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Steam FPS Marauders finally getting this Escape From Tarkov feature

If you're an extraction shooter fan looking for a new game, you might want to re-consider playing Steam space shooter Marauders next. Why? Wel, Team17 has just announced the United Allies update for Marauders - and it's introducing one feature Escape From Tarkov fans will be familiar with. That's right, it's finally getting full proximity chat - just like Battlestate Games' Escape From Tarkov. Let the chaos commence.

In an announcement exclusively shared by NME, developer Small Impact Games has revealed that "a number of community-requested features" will arrive in Maraduers with the United Allies update - which is due to drop on April 25. These include the ability to scavenge salvage in-flight with Wreckage, and the ability to make use of hand grenades.

However, the stand-out announcement here is that Marauders is getting a proximity chat that will "allow players to communicate with fellow raiders". Players have been able to talk with their crew using voice chat prior to this update, but - although we can't confirm this - now it certainly sounds like this feature will be more widespread and similar to what you see in other extraction shooters like Escape From Tarkov and Warzone 2's DMZ.

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Marauders: United Allies Update - Date Announcement!

[h2]Attention Marauders![/h2]

The date is set! The United Allies Update arrives April 25th!

Board the Colony Cruiser, a new Raid location patrolling through space, and fight the legendary U.A Marines who bring new unique equipment for you to loot including the Stoner 63 rifle, grenades, and Sherman plate armor variants!

And that’s not all! Proximity Voice has been activated so prepare to taunt and negotiate with other Marauders, but if VOIP isn’t your thing, you can enjoy a new wide range of voice sets to unlock instead!

There are many more features and additions to Marauders with this update, including a rework of the Ship system, adding almost 20 ships in total with 3 new turret types to create better variation in our Space warfare. A Community suggested feature of Ship Salvaging space wreckage has also been added, making this our biggest update yet!

Head over to NME to get an EXCLUSIVE look at the trailer for the Marauders: United Allies Update - United Allies Update Trailer - NME

RED BARON | Hotfix #04

Marauders,

We're back again with another Hotfix, focusing on Faction XP wipes, UI and exploits. Thank you for your continued feedback to help us enhance the game!

[h3]FIXES [/h3]

Fixes added to the Faction XP to help stop the wiping
❗ This fix is tentative, we're waiting on community feedback to see if the resolution is successful
Fix for several exploits

[h3]UI[/h3]

In the main menu, you can now keep a supply crate open between the Gear, Shop, Crafting and Gift tabs. If you try and go to the other tabs, it will stop you, and you will get a pop-up asking you to remove the items from the supply crate first.

[h3]Geforce Now[/h3]

The Nvidia GeForce boot issue has been resolved

We'll be keeping a close eye on your Faction XP experiences, to see if we need to revisist this remedy.

- SIG

Marauders | Red Baron | Hotfix 03

Hello Marauders,

We've deployed a small hotfix to address the following:

Scout frigate no longer shows an empty level/black screen when using a turret or periscope.
All Turret periscopes no longer have a grey/desaturated effect on the camera

Please see the the full details of yesterday's Hotfix 2 - alongside the new Anti-Cheat implementation here: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1789480/view/3631627461491248444?l=english

Red Baron Hotfix #02 | Bug fixes, tweaks and new Anti-Cheat system

Hello Marauders,

Today, we have implemented Hotfix #02 for The Red Baron update. Although our primary goal for this hotfix was some of the fixes for bugs that you will find listed below, we wanted to take the opportunity to introduce some updates to other aspects of the game. You will also find that we have added a new Anti-Cheat system to Marauders, which you will receive a prompt to install when you download today’s patch. Please read through to the bottom of this post to learn more about this new implementation. If you have questions unanswered after this, please feel free to join the discussion in Discord. And now, onto the Hotfix notes!

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[h3]NEW[/h3]

Denuvo anti-cheat added (please read more on this below).
Ragdolls are now affected by killshot impulses/physics.

[h3]ART[/h3]

Updated the pod launching VFX.
Updated the pod damaged on fire VFX.
VFX added to ships being hit.
Removed gravity effects from ship critical explosion VFX, so now it will act like it's in space (aka float away).

[h3]ANIMATION [/h3]

Sped up the blend-in time for the hit react animations when ships take damage.

