Echo Dominion – Windows Playtest Instructions

Build: echo-dominion-build-096-v1.0.40 Platform: Windows 64-bit Status: Development playtest build

Thank you for testing Echo Dominion! This build contains the complete playable expedition path from Tutorial 0 through Expedition 20.

Installation

1. Download the complete ZIP file.
2. Extract it into a new folder.
3. Do not move the .exe away from its accompanying folders and files.
4. Launch:

   echo-dominion-build-096-v1.0.40.exe

5. If Windows SmartScreen appears, proceed only if you downloaded the build from the official Echo Dominion playtest page.

Please do not overwrite an older build folder. Extract each version into its own directory.

Joining the external playtest

Joining the playtest does not require an account or invitation code.

1. Launch the game using the normal profile.
2. Open Settings → External Playtest.
3. Select Join the playtest.
4. Confirm that you are 18 or older and accept the consent notice.
5. Wait for the game to confirm your registration.

After joining, the game will display your unique Playtest ID. Please keep it—you will need to enter it in the feedback form.

The game sends pseudonymous gameplay and technical data to help identify balance, progression, and usability issues. You can withdraw from the playtest at any time through Settings.

Registration is available only in supported playtest builds and may close when all available testing places have been filled.

Normal play

For the most representative experience, begin with Tutorial 0 and play the expeditions sequentially.

The Expeditions screen shows your route, completed expeditions, current expedition, Rating, and earned Mastery Seals. Before entering an expedition, you can review its briefing, objective, squad, and current loadout in the War Room.

Use ? Help whenever you need information about controls, units, terrain, objectives, Echo mechanics, equipment, or saving.

Basic controls

• Click a friendly unit to display its available actions.
• Green hexes are legal movement destinations.
• Red targets are legal attacks.
• Select a destination or target, review the preview, and then choose Confirm or Cancel.
• Hold the mouse button on a visible unit to inspect its statistics and effects.
• Drag with the left mouse button to pan the map.
• Use the mouse wheel to zoom.
• Use End Turn when you have finished acting.
• The battle menu allows you to return to the War Room, resume later, or abandon the expedition.
• Progress is saved automatically after accepted actions.

Test Mode

This development build includes an isolated Test Mode that allows you to open Tutorial 0 or any Expedition from 1 through 20 without completing all earlier content.

Please join the external playtest using your normal profile before activating Test Mode. External playtest registration is unavailable while Test Mode is active.

To open Test Mode:

1. Go to the War Room.
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+F10.
3. Select Tutorial 0 or an Expedition.
4. For expeditions, keep the suggested deterministic seed or enter another whole number greater than zero.
5. Select Open briefing.
6. Review or change the available squad and loadout.
7. Select Enter Dominion to begin.

A visible TEST MODE — Expedition X banner confirms that the isolated tester profile is active.

Test Mode prepares the required progression, units, equipment, and Echo state automatically. It does not modify your normal profile.

To leave Test Mode, press Ctrl+Shift+F10 again and select Return to normal profile.

Please note that jumping directly to an expedition tests that expedition’s content, but it does not test normal progression between expeditions. Complete sequential playthroughs are especially valuable.

Feedback checkpoints

Please complete the feedback form after reaching the following checkpoints:

• Expedition 3
• Expedition 10
• Expedition 20

OPEN THE FEEDBACK FORM

Enter your Playtest ID, build number, and checkpoint when prompted. The full final survey is shown after Expedition 20.

Priority checks for this build

Please pay particular attention to:

• whether joining the external playtest works without an account or invitation code,
• whether your Playtest ID remains available after restarting the game,
• normal progression and expedition unlocking,
• whether Rating and Mastery Seals are preserved correctly,
• whether completed expeditions appear correctly in the Chronicle,
• whether all English screens consistently use Expedition, Expeditions, War Room, and Abandon expedition,
• Return to War Room, Resume expedition, Retry, Continue, and Abandon expedition,
• incorrect colors, overlapping artwork, unreadable text, or locked expeditions that should be available,
• unexpected changes to progression, Rating, Mastery Seals, loadouts, or the current expedition,
• crashes, freezes, unusually long pauses, or failed transitions between screens.

Reporting an issue

Please include:

• Build: echo-dominion-build-096-v1.0.40
• Your Playtest ID
• Normal Play or Test Mode
• Expedition number
• Deterministic seed, if Test Mode was used
• Language: English or Polish
• What you expected to happen
• What actually happened
• The exact steps needed to reproduce the problem
• A screenshot or short recording, if possible

For crashes, freezes, or progression errors, please also attach:

%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\DefaultCompany\Echo Dominion\Player.log

Please avoid including personal information in reports.

Thank you for helping shape Echo Dominion!