We had some amazing submissions from the community with truly creative ideas. We managed to narrow our top three picks for PvE and PvP server submissions, and here they are:
PvE
Third Place: Christian
Second Place: Joe
First Place: Janne
PvP
Third Place: Laura
Second Place: Luciano
First place: Hell
We will be distributing the prizes in game this week. Thank you all so much for your participation!
And we have a release date: 17 June 2019! RetroWar will then be available to all and sundry, not just beta testers!
Beta testers: Your beta keys will stop working on this date. However, if you'd like a free release key to thank you for helping with the beta test just drop me a message.
We're excited to post our first Steam Announcement to tell you all that we just revealed a new gameplay trailer during the Kinda Funny Showcase today at E3!
We'll have more to share as we get closer to release! In the meanwhile, follow us on twitter @ twitter.com/bitcakestudio or join our official Discord @ discord.gg/bitcake !
As we mentioned in our news post yesterday, the launch of Path of Exile: Legion was a huge success! We wanted to post an update about many of the small issues that we have either just fixed or are fixing today.
These are the issues that we intend to fix as soon as possible:
Bug where you can be kicked for performing too many actions while the Shaper has frozen an area.
Common client crash that can occur while changing areas.
Client crash occurring in the Greust, and Drek, Apex Hunter (Fields Map Boss) fights.
Client crash that can happen while using Dancing Dervish.
Client crash that can happen during Legion encounters.
Bug where you can get stuck using a channelling skill.
Bug with highlighting objects after using some skills.
Bug where Alva does not offer new Incursions after opening the Temple of Atzoatl.
Re-enabling the explosions from Asenath's Gentle Touch, after fixing a bug where they unintentionally damage players.
Control+Enter not opening chat to reply to the latest whisper.
Some players unable to activate maps, as they have a Divine Vessel stuck in their map device.
For ongoing updates, keep an eye on the Known Issue List. If you find any errors, please report them in the bug report forum where they can be processed by our QA team. They're not able to reply to every thread but rest assured that they do see and process also reports that come in.
We've seen a few players request that we increase the visibility of Legion icons over monsters, generals and chests as well as adding them to the minimap. One of our earlier iterations of the Legion league included symbols for monsters, chests and generals on the minimap. During playtesting, we found that it felt really bad, as people would spend most of their time looking at the minimap rather than focusing on the combat in front of them.
Due to this, we entirely disabled minimap icons for anything that had a Legion reward. This lead to issues where players would release some monsters with rewards and then end up forgetting where they were which resulted in sometimes missing rewards. This also didn't feel great.
Our next iteration involved adding minimap icons but only after Legion enemies had been activated. This is where we're currently at with minimap icons and is the best of the three scenarios we tried.
We have seen the feedback that the in-game (non-minimap) icons could stand out more, and we can confirm that the art team are working on this.
Thank you again to everyone who joined us for the launch of Path of Exile: Legion! We are so thrilled to see how happy the community is with the league and melee rework. We will continue to work vigilantly to improve the remaining issues. Thank you so much for your continued feedback!
We're incredibly proud and honoured that we are revealing our Release Trailer & Release Date:
Hamsterdam - Paws of Justice
AUGUST 1st
coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, Google Play, and App Store. https://youtu.be/gyT7gpDh4K4 We want to thank you all for your patience, and your trust in us. Through your support we were able to elevate a concept into a full blown game. Thank you all so much, from the bottom of our hearts. - Team Muse
We're so excited to launch “Looking For Heals” on Steam Early Access TODAY! Be sure to pick it up while it's 15% OFF with the launch discount!
Join our Discord to tell us what you love and hate about the game (We're listening and might just implement your ideas). Our first update is just days away! Let's do this!
Just wanted to announce that a big update in performance will be coming in the next nine to twelve days. This update will be light. You will see approx a 40% boost in framerate allowing for Vive Pro enthusiasts to get a good 45-90fps on a GTX 1080 if our calculations are correct.
If we get time, we'll also be pushing a more conclusive UI with performance tweaks and gfx settings. Also some narrative will be present for many of the artworks.
Will keep everyone posted as development continues. Thank you for your support.
Invites will be sent out to eligible Age of Empires Insiders in multiple waves over the coming weeks. Our goal is to get as many of our fans’ hands on the game as early as possible, listening to your valuable feedback, and ultimately building a great game—together!
Signing Up as an Insider
To sign-up as an Age of Empires Insider and be considered for the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition beta, follow the guide below! Please note that this survey and sign-up process can only be completed successfully on a PC running on a Windows operating system (7, 8, or 10).
Enter your email address in the box and select Sign Up Now
Check your email for a message from noreply@microsoftstudios.com and click Confirm Email. This will redirect you to the sign-up survey.
Select Log In To Begin after reviewing the requirements. You will be redirected to a Microsoft Account (MSA) sign-in page.
Sign in with a Microsoft Account (MSA) of your choice. It’s important to note that the Gamertag associated with the MSA that you sign into will be your Age of Empires Insider identity!
Carefully read over the Age of Empires Insider Guidelines & NDA and confirm the information presented at the bottom of the page. You may also find the Guidelines & NDA here .
After continuing, you will be asked to connect a Steam account. In order to be eligible for consideration for the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition beta, you will need a Steam account connected to your Age Insider profile.
Select Add Steam Account to login with your Steam account and be eligible for this beta test.
On the Steam Community screen, sign in with the Steam account of your choice.
After signing in and being redirected back to the survey, you’ll be asked some questions on your interests and play style. Complete these questions and press Save & Continue.
Follow the on-screen steps to upload your DxDiag.xml file. Please note that this file must have a .xml extension and that this step can only be completed on a PC.
After uploading your DxDiag.xml, select Submit Survey.
Congrats! You’re signed up as an Insider and now eligible to be considered for participation in the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition beta!
Existing Insiders
Already signed up as an Age of Empires Insider in the past? We’ll need some updated info from you, too! In addition to getting a refreshed DxDiag, we’ll also need you to connect a Steam account for you to use during the beta.
Follow the steps above to re-register and be considered for beta participation! In the future, we will have a more streamlined process for our valued Insiders to be able to update their profile information. We appreciate your patience!