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Stuff that's happened:

 

  1. Storm services are now 100% Latency Based Records, so you will be connecting to the closest set of Storm servers.
  2. We have hired 2 new tech artists and we're ramping up a UI/Gameplay programmer.  Still interviewing other candidates.
  3. We've got some back-end fixes and improvements to the tools systems - so much faster now.
  4. Build servers are up, and we're able to build new stuff reliably :)
  5. We've created all-new documentation and issue tracking servers, and we've been migrating over what's current.
  6. We elected to drop the Atlantic region.
  7. Weapon adjustments will require some other changes to how weapons are configured, so that sort of balance will have to wait for future patches.

Stuff happening soon:

 

  1. Halloween Spooky ghost repair drone event - complete 7 matches over the weekend and you'll get 7 days of the spooky drone.
  2. We're getting up to speed on how the UI code works - the previous devs have been quite helpful.  Some good guys there.
  3. Our new art guys are going to start looking into how mechs and maps are constructed.  We're also going to be reviewing how they're set up in code.  We've got some designs that need to be evaluated from a technical perspective now.  It's mostly back-end stuff still.
  4. We'll be setting up another environment for testing out more drastic changes.
  5. We are working on some deeper Storm-level changes that allow for updates to authentication systems
  6. We want to test out Storm performance in more remote locations relative to the data layer endpoints.
 
I'd characterize the past few weeks as pivotal in development.  It's been long-awaited, but we now have significant development action.  The two artists that started each have 14 or more years of experience in the industry, and they've worked on everything ranging from mobile games to Tomb Raider on console, Star Wars games on PC, and Nintendo 3ds projects; it's been a pleasure getting to know them and see them start to tackle stuff.  I'm excited.
 
 

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Here's a pic of the spooky ghost repair drone, because no post is complete without pictures:

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Exciting progress - thank you for the update!

 

because no post is complete without pictures:

 

 

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Edited by TheButtSatisfier, 23 October 2015 - 02:27 PM.

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Stuff is happening.

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Great stuff, keep on truckin :thumbsup:


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Cool.

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So.... how 'bout dem shirts eh? Pretty cool designs, right? Us know, the kinds of designs that were supposed to be judged and a winner declared and all that good stuff? Like, 2 weeks ago?
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Stuff that's happened:

 

 

4. Build servers are up, and we're able to build new stuff reliably :)

 

4.We'll be setting up another environment for testing out more drastic changes. 

 

It's been long-awaited, but we now have significant development action. 

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they've worked on everything ranging from mobile games to Tomb Raider on console

Oooh, I'd like to know what they worked on on the TR series!


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So.... how 'bout dem shirts eh? Pretty cool designs, right? Us know, the kinds of designs that were supposed to be judged and a winner declared and all that good stuff? Like, 2 weeks ago?

 

Yeah, where's the wet t-shirt video?


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Yeah, where's the wet t-shirt video?


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So.... how 'bout dem shirts eh? Pretty cool designs, right? Us know, the kinds of designs that were supposed to be judged and a winner declared and all that good stuff? Like, 2 weeks ago?

 

We've chosen the winner and are working through the legal portion. Once that is complete we'll announce the winner and get things rolling. 


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Welcome, technical artists. I am your supreme overlord.


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When can we meet the new guys? :D


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I wanna meet the new fresh meat. >:)


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We've chosen the winner and are working through the legal portion. Once that is complete we'll announce the winner and get things rolling.


Ooh, neato bandito. Can we get a hint on who won? Does the winner's name start with "nepa?"

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 i want to know about this tomb raider guy, i have loved those games since ever 


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Oooh, I'd like to know what they worked on on the TR series!

 

Jiggle physics.


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Jiggle physics.

Hair or...

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Thanks for the update Devs,keep up the great work  :thumbsup:


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Yeah, this is nice to hear!



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Here's a pic of the spooky ghost repair drone, because no post is complete without pictures:
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Thanks for the update!
Keep on a good work, all the best for developer teams!
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Reloaded, do us a favor. When ADH was running Hawken back then, the Spooky Drone was also only available for a limited time, there was no way to get this drone permanent. 

