Week Ninety-Six brings the Brown Bear Armor to Icarus, a new Tier 2 set crafted from the pelts of your favorite Icarus foe.

We’ve also got an update on Hypatia, and some news around our planned release for Part 1 - Styx Operations.

Thank you everyone for their feedback last week on the building system improvements, we’ve taken your ideas on board for future updates.

Jump in and have a read.

• Increased Ashen Drake spawns in Lava Areas and added additional Spawn Zones
  
• Small improvements to building placement logic to make it more intuitive
  
• Orbital Exchange Pods when launched grant exotics to your account immediately rather than waiting till the end of the launch sequence
  
• Adjustments to the Lava Hunter Broodling Creature so it targets correctly with its leap attack and reduced damage to take into account its burn modifier application

This week, we’ve added the new Brown Bear Armor at Tier 2 which is a ‘Berserker Set’ - meaning when all five items are used at once, players receive a Set Bonus of Attack Speed and Melee Resistance buffs.

This Armor Set requires you to hunt bears for their fur and leather. If you want to don the all-important headpiece you will need to use a taxidermy knife on a defeated bear to collect its head for crafting.

To balance the armor tiers with this new addition at Tier 2, the Bone Armor has been slightly adjusted and dropped to a Tier 1 Armor set which is craftable on the player, rather than requiring a bench.

The Obsidian & Heavy Obsidian Armors have had some adjustments lowering some stats but increasing others. While the Leather, Cured Leather and Composite armors have received health and stamina regeneration buffs. Changes can be seen in the patch notes below.




Our work on the Hypatia is making substantial progress, and we’ve shifted our focus to refining, testing, and fine-tuning the balancing of add Operations to Styx. Meanwhile, the rest of the team is helping the team working on Olympus Operations and adding spawning exotics in Open World.

This is a large change and requires a considerable amount of game design input, so while simple in theory, we’re taking our time and care with implementing it to not break the balance and flow of the game loop.




We are currently on track to release Hypatia Part 1: Styx Operations next week, barring any large bugs or blockers. We’ll be deep in testing out all the different experiences, ensuring players can easily access the new UI and quest steps.

Our plan is to release Hypatia in a few parts, aiming to get the Styx Operations out first and then moving into Olympus Operations and exotic spawns in open world.

For those of you who don’t have Styx, you can get this on Steam and check out the new map, creatures and missions in advance of this update if you want to get familiar with the new landscape.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1995690/Icarus_Styx_Map__Missions_Pack/

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If you like what we’re doing with Icarus, and want to support our continued development, consider purchasing one of our DLCs for a few dollars, it would mean a lot to us.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1648532/Icarus_New_Frontiers/

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/33813/Icarus_Complete_the_Set/

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/34141/Icarus_Outposts_Bundle/


New Content
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• Unlocked Brown Bear Armor crafting recipes
  
• Moved Bone Armor to Tier 1. It now has lower base stats but is unlocked earlier and crafted on your character, so can be repaired on character
  
• Unlocked Brown Bear Armor. This armor is Tier 2, grants attack speed and melee damage resistance. Functionally it serves a similar purpose to the previous power level of Bone Armor
  
• Heavy Obsidian Armor: Increased cold and heat resistance, lowered exposure resistance
  
• Obsidian Armor: Lowered cold resistance, added generic exposure resistance, lowered volcanic exposure resistance set bonus (still more overall exposure resist in the volcanic region)
  
• Leather, Cured Leather and Composite armor: Doubled the health and stamina regeneration provided by these set bonuses, as these are now a general all-rounder armor, with Bone and Brown Bear armor fulfilling the pure melee combat role
  
• Removed New Frontiers feature level from Bone Armor, as it is accessible everywhere and has no relevance to the expansion

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Fixed
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• Increased number of spawn areas that contain Ashen Drake
  
• Orbital exchange pods now grant their contents instantly when launched rather than waiting to reach high altitude. This fixes the issue with closing the game after launching the pod but before the rewards would have been given, resulting in never receiving the pod contents
  
