Hello everyone!
It’s that time again: November is half way over and like most of you, we are looking forward to the upcoming holiday season. But we are not just talking about vacations, we are also looking forward to having Update 1.8.10 out in early December. That means you can spend some time during your holiday breaks exploring Turbine, the new map, and testing out the new weapons.
That’s right! The two new weapons that we announced previously will be coming in Update 1.8.10! They were originally planned to be included with Update 1.8.11, but we’ve been able to get them included earlier. More details on the guns and other details about the upcoming update can be found below in the Devs’ Desk.
Be sure to also check out the Community Center to see the winners for our Onward Community Clips Contest as well as this month’s new custom maps. There are some great ones we think a lot of the community can relate to.
From The Devs’ Desk:
Last week we reached what we call ‘feature lock’: our internal deadline for submitting new features and content for an update, and have given the Update to our QA teams for testing. It is currently going through our internal QA team and will be set up for our Unit51 Beta testers to perform a closed beta test very soon.
As you may know, the first major addition to 1.8.10 will be the new map, Turbine. In our previous Sitreps we mentioned Turbine, the story behind it, and how it will differ from the Turbine some of you may recall from the 1.7 days. Today we want to show you never before seen images of what the map will look like so you can start developing strategies.
Frame-rate and performance are a major focus as we want to ensure a smooth experience when playing Onward; we shared details on some of our performance improvements in last month’s Sitrep. In addition to performance work you can look forward to the return of bHaptics support for the Quest and Quest 2. We have also made adjustments and improvements across all maps already included in the game.
Back to the new guns: for now we are continuing to keep the second gun under wraps. We do however want to give you more details on the MCX that was announced previously.
MCX VIRTUS
Class: Specialist
Caliber: .300 Blackout
Type of ammo: Subsonic
Rate of fire: 800 RPM
Barrel length: 6.75 Inches, with built-in suppressor
Created for the needs of special forces operators for operations behind enemy lines where, thanks to subsonic ammunition and an integrated suppressor, they guarantee the maximum flexibility in any condition. This weapon is chambered with .300 BLK rounds, which even if in subsonic configuration, guarantee excellent stopping power in the short to medium range.
Subsonic, specialized ammunition
.300 Blackout is a caliber with very high stopping power despite its subsonic character, and is frequently used by Special Forces around the world for this reason.
A unique weapon for Marsoc, with an integrated suppressor and a caliber new for Onward. This gives them a powerful additional weapon for close-range firefights. A perfect weapon for new tactical opportunities.
Community Center:
Our Clips contest has ended and we had some great videos sent in! A big thanks to everyone who sent submissions. Check out the winners and honorable mentions.
Cinematic - Submitted by Onward VR Legends
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trXl3gphxec
Trailer - Submitted by Laurence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgR1fs9XAYg
Clips - Humor - Submitted by Charliedeets
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWxhxJiWCiQ
Clips - Skill - Submitted by ReadyUpVR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8mjv6vZrlE
Clips - Hype - Submitted by TeaVR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZYtxk3Dgfs
Honorable Mentions:
Raptors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyau6Sac8uA
TeaVR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yb5iCHRDoE
New Custom Maps Released
Community member Mantis has some great videos displaying our custom maps and highlighting some great gameplay on them. Make sure to take some time and take a look at all the different types of environments you can play in, in addition to the core game mode maps.
https://youtu.be/eM4aykVKWCQ
https://youtu.be/Xuz8Vu-VmNQ
https://youtu.be/PLDRgbLT_6g
If you are interested in getting into mapmaking join our Discord and head to the Custom Maps channels. There are lots of helpful members and documents to start you in the right direction toward building environments in Onward. Discord.gg/Onward
Now, onto the newly released custom maps!
Warzone 2047 (PC) By Siubakyeung
The Volk army seizes the secret base in the snow mountain in an attempt to destroy the world. The MARSOC was ordered to stop.
Shelter: (Quest/PC) by Gridder
During an international exercise MARSOC have been in exercises with local Finnish forces around urban ops. During one of these VOLK are uncovered as this causes MARSOC with other exercising SF forces to take back control of the bunker system.
Runway - Night: (PC/Quest) by Tatoskok
Volk has intercepted plans of a VIP visit to a remote MARSOC airfield and has launched their attack! Secure the warheads, protect the classified intelligence, and rescue the VIP!
Arctic - Night: (PC/Quest) by Heclak
The Arctic Research Labs have created an outpost in an undisclosed location in the Arctic region.
Sand - Night: (PC/Quest) by Koiz
MARSOC has been deployed to this small village to restore freedom and root out the Volk cell rumored to be hiding there.
This is the end for this Sitrep. Keep looking out for more info on our social media pages.
Stay Frosty!