Attention COSMOS! The Christmas Eve Update for [Aliya: Timelink] is Now Live! Here’s what’s new:


1. Added new daily storylines and CG images after Ending 5.
2. Added special Hyacinth Easter eggs for multiple playthroughs.
3. Added a slider to review chat history.
4. Added new artwork to the Art Collection (including new character designs for Aliya).


1. Fixed logical errors in certain text.
2. Corrected typos and punctuation mistakes.
3. Fixed a bug where Aliya would still suffer from oxygen depletion after reaching an ending.
4. Fixed a bug where some devices couldn't input player names.
5. Fixed performance issues on certain devices that caused high resource usage during gameplay.
6. Fixed a bug where button logic would reverse when rapidly toggling interface buttons.
7. Fixed a bug that could cause save files to become corrupted when the game was forcefully closed.

[Aliya: Timelink] is NOW 17% OFF! The discount will last for the same period as Steam Winter Sale. Big thank you to all our COSMOS for your ongoing support and love for Aliya!

Hello, Overlords!

Santa's got a secret stash of naughty-but-nice goodies this year, and you're all on the list!

Use code OVERXMAS24 to get a FREE pack of Guest Memory Shards (3 Basic, 2 Advanced, 1 Epic) and let the Overlewd magic flow through you!

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Grab your FREE shards with code OVERXMAS24, then head over to the shop to get the full Christmas package before it disappears!

Merry Christmas from the Overlewd team!



This promo code is valid until the end of the year (until 31 December 2024 23:59 UTC).

How to use promo codes:

1. Go to the 'Back to scheming' menu;
   
2. Paste or write the promo code in the field on the top left of the menu.

Please note that promo codes are case-sensitive.

Hello everyone,

Our Discord Playtesters are putting the full campaign co-op through its paces, so we’re keeping a keen eye on any issues that crop up from that!

As mentioned in last month’s Dev Transmission, we’ll follow the same template as we did with the combat co-op build, where we tested with increasing group sizes until the open Steam test. This worked really well in that we ironed out a lot of issues before the majority of people got to play it.

While we’ve currently got enough testing coverage, we’ll likely welcome another swathe of Discord members into the Playtest role in January to accompany an updated co-op build, so if that’s of interest head over and keep an eye on the Announcements channel.

The Autumn and Winter sales have recently added a lot of new members to the SENTRY community, so if you’re interested in playing the combat side of co-op now there are instructions here:

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1252680/view/4438953498491486247


While co-op has been a large focus for Adam this month, we’ve still been making progress on some new features we touched on in the November Dev Transmission, including:

The vendor needed a vessel to be represented on the Navigator, so we’ve been concepting that:


Sticking with the vendor, our original plan was to just make the top half of the character for when they’re shown in the UI panel while selling their wares – however after discussion we felt it safer to make the full body to give us flexibility later (it’s a lot more efficient to make the full character in one go rather than add a bottom half down the line) – but what does that bottom half look like? Here’s what we’re currently deliberating between:


Alex has also made the character models for the three new enemies we showed concepts for last month. I got her to stick all our enemies (minus a few visual-only variants on the larger characters) in a lineup so you can see how the roster is shaping up:



We also started concepts on another new enemy, but I’ll show those once we’re further along.

As always, we finish off the Dev Transmission with some cool stuff from the community.

This month Discord user Waste-o-Spacebar made us laugh when he shared this clip of him and a co-op buddy placing a lot of barrels before igniting one – it goes about as well as you’d expect…



Here’s a bunch of useful links to where you can reach us:

• Steam forums
  
• YouTube
  
• Twitter
  
• Facebook
  
• TikTok
  
• Instagram
  
• Discord
  
• Newsletter signup

The end of the year is a natural time for reflection, and we’ve loved seeing how you’ve all reacted to the Early Access release of SENTRY.

Aside from people generally enjoying the game (which is ultimately why we’re all here) it’s been great to see your comments have been thoughtful, cohesive and aligned with our own plans. This helps us know we’re all pulling in the same direction. That’s important because being such a small team means we only have so much ‘muscle’, so a big thank-you to everyone who acts as a force multiplier and spends the time letting us know your feedback.

While co-op has certainly taken longer than we’d like, we’d rather not rush such an important feature and risk disappointing everyone who is keen to play it (this approach has thus far paid dividends with the co-op combat test). We’re conscious that any delays incurred here shouldn’t impact our plans for the main game – so rest assured it won’t have a detrimental effect on the rest of SENTRY. We’d rather take a bit longer to add everything we want than stick to some arbitrary date – the game is the most important thing after all. The eagle-eyed may have noted the Early Access blurb on the store page has been updated to reflect our current thinking, changing from our original estimate to Summer 2025. We’ll update this as we hone in on full release.

