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New Release process and Patrons rewards change
🕑 Added 2023-05-18 19:05:46 +0000 UTC
Hi, MineFortress supporters and followers! Starting today some changes will be made to the release process. Hope you will like it!
I believe that making the mod as accessible as possible is the key to its success and the enjoyment of our entire community. With that in mind, I have made a decision to remove the distinction between pre-releases and released versions, starting today. This means that every released version will be available to everyone at the same time. No more waiting or separate versions to manage.
This decision comes with several benefits:
- the most obvious one. everyone gets access to the mod immediately
- it eliminates the need for me to support two versions simultaneously. This will allow me to focus all my efforts on improving the mod and providing you with the best experience possible.
- release automation, as I can now create and publish releases effortlessly using automation tools. This means faster releases and, as a result, a reduced number of bugs
Now, let's talk about the changes in the supporter benefits. While I want to maintain a special experience for our supporters, the "pre-release" reward will no longer exist. Instead, I have decided to offer supporters access to every dev build. As soon as I push something to the master branch, a dev build will be available to all supporters.
Now the feature looks exactly like wanted it to be in the very beginning. Getting access to WIP builds immediately as they get pushed to a master branch. This is a more fair approach for everyone: everyone gets access to every release, and supporters can immediately access any feature that I am working on at the moment, just 2 mins later than me myself.
This dev builds will be available to the supporters under a website that I was working on for the last couple of days. The interface is straightforward and there is no need to do any additional explanations. Just now that every build appears immediately when the code for it is pushed to a master branch. If you are a supporter already try it yourself and tell me what you think:
https://builds.minecraftfortress.org/
If not then I hope that these changes making the mod free will encourage you into becoming a supporter!
By making this update, I believe we are taking a step toward our shared goal of making the mod more popular and enjoyable for everyone. Your support and dedication have been invaluable throughout this journey, and I am grateful for every one of you.
