X8 News

Hello!

Thank you for giving X8 a try, and we hope that last week’s update helped fix some issues! As always, meeting new players and hearing everyone's ideas since Early Access release has been really helpful in making X8 an even better game. With your help, we’ve been able to fix even more things!

Please help us improve the game by bringing feedback and issues to us. Join us on Discord to provide your feedback! https://discord.gg/x8vr


We have also set aside some time this weekend for some friendly competitive matches with the community. Please join the Discord to learn more.

Changes include:

New Features
• Stats are added in the Profile screen in the Main Lobby Menu
  
• Match Shop UI can be opened by twisting the wrist instead of clicking the icon
  
• Vive Wand controller support
  
• Added deadzones to HTC Vive and WMR controllers
  
  Balance
• Increased the footsteps volume and attenuation
  
• Slightly increased pricing on Vizor-MP and Echo Cloak
  
• Decreased 2-handed recoil spread for XN50
  
  
  Bug fixes
• Fixed several crashes
  
• Fixed ability VFX stuck on hand after dying
  
• Fixed extra announcer voice being triggered when defusing the Syphon in Tutorial
  
• Fixed player getting stuck behind the Armory in the Tutorial Ability objective
  
• Fixed flickering of the climbable ledges in all the maps
  
• Fixed players not teleported to their spawn sites when the Character selection phase starts so that they cannot be killed while choosing a hero
  
• Fixed Index controller size and highlight in Tutorial so that the correct button is highlighted
  
  Known Issues
• Wrist shop may not work for super fast PCs on the first round you enter
  

**Please be advised that players on an older version of the game will no longer have access to the online servers until you update your game.

Download X8 here!
📌 Meta: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4518172508241377/

📌 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763510/X8/

Hello everyone!

We hope you’ve been enjoying the game, and that last week’s update helped fix some issues! As always, meeting new players and hearing everyone's ideas since Early Access release has been really helpful in making X8 an even better game. With your help, we’ve been able to fix even more things!
More updates will continue to come down the pipeline to you all. The more feedback and issues you bring to us, the better the game will be as time goes on. Join us on Discord to provide us with your feedback! https://discord.gg/x8vr


Changes include:

New Features
• Added enemy visuals to Molotov abilities (Hotspot (Izara) and Blockbuster (Jaguar)) so that players can tell if a Molotov ability is friendly or has been cast by an enemy
  
• Polished Options menu to add more settings and make it more user-friendly
  
• Improved ADS algonomics
  
• Valve Index controller model is displayed and appropriate button is highlighted in Tutorial
  
• Added 5 seconds to Buy Phase (55 seconds in the 1st round, 35 seconds in the other rounds)
  
• Added option to grab magazines with a trigger button instead of grip
  
  Balance
• Nyx hero item (Subterfuze) adjustment
  
• Movement speed adjustment
  
  Bug fixes
• Fixed Crosshair not displaying when held with the Syphon pocket hand
  
• Fixed Subterfuze (Nyx hero item) and Nightwatcher (Vesper hero item) not deploying projectile upon releasing Trigger button
  
• Adjusted collision on Rock Fortress and Mech Garage maps
  
• Fixed pixelated visual of Oblivion (Vesper smoke ability) on Quest 2
  
• Fixed VO (hero quip) volume settings so that users can only change the volume from the VO slider in the options menu
  
  Improvements
• Some tutorial aspects have been simplified
  
  Known Issues
• Players may be kicked out to Main Menu with Error messages after matchmaking (X8 logo shows up and it looks like they are loading into the map, but they get kicked to the Main Menu). If this happens, return to Main Menu and select "Reconnect"
  

**Please be advised that players on an older version of the game will no longer have access to the online servers until you update your game.

Download X8 here!
📌 Meta: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4518172508241377/

📌 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763510/X8/

Hello everyone!

