Start Here: How Testing and Evaluation Will Work

This repository is the public preview for ZombieEscape. The full game source lives in a private repository. This issue explains how community testing and evaluation will work.

## Overview

1. A build is published under Releases (alpha, beta, or test).
2. The matching test task is posted as a pinned issue.
3. Testers install the build and work through the checklist in the test task.
4. Testers report back by opening a new issue in the test report format.

## Build stages

- Alpha: early builds, core features only, expect instability.
- Beta: feature-complete for the release, focus on bugs and polish.
- Test: targeted builds for a single feature or fix.

## How to take part

- Watch this repository to be notified of new builds and test tasks.
- Read the pinned test task for the current build.
- Install the build from the linked Release.
- Follow the checklist and file a report.

## Where things go

- Bug reports and test results: Issues.
- Questions, ideas, and general feedback: Discussions.

## Current phase

Feature implementation, bugfixing, and polishing.

Start with this issue's Overview, Build stages, and How to take part sections. Done means the testing and evaluation process is accurate, complete, and clear about where testers install builds and submit reports.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.