Hello Mercenaries!

Our ranks are growing but we need to be able to fight those who would stop us on our mission! We’re asking you to help find new recruits to join in and help cultivate the future for everyone! Those who go above and beyond will be rewarded generously, so don’t be afraid!

Event Period:
Monday September 12, 2023 through Monday October 16th, 2023 (UTC+0)

How to Participate:
1. If you’re not already, become a member of our Discord! (https://discord.gg/returnalive)


2. Right Click on the Return Alive Discord Server’s Icon or Banner and choose “Invite People”


3. Click on the “Edit invite link”,


4. Set “Expire After” to Never, and “Max number of Uses” to 100 uses. Once set, click “Generate a New Link”


5. Copy the link and share it with your friends to invite them to the official Discord!


Prizes
● Week 1: The person who invites the most friends will be rewarded with a Steam Gift Card
● Week 2: The person who invites the most friends will be rewarded with a Steam Gift Card
● Week 3: 3 players who invite 3 or more friends will be chosen to win a Steam Gift Card
● Week 4: 5 players who invite 5 or more friends will be chosen to win a Steam Gift Card

Note: Steam Gift Cards will be worth $100 each

Notes/Rules:
● You must create your own invite link as described above for your invite to count
● If you invite someone and they leave the server, it will not count towards your invitation count.
● In the case of a tie for Week 1 and Week 2, we will have the winner be chosen at random
● We advise to not change your Discord nickname during the event period as it may disqualify you from winning.

To keep up to date with Return Alive’s news, make sure you follow our social media channels and Discord below.

● Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReturnAlive.KOG/
● Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/returnalivekog/
● YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Returnalive
● Discord: https://discord.gg/returnalive

The battleground calls for your name, Mercenaries!

We're excited to launch our first ever sale in honor of our inclusion in Steam's 20th Anniversary Celebration!

Here's a reminder of what we launched with!


You can view our latest update patch notes here! (Update 2.1.3)

SALE INFO

Starts: Tuesday, September 12 at 10 AM PDT (8 PM GMT+3)
Ends: Tuesday, September 19 at 10 AM PDT (8 PM GMT+3)

Whether you already own the game or not, this sale may be of value to you!

With this being our first sale since launching into Early Access this past June, it's a great time to jump in and explore all the new weapons, maps, gadgets, and polish that we've worked on. Not to mention the recent addition of Community Servers which provide a variety of non-vanilla experiences, such as Zombie Mode or Limited Snipers!


There are two options for you to choose from.


• BattleBit Remastered - 20% off
https://store.steampowered.com/app/671860/BattleBit_Remastered/

• BattleBit Remastered Supporter Edition - 35% off
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33146/BattleBit_Remastered_Supporter_Edition/



If you'd like to support us further and grab bonus cosmetics, you can pick up Supporter Pack 1 - 40% off.
Remember, if you purchased the Supporter Edition, this is included, so you're all set!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390150/BattleBit_Remastered__Supporter_Pack_1/


We couldn't be more grateful to be included alongside some of the most successful, creative and enjoyable games on the platform! Like many of you, we grew up playing Steam games, so check out the celebration and flood your backlog like the rest of us.

Thank you for all of your support, and we'll see you on the battlefield!

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Stay up-to-date and in touch with us on Discord and Twitter. If you're interested in watching live development, check out TheLiquidHorse on Twitch.

MULTI SELECTION
-You can now select multiple objects with shift + left click. You can select all of a type by double clicking. There is always a “primary selected” object you can use Tab to cycle through. You can upgrade, sort, complete scaffolds, etc, to all objects ‘matching’ the primary selection. For example, if you have 4 Blasters and 4 Rangers selected, upgrading Blaster damage will only apply to other Blasters in the selection list (if you can afford it).

TWEAKS
-Improved artillery and toxic launcher aiming.
-Creeps will prefer to target the strongest structures, allowing the player to use strong / upgraded turrets to ‘tank’ for weaker ones.
-Upgrade similar function removed, replaced with the multi selection.
-The following maps have additional booster tiles near the driller to encourage the construction of fallback turrets (Cascade, Chamber, Coaster, Drainage, Jumble, Prospects).
-A few layout tweaks to the compendium.
-Skits and Brick armor stat has been changed to “damage scale” to make it more understandable.

