Play
The tutorial, skirmish on random islands, and online against the other testers, across every platform at once.
The testers program
Sail before the fleet does
Dead Seas is being tested on the machines it was made for: DOS PCs, PowerPC Macs, the PlayStation 2 and Windows. If you keep one running, we would like you aboard.
What testers do
Play it, break it, tell us
Report
What works, what does not, how it runs on your machine. If it ever quits, the game writes a log; send it along.
Your own copy
Every tester's copy is made for them: licensed in their name, which shows in the game, with their own online login.
Keep it close
Testers sign a confidentiality agreement and beta terms: the copy is for testing only, not to pass on or sell.
Wanted aboard
The machines we most want to hear from
DOS PCs
Pentiums and up with a network card. The game finds the card by itself.
PowerPC Macs
G3, G4 and G5, on Mac OS X 10.3 to 10.5 or Mac OS 9.
PlayStation 2
A modded console that runs homebrew, with a network adaptor for online play.
Windows
Old and new: from XP-era towers to today's laptops.
The mess deck
Where testers talk
Testers' discussion● OPENING SOON
A private board for testers is being fitted out: bugs, builds, machines and battles, signed in with your tester login so it stays among the crew. Until it opens, write to support@deadseas.net and everything reaches us.
Signing on
How to join
1. Sign on
Fill in the form below with your name and the machines you would test on. It comes straight to the crew.
2. Sign
We send the confidentiality agreement and the beta terms. Sign and return them.
3. Your copy
Once they are back, your copy is made in your name and sent with your online login.
Tester application