• Adding a more appropriate deploy sound for the rain reservoire
  
• Added support for GFur on equipped armour pieces. Setup fur components for BrownBear armour
  
• Added new map location icons
  
• Fixed bug where WorldSpawn Lava Broodlings would try to leap attack from too far away, always missing target. Reduced WorldSpawn Lava Broodling melee damage by 50% to better represent their physical size and to reduce threat when paired with existing burn modifier
  
• Update Patcher module descriptions to match the current increased inventory slot count
  
• Fix for Coco Palm tree split logs meshes - removed splitting from segments, added new data table entry for unsplit trunk segment with 4x wood rewards
  
• Fixing ambient creatures being audible through reverb send while in a cave. Also fixed Idle creatures being audible when in a cave. Additions to Tusk creature and Juvi
  
• Fixed unusable placement offset when building a ramp off of another ramp using the alternate rotation. Now allows you to build a ramp in the opposite direction
  
• Fixed bug where mounts weren't able to drink from swamp lakes in Prometheus. Slightly increased range at which mounts will automatically seek out nearby water bodies. Fixed bug where mounts would navigate to centre point of water bodies to drink instead of nearest point on water's edge

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Future
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• Placed cliff meshes & painted deacls, Ice Sheet Yellow Quad on Prometheus
  
• Landscape Sculpting Pass and Cliff Pass, Red Quad and Purple Quad, Prometheus
  
• Added landshark trophy assets to the project
  
• Added new building piece greybox and placement rules
  
• Added sandworm trophy assets to the project
  
• Added new beam types to support new building pieces, pending placement rules of objects on these new beams
  
• Fixed Stone Half Wall Angle Left Inverted not being able to be placed along side other half walls and beams
  
• Ice BLDs - changes to MA_BLC_ICE and submaster materials to completely mask out supports
  
• Added the concept of Bags. These are objects that have their own inventory that can be stored in the players pack
  
• Inventories can now have a parent inventory. This is used to bubble up inventory changed events and weight updates
  
• Bags now correctly propogate their weight to the parent inventory
  
• Bags can now calculate their weight without needing a parent stat container
  
• Added auto-pickup to Bag if an item is added to an inventory containing the appropriate Bag type
  
• Added BagPriority table. This is used for dictating what items types should be sent to what Bag
  
• Quick Move is now compatible with Bags
  
• Repurposed the stack size display on inventory tiles containing Bags to instead show the number of items stored in the Bag (capped at 999)
  
• Modified GetDynamicWidgetInventory to instead return a list of inventories that belong to the widget to prevent it from being locked to needing an InventoryComponent which isn't used by Bags (they use the InventoryContainers system). Also renamed the function to GetDynamicWidgetInventories for clarity
  
• Updated variuous trophies' physical material and texture groups. Added all to the correct collection
  
• New building pieces: Setup connector rotation, needs bypass blocking rules setup
  
• Added attachment slots to Cloth armor pieces
  
• Added textures, mats, FTs for decals derived from LC Cliffs, for use in Prometheus phase 3 area
  
• Added IMP & ice cliff meshes then blended in meshes, Ice Sheet Yellow Quad on Prometheus
  
• Landscape Sculpting Pass and Cliff Pass, Red Quad and Purple Quad, Prometheus
  
• Added small deer trophy assets to the project
  
• Create new base classes for additional building pieces
  
• Fix center rotation to avoid weird placement in the center of new building pieces
  
• Added small desert deer trophy assets to the project
  
• Added large desert deer trophy assets to the project
  
• Added crafting rate ui for drill display
  
• Allow rotation of new building types, additional placement rules when placing existing buildings on new types
  
• Landscape Sculpting Pass and Cliff Pass, Red Quad and Purple Quad, Prometheus
  
• Placed cliff meshes & Deacls, Ice Sheet Yellow Quad on Prometheus
  
• Ice Building Tier - added meshes + materials for ice reskin of stone BLDs. Added emissive color tinting to master material and set emissive to be zero in caves
  
