Wildgate News

[p] A new patch for Wildgate is now available on Steam![/p][p] [/p]

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• [p]To report bugs, visit our Bug Report portal[/p]
• [p]For technical or troubleshooting assistance, submit a help request[/p]

[p][/p][p]Keep reading to learn about the latest changes. For full details of all our Hallowed Beyond fun, check out our Hallowed Beyond Blog![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]PATCH HIGHLIGHTS [/h2][p][/p]

• [p]❄ Winter Festival - Seasonal event from December 18 to January 15[/p]
• [p]🎁 Winter Scrap Crates and Daily Login Rewards - Includes 24 new items[/p]
• [p]🗣 Proximity Chat - Give the gift of your voice[/p]
• [p]🔫 Loadout Presets - There are many like them, but these ones are yours[/p]
• [p]🛡 New Hardpoints - Coolant Button and Ship Flash Shield[/p]
• [p]🛠 Custom Lobbies - Treasure Hunt and Fleet Battle added[/p]
• [p]🎇 Community Fireworks - Your winning choices are in-game[/p]
• [p]💬 Discord Integration - Game invites and status[/p]
• [p]⚒️ Queue and Game Mode Changes - Two week trial[/p]
• [p]💻 UI improvements - Better pings, chat scrolling, reticle customization[/p]
• [p]…and more![/p]

[p] [/p][h2]WINTER FESTIVAL - NEW SEASONAL EVENT[/h2][p][/p]

• [p]An Icy Reach - Dive into a chilling area of the Reach, with freezing storms that slow your ship and Ice galore![/p]
• [p]Winter Crates - Dropping into a loot room near you, with 16 new items to collect. [/p]
• [p]Snowball Fights - Grab a pile of snowballs, wage war! Watch out for rocks in the ice…[/p]
• [p]Login Rewards - Earn up to 8 extra festive treats, one per daily login![/p]
• [p]Festive Furnishings - Enjoy all the trimmings in the Lucky Docks and out in POIs in the Reach.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]NEW FEATURE - PROXIMITY CHAT[/h2][p][/p][p]You can read a full break down of Proxy Chat in our Preview Blog.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Proximity Chat is now available in all Wildgate game modes.[/p]
  • [p]Enable Proximity chat in Options > Audio > Voice Chat settings[/p]
• [p]PC: Push to talk and open mic settings are available[/p]
  • [p]Open mic proxy chat transmits to proximity, team and party channels - everyone will hear you![/p]
  • [p]Push to talk when bound for proxy chat will transit to proximity chat only - your teammates won’t hear you when pressing this bind[/p]
• [p]Console: Has open mic settings only (DEV NOTE - due to a drastic lack of buttons - sorry!)[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]NEW FEATURE - LOADOUT PRESETS[/h2][p][/p]

• [p]Loadout presets are now available in the Loadout tab of the main menu.[/p]
• [p]You can now save up to three predetermined loadouts.[/p]
• [p]These will be accessible anywhere that loadout can be accessed currently.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]REACH DROPS - NEW HARDPOINTS[/h2][p][/p][p]Coolant Button[/p]

• [p]Activates ship’s coolant[/p]
• [p]60 second cooldown[/p]

[p][/p][p]Ship Flash Shield[/p]

• [p]Activate to make your ship invulnerable to all damage[/p]
• [p]Lasts for 5 seconds[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]CUSTOM LOBBIES[/h2][p][/p]

• [p]Fleet Battle and Treasure Hunt are now available to run in custom lobbies.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]DISCORD INTEGRATION[/h2][p][/p]

• [p]Display if a user is online, idle, or offline.[/p]
• [p]Show detailed game stats (e.g. what level they're playing and time played).[/p]
• [p]Allow players to send game invites through Discord and in-game.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]QUEUE ROTATION AND GAME MODES UPDATE[/h2][p] DEV NOTE: We’re making Treasure Hunt unavailable as a separate queue for now. This is to try to support queues and games starting more quickly for the next couple of weeks. It's now available to play in custom lobbies.
[/p][p]The game mode rotation that we’re implementing with this patch (and the removal Treasure Hunt from standard queue) are both planned to be a temporary test over the holiday season for two weeks until January 1. [/p][p]As things stand, we intend to launch a new patch, then remove game mode rotations, along with an initiative that we hope will bring some new players into Wildgate over the first week of January.[/p][p][/p]

