Dysterra News

The long-awaited Season 4 has finally begun, and we're thrilled to unveil the latest update! With so many changes to the world and all of its systems, we'll be taking a bit longer than usual for maintenance to ensure a smooth and enjoyable gaming experience. Our team is working hard to make sure everything is functioning as intended, and we appreciate your understanding during this process.

Keep an eye out for the new notice detailing all the exciting features and enhancements that come with Season 4! We can't wait to share them with you.

[h3]Expected Maintenance Time[/h3]
PST: July 26, 19:00 - July 27, 03:00
CET: July 27, 04:00 - 12:00
KST: July 27, 11:00 - 19:00
[h3]Downtime: 8 hours[/h3]

[h3]TerraFire Eruption Countdown Starts[/h3]
PST: July 25, 19:00~
CET: July 26, 04:00~
KST: July 26, 11:00~



To celebrate the new season, we’ll be doubling daily login rewards!! Don’t miss out on this chance to get extra Terrapoints to unlock that item you’ve been eyeing! The double-points event will last for 14 days following the release of Season 4 (Until August 3rd).
Note: Daily rewards are calculated based on the 24-hour period starting at midnight, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).




We left almost nothing untouched when rebalancing the game for this new season. So we will not have any weekend events for the first two weekends following the start of season 4. Please understand that this is to ensure fairness and keep people from climbing up the rankings too quickly at the start of the season.



Due to the world changes in Season 4, not only the Official Servers but also the Single/Custom Servers will undergo a reset.
However, starting completely from scratch in the Single/Custom Servers is unnecessary, so most of your existing resources will be returned via mailbox.
This also applies to buildings, as they will be converted into resources and returned to the mailbox.


(Note: This does not apply to Official Servers for fair competition.)


Here are the most important things to know when jumping into the game:

🏔️ The map has been completely renovated, with full redesigns of all types of bases. This is to make sure that inexperienced players don’t needlessly access higher-level areas.

🏰 We now have a clan system in the game. Create your own clan and grow your influence with your fellow clan members!

💊 Pills are now solely for damage prevention, shots are for removing status effects. Furthermore, we've added animations for consuming food items, which means the auto-eating function is no longer available. We understand this might be a bit inconvenient, but we want to assure you that we have plans to introduce additional features for food items in the future. This is just the initial step taken to enhance the gameplay experience with food mechanics.


🛠️ Some higher-level recipes now need a more powerful crafting bench to be unlocked. You’ll need to level up your building core first before you can upgrade your crafting bench. Above all, the production time of the Forge has been reduced!

🏕️ There is now a separate crafting bench for consumables, so don’t forget to build your starter base in a place that allows for easy expansion.

🎯 More skills = more customization. You’ll have more options when leveling up your character’s skills, so have a plan in mind when you start unlocking skills.

⚠️ With the focus on rebalancing the factions, some mobs may be more deadly than they used to be. Be careful not to get killed out there, and be sure to place a sleeping bag so you can quickly respawn nearby.



(Season 4 Update News - Part 1)
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1527890/view/5704422135515691010
(Season 4 Update News - Part 2)
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1527890/view/3683432262651058247

[h3]Part 2 of 2: Clans, New Skills, and More![/h3]

Our last game note was all about how much the landscape will be changing in next week’s update. This time I’d like to share all of the new features we’re adding. Most of them help to round out the game’s content and give players more direction about how to move through their journey on Ararat Island.

We’d love to hear what you think about everything we’re adding, especially with such big changes to the game. That’s why we’re also opening some new temporary Season 4 channels on our Discord server to better discuss each of the changes we’ve made. Our whole team is curious to hear your feedback, so hop on over to our Discord and let us know what you think!

[h2]IMPORTANT:[/h2]
All official servers will be wiped for this new season. This includes 'uncapped' servers. The Terrafire countdown will begin 24 hours before we begin maintenance.

That means the countdown will be starting at roughly the following times:
PST: Late Tuesday night (July 25th)
CET: Early Wednesday morning (July 26th)
KST: Early Wednesday afternoon (July 26th)




You can now manage your in-game friends with our all-new clan system! Clans will be shown in the rankings as well so you can show how strong you and your friends are by rising to the top of the rankings together!




Some of you may remember the ‘no-raid’ servers we used to have. We’re bringing them back while also adding a few new improvements, so we felt the name needed a change to suit those changes.

🔹 Slower energy usage in all base cores.
🔹 Higher gathering rates for resources.




We’ve added 25 new skills to the skills menu that range from giving you resistance to different status effects to increasing the max durability of your weapons, armor and protocols when crafted. The crafting skills will definitely help clans work together by allowing different members to build up their mastery in different weapons or armor categories.




We realized that players needed a bit more structure when progressing through the game, so we’re adding a tech-tree system. It’s based primarily around your building core’s level, so you’ll need to have a better building core to be able to craft better items.

