• A new dungeon, Glenn Bearna, and a new area, Sliab Mis, have been added. You can reach the area through Sidhe Sneachta.
• Sidhe Sneachta’s terrain has been partially changed.
• Scenario quests related to the new areas will be added.
• You can meet the new NPC Loiscneach, the mountainkeeper, during the Glenn Bearna scenario quest.
• Several enhancement changes have been introduced for Erg, Echostones, Arcana, and more.
• Additional details for Glenn Bearna can also be viewed on the dedicated microsite.

• Cold winds from the northern lands have blown into Tir Chonaill. The Glenn Bearna prologue story will be available. 
  • During The Scouts’ Snowy Summer Warm-Up Event, the quest [Content] Dark Dreams of a Winter Wind is automatically given to characters who have met one of the following condition: Completed Memory Book Volume 3, Completed Generation 1's "Advent of the Goddess", Completed Arcana Guide Quest "Lighting the Arcana's Flame"
    • During The Scouts’ Snowy Summer Warm-Up Event, the difficulty of battles during quests will be lowered.
  • After The Scouts’ Snowy Summer Warm-Up Event ends, the quest [Content] Dark Dreams of a Winter Wind will be automatically given to characters who have at least one Arcana Talent that has at least 1 Link unlocked.   
• The Glenn Bearna scenario quest line begins with the guide quest, [Content] A Flame of Burning Cold.
  • This quest is given when the cumulative level is 20,000 or higher, an Arcana Link is unlocked at level 1 or higher, and the prologue story quest, [Content] A God of the Northern Winds is completed.
    • You may have to change channels to receive the quest after completing the prologue story.
  • You can proceed with the quest by talking to NPC Laoire in the Arcana Association Room in Tara Rath Royal Castle.
  • Progress through the story to discover the reason behind the abnormal weather.
  • During the quest, [Content] A Tranquil Mirror of Dawn and Dusk, you will discover Sliab Mis and be able to enter Glenn Bearna.
  • After completing the last quest of the scenario, you will be able to enter Sliab Mis and Glenn Bearna without quest limitations.

Entry Details

• Enter Glenn Bearna through the barrier in Sliab Mis, north of Sidhe Sneachta.
• Dungeon Entry Conditions:
  • Cumulative level 20,000 or higher 
  • Arcana total level 50 or higher
  • Completing the final Glenn Bearna scenario quest: [Content] A Fantasia of Endless Winter
• A minimum of 2 to a maximum of 8 party members can enter the dungeon
  • Note: If you enter with an odd number, party members without pairs can have difficulty with some dungeon objectives.
• Glenn Bearna has two dungeon difficulty levels: Normal and Hard. 
• There is no entry limit, but clear rewards can be obtained up to 3 times a week per character.

Entry Details

• In order to clear the dungeon, you must overcome the frost’s grasp within Glenn Bearna.
• Solve the paradox between the Day and Night timelines of Glenn Bearna. 
• The dungeon is played in pairs with the Lifeline system.
  • The party will be split up into Day and Night groups, and you will be paired with someone from the other side.
  • You can select which side to join and the pair will be randomly determined.
• You share Lifeline Health with your Lifeline Partner.
  • Lifeline Health gauges the shared health bar of the two paired party members depending on the dungeon difficulty.
  • Lifeline Health can be reduced or restored by certain monsters or scenarios within the dungeon.
  • When one gets knocked unconscious while paired in a Lifeline, the Lifeline Health will be reduced by the HP of the unconscious character. 
  • Resurrection is possible unless the Lifeline Health reaches 0, and the character who got knocked unconscious and used up the Lifeline Health cannot be revived.
  • When Lifeline Health is reduced to 0, characters with remaining health can still play. 
  • If all of the party members' Lifeline Health decreases or there are no pairs left on either side, the dungeon will fail and you will not be able to proceed further.
• There is a 30-second cooldown when using potions in the dungeon.
• You can re-enter the Glenn Bearna Dungeon up to 3 times if disconnection occurs.
• You will move through the dungeon to clear the areas of enemies, and gather the necessary materials to survive the cold.
  • Party members in the Daytime are tasked with acquiring Firewood, while those in Nighttime are tasked with acquiring Ember. 
    • These are accumulated as points and can be gathered by defeating certain enemies. Which party members have accumulated the Firewood and Ember is shown in the party details on the left of the screen.
  • The party must work together to stop the enemies and correct the paradox affecting the areas of Glenn Bearna.
  • Strategically use the braziers, lit brightly by the gathered Firewood and Embers, to collect the souls of enemies and unleash them upon your foes.
  • What else may you encounter in the chill of the winter?
• You will encounter the following enemies and Boss monsters in Glenn Bearna:
  • Fianna Geimhridh
  • Snuggly Sneachta
  • Gwyllion
  • Carnivorous Snowtrap
  • Man-Eating Snowtrap
  • Enkindled Wraith
  • Ember Sprite
  • Icicle Sprite
  • Abominable Rabbit
  • Abominable Rabbit of Equilibrium
  • Frostwork Soul
  • Folach Catt
  • Gwyllgi
  • Ice Golem
  • Pallid Soul
  • Unfinished Reverie
  • Cnoc Oighir
  • Cailleach

