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Happy Thanksgiving from ODS

Hello everyone!

Happy Thanksgiving! 2023 went so fast and I can’t believe it’s already November.

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2023 was exciting for everyone at Ocean Drive Studio! We started Early Access for Blackout Protocol, released Lost Eidolons on PS5 and Xbox Series, dropped the Dropkick Navvy demo, and of course, we announced Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch.

All of us working on these various projects are grateful for the ongoing support from everyone and hope to deliver something even more meaningful to our community in the upcoming months.

To share our plans going forward:

[h2]Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch[/h2]

As Lost Eidolons is a very important franchise for us, we are going to keep investing in the genre and IP. For Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch, our plan is to share regular updates via our Dev Logs, and plan to stream and showcase development progress. We are hoping to share the demo build with everyone early 2024—that is, unless we find critical issues during internal playtests! Please follow our social channels and Steam community hubs for more updates. All links below.

[h2]Blackout Protocol[/h2]

It was busy 4 months after we released Early Access in July! We learned a lot from the community feedback and have been working to improve the foundation of the game, pivoting from the content roadmap we announced at release. As we hope to have addressed most of the improvement points of the core gameplay, we think we can start adding new content again. If you haven’t tried out the game yet, now is the perfect time to give it a go since you will see the much-improved version of Blackout Protocol thanks to our community feedback. And it’s on Autumn Sale!

[h2]Dropkick Navvy and Unannounced Title[/h2]

Right after PAX West, we released an early demo entitled Dropkick Navvy: First Step! We are collecting feedback and reading the reviews for the game to better plan the development roadmap for the full game—Dropkick Navvy. If you haven’t tried the demo yet, please give it a try especially if you love physics based, sandbox games!

We have also been working on an unannounced title for quite a while! This unannounced title is one of the biggest development projects which we plan to officially announce in late 2024. So keep an eye out for future announcements.

Again, thank you so much for all the support you have given us and have a fantastic Thanksgiving Weekend!

Best,

Jungsoo Lee

0.13.3 Minor Patch Notes

[h2]Patch Schedule[/h2]
  • PST: 10 AM, November 22, 2023
  • EST: 1 PM, November 22, 2023
  • CET: 7 PM, November 22, 2023
  • ICT: 1 AM, November 23, 2023
  • KST: 3 AM, November 23, 2023

Agents,

We are deploying a minor patch (Ver. 0.13.3) to implement a bug fix. As we continue to go through the list of suggestions and issues, we will be deploying hotfixes and patches frequently until we can ensure Agents can all comfortably enjoy the game.

Below is the bug that had been lurking around and got squished this time.

[h2]Bug Fix[/h2]
  • Fixed the issue where the game could crash when moving between levels

Please note that if you are playing at this time, your game will not be interrupted. You will be prompted to download the patch the next time you open Blackout Protocol. It is possible for teammates to play with mismatched game versions, which could potentially impact gameplay. So please install the update as soon as possible for the best experience.


- ODS Team

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111870/Blackout_Protocol/

Blackout Protocol 25% Off!

Agents,

Blackout Protocol welcomes the first Steam seasonal sale after we entered Early Access: Autumn Sale 2023! Blackout Protocol will be on a 25% discount to celebrate the coming of fall.

If you’ve been eyeing the game, now is the time for you to snag it. If you’ve been enjoying your time down in Section 13, you can give the gift of a good co-op experience, which involves an ample amount of lead being sprayed around.

See you down in Section 13!


- ODS Team

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111870/Blackout_Protocol/

Blackout Protocol Needs YOU

Agents,

2023 has been quite the year for Blackout Protocol, starting with January’s first ever closed beta. Throughout the year, we have gone through 3 closed betas, Steam Next Fest demo, PAX East in Boston, PAX West in Seattle–and of course we cannot omit going into Early Access in July!

Throughout all of them, one of the feedback we constantly heard was that Blackout Protocol gets really, really fun when you have a tight group of Agents playing together in every step they take. We take this as a great compliment, because co-op has been at the very core of the game’s beginnings. With that, we’d like to announce that we’re signing up for the “Better With Friends” category in this year’s Steam Awards!

While we added quite a few changes that improve the gameplay experience for singleplayer, we can still confidently say that the Blackout Protocol experience gets even more fun when you have a full squad of Agents tackling the horrors that lurk deep down in Section 13. We need YOU, Agents, to show the world that the game truly shines when you play with friends. Vote for Blackout Protocol in this year’s Steam Awards!

You want proof? If you have not tried out setting your friends up with Beaker’s Boom Juice, do it and you’ll see what we mean!


As we continue to work hard on various improvements to the game, we look forward to bringing more updates and patches to you soon!


- ODS Team

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111870/Blackout_Protocol/

0.13.2 Minor Patch Notes

[h2]Patch Schedule[/h2]
  • PST: 3 PM, November 17, 2023
  • EST: 6 PM, November 17, 2023
  • CET: 12 AM, November 18, 2023
  • ICT: 6 AM, November 18, 2023
  • KST: 8 AM, November 18, 2023

Agents,

We are deploying a minor patch (Ver. 0.13.2) to implement some improvements and fixes in the game. As we continue to go through the list of suggestions and issues, we will be deploying hotfixes and patches frequently until we can ensure Agents can all comfortably enjoy the game.

For the list of changes in this patch, please see below.

[h2]Changes/Improvements[/h2]
  • Made all Safe Rooms fully furnished
    • Safe Room after the Office level now has the Weapons Printer added
    • Safe Room after the Deep Storage level now has the DNS Defragmenter added
  • Adjusted the structure of the Isolation Chamber to prevent Agents from falling down during phase 1 of Exosuit fight

[h2]Bug Fixes[/h2]
  • Fixed the issue where the tactical gear slot sometimes could not be selected, if a non-host Agent picked up tactical gear while firing
  • Fixed the issue where the hidden door would trigger UI in the Parking Lot level

Please note that if you are playing at this time, your game will not be interrupted. You will be prompted to download the patch the next time you open Blackout Protocol. It is possible for teammates to play with mismatched game versions, which could potentially impact gameplay. So please install the update as soon as possible for the best experience.


- ODS Team

DISCORD | TWITTER | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM | YOUTUBE | TWITCH

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111870/Blackout_Protocol/