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[[HWK]ZamboniChaos]

Greetings pilots!

Welcome to the HAWKEN Data Stream! This initiative is intended to showcase some of the awesome content we've been working on, and give you a sneak peak into what you'll be experiencing in the upcoming patch.

Starting August 23 and continuing until August 30 (excluding weekends), we will be adding a new piece of teaser content to this thread each day. Keep your eyes open!

We appreciate your patience and enthusiasm, and we hope you enjoy this taste of our next update!

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[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]AUGUST 23[/font]

[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]CR-T Recruit Progression Skin[/font]

Each mech has a brand new progression skin that is unlocked piece by piece as you progress through mech ranks. The screenshot above is one example of what Fred could look like once his max level is attained!

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[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]AUGUST 26[/font]

[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]New Internals[/font]

The internals above provide a glimpse into the way we have re-designed our internal system. Before, internals inflicted a stat penalty in exchange for negligible bonuses. Now, internals will add more flexibility to a pilot's particular playstyle.

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[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]AUGUST 27[/font]

[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]Mech Unlock Tree[/font]

This image demonstrates the paths by which you can unlock and add new mechs to your Garage. Every mech in the game can be unlocked through a combination of mech and pilot progression.

(Updated with new image.)

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[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]AUGUST 28[/font]

[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]Chassis Art[/font]

Introducing Chassis Art! Our artists have been hard at work designing several colorful and creative designs that you can use to further customize your mech.

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[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]AUGUST 29[/font]

[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]Improved Map Optimization[/font]

Above are two examples of how we've improved our map optimization. Not only do maps have increased graphical fidelity, they have also been tweaked to provide pilots with increased performance and smoother gameplay.

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[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]AUGUST 30[/font]

[font="arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"]HAWKEN: Ascension[/font]

HAWKEN: Ascension is the largest content update for HAWKEN so far. Improvements to progression, gameplay, performance and more are what await you in this highly anticipated patch.

More details will be revealed when the HAWKEN: Ascension patch notes are released on September 2.

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[TerranCmdr]

Thanks for doing this!  Really excited to see what the new content looks like.  The new CRT looks pretty boss!  Anxiously awaiting the update! Thanks so much for all your hard work devs! <3

[ThirdEyE]

Seems kind of cool, but how will this work with alternate chassis parts_  For example, if I purchased a Fred upper chassis on my Bruiser, will the Fred skin change depending on my Bruiser level or CRT level_

[DeVact]

First of all: Yeah INFORMATION!

Secondly: Oh my god, what happened to Fred_! That beatiful TV-Head was a perfect piece of game design! You can't just throw that out the window
Stock CR-T4LIFE

Edited by DeVact, August 23 2013 - 02:49 PM.

[Sylhiri]

Has... Magus been talking with you recently..._

XD

[Estif]

Holy Jebus!.

[[HWK]ZamboniChaos]

ThirdEyE, on August 23 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Seems kind of cool, but how will this work with alternate chassis parts_  For example, if I purchased a Fred upper chassis on my Bruiser, will the Fred skin change depending on my Bruiser level or CRT level_

The new progression parts are separate from the original parts, and only usable with the specific mech they are unlocked on.

[hendman]

ThirdEyE, on August 23 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Seems kind of cool, but how will this work with alternate chassis parts_  For example, if I purchased a Fred upper chassis on my Bruiser, will the Fred skin change depending on my Bruiser level or CRT level_

The elite skin is only available on the mech it is unlocked for, ie the elite skin for Fred is only available for Fred.

DeVact, on August 23 2013 - 02:49 PM, said:

First of all: Yeah INFORMATION!

Secondly: Oh my god, what happened to Fred_! That beatiful TV-Head was a perfect piece of game design! You can't just throw that out the window
Stock CR-T4LIFE

People can pick the elite skin in the styles menu once it is unlocked, or they can chose to use the old skin.........or you can leave the head of old Fred on and change his body(parts) to new Fred style


Edit: ninja in action just above my post

Edited by hendman, August 23 2013 - 02:55 PM.

[TheLongTwitch]

Thanx for this update and for those to come!!!

SO EXCITED TO SEE MORE!
***Especially C-Class Mech's progression skins

[Xer06siX]

ThirdEyE, on August 23 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Seems kind of cool, but how will this work with alternate chassis parts_  For example, if I purchased a Fred upper chassis on my Bruiser, will the Fred skin change depending on my Bruiser level or CRT level_

I believe the new skins are only for that specific Mech, and cannot be applied to other ones. The regular Fred part on your Bruiser should not change with its level however.

[OdinTheWise]

ThirdEyE, on August 23 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Seems kind of cool, but how will this work with alternate chassis parts_  For example, if I purchased a Fred upper chassis on my Bruiser, will the Fred skin change depending on my Bruiser level or CRT level_

It just becomes unlocked and available as a chassis as like any other chassis part

[ThirdEyE]

[HWK]ZamboniChaos, on August 23 2013 - 02:53 PM, said:

ThirdEyE, on August 23 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

Seems kind of cool, but how will this work with alternate chassis parts_  For example, if I purchased a Fred upper chassis on my Bruiser, will the Fred skin change depending on my Bruiser level or CRT level_

The new progression parts are separate from the original parts, and only usable with the specific mech they are unlocked on.

Thank you good sir, keep up the good work!

[Dackstrus]

Of course, Start with cosmetics instead of gameplay changes.

[Gunmoku]

This looks AMAZING, Adhesive.  In the meantime, I'll get my popcorn.  I shall be monitoring this thread with great anticipation...

Edited by Gunmoku, August 23 2013 - 03:20 PM.

[Creepy_Hitchhiker]

Thanks for more information. I'm very curious how my Reaper will look with new skin.

BTW
The last data stream is dated 30 august... Patch will be released on 31_

Edited by Creepy_Hitchhiker, August 23 2013 - 03:22 PM.

[MrShade_]

Oh happy day.

[SandSpider]

WOW, this is awesome, gonna be checking this thread every day. Thanks for this.

[erathic]

Ouyeah Hi-tech Fred confirmed ! I really like the idea of having exclusive new parts unlocked for free, that could help also on the battlefield to visually identify "hi-level freds" and a potentially dangerous target

The designs is cool to, even if it can't match the strong visual identity of the original one, =)
If it's like a Fred has spend too much time hanging with TAUs mechs lol

[WarlordZ]

That alt CR-T is looking pretty sweet.  I notice that the new skins seem to have a bit more color to them than the usual palette, very nice.

Edited by WarlordZ, August 23 2013 - 03:59 PM.

[Xtratega]

So, update due for early September_