In The Black News

[p]Join Principal Designer David Wessman and Assistant Producer Al Wood this Saturday, August 9 starting at 12:00 EDT. We're actually going to do two 2-hours sessions with a one hour break in between.[/p][p]For everyone who already has a key, please join us as we return to Saturn for some nuclear-powered space combat! For everyone else, please be sure to tune into our livestream on Twitch or our community Discord. [/p][p][/p][p]This time we’re going to give away TWO Steam keys! A link to the survey will be posted right before we go live at 12:00 PM EDT. The playtest will end and the survey will close at 5:00 PM EDT. You don’t have to stay for the entire playtest, but you do have to be there for at least a little while. [/p][p]As always, we are incredibly grateful to all of you for sticking with us and engaging with us over these livestreams. We are also monitoring the discussions in our Discord, Steam, and social media channels, so please continue to share your thoughts and feel free to ask questions, or provide feedback. Your voice is crucial to us and your feedback helps us deliver the best game we can to you. Thank you for your patience and support! We hope to see you on August 9th. [/p][p][/p]

[p]Today Principal Designer David Wessman and Assistant Producer Al Wood are livestreaming a playtest of In The Black. Join us on Twitch or Discord to chat and ask questions. We're actually going to do two 2-hours sessions with a one hour break in between. [/p]

The next Playtest with the Devs is today! SURPRISE!!! We start at 15:00 EDT. We're going to play for 2 hours. If you have a key, please join in! If you don't have a key you can still check out the action as we'll be livestreaming. You can catch the livestream on our Twitch channel https://twitch.tv/impeller_studios or by joining our Discord channel: https://discord.gg/jgwHXWA

For a chance to win a Steam key, you need to join one of the livestreams. There will be a survey to fill out to enter a random drawing for the Steam key!

Please wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/380110/In_The_Black/

Impeller Studios is hosting another "playtest with the devs" this Saturday, May 10. We're doing things a little differently this time. There will actually be three 2-hour sessions! First starts at 7:00 EDT (13:00 CEST), followed by a 1-hour break, the 2nd session starts at 10:00 EDT, then another 1-hour break, and the final session starting at 13:00 EDT.



Everyone is invited to play or spectate! The livestream can be watched on the Impeller Studios Twitch channel, or by going to our Discord and joining the Playtesting! channel.



The Steam key giveaway will be done with a random drawing. Details to follow.

Hey Mercenaries,

We have been working hard on the game and made some serious improvements to the Scan the Freighters mission so that it is both more fun, and more tense. Check it out if you have gone through it already. Along with that there are a bunch of Quality of Life changes to many different parts of the game. Looking forward to feedback and seeing you guys playing.

Players will now be required to destroy the mounted laser turrets in “Scan the Freighters” to complete the mission.
Changed VO
Many changes to level for better overall experience

Corrected an issue in the Store that would prevent the BUY button from appearing when selecting items.
Removed the FSM converter (For Now)
New UI sounds

Database optimizations for cleaner and more responsive pilot terminal
Various visual and gameplay optimizations
Audio Bugs and cracks removed or fixed
New Explosion sounds

Certification point requirements have been adjusted to be easier to earn
Rewards give the correct amounts now
Rewards have been adjusted to give out credits correctly more consistently
Removed the Dev Console