Dungeon Rewards

• Rewards can be obtained when clearing the boss of Glenn Bearna. 
• EXP and guaranteed rewards will be dropped from the Dungeon End Chest.
• Additional rewards such as gems, crafting materials and manuals, enchant scrolls, and set effect enhancement scrolls are also possible to obtain from the Dungeon End Chest. 
• Clear rewards can be obtained up to 3 times a week per character.
  • Normal and Hard difficulty levels share the number of rewards obtained. (Resets every Saturday at 7:00 AM PT)
  • You can check the weekly reward count by touching the dungeon entrance or entering the dungeon.

Reward Item Details

• Frostflame Threads (expire in 7 days) can be used to further upgrade your Arcana Links.
• Shining Crystal Shards can be used to purchase the Ceann Bliana crafting manuals and crafting materials from NPC Suspicious Merchant in Sliab Mis.

• You can acquire new material items, Sewing Patterns and Blacksmith Manuals needed to make Ceann Bliana sets.
  • Condensed Reverie Crystal
  • Frozen Metal Plate Fragment
  • Frozen White Iron Fragment
  • Scrap of Frozen Fabric
  • Strand of Thin Metal Wire
  • Strand of an Ancient Veil
  • Shattered Dark Metal Shard
  • Frost-fused Metal Shard
  • Frozen Braid
• 31 types of existing enchantment scrolls can be obtained.
  • Backbreaking
  • Awakened
  • Long-lasting
  • Resistance
  • Dreamy
  • Midnight
  • Reunion
  • Nocturne
  • Brainstorm
  • Resolution
  • Enigmatic
  • Sonata
  • Clashing
  • Spiraling
  • Meteoroid
  • Supernova
  • Pallid
  • Heavy Rain
  • Downburst
  • Nightfall
  • Glowing Sky
  • Sunshower
  • Created
  • Lancia
  • Sharpshooter
  • Challenger
  • Corrib
  • Conqueror
  • Marksman
  • Disaster
  • Whirlwind
• When clearing Glenn Bearna Hard difficulty, you can obtain the following items:
  • Winterglow Firewood
  • Crystallized Remnants of Winter
  • Winter Dream Terminus Crystal
  • Set Effect Enhancement Scrolls
    • Set Effect Scrolls can be used to increase the set effect of an item by +1. Set Effect Scrolls can only be used on items that have the same set effect already applied.
    • Set Effect Attack Speed Increase +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Max Damage Increase +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Ladeca Movement Speed Boost +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Critical Damage Increase +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Magnum Shot Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Bash Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Support Shot Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Shock Absorb Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Poison Immunity +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Smash Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Windmill Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Charge Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Demigod Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Fishing Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Refining Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Blacksmith Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Metallurgy Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Gold Strike Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect MP Usage Reduction +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Healing Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Assault Slash Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Icebolt Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Firebolt Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Flame Burst Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Water Cannon Enhancement +1 Scroll
    • Set Effect Life Drain Enhancement +1 Scroll
• 3 new armor types have been added.
  • Items with set effects activate upon reaching +10.
  • The item stats will range depending on the quality of the craft.