 

Give us a challenge to get this drone PERMANENT. We've been asking for that ALOT. 

 

Thanks.


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Reloaded, do us a favor. When ADH was running Hawken back then, the Spooky Drone was also only available for a limited time, there was no way to get this drone permanent.

Give us a challenge to get this drone PERMANENT. We've been asking for that ALOT.

Thanks.

If you repair for 666+ seconds within a certain time period you get it forever?

Actually that's easy to farm...

But something else would be guude

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Reloaded, do us a favor. When ADH was running Hawken back then, the Spooky Drone was also only available for a limited time, there was no way to get this drone permanent.

Give us a challenge to get this drone PERMANENT. We've been asking for that ALOT.

Thanks.

IF I recall rightly, there was a way, there was bundle that packed with the permanent spooky drone...
And I do recall seeing it completely off-season

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Reloaded, do us a favor. When ADH was running Hawken back then, the Spooky Drone was also only available for a limited time, there was no way to get this drone permanent.

IF I recall rightly, there was a way, there was bundle that packed with the permanent spooky drone...
And I do recall seeing it completely off-season

You are thinking of the Nemesis Bundle

It's still available for 59.99 USD. Just what would you pay for a Klondike Ba... err, RD-BOO drone? :smile: 
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I wish to look the two new technicians with a livestream on twitch.tv so them can tell to we what they will do and their ideas, i think that this will be fantastic for our imagination


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Give us a challenge to get this drone PERMANENT. We've been asking for that ALOT.

Thanks.

Always think that thing like this shouldn't be permanent. It should go away when hallowen end. Like an new-year camos, valentine, chinese dragon and others.
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i got a permanent one  :tongue:



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Can't wait for these artists' future work!!! I'm so waku waku right now!!!

 

 

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What is spooky, is these red-green-blue pixels on bottom left... I'm suspecting there is something with them. I've tried some steganography explorations, but nothing...


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If you repair for 666+ seconds within a certain time period you get it forever?

Actually that's easy to farm...

But something else would be guude

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Loaded.

Opening audio log.

*Heavy breathing*

"Boss! We got a major problem over here"

*distant screaming and explosions can be heard*

"Oh god. What the hell is that thing, its like a giant black ape-looking think with no fur and giant claws."

"T-There's more of them, 5- no 10- no... more than 20 of them"

"Uh Captain?"

"Yes Private?"

"Whats that green stuff coming out of their-"

*A loud slam and the sizzling of acid can be heard*

"AAAaaaahhh!"
"PRIVATE!"

*a few clicks later*

"Ejection and self destruct program initiated"

"Send help you hear me! These thing are massacring us over..."

"But. But hes dead. He is f*cking dead..."

*The sizzling gets quieter and you hear what sounds like someone gargling some kind of liquid*

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*the sounds of creaking metal and mechs standing up can be heard*

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*in a gargled voice you hear "Capitan." very faintly as the audio recorder gets dropped to the ground*

*You then hear the someone scramble to pick it back up while they're running*

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"May god have mercy, they're not dead. But they sure as hell aren't alive. The mechs have the green goo seemingly flowing out of the cockpits, and they are moving on their own..."

 

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Our new art guys are going to start looking into how mechs and maps are constructed.


Please, tell me that they have enough skill to create visual maps design like prosk map, and not like losteco and bunker design, which can be maded by every schoolboy.

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I have BOO and if you give it away permanent then you must sell me Cupcake mech.

/discussion.
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I have BOO and if you give it away permanent then you must sell me Cupcake mech.

/discussion.

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I have BOO and if you give it away permanent then you must sell me Cupcake mech.

/discussion.


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I have played well over seven games and not received my spooky drone.

 

Also, I do think there should be a way to acquire it permanently without shelling out $60



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I have played well over seven games and not received my spooky drone.


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We do not award items for events like this in real time. We run a batch job at the end of the event instead.

all events so far have had the rewards delivered after the event finishes....
I think the bots event needs to be done again, I only got to the first reward level as I didn't know the event was on until the last day.
Can we opt-in for email notification?
If I don't get on forum or game for a few days I miss all the sales/promos/events.




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