• Committed missing GameplayTag edit
  
• Updated polar bear trophy assets to match current model
  
• Updated grizzly bear trophy assets
  
• Updated Buffalo Trophy assets to match current model
  
• Adding generic stomp audio to tusk and buffalo attacks and jump land. Also small spacial updates to stomps so they aren't as audible at very long distances
  
• Cleaned up new persistent blocker logic
  
• Adding heavy land audio and event to be used for various creatures moves including tusk. Removed reverbs from wrong places or added cave context to various creatures to stop random sounds in caves
  
• Persistent blockers can now be respawned in OW if an Operation depends on them being active
  
• Switch off Chromium Embedded Framework compile time option in Unreal
  
• Setting correct vocal priority for death vocal on juvi tusk. Also spawn rate adjustments to idle
  
• Fixup of formatting to fully exclude the ticket ID, as well as trailing whitespace
  
• Adjusting the generated jira message that gets added on P4 Submit
  
• Updated desert wolf trophy to match the current creature model
  
• Adding base bat assets and anims, also a temp BP implementation on insta gib on death, waiting for a couple more anims to come through for full implementation, AI setup to follow
  
• Assigning Tusker in AI setup
  
• Landscape Sculpting Pass and Cliff Pass, Red Quad and Purple Quad, Prometheus
  
• Added new mission icons
  
• Added Sand bank meshes to cover up Mesh holes, Greens Quad on Prometheus
  
• regeneration of sublevel and heightmap LODs for phase3 area, Prometheus (all done for now)
  
• Additional placement rules for new building pieces
  
• Adding tusk juvi flinch and death audio and idle and relax events and data table entries
  
• Added IMP & ice cliff meshes then blended in meshes, Ice Sheet Yellow Quad on Prometheus
  
• Added mesh variants and foliage types of LC Cliffs for use as ground cover in phase 3, Prometheus
  
• Adding fur splines for Tusker and Juvie + Corpses, just need hookup to Mount BP when its free
  
• WIP regeneration of sublevel LODs for phase3 area, Prometheus (x4_y2 - x5_y2)
  
• Regeneration of heightmap LODs for phase3 area, Prometheus
  
• Updated arctic mammoth trophy assets to correct size and matched Gfur to the creature asset
  
• Added desert mammoth trophy assets to the project
  
• Investigative prototype of rail snapping behaviour for dev testing
  
• WIP regeneration of sublevel LODs for phase3 area, Prometheus (x0_y0 - x3_y2) (part 2)
  
• WIP regeneration of sublevel LODs for phase3 area, Prometheus (x0_y0 - x3_y2)
  
• Landscape Sculpting Pass and Cliff Pass, Red Quad and Purple Quad, Prometheus
  
• Added Lava hunter trophy assets to the project
  
• Added Komodo trophy assets to project
  
• Added IMP & cliff meshes then blended in meshes, Ice Sheet Yellow Quad on Prometheus
  
• Updates to tusk volume and spacial and teenager tuskallo
  
• Adding prototype developer assets
  
• Expose CookedFoodModifierEffectiveness/Duration player stats and associated ConsumedModifierEffectiveness/Duration stats for food items
  
• Initial setup of new future ramp type, pending implementation of placement rules
  
• Flinch and death audio for tusker
  
• Seeds within the seed pouch now show the correct icon in the widget
  
• Adding more Tusker vocals, attack and aggro events and adjustments to attack whoosh spacial and general attack notify improvements
  
• Adding Tusk Idle and Relax event, data table entry etc
  
• Removed datatable refrences to no longer required new building pieces

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-x1 New auction item added, this item will have unlimited durability. This is the first tool focused auction item.

※ 23.09.14: The following items among streamer benefits will be deleted.
“You can request the opening of additional regions for broadcasting even after the planned region operation period. ”
Reason for deletion: Due to continuous updates during the Global Testing Tour, normal service cannot be provided during non-operation days

Hello, this is BLACK STIGMA team.


