Dec 2, 2018

LOGistICAL - sacada

Thanks to everyone that continues to support LOGistICAL. The game has grown and expanded over the last year, and there are now many modules with very different game-play.

I will continue to support this game as best I can. I am in the midst of joining LOGistICAL 1 (L1) and LOGistICAL 2 (L2).

The L2 launcher is partly complete and is now pulling data from the high score tables. I am now working hard to make sure the high score tables correctly reflect your actual counts and scores. Getting close.

Enough of that... onto the gift.

LOGistICAL 2: Suriname (Xmas 2018)

Suriname is the smallest country within South America. It has been suggested as a module for a long time by an enthusiastic player. The country is mostly jungle, so there are lots of settlements to do.

This gift is now available within the launch globe of all L2 games and I am working hard to try and get it into L1 games (though it will be a while).

L2: Suriname has quite few different rules and therefore strategies...

- All industries can be built without upgrading them first
- Incomplete towns can host one industry each
- First of each industry is 90% discount
- Industries are automatically built as businesses are completed
- Completing a single resource in a business will expose the other resources it requires
- NEW super booster for trucks awarded on town and business completion
- Roads can be upgraded
- Low tonnage one-way roads become two way when upgraded
- Business and town driveways can transport 100t trucks without need for an upgrade

There are a few contracts to help you get started and explain many of these features.

A full change log is available on the Discord server
https://discord.gg/28fjaqD

Enjoy,

Sacada.

Dec 2, 2018

Sacada's Xmas 2018 Gift

LOGistICAL 2: Belgium - sacada

Thanks to everyone that continues to support LOGistICAL. The game has grown and expanded over the last year, and there are now many modules with very different game-play.

LOGistICAL 2: Suriname (Xmas 2018)

Dec 2, 2018

Announcing the Invitational Open Alpha - Join, Invite, Enjoy!

XERA: Survival - JOSHUA

Hi Survivors,

Good news! Fresh meat!

Starting on December 7th, we’re going to launch a series of XERA: Survival weekend sessions across all regions to ramp up our server stress testing, and to get a wider variety of PC rigs putting our code through its paces.

To find out the time these sessions start, click the map below, or here to see the start time in your current locale.

Additionally, we will be backing up existing players’ data before each weekend starts, then resetting the database so every player starts the Invitational Open Alpha weekend session with no advantage. At the end of the play session, we’ll be restoring your data, so you can continue playing as before until the following week when the process will be repeated.

Where will the fresh meat come from? Well this is where you come in…

If you’d like to get some mates playing the game with you, then please invite them!

Please note, if you are already a Backer and have access to the Alpha, you will automatically have access to the Invitational Open Alpha.

To make it easy for you, there’s a Bot that will generate the invitation for you - Go the to the XERA: Survival Discord server, inside the #invitations channel and type !invite. The Bot will then DM you the message for you to simply cut and paste into a direct message via your favored method (Discord, Twitter, FB, email, however you like!)

The link in the message includes your Discord username to give you credit for inviting people - we’ll be rewarding the most active recruiters! Feel free to customise the message of course with your own additions.

We have a limited number of Invitational Open Alpha keys available, so please invite only your friends you feel will enjoy trying the game out.

You’ll probably have a few questions about the Invitational Open Alpha, so we’ve tried to anticipate a few of these below in our FAQ. But if your question is unanswered here, feel free to ping it back to the team either in the Forums or Discord channel, or directly to tim@spottedkiwi.nz or hit me up on Discord: Infamy#8481.

Invitational Open Alpha FAQ

Do my friends have to pay to participate in the Invitational Open Alpha?
No, participation in the Invitational Open Alpha is free provided they are allocated a key. In the event we run out of keys and cannot obtain more, then the only way to participate will be via pre-order, but we (currently) have plenty of keys for the Invitational Open Alpha.

I'm already a backer, do I need to sign-up for the Invitational Open Alpha?
No – you will automatically have access to the Alpha – please do not sign-up again for the Invitational Open Alpha.

I am a member of the XERA: Survival community but I’ve not yet pre-ordered or played the game – can I participate in the Invitational Open Alpha?
You sure can. Just head to the Invitational Open Alpha registration page and signup.

Hang on – I’m a Backer and now people are getting to play for free?!
The keys being used for the Invitational Open Alpha are for that purpose only and will not work once the game enters Early Access. We may make a decision to allow these keys to be used in an Open Beta prior to Early Access release, but this is not yet decided.

Are there any limits on the number of people I can invite?
In practice, no, but please don’t invite large numbers or spam groups with invitations. We will monitor invitations and reserve the right not to allocate keys if we feel the invitations have been abused. Please only invite your friends who you think will enjoy the game and have the time to play it on the Invitational Open Alpha weekends.

How are you going to allocate the keys if there are only a limited number?
Just before the Invitational Open Alpha weekends, we will allocate keys and email them out. In the event we run out, we’ll order by the date of sign-up. If we get additional keys further down the line, we will also try to backfill if people missed out.

Will these keys work for future pre-release testing?
Very possibly – this decision has not yet been made.

