Insurgency: Sandstorm News

[h3]From now until Monday at 6am UTC all playlists will offer Double XP! [/h3]
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Hello soldiers,

The Insurgency: Sandstorm Halloween Event is in full force! Face your fears with our Limited Time Game Mode; Task Force 666.

Fight melee guys, teleporting guys, big guys, and guys on fire but you get more equipment, move slower, and sap health like a vampire. At night. This playlist is available until Tuesday, November 1st.

In addition to our Halloween Event, we are also on sale as a part of the Steam Halloween Sale lineup!

• Insurgency: Sandstorm - 17% OFF
  
• Insurgency: Sandstorm - Deluxe Edition - 50% OFF
  
• Insurgency: Sandstorm - Gold Edition - 43% OFF
  

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/InsurgencyFranchise

See you in the field!

After receiving 80+ submissions, an internal voting period at the studio, and over 30,000 community votes on the shortlist, we are excited to share the winners of the Insurgency: Sandstorm community cosmetic contest! Each winning entry was awarded $2,000 USD.

Click here to view our blog post announcing the contest winners.

Congratulations to all the winners, and a huge thank you to those who submitted their concepts and participated in the voting process. Our team had a blast running this community-driven contest, and are looking forward to using the winners’ concepts as strong influences towards upcoming content within Insurgency: Sandstorm.

[h3]Resolved Issues[/h3]

• Reduced instances of players being able to hear enemies over the radio channels
  
• Fixed a bullet exploit that gave players a significant advantage
  
• Fixed an issue where loadout and cosmetic presets would get wiped after a map change or game restart
  
• Fixed an issue where the 2x-1x OKP reticle did not glow while ADSing with NVGs equipped
  
• Fixed an issue where the dropped magazines of the MK18 equipped with the Desert Hex weapon skin did not have the correct texture
  
• Fixed an animation issue when pulling the charge handle in 1P when reloading the M240 equipped with the extended magazine upgrade
  
• Fixed an issue where the True Grit weapon skin was not being applied to all weapon attachments and upgrades
  

[h3]Known Issues[/h3]

• There is an issue where there was a chance of players entering a desync state when swapping weapons during respawn which caused players to be unable to deal damage
  
• There is an issue where the collision of the tanks are wider than what is seen on Powerplant
  
• There may be a chance where the Survival cosmetics, Dissident and Battleworn do not unlock after a player’s first successful victory of Survival mode
  

Hello everyone, my name is Tim Perreault and I’m the Production Director at New World Interactive. I’m keeping this one short and sweet as we are super busy dealing with all the exciting last steps to getting Sandstorm released on consoles.

Key Points for State of Production #23

• Console Closed Beta / Release
  
• 1.11 Open CTE Results
  
• Cosmetic Contest
  
• Operation: Exodus Minor Update
  

[h3]Console Closed Beta / Release[/h3]
Our Closed Beta test on console is rapidly coming to an end. We’ve gotten some fantastic feedback from the participants and we’re excited to be launching the game at the end of this month. For anyone who hasn’t yet seen it, you can check out the launch announcement and trailer here. I’ll be playing on launch day, I hope to see you out on the battlefield!

[h3]1.11 Open CTE Results[/h3]
The Open CTE happened earlier this month. We had great participation and we got a ton of valuable feedback. Thanks to everyone who took part. We’re taking the next little while to work on some of the feedback items and improve the update before it gets released.

[h3]Cosmetic Contest[/h3]
About two months ago, we announced a Community Cosmetic Contest for Insurgency: Sandstorm. During the entry period, we’ve had over 80 submissions. Voting started on Monday the 13th and will run until Monday, September 20th. Take a look here and cast your vote!

[h3]Operation: Exodus Minor Update[/h3]
Every major update we release is paired with a smaller community-driven update, and you
Guessed it, Operation: Exodus is no different. Details are coming soon but this update will be
Something a little different than what we’ve done in the past. Keep your eyes peeled for the official announcement!

With the console launch this month, we’re aiming to bring our release cadence back to normal. We’ll be able to talk about that in upcoming SOPs. Until then, keep your stick on the ice.