New Journal Achievement Details
New Title Details

• Elemental Knight and Harmonic Saint’s Arcana Link has increased from 5 Link Levels to 10 Link  Levels. 
• When you clear Glenn Bearna, you can acquire varying amounts of Frostflame Threads.
• Exchange Frostflame Threads at the Arcana Enkindling Lectern in the Arcana Association Room for Ice-Scorched Crests, used to further upgrade your Arcana Links.
• Additional effects have been added for each new stage of Elemental Knight:
  • Link Stage 6: Elemental Knight skill mana consumption reduced by 50%
  • Link Stage 7: Close Combat and Magic talent skill cooldowns reduced by 10% (excluding race-specific skills)
  • Link Stage 8: Increases Min/Max damage by 10% (maximum 50) of Magic Attack when equipped with a Close Combat talent weapon
  • Link Stage 9: Blazing Assault Slash Range increased by +0.8m, Shattering Windmill Attack Radius increased by +2m, Dynavolt Smash Attack Width increased by +1m, and Dauntless Defense Attack Radius increased by +2m
  • Link Stage 10: Blazing Assault Slash, Shattering Windmill, Dynavolt Smash, and Dauntless Defense cooldown reduced by 1 second
• Additional effects have been added for each new stage of Harmonic Saint:
  • Link Stage 6: Casting Healing or Party Healing grants a stack of Warmth of Life, and Hand of Restoration and Echoes of Salvation gain healing +7% and 200 Wound Recovery per stack of Warmth of Life
  • Link Stage 7: Voice of Vitality Recovery amount increases by +50%, Increases Piercing Resistance by +1 while the Voice of Vitality effect is applied, and Increases Protection/Magic Protection by +20 while the Voice of Vitality effect is applied
  • Link Stage 8: Reduces the cooldown of Blessing of Protection by 60 seconds, and Increases the duration of Blessing of Protection by 2 seconds
  • Link Stage 9: Pulse of Purification recovers 160 HP and Wounds of allies within the attack range upon inflicting damage to enemies
  • Link Stage 10: Allows self-revival at your location when incapacitated (60 minute cooldown), and resurrection is possible in most cases including even in restricted dungeons, such as Rabbie Phantasm and Glenn Bearna
• The following Harmonic Saint skills have been adjusted:
  • The Voice of Vitality skill-related effects are modified to be applied to all party members.
  • Hand of Restoration skill cooldown is reduced from 5 seconds to 3 seconds (Based on rank 1).
  • Echoes of Salvation skill cooldown is reduced from 8 seconds to 5 seconds (Based on rank 1).
  • The casting time of the Echoes of Salvation skill is changed as follows:
    • Rank F ~ A: 2 seconds
    • Rank 9 ~ 2: 1 second
    • Rank 1: Instant activation
  • Echoes of Salvation skill range has been increased from +15m to +20m.
  • Hymn of Resurrection skill casting time is changed to instantly activate.
  • Pulse of Purification is modified so that it will not be canceled even if attacked while in the Iron Will Technique state.
  • Blessing of Protection skill is changed so the cooldown can no longer be reset by using the Time Shift Technique.

• To upgrade an Arcana to Link Stage 6 and above, the following materials are required:
  • Link Stage 6:
    
    • Smoldering Thread x100
    • Frostflame Thread x10
      
      • 150,000 Gold is required to exchange the Frostflame Thread for an Ice-Scorched Crest.
    • 120 AP
  • Link Stage 7:
    
    • Smoldering Thread x150
    • Frostflame Thread x15
    • 260 AP
  • Link Stage 8:
    
    • Smoldering Thread x250
    • Frostflame Thread x25
    • 420 AP
  • Link Stage 9:
    
    • Smoldering Thread x400
    • Frostflame Thread x40
    • 600 AP
  • Link Stage 10:
    
    • Smoldering Thread x600
    • Frostflame Thread x60
    • 800 AP
  Introduction of Erg Grade
  • The Erg Grade system has been implemented into the Erg System. 
  • B-Grade and A-Grade Erg Enhancement methods have been added. Existing Erg enhancements are categorized as S-Grade Erg, being the highest grade.
    • Note: Existing Erg enhanced weapons will become S-Grade Erg enhanced weapons.
  • Advancement Catalyst B and Advancement Catalyst A items have been added.
    • These Catalyst items can be crafted using the Magic Craft skill with at least Rank 9 Magic Craft.
    • Advancement Catalyst B:
      • Shyllien Crystal x2
      • Fine Firewood x20
      • Hay Bale x5
      • Holy Water of Lymilark x20
    • Advancement Catalyst A:
      • Shyllien Crystal x5
      • Divine Mineral Fragment x5
      • Desecrated Charm Chunk x2
      • Thorny Blue Shackle x2
      • Massive Turtle Shell Chip x2
  • When attempting to apply Erg to your weapon, you can select one of the three grades which are B, A, and S to start grade enhancement.
  • Weapons with a lower Erg grade will have a lesser Erg effect compared to a higher grade, however the effect is easier to achieve.
    • The basic effect of B-grade Erg starts from level 11.
    • A-grade Ergs show the basic effect from level 16 and the bonus effect from level 26.
  • After leveling up a B Grade Erg to level 50, you can talk to Kaelic with an Advancement Catalyst B to upgrade it to A Grade. After increasing the grade, the Erg level will start again at level 30.
  