This week has been a blast, and meeting new players and hearing everyone's ideas since Early Access release has been really helpful in making X8 an even better game. With the community's help, we were able to uncover and fix a lot of issues with the game and this first update is all because of your efforts. Today, Friday, May 26th, marks the release of Hotfix 1 - The Player Update.
This is only the first of many updates coming down the pipeline to you all. The more feedback and issues you bring to us, the better the game will be as time goes on. Join us on Discord to provide us with your feedback! https://discord.gg/x8vr


Changes include:

New Features
• Added scrolling function to the Friends list when user has a long name
  
• Added scrolling function to the Round Result popup when the texts are too long
  
• Disabled auto-balancing
  
• The game now prevents ghosts from seeing & hearing enemy players unless living players can see them
  
• The game now loads the tutorial after intro sequence on first time load
  
• Implemented Bombsite Markers
  
• Added Confirm Popup for Defaults button
  
• "PROFILE" is displayed as a title when selecting "Profile" in the Main Lobby menu
  
• Added Discord Link in the main menu
  
  Balance
• Changed all melee abilities cooldown
  
• Adjusted curveball lifespan and velocity so it's easier to control
  
• Ability Pricing Update
  
• Increased the attenuation radius of Bomb planting SFX so that players can hear it from farther away
  
• Increased Armors HP Light = 60, Heavy = 90, ~1.5 shots more TTK, No regeneration
  
  Bug fixes
• Investigated and re-enabled prediction for ADS
  
• Bug fixes and improvements on planting and defusing experience
  
• Fixed Error Code:200 displays whenever loading into the game mode
  
• Hero selection panel in Practice mode displays the correct title now
  
• Players can now only buy a certain amount of abilities to prevent placing many abilities during the Buy phase
  
• All unpurchaseable items would be greyed out in the Shop UI
  
• Fixed Ultimate ability purchase logic using Shop UI
  
• Fixed two players could interact with the defuser handles and defuse the Syphon
  
• Fixed several server and client crashes
  
  Improvements
• Turret patrol mode improvements
  
• Made the X button in Shop UI more obvious
  
• Adjusted wall collisions at Bombsite B in Rock Fortress map
  
• Increased threshold for closing the in-game options menu. Users can comfortably read the hero cheatsheet in the options menu
  
• Improved Interactable Item Colliders
  
• The game now saves Vivox default device
  

**Please be advised that players on an older version of the game will no longer have access to the online servers until you update your game.

The 1st X8 Invitational Tournament will be taking place at 6 pm PST today, Friday, May 26th on VAL's Twitch and YouTube channels! Competitors are a mix of US and Japanese teams, including one team made up of Closed Beta Testers from the community!
Come join us in watching the premiere of such an exciting event!

Check out the Tournament trailer here! https://twitter.com/PlayX8VR/status/1659599055897640960/
VAL Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/valvr_esports
VAL YouTube: https://youtu.be/R4UiaVaSePA

Download X8 here!
📌 Meta: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4518172508241377/

📌 Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763510/X8/

X8 is now available for Free Early Access, starting today, May 18th at 10 am PST!
We are very happy to release this game to you all, after having collaborated with testers over 2 Closed Betas.

We will continue to build upon and update the game with your help! Please help us by leaving feedback in the channels on Discord (discord.gg/x8vr)

We are excited to hear from you!

In addition, we recently published a video showcase to celebrate the Early Access release of X8. Topics include game mechanics, design, future updates, and more!
Please take a look here [previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]
And in even more news, on May 26th, we are running our first Invitational eSports Tournament, co-hosted by VAL! Teams of 5 will be competing for a $10,000 prize pool.
The tournament features US and Japanese teams, as well as some Closed Beta testers, so please join us in watching this event!
It will be hosted on Twitch at https://twitch.tv/valvr_esports


We hope you enjoy playing X8!

Meta: https://oculus.com/experiences/quest/4518172508241377/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763510/X8/

The long-awaited update is now here!

X8 will enter Early Access on Steam and App Lab on Thursday, May 18th! This release will be free to play for everyone on PCVR and Quest 2 headsets.
*Please note that this release and subsequent game versions will be considered in a "Beta" state and will contain bugs and other issues. Please be patient with the team while the game is in development!

To celebrate, we are launching the new, official trailer for X8 on YouTube, along with our newly updated website for the game! Check out the website here https://playx8vr.com/ and the official trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlZJe6G7lFs

In addition, we will be hosting a game showcase with members of our team on Wednesday, May 17th @ 11 am. Included will be a Q&A and an exciting announcement regarding our first Invitational eSports Tournament, taking place on May 20-21. Both events will be broadcasted on the Thirdverse Official YouTube channel.

We are excited to be able to share this news with you all and hope to see you at these events!

Wishlist and access the game here:
Meta Quest: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/4518172508241377/

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1763510/X8/

Join the community and chat with us on Discord! https://discord.gg/x8vr