Phase 19: Launch

This phase is still ahead.

Ships

v1.0.0

Lesson

Shipping and supporting a live game

Depends on

Phase 18

• Feature freeze and tag v1.0.0-rc.1; only fixes from here on.
• Full regression checklist in docs/releases/regression.md (every system, every class from 1 to 10, every quest, every platform), run and passed.
• Final backup and restore drill, and a written rollback plan for the launch build.
• Performance and security checks re-run against the release candidate, with every scaling.md tier met so far re-measured on prod.

• Launch-day runbook: what to watch, rollback steps and how to communicate problems.
• Website launch update: “Play now” hero, final screenshots and a gameplay trailer, updated FAQ, and a /press page (description, fact sheet, logos, screenshots, contact).
• Owner Choose the launch date.
• Owner Approve the launch devlog post and announcements.
• Character wipe carried out if decided in Phase 18, with a backup taken first.

• Tag v1.0.0; the release pipeline publishes every build, and /downloads and /progress show 1.0.
• Owner Publish the launch announcements.
• Monitor closely for the first week and ship v1.0.x hotfixes as needed.

• Post-mortem in docs/releases/v1.0-postmortem.md: what went well, what didn’t and what was learned.
• docs/walkthroughs/phase-19-launch.md: the whole architecture end to end as it stands at 1.0.
• Post-1.0 roadmap draft in docs/design/roadmap-post-1.0.md, built from Deferred and player feedback.

• v1.0.0 can be downloaded for Windows, macOS and Linux from lorehallow.com.
• The first launch week had no data loss and 99% or better uptime.
• Every earlier phase in this file is complete.
• Owner Declare Lorehallow 1.0 shipped.