🚨 Sprint 6 Update

[p]Hi everyone![/p][p]Welcome back to another Raiders Rise dev update and this one’s a big one.[/p][p]We’re thrilled to announce that we hit our milestone for Build 0.3! A massive shoutout to the entire team for the incredible push to make it happen. Let’s jump into what’s new:[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]⚙️ Meta[/h2]

[p]Lobby Finalized – The new lobby layout is in and locked (for now).[/p]
[p]Friends System Improved – Friends are now grouped into Online and Offline for clearer visibility.[/p]
[p]Matchmaking Debug Tools – Backend updates allow us to fix matchmaking issues during play sessions.[/p]
[p]Fight Flow UI – Our combat flow now has sleek new UI mockups![/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]💥 Core Gameplay[/h2]

[p]Health Bar Update – Health bars now clearly show how your HP stacks up against others.[/p]
[p]Skill Icons & Cooldowns – Passive abilities now show cooldowns, plus we’ve refreshed passive icons and skill upgrade headers.[/p]
[p]Re-Deploy Damage – You can now damage enemies on landing when re-deploying.[/p]
[p]In-Game Emojis – New emoji set was added! We’ve trimmed down the slots to reduce visual clutter and streamline usage.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]🧑‍🚀 Characters & VFX[/h2]

[p]Character Portraits – Full-body portraits and icons for our first 5 characters have been added to the game.[/p]
[p]Concept Art – We made progress on the adorable (and dangerous) Summoner enemy, and supported icon work for consumables.[/p]
[p]3D Art – Jak’s model is shaping up nicely, and Nikky’s blockout is already in the works![/p]
[p]Animations – Jak is fully animated and milestone-ready! Plus, mining animations got a polish pass across several characters.[/p]
[p]VFX Update – Say hello to the explosive Kamikaze enemy. You’ll know them when you see them.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]🌍 Environments[/h2][p]All milestone levels are now in-game! Here are some standout improvements:[/p]

[p]Bus elements[/p]
[p]Sliding & drop-down doors[/p]
[p]Vending machines (yes, they have sad faces when you can’t interact and happy ones when you can - our favorite detail!)[/p]
[p]Crates galore – regular, military, destructible, energy[/p]
[p]Exterior of the shop[/p]
[p] Crystals[/p]

[p]Our world’s coming to life in big ways, and these environmental updates make each match feel that much richer.[/p][p][/p][h2]🎯 That’s a Wrap![/h2][p][/p][p]Thanks for reading and for being part of this journey. If you’re enjoying the ride so far, don’t forget to:[/p][p]➡️ Wishlist Raiders Rise[/p][p]➡️ Follow us for more updates[/p][p]➡️ Join the playsessions in our Discord![/p][p][/p][p]More fun, chaos, and surprises are on the way. See you in the arena![/p][p][/p][p]– The Raiders Rise Team[/p]