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[Alpha Test Server Updates] 11/9/2023

In response to the feedback of The Front Early Access, we are sparing no effort to fix the problems and optimize the adjustments, and have completed the maintenance work of version 1.0.12 update for the Alpha Test Server on Nov 9, 2023 at 02:00 UTC.

How to enter alpha test:
1. Exit Steam, restart.
2. Right click The Front in your Steam Library, and choose properties.
3. Choose Betas-Beta Participation- Alpha test official server.
4. Update your game, and choose [Alphatest] to start the game.

In order to provide a better gaming experience, we have made the following updates:

[h2]New Game Content[/h2]
  • New "Warhammer" base vehicle.
  • Skin functions are available now. You can craft the skins in the work bench. (Skins can be obtained from the steam drop event, and they are located in the account ware house in the main game menu)
  • You can now adjust FOV, Gamma value and also FSR/DLSS/XESS switches
  • Mushrooms can be planted



[h2]Adjustments and Optimizations[/h2]
  • Add the exclusive food for "Patrol Sergeant"
  • Animals will no longer actively attack the player's vehicle while traveling, but will be scared and run away
  • Appropriately reduced the HP of foxes, wild boars, wolves and cougars
  • Adjusted the collision of some buildings in the scene and optimized the AI’s path finding abilities
  • The floor can no longer be extended downward to place triangular walls and right-angled walls
  • Increased the output of plant mucus when collecting cactus with chain saws
  • Creature lures will no longer be destroyed by gun-wielding NPCs
  • Adjusted the refresh rate of rain, snow, and fog


[h2]Bugs Fixed[/h2]
  • Beacons disappeared after upgrading
  • After a non-beacon owner upgraded a beacon, the ownership of the building in the area was wrongly changed to the player who upgraded the beacon
  • The interface may not be refreshed after submitting materials for beacons/territory flags
  • Abnormal recruitment time of patrol sergeant
  • Wrong information displayed on telescope interface
  • Collection tool on the front end of the collection vehicle is damaged and the model is still not restored after repair, resulting in the problem of not being able to use it normally
  • Helicopter will not crash after leaving the driver's seat when driving the helicopter in the air
  • Abnormal display of battery value while it’s fully loaded
  • Abnormal solar generator under certain circumstances
  • "Phalanx" Defense Cannon and Auto turrets continue to attack the target even after the target has been destroyed.
  • Poisonous traps are ineffective against NPCs
  • Cables and water pipes are not displayed after being placed
  • Names of sleeping bags, wooden beds and comfortable beds are displayed incorrectly on the map when the character respawns
  • Loot bag floats after the character dies in the air
  • Abnormal collision with double doors when the window is opened
  • Sometimes the loot bags will fall into the scene
  • "Hummingbird" AA Gun has the wrong crosshair interface
  • Abnormal performance of smoke bombs under certain circumstances
  • Helicopters not hovering when pressing H under certain circumstances
  • Not being able to inflict damage on splitters and couplers
  • Wrong countdown time when burning wood at workbench
  • The capacity of small tanks and large tanks is incorrectly displayed on the interface after manually putting water into them
  • Winder Staircase and Stair Landing cannot be placed on the floor
  • Blimp does not move under certain circumstances
  • Fixed some known scene problems


[h2]Official Servers[/h2]
  • Fixed some known issues that might cause the server to crash


[h2]Dedicated Servers[/h2]
  • When the server sets the parameter of death without dropping loot bags, characters leave the server under near-death state will cause the inventory loss
  • The parameter of numbers of man-powered constructions can be owned by players are invalid


[h2]Solo/Hosted Games[/h2]
  • While holding any construction parts during the supplies receiving period might cause the AI to have abnormal path finding behaviors

Double EXP event!

We are happy to announce that The Front will be having a Double XP Event in all official servers.
Please enjoy it!

Start time: 06:00 Nov. 10 UTC
End time: 06:00 Nov. 13 UTC

All Official Servers Will Be Upgraded To 80 population!

We have scheduled a server upgrade on all official servers on 11/08 from 07:00-08:00 UTC.

All official servers will be upgraded to 80 population after this upgrade.

Sorry for all the inconvenience and the maintenance could be postponed in case of unexpected technical issues. Thank you for your understanding and support.

For some of the unsolved issues and bugs, we will fix them in order of priority as quickly as possible.

Content Creator Event Recap and NEW Talent Servers Introduction

We've seen a lot of great videos from The Front's content creators over the past week! Here are some of our favorites:

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- Learn how to build a house with KConPC

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- Watch a tank battle shared with us by Beshini Production

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- Check out Hoppsy's campaign of shock and awe! Remember to build defenses for your base, folks

The Front's Early Access Content Creator Event will end on November 11th. Register for the event now, then create and publish content for a chance at one of three top prizes worth up to $2000

Also, don't forget to visit The Front's Discord server and add reactions to videos you like on THE-FRONT-MEDIA

All it takes is one click to put yourself in the running for a Steam gift card worth approximately $25. Learn more about this event here: https://www.playthefront.com/all/news/2023/1002/17.html

In addition, we have opened up a new group of special servers, which you can find in the dedicated server list: 

  • Talents_LetsFight_NA
  • Talents_LetsFight_EU
  • Talents_LetsFight_Asia


These servers are all PVP servers in which you'll find all techtree and talents fully unlocked upon creating a character. EXP and resource multipliers have been boosted, and player attributes as well as structure attributes have been slightly enhanced. When you die on one of these servers, equipped items and items in your shortcut bar will not be dropped. These servers are open to all players from now until 00:00 UTC on November 14th. If you have any feedback or suggestions for these servers, don't hesitate to send them to wickthesniper on our official Discord. Streamers and content creators are also welcome to create content while playing on these servers.

The Front Server Maintenance Announcement(11/07/2023)

We have scheduled an server maintenance on 11/07 from 07:00-08:00 UTC. The servers will go live again when maintenance is complete. Sorry for all the inconvenience and the maintenance could be postponed incase of unexpected technical issues. Thank you for your understanding and support.

For some of the unsolved issues and bugs, we will fix them in order of priority as soon as possible.