Mar 8, 2019

Reynard Versoion 1.0.3 – Optimization, Bug Fixes and the Future

Reynard - Fifi

This week I focused on optimization and bug fixes. I also have some important news about the future of Reynard and Hyper Fox Studios.

A lot of people asked me if Reynard will be released on Nintendo Switch platform and I can finally reply that… IT WILL!!! Nintendo approved my developer account for Switch. This gave me another huge motivation boost!

Generally It means that I’ll be:

Adding more new content (bosses, enemies, items…),
Further optimize the game,
Squish undiscovered and upcoming bugs!

It’s good news, but I’ll have more expenses by getting the right hardware (Switch) etc. Besides that, my PC freezes from time to time. I really hope that he only has a “phase”.

I'm super happy that so many of you support Reynard. But I'm not able to live off our little fox :D So in the next couple of weeks, I'll try to earn enough money for the upcoming costs. I'll pick up some client work in web development. In these upcoming couple of weeks don't be mad if I'll be releasing only minor updates for Reynard.

Enough with the news! Here are the changes!

[MAJOR] Movement and dash of Reynard and NPCs has been optimized. The game should run smooth now on 60 FPS.
[MINOR] Added the FPS option – 60 FPS.
[MINOR] Added the starting area blocades in Ferdinand’s level.
[MINOR] When crafting, everything except equipment now gets added to your inventory automatically.
[BUGFIX] Fixed the bug when you’d play on the easy mode and the perk would take away more stamina than allowed.
[BUGFIX] Daily run on easy mode now loads starting items correctly.
[BUGFIX] Mumu now deals damage over time.
[BUGFIX] Effect zones of spawned cursed weapons don’t get blown away by the wind anymore.
[BUGFIX] No more building stuff on player, enemy or ally ocuppied area in the invasion.
[BUGFIX] Fixed a room cell which had a “physical” golden key in it.

Until next time! I wish you an awesome weekend and happy dungeon crawling! 😀

Mar 8, 2019

Mad Machines - Shops, Blocks, and XP Unlocks!

Mad Machines - Hero Blocks

Hey everyone! Thanks so much for your support with last week's Free to Play launch. It was certainly a busy week, with some of the team in Katowice that weekend manning the MAD MACHINES booth graciously provided by ESL. It was great to see players new and old try out the game in person, and feedback from this and other events has been vital in our internal balance discussions.

A big thanks to ESL for this MAD setup in Katowice!

On to this week - as promised, we have a bunch more features and fixes for you all!

Customization, Item Unlocks and the Shop

More customization options? We hear you! The Shop is your way of purchasing new cosmetic options for your Machines. There are two ways you can do this: with Metal or with Carbyne.

Metal is currency that you obtain at the end of every match (excluding Custom Matches). Everything you unlock to purchase via levelling up will be available in the Shop to purchase for Metal.

Carbyne is the premium currency within MAD MACHINES. Purchasable with real money through the Shop, you can skip the grind for Metal to purchase your unlockable items directly. You can also purchase all current DLC with Carbyne directly in-game. This includes the limited-time MAD Bundle, containing the Founder's Pack weapons and the prepurchase for the Season ZERO Pass!

We're exploring other ways of rewarding players with additional Metal and Carbyne, so please stay tuned for more information on that in a future update.

For the curious, here's a list of the current textures you can unlock for your Machines and their weapons by levelling up:

Level 2: Uncommon Machine Texture (Support/Ship)
Level 3: Uncommon Machine Texture (Heavy/Train)
Level 4: Uncommon Machine Texture (Assassin/Chopper)
Level 6: Uncommon Weapon Texture (Support/Ship)
Level 7: Uncommon Weapon Texture (Heavy/Train)
Level 8: Uncommon Weapon Texture (Assassin/Chopper)
Level 17: Rare Machine Texture (Support/Ship)
Level 18: Rare Machine Texture (Heavy/Train)
Level 19: Rare Machine Texture (Assassin/Chopper)
Level 21: Rare Weapon Texture (Support/Ship)
Level 22: Rare Weapon Texture (Heavy/Train)
Level 23: Rare Weapon Texture (Assassin/Chopper)
Level 26: Epic Machine Texture (Support/Ship)
Level 28: Epic Machine Texture (Heavy/Train)
Level 31: Epic Machine Texture (Assassin/Chopper)
Level 33: Epic Weapon Texture (Support/Ship)
Level 36: Epic Weapon Texture (Heavy/Train)
Level 38: Epic Weapon Texture (Assassin/Chopper)
Level 41: Legendary Machine Texture (Support/Ship)
Level 42: Legendary Machine Texture (Heavy/Train)
Level 43: Legendary Machine Texture (Assassin/Chopper)
Level 46: Legendary Weapon Texture (Support/Ship)
Level 47: Legendary Weapon Texture (Heavy/Train)
Level 48: Legendary Weapon Texture (Assassin/Chopper)

Those that reached these levels before this update will have the textures at and below their level appear in the Shop.

We'd love to see what creative things you can
come up with using the customization system! If you have a customization preset you're particularly proud of, be sure to tweet it to us @Mad_Machines!

