Dominance News

Greetings, Dominators! Dominance v 0.1.235 is here — read about all the changes in this post and also about our plans for the enarest future!

[h3]Training grounds[/h3]
In this patch we wanted to present the players with the basis for our Training grounds: you can go there by clicking the button above “Play”. You will be instantly moved to the polygon .
This version of Training grounds has:

• Seeker selection available at any moment
  
• Weapons, armor and artefacts lying around the map, in addition to the drops from normal chests.
  
• The whole map open for exploration and the zone not shrinking
  
• Up to 27 players present on one polygon
  
• Player damage to each other disabled
  

In the future (February - mid March) Training grounds will recieve:

• Special zones in each map are where gear is constantly respawned
  
• This areas will also have test dummies with 4 levels of defense: 0, 25%, 50% and 75%.
  
• Ability to teleport around the map for easier exploration
  
• Bosses for each area, which respawn upon being killed
  

We will monitor the feedback about the Training grounds and take into account your ideas to make it better.

[h3]Weapons[/h3]
Pistol

• Damage lowered from 28 to 22 on all rarity levels
  

Butcher

• Damage lowered from 28/32/36/40/51 to 20/22/24/26/31
  

Revolver

• Damage lowered from 40/46/52/58/78 to 40/44/48/52/61
  

Blaster

• Damage lowered from 4/6/8/10/13 to 3/5/7/9/12
  

Shotbow

• Base damage lowered from 72 to 54.
  
• Damage per arrow from alt ability lowered from 72 to 54
  

Shotgun

• Damage per pellet lowered from 27/31/35/39/39 to 22/25/28/31/36
  

Overkill

• Damage per pellet lowered from 7/7/7/7/11 to 5/5/5/5/8
  

Pulsegun

• Damage lowered from 26/36/44/56/68 to 28/32/36/40/48
  

Flack canon

• Damage lowered from 45 to 33 on all rarity levels
  
• Projectile speed lowered from 2250 to 2050 on all rarity levels
  

Earthquake

• Damage lowered from 170/210/250/290/390 to 170/200/230/260/320 in the middle of the blast zone
  
• Blast zone radius lowered by 15%
  

Beamgun

• Beam turn speed lowered from 30/30/30/30/40 to 25 on all rarity levels
  

In the upcoming patches we’ll also take a stab at Seeker balance, artefacts, armor and consumables.

[h3]Interface[/h3]

• Added mouse sensitivity setting
  
• Sensitivity can be set anywhere inbetween 0.1 to infinity and beyond
  

[h3]Bug fixes[/h3]

• Localization fixes
  
• Fixed a bug, which caused the game client to crash in situation where the “Play” button would become unavailable after adding players to your group
  
• Added technical logs display when the servers are unavailable
  
• Fixed the Beambun’s laser collision box
  

[h3]Nearest future plans (this February)[/h3]

• Weapons will get the ability to level up by dealing damage
  We want to lower the impact of luck and random on the player’s ability to get good gear for the late-game. By dealing damage any weapon will accumulate experience, which can level up it to a higher rarity. Damage dealt will be counted both to other players and the bosses
  
• Weapons will be tied to map areas
  To accompany the previous change, we also want to tie different weapons to different areas of the map. Hopefully this will lower the randomness of acquiring the gear even more, and help the players to build their Seekers more consistently.
  

Greetings, Dominators!

Great news, we've finalised the Roadmap for the nearest future of Dominance in Early Access!
There is a lot to cover, so take a look at the Roadmap itself and let us know what you think!



We value the feedback from our community and are willing to make changes based on your ideas — so the list of updates might become even bigger!

Share your opinions:

[h3]Steam Discussions[/h3]

[h3]Official Discord[/h3]

[h3]Feedback Form[/h3]

Tomorrow we're also brining the newest update to Dominance, which includes weapon balancing, bug fixing and Training mode! The update post will also include some additional info on the nearest future (this Febuary) plans — so keep an eye out for announcements.

Thank you for giving Dominance a chance — see you on the battlefields!

The time has come, dominators!

Dominance has entered Open Beta phase and is available to absolutely everyone! No more restrictions — Dominance is free to play, and available to play at any time from now on!

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Experience the world’s first bullet-hell royale today — enter the battle as one of the Seekers, сreate various character builds, and dominate the battlefield!

NOTE: If you have Dominance Playtest installed — please visit the game's Steam page and install the main client.

With Open Beta we’re also launching the Alpha Season, during which you can earn and unlock unique skins for Seekers and weapons, emotions, stickers and more through the Battle Pass. We plan to add new unique content each season — from brand new Seekers, to skins and even new gameplay mechanics!

And as thanks to everyone who participated in our playtests earlier we're gifting a free Battle Pass for the Alpha Season!

[h3]What is Dominance?[/h3]
Dominance is an absolutely new team based multiplayer top-down shooter. What makes this game so unique is the unusual combination of Bullet-Hell and Battle Royale genres as well as the plot itself taking its place in alternative 80's where humanity is experimenting with aliens' technologies.

Before the start of the match, each player chooses one of the five most suitable characters.There’re 27 players in total who can either survive or die based on how wisely they use the hero abilities and weapons, as well as dodge the shots of enemies.

