The EU/US Closed Alpha is over! Thanks so much to everyone who played, and we're going to get hard to work implementing all of your feeback and generally working to make the game better. We'll see you on the courts very soon, and remember to add JackHammer to your wishlist! Thanks again dudes and dudettes!
-Your two main boys at Mission Ctrl Studios
ALPHA 2 EXTENDED UNTIL 9th MAY (6PM GMT)
Alpha 2 is almost at an end! We want to say thank you to everyone who's helped us test JackHammer this past week. As always, we've learned a lot through your bug reports and suggestions - and we're looking forward to continuing to make JackHammer the best it can be! Its not possible without you guys, and as its just two of us, every bit of feedback is all the more helpful; and your encouraging words are a big morale booster for us. We've decided to extend Alpha 2 until 6PM GMT Wednesday - so we'll see you on the court later tonight/today! Thanks again guys!
-Your boys at Mission Ctrl Studios
Sign up to Alpha 2 now
Hey there!
JackHammer's new closed Alpha is almost ready to go live, make sure you head on over to www.mission-ctrl.co.uk to sign up and secure your chance to claim a Closed Alpha Steam key! As always, head on over to our Discord for all the latest updates as they come!
Discord: https://discord.gg/FJn7WCJ
See you all on the courts very soon!
-Your boys at Mission Ctrl
BUILD UPDATE – ALPHA 2
-Server stability improvements
-Server system tweaked to prioritize higher player counts in matches
-Servers now reset properly to stop “ghost servers” (will re-introduce in Halloween update)
-Armour should now replicate on the pedestal screen so you can dress to impress.
-Removed filtering system in order to unify Alpha player base.
-New court: Foxholes – JackHammer's first open air arena!
-New game mode: Scoreball (working title) – two teams fight to score goals in a basketball-inspired mode. Its like Space Jam except there's no Michael Jordan and it's nothing like Space Jam. Murderballs™ are still in play, so watch out for enemy fire when you or a team-mate has the ball. Fire that guy through the enemy hoop to score big and win the approval of your parents.
-New ball: Scoreball – slower, heavier, and with a variable launch force (players can fire the ball in a smaller arc, or charge up for longer to fire it further)
-All modes compatible with all maps and vice versa (like we have the budget to create game mode specific maps...)
-New visual effects on Murderball™ charging, to give clearer impression of when a ball is ready to fire.
-New visual effects on ball trails, making incoming projectiles easier to spot (and therefore avoid).
-New on-screen announcements for killing, scoring, ball-stealing etc.
-New visual effects on electro-grapple to make it feel weightier and juicier in first and third person.
-Clearer UI on when a ball is in range of the electro-grapple.
-Removed ugly neutral ball effects, finally.
-New UI for enemies when a Murderball™ is fully charged.
-New 'gravestone' mechanic for resurrecting fallen teammates in Elimination game mode. When a friendly dies, they'll drop a large mechanical item which can be “charged up” with the electro-grapple, which will bring back that fallen home-dog. Try not to get killed bringing back your team-mates, which will just let everyone down.
-Tweaks to the electro-grapple ranges, making balls easier to target.
-Tweaks to the jet pack movement system, favouring aerial movement a little more - try jumping and boosting at the exact same time – but don't tell anyone because its a bug.
-Tweaks to movement speeds and player size.
-Electro-grapple can now be 'fired' when nothing is in range.
-Music – our first custom track in the game!
-Made the scoring klaxon less insanely loud. Welcome back, headphone users.
-New sound for electro-grapple.
-New sound for Murderball™ charging.
-New voiced announcements (Oh yeah!)
ALPHA 2, RECALLING STEAM KEYS
We're getting closer to announcing the second closed Alpha, due later this month! In order to get things ready for this second test, we'll be recalling all existing steam keys for Jackhammer and sending out fresh ones for Alpha 2!
Remember to sign up at www.mission-ctrl.co.uk if you're interested in getting into this upcoming Alpha!
Alpha 2 dates and regions will be announced very soon, hop onto our discord to follow us as we finalize this new play test!
https://discord.gg/FJn7WCJ
See you on the courts soon!
-Your main boys at Mission Ctrl
ALPHA 1 (EU/US) IS OVER
Thank you so much to the 14,000 people who signed up to be part of the first Alpha! It was enormously beneficial to us, and we're looking forward to implementing the feedback and addressing the concerns of you early testers! We're working hard to bring Alpha 2 to you all as soon as possible, which will support new regions and a much sturdier, robust build. Remember to sign up at mission-ctrl.co.uk to be the first to know when Alpha 2 is announced in the coming weeks, and to be first in line to receive a new Alpha Steam key! Join our discord to come chat with both of us at Mission CTRL, and join our testing community!
The courts will re-open soon.
-Your two main boys at Mission Ctrl
https://discord.gg/FJn7WCJ
www.mission-ctrl.co.uk
CLOSED ALPHA ANNOUNCEMENT US/EU
Welcome to the JackHammer closed Alpha!
The free closed Alpha for JackHammer will launch on Monday the 5th of March for US/EU users.
To get access to the closed Alpha, sign up at www.mission-ctrl.co.uk and get yourself a key! Keys will be sent out a few days before the Alpha goes live.
This very, very early Alpha will be the first time that the game has been put into the hands of the community – so expect to experience some bugs – bugs we'll need your help to fix! Feel free to jump onto our discord and join in on the discussion. Both of us (Patrick and Tom) here at Mission Ctrl will be ready to answer your questions and listen to your feedback.
Our new trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VR_rVGoJ4g) is up and shows off the 3 maps you'll have access to in the Alpha – Toxic, Thunderdome and Furnace. The game mode we'll be kicking off testing with will be: ELIMINATION, a 3 vs 3 last man standing mode – so be sure to grab a couple of friends and compete as a full team!
(Many of JackHammer's features won't be in this early Alpha- we're focusing solidly on the core components right now.)
Thanks for reading! We're looking forward to fostering a community and turning JackHammer into something special.
