Release checklist for 0.5.8
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Checklist for Thrive release (these should roughly happen in order):
- 9 days before release: check open PRs to see if any is close enough to done so that they can be pushed to be finished
- Ask on discord if people are up for a release podcast
- Mention on discord that feature freeze has started
- 7 days before release: merge open PRs from weblate (first push all pending changes from weblate)
- Run scripts/update_translation_progress.rb
- Make sure save upgrade steps are added (if save breakage is not planned)
- Make a release candidate and post on the community forums and discord (use DevCenter file hosting for the downloads)
- Upload RC also to beta channel on game stores
- Post an announcement on Steam about the RC and upcoming release
- Post announcement on Weblate when deadline for translations is (2 days before the release at the end of the day)
- Enable the auto comment on PRs about feature freeze
- Start drafting the release on Github
- Post the patch notes draft on discord so that devblog can start
- Get someone (or our usual trailer guy) to start working on a trailer
- Make a livestream event on Youtube if there are probably enough people for it. Optional: make pre-stream questions for general audience
- Make high priority questions thread for the VIP patrons
- 1 day before release: merge last small fix PRs
- Merge last translations PR (first push all pending changes from weblate)
- Make sure trailer is ready to go
- Run scripts/update_translation_progress.rb
- Update credits with scripts/retrieve_credits.rb
- Add save upgrade step from RC to the full release (if save breakage is not planned)
- On the day of release: compile and upload builds to Github release draft
- Push the release version to the stable channel for game stores
- Publish the release on Github
- Update the launcher repo to have the new version listed in the launcher
- Publish the trailer on our Youtube channel
- Publish the devblog
- Post the devblog (and trailer) on our subreddit
- Post on steam. Needs an 800x450 preview image
- Post on Itch. Can copy-paste the first part of the devblog and link the rest
- Link the release on Github to the devblog and link the trailer in the devblog
- Post @everyone announcement with the devblog on community discord
- After the release: turn the auto comment to Github off
- Post general feedback thread on the community forums
- Have the release livestream