Bug-Squashing, Tweaks and Quality of Life

- Goalies can no longer be "pushed around" by other players, or the ball
- Fixes to matchmaking and queue system
- Fixes to the rematch system
- There is more information available to you if you are queueing for a match while playing a single player mode
- Bot improvements
- General UI improvements and tweaks
- General improvements and bug fixing to the backfilling system
- Friends list fixes for the Steam version
- Option to add images in the custom banner (in the special settings menu)
- This is very much an experimental feature, but we hope you have some fun with it! Please note that both settings in the "Special" section will only appear on your client, not for other players.

Come talk with us!

Have some suggestions on additional improvements or looking to learn more about Mad Machines? Please join our Discord server as we will continue to leverage community feedback to improve the game.

See you in the arena!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/611260/MAD_MACHINES/

Mar 8, 2019

Post Scriptum - Armoured is out and more!

Squad 44 - =BoB=BreizhoO

Hello everyone,

Last month we updated Post Scriptum with another massive update adding our newest map Veghel, 2 new vehicles, even more layers to existing maps, bayonets and a lot more.

Today, we are thrilled to announce that we are releasing another free update to Post Scriptum!!
ARMOURED game mode is now available to all Post Scriptum owners.
If you haven’t seen it yet, we had an amazing event last weekend with content creators crewing their favourite tanks and engaging in 12 versus 12 tank battles.
A lot of clips and videos of that event are already on YouTube and below is our announcement trailer that we released just before the event.
Post Scriptum - Armoured Trailer [2019]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmARMlqTXrY

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Ammo Bag for infantry
Also coming with this update is the addition of the infantry ammo bag that is available to all riflemen.

Select the ammo bag and drop it on the floor, it can then be used by any other player to refill his ammo count.
Look at it, press the F key and then click on resupply, this item can only be used once and will disappear after usage.

You are able to rearm at the ammo bag yourself but the ammo bag is not capable of rearming itself or at any other ammo crate. So you only have one per life and a maximum of two deployed simultaneously. Unused ammo bags will disappear after two minutes.

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Damage model improvement

Common values to all PS vehicles:

ON COMPONENT HIT:
Crew: 50% chance of damage
Turret: 100% chance of damage
Ammo: 75% chance of damage
Turret: 100% chance of damage
Engine: 100% chance of damage
Tracks: 100% chance of damage

All penetration values have been added to the Arnhem Range training map.
For a recap on how our system works, we recommend you have a look at our Tea Time with the Devs that we had a few days ago.

The tank explanation starts at 23 minutes for those interested in a more indepth look into our damage model.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/391358379?t=22m42s

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Map Voting
Yes! You can now, at the end of each round vote for the next map!

You can vote for a map but also the game mode.
Voting Refresh will refresh the set of maps available on screen, which is currently not doing anything, but it will very soon as we will have more than 8 maps in a few weeks time. (Best, Grave and then our next theatre)

That is of course optional and a server admin can decide if they want the Map Vote feature or keep the old Map Rotation system.

For ServerAdmins:

To add that option, simply go to the ServerConfig folder and set that line from: “MapVoting=False” to “MapVoting=True” You will also see a file called: “MapVoting.cfg”, in there will be all the layers available for each map. You can then decide what layers to include, or not.

This is an example of layers that will be in your vote, when voting for Arnhem AAS, it will select one of the 3 layers added.

Arnhem_AAS=Arnhem_AAS_01,Arnhem_AAS_02,Arnhem_AAS_03

Same goes for Offensive.

Arnhem_Offensive=Arnhem_Offensive_Single_01,Arnhem_Offensive_Single_02

Contact us on Discord to get the full listing of maps for your CFG files.

PS: Armoured layers and Offensive/AAS layers can not be hosted on the same server rotation.

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Here is the complete changelog for this update:

-Add: ARMOURED Game mode -Add: Ammo bag for infantry -Add: New muzzle flash FX for tanks -Add: New tank handling and suspension system -Add: Map Voting option at the end of round -Gameplay: Veghel Offensive tickets from 400 to 600 -Gameplay: Tank tracks should disappear if fully destroyed -Gameplay: Tweak to internal component vulnerability (announcement) -Gameplay: Repair station are 4 times faster -Gameplay: Tank handling overhaul, suspensions and track friction -Gameplay: Adding all penetration + hull values to Arnhem Range -Fix: Missing radio on Velmolen AAS -Fix: Sdkfz.251 torque values -Fix: German rifle sprinting 1p animation, with ads blending -Fix: Browning MG can reload while prone and undeployed -Fix: Tank ammo not always refilling at repair station -Fix: Tank spinning after engine destruction -Fix: Missing 1 shell on off map artillery -Sounds: MG34 tweaks -Sounds: MP40 overhaul -Sounds: M1 Garand tweaks l

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Here is a little taste of what to expect in the weeks and months to come:
New layers for Velmolen in both Offensive and AAS.
Best and its bridge.
Grave and its fortified city.
Sandbox game mode news.
Various new unlisted features.
New theatre reveals for Post Scriptum.

That is it for this week!

As always, many thanks to our dedicated community for your continued support and we hope you enjoy playing Armoured as much as we enjoyed developing and testing it!

Sincerely,