We’ll be taking the week between Christmas and New Years Eve off, but I’ll be keeping an eye on the forums in case anyone needs assistance or has questions.

However you spend this time of year, everyone at Fireblade wishes you a great end to 2024 :)

Patch Notes:

• Mana Fly was incorrectly labeled "Upgradable". Moved label to Mana Worm which upgrades to Mana Fly
  
• Hero "Alaric von Sanguine" accidentally had the wrong skins available on him. He should have no extra skins currently

Onwards and Upwards until next week! Enjoy the Holidays!
-Akumi Wars Team

• 80 missions with progressive difficulty.
  
• Three premium tanks:
  
• Merrykava X level: A heavy tank with unique progressive appearances.
  
• Nona Zero 2C25 XI level: A medium tank with dynamic visual progression.
  
• BDM4-Iskra VIII level: A light tank available to all players who complete Battle Pass missions.
  
• Cosmetic rewards include exclusive emblems, camouflages, and decals.
  
• In-game currency and valuable resources.
  
• VIP statuses with additional bonuses.
  
• Golden ammo bundles to enhance combat capabilities.

Feel the cozy atmosphere of the season! The hangar is decorated in a festive style to bring a sense of wonder to every battle.

Special festive bundles with tanks, currency, and rare items are now available in the store. Don’t miss the chance to grab unique deals!

• Updated reward calendar: 7-day: Improved daily bonuses. 28-day: Increased rewards for regular logins.
  
• Reworked sounds: Gunfire sounds have been refined for a more immersive experience.
  
• New art: Loading screens for maps have received a fresh design.
  
• Update to the Start and End Battle Interface.
  
• Bug Fixes
  
• Issues affecting client stability have been resolved.

Dear Commanders
We plan to perform a patch update on the server at 11:00(UTC+8) on December 25. The estimated update time is 8 hours.

Update Contents:

I. New Metal Maidens:
1. Flakpanzer II Ausf.L Luchs, obtainable through:
- Direct drop from the Targeted Forge.
- Exchange for Christmas Bells acquired during the Forge Event.
2. UDES 03, obtainable through:
- Direct drop from the Targeted Forge.
- Exchange for Helmets with Goggles obtained from the Forge Event.
- Exchange for Vouchers.
3. T-72M1, obtainable through R&D.
4. Object 244, obtainable through:
- Exchange for a Mercenary Communicator which can be obtained by using the Helium Gold Bracelet.
- Exchange for Vouchersin theMercenary section of the Museum.
- Use the Access Card gained from using the Helium Gold Bracelet to enter the special store for cheaper recruitment (50% off from the original price).

II. Targeted Forge Event
During the event period, there will be two forge pools for the following tanks:
1. Flakpanzer II Ausf.L Luchs(new metal maiden)
2. UDES 03 (new metal maiden)
Both can be obtained by chance through direct pulls on the event forges, or exchanged with corresponding event items collected.
UDES 03 can also be bought from the event store using Vouchers.
Flakpanzer II Ausf.L Luchs’s event item is Christmas Bell and the event item for UDES 03is Festive Gingerbread, both obtainable through their respective forge pools.
During the event period, each piece of Quantum Drive can be exchanged for a piece of Christmas Bell for a limited number of times.
Commanders who have the Petrov Warrant active can obtain a number of Christmas Bellpieces by pressing the Time-limited Award button in the Award section of Hunting Missions.
The two event items can also be exchanged for the following rewards:
Christmas Bell: 1x Marching Rucksack (Limited to 1 time)
Festive Gingerbread: 1x Fate Pin (Limited to 1 time)
A Marching Rucksack contains:
2x Fate Pin
450x of each: Wreck, Secret Plan, Processor, Test Doll
36,000x Codon
210x Second-hand Material
10x Occult Jellyfish

