Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks News

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We’re pumped to announce the 1.0 launch of Speed Freeks, meaning the game is leaving Steam early access - a period in which we gathered and implemented so much valuable feedback from our dedicated players. [/p][p]We thank each and every one of you for putting even a bit of time into playing the game and telling us about it, it truly made the game so much better. As a thank you to those early access players, you get the 1.0 launch version for free.[/p][p]Developing this game has been a hell of a turbulent ride with it not only being an ambitious project for our small team, but also working with the big, awesome IP that is Warhammer 40,000.

In addition to this, we’ve had to hastily partner with a different publisher since our last announcement, that publisher being Wired Productions. They’re picking up the torch from PLAION, who helped us get through most of development so far - almost all the way up to launch. We thank PLAION for their support of the game, and Wired for jumping in to take it to the 1.0 finish line.

We understand that it’s been a while since we last dropped news or an update, but we’ve been spending our time converting the game to its new format, getting the planned content in-game, and getting accustomed to things.

[/p][h2]v1.0 [/h2][p]This 1.0 launch marks not only the important milestone of leaving early access, but also a switch from the Free-to-Play model to a more traditional priced one. This is something we’re very excited about since it allows us to focus more on the features that players want. For instance, as opposed to the F2P version, the game now has:[/p]

• [p] Player-hosted servers with custom settings[/p]
• [p] A game browser[/p]
• [p] Solo play option[/p]
• [p] 150+ items to unlock that are included in the base game (not behind a paywall as with F2P)[/p]
• [p] No 3rd party account requirement (!)[/p]

[p] These are things that the community has been hoping for, and now we can actually say they are implemented - thanks to us being able to leave F2P behind.


[/p][p]And that’s not all! This 1.0 update comes with a wealth of new stuff for you’z ta sink yer teef into. Here’s the biggest changes/additions, with full changelist further down in the announcement: [/p][p][/p][h3]NEW VEHICLE: Trukk[/h3][p]Get da boyz into the back and wreak some havoc!

This vehicle is packed full of Orks, packing a real punch with its crushing ladder slam and especially the dakka overdrive ability. A fearsome ambusher, the Trukk is able to swing a battle by coming in and suddenly laying down a ton of firepower.


[/p][h3]NEW GAME MODE: Free Roam[/h3][p]This mode allows players to create a match on any map, without an overall game mode, free to drive around and experiment if they wish. But they can also place waypoints in succession for custom races, which allows for a ton of creativity and experimentation for new racing routes.


[/p][h3]NEW MAPS (both main modes)[/h3][p]Our prettiest levels yet, Da Dust Up and Da Gorge are thematic maps that change up the play style for both Deff Rally and Kill Konvoy modes. Both maps have vastly different lighting versions, as well.


[/p][h3]PIT BOSSES[/h3][p]“Wot’z a zoggin’ Pit Boss”, you say? We’ve added a bunch of mean looking Orks to the game for players to unlock and customize. These Orks show up in the screen shown to your enemies when you kill them, plus the end sequence of each match, and in the main menu - adding plenty of character to your krumpin’.


[/p][h3]PLAYER-HOSTED GAMES[/h3][p]This game-changing feature allows players to create their own private or public lobbies with custom settings

And the new Game Browser helps people find lobbies instead of just matchmaking


One thing we came very close to adding for launch is the game’s Warbands system, which is essentially a clan/club system where players can create a Warband, have other players join, use a tag, and unlock exclusive items through progression. This feature will be coming relatively soon after launch.


[/p][h3]FULL CHANGELIST[/h3][p]The full changelist for the launch version can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2078450/discussions/0/591772052728326325/

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As usual, we’d love to hear from our community about this update and your thoughts on our new approach to the game, so please drop us feedback on the official Discord:
https://discord.gg/mk2w9rMY
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And just a note that for launch we've also got the previous shop item Supporters Pack on Steam (the only DLC right now). It'll be dropping next week if you or your mates want to wishlist it 👌
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3750860/Warhammer_40000_Speed_Freeks__Supporters_Pack/[/p]

It's been a little under a year since the vehicular combat racing game Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks launched into early access, and yesterday developer Caged Element Inc. announced that it'll be receiving its 1.0 launch next week, May 22nd. There are a couple notable changes that come with this launch though. For starters, Wired Productions are taking over from Plaion on publishing duties. As the devs explained in a Steam post, the reason this matters to you is the second change, which is that you'll have to pay for it when it arrives next week. Some of you, anyway.

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OI LADZ, WE’Z BACK!

Hey all you freeks that love speed, here’s the big news we were talking about…

SPEED FREEKS is leaving early access and launching version 1.0 next week on May 22nd, the same day of the Warhammer SKULLS showcase.



This 1.0 launch signifies a few major things, one being that we’ve got a new publisher, Wired Productions. Why does this matter to you? Well, with this publishing switch-up comes big changes to the way the game currently works, meaning it’s no longer Free-to-Play (which had most of its content behind a paywall), and instead is now a low-priced game that comes with the majority of its content included.
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An important note for those of you who played the early access version of the game: you will be getting the launch version for free! It’s already in your library and will update to 1.0 on May 22nd.



Us moving away from F2P also means that we can do things like:

• Have player-hosted matches with custom settings, including creating bots-only games if desired
  
• Have private games functionality
  
• Add a new Free-Roam mode to explore any map and create custom races - an awesome feature that helps illustrate how much more agency players have over the game
  
• Remove the 3rd party PROS account that was previously mandatory
  

Plenty more things to reveal, including new content as well, but you'll have to wait until launch day!

Now, to finalize the conversion of moving the game away from F2P, we’ll need to take it offline for a couple days, so SPEED FREEKS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO PLAY from Tuesday May 20th until Thursday the 22nd, when the game launches version 1.0. We apologize for the inconvenience, but this is a necessary step towards launching with the new changes.


In the meantime, we hope you have a wonderful weekend, and we’ll say that we’re very excited to see how everyone likes the revamped and improved full launch of Speed Freeks!

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Warhammer 40,000: Speed Freeks will be available May 22nd at a special discounted price of just $15.99, 15.99€ and £12.99.

Prepare to GET STUCK IN!

OI LADZ! Quick one here...

We needed to drop a heads up about some very exciting SPEED FREEKS news we'll be sharing tomorrow, May 16th!

Unfortunately, as a byproduct of the exciting changes, the game is going to be unavailable to download for new players for a period of time while we re-tool some things on the backend. Existing players will be unable to connect to matchmaking and play during this period.

This downtime was something we expected to occur tomorrow afternoon, but ended up taking effect 12 hours earlier than anticipated - so we apologize for the inconvenience. But we expect that our players will be quite happy with what we are going to reveal once we do.

We'll share additional information ASAP as to when players can can get back to racin' n' krumpin', plus drop the exciting news about the future of the Speed Freeks tomorrow. We're eager to share...

SEE YOU'Z THEN!