Hey all,

Servers will be down from 9am GMT - 3pm GMT tomorrow while we upgrade a lot of our backend servers in preparation for v1.3.6d and the Attachment Update. Downtime might only be a couple hours but I'm allocating a long time slot just in case.

There are a lot of great things coming to Sector's Edge in the next couple weeks. `v1.3.6d` will be releasing tomorrow after the downtime period. I'll attach the full changelog tomorrow but the main points are:

Fixes:
- Peacekeeper now functions properly in the Arena
- Fixed issues where parties were placed on the wrong team during initial team creation
- Fixed issues with selecting maps in the Lobby Panel and claiming lobbies
- Fixed transaction log scrolling
- Potential fix for the mixed up UI layout
- Fixed a lot of party joining/invite issues

Changes:
- Removed the structure overheat mechanic
- Players can now press space in any game mode to spawn as close as possible to the action, or join an existing cluster spawn
- KDR is now included in the player balancing equation
- Upgraded to .NET 5.0 for performance and all-round stability
- Huge backend cleanup and database optimisations
- Engine and runtime stability improvements

Additions:
- Wasteland map (CTF, Escort, Breakthrough, Control Shift). It's a big flat desert wasteland, we haven't tried a map like this yet
- Reintroduced the Capture the Flag game mode
- CTF and Escort are now available on Aegis Desert, Crashed Freighter, Ice Station, Magma Chamber and Soltrium Temple


We resumed work on the Attachment Update this week and things are going smoothly. Check out our Trello for full details: https://trello.com/b/uL2IKmgI/sectors-edge-roadmap

This update also includes AI bots that will fill empty slots in public lobbies! This has been a commonly requested feature and I am enjoying working on it. Here's some clips of them in action:



This update will contain new external animations for swimming, jumping, falling, landing and refreshed animations for walking/strafing/running that are smoother and have leaning variants. Here's a sneak peek!



The Canyon map will be introduced in this update, which supports Breakthrough, Control Shift, Capture the Flag and Escort game modes:



Here's a video showing off the map so far:



Progressions will also receive a revamp with more rewards and exponential levelling so it's less grindy at the lower levels. No one will lose progression experience, it will all be transferred over to the new system :)



After the Attachment Update releases, Rocket and I will both be returning to full-time work for ~6 months and progress on Sector's Edge will slow down. While this sucks, we are excited for the future of the game and have partnered with a marketer who will be helping more players find Sector's Edge.

During these 6 months we will be sponsoring streamers and helping more people find the game. We have also started a Patreon page, where we will post new and upcoming content before its public release, as well as WIP screenshots and videos of what we're currently working on. The money we earn through Patreon will go towards sponsoring streamers and keeping the game servers running.

https://patreon.com/sectorsedge

We'll still be around working on the game each day, but we won't have as much time as we used to. After this update we'll be improving the tools around community map creation to keep new content coming in.

We thank everyone who plays, streams and supports the game, for the discussions we have and feedback you provide us. Sector's Edge wouldn't be here without its community and we can't thank you enough.

Friends, after a long development, my game "The Vagabond Emperor" is finally out in Early Access. I am overwhelmed with emotions, this is something incredible. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. Play, make reviews, share your impressions and suggestions. This is just the beginning of the journey. Ahead is the way to the full version, and for this we still need to work.
I am grateful to all of you for your support and wish you good luck and success!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1553061/

Hi everyone! ♥

Thank you for your patience and support. Please find the Hotfix Patch 1.0.1 now LIVE and ready for your game to be updated!

• Added “No Damage” checkpoint at every Boss room (Players who get through a stage without taking any damage and reach the Boss room will retain “No Damage” status saved at the checkpoint)
  
• Adjusted Boss Parry & Disarm tutorial screen (5 seconds to read the information before entering Boss room)
  
• Fixed controller input lag / delay
  
• Fixing issue with UI shown for Wrath of God in the tutorial
  
• Fixed Juggernaut’s level where some players were unable to climb the wall on the left
  
• Fixed when restarting in the Juggernaut level some players would fall through the map
  
• Fixed Whisper’s level where some platforms cannot be climbed by players
  
• Fixed Pierrot, Strike and drones that always shoot projectiles towards the floor
  
• Fixed Driller enemy charge attack speed (before was very slow)
  
• Fixed where after completing the game and the credits the cutscene didn't show
  
• Fixed "Purchase" button in the shop (previous was small)
  
• Fixed where "<br>" shows up in some texts
  
• Fixed the SFX bug where the sound still played after being turned off
  
• Fixed Chain Assassination 2.0 and Chain 2.0 (Previously, players were sometimes unable to execute the move)
  
• Fixed Wrath of God 1.0/20 (previously was unable to be purchased and also disappears in the customization tab)
  