III. Microtransaction events (please note that, as the previous events have not yet ended when this update will arrive in the game, the time shown in the game will be of the previous events, and the time for the new events will be shown after the previous events have ended.)
In this update, we have added Ration Book, which is a new item that can be exchanged with Petrov Warrants, to the game.
Commanders who own Ration Books will automatically use one book when logging into the game for the first time each day (Ration Book can be used only once per day).
When used, Ration Book will grant you the following items: 442x Izhevsk Mechanical Works Bureau Bonds, 121x Engineering Faries, 1x Food Stamp, 3x Allow Claws, 3x Origin Stones, 2x War Bond 250K, and 2x Corns.
Ration Book is intended to be a new ay in using Petrov Warrant, with slightly lower overall rewards gained compared to completing the full Petrov Warrant missions, but does not require long daily playtime.
Just by logging in (no need to log in continuously, and Ration Book does not expire), you will still get benefits (one Petrov Warrant can grant these items for a total of 7 times).
While you will not gain resources as fast as doing the Hunting Missions directly, but the only condition for Ration Book is logging in, which will help reduce daily playtime needed.
In addition, we have added a new air mascot, Stipa-Caproni, into the Hunting Mission sore.
The attire of this mascot is intended to allow Commanders to refactor it into new air maidens attires in the Air Design Bureau, please do not expect much from it in terms of combat capability.
Please note that the system of exchanging Petrov Warrant into Ration Book is still in testing stage, and may be subject to change in the future.

1. Energy Cubes from purchasing Gold
During the event period, purchasing gold will grant Energy Cubes.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 54 Energy Cubes.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 102 Energy Cubes.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 262 Energy Cubes.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 518 Energy Cubes.
In the Depot, tap on Energy Cubes to open their exchange shop which offers various materials.
Energy Cubes can be exchanged for Gold and G-Iron (for a limited number of times) and Dogtags and Mutated Corns.

2. Loyalty Coins from purchasing Gold
During the event period, purchasing gold will grant Loyalty Coins.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 17 Loyalty Coins.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 33 Loyalty Coins.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 84 Loyalty Coins.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 167 Loyalty Coins.
In the Depot, tap on Loyalty Coins to open their exchange shop which offers various materials.

3. Confidential Files from purchasing Gold
During the event period, purchasing gold will grant Confidential Files.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 6 Confidential Files.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 12 Confidential Files.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 32 Confidential Files.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 64 Confidential Files.
In the Depot, tap on the Confidential Files to exchange them for desired materials in the corresponding shops.

4. Reserve Corps Emblems from purchasing Gold
During the event, purchasing gold will grant Reserve Corps Emblems.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 14 Reserve Corps Emblems.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 28 Reserve Corps Emblems.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 72 Reserve Corps Emblems.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 144 Reserve Corps Emblems.
In the Depot, tap on the Reserve Corps Emblems to open the shop and buy the following:
a. Metal maidens who are frequent research prerequisites in R&D.
- Bison II
- Panzer 38(t) Ausf.D
- Panhard 178B
- Nashorn
- Matilda II Mk.IV CS
- BM-13 Katyusha
- 17pdr SP Archer
b. Base Raid Fuel (can be exchanged for Kerosene or Release Bars, please note that in order to avoid resource overflow, the option to exchange for Kerosene or Release Bars will not be available if these resources are full.)
c. Commander Qualification Badge (used to gain Commander EXP).
d. Mutated Corns (this update also removes the exchange limit).

5. Double Petrov Warrants from purchasing Gold
During the event, purchasing Gold will grant you a double amount of Petrov Warrants.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 2 Petrov Warrants.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 2 Petrov Warrants.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 4 Petrov Warrants.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 6 Petrov Warrants.

6. Equipment Purchase Orders from purchasing Gold
During the event, purchasing gold will grant Equipment Purchase Orders.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 136 Equipment Purchase Orders.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 272 Equipment Purchase Orders.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 684 Equipment Purchase Orders.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 1368 Equipment Purchase Orders.
In the Depot, tap on the Equipment Purchase Order to buy a limited amount of S3 equipment.

7. Codon from purchasing Gold
During the event, purchasing gold will grant Codon.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 11220 Codon.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 21780 Codon.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 55440 Codon.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 110220 Codon.

8. Engineering Fairies from purchasing Gold
During the event, purchasing gold will grant Engineering Fairies.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 440 Engineering Fairies.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 843 Engineering Fairies.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 2174 Engineering Fairies.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 4322 Engineering Fairies.

9. Mutated Corns from purchasing Gold
During the event, purchasing gold will grant Mutated Corns.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 10 Mutated Corns.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 20 Mutated Corns.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 48 Mutated Corns.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 96 Mutated Corns.

10. Fate Pins from purchasing Gold
During the event, purchasing gold will grant Fate Pins.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 1 Fate Pins.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 2 Fate Pins.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 5 Fate Pins.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 10 Fate Pins.

