Hey everyone!
We're just under a week away from the one month anniversary of OpenFront's Steam release, and honestly it's been incredible. Thank you so much to every single one of you who has picked it up, left a review, or just jumped in and played. It means the world to us.
We've been reading all of your feedback, and we're happy to announce some changes to what you get from your Steam purchase going forward.
What every Steam owner now gets, forever
- A Verified name
- The ability to create your own custom lobbies
- All the same features as before!
Coming soon: Steam Plus for $4.99 a month
Because you've already supported us by buying the game, Steam Plus gives you the same Plutonium payouts as our $9.99 website subscription, for half the price, however everything is entirely optional and is not needed to play Openfront but is there if you want to support as and it includes:
- 250 Plutonium every month when it renews
- 10 Plutonium every single day you're subscribed
We're working on this right now, and Steam Plus will be available on the subscription page within the next 5 days, ready for our one month anniversary so there is no impact on you guys!
Playing on the website too?
Nothing is being taken away. Website subscriptions stay exactly as they are, but monthly subscribers will now also get the Plutonium bonus every month when their sub renews, and we are looking at if we can backfill so people who have been supporting us for a while don't miss out on anything.
AI, art and our artists
We've seen a few questions about AI, so we want to be upfront. Our cosmetic patterns are designed by artists, and if an artist has used generative AI at any point in making a pattern, it's clearly labelled in the store before you buy it. All of our major external art was commissioned from artists working in the industry.
We don't think OpenFront is "vibe coded". Our core development team has over 20 years of coding experience between them, most of it from before AI tools even existed, and the game has been built by more than 300 contributors. Our code is completely public on GitHub for anyone to see. We do use AI as a tool in development, and we're not hiding it, however we believe in responsible AI Usage and our music and sound effects where all commissioned by a very talented artist called Aiden and our art, logo and promotional material were all done by a few select external partners we work with. We believe that AI when used properly, it makes people more productive. It only produces slop when it's used badly. We've put out a full post on this in our Discord if you want all the details, and you can check out our github and see the development
Come hang out with us live
We've just kicked off our new bi-weekly live streams! Every other Friday at 4pm UK time, we go live at twitch.tv/iiamlewis to talk about the game, show what's coming next and answer your questions. If you can't make it, the VODs go up on our YouTube channel.
Thank you again for playing and for supporting OpenFront. We read every review and every piece of feedback, and we'll keep making improvements based on it. ❤️
Lewis