🔧 Dev Blog 03 - Kill Konvoy 🔧
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OI! YOU’Z SPEED FREEKS!
We’ve got a shiny new game mode for ya gits! And it won’t be long before you get stuck in!
As we shift through the gears racing towards the release of Speed Freeks, we’re excited to reveal a new game mode in addition to Deff Rally - our initial capture-point racing mode extensively played and fed back on during last year’s Alpha playtest.
Kill Konvoy is a similarly explosive, high ork-tane mode that pits two 8v8 teams in a race-battle to the finish, with each team protecting their massive Stompa to get it to the finish line first. Teams must strategize, using the available roster of vehicles to their best execution, enacting kunnin’ ambushes on enemies and racing to pick up powerful bombs spawned throughout the map.
These boom-bombs will slow the enemy team’s Stompa down when successfully delivered – and the Orks are great at delivering bombs in chaotically creative ways. Players will need to be equally creative when trying to prevent the other team from bombing their Stompa, by using effective vehicle combinations, flanks and ambushes.
But the formidable Stompas are bolstered with heavy armour and weaponry, so getting close enough to crash a bomb into one is no easy task. Their Lifta Droppa weapon is especially good at thwarting bomb detonations, targeting and lifting the attacker for a while, until inevitably smashing them back into the ground. Be sure to attack a Stompa with a mob of teammates to help the bomb carrier become less targeted by its powerful weapons. If the carrier gets through to the Stompa, they’ll be rewarded with a massive explosion that sends vehicles flying, along with a frenzy of Orks yelling WAAAGH!
Although delivering bombs is the most effective way of slowing an enemy Stompa down and gaining points for your team, destroying enemy vehicles will also speed your team’s Stompa up - so be wary of throwing yourself into battle unprepared, and thus donating kill points to the opposition.
Be sure to play as a team, krumping enemy players together but also racing to grab bombs as quickly as possible. Beware though, picking up a bomb immediately makes you a marked target by the enemy, so you and your mob need to rush deliver it to that big bad Stompa. The longer the bombs go unexploded, the more bombs will be spawned, which can create truly chaotic scenarios!
If you see an enemy player racing with a bomb across the battlefield, be sure to try and krump them as they will drop the bomb to be yours for the taking. Learning the maps and figuring out routes to try to surprise and outplay your opponents is key, as much as strategically working as a team to overwhelm them with firepower and speed.
[h2]“OI! WHEN CAN I’Z GET ME HANDS ON DIS?!” [/h2]
We hear you loud and clear.
The exciting news is that the Warhammer SKULLS festival is coming up fast on May 23rd, and we are delighted to confirm that Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks will be in it and will be launching its OPEN BETA!
Kill Konvoy mode needs the fastest, greenest, and most fearsome Orks to join its WAAAGH! so get in dere! Rev that engine, grab your biggest dakka, and get ready to krump your way to the finish line!
Meanwhile, stay tuned to hear the latest news and updates, and make sure you join us on our Discord as we answer your questions, and discuss the news with everyone!
https://to.plaion.com/SF_Discord_via_Steam
On behalf of Caged Element and PLAION, we’z shoutin’ a big WAAAGH! Thanks for joinin’ da Kult of Speed in Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks!
Join our community-focused game development discussions on your favorite platform:
Steam Discussions Discord r/SpeedFreeks Suggest Features & Report Bugs Technical Support
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2078450
OI! YOU’Z SPEED FREEKS!
We’ve got a shiny new game mode for ya gits! And it won’t be long before you get stuck in!
As we shift through the gears racing towards the release of Speed Freeks, we’re excited to reveal a new game mode in addition to Deff Rally - our initial capture-point racing mode extensively played and fed back on during last year’s Alpha playtest.
Kill Konvoy is a similarly explosive, high ork-tane mode that pits two 8v8 teams in a race-battle to the finish, with each team protecting their massive Stompa to get it to the finish line first. Teams must strategize, using the available roster of vehicles to their best execution, enacting kunnin’ ambushes on enemies and racing to pick up powerful bombs spawned throughout the map.
These boom-bombs will slow the enemy team’s Stompa down when successfully delivered – and the Orks are great at delivering bombs in chaotically creative ways. Players will need to be equally creative when trying to prevent the other team from bombing their Stompa, by using effective vehicle combinations, flanks and ambushes.
But the formidable Stompas are bolstered with heavy armour and weaponry, so getting close enough to crash a bomb into one is no easy task. Their Lifta Droppa weapon is especially good at thwarting bomb detonations, targeting and lifting the attacker for a while, until inevitably smashing them back into the ground. Be sure to attack a Stompa with a mob of teammates to help the bomb carrier become less targeted by its powerful weapons. If the carrier gets through to the Stompa, they’ll be rewarded with a massive explosion that sends vehicles flying, along with a frenzy of Orks yelling WAAAGH!
Although delivering bombs is the most effective way of slowing an enemy Stompa down and gaining points for your team, destroying enemy vehicles will also speed your team’s Stompa up - so be wary of throwing yourself into battle unprepared, and thus donating kill points to the opposition.
Be sure to play as a team, krumping enemy players together but also racing to grab bombs as quickly as possible. Beware though, picking up a bomb immediately makes you a marked target by the enemy, so you and your mob need to rush deliver it to that big bad Stompa. The longer the bombs go unexploded, the more bombs will be spawned, which can create truly chaotic scenarios!
If you see an enemy player racing with a bomb across the battlefield, be sure to try and krump them as they will drop the bomb to be yours for the taking. Learning the maps and figuring out routes to try to surprise and outplay your opponents is key, as much as strategically working as a team to overwhelm them with firepower and speed.
[h2]“OI! WHEN CAN I’Z GET ME HANDS ON DIS?!” [/h2]
We hear you loud and clear.
The exciting news is that the Warhammer SKULLS festival is coming up fast on May 23rd, and we are delighted to confirm that Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks will be in it and will be launching its OPEN BETA!
Kill Konvoy mode needs the fastest, greenest, and most fearsome Orks to join its WAAAGH! so get in dere! Rev that engine, grab your biggest dakka, and get ready to krump your way to the finish line!
Meanwhile, stay tuned to hear the latest news and updates, and make sure you join us on our Discord as we answer your questions, and discuss the news with everyone!
https://to.plaion.com/SF_Discord_via_Steam
On behalf of Caged Element and PLAION, we’z shoutin’ a big WAAAGH! Thanks for joinin’ da Kult of Speed in Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks!
Join our community-focused game development discussions on your favorite platform:
Steam Discussions Discord r/SpeedFreeks Suggest Features & Report Bugs Technical Support
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2078450