First Beta of 2022 Announced
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[h2]The Beta will take place on February 19th from 3 PM EST to 5 PM EST. More info in our discord.[/h2]
[h2]Beta Access Details[/h2]
Previous betas required you to have a beta key in order to get access to the game. This time around we are going to be using the Steam Playtest. This is a new feature added to Steam in 2021 that allows us to create a Playtest button on our current Steam page allowing people to easily apply to the Beta and for us to manage access.
With this process, we have to submit a build and then get that build approved by Steam. It's not a hard process, you just need to check off some boxes and the first application can take some time, we should be well within that time window. This means that, currently, we do not have a Playtest button but we should have one before the test.
This means you will not need a beta key anymore! If for some reason we do not get accepted to the Steam Playtest, we will open up the keybot again but this is unlikely.
[h2]Beta Summary[/h2]
This beta will take place on our maps Sumersgate and Stafburg. Sumersgate has been given a detail pass with bug fixes. Stafburg is nearly identical to our Technical Beta in December except for bug fixes. We have entirely new custom player models.
[h2]Replay System[/h2]
The replay system gets a category of its own because of how much work we have put into it!
To record a replay you must hit the Start Recording keybind and then the Stop Recording keybind (check the keybinds!).
The replays are saved locally and can be transferred from one user to another via file transfer. The replays will remain on your computer and available for you to go back and watch even after the Beta closes. We have various spectator controls to hide UI, etc. This is how we filmed our trailers, you will also have access to these to record footage from the replay recordings.
The first Beta of 2022 is upon us and we are doing something new so please read!
[h2]The Beta will take place on February 19th from 3 PM EST to 5 PM EST. More info in our discord.[/h2]
[h2]Beta Access Details[/h2]
Previous betas required you to have a beta key in order to get access to the game. This time around we are going to be using the Steam Playtest. This is a new feature added to Steam in 2021 that allows us to create a Playtest button on our current Steam page allowing people to easily apply to the Beta and for us to manage access.
With this process, we have to submit a build and then get that build approved by Steam. It's not a hard process, you just need to check off some boxes and the first application can take some time, we should be well within that time window. This means that, currently, we do not have a Playtest button but we should have one before the test.
This means you will not need a beta key anymore! If for some reason we do not get accepted to the Steam Playtest, we will open up the keybot again but this is unlikely.
[h2]Beta Summary[/h2]
This beta will take place on our maps Sumersgate and Stafburg. Sumersgate has been given a detail pass with bug fixes. Stafburg is nearly identical to our Technical Beta in December except for bug fixes. We have entirely new custom player models.
[h2]Replay System[/h2]
The replay system gets a category of its own because of how much work we have put into it!
To record a replay you must hit the Start Recording keybind and then the Stop Recording keybind (check the keybinds!).
The replays are saved locally and can be transferred from one user to another via file transfer. The replays will remain on your computer and available for you to go back and watch even after the Beta closes. We have various spectator controls to hide UI, etc. This is how we filmed our trailers, you will also have access to these to record footage from the replay recordings.