The Thunderdunes highlight reel is up! Big thanks to CA Keyvias for putting it together!

Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCc8xJioNnQ

The Thunderdunes highlight reel is up! Big thanks to CA Keyvias for putting it together!

Watch it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCc8xJioNnQ

Version 0.14 is live today! Some bug fixes, matchmaking flow improvements, and one big change this round:

- The "Pilot" class is back! The Captain is now the ship owner (the player in the first crew slot) and can be any class (Pilot, Gunner, or Engineer).
- Quick access to class and ship loadout and avatar customization via buttons in the header
- Mid-match join is in
- Removed the crew formation step before quick matches
- Fixed ready state display in lobby
- Fixed reload spring exploit
- Fixed bug that caused players to be kicked off guns or the helm when another ship dies

Version 0.14 is live today! Some bug fixes, matchmaking flow improvements, and one big change this round:

- The "Pilot" class is back! The Captain is now the ship owner (the player in the first crew slot) and can be any class (Pilot, Gunner, or Engineer).
- Quick access to class and ship loadout and avatar customization via buttons in the header
- Mid-match join is in
- Removed the crew formation step before quick matches
- Fixed ready state display in lobby
- Fixed reload spring exploit
- Fixed bug that caused players to be kicked off guns or the helm when another ship dies

We just pushed out a balance patch that adjusts the Howitzer and some helm skills. Here's a run-down of the changes:

1. Shatter damage type is now 20% effective on armor, and 10% on hull, reducing the Howitzer's ship-killing power by 60%-80%.

2. We switched the Howitzer's primary direct damage from burst to shatter and reduced its secondary burst damage from 60 piercing to 40. This keeps the damage concentrated on the component that was actually hit, and still makes it an effective ranged armor damage/harass/support weapon.

3. We added a balloon health damage penalty to Hydrogen and the Chute Vent to stop them being used for bunny hopping.

We just pushed out a balance patch that adjusts the Howitzer and some helm skills. Here's a run-down of the changes:

1. Shatter damage type is now 20% effective on armor, and 10% on hull, reducing the Howitzer's ship-killing power by 60%-80%.

2. We switched the Howitzer's primary direct damage from burst to shatter and reduced its secondary burst damage from 60 piercing to 40. This keeps the damage concentrated on the component that was actually hit, and still makes it an effective ranged armor damage/harass/support weapon.

3. We added a balloon health damage penalty to Hydrogen and the Chute Vent to stop them being used for bunny hopping.

Juggling boxes of GoIO swag, and with promises to bring back plenty of tea and jam, Eric, Howard, and Joe are off to London today for the Eurogamer Expo! We’ll be on the show floor from Thursday to Sunday at the Guns of Icarus Online table, with four game screens for visitors to try their hand at a few rounds of airship combat.

They’ll need something to shoot at, so it would be a big help if as many players as possible can join us during the daytime (London time) while we’re exhibiting and give us a good show. Look for game events on the Steam group during peak times, and come play!

And of course, if you’re attending the Expo, be sure to swing by our booth and say hello!

Juggling boxes of GoIO swag, and with promises to bring back plenty of tea and jam, Eric, Howard, and Joe are off to London today for the Eurogamer Expo! We’ll be on the show floor from Thursday to Sunday at the Guns of Icarus Online table, with four game screens for visitors to try their hand at a few rounds of airship combat.

They’ll need something to shoot at, so it would be a big help if as many players as possible can join us during the daytime (London time) while we’re exhibiting and give us a good show. Look for game events on the Steam group during peak times, and come play!

And of course, if you’re attending the Expo, be sure to swing by our booth and say hello!

The Steam store page has been updated with our new launch trailer! We just finished personally testing every purchase, and even though there's a big scary warning if you have the beta installed that incorrectly says you already have the game and won't receive additional copies, Steam's working to fix that. Rest assured that everything DOES work and the preorders go through without any problem.

If you've been waiting to preorder, now's a great time to pull the trigger!

Store page link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/209080

The Steam store page has been updated with our new launch trailer! We just finished personally testing every purchase, and even though there's a big scary warning if you have the beta installed that incorrectly says you already have the game and won't receive additional copies, Steam's working to fix that. Rest assured that everything DOES work and the preorders go through without any problem.

If you've been waiting to preorder, now's a great time to pull the trigger!

Store page link: http://store.steampowered.com/app/209080