[h3]SOUND [/h3]

Updated the pod launching sound effects.
Updated the pod breaching sound effects.
Added extra debris sounds for the first person section of breaching into a ship.
Updated sound when you get hit while you are a pod.
New space mine sounds.
New nuke space mine sounds.
New sound added to the exit match cinematic (spanus activation sound).
New exterior explosion/damage sound for when ships hit 0 health.
Ships now have an external hit sound when they take damage.
Tweaks to the exit gate ambient sounds.
Small stinger on driving your ship into a raid area entrance (some prep for japanese lang).
Tweaks to space decorations (space debris, rocks etc) ambient sounds to help spatialise better.
Main menu on crew create, lock/unlocking button now uses the lock sounds when pressed.
New impact sounds for blunt melee weapons when hitting dirt.
New impact sounds for sharp melee weapons when hitting dirt.
New impact sounds for blunt melee weapons when hitting concrete.
New impact sounds for sharp melee weapons when hitting concrete.
New impact sounds for blunt melee weapons when hitting generic metal.
New impact sounds for sharp melee weapons when hitting generic metal.
The impact explosion for the default turret now has a designed far distance sound.

[h3]OPTIMISATIONS[/h3]

Optimised radar tower turret.
Optimised ship critical explosion VFX and sound (was playing multiple times).

[h3]LOCALISATION[/h3]

Updated translations for German.
Updated translations for Spanish.
Updated translations for French.
Updated translations for Italian.
Updated translations for Brazilian Portuguese.
Updated translations for Russian.
Updated translations for Simplified Chinese.
Updated translations for Traditional Chinese.
When using Chinese Simplified local the logo in login, mainmenu and in-game exit menu changes to the chinese version.
Misc fixes for localisation problems across the UIs (text overlap, missing words, cut off text).

[h3]FIXES[/h3]

Attempted fix to prevent faction XP resetting/wiping returning to main menu.
Fixes added for ship stash wiping when returning to main menu.
Fixes added for getting the same market trades (should now be random per player).
Fix added for getting off ship turret/pilot/camera causing you to get stuck in an animation pose.
Fix for the UI not refreshing faction standing values in trade menu sometimes.
Fix for ghost keycard item problem when discarding rigs.
Fix for rig staying open when it shouldn’t be.
Fixed STG and K1 equip sounds having too big an attenuation.
Fixed fire extinguisher start stop sounds having too big an attenuation.
Fix for main menu warning pop ups only showing once then never again.
Fix for long crewmember names overlapping the UI in the crew list.
Fixes to crew join menu crew rows for overlapping and cutoff text problems.
Fixed overlap with guide button in in-game exit menu when you open it up.
Fixed some sounds that didn’t have soundclasses assigned.
Fix for space mines not playing explosion sound effects.
Fixed bug where steam ambient loop wasn’t set to effects sound class.

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And now a word from the team regarding our choice to move forward with Denuvo Anti-Cheat.

[h2]Denuvo Implementation[/h2]

Tackling the recent increase of match cheats (ESP, AutoAIM, etc) in extraction shooters is of utmost priority to us. And so, we have some news that we would like to share with you regarding our most recent crack down on cheaters.

Marauders will be trialling Denuvo anti-cheat moving forward, and we want to clarify our decision to utilise this software.

The controversy surrounding the software’s effect on optimisation is not lost on us, and we’ve approached this process with that awareness, to ensure there is no adverse impact to game performance. Integrating Denuvo into Marauders supports us in our robust approach to deter and nullify cheaters.

We’ve conducted thorough research on anti-cheat software, and with full confidence, we believe that this is the best solution to deter and impede cheaters trying to compromise your experience. We want Marauders to be fun, and believe this to be the best way forward!

To clarify, we will ONLY be using Denuvo’s Anti-Cheat – not their Anti-Tamper. We will continue banning manually, with no automation.

Please bear in mind that we’re in Early Access, and part of this journey is to test new methods and processes to ensure we fine-tune the player experience, leaving us in the best possible position for full release. We fully appreciate your participation in our EA journey so far.

We wouldn’t be utilising Denuvo’s Anti-Cheat unless we were sure of the health and security benefits it provides. Our team is happy with how it affects the game, and have worked diligently on optimisation for Marauders, with extensive testing across the entire game.

We will be monitoring your feedback closely, so please don’t hesitate to share your experiences with us. You can do so on the Steam Forums, in Discord (feedback channel) and on our socials!

Thank you for reading, we are excited to see how all of this will affect the health and security of Marauders! Stay tuned for more news on the upcoming United Allies update, we can’t wait to share more with you!

EDIT: We forgot to mention that both Easy Anti-Cheat and Denuvo will be working in tandem for the time being.

- The SIG team