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Steam space game Marauders is being dominated by solo players

If you've played any extraction shooter online, then you'll know your odds of surviving are a little bit better if you play in a group. However, Marauders, a new space game, which hit early access on Steam last week, appears to be bucking that trend.

According to stats sent to The Loadout by Team17 and Small Impact Games, 59% of players are heading into raids alone - at least, so far. This means they'll have to defend themselves against other players, including AI-controlled ones, all while trying to loot, kill, and survive.

On the whole though, things are going well. More than 13 million raids have been completed in 12 days so far, meaning more than 45,000 raids have been completed every hour since the early access launch. Not bad when you consider that only two million raids were played during the six day closed beta in July.

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Royal Armouries Gun Insider Vol. 4

[h2]Introducing Gun Insider Vol.4 – The Skorpion vz 61[/h2]

The Czech-produced Skorpion vz.61 is designed as a personal defence weapon, suitable for vehicle crews and artillery men. The compact submachine gun boasts a blitzing fire rate of 850rpm. The gun would tear through your ammunition, hence our choice for a burst fire alternative in-game.

The Skorpian’s compact build makes it easy to conceal and hide – engendering a boundless presence in criminal underworlds. A perfect companion for a pirate navigating in space. The weapon's appealing aesthetic helped it into many hands.

This is the final entry in our first Gun Insider series, but we aim to be back for more in the future!

Thanks for checking them out. See you out there!

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Steam Global Top Sellers for the Week ending 9 October 2022

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Gun Insider Vol.3, The MAT-49

[h3]Introducing Marauders Gun Insider Vol.3, The MAT-49
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Your weapon of choice for getting the job done.

This is the French take on the admired and historic Grease Gun.

Iconic for its contribution in the first Vietnam War, this submachine saw action wherever France planted its flag. Now, it sees action wherever you breach to take what’s yours.

Revered for its efficiency in close quarters combat, the MAT-49 was widely adopted for guerilla warfare – a robust, brutal option for blindsiding an opponent and ripping through them.

Foldable by design – but not in-game – it’s favoured by paratroopers for its lightweight design and mobility.

The MAT-49 launched with Marauders Early Access. Stay tuned for Vol.4!

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Hotfix 1

Good Day Marauders,

We are pleased you can now finally explore the stars for that sweet, sweet loot.

Hotfix 1 is now live!

Addresses crew stability, and some issues with collision & balancing. Patch notes below:

- Backend and Matchmaking improvements to deal with large amounts of full crews and to help alleviate crashes
- Improvements made to player collision models
- Balancing to S.A.S. members, removing their Bren Mk2 weaponry.
- Fixed issue of exclusive space pirate skin requiring level 7+ and high credit cost.

It's been an amazing first day with over a million raids played already, we are blown away with the reception.

Thanks again, much love from Small Impact Games and Team17