Template:Pagecover Alpha was the first version of Toontown Rewritten before Beta came out. Alpha was launched in October 28, 2013 and ended in April 20, 2014.
Alpha Keys were given out that time, they were given out from contests and it was also freely given out to kids like Charlie, mods were really common at the time and there were (of course) a lot of bugs too.
News Blogs
This list of News blogs (blog posts) was made to get the readers "up to speed" on the events from Toontown Rewritten Alpha. These articles are from the official Toontown Rewritten website and on a program called the Wayback Machine Archive. This list favors the blog posts that are fun to read.
Toontown Rewritten has had multiple puzzles and ARGs (alternate reality game) that are documented in the Encrypted Clues, Puzzles & Development Previews page. Said page also covers the cryptic posts and status updates that the Community Manager, Sir Max, has made.
(7) Daily Alpha Update: The Final(ish) Chatless Update (archive)
(130) Daily Alpha Update: No Funny Business (archive)
(28) Daily Alpha Update: hi im roger dog (archive)
(128) Super Sunday: The Elephant out of the Room (archive)
(93) Daily Alpha Update: -- --- •-• ••• • | -•-• --- -•• • (archive)
(94) Super Saturday: The Greatest Party in the Tooniverse (archive)
(33) null {CONFIDENTIAL} - Yes, that means you too. (November) (archive)
(104) Don't be Wacky: Jumping for Jellybeans (archive)
(100) Daily Alpha Update: Catching (Cannon) Fire (archive)
(26) Daily Alpha Update: The Land of Music (archive)
(58) Super Saturday: The Blizzard Wizard (archive)
(77) Daily Alpha Update: A Quick Q&A (archive)
(16) Daily Alpha Update: Robot Thief (archive)
(109) {LAB1-T43} Manual Transmission (February) (archive)
ttr://assets/XTWYLJVRA-UPUAAKOSA-AJHFGTFST-GYTOHTJWB-LEXEOCJYZ-RZBWIFSYT.jpg (The Laff Meter blueprint) (archive)
(35) Daily Alpha Update: An Unexpected "Thank-you!" (archive)
MMO Central Forums
Toontown Rewritten | Knock-Knock Contest Winners | Psych! Sunday
(Thread started October 13, 2013)
(127) Call Log {3-26 19:40} from LL-TERMINAL43 (March) (archive)
(142) To Whom it May Concern (April) (archive)
Gallery
Memorable images from the blog posts showing the events of Toontown Rewritten Alpha:
Pre-Alpha
Pre-Alpha was the very first version of Toontown Rewritten before the game was released for an actual Alpha test. At this point, only the developers could play and test the game before releasing it to the public for for Alpha testing. Sir Max uploaded a YouTube video showing footage of Toontown Rewritten Pre-Alpha.
Alpha Testing
Alpha was launched in October 28, 2013. However, only those who had access to an Alpha Key could play the game.
Game Content
The 3 major hurdles of Alpha were:
- New loading system
- Estates
- Battle system
The content that was not in Alpha:
- Gags (only Whole Cream Pies and Birthday Cakes were used for certain purposes)
- ToonTasks
- Shticker Book Codes
- Cog headquarters and its facilities
- Cog Suits
- Unite! phrases (only Gag-up and jellybean unites were used for certain purposes)
- New clothing items
- Accessories
- Clarabelle's Cattlelog
- Gardening
- Golfing (was released in Alpha, but it was broken and had to be removed from the game until later on)
Definition
Alpha (uppercase Α, lowercase α) is the first letter of the Greek alphabet. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 1.
In English, the noun "Alpha" is used as a synonym for "beginning", or "first" (in a series), reflecting its Greek roots.
Trivia
- All Alpha Toons were deleted at the end of Alpha, but canonically, the Alpha Toons are still endlessly testing for bugs during Beta.
- The Toon Council Presidential Elections was the end of Alpha event.
- Alpha did not include a lot of gameplay such as ToonTasks as it was the first version of the game.
- The Cogs were introduced towards the end of Alpha.
- Alpha lasted a total of 146 days from October 28 2013 to April 20 2014