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==The Online Tests:== | ==The Online Tests:== | ||
'''Anyone who wants to provide information or anything related to this can | '''Anyone who wants to provide information or anything related to this or just to see the discoveries faster, can join our public Discord server dedicated to the search for the Online Tests:''' https://discord.gg/wpYPdK2AFj | ||
[[File:Fortnite Online Test 6.5.png|thumb|Fortnite Online Test 6.5]] | [[File:Fortnite Online Test 6.5.png|thumb|Fortnite Online Test 6.5]] | ||
The Online Test versions are the earliest publicly released builds of Fortnite. In order to participate in one, you had to receive an invitation or redeem a code, however either way they were completely free. | The Online Test versions are the earliest publicly released builds of Fortnite. In order to participate in one, you had to receive an invitation or redeem a code, however either way they were completely free. |
Revision as of 21:43, 19 September 2022
The Online Tests:
Anyone who wants to provide information or anything related to this or just to see the discoveries faster, can join our public Discord server dedicated to the search for the Online Tests: https://discord.gg/wpYPdK2AFj
The Online Test versions are the earliest publicly released builds of Fortnite. In order to participate in one, you had to receive an invitation or redeem a code, however either way they were completely free. The players who participated in these versions received exclusive banners within the game. In addition, many players have confirmed that they had direct contact with the developers to give them feedback. Currently, only OT6.5 has been fully found[1], along with a portion of OT10, included in the files for OT6.5.
There were 11 total Online Tests.
Project Fortress:
A while ago, a build of the game from 2012 was found under the name of "Project Fortress." The build was created in Unreal Engine 3, and is not public. You can see gameplay of this build here.
Limbo: The design document states that periodically, non-player-created buildings in the world would be enveloped in a mist creature storm. When this happens, all players in the building are killed, and when the storm finally passes, the building will be replaced with a brand new building (thus keeping a steady stream of new loot opportunities introduced into the map)
However, if the players place their power generator in the building before it's consumed by the storm, then all the players inside the building instead get transported to Limbo, the mist creature's home world.
Because it's nighttime when this happens, Limbo is mostly empty of monster creatures so that the players can explore and mine unique resources from Limbo. There is a giant obelisk at the center of Limbo which is the gateway between their world and our world. The player's ultimate goal in the game is to destroy or "plug up" the obelisk.
Players are eventually pulled out of Limbo and kicked back into the real world. If they happen to be inside another "sucked into Limbo" human building, then they ride that building back into the real world and end up in a completely different map in the human world. In this way, Limbo serves as a sort of hub allowing players to transfer between different human world maps.
The original name of the game.
In the "Project Fortress" build an early version of the Fortnite VGA trailer from 2011 was found. You can watch the video of the early version of the trailer here.
The music in the "Project Fortress" build:
The tracks used in the "Project Fortress" build have been found, they are the following:
- Breathing Trouble
- Death by Drowning
- Descent
- Eon
- Gas
- Low Flow
- Luma
- New Combat ("Or" in Spotify)
- Torul
- Unlighted
All the tracks have been compiled into this Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5hq37IvKnK5hA57KVj5jzt?si=e84c47abbfa5459f
Version name | Engine version | Build date
(yyyy/mm/dd) |
Status |
---|---|---|---|
Project Fortress | 3.9.8-1298812 (Probably) | 2012-06-03 (Probably) | Found (Private) |
The original Fortnite PvP mode:
In these versions there was no "Battle Royale" mode, so everything was about the original game mode, which was later renamed to "Save the World." In these versions, a PvP mode was being developed, and some tests were done with players[2][3].
The public versions:
The vast majority of users who played in the Online Tests have not saved images, videos or files of the versions, making it very difficult to find someone that still has Online Test files. People have tried to contact users with the role "Alpha Explorers" on the official Fortnite Discord server, but all have already said that they no longer have any files from any Online Test.
There is little knowledge of these versions and little information on the internet, as players were required to sign an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement) to participate in the Online Tests.
