Thanks for coming to check out this feature. Before we start, we must cover the essentials.

Beta notice: please read

As opposed to other betas this one is using our normal servers instead of separate beta servers. This means you can use all your usual boards and play with anyone who is also using the beta. If you are using the beta attempting to play with those not in the beta will fail

Reporting Bugs

This branch is all about the bugs, so we have set up a temporary bug reporting channel for reporting problems specific to this branch.

You can find it here: https://feedback.talespire.com/b/roller-beta-bug-reports
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Switching to the Beta branch


To switch to the beta branch, you do the following:

  • Open Steam
  • Right-click on TaleSpire
  • Choose "Properties..."
  • Switch to the "BETAS" tab
  • Enter the password 7b711f4f6de444c7
  • Click the "Check Code" button
  • Click on the blue "Opt Into" bar that appears

If it doesn't automatically switch the active beta for you, you can pick `roller-beta` from the "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" drop-down.

Switching branch should enqueue a download for the Beta build of TaleSpire.

Leaving the Beta branch

To leave the beta branch, you do the following:
  •  Open Steam
  •  Right-click on TaleSpire
  •  Choose "Properties..."
  •  Switch to the "BETAS" tab
  • Choose "None" from the "Select the beta you would like to opt into:" drop-down.

This should enqueue a download for the standard build of TaleSpire..

Expected Behavior

The expected behavior is that dice behave basically the same as before. 
Here are the changes we have made.

  • We use less than half the amount of data to synchronize the dice between you and your players.
  • The code that handles updating the state of the dice is ten times faster
  • We have fixed a nasty bug where clearing all the dice could crash the game
  • Previously rolled dice don't disappear simply because someone left the board (for example due to losing their internet connection)
  • If you have two copies of TaleSpire open you can now pick up your own dice on both of them
  • GMs can now pick up any dice (this one is a side effect of some other changes and we'd like your feedback, we are thinking of removing this as it's a little weird)

We are testing internally, but nothing beats real player testing on a wide range of hardware and software setups.

The test condition is simple; if it worked before, it should work now.
Things that didn't work before will be tackled in the future.

We also have a new feature!

Re-roll from history

We now have a roll icon on every dice result in the history. This allows you to add it to the dice tray with a left-click. Or you can add the roll to your inventory by right-clicking and dragging to the inventory bar.
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Thank You

Thanks for checking it out. We are very eager to get this to the rest of the community, and your help is much appreciated.

We'll see you in the bug reports :P