We have been hard at work behind the scenes in 2019 to bring you the next update coming to Spider Wars as soon as possible and plan to keep the pace up till full release.
Two new story levels have been added to the single player game mode, with a final planned for later this year. This will be a continuation of the current story progression. Other levels have had minor touch ups to unify the world of Spider War
We wanted to give you an update on the upcoming Alpha 1.9.5 update for Badiya (Targeting February for release), which will introduce the following features:
* PLAY THE WAY YOU WANT
You can now choose from the following modes that fit different play styles:
- Survival: which is the current one as it is. If the player dies, he will re-spawn at the NEAREST + VISITED friendly POI. You also lose 30% of the items you had on you but they are kept in a chest box where you died, so you can go there and reclaim them again if you wish. The chest will be there for 24 hrs and then expire.
- Exploration: Made for more casual players. Has no needs meters. You can only lose health by getting hurt by bullets, punches, fire or animal bites. (Health and Stamina are the only things you worry about). If you die and load from last checkpoint doesn’t incur any penalty, you keep everything as it was when died.
- Hardcore: Like Survival mode, but has only one save slot that is deleted if you die (permadeath)
* START MULTIPLE GAMES
Now when you start a new game you get to assign a specific slot for it that will be used for saving. This means you can start different journeys with different play styles.
* NEW PROGRESS SAVING SYSTEM
We now save on the following events: -Saving at Lean-to or other sleep location -Visiting a friendly POI -Quitting the game
Loading: -When loading the game, start player at either the lean-to or last friendly POI, whichever was visited LAST. -If you want to load the game, you have to go to main menu, click on Continue and choose the profile slot you want.
* NO MORE STARTER KITS:
Starter kits that you choose from (Bedouin, Explorer, Aviator, Soldier, Bandit) were meant to give you a head start in the world of Badiya with a proper clothing setup and some items such as tools, a weapon, and some ammo. However, they took away from the survival experience and so we wanted to give you that feeling of building yourself from scratch and so now you will start with only your basic pants on.
* SALVAGING IS BACK!
Previously you were able to salvage any item from the inventory, but that created an imbalance in the game where you could salvage an item quickly, get many sub items, sell them and break the economy. Now we tied the salvaging function to the crafting station that you have to build first.
* BUILD ANYWHERE, EVEN INSIDE POIS
We previously restricted building to outside POIs as to avoid having our AI characters getting stuck on the stuff you build. Now we account for that and obstacle avoidance will get better in upcoming releases.
* CRASHES ARE FIXED
For a while there has been a bug that causes a memory leak and a crash when playing the game which has been hard to track and fix but now we believe it is properly fixed and there shouldn't be any more crashes with the game from what we see in our tests.
* ONE TIME UNITS SETUP
Currently every time you start a new game, you are asked to select the units you want for weight, distance and temperature. Now they will be asked of you only in the language selection screen that you see when you first run the game for the first time. After that you can change them from the "Units" panel in "Options" menu.
* CONDITION OF LOOTABLE ITEMS
Lootable items (Weapons, Clothes, Food, etc...) from any dead body will now be at low condition and that should reflect in their salvagability and their selling price. This solves the issue of getting rich and well armed quickly by just clearing a POI as the items you pick now from your enemies will be of low value/use.
* SMALL FIXES
- Takedowns on enemies are now assigned to the second interaction button. This is done to avoid doing a takedown attack on civilians by mistake instead of interacting with them. - Fixed an issue where you couldn't pickup clay objects that were on the clay patch near wells. - Fixed an issue where you could potentially get stuck in a loop while trying to open a chestbox that is near a wall. - Fixed the issue of being unable to run (game tells you that you are encumbered) even though you are not.
We will be releasing Alpha 1.9.5 in late March. We hope that these changes will drastically improve the way you play and enjoy the game.
As always, looking forward for your feedback.
Best Regards, Ahmad Jadallah (@AhmadJadallah) Director of Development Semaphore (@SemaphoreLab)
Fixed the problem that there were too many self-study classes in the initial curriculum, Fixed the problem of not scheduling classes after a pause. Fixed the problem of a few cases where teachers were unable to schedule classes automatically. Fixed some of the errors that occurred in the repair classroom.
[Contents] - You will get to face new opponents in Digimon Arena. - The opponent list of normal mode and hero mode have been updated. - The list of exchangeable items for Arena Vouchers have been updated. - The 1st~3rd rank Tamers of Digimon Arena Season 4 will have their avatar standing on the podium during Arena Season 5. - For every 10 levels of normal or hero mode, Mamemon may appear by rare chance. - Mamemon drops [Arena Box] when defeated.