General

• Players will no longer see map markers for Galactic Season 5 Missions that they are not currently on.
  
• The conversation in Galactic Season 5: Chains or Freedom with Lord Umbral will no longer reset itself in some cases.
  
• All mission items from the Galactic Season track are now Bound to Legacy (previously Bound to Character)
  
• All Galactic Season 5 Mission items have been added to Collections.
  
• Galactic Season 5 Mission items are now unlocked for purchase from the Galactic Season Rewards Vendor based on your Galactic Season level (previously was based on your Mission Progress).
  
• Players will now be unable to activate Galactic Season 5 Mission items when inside of Flashpoints and Operations.
  
• The Mandalorian Commander Helmet is no longer clipping with the Twi’lek’s lekku.
  
• The Mandalorian Commander Helmet no longer shows the neck when worn, as it now has a fashionable neck piece!
  
• Black Sun enemies in the Dockside Slums now respawn more quickly.
  
• Text for the intro conversation with S3T-BNS now correctly appears in French and German.
  
• Clipping issues with different body types have been resolved for the Emperor’s Chosen Mantle and Emperor’s Director Mantle Armor sets.
  
• Selecting "It was nothing I couldn't handle..." in conversation with Mendi Dian in Chains or Freedom if you are a Jedi Consular or Jedi Knight should no longer cause the conversation to end in an error.
  
• Players can now have multiple copies of "Brrazz's Gift: The Master's Top Secret Army" in their inventory and bank.
  
• Clicking on the "Launch" button for "Old Wounds" while on Odessen will no longer block the Mission from progressing.
  
• Corrected a rare instance where a dialog option during the mission Chains or Freedom would display as grayed out.
  
• Corrected a typo in the mouse droid ability "Relaxation Disruption Protocol" on the Peace is a Lie Galactic Season 5 Mission.
  
• The Unyielding Armasaur mount has been added to the Galactic Season vendor.

Quick Travel

• Using the quick travel ability will now always open the world map to display all potential quick travel/bind points
  
• The quick travel points will no longer show disabled when opening the map unless they truly are disabled.

• Finally fixed last known bug with Magic Missile, not it should work as intended, The homing-talent is a blast to use now, especially with Piercing + Speed talents.
  
• Increased dropped xp from Barbarians Assassins and cavalry.
  
• Reduced the health of enemies structures, by roughly 50%, they were way to grindy to take down.
  
• Removed "dopper effect" on almost all sounds.

fixed:

• game crash
  
• memory leak

added:

• link to discord channel in the main menu

changes:

• experience progression(increased the experience required to level up at higher levels)

Hi VR Rockstars!

Today we just released a new update!
We got a new game mode: coop multiplayer!

You'll be able to play with your friends in a more relaxed way, each with their own instrument as if you were part of a real band:



We've also streamlined the user experience by giving you the possibility to select the next song directly from the game scene at the end of the match:



But also other things, such as moving some of the options from being "gameplay modifiers" to becoming settings in the menu. In that way, for example, you can change plectrum settings from the settings menu that is available in every game mode, even in-game.

Finally, we worked to improve stability, speed up loading between scenes, and optimize performance, especially in case you have a very long list of custom songs.

Brief summary of the update:
- Multiplayer coop mode
- Song/stage selection at the end of the match
- Moved some options from modifiers to settings
- Lots of stability and bug fixes
- Performance improvements

• Fixed an issue that broke actor placement when playing E1M3.
  
• Fixed an issue that would freeze when opening SteamOverlay during a game.
  
• Fixed an issue where the fully charged state would be canceled if the combo rank was lowered while the weapon was being charged.

We are pretty sure we've figured out how to give Bad Egg players on Steam unique item codes in Shell Shockers! So, feast your eyes on this bad boy you'll score for picking up Bad Egg when it launches:



More details coming soon on how you can get this sweet baby.

Some hotfixes for Day 1!

• "A stick to govern them all" achievement now correctly working
  
• Going to a goal without stick don't break the game anymore correctly working
  
• Finishing levels in different order don't break the game neither!

Thanks for the patience and for playing! <3