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Dominance — Newest Playtest on November 19-20!

Hello, Dominators!

The next playtest is just around the corner — starting Nov 19th and until 11:00 pm PST Nov 20th! Join the battlefields and try out the first ever Bullet-hell Royale — solo or with friends!

[h3]Current Playtest Schedule[/h3]
Saturday, November 19th — Sunday, November 20th
Saturday, November 26th — Sunday, November 27th


As always, we’ve changed and added quite a bit of things to Dominance int the newest update! Here are some highlights of the newest version of the game:
  • Updated visuals for multiple zones of the map
  • Rebalanced base stats and perks for Valkyrie
  • Weapon balance changes — for example Laser and Arbalet
  • Numerous bug fixes
You can find the full Patch Notes below! Let us know what you think of the game in Steam Discussions — your feedback is essential to us!
[h3]Leave Feedback[/h3]


[h3]How to Play[/h3]
If you've participated in previous playtest, or at least got access and downloaded the game — just update Dominance and jump into the game!

If you're a new player — simply go to Dominance Steam page, click “Request Access”. After receiving confirmation press "Play the Game" to install the game’s client.

There are no restrictions on when or how long to play — simply launch the game any time you want and play as long as you want until November 20th at 11:00 pm PST! If there are not enough players in the match — the game will add bots for you to play against.

[h3]How to play with friends[/h3]
1. Open your Friend list and click “+Invites”


2. Type in the nickname of the player you want to add. IMPORTANT: Upon 1st launch the game will ask you to come up with a nickname — you have to write this nickname to add a friend and NOT their Steam nickname.


3. After your friend accepts the invitation, you can find them in your Friend list. Simply click on their profile in the list and select “Invite to Party”


4. Voila! Just click “Play” and you’ll be on the same team when the match begins. You can have up to 3 people playing on one team.

[h3]Where do I report a bug or leave feedback?[/h3]
You can leave any feedback or bug reports here, in Steam Discussions! We would appreciate any and all ideas and feedback.

[h3]Error 002 - Server is not responding[/h3]
This error means that the game’s server is currently offline. While we do our best to make sure it works properly throughout the playtest — some hiccups can still occur. If you’re met with this error upon entering the game — just try starting it again a couple minutes later.

[h2]Patch Notes[/h2]
[h3]Gameplay changes[/h3]
  • Valkyrie — lowered base defence, base health and shields
  • Lowered defence penetration for Valkyrie’s perk — from 15/30/45 to 10/15/25
  • Extended cooldown time for Valkyrie’s signature ability
  • Changed projectile behaviour for Arbalet — now it shoots out multiple bolts, akin to a shotgun.
  • Changed Arbalet’s alternative attack. Now debuffs from the alt.attack persist on the target for some time after it leaves the area of effect. Time depends on Arbalet’s upgrade level: 1/1.5/2/3 seconds
  • Laser — longer time between damage ticks, warms up (from lower base damage to its highest), lowered range of the beam
  • Removed tier 3 items from super chests — they now drop only tier 2 items
  • Removed tier 4 items from air-drops (living chests) — now they drop only tier 3 items

[h3]Interface[/h3]
  • Swapped icons for all artefacts for the new ones
  • Added the option to switch regions (right now only Eastern Europe and South America are available)
  • Weapon tab in the Main Menu now shows stats for each individual weapon
  • Character tab in the Main Menu now shows all the stats for a selected hero

[h3]Level design and map improvements[/h3]
  • Visual upgrades for multiple zones on the map

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]
  • Fixed the bug when crosshairs wouldn’t change color to indicate a hit
  • Fixed the Bat’s alternative attack. Now it correctly reflects projectiles back
  • Fixed the gear usage bug after respawn
  • Fixed the invisible weapons getting stuck in use, which made it impossible to shoot
  • Fixed the bug allowing to shoot in Deployment phase with less than 1 minute on the timer
  • Fixed the bug where airdrops would be displayed incorrectly on the full map


Thank you for your interest in Dominance and see you in the game, dominators!