Trials tried and errors made: Half a year in review

August 2022 was the launch of Trial & Error.

We had a new server, and an even newer community behind it.

From the get-go we've been dead-set focused on improving the in-game experience, whether it be on the front-end with community-building, or on the server back-end with cool new shiny features.

Trial & Error has evolved over time with back-end developments and improvements funded by our Patreon supporters.

Half a year in review:

September 2022

SquadJS / Battlemetrics / Ticket Tool implementation

Our initial priority was to lay the foundation of our future automation systems.

October 2022

Automatic seeding whitelisting system

Server seeding is an arduous but necessary; our first project was to build a system to reward seeders with whitelist, hassle free and fully automatic.

November 2022

Automatic Patreon whitelisting

Previously, Patreon whitelisting was done manually by server admins; we have completely streamlined our system to an easy-to-use and intuitive interface.

December 2022

Squad-based team balancing system

In response to concerns of teamstacking and steamrolls; we devised an in-house balancer that keeps squads and friend-groups together while enhancing gameplay through selective team balancing.

January 2023

Map-vote rotation system

Replacing our old map rotation; our in-house map-vote is built around rotations and blacklisting to minimize on map repetition and maximize variety.

Feburary 2022

Permanent dedicated server (i9 13900k + DDR5 RAM)

In response to server performance degradation with the v4.2 update, we migrated our server to the best performance we can afford. 

Expected to last the entire lifetime of T&E, this transition was made possible by the overwhelming support of our dedicated Patreons.

Future projects coming down the pipeline

Patreon tier system overhaul

Squad-based team balancing improvements

Server network optimizations

Comprehensive in-game stat tracking

Iterative improvement is a never-ending process in Trial & Error as we seek to try out new things and learn from our ways.

Thanks to the support of our Patreon supporters, we are still net-positive in terms of long-term sustainability, even with our server performance upgrade.

All excess funds from our Patreon supporters are invested into our Technical staff team to develop new features and automation systems.