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Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha - SIGN UP CLOSED
« on: November 14, 2013, 05:18:51 PM »
Hello all,

I am a newly hired member of the Universe Sandbox team and first on my agenda is to invite all of you to apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha.  Follow this link here to the application: SIGN UP HAS BEEN CLOSED.  

If you are accepted, we will contact you via email and in the near future send you your Steam code for the new version.  We will be sending out several short questionnaires during alpha testing, so we ask that you apply only if you can commit to providing valuable feedback that will help us as we work toward the beta release. We are looking for around 50 alpha testers total, though they will not be selected on a first-come first-served basis, so be sure to answer all of the questions thoroughly.

Good luck!

--Jared

Update 11.19:  We are no longer accepting applications for alpha testers.  Thank you to everyone who applied.  As mentioned, we will be contacting those who are accepted in the near future.  Thanks again!
  

« Last Edit: November 25, 2013, 08:48:18 PM by Dan Dixon »

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #1 on: November 14, 2013, 05:19:33 PM »
This is legit... and welcome to the team Jared!

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #2 on: November 14, 2013, 06:43:42 PM »
Wow, this is amazing it came so soon!

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #3 on: November 14, 2013, 06:51:14 PM »
I have a friend named Jared K. :)
Good luck to the future Alpha testers.

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #4 on: November 14, 2013, 07:04:13 PM »
Hm, one question though, will we have to sign a non-disclosure agreement or something?

I'm fine with a NDA since there shouldn't be a problem with it, I'm just asking out of curiosity as I've heard of alpha/beta testers having to sign one.
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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #5 on: November 14, 2013, 07:30:28 PM »
There's no NDA to sign. I'd just ask that everyone who's accepted use good judgement.

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« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2013, 06:43:01 AM »
cool,i want sign up too. ;)

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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2013, 10:34:32 AM »
I have a question:

I written my E-mail adress wrong, how can i correct this fault?  ???

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2013, 02:31:39 PM »
When will I be approved for the Alpha? Will I have to Pay?

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2013, 04:35:06 PM »
Becrux, message me your correct email address and I'll set it straight. 

jonahrf, we will be contacting people in the near future, and there will be no money involved for the alpha testing. 

Glad to see the excitement!

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2013, 12:40:33 AM »
Signed! Hope I get chosen. :D

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« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2013, 12:20:39 PM »
fun fact:
United States of America = USA
Universe Sandbox Alpha   = USA

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2013, 01:37:13 PM »
fun fact:
United States of America = USA
Universe Sandbox Alpha   = USA
An interesting coincidence.  :o

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2013, 10:16:04 AM »
Couldn't sign up fast enough! Will we be notified if we didn't get picked?

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« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2013, 10:35:38 AM »
Well, you could just ask other people if they got in, or look for Alpha Tester under people's names.

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« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2013, 01:01:58 PM »
IF we get signed in into the alpha testing team, when will we get the message? ;D

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2013, 01:18:04 PM »
In the near future.
If you are accepted, we will contact you via email and in the near future send you your Steam code for the new version. 

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #17 on: November 19, 2013, 03:03:12 AM »
Sign up is now closed!  Thanks to everyone who applied. 

 

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #18 on: November 19, 2013, 03:52:23 AM »
Sign up is now closed!  Thanks to everyone who applied. 

 
No problem  :)

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« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2013, 09:12:48 AM »
Sign up is now closed!  Thanks to everyone who applied. 

 

Sounds like you got a good deal of applicants. :) Also, what email will you be using? Just asking so that I can set it up so that it doesn't get sent to the junk mail.

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2013, 11:42:30 AM »
can't believe i missed it...

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2013, 04:44:49 AM »
Its been up for a good few days dude! Just something to look forward to next year, many of us that applied will have to wait just as long.

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« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2013, 08:09:54 AM »
inb4 literally everyone on universe sandbox forum applied

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« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2013, 08:15:51 AM »
Kol, I was considering writing a couple research paper length responses but I decided against that as it would take me way too long and be a waste of time for all involved, unless it got me in the alpha. But it probably wouldn't as Jared would just throw out my response because it was too long and would take probably around 30 or more minutes to read, lengthening the alpha picking process. However, if I had gone through with that, he might read it and then add me as the very first alpha tester but in all likelihood he would have just skipped it.

So instead I sent a few generic sentences that will probably get me rejected and banned from the forum for being obnoxious to the new admin. Although that probably won't get me in the alpha, at least it won't irritate him or set him off so that I get banned for submitting a terrible alpha application. At least I won't get banned from viewing the site because SMF doesn't allow that, I tried it on my own forum but the person I had banned was still able to view the forum, just not able to reply or message people. Bt in my opinion that's twice a s frustrating as simply being banned altogether because in that situation the saying "out of sight, out of mind" applies because you are constantly reminded that you are banned when you go on the forum and you will more often because you can still check posts and replies.


Also the most important question about this whole alpha: Will people that get accepted have the "Alpha Team" title below their username and above the stars like some people that tested the beta for Universe Sandbox 2 have the "Beta Team" title?
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« Reply #24 on: November 20, 2013, 01:21:06 PM »
i have no idea why you just wrote that darvince. if you had submitted like three generic sentences and done nothing else then you probably would have gotten into the alpha but now i am not so sure.

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« Reply #25 on: November 20, 2013, 02:18:10 PM »
and what will happen to the people that already have beta team? will it be alpha and beta team? or beta team for version two and alpha team for version one?

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #26 on: November 20, 2013, 08:25:12 PM »
and what will happen to the people that already have beta team? will it be alpha and beta team? or beta team for version two and alpha team for version one?

Hasn't been decided yet.

So instead I sent a few generic sentences that will probably get me rejected and banned from the forum for being obnoxious to the new admin...

Nope... you made it. :)

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« Reply #27 on: November 20, 2013, 10:21:41 PM »
 ;D got it..

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Re: Apply for the new Universe Sandbox Alpha
« Reply #28 on: November 20, 2013, 10:42:14 PM »
Well it sounds like invites have been sent out...
Too bad I did not make it... Oh well!
Good luck to the official Universe Alpha Team!
See you guys in the next beta.  ;)

EDIT: Nevermind!! I got in Haha Thanks guys.
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« Reply #29 on: November 20, 2013, 11:54:26 PM »
i have no idea why you just wrote that darvince. if you had submitted like three generic sentences and done nothing else then you probably would have gotten into the alpha but now i am not so sure.

I was feeling bored in first period and also I feel like every time a new admin joins everyone in Everything Else will be banned because it's so weird, LOL.