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[h3]Introducing Marauders Gun Insider Vol. 2, The EM-2.[/h3]



Part of the wider British program for the post WW2 era, the prototype rifle was built in the anticipation of cold & hot war with the Soviet Union. Sporting an arsenal of bolt-action and pre-dated rifles left the British ill-equipped – they replaced everything to prepare.

The EM-2 was designed to be lightweight; great for close-quarters-combat and agility – allowing strapped soldiers to jump out of aircraft (or spaceships) with ease. The prototype was viewed as a part of Britain’s contemporary imperial muscle.

The rifle never made it into production, the 1951 prototypes at the Royal Armouries are the only existing renditions.

The rifle’s optics drop from the top - so the needle/point in the sight isn’t obscuring your target.

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You can expect to see The EM-2 rifle in Marauders during Early Access. We can’t wait to see what you think when you get your hands on it!

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Space Pirates,

Let’s take a look at some of the arsenal you’ll be using to wreak interstellar havoc.

Introducing the Viper MK I Submachine gun – a sightless rifle, designed to be fired from the hip, leaving your left-hand free to throw grenades and navigate with dexterity.

The original Viper is a weapon of British origin, designed by Derek Hutton-Williams during WWII in 1942. The prototype endured much criticism, failing to meet weight specifications of the military and for exceeding the preferred firing rate. The submachine gun was ultimately rejected.

You and your crew, however, will use it with devastating effect. It might not be good enough for a world war, but it’s more than apt for space.

We visited the Royal Armouries Museum for an insight into the weapon and its history.

Check out the full video.
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[h3]UPDATE[/h3]

Tech Test 3 is now live until Thurs Sept 15th at 2am BST UK

Some of you have suggested giving to all players some amount of Flash Bangs and Smoke bombs in order to test them for Tech Test 3.
And this is what we're going to do, to see those items in your inventory make sure to reboot your game!

[h3]Hello![/h3]

Who’s ready for a third round? Tech Test III is upon us! Thank you for taking the time to involve yourselves in the preceding tests, you’ve helped provide integral insight in our quest to launch into space – with as little turbulence as possible – this October.

Below you’ll find patch notes for TT3.

[h3]Tech Test III - Patch Notes[/h3]

• Smoke and Flash Bombs have been introduced (Recipe Unlock)
  
  
• Increased the amount of breach locations for the capital frigate
  
  
• Terraformer has had another increase to loot, including locked industrial bins and locked security areas
  
  
• Enhanced effects for when taking damage as a pod
  
  
• Allowing clients with ping issues to matchmaking successfully
  

FYI - There will be a wipe to test our new wiping process.


[h3]Player Focus[/h3]

*Can we please ask that you test the Smoke & Flash Bombs when possible in Test III.

[h3]Calling all Raiders
[/h3]
We need as many players as possible to test server loads, so if you can try and make it for the test - we will greatly appreciate it!

It’s fantastic to see people playing successfully now that the login button is working! These tests help ensure Early Access starts smoothly. Your willingness to report has been invaluable.

Thanks again,
See you out there (watch your back)

[h3]We go, again![/h3]

Tech test part two is now live on Steam until Sat. Sept. 10 at 12:00 PM BST.

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This session, we focused on the cursed grey login button issue that would occur for those Steam accounts with special characters in their name. This should now be addressed, however to confirm this fix, we’ll be doing another wipe (including the leaderboard). This also means this next test will be a bit longer - we’re estimating around 20 hours.

[h3]During this next test, we ask that you focus on these parts of the game:[/h3]

1. Breaching another ship while it is entering an airlock or extracting
   
2. Testing out melee more as we have since buffed that system
   

[h3]And here’s a few more exciting changes to look forward to as well!
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• Special character name account creation - grey button fix.
  
• Performance/optimisation pass (some systems will experience an additional 30FPS)
  
• Screen percentage and frame rate cap graphical options (45,60,90,120,144)
  
• Crew stability
  
• Faction XP progression fix
  
• New server regions (South Africa, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tokyo.)
  
• Keycard loss on extract fixed
  
• Further exploit fixes
  
• Terraformer loot buff (vault, new depot area, various new lootables)
  
• Alt+Click transfer Items out of locked crates (into your inventory, for example Ration Crate to Stash)
  
• Terminator Shotgun buff (more damage, unlocks earlier as a recipe)
  
• Pirate Helmet is now craftable instead of the Civilian Helmet
  
• Flaregun added to pistol loot pools
  
• New various UI sounds
  

Please note* - The leaderboard will not work during Test II

To clarify some questions, these tech tests are not daily but to be deployed as timed events within the broader testing window of Sept. 6th to Sept. 14th.

This means that throughout this aforementioned period, the team will be holding tests but they won't be set for each day. The team will then communicate in advance when the next round will be. This allows the team to fix some of the issues that were brought up during the previous session and prepare for the next one.

We'll definitely make sure for the future to be extra clear when something like this happens.
Thank you!

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