• Fixed Boss Rush Mode, best time won't reset after deleting save file
  
• Fixed issue with achievements (Players that purchase all abilities/Golden Knight now receive Excalibur)
  
• Fixed Golden Knight achievement description
  
• Fixed conditions of Excalibur
  
• Fixed Strike where sometimes after when he starts his dash he would suddenly stop
  
• Fixed Successor skill cost (previously different cost in Main Story and Boss Rush Mode)
  
• Fixed Galahad’s bug where he was unable to move when his dagger hits an enemy or boss
  
• Fixed Pierrot and Nikolai (Previously, the bosses sometimes get stuck during the boss fights)
  
• Improved Strike’s and Lucifer’s move set during the boss fights
  
• Improved the Parry & Disarm mechanic (Increased the time window to parry the enemy’s attacks)

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As the Olympic torch majestically burns above the newest batch of elite athletes for Tokyo 2021, one can’t help but wonder about the Olympic games of old. Ancient Greeks are known as the inventors of competitive sports events dating way back to 776 B.C, but did other ancient cultures come up with their own too?

It turns out - yes! As we settle in to watch the world’s finest competitors do their thing in Tokyo, over 12 centuries ago, the people of Ancient China were putting on their own independent grand sports event.

Beginning as military exercises (as they had done in Ancient Greece), these evolved into competitive sports. Many of the events, including wrestling, chariot races, and racing in armour, began taking shape during the Tang Dynasty, which just so happens to be the main inspiration for Season VIII: Dynasty!

However, unlike in Greece, the Ancient Chinese version of the Olympic games was more focused on ball games, which were also developed during the Tang era. The most popular and widely played of these was a game with only one goal, in which the ball could touch all body parts except the hands and could not fall on the ground.

While Conqueror’s Blade isn’t hosting its own Olympic Games for you to compete in, feel free to imagine - throw your Spear at a target as a javelin, use your Maul as a deadly shot put, or even create your very own marathon course trying to take all three points on a map.

Your sporting ambition can still be put to good use during Ranked Battles, participate in the Season VIII Campaign, and more in Season VIII: Dynasty.

It has been half a year now since the last announcement. It is slower than I would like but having to work, play and code the game while keeping myself sane enough under pressure is something. Anyways here is the update for the private version of the game.

Overall Changes: (0.95.20 included)
Major:

• Save & Load functionality, both profile and mid-game saving.
  
• A better Infocard UI with on-hover description in some UI.
  
• More time-saving features like Quick Shrine, Quick Loot, Auto-unlocker, and Loot directly during Exploration.
  
• A better item and ability searching.
  
• A lot of improvement to AI, using less CPU-cycle and most bug fixed.
  
• Armor and Accessory Model with Remodel function.
  
• Vastly improved the visual in both texture and other shenanigans.
  
• Shrine Reworked for more impact.
  
• Destroying Xecryst reward is more impact.
  
• Esenthel Engine updated to July (Released) build.

Minor:

• Elemental Weakness is now Opposite Element instead of Rotation Element.
  
• Some more Gameplay Options.
  
• Equipment enchantment is now replaced for free up to the last tier.
  
• Lot of bug fixes that didn't write down.

This build is probably a final build for private only and I'll focus on fixing text (less broken English), make a better gameplay trailer, some small Reddit marketing (and get down-voted from not being visual appealing!), some localization support, training mode, and a tutorial.
As for the Story Mode will be made later until I am satisfied with the Arcade mode (the meat of the game).

Too Long, Didn't Read from 0.94.x version. A game flow rework.

• Game Flow reworked from 5 Round-based to a bigger 1 round with Exploration mechanic with its UI.
  
• Separate the game into Story and Arcade mode. Story Mode is 1 region with optional story content (WIP). Arcade Mode is all-region with some customization (Current is randomized and Vent Xecryst count)
  
• 3 Regions added (Water, Earth, and Dark)
  
• Weather System.
  
• Allied Mercenaries are much better and more player-like.
  
• Most UI are reworked.
  
• Only DirectX11 and 64bit are supported.
  
• Sound Effect reworked, More music.
  
• Removed Multiplayer (planned to add sometimes down the road)

You can try the Private Build if you are a Patreoneer or brought the Steam Donator DLC before.

Join the Discord if you want to chat or follow random news drop: https://discord.gg/UaZxxFyr9y

Update content:

New occupation

1. The avenger will kill his voting object after being sacrificed.

2. Forbidden evil spirit can make a player forbidden. Assassination and destruction can only be used after awakening.

3. Ghost king, bring 2 knives. You will die if you use an additional knife.

New features

1. Animation skin

2. The mall added steam payment and deleted wechat payment

3. Add board status, and display the current number of players on the board

4. When the invitee recharge, the invitee can get a reward

New play

1. Prison map (new monitoring room)

2. Divine and ghost fighting mode, 12 people, 4 gods and 4 demons at random

New skin

1. Maid

2. Policewoman

3. Police

4. Clown

5. Two sets of secretary

6. Masked man

7. Cool clothes in summer

Play adjustment

1. Task reduction in 8-person mode

2. After the meeting, the lineup prompt of the Channeler is removed, and now it is only displayed in the meeting interface.