The main principle of Dominance is "The less limitations, the better”. The battlefield is turning into a huge field for experiments with character builds, weapons, and play styles providing a unique experience for the players.

Here are the main features of the game:

• Bullet Hell Royale
  Take out enemies with precise hits, predict their movement to come out on top, and utilize active skills, unique to each weapon type and character, to truly Dominate the battlefield.
  
• Limitless Build Variety
  Evolve your character and equipment. Explore the synergies and combinations of abilities, artifacts, guns and armor to find the one that perfectly compliments your style of play.
  
• A living breathing map
  The battlefield changes as you play. The world of Dominance plays an equally important role during battle – pay attention to your surroundings to stay ahead! Every area has its unique bonuses and hazards. Use the terrain to your advantage – hide in bushes to ambush your opponents, run on concrete to move faster, and explore other unique properties of the game map!
  
• A roster of characters
  Choose your alter ego from five heroes. Perhaps an alien invisible lizard or a super-mobile guy with teleportation would work for you? Each character has their own unique set of active and passive abilities, as well as their own leveling tree.
  
• Integration with the Steam Marketplace
  An advanced economy is available from the beginning of the Open Beta Test. You can put any item in the game on the trading floor, including items earned through a Battle Pass. Collect, accumulate, and trade in outfits, emotes, and other customization items.
  

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2175780/Dominance/

[h3]Influence the development[/h3]
Our goal is to create a highly engaging and unique experience, a new word in the genre of battle royale. And to achieve this we’ll need your feedback. Share your impressions from the game, ideas and suggestions — we will read every single one of them and promise that you will be heard!

[h3]Steam Discussions[/h3]

[h3]Official Discord[/h3]

[h3]Feedback Form[/h3]

Open Beta is only the beginning for us and Dominance — we’re already working on multiple new Seekers, gameplay mechanics and general improvements. However, only together can we make Dominance the best it can be!

Thank you for being interested in Dominance and see you on the battlefields!

Greetings, dominators!

It's official, Dominance will enter the Open Beta on January 12, 8 am PST!

[h3]What is Dominance?[/h3]
Dominance is an absolutely new team based multiplayer top-down shooter. What makes this game so unique is the unusual combination of Bullet-Hell and Battle Royale genres as well as the plot itself taking its place in alternative 80's where humanity is experimenting with aliens' technologies.

Before the start of the match, each player chooses one of the five most suitable characters.There’re 27 players in total who can either survive or die based on how wisely they use the hero abilities and weapons, as well as dodge the shots of enemies.

The main principle of Dominance is "The less limitations, the better”. The battlefield is turning into a huge field for experiments with character builds, weapons, and play styles providing a unique experience for the players.

Here are the main features of the game:

Bullet Hell Royale
Take out enemies with precise hits, predict their movement to come out on top, and utilize active skills, unique to each weapon type and character, to truly Dominate the battlefield.

Limitless Build Variety
Evolve your character and equipment. Explore the synergies and combinations of abilities, artifacts, guns and armor to find the one that perfectly compliments your style of play.

A living breathing map
The battlefield changes as you play. The world of Dominance plays an equally important role during battle – pay attention to your surroundings to stay ahead! Every area has its unique bonuses and hazards. Use the terrain to your advantage – hide in bushes to ambush your opponents, run on concrete to move faster, and explore other unique properties of the game map!

A roster of characters
Choose your alter ego from five heroes. Perhaps an alien invisible lizard or a super-mobile guy with teleportation would work for you? Each character has their own unique set of active and passive abilities, as well as their own leveling tree.

Integration with the Steam Marketplace
An advanced economy is available from the beginning of the Open Beta Test. You can put any item in the game on the trading floor, including items earned through a Battle Pass. Collect, accumulate, and trade in outfits, emotes, and other customization items.

[h3]Open Beta content[/h3]
The Open Beta will start with Alpha season and include 5 characters, dozens of weapons and artefacts to experiment with, and cosmetics to unlock via the battlepass.

Player’s progress will always be saved from Alpha Season. We are very enthusiastic about the release and are going to support the game with the new content and updates goint into the future!

[h3]How to start playing[/h3]
Dominance will be a free to paly game, which means come January 12th you can simply download it form Steam and start playing — with no strings attached!

[h3]Special thanks[/h3]
We're eternally grateful to everyone, who participated in our playtests last year — and especially to those, who provided the much needed feedback! Thank you for believing in Dominance and giving the game a shot!

Happy New Year, Dominators!

The New 2023 Year is here and on behalf of the team we wish you to be successful in every beginning, for trouble to steer away from you and your close ones and, of course, lots of good games!

As for us, we’re preparing to host another playtest on January 4-5. This playtest will again be focused on our existing community, but you definitely should bring your friends to try out the game!

This playtest will also, most probably, be the last one as we prepare to launch the Open Beta — which, as a reminder, wil start this January! Stay tuned for updates, as we will definitely post an announcement about the exact date of OBT and what to expect from it.

[h3]How to Play[/h3]
If you've participated in the 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 January 5th 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 in one team.

[h3]Where do I report a bug or leave feedback?[/h3]
You can leave any feedback or bug reports here, if you'd like to share!
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.

Happy New Year once again, and we’ll wait for you on the battlefields of Dominance!