{"id":20239,"date":"2024-08-16T09:11:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T07:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antidote.gg\/?post_type=case-study&p=20239"},"modified":"2024-10-30T20:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T18:00:52","slug":"stress-testing-solium-infernum","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/antidote.gg\/zh-hans\/case-study\/stress-testing-solium-infernum\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress Testing Solium Infernum – Antidote’s Role in Improving the Game’s Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Company
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League of Geeks<\/b><\/a>, established in 2011, is an innovative game development studio based in Melbourne, Australia. The studio excels in creating strategy games with rich narratives and stunning art, earning critical acclaim for its unique approach to game design.<\/span><\/p>

One of their flagship titles, <\/span>Solium Infernum<\/b><\/a>, immerses players in a battle for the throne of Hell, blending strategic gameplay with a rich, dark fantasy narrative.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Within the game, players take on the role of Archfiends, using diplomacy, deceit and military strategy to outmaneuver rivals and claim ultimate power.<\/span><\/p>

League of Geeks is renowned for its mastery of intricate strategy mechanics and atmospheric design, creating experiences that are as deeply engaging and visually distinctive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Challenge
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League of Geeks aimed for a seamless launch of the remastered version of their game, Solium Infernum. This project involved updating a beloved classic for both long-time fans and new players. <\/span>
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With the anticipated high interest, the studio faced a critical challenge: <\/span>
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Ensuring their servers could handle an influx of players from around the globe without any issues.<\/p>

When asked about the mentioned challenge, <\/span>Morgan Little<\/b>, an <\/span>Executive Producer of Solium Infernum<\/b>, replied:<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cAs we neared the end of production for Solium Infernum, we had identified a key area of risk for launching the game.\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>

We needed to make sure the game\u2019s multiplayer servers could handle lots of players logging in and taking all sorts of actions from all over the world. We had done plenty of automated testing, but there\u2019s nothing quite like having the real thing to see how your systems start to buckle under pressure.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/strong><\/p>

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Evidently, the team’s most important objective was testing server stability and performance during peak times. They needed to observe real-world interactions to ensure their infrastructure could handle the load without any technical hindrance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Expanding on that, we asked Morgan why the studio decided to seek external help with the project:<\/span>
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\u201cWe knew that this particular testing project was beyond our own internal capacity – not only are we a small team, but we\u2019re all in Australia. <\/i><\/b>
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<\/i><\/b>We needed to see how our servers stood up to players logging in from around the world, and to taking actions that we wouldn\u2019t necessarily take ourselves.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>

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Morgan also mentioned the past collaboration between League of Geeks and Antidote:<\/span><\/p>

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\u201cSome of our team have worked with Antidote on previous projects, and were happy to work with Antidote again on this project.\u201d<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>

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Therefore, to tackle this challenge, League of Geeks partnered with Antidote to conduct a comprehensive <\/span>stress test<\/b><\/a> to examine the game\u2019s server capabilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Solution
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To achieve the research objective, League of Geeks conducted a stress test to scrutinize Solium Infernum’s server performance under pressure.<\/span><\/p>

Stress testing with real players is a critical step, as it lets developers see how the game performs under real-world conditions when the project is live. <\/span><\/p>

Antidote organized the entire research process<\/strong>, including player recruitment and playtest coordination.<\/span><\/p>

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Stage 1<\/strong><\/span><\/p>

The first step involved finding the right number of participants to join the stress test. Each player had to be able to playtest for 1 hour and meet the minimum PC specifications:<\/span><\/p>