Function optimization

1. Delete friends and add secondary confirmation

2. Fix the bug that the task cannot be displayed after exiting the game

3. Reconnecting bug with question mark

4. The system microphone can now be adjusted freely

5. Kicking Optimization: you can kick out according to the consent vote of 3 / 4 of the surviving people. The dead can't initiate kicking and don't participate in kicking voting

New scene：





New kill animation：

New fashion

Hello, Guardians!

Wow, where did that time go? It has been a week since Natural Instincts launched in Early Access. Meanwhile, you have written over 50 reviews and provided us with TONS of valuable feedback. Thanks to you we have a lot to discuss.



In the meantime, we've been working hard on improving the game. Here is a list of fixes that we have provided over the last week:

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• Fixes to issues with time changing button
  
• Fixes to issues with missing subtitles
  
• Fixes to selecting units
  
• Minor fixes to achievements
  
• Fixes to issues with cursor manager
  
• Fixes to attack activation
  
• Fixes to selecting units
  
• Fixes in saving system
  
• Fixed heavy frame drops related to autosave
  
• Fixed minor quest issues
  
• Fixed rabbit campaign cutscenes
  
• Fixed animal counter display
  
• Fixed bugs related to selected units
  
• Fixed outline bugs
  
• Fixed bugs related to narration
  
• Fixed bugs related to right-click
  
• Fixed minor issues related to selectable elements in the map
  
• Corrected achievements related to the animal population
  
• Fixed quicksave location and path
  
• Fixed game loading on the game over
  
• Fixed issues related to animal ragdolls
  
• Fixed issues with waypoints
  
• Fixed issues related to tooltips
  
• Fixed Russian and Chinese characters missing
  
• Fixed main menu screen settings
  
• Fixed issues related to animals sleeping in dens
  
• Fixes to narration system
  
• Fixes to game saving and autosaving failing to write to disk
  
• Fixes to Steam API communication
  
• Fixes to issues related to animal names
  
• Fixed bug related to children highlight
  
• Fixed bug related to orphaned children
  
• Fixed bug related to mating action
  
• Fixed bug related to attack action
  
• Correction to fawn deer avatar
  
• Optimizations to cars sounds

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We keep working on the game's optimization and lowering its hardware requirements. It will take a lot of time, so we must ask for your patience. We are also discussing and analyzing all of your suggestions and notes. Thank you for taking the time to write them! Thank you for taking the time to show our game on Youtube and Twitch. Thank you for taking the time to review it! Your support means a lot to us, and we would never dare to dream about such an active community!

Stay with us, keep supporting the game, and keep an eye on its development!

Stay safe,
Natural Instincts team

Welcome Back, Adventurer
In the last week of July, we didn't slow down the development and update. Without further ado, let's take a direct look at the updates and adjustments this week.

BUG FIXES
Fixed some of the battle grid duplication issues
Fixed some set part misplacing problem
Fixed bard skill enhancement error.
Fixed a bug in Chapter 7 where the event was not triggered when you defeated the Lord of Mists and returned to the Heart of the Dragon.
Fixed a bug in Chapter 5 after the Comodex animation.
Fixed a typo in some plot documents
Fixed an error in the battle settlement experience selection.
Fixed the problem that the transfer certificate description was not displayed properly when starting a new game.
Fixed an error in the battle dialogue during Eva's personal mission in Chapter 5.
Fixed a bug in the game caused by a problem with the determination of the grid.

Content adjustment
Adjusted the font shape in the game.
Adjusted SkillTIP and BuffTip positions and background images of battle details.



Content added
Added the ability to move the camera by holding down Ctrl during battle
Added a new column for enemy information and skill information
New function and special effect information column
Added a new prompt for the strengths and weaknesses of the attributes used in the attack on the target
New skill buffs in battle
New set effect descriptions and hints
New tips for adding basic attributes to the set
New hint when map transfer function is opened and closed
New battle acceleration function, players can choose to switch on and off in the battle interface
New tips when displacement skills cannot be cast on the target
Added a hint when the specified action cannot be performed due to height difference conditions

Released!
【Hentai Girl Clicker】！



Click & idling!
Gather the hearts of cute girls and see their naughty appearance!
Click on the cute Girl to activate "Fever Mode", boosting your clicking power!

Hentai Girl Clicker Let's play!!