Dark Horizons: Mechanized Corps (Classic) News

Hey Everyone!

After a long wait we were able to finally release last month BETA 2 (you need to opt into the public beta), Yay!

BETA 2 focused primarily on getting our Multi-Player networking tech working. So far it looks like things are working fairly well. Over time we will continue to look at ways to optimize and make sure game play is smooth, even at higher pings. Utlimately we will be working towards and auto-scaling server infrastructure that will allow us to spin up servers regionally to reduce ping times for players.

SOOO What are we working on next? First I will say that our goal will be to release a new update to the BETA every month until it is far enough a long to replace the current live EA offering. For this month we will be focused on balancing some of the weapons, Improving AI, and general bug fixes.

Other projects that we are working on that will probably not be released until end of January include additional mission environments, a new multi-player mission type, and UI updates.

For those interested in a Single Player Campaign, this is a longer term goal, but understand that everything we are currently working for general game play for our Multi-Player component also applies to things we want to do with the SP Campaign. Currently we are doing SP Campaign design and planning, but MP will come first.

That is all for this update, if you have any questions or general thoughts you would like to share we strive to be as open and honest as possible!

Thanks for your continued support!

For more news follow us on twitter @mgtgames http://twitter.com/mgtgames

To join the conversation hit the forums:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/266470/discussions

To keep up to date join the official game group:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/dhmc

As promised we have released the BETA 1 build into the beta channel for PC, MAC and Linux. They are available only thru the BETA opt in screen. Instructions can be found:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/266470/discussions/4/135513901709201653/

The goal of this first BETA 1 release is to look at resolving any issues with three platforms in as efficient manner as possible. This first release has limited functionality and you can find detailed information in the BETA forum.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/266470/discussions/4/135513901709191397/

NOTE: You must own the game in order to download the Beta.

We are excited to finally be able to start sharing with you the work we have been doing, and over the next weeks and months look forward to bringing the game to its potential.

For more news follow us on twitter @mgtgames http://twitter.com/mgtgames

To join the conversation hit the forums:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/266470/discussions

To keep up to date join the official game group:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/dhmc

As promised we have released the BETA 1 build into the beta channel for PC, MAC and Linux. They are available only thru the BETA opt in screen. Instructions can be found:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/266470/discussions/4/135513901709201653/

The goal of this first BETA 1 release is to look at resolving any issues with three platforms in as efficient manner as possible. This first release has limited functionality and you can find detailed information in the BETA forum.

http://steamcommunity.com/app/266470/discussions/4/135513901709191397/

NOTE: You must own the game in order to download the Beta.

We are excited to finally be able to start sharing with you the work we have been doing, and over the next weeks and months look forward to bringing the game to its potential.

For more news follow us on twitter @mgtgames http://twitter.com/mgtgames

To join the conversation hit the forums:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/266470/discussions

To keep up to date join the official game group:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/dhmc

As promised in our PAX wrap up post, I bring news of our up coming BETA release!

Two weeks from today, April 10th, we will be pushing up PC/Mac/Linux builds to the Steam beta channel making it available through the BETAS opt in screen. We will provide more instructions the day of release.



Please understand in our efforts to manage the BETA process and make sure we can resolve issues across the three platforms in as efficient manner as possible, this first BETA will have some limited functionality compared to the live Early Access version.

So what can you expect from BETA 1?

We are focusing on ensuring that the new tech works properly across the three platforms. We want to ensure that the game downloads and installs correctly and that the game launches and plays without crashes.



Since this build is a developmental build, it does include some additional debugging, so we expect the frame rate to be a bit slower than it would be otherwise, but we do recognize that we will still need to do some additional optimizations based on the data we collect.

From a gameplay perspective, we are limiting functionality to only a few single player missions. We will not be enabling multi-player for this pass. We also have the first batch of Pilot Training missions to help new players learn about the game and how to control their Mech.



We will also have a new hangar and mech build process for you to play with. Our hope is that the process of building and customizing mechs will be more intuitive and allow us to expand it as we go a long. When the beta is released we hope to have some tutorial videos in place to help understand the new process until we can add ingame help and tutorials.



Again, the primary goal for this BETA is to resolve any platform issues that we run into. Once we get passed any major hurdles, we will roll out additional functionality, such as multi-player.

Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to April 10th!

For more news follow us on twitter @mgtgames (twitter.com/mgtgames)

To join the conversation hit the forums:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/266470/discussions

To keep up to date join the official game group:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/dhmc

As promised in our PAX wrap up post, I bring news of our up coming BETA release!

Two weeks from today, April 10th, we will be pushing up PC/Mac/Linux builds to the Steam beta channel making it available through the BETAS opt in screen. We will provide more instructions the day of release.



Please understand in our efforts to manage the BETA process and make sure we can resolve issues across the three platforms in as efficient manner as possible, this first BETA will have some limited functionality compared to the live Early Access version.

So what can you expect from BETA 1?

We are focusing on ensuring that the new tech works properly across the three platforms. We want to ensure that the game downloads and installs correctly and that the game launches and plays without crashes.



Since this build is a developmental build, it does include some additional debugging, so we expect the frame rate to be a bit slower than it would be otherwise, but we do recognize that we will still need to do some additional optimizations based on the data we collect.

From a gameplay perspective, we are limiting functionality to only a few single player missions. We will not be enabling multi-player for this pass. We also have the first batch of Pilot Training missions to help new players learn about the game and how to control their Mech.



We will also have a new hangar and mech build process for you to play with. Our hope is that the process of building and customizing mechs will be more intuitive and allow us to expand it as we go a long. When the beta is released we hope to have some tutorial videos in place to help understand the new process until we can add ingame help and tutorials.



Again, the primary goal for this BETA is to resolve any platform issues that we run into. Once we get passed any major hurdles, we will roll out additional functionality, such as multi-player.

Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to April 10th!

For more news follow us on twitter @mgtgames (twitter.com/mgtgames)

To join the conversation hit the forums:
http://steamcommunity.com/app/266470/discussions

To keep up to date join the official game group:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/dhmc