• [p]Treasure Hunt is now disabled as a separate queue.[/p]
• [p]Artifact Brawl and Fleet Battle will now be available to queue alternating on a 1 hour rotating timer.[/p]
• [p]All game modes are now available to play in Custom Lobbies, including Treasure Hunt.[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]NEW, FREE COMMUNITY FIREWORKS PACK[/h2][p][/p][p]DEV NOTE: Thanks to all who took part in our Build-A-Boom Community Contest! The winning “Game Over” and Comms Pack Fireworks (plus two bonus cooperation fireworks to round out y’all’s bloodlust) are ready for you to use in-game. We hope you now have enough ways to motivate and inspire friendly and enemy crews alike.[/p][p][/p][p]New Community Fireworks Packs added:[/p]

• [p]"Game Over"[/p]
• [p]"Point!" 🫵[/p]
• [p]"RIP"[/p]
• [p]"GGWP"[/p]
• [p]"Raised Hand" ✋[/p]
• [p]"Ghost Muster"[/p]

[p][/p][p]Community Fireworks already in-game:[/p]

• [p]"Eyes 👀"[/p]
• [p]"Peace Sign (Comet)" ( "Flock of Ravi" firework will now be unlocked instead in the Scrap Crate reward track)[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2] UI AND OTHER IMPROVEMENTS[/h2]

• [p]Fleet Battle: Artifact hold state added (changing the ping based on whether an ally vs enemy holding it)[/p]
• [p]Ping Wheel: Various improvements made[/p]
• [p]Custom reticle settings: [/p]
  • [p]Choices of reticles added (default, crosshair, circle, circle with crosshair), color, size, and opacity[/p]
• [p]Text Chat Improvements:[/p]
  • [p]Chat keeps track of more messages and you can scroll for longer[/p]
  • [p]Added additional chat settings (chat length, opacity, fade-out time)[/p]
  • [p]Visual style updates[/p]
  • [p]Fixes to whisper functionality[/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Cold starlight settles over the Reach. Cosmic storms dull briefly and wrecks drift more slowly, crusted in frost and pale blue light.[/p][p]Welcome to Wildgate’s Winter Festival! Our latest event arrives December 18 and runs through until January 15th. [/p][p]Here’s an early preview of some of the new goodness coming in our latest patch.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]REASONS FOR THE SEASON
[/h2][p][/p][p]As the winds turn chill in the Reach, you’ll see the weather and storms shifting too.The few that call this everchanging part of the galaxy “home” are also celebrating the changing of the seasons, from the Lucky Docks to your favorite Points of Interest.[/p][p]Snowball fights abound, but be careful - some appear to contain Rocks…
[/p][p][/p][h2]WINTER CRATES[/h2][p]Winter Crates are coming to a loot room near you! Each crate contains one of sixteen limited time seasonal items, including (by popular community demand) three very important Ophreet who have insisted on wearing the warmest and coziest winter coat imaginable. [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Any opened Winter Crate, just like a Scrap Crate, rewards the entire crew. If your teammate finds one, you get credit too! Sharing is caring this holiday, even in the vacuum of space.
[/p][p][/p][h2]LOGIN REWARD EVENT[/h2][p]In addition to scrap crates, there's even more presents under the reactor this holiday! Every day you log in and play, you’ll collect a new winter-themed reward. [/p][p]There’s 8 rewards to collect, so make sure to grab all yours before the end of Winter Festival! Check out your progress at the bottom-left of the main menu screen.[/p][p] [/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]PROXIMITY CHAT ENTERS...THE CHAT [/h2][p]Prospectors have been asking for this one since launch! We heard you. And soon, so will everyone else.[/p][p]Proximity Chat allows you to talk to any nearby player in range, even if they are not on your team. It is fully opt-in. Turn it on in the options menu and your voice will broadcast locally in the Reach.  [/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]Make uneasy alliances! Make brand new (respectful) enemies! We can’t promise resulting conversations will always be wise (that’s just from our internal playtests), but they will certainly be memorable.[/p][p]A few details for the curious:[/p]

• [p]Proxy chatting non-teammates who are nearby will be displayed on your HUD with a name and speaker icon.[/p]
• [p]On either PC or console, if you have Open mic enabled, your Proximity Chat will broadcast to your team, party and proxy chat channels. Everyone will hear everything![/p]
• [p]On PC, you can set a separate Push To Talk bind/key for Proximity Chat.  [/p]
• [p]If your teammates have separate binds for Proximity Chat, you won’t hear them transmitting there - you’ll only hear them chatting in team or party channels.[/p]
• [p]On console, if enabled, Proximity Chat is always Open Mic. There’s only so many buttons![/p]