With the Global Testing Tour starting in October,
BLACK STIGMA wants to grow together with streamers.

For this purpose, we are launching the ‘Partner Streamer Program’.

• We envision our BLACK STIGMA game growing together with streamers who broadcast games on the Internet.
  
  
• We promise to provide support, including special permissions, to streamers who partner with us to broadcast about BLACK STIGMA.
  
  
• Streamers who have signed a partnership can broadcast using BLACK STIGMA as content, which differentiates them from other streamers, receive game support from the developer, and dominate issues faster than others.
  
  
• If a partner streamer achieves a certain number of broadcasts and viewers, cash compensation of up to 1,000 USD will be paid based on performance at the end of the program period.

• Streamer application period
  
  ※ Even after the recruitment period has passed, you can participate in the interim by filling out the Google application form below and contacting us by email. Contact: operation@boldplaygames.comPlease check the separate notice (Steam News link) for detailed country placement by region.
  
  
• Streaming period
  
  
  
  
• Performance and compensation confirmation period: DEC. 5th ~ DEC. 22th
  
  
• Performance-specific reward delivery period: Sending sequentially from DEC. 22th (completed within a maximum of 1 month)

• You must be active on the Twitch platform.
  
  
• Your channel must have at least 50 followers on Twitch.
  
  
• Partner streamers must be of age under the laws of their country of origin.
  
  (Due to issues with game tier and receiving monetary rewards)
  
  
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  • You can become a partner even if you do not have a Paypal account, but you will not receive monetary compensation based on future performance achievements.

• Please fill out the streamer participation application form.
  
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• We will review your application and notify you of whether you have been selected as a partner on the announcement date for each region.
  
  
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• When broadcasting on the Twitch platform, be sure to add the ‘BLACK STIGMA’ category in the broadcast information edit menu.
  
  
  
  
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• The following conveniences and benefits are provided to streamers selected as partners.
  
  1. We invite partner streamers to a dedicated Discord channel and provide a hotline with the developer.
     
     
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  3. For smooth testing, necessary game goods will be provided upon request.
     
     
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1. I'm curious about which region the server will be opened in in my country.
   
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2. What are the ‘custom games’ that only partners can use?
   
   • This is a mode where you can enjoy the game with only the people you want in the game mode and map you want, rather than following general random matching.
     
   • In Custom Mode, in addition to being a member of the actual battle, you can also become a spectator who can see other players' perspectives.
   
   
3. How are partners selected?
   
   • We personally review the Twitch channels of all applicants to ensure that their passion for channel growth and key topics match. Because we are looking for streamers who can grow together with us, number of followers or popularity are not criteria for selection.
     
   • When the selection announcement date for each region arrives, all applicants will be notified of the results by email.

We ask for the participation of streamers who dream of growth with new items.

Best regards,
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Hello, this is Warhaven team.

An issue occurred on October 5th at 5:00 PM PDT
where acquiring Moonstone Collection Points were unavailable and reset.

We are currently investigating on this issue, and we will make the fix as soon as we find the cause.
We apologize for any inconvenience this issue may have caused.

Minor fixes has been made.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2612460/A_Promise_Best_Left_Unkept__Bonus_Scenes_Season_1/

Took me a bit more time than anticipated, but finally managed to release the first season of bonus scenes as a DLC.

For those who don't know, I write bonus scenes on the side while developing my projects. The scenario of every bonus scene is thought up by one member of my community and is written by me.

The first season of bonus scenes contains 6 bonus scenes and costs 1.99$. Only one of the stories in it is actually canon. So unless you really like my work and want more of A Promise Best Left Unkept, I personally think there's more than enough content in the base version of the game already. But the option is there nonetheless.

In any case, thank you all so much for purchasing my game and supporting me. The past few days have been really great!

To show my appreciation, here's a witch Hangover!

Watch the developer put Guardians Of Gaia: Guardians 8 through its paces.

