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'''Evocati Test Flight''' ('''ETF''', also known as [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen|''Star Citizen'']] '''Evocati''' or '''Avocados''') is a term for a group of players who are voluntarily playtesting Star Citizen's content for future [[StarCitizen::Category: Patch Notes|updates]] of the game before they are released to the [[StarCitizen:Public Test Universe]] (PTU). The group has since grown slightly over time, and waves of inactive players were also removed at some point. They are appointed and invited by [[StarCitizen:CIG]], based on their contributions in the [[StarCitizen:Issue Council]] and activity in the PTU.<ref>[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15587-Monthly-Studio-Report Montly Studio Report October - Game Support] from 2016-11-04.</ref><ref name=":0">[https://robertsspaceindustries.com/comm-link/transmission/15325-Monthly-Studio-Report Monthly Studio Report April] from 2016-05-07.</ref> <br />
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== Task ==<br />
The Evocati Test Flight volunteer test program started in April 2016, initially of about 800 players.<ref name=":0" /> Evocati are volunteers under a non-disclosure agreement. According to CIG their task is "playtesting builds to make sure they are stable before the build goes out to a wider audience." <ref>{{Cite RSI|url=faq/PTU-Invites|text=PTU Invites FAQ}}</ref> ETF players often participate in very specific and time-limited playtests of certain features, as a way for CIG to quickly receive player feedback. ETF players were said to have also tested the [[StarCitizen:Theatres of War]] game-mode several times in May 2020, which as of April 2022 has not been seen again.<br />
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CIG considers the Evocati an extension of the QA department and highly valuable contributors to the development effort.<ref>[https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783839440315-039/pdf?licenseType=restricted Open Development as Disruptive Game Design Practice], Clash of Realities 2015/16, page 580, Ortwin Freyermuth, degruyter.com, ISBN: 9783839440315, October 27, 2017</ref><br />
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== Non-Disclosure Agreement ==<br />
Evocati members are required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) upon joining.<ref name="ptufaq">{{Cite RSI|url=https://support.robertsspaceindustries.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013195927-Public-Test-Universe-PTU-FAQ|text=Public Test Universe (PTU) FAQ}}</ref> On 2024-02-14, CIG announced that future Evocati patch notes will be released publicly. The change allows open discussion (text/voice) for upcoming features and content listed specifically in the patch notes, but the NDA remains fully in effect when it comes to visuals, access, or other content.<ref>{{Cite RSI|url=https://robertsspaceindustries.com/spectrum/community/SC/forum/1/thread/evocati-patch-notes-a-new-home|text=Evocati Patch Notes - A New Home}}</ref><br />
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== Name ==<br />
The name comes from the Latin evocatio, which means summoning/recalled.<ref>logeion: [https://logeion.uchicago.edu/evocatio '''''A calling out''''', '''''summoning''''' of soldiers on an occasion of sudden danger, Auct. Her. 3, 2, 3: militiae, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. 2, 7; cf. Don. Ter. ''Eun.'' 772; Serv. Verg. A. 7, 614.]</ref> An evocatus, plural evocati, was a veteran soldier in the [[StarCitizen:Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire|Ancient Roman]] army who had served out his time and obtained an honorable discharge (''honesta missio'') but had voluntarily enlisted again at the invitation of the consul or other commander.<ref>logeion: [https://logeion.uchicago.edu/evocati evocati, veterans (recalled to service as volunteers)]</ref><ref>Lucuius Cassuis Dio, Roman History, 45.12: "[https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/Texts/Cassius_Dio/45*.html#12 From these men was constituted the corps of evocati, which one might translate the "recalled," because after having ended their military service they were recalled to it again.]"</ref><br />
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The name was picked by [[StarCitizen:Will Leverett]] trying to conform to some of CIG Roman nomenclature that had been used, such as [[StarCitizen:Imperator]] and [[StarCitizen:Centurion]], and on the volunteers being chosen based on previous contributions.<ref>{{Cite Jump Point|title=DevOps|volume=04|month=05|startpage=37|endpage=47|accessdate=}}</ref><br />
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== External Links ==<br />
[https://twitter.com/EvocatiTesting Evocati twitter account] used to announce information relevant to upcoming Evocati releases, playtests, and more.<ref>[https://twitter.com/EvocatiTesting/status/1415179406868373506 Evocati twitter account]</ref><br />
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