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D.U.S.T.

Adding Me as Friend
Just making a quick post. Lately, I've been getting friend requests from a lot of people...well pretty much everyone :)

-which I honest like, but the "Peter" account is for company use, so please do not send friend requests to that account (the account that I am posting now).

Instead, request to this account "tomemmanuel7" which is my personal play account. I usually put it up on my test machine 24/7 which means I will notice right away if you feel like chatting with me :)

As for the update, it is almost ready. I will make the announcement as soon as it is ready to go live. I am trying my best to have first patch before the sale ends...

All servers are going down for 10 minutes
Hi, just letting everyone know that all servers will stop as of 2:30pm and will resume 2:40pm PST for updating and testing purposes.

0.2.0.1 will be announced as soon as I feel that it is ready.

Thank you and I apologize for short notice.

-Peter

Jail system for TK
Just letting everyone know that jail system for those who "team kills" is well on its way and looking good. It should be included on the very next patch which I expect to release this Fri/Sat. I expect this system to radically reduce TK and consequently have adjusted respawn times in a sensible fashion.

Check out the screenshot of the jail here at the forum thread:
http://www.terapoly.com/forums/showthread.php?tid=220&pid=1824#pid1824

Kudos to great ideas from the community.

Initial Release was Awesome & Patch plans
Now, despite all that has happened and will happen, I am quite confident that we are on the right track. (laugh) Jokes aside, I am honestly thrilled to witness many people who are starting to grasp what D.U.S.T. is about. And few people who see further than me as to where D.U.S.T. should be headed. Just amazing!

On the other hand, there are definitely people not satisfied with D.U.S.T. and trust me, you have my support. I too, am a gamer and a ferocious critic when it comes to games. Infact, I already have the urge to improve the game to get approval. What I ask of you, is to enjoy this whole process of Early Access, and see it through until we have a game so unique and innovative, we are able to look back with pride.

As for this week, I would like to release intermittent hotfixes until Friday and possibly release a chunkier update later this weekend. Please also note that servers may get disconnected without short term notice, so don't get mad if servers disappear and appear - I will work one at a time. :)

Stay frosty,

-Peter

Good News and Bad News
I think this will be the last update before sales begin - we are currently still uploading data and it seems like in 2~3 hours we should be good to go, kind of hard to tell exactly when, but today :)

Alright, the bad news first: We lost data during backup, which forced us to roll back a few days back. As a consequence, end game stats and AK will not be available for initial release. You can still work on your workbench but won't be able to deploy with an AK

now, the good news - sort of: I feel responsible about this, as we are delivering short of what we promised, and while the Early Access gives us wiggle room for things like this, I felt that I need to do something. Afterall, I have been asking supporters to be patient, fair and respectful.

In light of this event, we are featuring launch discount of 20% for one week, during which I, will work days and night to recover features promised for initial release - hopefully before weekend begins and we can all have a bloody weekend :)

Lastly, I apologize, and thank all of you. This has been a quite a journey, and now it is time for epic content...and hiring people :)

Stay frosty,

All is good
Just letting everyone know that we are on track for release and should be releasing on time. Btw, there is good news and bad news that I need to break soon so stay tuned.

Edit: In case it was not clear, it will be released in approx 3 hours, maybe a little later if uploading slows down, but yes it is happening.

New Release Date Set
There is good news and bad news. Good news is that I've begun working on the bug fix and that it should be ready in a few hours. Bad news is that Steam doesn't allow release on Sat and Sundays, which means the next earliest date is Monday, the 19th. Guess I will get an extra for polishing things a bit more.

Stay Frosty,

-Peter

Initial Release Delay
Sorry to let you guys know, but I just found a critical bug that needs fixing. I figured it is better to fix it before release rather than releasing a hot fix later. All things should be good to go before the end of 17th (PST) - I will try to keep everyone in the loop about this. Feel free to track back to our forum.

Stay Frosty,

-Peter
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