Weekly Playtest/Event: June 10th @ 10p EST/2a UTC: New Mode/Free Keys & More
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako First time players will get a free key from us to give to a friend to join future events. You must have a key and play to be eligible for another key.
We will be trying out a whole bunch of new level mechanics, a new mode on a "tear-off" of one of our other maps to start working towards a better Castle Raid (formerly Assassination) mode. Testing Initiatives/Patch Items - Major updates to Castle Raid prototype map we'll be testing a lot of. - Major AI improvements and AI difficulty increases to all modes/maps. - Updates to combat hit feedback and FX to make hits more clear. - Updated attacks on the Naginatashi. - Some minor UI/UX improvements to the in-game HUD - Gameplay changes to some abilities to have better FX. - Naginatashi pole vault now does a knockback and small amount of damage. - Fix for major/frequent client crash relating to status effects. - Ite armor reduced from 40 to 20.
Weekly Event June 3rd @ 10p EST/2a UTC: Defeat the Devs & Playtest
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
First time players will get a free key from us to give to a friend to join future events.
We will be trying out a whole bunch of new level mechanics, a new mode on a "tear-off" of one of our other maps to start working towards a better Castle Raid (formerly Assassination) mode.
Testing Initiatives/Patch Items
- Crash fix for status effects, we shouldn't have many client crashes - Updates to the meditation ritual site. - Fixes for AI pathing on Gifu Crossroads. - *New Prototype* Hanako Castle - adjusted for Castle Raid early WIP prototyping - Testing new gate breach mechanic. - Better UX flow and UI design for the new team select and class select screens. - New hit reaction FX, feedback to make it easier to tell when you hit enemies.
Weekly Event May 27th @ 10p EST/2a UTC: Defeat the Devs & Playtest
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
First time players will get a free key from us to give to a friend to join future events.
Testing Initiatives
- Testing changes to our prototype side-objective mechanic - Testing new weapon trails - Audio changes - Animation polish/updates on the Ninja - Fix for a bug that made stun infinite duration - Some AI tweaks regarding ritual sites.
Weekly Event May 20 @ 10p EST/2a UTC: Defeat the Devs & Playtest
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
First time players will get a free key from us to give to a friend to join future events.
Testing Initiatives
- Testing changes to our prototype side-objective mechanic - Testing new weapon trails - Audio changes - Animation polish/updates on the Ninja
Weekly Event - Defeat the Devs TONIGHT @ 10p EST/2a UTC
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
First time players will get a free key from us to give to a friend to join future events.
Testing Initiatives
Testing changes to our prototype side-objective mechanic
Testing new weapon trails
Audio changes
Animation polish/updates on the Ninja
Weekly Event - Defeat the Devs TONIGHT @ 10p EST/2a UTC
Event Details
We'll be starting at 10pm EST / 2a UTC on the US-Mid Official Server and voice chat on http://discord.gg/playhanako
First time players will get a free key from us to give to a friend to join future events.
Testing Initiatives
Loading screens have been re-done to have dynamic/localizable text.
We're experimenting with side-objectives to see how they play.
A variety of systems have been refactored to work better.
Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs Playtest - US-Mid @ 2a UTC/10p EST
Event Details
Tonight at 2a UTC/10p EST we will be playing the game and testing the changes from EAv.4.01. We'll pbe playing on US-Mid Official server. Make sure to join us on http://discord.gg/playhanako
First time participants will receive 1 free key to give to a friend and have the game for keeps, for good. The more people we get in the servers the more we can test and find issues to make the final patch even better!
Testing Changes
- Testing out revealing the next objective during the 30s timer on village modes. - New UI/menus with controller support (still A WIP for some areas of the game). - Changes to how Ite abilities work under the hood, should be more reliable. - Various audio improvements/updates.
Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs Playtest - US-Mid @ 2a UTC/10p EST
Event Details
Tonight at 2a UTC/10p EST we will be playing the game and testing the changes from EAv.4.01. We'll pbe playing on US-Mid Official server. Make sure to join us on http://discord.gg/playhanako
First time participants will receive 1 free key to give to a friend and have the game for keeps, for good. The more people we get in the servers the more we can test and find issues to make the final patch even better!
Testing Changes
- Testing out revealing the next objective during the 30s timer. - Various stability fixes.
Weekly Event: Defeat the Devs 4/15 @ 10p EST/2a UTC
Event Details
Tonight at 2a UTC/10p EST we will be playing the game and testing the changes from EAv.4.01. We'll pbe playing on US-Mid Official server. Make sure to join us on http://discord.gg/playhanako
First time participants will receive 1 free key to give to a friend and have the game for keeps, for good. The more people we get in the servers the more we can test and find issues to make the final patch even better!
Testing Changes
- 30 seconds between capture points instead of 20 - Change "attack" to "destroy" for objectives in alerts for clarity - Remove "crouch" portion from tutorial and allowing it to be bound - Fix can stepon/physics launching far into the sky - Lumbershack AI pathing fix that trapped bots. - Fix for bot team color mixups and minimap blip mixups being the wrong team/showing friendlies as enemies or opposite. - Performance fix for Gifu Crossroads relating to lights. - Fix for the katana blade being invisible during certain attacks randomly.
Hotfix: EAv.4.01 - Small bug fixes, balance tweaks and usability improvements.
Patch Notes: EAv.4.01
- 30 seconds between capture points instead of 20 - Change "attack" to "destroy" for objectives in alerts for clarity - Remove "crouch" portion from tutorial and allowing it to be bound - Fix can stepon/physics launching far into the sky - Lumbershack AI pathing fix that trapped bots. - Fix for bot team color mixups and minimap blip mixups being the wrong team/showing friendlies as enemies or opposite. - Performance fix for Gifu Crossroads relating to lights. - Fix for the katana blade being invisible during certain attacks randomly.