Version name | Engine version | Build release date
(yyyy/mm/dd) |
Build end date
(yyyy/mm/dd) |
Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
Online Test 1[4] | Unknown | 2014-12-02 | 2014-12-19[5] | Lost |
Online Test 2[6] | Unknown | 2015-03-24 | 2015-04-14[7] | Lost |
Online Test 3[8] | 4.8.0-2604755 | 2015-06-29 | 2015-07-21[9] | Lost |
Online Test 4[10] | 4.9.0-2671876 | 2015-08-24 | Unknown | Lost |
Online Test 5[11] | 4.9.0-2682676 | 2015-09-29 | 2015-11-10 | Lost |
Online Test 5.5[12] | 4.9.0-2760281 | 2015-11-10 | Unknown | Lost |
Online Test 6[13] | 4.11.0-2801990 | 2015-12-09 | 2016-12-15 | Lost |
Online Test 6.1[14] | Unknown | 2016-12-15 | 2016-12-15 | Lost |
Online Test 6.2[15] | Unknown | 2016-12-15 | 2016-01-26 | Lost |
Online Test 6.5[16] | 4.12.0-2870186 | 2016-01-26 | 2016-03-01 | Found (PC) |
Online Test 6.6[17] | 4.12.0-2898795 | 2016-03-01 | 2016-03-22 | Lost |
Online Test 6.7[18] | 4.12.0-2919741 | 2016-03-22 | Unknown | Lost |
Online Test 7[19] | 4.12.0-3012530 | 2016-06-14 | Unknown | Lost |
Online Test 8[20] | 4.13.0-3062755 | 2016-07-25 | 2016-09-06 | Lost |
Online Test 8.1[21] | Unknown | 2016-09-06 | 2016-09-28 | Lost |
Online Test 8.2[22] | 4.13.0-3114236 | 2016-09-28 | Unknown | Lost |
Online Test 9[23] | 4.14.0-3151232 | 2016-10-19 | 2016-11-08[24] | Lost |
Online Test 10[25] | 4.14.0-3240987 | 2016-12-22 | Unknown | Partially found (PC) |
Online Test 10.1[26] | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Lost |
Online Test 11[27] | 4.16.0-3472679 | 2017-05-24 | 2017-06-22 | Found (PS4)
Partially found (PC) |
Online Test 11.0.5[28] | Unknown | 2017-06-22 | 2017-07-07 | Lost |
Online Test 11.1.0[29] | Unknown | 2017-07-07 | 2017-07-15 | Lost |
In case you want to see the websites of the alpha era of the game but since the Wayback Machine takes a long time to load them, you can see them in this Drive that includes the release notes of the Online Tests and important websites, including the Online Test 11 release notes! (these were not saved in the Wayback Machine but we were able to recreate the website!):
Official Fortnite Alpha streams:
The official Fortnite Twitch account streamed Online Tests 2-10, you can watch the streams with these links:
- OT 2 - An introduction of Fortnite
- OT 2 - Basics of building
- OT 2 - Weapons, Traps, and Bullet Snacks 1/2
- OT 2 - Weapons, Traps, and Bullet Snacks 2/2
- OT 2 - Candied Bacon!
- OT 3 - Do it!!!
- OT 3 - Husk Party!
- OT 3 - K.L. vs Natalie: The Rematch 1/2
- OT 3 - K.L. vs Natalie: The Rematch 2/2
- OT 4 - OT4 Begins, Plus CODES!!!
- OT 5 - OT5 Begins!!!
- OT 6 - Massive OT6 Update!
- OT 6.5 - Female Constructor & Deliver The Goods
- OT 6.7 - Playing With the Community!
- OT 7 - Big Changes Coming to Fortnite!
- OT 8 - OT8 is Here!
- OT 9 - Night of the Jack-O-Launcher
- OT 10 - OT10 and Holiday Celebration!
Videos:
References:
- ↑ https://github.com/notsamicc/Fortnite-Builds
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20160402082202/https://www.fortnite.com/blog/first-pvp-test
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20160402032525/https://www.fortnite.com/blog/pvp-test-two
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170606013540/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/alpha-is-here
- ↑ https://polygon.com/2014/12/1/7316937/fortnite-alpha-sign-ups-epic-games
- ↑ https://youtu.be/IbVprGIfMO0&t
- ↑ https://reddit.com/r/FORTnITE/comments/2zhnme/fortnite_alpha_online_test_2_giveaway/
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013054339/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot3-release-notes
- ↑ https://reddit.com/r/FORTnITE/comments/3bin63/fortnite_alpha_online_test_3_giveaway/
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013072948/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot4-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013051645/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot5-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170606013540/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/ot55-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013072932/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot6-release-notes
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/VGWiIK2
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/NyfQdUy
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170606013540/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot65-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013015856/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot66-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013012704/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot67-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013072941/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot7-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161013133127/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot8-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161011204754/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot81-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20161011224957/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot82-release-notes
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170115230705/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot9-release-notes
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20170115230705/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/blog/fortnite-ot9-release-notes
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170128213638/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170209023107/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/
- ↑ http://web-old.archive.org/web/20170524052603/https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/bf21VoO
- ↑ https://imgur.com/a/77WIzjY