[p]Proximity Chat uses the same moderation system as in-game voice for Wildgate, so don’t say anything you wouldn’t say in front of your parents, your grandparents (their language pending), or an angry horde of Reach Beasts. They have surprisingly good hearing.[/p][p]Get a good clip? Share them with us @PlayWildgate on socials, or in our video channel on our official Discord server!
[/p][p][/p][h2]REACH DROPS - NEW HARDPOINTS[/h2][p]It wouldn’t be the holidays without a few pieces of technology! Never fear, we’ve gadgets and gizmos aplenty.[/p][p][/p][p]Coolant Button:[/p][p]Ever had a ship that’s a bit of a fixer-upper? Us too. Enter the Coolant Button - hit it to activate Ice and soothe your poor ship’s wounds. It’s on a separate cooldown to your standard Ice button on your ship’s reactor, so can give you that extra bit of healing in a pinch.[/p][p]Time to play Dance Dance Refrigeration.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p] [/p][p]Ship Flash Shield:[/p][p]What if you could make your ship invulnerable to all damage for 5 seconds? [/p][p]The clever beings who invented the Flash Shield have brought a ship-sized one to market just in time for the holidays. Prepare for ramming speed?[/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]IMPROVEMENTS AND COMMUNITY REQUESTS[/h2][p]Proxy chat's not the only community-requested feature to land this patch. Here's a few more improvements and additions we've made based on your feedback - thanks for keeping it coming, and keeping it constructive!

Loadout Slots:[/p][p]As a follow-up to loadout changing in lobby, you can now save up to three custom loadout presets![/p][p]Swap between your best builds anywhere in Wildgate that you can normally change your loadout. If you need to tweak your team setup or respond to a particular opponent you see in a lobby, now you’re ready to roll.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]Custom Lobbies - New Game Modes:[/p][p]Custom Lobbies now support Fleet Battle and Treasure Hunt! Host your own matches, practice scenarios, community events, or full scale chaos nights. Whatever your crew and friends enjoy, you can now run it on demand. Pop by our official Discord’s LFG channels and hop into some games.[/p][p] [/p][p]Discord Integration:[/p][p]Wildgate now includes Discord presence and rich presence features. You’ll be able to:[/p]

• [p]See who is online, idle, or offline[/p]
• [p]View detailed game activity like mission type or session time[/p]
• [p]Send direct game invites through Discord and receive them in game[/p][p][/p]

[p]Speaking of Discord - the LFG Channels in our official Discord server are a great place to find crewmates to queue with![/p][p][/p][p][/p][h2]HAPPY HOLIDAYS![/h2][p][/p][p] [/p][p]Whether you’re giving the gift of friendship via charming proximity chat comms (we trust you), collecting festive fancies or grabbing a game of Fleet Battle with friends, we hope you’ll find some seasonal cheer in Wildgate’s Winter Festival. [/p][p]We’ll be taking some time to rest and reflect from the 24th, then be right back with you in the New Year. 2026 will start with a patch in early January with something we’re excited about (but can’t talk about quite yet), that we hope will bring a new bunch of players into the game. [/p][p]Happy Holidays, and see you in the Reach![/p][p][/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][h2]DOUBLE XP IS LIVE![/h2][p]
It's Double XP Weekend* time!

From today until December 1, Double XP is live in-game - a perfect time to get to work on all those new Wildgate: Emergence unlocks in the new Adventure, or unlock anything in base Adventures, too!

*Don't look at the definition of weekend too heavily here, and we're all good. Time and space shift strangely in the Reach. Sometimes a weekend can be 5 days.[/p][p] [/p][h2]INTRODUCING FREE ITEM WEEKENDS [/h2][p][/p][p]For the next few weekends, we'll be trying out Free Item Weekends!

Each weekend**, when you spawn in on a ship in your favourite mode of Wildgate, you'll have some items ready and waiting for you to play with!

This weekend, the Force Wave and Fire Suppressor hardpoints will be waiting for you! Maybe play with them a little before giving them to Sal. Or don't. Dealer's choice.

May your unlocks be frequent and bountiful, and see you in the Reach!

**Please see first bullet above.



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