※ Infinite Boost items are usable in Digimon Arena only.
- Infinite Equipment Information
※ Arena Podium of Season 4 will be set up after next Regular Server Maintenance. ※ All Battle Points obtained during Season 3 will be removed.
#02. New ChipSets
New type of ChipSets are added.
[Contents] - New attribute ChipSet increasing HT (Hit Rate) has been added. - Purchase or Craft ChipSet Box with each family attributes and all attributes packed inside from NPC - All ChipSet Boxes can be scanned to obtain one ChipSet of 10 types of family attributes and all attributes (chances are almost even) - NPC Akihiro Kurata sells Rank 1~3 ChipSet Boxes in DATS Center - Akihiro Kurata's Item List
※ [Option] is for HP(Max HP), DS(Max DS), AT(Attack), DE(Defense), and HT(Hit Rate).
- You can craft Rank 4 or higher rank ChipSets through NPC Digitamamon in DATS - ChipSet Conversion Kits are required for crafting Rank 7~11 ChipSets - ChipSet Conversion Kit Lv1: Can be exchanged with Weekly Arena Vouchers - ChipSet Conversion Kit Lv2: Can be obtained from Rare Machine in Village of the Beginning - [Diversion ChipSet Kit] can be used on crafting Rank 4 or higher rank ChipSet, for protection of materials when crafting fails. - Diversion ChipSet Kit(Bronze) - Exchangeable with Weekly Arena Vouchers - Usable Range: Rank 4~6 ChipSet Box - Diversion ChipSet Kit(Silver) - Exchangeable with Monthly Arena Vouchers - Usable Range: Rank 7~9 ChipSet Box - Diversion ChipSet Kit(Gold) - Obtainable from Rare Machine in Village of the Beginning - Usable Range: Rank 10~11 ChipSet Box
[Event]
#01. Raid Operation in Winter Vacation
Period: After maintenance of 29th Jan 2019 ~ before maintenance of 12th Feb 2019
[Burning Time Raid] - Progress - Raid Boss emerges from Digital World & Real World in certain time - Raid Boss rewards will be distributed regarding to damage ranking - Raid Boss Emerge Area: All areas except Yokohama Village, DATS Center, D-Terminal and all instance dungeons - Raid Boss Emerge Time (Appears once for each hour) (PST)
- Raid Boss Rewards (by rank)
- Burning Time Raid Gift Box Obtainable Item List
※ All [Event] items are character bound.
#02. Level-up in Winter Vacation
Period: After maintenance of 29th Jan 2019 ~ before maintenance of 12th Feb 2019
[Secret Passage is opened during the Winter Vacation!] - Gate NPC: Chuchidarumon in DATS Center - Progress - You can enter the nostalgic areas through NPC Chuchidarumon in certain times [Small Forest Park, Small Forest Trail, Wood Bench Park, Wood Bench Trail] - Secret Passage Open Time (becomes inactive when it is closed) (PST)
- The nostalgic maps through secret passage is full of monsters with high EXP
- You can obtain item [Burning Time Loot Box] by certain chance when you defeat the monsters
※ All [Event] items are character bound.
#03. Wandering Merchant Yukidarumon
Period: After maintenance of 29th Jan 2019 ~ before maintenance of 12th Feb 2019
[Wandering Merchant is selling special items] - Merchant NPC: Yukidarumon somewhere in [Small Forest Park] - Progress - Wandering Merchant Yukidarumon is in [Small Forest Park], near the exit - Wandering Merchant sells special items that are not sold from common shops - Wandering Merchant Sales Item List
- Wandering Merchant's Lucky Box
※ All [Event] items are character bound.
#04. Winter Vacation Log-in Event
Period: After maintenance of 29th Jan 2019 ~ before maintenance of 12th Feb 2019
[Stay online just for few hours and claim your rewards!] - Reward Item List
- Title Coin Exchange NPC: <Title Master> White-bearded Guru in DATS Center - Title Coin Exchange Title List (Titles without Bonus Effects)
- Title Coin Exchange Title List (Titles with Bonus Effects)
※ All the event items are character bound. ※ Reward distribution time is reset every midnight (00:00) (GMT +9).
#05. Check your Attendance Here! Let's Not Miss a Day!
- Gather all the rewards by logging-in Digimon Masters Online everyday. - Period: Unlimited
[About the Attendance Check]
- You can check the rewards of attendance check event from the "Event Contents UI" window everyday. - Don't forget to log-in every 28 days to claim the final attendance reward. - When the event cycle (28 days) is over, attendance check record will be initialized and you'll restart from the first. - Reward items can be received from your Cash Warehouse. - The rewards are character bound.
