Eximius: Seize the Frontline News

Greetings Officer!

For today's countdown, we're showing off the 2nd pair of new battlesuits that will become available at launch. So give a round of applause for the Ace Vanguard, and Berserker battlesuit.

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The AEOLUS suit specializes in timing strikes and guerilla warfare. It utilizes unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) and the hybrid suit's superior agility to fight with minimal exposure.



The Eagle Strike ability can be used for both offensive or defensive maneuver, be it charging in and deal AOE damage, or for tactical retreat, it can be used for both!



Model "115" Berserker is a close-quarter battlesuit that is adept at storming into fortified position. This battlesuit is often equipped by an officer who is interested in a more "hands-on" approach.



Capable of absorbing great amount of damage using Kinetic Collector, and temporarily disabling a vehicle, the Berserker is perfect as an initial assault force when faced with enemy charges.

As usual you can reach out to us directly on the Steam Forum or our Discord Channel

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Hello Officers!

We hope that you are as excited for the release as we are, with the day of 1.0 Release coming just around the corner, we have quite a few contents lined up to showcase just before the release day! To kickstart this little short series, here's a quick showcase on the Hyperion Battlesuit and Siege Vanguard!

As usual you can reach out to us directly on the Steam Forum or our Discord Channel

The countdown Begins

For the next 7 days until the launch, we will be publishing one content video a day for each of the item below. In the meantime here's the summary on what's coming.

Let us know in the comment below what you think and what you're looking forward to play.




Battlesuits are powerful suits that can be called down by players at the cost of weapon credits. Wearing these suits will grant players abilities that can change the tides of battle. We increased the amount of Battlesuits from 4 to 8 for the 1.0 launch.

Battlesuit Lineup

On top of that, these Battlesuits now have Passive abilities in addition of their 2 Active ones. The Passive abilities will compliment the roles of the Battlesuit further while making each and every one more unique to play.

Passive Abilities

Orion's Sleight of Feet in action

The 6 Faction Divisions of Eximius

New Unit Lineups

This is a big one. The entire unit roster of Eximius has been more than doubled now. With the introduction of this new feature, Each faction will be sub-divided into 3 division.

These divisions have different capabilities; ranging from new units, new technologies to new Commander Abilities. Each offering a different playstyle of your choice. Faction division can be selected during the setup lobby.

We don't want to get too much into detail since this itself will take an entire post. There will be a follow-up video during one of the countdown. Stay tuned to catch the details of the new units, abilities and upgrades.




The 'Down But Not Out' (DBNO) mechanic make its way into Eximius. When you're defeated by a player, your teammates has a limited amount of time to bring you back into the battle.


Old GSF Units and New GSF Units Lineup

Old and New SIGAR

For those in Early Access, you would recognize the GSF units on the left. Those models were used since our prototype and they have served their purpose as a placeholder. We remastered them along with many of the older assets in Eximius such as buildings and weapons.

New voice lines are added for all units for both RTS and FPS as well. On the FPS side, units can play different voice cues depending on the context such as "Under Attack" or "Enemy Spotted". Keep an ear out and take advantage of the situation.




Sunday Mall

Precious Cargo

Two new maps will be added

First is Sunday Mall, a PVP map centered around large open space of carpark and mall. Get your shopping gear ready as we raid the frontline.

The second one is Precious Cargo, an escort PVE mission. Players will need to protect a moving cargo from enemy raiders and bombers.


On top of having new maps. All the current PVP / PVE map has gone through remastering. Lighting, shading , foliage and assets has been remastered and optimized. Below are some examples
Central

Academy

Express



On the Commander side, the entire Techtree has gone through an overhaul. Previously we didn't have a proper tiering system, resulting in all technology unlock being lumped into one or two tech building. With this new system, as you tech up, the tiers are much more distinct. Each faction will start from Tier 1, and will advance to Tier 2 and then finally in Tier 3, commander will choose to commit their resources into one of the 3 possible Tier 3 branch. This will be applicable to both factions. The picture above shows the three possible branching tech at tier 3.

Take an example of GSF. After having Armored Logistics in Tier 2, you can choose to upgrade one of the three possible structure into a Tier 3 tech building.

Advanced Barracks - Unlocks Elite Marine & other upgrades
Advanced Armored Logistics - Unlocks Cyclone HWS & other upgrades
Advanced Supply Centre - Unlocks Guardian trooper & other upgrades

GSF New Upgradable Buildings

AXR New Upgradable Buildings

Reinforcement Tier 2

A new reinforcement system is introduced for Eximius 1.0. We intend for it to work primarily as an underdog mechanic by giving the losing team a small boost of units. The reinforcement will activate when a team Victory Points drop below a certain threshold. Each team will have 3 charges of Reinforcement. Use this to your advantage!

Store Page

Players can personalise their Player Cards by mix and matching their frames and emblems
Costume Battle Pass System. Players can equip and level up their obtained cosmetic pack

At Level 6, attached Squad Units will receive cosmetics as well.

The customization system has finally been unlocked. A high demand feature that we have been working on for some time. Players can now purchase skin packs from in-game store and level them up. As they level up, more cosmetic options will be unlocked similar to a Battle Pass. There will be no lootbox or pay-to-win mechanics.



Every single major part of the UI has been revamped. Starting from the main menu all the way the FPS and RTS HUD screens. This is something you definitely won't miss when logging into the game.


We'll be dropping more additional updates on our social media over the next week leading up to the launch day. Remember to wishlist, & share if you have not. Community is at discord.gg/ammoboxstudios

Once again, we await you at the frontline.
Signing out.

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Officers!

We hoped you enjoyed the announcement trailer above.
After 2 years of being in early access, we are proud and excited to move Eximius out of Early Access.

Throughout our development, we always wanted to make an awesome strategic shooter, blending the best experiences of FPS and RTS. With Eximius, we think that we managed to craft a unique and fun experience and we can't wait to share them with you thanks to the big participation from our players. Many features , innovation and changes were the result of our discussions with our community at Discord ( discord.gg/ammoboxstudios ).

We cannot emphasize enough on how big of a change v1.0 will be and we're excited to reveal this over the next several weeks. In short :

• A big chunk of the gameplay code was rebuilt from ground-up from scratch.
  
• There is more than double the available of new units and battlesuits.
  
• Massive change to the Tiering system in RTS and a range whole new technology and ability for players.
  
• Significant portion of Art Assets are remastered into much higher quality. For example, every single GSF Infantry unit now have a new look.
  
• The entire network backend was rewritten from the ground up. Featuring customisation, progression unlock and an in-game store were some of the resulting changes.
  

These are some of the things that we will reveal further over the next few weeks leading up to the launch date. So keep an eye out on our Social Media and Steam page.

As usual you can reach out to us directly on the Steam Forum or our Discord Channel

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New Intel received!

Transmission on episode 2 of Intel Update is LIVE.

In this episode, we are covering 2 new Tier 3 units, the Guardian Trooper & Iron Guard - Knight. Along with these 2 new units, we are also showcasing the rework weapons & brand new weapon packages, and the addition of various tech upgrade for both faction

Tell us what you think: discord.gg/ammoboxstudios