Developer posts and news about this game.
The last several weeks I've worked almost exclusively on multiplayer stability. We've run several test games and this new version is a 10x improvement over the previous version. We will continue to run these developer multiplayer tests so if you are interested in playing along, p
📝 Developer Notes Vehicles receive a major overhaul with new two-handed steering, gear shifting, revised throttle inputs, improved handling, enhanced haptics, and better engine audio for an overall more intuitive driving experience. The new Double Barrel Shotgun is now finished
Below are all the changes since the previous Playtest update on August 1st. This patch primarily focuses on multiplayer fixes as we continue to make online play stable and a solid gameplay experience. It also includes tweaks and additions, many of which are based on feedback from
🚨 This is NOT the official update for Alien Dawn Alpha 2.0🚨 We're switching the default public branch from the old 2024 build to the latest Playtest build for several reasons: 1. People buy the game after seeing posts about the new version, then launch a two-year-old build ins
Hey, so I know it's been over a year since I last posted here and that sucks. The gist of what has been going on is that in order for this game to work in any capacity I needed to advance my understanding of the Unreal Engine and game design. I've worked pretty much non-stop on
🔥Patch notes version 1.22🔥 I tested this myself with a Quest 3 using Air Link and it worked great! (Previously I was developing on a Rift S and Vive Pro) Very smooth experience on medium settings on my i9 9900 & 2080ti. ➕New NPC Behaviors➕ Alien now appears from the air in
If you're here from the Steam Summer Sale, I'm the developer of Alien Dawn and I'm currently beta testing a new version of the game. If you're interested in the game and would like to play this new version, switch to "update-22-preview" in the Steam Betas tab. Things I'm currentl
If the last update was about porting the game to Unreal 5, this one is about refining the core experience. That means improved performance, better motion controls, and a more fluid gameplay loop. Big thank you to everyone on Discord that helped me play-test this version and gav
Hey yall, Xtian here. I'm close to releasing the next version of Alien Dawn (1.21), which is the first update since releasing the Unreal Engine 5 version, and a lot more has been smoothed out since then. This update is primarily focused on quality-of-life game play & performa
I thought this port from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5 was going to take 3 months, maybe 6 tops. It's been exactly a year since I started on this version I'm releasing today. Why switch from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5? There is of course the obvious, better graphic
🗣️ Calling all Escapees! It's the dawn of a new era. Alien Dawn is now open for playtesting in Unreal Engine 5 ! This is a very early build and there will be bugs and issues to expect, however your help is critical to our goal of successfully bringing the game in to this new era
Hi All, As it is the 6th and still less than a week into 2023 I can still say, Happy New Year! In some exciting news, IndieVR has added Alien Dawn to it's "TOP 20 INDIE VR GAMES OF 2023" list and highlight video. (Alien Dawn is the first up in the video at 1:24) It's always been
Hi All! bHaptics Support The most unique aspect of UPDATE 19 is the addition of native bHaptics support. bHaptics is a haptics feedback system that really adds to a high end VR experience, with 40 individual motors in the vest that give the player detailed feedback as to what is
IndieVR - Live Stream Demo! 11am PST 11-20-2022!
11/12/2022 (Early Access) v1.18a Made Tutorial optional on bootup for first time Players
Hi All, I remember all the way back to watching the first random person play our game and watching them try to interact with the slide on the pistol and it not doing anything. After that I saw many others do something similar. It's not that I couldn't figure out how to do it beca
The other night I was watching my Dad play the game (he has over 200 hours in), and when he called for extraction at the Radio Tower the Extraction Point didn't appear on the Map. I'd never seen this happen before so I thought it was a one off thing, but then someone mentioned in
Hello! 🏠 Home Screen 🏠 A focus of this update has been on revising the opening Home Level of the start of the game. Instead of the Cabin it's now the Old Brick Mansion, and time was invested in adding higher quality models, along with more Physics and Player Interactions to thi
After watching many streamers, getting feedback on the forums and reading many reviews we decided to focus on 3 things in this update. 1. Performance Performance is the first priority when it comes to VR. One of the most difficult things to do is an open world with hundreds of th
8/6/2022 (Hot Fix) v1.14b Quest and HP Reverb G2 Bug Fixes