Hello Rebels!
First of all, thank you for an amazing first weekend!
Reaching Early Access is a huge milestone for us, and we’re incredibly happy to see so much interest in our new take on the first-person shooter genre. This is just the beginning, a journey we’re excited to take together with our community as we build the next great FPS.
We've seen many new players join STRIDEN, and we’re also thrilled to welcome back those of you who participated in our earlier playtests.
We hadn’t planned for or expected the game to explode with so many new players in the first few days. But from our perspective, everything is going according to plan, slowly but surely building a dedicated player base that believes in the game and wants to help shape it in the right direction.
As a brand-new IP developed by a small indie team, our community means everything to us. Most of our player base is currently in Europe, so you’ll see peak activity during the afternoon and evening CET.
Over time, as word spreads, we hope to see more players from around the world join the fight. For now, we’re incredibly grateful to everyone who’s already investing their time in STRIDEN. Thank you for your support.
Cheaters
Unfortunately, we’re currently dealing with a serious issue: a cheater/hacker who seems intent on sabotaging the game. We take this very seriously. Not only has the game itself been targeted, but our studio, 5 Fortress, has also been hacked, impacting our internal servers, including those handling project files and project management. Our teams at 5 Fortress and Yahaha Games are working around the clock to respond to this attack.
While we can’t share all the details, please know we are actively addressing the situation.
This week, we’re prioritizing a hotfix to address the cheating issue and improve the game's security.
We also gonna do some smaller tweaks and fixes for the gameplay / game.
Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work through this.
Aside from this, we continue to read every piece of feedback and bug report we receive. Your input is invaluable in helping us improve and evolve STRIDEN.
Roadmap
Last week was hectic, so apologies for the rough version of the roadmap we initially shared. Here's an updated version with some of the issues you pointed out fixed. We're also working on a cleaner, more readable version that we plan to release in the coming weeks. Thanks for your patience and feedback!
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