Can I stream / take video / screenshots / make GIFs?
Yes! Please send us the links so we can give back to you folks for the support you’re showing us! If you are a regular content creator, be sure to check out our creator program.

Will these Invitational Open Alpha keys work once the game goes into Early Access?
They will not, no – that would not be fair on the Backers who have pre-ordered the game. We hope if you folks like it, you’ll want to join the pre-order program too. There will be other benefits for Alpha participants to be revealed further down the line, but these will not be discounts on the pre-order price.

Cheers!

Spotted Kiwi Interactive

Dec 2, 2018

Survivor News #37, December 3rd

Rules Of Survival - Tazaki Tsukuru

Anti-Cheaters Update (11/30)

>We are refining the newly developed Hardware Detection method from the previous update and implementing an improved Hardware Ban for Devices.

>Along with the community's help, we are banning cheaters from RoS, thank-you for everyone's support!

>While we know everyone wishes for more details about how we are combating cheating, please understand that this only gives insight for the cheaters to faster break down whatever defenses we put into place. We are doing whatever is possible to improve the situation.

Together, we will bring fairness back to RoS!-

Click here for the Banned Survivor List, out of a Total of 327,209 Banned Survivors in the past week.

Original Message

Attention Survivors!

We wanted to let everyone know that we are continuing to take the offensive on cheaters within Rules of Survival! It will not be tolerated. Beyond banning, we are further testing out new methods to prevent and identify cheaters/illegal gameplay before it harms your experience.

Over the past week we have found hackers to be using a modified NPK file to allow them to take unfair advantages within Rules of Survival. (This includes no-recoil, high scope, faster parachute, etc.)

The following adjustments to our anti-cheating systems have been made to compensate.

-We have reinforced the protections in place around the NPK file to prevent a modified version from being used. If it is modified in anyway, an internal mechanism will activate to identify the illegal file and player.

-We are starting to test an AI Image Recognition System to automatically identify cheating by analyzing the imagery of players' gameplay. This is still in the early stages but hope it will further protect the fair experience we wish to give to all players.

We also wish to thank the community for all their support during this time and let players know how they can help us stop cheaters.

-Players may Report Users* In-game, through our Official Discord Server, or on our Forums for Cheating/Hacking at:
https://rulesofsurvival.16163.com/thread-5167-1-1.html

*You May Also Report websites/organizations that advertise cheats through the above link.

-Players may Appeal Bans (If they believe they have been wrongly accused) at:
https://rulesofsurvival.16163.com/thread-5164-1-1.html

In-Game Issues

Not Receiving Diamonds

Status:
Some users have experienced not receiving Diamonds after purchase. We are currently investigating what is causing the issue, however there is a record of it recorded on our system once payment is made, nothing is lost.

Recommendation:
If you are a PC User:
The issue may be fixed by tapping to scan the payment again with your mobile phone but Do Not Pay Again. Then cancel out. This may help to refresh the system. If the issue persists, please send an e-mail to gamerulesofsurvival@service.netease.com and include your in-game name/ID, Server, along with any relevant information about your payment.

If you are a Mobile User:
You will need to submit a support ticket in-game through the CS Center, you can find this by going to Settings.

Other In-Game Issues

1. If you are a Mobile User and experience any other in-game issues, it is best to to go "Settings" & "CS Center" and submit a support ticket (This includes issues with purchases, or lost guest accounts, however please follow the previous links for Ban Appeals).

2. If you are a PC User, please send an e-mail to gamerulesofsurvival@service.netease.com and include your in-game name/ID, Server, and your issue.

Rules of Survival Dev Team

Dec 2, 2018

2018/12/3 更新

G2 Fighter / 基因特工 - XPVISTAWIN7810

01. 修复了完成戈登家族任务没有正确计数导致卡关的问题。
02. 修复了能够提前接受戈登家族任务导致迷惑性引导的问题。
03. 修复了NPC偶尔会复制重叠的问题。
04. 修复了大地图中离开场景事件后使用装备导致报错。
05. 修复了大地图中离开场景事件后第二次场景可能报错。
06. 修复了几处崩溃问题。

注：武器和数值系统的大更新由于测试时间不足，将延后到下周末12月9日左右。同时下周末还会继续更新第二大章的主线和支线任务以及持续优化基因融合系统的相关内容，具体的更新计划和进度可以实时关注官方群里的内容，或者直接向开发组询问，感谢大家的支持，谢谢。

注：十分抱歉由于没有拆包给各位更新带来的下载困扰，但我们希望更多玩家遇到更少的问题，在目前版本不稳定期间，我们还是会日常修复一些BUG。【您可以在STEAM中右键点击游戏名称，属性-设置-更新-仅在启动时更新，来避免每天更新占用您宝贵的网络资源】。我们会在剧情更新后开始着手处理分包，再次道歉。

注：目前游戏处于Early Access初期，主线内容长度还远远不够，我们会保持持续更新，不断完善，如果您有遇到任何问题，请加入Q群177388775，我们会第一时间记录和处理您遇到的问题。感谢！