  
• A-grade and B-grade Erg weapons can also be transferred using the Transference Catalyst, but cannot be transferred if the transfer target has a different Erg level.
• Erg Grade is added to the Auction House as a detailed search option.
• Additional Weapon Erg Effects have been added for the following weapon types:
  
  *Note: Erg effects for each level based on S grade.
  
  • Erg Enhancement has been improved to add an increased chance of success after a failure when attempting to level break. 
    • When attempting to level up Erg, the success rate now increases as the number of consecutive failures increases.
    • Example: Success Rate: 0.70% → Failed Upgrade → Success rate: 0.71 (0.70+0.01)%
  • Erg can now be removed from a weapon by talking to Kaelic and selecting the Remove Erg option.
    • Caution: If an Erg is removed from a weapon, the Erg cannot be recovered. 
    • Erg cannot be removed from weapons that are sealed with a Seal Scroll.
  Additional Enhancement Changes
  • The readability of the equipment upgrade menu has been improved.
  • Upgrades made to items can now be reverted using the Upgrade Reversion Kit.
    • Normal Upgrades, Artisan Upgrades, and Gem Upgrades can be removed to return to the previous upgrade. (Special upgrades cannot be removed.)
    • When reverting an upgrade, the proficiency used for the upgrade is restored up to 100.
    • This item can be used on equipment that has been specially upgraded, and does not affect the special upgrade status.
    • This item cannot be used on equipment that has been upgraded or in the process of being upgraded before the addition of the Upgrade Reversion Kit (before maintenance on July 13, 2023).
    • Upgrade Reversion Kit can be crafted using the Handicraft skill or purchased from the Item Shop.
  • Items that have been upgraded will now show the list of current upgrades applied in the item tooltip.
    • You cannot check the list of upgrades for equipment that has been upgraded or in the process of being upgraded before the addition of the Upgrade Reversion Kit (before maintenance on July 13, 2023).
  • The number of possible Echostone advancement attempts within Sidhe Finnachaid has been increased from 3 to 5.
  • The number of Echostone awakenings has been limited according to the character's cumulative level.
    • The AP cost per awakening attempt has not been changed.
    • The limit is refreshed upon entering the dungeon again.
  Cumulative Level

  Awakening Attempts

  Level 29,999 and below

  5 times

  Level 30,000 ~ 39,999

  10 times

  Level 40,000 ~ 49,999

  15 times

  Level 50,000 and above

  unlimited
  • A separate warning notice is now displayed when fragmenting an Echostone of grade 20 or higher.
  • Success Rates for Echostone Advancements have been improved.
    • The Advancement Success Rate when clearing Sidhe Finnachaid Advanced is:
  Grade 18 or lower: 100%

  Grade 19-21: 90%

  Grade 22-24: 75%

  Grade 25 or higher: 45%
  • The drop rate of Runes used to upgrade the Alban Knights Emblem have increased.
  • The number of Runes that can be acquired when clearing the Alban Knights Training Grounds is greatly increased.
  

Changed:

The "Remove" option in all context (right click) menus has been changed to "Discard", in order to reduce confusion. If the quantity is greater than one, it will read "Discard one" and there will also be a "Discard all" option.

Fixed:

For Dragon Armour paragraph 47, the damage roll has been corrected from 1d6 to 2d6.

The Dragon Armour Firestorm weapon is now fully implemented. Any existing Firestorm item in inventory will automatically be converted to the weapon.

During the player choice phase of combat, if the player cannot attack, the escape option was attacking instead of escaping.

