On October 27, Skara will have been on Steam Early Access for a whole year. That seems hard to believe—except when we really sit back and look at the progress we have made.
Our earliest backers and testers know all about it. We’ve come from one arena and one character (and a lot of bugs!) to three arenas and three characters, special skills, player accounts and rankings…and a whole lot more that players will never see or notice. And we are just getting started!
With our first anniversary upon us, it felt like it was time to celebrate our progress and the rapidly growing community.
ANNIVERSARY EVENTS:
NEW BUILD – we will release Skara. 0.5.5: Complete with a whole bunch of new features, frag display, new class skills and the new range combat special abilities, updated arenas, improved combat controls, and a whole lot more. Look at our Change Log on October 27.
TOURNAMENT—We are going to be holding the very first Skara Tournament in-studio. Players will be able to compete for the honor and glory of being the best. We sadly cannot open this up to the globe, but we will stream it (see below).
Interested in holding your own tournament? Go for it! Keep track of the results, stream it, and send us the winner. They may get a special prize.
TWITCH STREAM—going with our tournament, we will be livestreaming from the studio, playing matches, answering questions and just generally getting to know the player community. Expect there to be some fun and banter. BYOB!
WHILE YOU WAIT the team has started doing game development streams and live game streams more regularly. Check out our Twitch channel: http://www.twitch.tv/skarathebladeremains
Look forward to seeing you October 27, and until then—see you on the battlefield!
Pablo, Skara Indie Pirate in chief