicely ^^<span style="height: 11; Filter: Glow(Color=black)> __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.3GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 1GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP2 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

May 7th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Kirby I want you INSIDE me Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,382	Thanks Shadow Lady, I will do that soon before school ends. I'm sure Pete has alot of testers, so i'll pick someone else __________________ Kirby's AnimeDB list AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

May 7th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,730	^^ but maybe u have games that he want to test in ;P<span style="height: 11; Filter: Glow(Color=black)> __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.3GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 1GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP2 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

May 8th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Bgnome Who Da Gnome? Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: At Home Posts: 2,441	nickk is the only one i know that has had beta testers for his gpu __________________ May the Gnome™ be With You

May 7th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Pete Bernert FREAK Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Germany Posts: 874	Harharhar... as a matter of fact I have no beta testers at all... never had, never will Well, sometimes when I meet calb or Lewpy on IRC, I'll give some private beta to them, or when somebody is giving me a game save state showing glitches, he will receive a beta to check out if the glitches are completely gone, but that's all. Why no bigger crowd of beta testers, you may ask? Easy: I try to update my gpu plugin once per month, so basically everybody who has downloaded the latest release version is also a beta tester for me... everybody has the same chance to send me bug reports, save states, etc, helping me to increase the plugin quality... and no l33t3 "I have a beta, I'm a chosen one" posts, no "why is he a beta tester, but I'm not?" troubles... a steady update time period is the better way, imho.

May 8th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,730	how about E}I{ and his alphas test ^^<span style="height: 11; Filter: Glow(Color=black)> __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.3GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 1GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP2 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

May 8th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Kirby I want you INSIDE me Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 8,382	I got a pretty short list of games. Soon, I'm gonna get Syphon Filter 3 and Yu-Gi-Oh Forbben Memories: 1. Descent Maximum (a pain in the ass to get to work) 2. Syphon Filter 2 3. Jet Moto 2 4. Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2 __________________ Kirby's AnimeDB list AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ Toledo, Nvidia GeForce 7950GT SLi, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

May 8th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Snake785 Prepare for Descent... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 2,615	What probalems do you have with Descent Maximum? Doesn't freeze at some levels while its loading? Thats what happens to me sometimes. I used the CD and I ripped an iso but it still froze randomly while loading levels. And the thing is, that you don't know which level its going to freeze at. It once happened on the 2nd level, once then another time on the 6th level. It can be a real pain in the ass when you don't save (like me). Anyways back on topic, I wouldn't mind being a beta tester for Nickk's plugins (unfortunetly I can't test NextGlide ) but I just don't want to bother Nickk to ask. __________________ My Computer specs: Pentium 4 2.6Ghz 512 MB of RAM Geforce FX 5700 128 MB Windows XP SP1 Click here for Flaretech.Biz Web Hosting

May 8th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Andronicus ƒeƒC[ƒ_ Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Somewhere around the Earth Posts: 846	I have plenty of games. Nearly 60+ (only PSX). Now the game's production on PSX have been slowing down. This month I haven't buy any games for PSX. __________________ ¡“ú‚©‚ç–¾“ú‚Ö‚Æ

May 9th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
spajdr Harmonixer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 784	Looks like im gonna send email to Pete soon :-)) __________________ Asus P5Q Pro + E8400 @ 4 Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 RAM A-DATA 1066Mhz EE Gigabyte Radeon 4850 750/2200 \| PSU : Enermax PRO82+ 425W 2 x 250 GB Samsung Spinpoint \| LCD: 22" Lenovo L220X

May 9th, 2002	#17 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Pete always gets it right the first time anyway. And finding glitches with games using his plugin is getting harder to find with each new release... unless you have a ton of as-of-yet undiscovered JP games lying around somewhere... __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

May 9th, 2002	#19 (permalink)
Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	I'm not saying flawless right off the bat, but most games just need a bit of tweaking to get them to look good in the existing versions of plugins. And sometimes it's even an emu bug. And besides, it's gotta end one day as they (prolly) will shift their attention to a new challenge (like PS2 emu plugins). __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

June 1st, 2002	#20 (permalink)
dn Administrator Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: London, England Posts: 1,100	imho, most beta-testing-hopefuls want to be testers for all the wrong reasons. Maybe not you slimshady165000, but i am always weary of people wanting to be a tester so they get the very latest version of plugins and not wanting to help the progression of the concerning plugin. i know this because once upon a time, i wanted to do the same thing, but i never went beta scrounging __________________ “A commonplace man marvels at uncommon things; a wise man marvels at the commonplace” - Confucius

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