Helloooo,
We said we'd be back with some shiny new stuff on Thursday and so here we are! Yes, it's Friday, but we won't tell if you don't ;)
TLDR:
- Test branch is live
- New biome, mob, weapon, meta progression
- New feedback sections for test branch in Steam and Discord
We are continuing the performance/bug fixes too, don't worry!
So, let me introduce you to your new friendly neighbourhood beta - publictestversion.
This is where we will be updating the game with our latest creations as soon as we think they're good enough to test (i.e they won't completely break the game). So if you play this beta you'll have all the new content ASAP, aaaand you'll probably experience some crazy interactions, uber OP builds and very possibly some bugs.
This is where we will find some of the best additions to push the game further, thanks to the pure experimentation, but the player experience will be a bit off-the-wall.
It will definitely be entertaining, but it is not for everyone and is 100% optional.
What's in the box?!
So, what's actually in the beta!
We have:
- New biome - Temple of Fire
- New traps (limited to Temple biome) - Spinning Axes, Pressure Spikes and Arrow Booby Traps
- New weapon - Flaming Censers (big swinging balls on fiiiireeee)
- New mob - Relentless Juggernaut (big fella with a bigger shield)
- First iteration of a skill tree for meta progression in the Oasis - very WIP but very cool!
I don't want to spoil too much, and remember this is all WIP, so go have a play around and let us know what you think!
How to access the good stuff
FIRST: BACKUP YOUR SAVE DATA
Using this beta might cause problems to your main save file after an update we will do on Monday. So to backup your save file, go to where you have your Steam folder installed, then follow this path:
Steam folder -> userdata folder -> your user id folder (if you have multiple steam accounts you'll need to find the right one) -> 2717880 folder -> remote folder -> copy the file called 'global' and stick it somewhere safe on your computer.
Mine looks like this, but your user id folder with have a different number of course!
If you still want to get stuck in, here's what to do:
Go to The Rogue Prince of Persia in your Steam Library -> click on the gear icon on the far right.
Click on Properties and a pop-up box will appear.
Click on Betas.
Opposite where it says 'Beta Participation', click on the dropdown menu where it says 'None' and select 'publictestversion'.
Update the game and you're good to go!
To change back to the standard game, just go back into the betas section, click on the same dropdown menu (it will now say publictestversion) then select 'None' and update the game.
To leave feedback we have new 'Test Branch' sub-forums here on Steam, or go to Discord, check in 'server-news' for the prompt to choose the new 'The Rogue - Test Branch' role (click the emoji!), and you will see the new channels for discussion and feedback. Without this role you won't see the relevant channels.
If the branch doesn't work for any reason, we will be back on Monday to fix it, just leave us a post in the forums and play the main game until Monday!
Hopefully this shows our intentions for moving forward in this Early Access period - you'll be getting lots of goodies and quick. Maybe not a new biome every week... but you get the idea ;)
Thanks for playing!
Matt and the Evil Empire team