🚨 Sprint 6 Update

06 Jun 2025Developer post

Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)

Hi everyone!

Welcome back to another Raiders Rise dev update and this one’s a big one.

We’re thrilled to announce that we hit our milestone for Build 0.3! A massive shoutout to the entire team for the incredible push to make it happen. Let’s jump into what’s new:

⚙️ Meta

Lobby Finalized – The new lobby layout is in and locked (for now).
Friends System Improved – Friends are now grouped into Online and Offline for clearer visibility.
Matchmaking Debug Tools – Backend updates allow us to fix matchmaking issues during play sessions.
Fight Flow UI – Our combat flow now has sleek new UI mockups!

💥 Core Gameplay

Health Bar Update – Health bars now clearly show how your HP stacks up against others.
Skill Icons & Cooldowns – Passive abilities now show cooldowns, plus we’ve refreshed passive icons and skill upgrade headers.
Re-Deploy Damage – You can now damage enemies on landing when re-deploying.
In-Game Emojis – New emoji set was added! We’ve trimmed down the slots to reduce visual clutter and streamline usage.

🧑‍🚀 Characters & VFX

Character Portraits – Full-body portraits and icons for our first 5 characters have been added to the game.
Concept Art – We made progress on the adorable (and dangerous) Summoner enemy, and supported icon work for consumables.
3D Art – Jak’s model is shaping up nicely, and Nikky’s blockout is already in the works!
Animations – Jak is fully animated and milestone-ready! Plus, mining animations got a polish pass across several characters.
VFX Update – Say hello to the explosive Kamikaze enemy. You’ll know them when you see them.

🌍 Environments

All milestone levels are now in-game! Here are some standout improvements:

Bus elements
Sliding & drop-down doors
Vending machines (yes, they have sad faces when you can’t interact and happy ones when you can - our favorite detail!)
Crates galore – regular, military, destructible, energy
Exterior of the shop
Crystals

Our world’s coming to life in big ways, and these environmental updates make each match feel that much richer.