Surfpunk News

Here's WHAT'S NEW for the November Playtest:

• Storm mutator balancing
 • Wind push effect while on land was reduced significantly
 • Wave amplitude was increased by 25% while the storm is active
 • Lightning strikes are now slightly less attracted to players

• Enemy balancing
 • 'Goomers' (green exploding Sumi) are now easier to kill in single player, and harder to kill with 4 players
 • 'Brawlers' (large arachnid Sumi) are now part of threat level enemy waves. They're faster and their attacks reach further
 • 'Brawlers' now have less HP
 • All large enemies are now more resistant to knockback effects

• General balancing
 • Game difficulty was generally lowered for single player
 • All Ultimate slot skills had their cooldown increased by 30 to 50%

• Anchor weapon balancing
 • Basic attacks are now 7% faster, but deal 10% less damage
 • Chain whip attacks now don't cause the player to move forward, so they can more effectively be used to remain at a distance

• Sword weapon balancing
 • Feast's Fiery mod nerf: Cooldown reduction is now 30% (down from 80%)
 • Pommel Strike: Fixed an issue where the Cooldown mod didn't bestow its effect
 • Whirlwind now lasts 40% longer

• Server selection is now accessible from the Title Screen
• Removed the hard time limit on Missions
• Added Simplified Chinese language option (v1)
• Fixed a bug where players in China couldn't load the game. It should work now if you play via the Hong Kong server
• Changed Quest ordering to allow smoother difficulty ramp up
• Teammates' Quests are now visible to all players
• Added beachball toys on the Beastship
• Improved online join flow

• New/Improved Art
 • Water now reflects sunlight, has foam edges, etc.
 • New Anchor & Guitar skill VFX
 • Vegetation art pass on islands

• New UI/UX for HUD & Forge

[p]Hey Raiders,[/p][p][/p][p]Our next playtest is coming up soon in November![/p][p][/p][h2]🎮How to Join the Playtest[/h2]

1. [p]Press Request Access on the Surfpunk Steam Page.[/p][p][/p]
2. [p]On November 7th, a limited number of players will be randomly selected into the playtest. You will receive an email on that day if you were selected.[/p]
3. [p]Once you've been granted access, you'll be able to invite up to 3 of your Steam friends.[/p]

[h3]Want Guaranteed Access?[/h3]

1. [p]Create an account on our Surfpunk Community Hub.[/p]
2. [p]Head to the Invite tab and share your personal referral link with friends.[/p]
3. [p]Climb the leaderboard! The top 30 members on the Referral Leaderboard are guaranteed to receive playtest access.[/p]

[p]⭐If you've been granted access in a previous playtest, your access will still be valid.⭐[/p][p][/p][h2]🏄Connect on Discord[/h2][p]The easiest way to get in touch with us is via the Double Stallion Discord server, so meet us there if you can and we can help you through any issues. It's also the best place to give us feedback and report bugs. We're counting on you to help us improve the game and really value your feedback. [/p][p]https://discord.gg/doublestallion[/p][p][/p][h2]🌴What's New Since Last Time[/h2]

• [p]Server selection is now accessible from the Title Screen[/p]
• [p]Removed the hard time limit on Missions[/p]
• [p]Improved online join flow[/p]
• [p]Enemy balancing[/p]
• [p]Metagame balancing[/p]
• [p]New Art & VFX[/p]
• [p]Improved UI/UX[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]See you soon![/p][p]- Eric[/p]

Hey Raiders,

Here's WHAT'S NEW since the September Playtest:

• Upgraded character shaders. Now NPCs and Raiders look super slick, even up close.
• Both body types now support abs, with various degrees of intensity.
• Improved Atelier UI, with zoom feature.
• New launch sequence cutscene.
• Navi Towers have been updated to feature randomized options such as scanning for Quests, barrels, resources, etc.
• The map UI got a small update with clearer icons and more feedback when scanning.
• Improved keyboard + mouse controls for menus and UI.
• Auto-countdown for launching missions.
• New enemy models.
• New guitar VFX.
• V1 Spanish + Brazilian Portuguese Localization

KNOWN ISSUES:

• Returning to Title Screen might cause an infinite loading screen, you'll need to force-close the game and re-open.
• If you invite friends to your game, make sure you are both on in same Region (for example US). Otherwise it won't work. You can change region at the top of the screen when opening the lobby window.

GLHF!

[p]Hey Raiders,

We're putting the finishing touches on the Surfpunk Playtest build and will be flipping the switch to live in just a few hours.[/p][p][/p][h2]🎮Playtest Details[/h2][p]If you've received an email from Steam inviting you to the playtest, then you've been selected and should see it pop in your library once we go live this afternoon. I know the email says its already available... apologies for the confusion there.

We are aiming to have the build ready by 3pm EDT (GMT-4) at the latest, but it may pop into your libraries sooner.

Please bear with us, it's the first time we run a playtest through Steam...! 😅
[/p][h2]🏄Connect on Discord[/h2][p]The easiest way to get in touch with us is via the Double Stallion Discord server, so meet us there if you can and we can help you through any issues.

It's also the best place to give us feedback and report bugs. We're counting on you to help us improve the game and really value your feedback.

https://discord.gg/doublestallion[/p][h2]
🎬New Dev Update[/h2][p]In all the chaos of setting up the playtest, I forgot to share my latest Dev Update. It covers a few of the new features we worked on in September. You can watch it on YouTube here:[/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p]Here are some the things that are new since our September Playtest:[/p]

• [p]Upgraded character shaders. Now NPCs and Raiders look super slick, even up close.[/p]
• [p]Both body types now support abs, with various degrees of intensity.[/p]
• [p]Improved Atelier UI, with zoom feature.[/p]
• [p]New launch sequence cutscene.[/p]
• [p]Navi Towers have been updated to feature randomized options such as scanning for Quests, barrels, ressources, etc.[/p]
• [p]The map UI got a small update with clearer icons and more feedback when scanning.[/p]
• [p]Improved keyboard + mouse controls for menus and UI.[/p]
• [p]Auto-countdown for launching missions.[/p]
• [p]New enemy models.[/p]
• [p]New guitar VFX.[/p]
• [p]V1 Spanish + Brazilian Portuguese Localization[/p]

[hr][/hr][p]That's all for now. I hope to many of you surfing & shredding this weekend!

- Eric[/p]

[p]Hey all,[/p][p][/p][p]We've got a lot coming in the next few months and are opening up our playtests via the Steam feature. You can now sign up by clicking "Request Access" directly on Surfpunk's Steam page.

Our next playtest is scheduled for the weekend of October 3-4-5.

Come one, come all! Surfpunk is best played with your best buddies!!

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