11. Origin Atlases from purchasing Gold
During the event, purchasing gold will grant Origin Atlases.
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 10 Origin Atlases.
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 20 Origin Atlases.
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 48 Origin Atlases.
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 96 Origin Atlases.
Use Origin Atlas in the Depot to exchange for N1-N6 Blueprints.
Exchange conditions:
Campaign Volume 2 must be cleared for an A to exchange for N1 Blueprints.
Campaign Volume 6 must be cleared for an A to exchange for N2 Blueprints.
Campaign Volume 10 must be cleared for an A to exchange for N3 Blueprints.
Campaign Volume 14 must be cleared for an A to exchange for N4 Blueprints.
Campaign Volume 18 must be cleared for an A to exchange for N5 Blueprints.
Campaign Volume 22 must be cleared for an A to exchange for N6 Blueprints.

12. Auto Fighter (+48 hrs) from purchasing Gold
During the event, purchasing gold will grant Auto Fighter items (+48 hrs).
Purchasing a Small Bag of Gold grants 1 Auto Fighter item (+48 hrs).
Purchasing a Big Bag of Gold grants 2 Auto Fighter items (+48 hrs).
Purchasing a Small Box of Gold grants 5 Auto Fighter items (+48 hrs).
Purchasing a Big Box of Gold grants 10 Auto Fighter items (+48 hrs).

13. Recruit Bags from purchasing the M-Supply
During the event, purchasing the M-Supply will grant you 3 Recruit Bags.
Use the Recruit Bag in the Depot to get the following resources:
Wrecks x90
Secret Plans x90
Processors x90
Test Dolls x90
Codon x20,000
Engineering Fairy x1,500

IV. Various limited edition gift packs (available from 11 January 2025 03:00 UTC)

V. Additional rewards from forges
During the event period, using the G-Iron forge will guarantee you Prion Fossils which can be exchanged for a random number of Wrecks, Secret Plans, Processors, Test Dolls or Codon in the Fossil Exchange section of the Exchange shop. Using the Aluminum forge will also guarantee you a random amount of Rainbow Oxamide.

VI. Data adjustment
1. AMX-30 DCA: Increased durability, armor, evasion, and detection.
2. AMX-10RC: Main armament changed to 105mm F2 Tank Gun. Increased penetration.
3. Object 416: Increased firepower, stealth, and targeting.
4. T29E3 Heavy Tank: Increased firepower, penetration, durability, armor, targeting, and Fire Res. Changed engine.
5. M10A1 Wolverine: Attire name changed to M10 GMC. Increased firepower, penetration, targeting, and stealth.
6. STT Vulcan: Granted tier 3 Heavy QFLRDS Mag ammo.

Dear players, hello!

In response to the anticipation and recognition from the gaming community, after addressing recent player feedback and issues, we have completed the update plan for the next year! We will synchronize the update status in real-time on the store page and present it to all players through images.

Please look forward to it!

We will continue to listen to the voices of our players and respond quickly, constantly testing and optimizing the game to improve the gaming experience.

Finally, we sincerely thank all players for their enthusiastic feedback! We are deeply honored and will live up to expectations, continuing to provide support and services that players love!

Good evening, survivors.

This is the FFN Team.


Frozen Friday Night: The Eve is celebrating its 1st Anniversary.

To mark the milestone, we held a small celebration for all our survivors.

We sincerely thank everyone who has been enjoying the frosty nights we created and supporting FFN: Eve in so many ways.


Merry Christmas. And Happy New Year.


Warm regards,
FFN Team



P.S. A few days ago, we received an email informing us that we were awarded Best Slasher Game at The Ultimate Trick or Treat Game Awards 2024. Special thanks to Roxy and the other panelists.

Little Devil: "In this season full of joy and warmth, we sincerely wish all our store guests a Merry Christmas! To create a more festive atmosphere in our store and ensure that both our staff and customers feel the warmth of Christmas, we’ve decided to have all of our employees wear Santa hats during this special time! 🎅"



Santa Hat: During the holiday season, everyone will be wearing this Santa hat! Also, if you’ve appeared on the leaderboard during Christmas, you’ll be able to receive this Santa gift in the future feature "Character Decoration"! Note: You’ll only be able to get the Santa hat by switching to the test version "test_0.6.x"!

To participate in the open beta, switch to version "test_0.6.x" as follows:


We wish everyone a Merry Christmas, and may the new year be even more wonderful!

Relatively small update!

• Improved AI edge cases and player detection
  
• Updated to Unity 6
  
• Removed lengthy intro screen and replaced with splash image
  
• Updated a number of components to be compatible with Unity 6
  
• Switched renderer for increased performance
  
• Improved player and bot animations to smooth out some situations
  
• Number of other minor bug fixes