{"id":119,"date":"2025-06-25T12:32:43","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/?p=119"},"modified":"2025-06-25T12:38:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T12:38:31","slug":"beta-pre-release-notice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/?p=119","title":{"rendered":"Beta Pre-release Notice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pre-release?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This beta is a pre-release build, available to a small group of testers ahead of the full public release (second weekend in July). You\u2019ll be among the first to experience the core game modes, visuals, transitions, and mythology content. This is not a finished product \u2014 but it&#8217;s close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you notice anything strange, inconsistent, broken, or just plain awkward \u2014 I want to hear about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2705 What\u2019s In the Build<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Three game modes:<\/strong> Speed, Discovery, and Verbose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hundreds of quiz questions<\/strong> drawn from classical Greek mythology\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>376 Speed, Discovery questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>134 Verbose (Illustrated) questions with back story<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Start menu with a basic Options menu and transition systems<\/strong>, including polished \u201cRound Complete\u201d and conclusion screens\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discovery mode&#8217;s transition is basically how I want it to look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Achievement system <\/strong>(not fully integrated, see below)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Improved input handling<\/strong> and audio\/visual polish\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Arrow key navigation, definitely try it when bug hunting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>New layout for high score boards<\/strong> (in development)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a0 Known Issues<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please don\u2019t report these \u2014 they\u2019re already being worked on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Verbose and Speed Mode conclusion screens<\/strong> are first-generation and not as polished as Discovery Mode (which uses the new standard)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Font styles vary<\/strong>, and some UI elements may not match consistently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Achievements may appear<\/strong>, but they are not yet linked to Steam and cannot be reviewed in-game\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To integrate with Steam, I just have to create 20 achievement icons and then add the API calls to my code. Trying to make nice icons takes time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Leaderboards are not yet implemented<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Various minor UI inconsistencies<\/strong> or placeholder visuals may still exist<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>There is no Chronological order option.<\/strong> None of the modes present questions in chronological order, but I plan to add that functionality in the coming months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udccc During the Beta<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I plan to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Integrate <strong>Steam-linked achievements<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add <strong>leaderboards<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve <strong>UI consistency<\/strong> and polish<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add a few more <strong>mythology questions<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continue iterating on <strong>graphics and visual clarity<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect <strong>frequent updates<\/strong>, especially in the first two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcdd Feedback Guidelines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Please report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Typos, spelling errors, or text inconsistencies<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UI bugs or layout issues<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Game-breaking bugs or anything that prevents progression<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moments where things feel \u201coff\u201d \u2014 even if you\u2019re not sure why<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Even small feedback is welcome \u2014 it all helps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcac How to Contact Me<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can reply directly to the email or message I sent you, or use the feedback form [linked here] (insert actual link).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoy the game or have thoughts you want to share \u2014 I\u2019d love to hear them. Thanks again for being part of this early group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Let\u2019s make Epimythos something worth sharing.<\/strong><br>\u2013 Godwin aka &#8220;GDub&#8221; aka Alex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"679\" src=\"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-155040-1024x679.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-155040-1024x679.png 1024w, https:\/\/epimythos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-155040-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/epimythos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-155040-768x509.png 768w, https:\/\/epimythos.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-15-155040.png 1101w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pre-release? This beta is a pre-release build, available to a small group of testers ahead of the full public release (second weekend in July). You\u2019ll be among the first to experience the core game modes, visuals, transitions, and mythology content. This is not a finished product \u2014 but it&#8217;s close. If you notice anything strange, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=119"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122,"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/119\/revisions\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epimythos.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}