R31 Experimental launch and PvP servers wipe announcement
The Singleplayer Update is ready for testing and launched in experimental! Everyone on the team worked hard to make this a reality. CryoFall will finally have support for local games where you can create a world, configure the rates and just enjoy the game solo.
Obviously, there are many other additions and improvements aside from the local game mode. The ability to actually finish the game is the main change which many of you have requested for the longest time! The number of balancing changes this time is massive thanks to your feedback and the last public survey results. The patch notes will be made available only with the update release so you can discover all the changes while playing it now.
We would be happy to hear how the local server feature works for you. However, we've also prepared two experimental servers—PvE (already launched) and PvP (launching this Friday, September 10th at 1 PM GMT/UTC together with the scheduled official PvP servers wipe). PvE server is hosted in the USA and PvP server will be hosted in Europe. These two servers will be live for about 2-3 weeks while we're preparing the update for the official release. Please note that they're using new default rates with nothing increased as we need to get feedback regarding the new vanilla experience—the balancing changes streamlined many aspects of the game to eliminate unnecessary grind.
[h3]How to try R31 Experimental[/h3]
To join you need to manually set the CryoFall Steam branch to "experimental-r31". To access it please right-click on CryoFall in Steam Client, choose Properties, then open the BETAS tab, and select the "experimental-r31" from the dropdown menu. After the game is updated—launch it and find an R31 Experimental server in the featured servers list. You can also start a local game (and you can load a savegame from previous version if you've tried experimental local server before; changing the server rates is possible from the "Current game" menu once you connect to your server).
If you're using our GameLauncher app, just click the "cog" icon near the Update button and you will find an option to enable the experimental branch.
We really need your feedback this time. Please give the experimental a go and let us know what you think about all of the changes and all of the new content. Share your thoughts here in #general channel!
[h3]Q: Will there be a wipe of the official PvE servers with the R31 Update release?[/h3]
A: No, we're ensuring compatibility with this update! Only the Official PvP servers are wiped every 3 weeks to ensure a level playing field.
[h2]Official PvP servers wipe[/h2]
As you may know, all official PvP servers have regular wipes (every 3 weeks) to ensure a level playing field and offer a fresh economy with each new round. It's a major event that brings many players to compete with each other, starting from a common point.
Wipe date: Friday, 10th September, 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)
• 3 PM by Central EU (CET, GMT+2 summer 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)
As was mentioned above, the R31 Experimental PvP server will be also launched at this time!
[h2]Global Clan Wars server discontinued[/h2]
With this wipe, we've decided to remove Global Clan Wars PvP server in favor of CryoSmall and CryoFive Europe servers. Some day we may bring Clan Wars server back, but currently, there is not much sense in keeping Clan Wars server—no big clans were playing there lately and we wish to consolidate PvP players on fewer servers to facilitate higher online numbers on each of them. Overall, CryoFive provides a more balanced experience with players competing in groups of similar size, and CryoFive Europe has a scheduled wipe this Saturday.
[h2]CryoFive Europe wipe[/h2]
Featured PvP community server CryoFive Europe is wiping this Saturday, 11th September (12 PM GMT/UTC). This featured community PvP server offers the most balanced experience for PvP players. With a strict limit of 5 players per team respectively (no alliances permitted) and reputable administration enforcing this rule, you can have peace of mind that the server provides equal opportunities for everyone to compete. Join CryoSmall Discord to read further details!
If you wish to provide your feedback or have any questions, the best place to do so is Official CryoFall Discord server. Enjoy the game and stay tuned!