This will be useful for newer players to the game by giving them a more distinct pathway to follow when learning the game’s systems. But if you’re more experienced, and are worried that this will ‘cramp your style’, don’t worry! We’ve been careful to make sure the progression feels natural and doesn’t add unnecessary hurdles to the game.



We've listened to your feedback and reduced the production time of the Forge. Enjoy faster processing without the wait!
We have enhanced the crafting system and improved the resource balance to achieve this. Now you can experience a more enjoyable crafting process!



With all of the gun-type mobs on Ararat Island, we wanted to add some melee types to round out the experience more. They might seem harmless because they can’t hit you from far away, but some of them can jump pretty far, so be careful!

[h2]Axeman[/h2]


[h2]Minerbot & Wardenbot[/h2]
There are also some new super cute new floating robots that’ll zap you if you get too close!






In the past, pills were used as a way to instantly restore negative conditions. We’ve modified them to instead give the player certain buffs. The Heat Preventive Pill, for example, will give you resistance to heat status changes for a few minute seconds, but beware! It also makes you more susceptible to cold damage at the same time!

[h3]We’ve also added shots back into the game for you to use to remove status effects.[/h3]




Lastly, we’ve added new content to the tutorial.. ahem.. mission guide, extending the game well past the Hyena Transport Ship portion of the “storyline.” The new story content adds a lot of needed depth to the characters of the game, so be sure to give it a run-through on your next playthrough! It’ll apply to both single-player as well as official servers.




[h2]Optimizations & Improvements[/h2]
🔹 We’ve improved fps overall for the game.
🔹 Reduced memory usage
🔹 Improved Mailbox functionality: You can now “receive all”.
🔹 Players can breathe longer underwater.
🔹 Rebalanced siege weapons.
🔹 Improved gun recoil.


[h2]PvP Ranking Score Balancing[/h2]
🔹 Adjusted ranking score algorithm to alleviate issues with meeting basic conditions for ranking tier rewards.

[h2]Animation Enhancements[/h2]
🔹 Improved mantling animations
🔹 New animations to express recoil when firing
🔹 Procedural sway animations based on player movement




[h2]JOIN OUR COMMUNITY[/h2]

This weekend, all of our servers will have another ‘BIONIC BOOST’ event!! It will be active for 48 hours from midnight on Friday, July 21st (PST) to midnight on Sunday, July 23rd.

Your cybernetic arm will receive a temporary augmentation, increasing your ability to gather resources.

Official servers will receive two separate boosts this weekend:
[h2]2x gathering boost:[/h2]
Excluding special items like keys, all gathering will be doubled over the weekend. This includes terrasite, stone, and metal, as well as all containers and NPCs around Ararat Island.

[h2]2x forge speed:[/h2]
All forgeable items will be processed at twice their normal speed.

[h2]Part 1: World Map Overhaul[/h2]


We’ve changed and added so many things to the game over the course of early access that we needed to move things around the map to better fit our vision for the game. We really wanted to give players a more intuitive feel for level progression.

That’s why we took the dozens of Hyena and Orbis bases, as well as all of the other landmarks (juggernaut, launch pad, etc.), and condensed them into larger bases while also redesigning them to make them more distinct and unique in their experiences. This means that you’ll be more likely to run into other players while you’re out hunting for materials.




The Hyena forces are more fortified than ever! Jump from platform to platform as you search for items and try to dodge the bullets being shot at you from other players looking to steal your items.

Each base is a bit different, but many will also be housing the entrance to the Hyena Den.






The mutants have made their way to the surface and have made their home in a number of Hyena bases. We removed the roadside entrances to the Bunker and placed them inside of infested bases, and also outside of the Chemochamber.


You’ll occasionally run across a Hyena dropship trying to take back their lost territory, so be sure to avoid the crossfire!




Once you’re geared up and start venturing to the inner parts of the island, you’ll be able to enter the Orbis bases.

The Orbis troops are wary of the mutants getting into their bases, so they’ve settled high above ground to make sure their bases don’t get infested as well. Each circular base is connected by a long structure that houses a number of smaller Orbis facilities.




The interior of the launch pads are now protected by Stompers. You'll have to make your way through them if you want to access the unique items stored inside the base of the launch pads.




We locked the Juggernaut into what we're calling a 'Drill Silo.' It made more sense for it to be guarding some kind of important facility.




Lastly, we’ve replaced the Delta Launch Pad with a new and unique Orbis point of interest. This one’ll be a challenge for quite a few of you, so be sure to prep before you take on the new mobs that are waiting for you.





[h2]JOIN OUR COMMUNITY[/h2]

We’ll be announcing something big tomorrow regarding the upcoming Season 4, but this week’s patch is rather small.

This week’s update will be a small update regarding player connection information on our custom servers. We care about our custom server community, and are working to improve stability for everyone in our community. That’s why we’ll soon be unveiling the Dysterra custom server rental service as well.

[h3]Please Note:[/h3]
As part of this update, we will also be refreshing the items available in the transmitter store.