CryoFall News

[h2]A30 Experimental launch[/h2]
Two A30 Experimental servers are launching this Friday (March 19th) at 1 PM by GMT/UTC time. You can expect new content and plenty of great improvements (for more details see the #upcoming-features in our Discord).
This time, the experimental servers will have much higher rates (such as resource gathering and LP/XP rates) than usual to help us test the new end-game content such as pragmium power plant and exotic weapons.
If you want to help us testing the update before it goes live, please consider joining the experimental servers!

[h2]A29 Official PvP servers wipe[/h2]
We would like to remind you that all the Official PvP servers have a scheduled wipe this Friday (March 19th, wiping every 4 weeks).

Wipe time: 1 PM by GMT/UTC time (as usual).
For your convenience, here is the local time in the primary time zones we have:
• 8 AM by Central US (CDT, GMT-5 summer time)
• 2 PM by Central EU (CET, GMT+1 winter time)
• 16:00 by Russia/Moscow (GMT+3)
• 21:00 by China/Beijing (GMT+8)
• 10 AM by Argentina/Brazil (GMT-3)
• 10 PM by Japan and South Korea (GMT+9)

[h3]Official PvP servers setting changes[/h3]
With this wipe, there will be the following changes:
• Global Clan Wars server will have a lower limit on private faction size—20 players max. Please note: other official PvP servers already have a limit of 10 players for private factions.
• PvP damage multiplier restored (how it was in A28 version) to x0.5 instead of x0.4. In A30 version, lower PvP damage resulted in harder-to-win fights when you're outnumbered (as your opponents have more time to regroup and heal) and also more grind to craft ammo.

[h3]Winners on Official Global Clan Wars server[/h3]

As the current wipe cycle on Global Clan Wars draws to an end we can now announce first-ever winners on this server in the faction leaderboard!

1. [RECT] — 8284
   
2. [MECH] — 2154
   
3. [XIII] — 1446
   
4. [NATO] — 1262
   
5. [PN] — 1216

[h2]CryoSmall wipe[/h2]
The popular community server CryoSmall had a wipe last Saturday and it's not too late to join it now! This server has moderation to enforce the rules of no-alliances so nobody can play there in the larger team than permitted (up to 2 players per team).
By the way, if you're looking for a moderated server allowing teams up to 5 players, CryoFive server will hold a wipe on 27th March.

=== CryoFall v0.29.12.16 (A29 Patch #10/Signed executables) ===

This is just a service patch—nothing has changed but the game binaries were rebuilt.
We've finally acquired a Code Signing certificate from Sectigo. It should prevent problems with false-positive detection by antivirus software that are using machine-learning to guess whether the executable contains any similarities with known malware. Code sign will also prevent tampering of the game files. If you notice any issues, please let us know immediately.

Enjoy the game and stay tuned for A30 Update! Follow us on Official Discord server—we're posting upcoming content and features regularly!

We are happy to announce that we have just updated the CryoFall Supporter Pack!

As the game nears its release and gains more and more new features and content we are able to share more interesting art assets and miscellaneous thing within the Supporter Pack. This update brings additional concept art, high-resolution game art, and other goodies. If you have purchased the Supporter Pack previously—you can immediately access all of it. And if not—we would be very thankful if you can consider supporting the game with this little additional purchase.



The Supporter Pack doesn't provide any advantage in the game and is purely optional. It includes the game's complete soundtrack (now 7 tracks, total over 22 minutes long), concept art, high-resolution game art, chat badge, etc.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178321/CryoFall__Supporter_Pack/
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support and for helping to shape CryoFall!

For the latest guide about the local server, please refer to this new short guide!
https://steamcommunity.com/games/829590/announcements/detail/3034840264061004772


=== CryoFall v0.29.12.13 (A29 Patch #9/Experimental local server) ===

This patch brings a new experimental feature to which we want to hear your feedback.
Local server runtime is now included and could be launched by the batch file right from the game folder. It makes it much easier to start a local game server for single-player use. The default server rates are also customized to make it more fitting for a single-player experience: x2 LP, x2 skill XP, x1.5 item gathering, no structure decay, bosses require only a single player to defeat (you can adjust all these rates by editing ServerRates.config file), 60 FPS tick rate.
Running the local game server will require an extra 1 GB of free RAM and several % of a typical CPU's resources.

How to launch and use the local server:

• 1. Navigate to the game folder (open Steam Client, right click on CryoFall -> "Manage" -> "Browse local files")
  
• 2. Double click on the "CryoFall Local Server" file. The console window for the local server will open and the server will start loading. Usually, it takes roughly a minute before the server is accessible (do not worry if it doesn't stop writing various information into the console—it's running properly and reports performance metrics). You may need to approve its access in Firewall if such a prompt will be displayed
  
• 3. Launch the game client as usual
  
• 4. Navigate to the "SERVERS" menu and open the "Custom" tab on the right side of the tabs bar (it has a distinctive "+" icon)
  
• 5. Connect to the "localhost" server (the first one in the list; it may take 1-2 minutes before it's accessible)
  
• 6. After you've finished playing, simply close the console window of the game server and it should automatically stop and save your progress (it also performs an autosave every hour same as multiplayer servers)
  

If you wish to edit the server settings or rates config, open the folder "\AtomicTorchStudio\CryoFall" (if it's empty please check the hidden folder "C:/Users/YOUR_USER_NAME/AppData/Local/AtomicTorchStudio/CryoFall") and edit these two files: SettingsServer.xml and ServerRates.config. Also, the savegame is stored in the Saves subfolder here.
If you have any problem please reach us directly via email [email protected] so we can investigate the problem together and gather more feedback about this experimental feature!


Patch notes:

Changes:
- Added local server runtime (experimental feature)
- Improved deconstruction outline effect
- Bioreactor interface improved with visual instructions on how to use it (similar to Mulchbox)
- Faction chat tab will be displayed always above the party chat tab instead of being mixed with private chats

Fixes:
- Assign faction role dialog was broken for Korean translation
- Fixed a random issue when, due to high packet loss, the Medical Cooldown status effect was not properly removed after completion, preventing player from attacking and using more medicine for a while
- Fixed incorrect deconstruction outline when playing in windowed mode
- Fixed incorrect teleport effect when playing in a small window and during camera zoom animation

This is a client-only patch.

=== CryoFall v0.29.12.10 (A29 Patch #8/Hotfix) ===

It's addressing the false-positive threat detection by Windows Defender and (hopefully) Norton AV.
Improved compatibility with Windows 7.