UPDATE: Staff votes have been tallied and decisions have been made!
The following users have been selected as having championed the challenge known as ‘The Imagician’: ‘Dan…‘ and ‘Ilmari‘. While the battle was a very close one, the combined Doki Staff appreciated the works of these individuals the most. I congratulate everyone who submitted an entry into the contest; it was fun looking over them all! Keep an eye on the Doki banners, as non-winning submissions may be featured in the near future.
The complete list of submissions can be found here. For those that are wondering, image number 20 was submitted by ‘Irie Naoki’. Please thank him in the C-Box when you have a chance… ( ¬‿¬)
The winner of the challenge ‘The Viral Outbreak’ could have been won by several people, but ultimately I decided to choose the post submitted by ‘Unravel‘. While viewership is likely lower than the others’, his creative approach left me smiling throughout. Nice job!
The winners of ‘The Detective’ challenges are ‘Elliott’ & ‘Shiro’ for being the first to submit links which met the qualifications put forth in said challenges. Who ever knew Google-fu could be so rewarding?
So that’s that. Once again, thank you for everyone who participated. Those that won a beta-testing slot should join #doki on IRC and post their screen names in the comment section of this post. (Don’t worry, I’ll find you!) For those that missed the cut or didn’t participate in the challenges, don’t despair; the final patch is just over a month away! Now is the time to really start getting excited!
Once again: Greetings, Doki Legion! Have you had an adequate amount of time to prepare yourselves? I certainly hope so.
Recruitment for Tomoyo After Beta-Testers has now begun. (Lucky you!) The Beta-Testers will be testing Doki’s complete English patch before its official release on July 20th of this year. Very few spots are available through this offer, so when applying, it is important that you meet the following qualifications:
1) Applicants must have a copy of Tomoyo After ~It’s a wonderful life~ (original limited edition) installed on your computer. A digital copy will not be provided to you.
2) Applicants must be able to complete the entire game within a two week timeframe, make notes throughout for presentation at the end of the testing period, and be prepared to answer questions regarding your review process. Accepted applicants who fail to do so will have their status revoked and will NOT be included in the Translation Team credits.
3) Applicants must have a high level of English competency, preferably, but not limited to, native-speaker status.
4) Accepted applicants will not get paid. Herp-Derp.
5) All applicants must complete a challenge listed below.
A) “The Imagician” – In a format similar to that of Doki’s prior banner contests, create a banner image (1,240px × 250px) with Tomoyo as the focus and either ‘Doki’ or ‘Doki VN Department’ also shown. The submitter of the ‘best’ of these (creative, balanced, smooth, etc.) will be briefly interviewed and then selected as a beta-tester.
Achievement Unlocked by ‘Dan…’
Achievement Unlocked by ‘Ilmari’
B) “The Viral Outbreak” – Not much of a drawer/photo editor but still want a unique way to be selected as a beta-tester? Good at getting people’s attention? Then this challenge is for you! Find a way to successfully get the word out that the complete English patch for Tomoyo After will be released on July 20th of this year. How one accomplishes this is up to them. Participants will be judged on both creativity and an entirely arbitrary estimation as to the size of the user base reached. Submissions which appear to be spam or which cause a negative reaction in the target community will be discarded from consideration.
Achievement Unlocked by ‘Unravel’
C) “The Detective” – Not good with images and too timid to advertise the patch release date? So be it; there’s an option for you too. This user must search the expanse of the internet to find a specific Clannad Drama CD, catalog number ‘CLANNAD-0000’, available for sale. The disk can be new or used. Users must link to the page where the item is being sold to be considered, though links to pages where the item is sold out will be ignored. Furthermore, the first person to post a picture of the CD in their possession wins an automatic spot as a beta-tester.
Achievement Unlocked by ‘Elliott’
D) “The Detective II” – That was quick! ^^ Same deal as before, but with catalog number KSLC-0009. BOTH DISKS. ‘Challenge D’ will also be the final addition to this list.
Achievement Unlocked by ‘Shiro’
Winners will be selected within one week’s time. Possibly Sunday. That being said, good luck, Doki Legion!
Yay! I really wished to win, but was doubting myself. Congratulations to others, who won, too!
But unfortunately I’ve never used IRC clients before, so I might need some help. What does “screen names” refer to? My User ID in mIRC or something else? If you can’t explain it on an example of mIRC, then which client should I pick?
Sorry for being a nuisance.
That’s correct Unravel, I’m talking about your User ID. Post it here and I’ll find you over the next 24 hours or so.
Congratulations on winning a challenge! As I say, Kreativity is King! =P
Okey-dokey.
My user ID: Unravel417
Did you register that name? Contact Stefl1504 in #Doki-Recruits if you need assistance
ah well. Congratz to the winners. Guess I will have to wait for official releas (unless someone goes off and torrents it to who I would be eternaly greatfull ^^…. I doubt it will happen Y_Y)…. anyways Congratz, and have fun.
Hey, its only another month away! It provides something to look forward to in the dog days of summer!
One fine day two weeks before the patch release…..
*Scrolling through google for tomoyo after game*
*Found a mediafire link to the full patch leaked by your beta testers*
-_-
You think the VN Division got this far without including some safeguards to ensure that even if there was a leak, it would be obvious as such?
Let me tell you what, sometimes you posters are cra-zy!
Yay for security ~ When the actual patch is out you must say what kinda safeguards you used.
lolwut? Leaked? What kind of joke is that lololol
You know, Clannad Man has connections everywhere, including FBI. So if anyone leaks or tries to, he will F them up hard.
( ¬‿¬)
Weren’t you the one that said, and I quote, “I’m sure there is a special place for you where you can suffe… err”.
Yeah. I haven’t forgotten that, bud.