Fix respawn points not being found when missing a team identifier (for non-tdm based maps)

If you haven't already heard, our new PTE is online right now, and loaded with new content to test including:

• Our new Ranked Overhaul
  
• Grenade animation changes and deployment ghosts
  
• A complete hit registration overhaul
  
• A brand new PvE mode with bots, for both solo and co-op play
  
• Quality of Life improvements and fixes

There's a lot in this test, and more content on the horizon, so your best bet is to head on over to our new post on the devblog and read all about it there.

1. Open your Steam Library
   
2. Right click Due Process and open its properties
   
3. Select 'Betas'
   
4. Open the drop down menu beside Beta Participation
   
5. Select 'public-test-environment'
   
6. Steam will now download the test branch.

Don't fret if you notice all your cosmetics, rank, and your matches played reset! This branch has that data stored separately. You will get your normal account data back when you move back to the standard version of the game.
Please also be aware that only US East and US Central servers are available for the PTE.




All content on the PTE is work-in-progress, and as such, subject to change. For assistance with the PTE and direct feedback to the developers, please head over to our Discord.

Destiny of a Wizard 2: Beyond the World QOL 1.10 Patch Update.

This patch address several issues most of are which are quality of life improvments to the game and balancing the difficulty.

Change Log:

New Game Selection:

Graphical Display that says "Full Version 1.10" that verifies the game has been patched

Dungeon Improvements:

CH 3:
Added additional two save points in the 2nd Dungeon.
Added Extra Breathing room for the player to maneuver through chase scenes

CH 8:
Added Extra Breathing room for the player to maneuver through chase scenes
Added an additional delay to the repeated sound effect in the chase scene
Added additional guidance for the Tower of Wind from the pitfalls
Increase Windlin's Trial Time Limit from 10 minutes to 13 minutes.

CH 9:
Increased breathing time to 12 minutes for all water sprouts

CH 10:
Added Extra Breathing room for the player to maneuver through chase scenes

Class Improvements:

Reverend:
Decreased Target Rate (likely hood of getting attacked) from 40% to 10%.
Increased RecoverMe from 15% to 20%
Increased RecoverUs from 15% to 20%
Increased Recover Me More 30% to 40%
Increased Recover Us More to 30% to 40%
Failure rate of Vive of 30% is now 5%, increase Life recovered to 30%
Decreased Revive cost from 60MP to 50MP
Increased Recover Me Most from 50% to 60%
Increased Recover Us Most from 50% to 60%
Decreased Recover Us Max from 115 MP to 100 MP

Tanker:
Increase Target Rate (likely hood of getting attacked) from 130% to 150%
Decreased Cleave TP cost from 35 to 25
Increase WarCry Potency to 40%, Duration to four to six rounds, TP Cost reduced to 40

Cavalier:
Increase Target Rate (likely hood of getting attacked) from 150% to 170%

Clairvoyant:
Increase HP Growth (MAX HP of 2150 at 99 to 3555)
Increase Base Attack Growth (MAX ATK of 176 at 99 to 245)
Increase Base Defense Growth (MAX DEF of 142 at 99 to 180)
Increase Target Rate (likely hood of getting attacked) from 70% to 30%
Increase Base Critical Rate from 4% to 8% for physical attacks

Item Management:
Revive Herb 2,500 GP to 1,500 GP
High Mana Potion 400 GP to 300 GP
EX Mana Potion 1,750 GP to 1,350 GP
Minty Herb 1,000 GP to 500 GP

Shops:
Added Minty Herb to all stores in Chapter 8, Chapter 9, and Chapter 10.

Monsters (Including Bosses):
Starting with Chapter 4: Decreased all Status Effects, Critical Evasion, Critical Chance, Magic Evasion, Magic Reflection, and Counter Rate significantly.

Weapons:
Increase MOST weapons attack (after Chapter 4) by 10 points.

Hello everyone,

Here is a small update, improving further the game. Please read:

Minor Update v1.3.9.4

• Fixed various inconsistencies in the refit logic. The refit times should now be accurate in most if not all occasions. Please note that when the shipyard limit becomes exceeded, the refit times will increase, so this is not an error but a feature.
  
• Fixed error in the price calculation of discounted mothballed ships.
  
• Fixed minor error in the calculation of HE shells amount.
  
• Fixed a few issues found in the mounts of Hood towers and their variants (different max. calibers allowed per side).
  
• Fixed minor issue related with the custom renaming of ships.
  
• Reduced growth of crew pool so that crew losses become more important.
  
• Fine tuning in aiming mechanics to be more dynamic. Accuracy should grow faster now.

