SCP: 5K (Alpha Testing) News

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Over 2023, our efforts will now, in large part, dramatically shift over to story-focused efforts and the consolidation of the higher-level experience of the gameplay plans.

This next upcoming year, expect to see a lot more horror, a lot more story, and a lot more content under our Content Focus plans for both the SCP side of this project and the Tactical FPS side — they compliment each other very well, and their bond will only strengthen under these ongoing & upcoming efforts. We are starting relatively small with This Is Why, but with time, there will be a lot to experience and enjoy!

Nonetheless, thank you all for being a part of this. We hope everyone in the community will enjoy the coming updates. They are a great start to the new phase of development, but keep in mind they are only the start. There is so much more to come very soon, and to be very clear, things take time.

We understand it can be difficult to wait months between updates, but rest assured it's what we believe to be best for development, as it gives us the most flexibility and lowest-stress scenario, relatively. We urge you to enjoy other games in the process of our development, and even come to full release, we still heavily believe there are more games out there to enjoy other than our own. There is a huge world of artistry and other great projects to enjoy. Thank you for your patience, everyone. :)

Ad astra,
Affray

Just giving a heads up, the upcoming update - still due for late October - will be split in 2 (or more) parts. The first update available this month will be This Is Why Update 1. Update 2 will likely come sometime next year (est. Jan or Feb, but TBD).

Update 1 is planned to have the Psi-Z Resonator, potentially SCP-098, and a lot of level work for a in-house SCP we have been working on (will be in the Area 12 Cinema). In terms of level design and no special mechanics (for now), we will have some SCP-1262 instances present. Maps like Hunt and Area 12 have seen massive improvements with more to come, we may also be deciding on an official map name for "Hunt: Sweden" now that it's a certain mainstay. We will also be sporting the initial melee system in this upcoming update. :)

We've been going pretty ham on development since Thrill of the Hunt, lots of backend changes that are hard to spot with the naked eye, but enable us to carry out these updates' content and more to come beyond them.

We will also be potentially announcing a big vote regarding SCP: Pandemic in the weeks after the first update, assuming it passes the initial Backer poll. :)

Update 2 plans will be announced after its goals are decided on. ❤️

Thanks everyone!

Some of what we already have done (nonexhaustive):

• A few new team members!

• Moved most core game code to C++, vastly improving performance in many CPU-Limited cases
  
• Asynchronous loading, reducing memory usage and improving loading times
  
• GPU performance improvements
  
• Improved networking performance
  
• Clouds for outdoor environments
  

New weapons:

• Melee weapon system (just pipe for now, but will be extended on pretty quickly over time ideally)
  
• MP7
  
• P90
  
• Five Seven
  
• M1014
  
• 360J
  
• Stealth Hunter
  

Other:

• Tan skins for some weapons
  
• New Common Area layout
  
• Updated Hunt map
  
• New footstep sounds
  
• New handling sounds
  
• Camera animation for reloads and other actions
  
• Improved optics
  
• Backer Memoriam
  

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Our deep dive into our development process underway to make SCP: Pandemic an immersive tactical experience, hosted by Anders, the founder of the ISMC mod — along with Affray's Technical Director, Albarnie.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

This is a pretty awesome video, if you want to see how SCP: Pandemic will become a far more interesting experience and more faithful to the SCP Wiki, this is a great watch.

We have, at long last, launched an easy-to-use feedback page for SCP: 5K where you can submit and upvote ideas!

🔗 https://feedback.scp5k.gg
🔗 https://feedback.scp5k.gg
🔗 https://feedback.scp5k.gg