Thanks for watching!

I would like to reveal my plan for the future development of the game.

Odyssey Mode.

A single player procedurally generated campaign that can take as long as you like.
Gameplay will be split into two parts.

One will be the galactic map where you will roam all over the galaxy with your fleet from star system to star system and encounter various challenges and points of interest, such as planets, fleets, ancient derelicts, space stations etc.

The second will be the actual missions you uncover during your journey. I am developing the procedural map generator that will randomly generate those missions. And will make a system of event triggers template injection into those maps. In this way the content will be more diverse and more interesting and it will have a various possible scripted scenarios injected into the missions, such as:

-Resource node discovery: you fight with other opposing factions over a resource.
-Artifact mode discovery: you fight with other opposing factions over a ancient derelict to claim the ancient artifact or ancient technology to boost your fleet.
-Rescue Mission: you receive a distress call and you arrive at the site. You can choose to raid the ones that are calling for help, or to help the evacuate or fend of the attackers.
-Planetary siege: same as rescue mission but on planetary scale :D.
Those are some examples but of course there are more to be introduced.

There will be various factions fighting for domination over the galaxy and it will be your choice to make
enemies or allies out of them. Every mission will have dynamic outcomes that will increase or decrease your reputation with that faction, depending on your choices and the outcome of the mission.

Note that this will not be playable in a near future, but I hope you will get a great experience out of Odyssey Mode.
Also, the main story campaign will also have the odyssey features integrated. So it will be up to you to choose how will your campaign play out.

I know that this is a very hard endeavor for one man to implement, but I would really love to make this a reality. I hope you like the idea.

If you want to support the further development and improve the quality of the overall experience and production, purchase the full version DLC.

Please comment on this. I am eager to hear what you think about this mode.

0.3.4 Update

-Fixed some tooltip bugs.
-Some small changes and bug fixes.

-Updated Tutorial Mission 1 since many people fail the mission on fist attempt.

Greetings from the Warhaven team!

We're thrilled to announce that Warhaven has a new mascot, Bach.
Be sure to check out his intro video as he joins us for some exciting battles, and don't forget to pick up his gift!


- 10/5(Thu) 05:00 PM ~10/30(Mon) 05:00 PM [PDT]

- Watch Bach's intro video.
- Visit and join the official Warhaven Discord channel.
- Receive a coupon code for Bach's Gift from the #coupon-drop channel on the official Discord channel.
- Redeem the coupon within the coupon register period to receive Bach's Gift.
> Coupon register period: 10/5(Thu) 05:00 PM ~10/30(Mon) 05:00 PM [PDT]
> Coupon expiration date: 10/5(Thu) 05:00 PM [PDT] ~ Unlimited

- After logging into the game, press the [ESC] shortcut on the lobby screen > Game Settings > Account > Press the [X] shortcut > Enter the coupon code > Acquire item

- Bach's Gift: 5 Bach Battlefield Stickers


- Bark's Gift coupon codes can be obtained on the official Discord channel #coupon-drop.
- Only one Bach's Gift coupon code can be redeemed per account.
- Bach's Gift: Bach’s Battlefield Stickers can be equipped from the menu [Barracks] > [Emotes] in the game.

Thank you.

Achievements

• seven new achievements to unlock

Stats

• added stat to collect how many bombs you let explode
  
• this stat is used to count when you'll get your achievement
  
• fixed a bug where this stat would be subtracted by 153

FPS

• We tried to fix the uncapped FPS the last three updates... But now it's working!
  
• FPS are locked to 30 now (you only need 8 to play this game tho tbh)
  
• Locked FPS will reduce GPU load and therefor reduce power draw (cooler GPU)

Next Updates will be:

• probably some texture changes
  
• online Steam-Leaderboards
  
  • move-count-based leaderboards
    
  • zero-bombs-left finishes leaderboards
    
  • time-based Leaderboards (later)

Please let us know in the Communty-Hub, if you have any problems or bugs while playing! Thank you!