After a great playtest during the new year period, we are back again with a more focussed playtest.
We went heavily in on the framework for our single player content and have also introduced a new mode called Onslaught which is both a single player and coop mode. Finally, we have also introduced the ability to run the game in offline mode and game pause.
Players will notice that content wise this playtest is more locked down and lean (especially in loadouts and customisation). This is because we really want to nail down some decent content to present as a fully playable demo during the Next Fest on Steam running June 15th to 22nd.
Another big thing which we wanted to address was performance and optimisation (which is still ongoing). We have made some considerable optimisations to the game, which has allowed us to really nail down a build that should perform well on systems that may have previously struggled and even runs nicely on Steam Deck. We will be doing our best to get Steam Deck verified in the near future so keep an eye out for that (this also means full controller support is being implemented).
With that out of the way, we hope you get some time to check out the playtest and have some fun. Invite your friends and enjoy the playtest until April 10th.
Whether solo, coop or pvp - we hope you enjoy this playtest!
From March 27th until April 10th:
Solo, Coop and P2P will be available 24/7.
Events, community discussions, polls and LFG channels can be found via the Community Discord.
Everyone is welcome to Request Access and participate in any or all playtests. Please also Wishlist the game if you enjoy it or want to keep up to date on its progress, as this helps us a lot.
Original Patch notes for this release: v0.54
All hotfixes and updates deployed since the playtest went live:
0.54.07 hotfix
Added
Bot ability to plant mines
Bot ability to heal others
More names to bot pool
Improved
Bot knowledge of when to heal themselves
Fixed
Server seeing bot mine placement preview
Some crashes
0.54.06 hotfix
Fixed
Flash related crashes
0.54.05 hotfix
Fixed
Default class guns not having access to standard/none attachments
LOD stages on specific outfits to minimise flesh and bone clipping
Issues with gun range lighting when using low settings
Adjusted
Gun range target minigame
0.54.04 hotfix
Improved
Bot engagement conditions
Urgency of bots when they are running out of time
Added
Extra free allies on earlier onslaught missions
Fixed
Crash case
Bots not being affected by flashbangs
0.54.03 hotfix
Fixed
Possession backfiring on abandon
Broken bones not resetting
Clients not seeing server's custom match setup
Clients not being able to vote on online next map/mode
Guns in gun range not having attachments
Equipped attachments not showing in loadout menu
Various crashes
Adjusted
Obscurity night vision to not show visible light
Removed
Unintended accessible weapons/attachments
0.54.02 hotfix
Fixed
Weapon effects not playing
Broken kill zone under map on Containment
Obscurity sprinting requiring stamina
Time not advancing in Onslaught
Server pausing online games
Alignment of sledgehammer animations in third person
T-posing meatshield obscurity
Improved
Added minimum number of rounds to Hunt game mode
Combat knife animations
Custom match settings are remembered
Custom matches progress to the next game with a button press instead of waiting
Change Onslaught survive to two waves instead of unlimited enemies