Enjoy!
The Game-Labs Team

The development of agriculture in early civilizations was vital to growing the population and often signified an advancing society. This is why Farms are able to be built from the very beginning of a new game of Ara: History Untold - they represent a society's transition from hunting and gathering to an agricultural civilization.



Farms are one of the most important Improvements and can be crucial to a budding Nation. While one is necessary, building multiple can generate more food and in turn promote City growth. To maximize the food output of a Farm, they can be placed on fertile regions that are likely to provide bonus food in addition to the default amount that Farms will produce on their own. If a player doesn’t have enough room to build more Farms, they can also be upgraded and be assigned workers for larger outputs.



Another important factor is the rate at which a City is consuming food. In Ara players can adjust how much food is consumed by the Nation's populous, which can increase the rate at which your City grows. The more food available for consumption, the faster the cities will grow, but beware, the larger the City, the larger the appetite!

Farms also function as harvesters that gather natural resources from the map for use in building Improvements, Triumphs, outfitting Armies, and more. These harvesters allow for players to choose what item they want to gather from the natural resources. For example, the player can choose to gather extra food, money, or even malt to brew beer when harvesting resources like wheat, rye, or corn. For a refresher on natural resources, we've discussed them on this previous post.



Placing farms on regions with natural resources won't just affect the player's strategy but also the world around them! Farms are visually distinct depending on what resource they are placed on. A pig farm will look very different from a wheat farm, and each will have unique vignette animations to simulate life.

Stay tuned for more as we continue to develop Ara: History Untold!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2021880/Ara_History_Untold/

• Small update to Atalo Field Part 3 to teach ramp building before the boss
  
• Fixed glitch where you can boost through a wall in this level
  
• Repositioned a few enemies so they're more fun to kill with the special attack
  
• More controller support progress (nearing the end? maybe.)
  
• Fixed controls instructions for Atalo Field Part 1
  
• Added more coffee cups to express the daily caffeinated dread that indie developers feel
  
• Who knows what else? Not me. I know I programmed something else in there though...

Add "Quit", "Restart Level" and "Back to Lobby" buttons to the mission failure screen

Agents,

Congratulations for getting through part of Section 13 successfully (or not) during the demo! We hope you enjoyed fighting off some QTs while getting more insight into how the game has been progressing throughout the months.

As you already know, we’ll be launching Early Access for Blackout Protocol on July 19th at 4PM PT! Before we head into what to expect the week leading up to Early Access, let’s take a step back and review what our team has learned from the demo feedback.

We saw many new players try out Blackout Protocol during the demo, and many of them heard about our game through Steam’s featuring and recommendations! Thank you Steam Next Fest and the push for indie games!



As many of the Agents were new to the game and spent less time playing the demo–there were so many games to try in this summer’s Steam Next Fest!–we saw that some Agents weren’t able to pick up on the various combat mechanics in Blackout Protocol as previous Agents had in our Closed Betas. We are exploring different ways to help Agents notice these nuances as they continue to play Blackout Protocol.



We received feedback largely similar to previous CBs, focusing around character movement speed, difficulty, friendly fire, and reload mechanics. Combat balance is something we are constantly monitoring and reviewing, so we will continue to make adjustments throughout Early Access.

Less agents found permanent enhancements and unlocks to be helpful compared to previous betas, most likely due to the limited content of the demo and Agents spending less time playing. Also only 3 tiers of Permanent Upgrades were available through the DNS Defragmenter. We will continue to monitor Agents’ feedback regarding permanent growth during Early Access and ensure that Agents feel a difference in their growth as they progress.


We saw that many Agents found our current key art to be a good representation of the game. When presented with multiple images, the current key art was clearly the favorite with 45.3% of the votes, with a distant second coming in with 17.3%. Lore and immersion was incorporated into the demo with the addition of voice acting and we hope to bring even more throughout Early Access and beyond!


Don’t forget that Early Access starts on July 19th at 4PM PT! We know that all of you cannot wait to get playing, so in order to help with the wait, we’ll be starting a daily blog series tomorrow! We’ll be launching a blog post every single day until Early Access release day with in-depth information regarding Blackout Protocol that you may or may not have known previously!

We hope you all enjoyed playing the demo of Blackout Protocol and are looking forward to Early Access and more! See you all in Section 13 soon.

- ODS Kangaroo

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