[Attendance Check Rewards]
#06. Turn on the heat with burning EXP in Digimon Masters Online!
- The experience point you get will be amplified during the EXP burning time! - Period: Unlimited
Period: After maintenance of 29th Jan 2019 ~ before maintenance of 7th Feb 2019
- Some of the Cash Shop items will be on 30% to 50% discount for a limited time. - Mysterious X-Antibody Factor [50% discount] - XAI Ver V Box [30 Days] [50% discount] - Energy Patch (Apocalymon [Psychic] only) [50% discount] - Gold Spoon Package [50% discount]
Well, those of you that follow us on Twitter, Facebook or on our Discord channel are probably up to date, but it's time to bring the whole set of news to our Steam crowd as well!
So, we do begin with the new beta, cause that's the big gun we bring out here!
It includes a lot of fixes, 4 new maps (for a total of 5 battle maps), several visual updates and a taste of the first 4 battle of the campaign. And, with the next beta, not too far away, you will be finally able to also try the 4X component of the game!
Ok, this was the first one. Go and download it, we would really really appreciate some feedback on what we are doing and what you like and what not!
Then, next one. WE ARE GOING TO EGX REZZED!!!
So yes, if you are visiting Rezzed in April, make sure you come and visit us!!
What else. Ah well, we have a new illustrator in the team, Giulia, and she is working like crazy to get the intro cutscene remade! And know what? We love the results we're getting!!!
- Added footsteps to charge animations with a bayonet attached. - Adjusted the audio timing for the reload animation. - Made the death morale screen show a specific message if the player dies as the attacker during Final Push - Fixed an issue where the wrong team was awarded with the victory during Last Stand when all defenders had been slain. - Most likely fixed the issue where the attacker was unable to find and kill the last player of the defending team in Last Stand.
To offer you a better gaming experience, our servers will be down for maintenance for some time. Check the information below to find out when the server will be up again in your area: EST (New York): January 31, 2019, 0:50 AM - 3:00 AM UTC-2 (Sao Paulo): January 31, 2019, 3:50 AM - 6:00 AM UTC (London): January 31, 2019, 5:50 AM - 8:00 AM UTC+1 (Berlin, Paris): January 31, 2019, 6:50 AM - 9:00 AM UTC+9 (Tokyo, Seoul): January 31, 2019, 14:50 PM - 17:00 PM
Completion time may be extended if maintenance cannot be finished within the expected time. Apologies in advance for any inconvenience in such an event, and thank you for your support and understanding.
Special reminder: The maintenance that was planned for February 7 has been canceled, but the Mall will still be updated as per usual that week. For details, please refer to the update notes below. Regular maintenance will resume on February 14.
[January 31 Update Notes] 1. Fans of Creative Destruction can now own the battle suit of the Seashire Scarlet Wind, the ice hockey team from Seashire. The all-new ice hockey suit Seashire Scarlet Wind and its corresponding packs are now available for purchase. After you get this set, you can edit the number on the Seashire Scarlet Wind ice hockey suit from the View Suit interface. Select a number that you support or like! (A small number of devices with lower performance might not be able to support this.) 2. Mall Adjustments: When viewing pack details, a star will be used to display the Luck progress to the next major reward. Luck tells you how much chance you have of getting a major reward. When you get a major reward from the pack, the Luck progress will reset. (When this function is released, the progress display will not include the previous draws, but it will be included correctly. It will be displayed accurately on the next progress reset.) 3. The all-new gadget, the Ejection Seat”, has arrived! The Ejection Seat allows you to move quickly over a long distance. When ejected to a certain height, you can even use the parachute. 4. Weapon Adjustments: Added trail effects to the shell fired from the Guided RPG. The projectile effects are now more obvious. 5. The Gold Fever event is now available: 1) Before February 1, 2019, 19:50 PM, you can access the event website via pop-ups, banners, and the event interface. Choose an opponent to challenge and participate in this event. 2) On February 1, 2019, 20:00 PM - 22:00 PM, every West Wind group you defeat in Classic Mode or New Classic Mode will give you a Map Piece and some Map Piece points. 3) During the event, if the Map Piece points you have is more than or equal to the opponent you are challenging, you will obtain an additional 15 Map Piece points. 4) When the Gold Fever event for the week is over, the top 50 players with the most Map Piece points stand a chance to win amazing prizes, including an iPhone XR, Amazon Gift Cards, and in-game Diamonds X500. 6. Added background stories for the Ice Queen and Silver Assassin suits. 7. Control mode is now available until February 28, 11:59 AM. 8. English and Japanese voices have now been added to the aircrafts.