I wish you pleasant dreams… muahahahaha~!
I am overjoyed to have won! Thank you very much for this privelige. 🙂
I, like unravel, have never used an IRC client before, but I have downloaded the trial version of mIRC. My user name is Ilmari_16. Is that the information you need? And do I now just leave the program running until I get a wave?
Cheers,
-A.
Just to point out, I am generally not around between 1100 and 2100 GMT. Outside of those hours I check the internet regularly.
Why would you pay for an IRC client?
Sorta my thoughts, hence the trial version. Or can you point me towards some free software out there?
You’re quite welcome!
Ahhh… What a shame… I failed to win… Well, congrats to the ones who did)) You’re awesome guys)) So I guess I’ll have to wait for one more month, that means I have time to polish RT of Clannad (not that we have completed it already:P)
I still liked your submission, Erizo. Very colorful!
Thanks)
Hey Doki, what do you think of making contact with guys, who translated Little Busters! and said that they are postponing the translation of the EX ver. and help them? It’s also a KEY VN, so i feel it’s Doki style^^
I second this motion. ; )
When was it announced that translation of Little Busters! EX was being postponed? The last announcement on their site is still the april fools thing, isn’t it?
Unfortunately, while I’m sure Doki would do a brilliant job of it, the Doki VN team have their hands full with Clannad atm. And adapting the Tomoyo After patch to the ME version, if they’re inclined to do so.
I don’t think it’s a realistic request just yet. 😉
Not only has Doki made contact with them, one is currently working on Tomoyo After with a second one potentially joining on later! That being said, the VN Division’s plate is filled ATM. Though the team is large, it would not be in the team’s best interest to work on more than one project at the same time.
Then work on it once Tomoyo After and Clannad are done! ^^
Though it’d be even cooler if you worked on Air. ; )
Congratulations to those that won. Cool that some of the banners will be used on the site. Looking forward to seeing that.
I suspect they’ll be up closer to the final release date. I don’t control that, lol
I’m still not sure how to get into proper contact. It’s been 24 hours now… anything else I need to do to sort this out?
~Ilmari
No one contacted me as well, so I guess we just have to wait patiently.
Go into #doki-recruits.
Thank you very much for the help. I was really stumbling in the dark with this IRC thing >_<.
I actually attempted to contact both of you twice yesterday, but neither of you were online. I’ll try again today.
I’ll be online both on #doki and #doki-recruits, hit me up somewhere in between of next 5-6 hours.
Still no response, even though I’ve sent a notice to Stefl1504. I bet something is wrong on my side. The ID is not registered, because the program is just a free trial version.
Yesterday I waited all the night long at #doki and #doki-recruits, but there was no one even for a moment.
So please, if it’s possible, can we contact elsewhere? I have Skype, ICQ, email… or may you state the time of meeting and the place, so I won’t miss it?
Go to #doki-recruits and they’ll tell you what to do from there. That’s how it worked for me.
Hope you can work this out soon.
I’ve been there for hours. No one’s on the channel.
I have several people looking for you. Once again, try channels #doki & #doki-recruits to find a member of staff willing to help you.
We’re flying on the rizon server found here: http://rizon.net/home
Or, if you’re familiar with irc;
the irc server is: irc.rizon.net
port: 6669
Good luck to all you hard-working types to get the Beta out in time. I have 2 weeks holidays starting tomorrow, so this works out perfectly for me – though, I have the easy job don’t I…
-A.
Yep. Hopefully you don’t find any bugs!
Why can’t they make Kotomi After…or at least Kyou After?! :'(
The possibilities are there to make those after stories quite interesting…
We’ve been over this discussion already, though…
KEY Boss:Ok guys we have only have enough budget to make one spinoff.How do we choose which spinoff to make.
*Key member picks up dart board and begin pasting the heroins on it.*
KEY Boss:Great Idea!Now I can select which one to pick.
*Boss throws dart.Dart hit on Tomoyo.*
KEY Boss:It has been concluded It shall be Tomoyo After!
Lemme guess, they did the same thing for Kud Wafter right????
For that one not really.Unlike clannad where tomoyo and tsundere kyou has a equal(almost) fan base,Kud has a much bigger fan base compare to other LB characters due to the fact people like lolis more to chests
Still would be nice to see more Kyou! ^_^
Clannad Man, check you mail when you’ll have spare time, please.
Clannad Man is away at the moment. Are you still having trouble getting into the Beta Test?
Yup ;_; I was told to mail Clannad Man to get the instructions.
Doesn’t look good, the beta test is underway now and Clannad Man is usually incommunicado.
I hope you can get a reply from C_M. What you need are permissions to access the Dokipedia, any of the top guys in the project can get you that, I think.
This issue was resolved. w00t!
Awwwwyeah! Nice! Cant Wait For Release 😀 Awesome As Always DOKI 🙂
YEEEEAAAAHHHHH!
This better come out as planned on the 26th or my foot is going up someone’s arse.
Release is planned for the 20th.
Does this mean we have 6 extra days to work with? 😉
Congratulations to the beta testers. I’m sure you guys will do a great job of finding any errors, or at least I hope so lol. Kind of wish I was a beta tester, but I’d rather play through the novel at my own leisure.
Regardless, been looking forward to this for a while, so best of luck! Can’t wait for July 20th to roll around.
Tick Tock Tick Tock. The time is nearing!
9 moar days to patch AW Yeah
We should have a countdown: Top 10 things fans have done while waiting for Tomoyo After. Who is with me?
Top 10 reasons for delay.
Only need one: coding
soooooo…. *innocent voice* How’s the coding going. =D
99.9% Complete
September 11, and still wating T_T
Summer’s not over yet, Baku-san.