FIXES
Fixed an issue causing players to die for no reason after entering tornado danger zone
Fixed an issue causing the UI to break when you run out of photos on the camera
Fixed an issue causing a caravan to grow in size blocking the road
Outbrk
HOTFIX 0.0.9.689 - Random Death Fix and Minor Bug Fixes.
Fixed an issue causing players to die for no reason after entering tornado danger zone
Fixed an issue causing the UI to break when you run out of photos on the camera
Fixed an issue causing a caravan to grow in size blocking the road
UPDATE 0.0.9.687 - Matchmaking Stability, Lag Spike Fix, and Major Improvements!
MAJOR CHANGES
Improved matchmaking stability and preliminary work for the party system.
Eliminated several lag spikes and freezes while driving, deploying probe and entering/exiting car.
MINOR CHANGES
Added anemometer on the Dominator 3 to measure wind speeds while in the vehicle.
Added a probe data upload phase after picking up a probe that gathered data.
Added 10 new scenarios to the game rotation.
Added several content creator decals (CaseOh, Thorlar, Chibidoki).
Updated the lightning system to offer better performance and smoother animations.
Updated the poles and wires system to be more stable and performant.
Optimized corn fields performance.
MAJOR FIXES
Fixed an issue causing players to die from a tornado without being picked up or tossed.
Fixed an issue causing the DOM3 windows to break.
Fixed an issue causing some players to crash on start up.
Fixed an issue with UI getting stuck when interacting with the camera.
Fixed an issue causing players not having mouse control in the score screen.
Fixed an issue preventing probes to be deployed after towing.
Fixed an issue with players spawning on top of each others after towing.
Fixed towing sometimes not taking players to the closest location.
MINOR FIXES
Fixed an issue with icons scaling.
Fixed radar location text visual issues on laptop.
Fixed an issue causing traffic lights to not function properly.
Fixed an issue causing inputs in the F9 menu to occur in the game while typing a report.
Fixed one scenario starting too early.
Fixed a scenario having clouds too close to the ground.
Fixed game version on main menu displaying on separate lines.
Fixed a visual issue in garage when displaying car info.
Fixed an issue causing WNW wind speed reading to display on two separate lines.
Fixed a few select props floating in air after destruction occurs.
Fixed lightning strikes appearing on map edges in some scenarios with no storm.
Fixed rare crashes
UPDATE 0.0.8.646 - New Scenarios, Tornado Physics and Performance Optimization!
CHANGES
Added 6 new scenarios to the rotation
Updated tornado physics logic to fix and improve interaction on players and vehicles
Increased overall performance by optimizing all objects in the OUTBRK world
Added a check to attempt to prevent vehicles from falling under the map
FIXES
Fixed several world bugs including floating or obstructed roads causing players to get stuck
Fixed instances of destruction being out of sync with the tornadoes
OUTBRK: Development Outlook (July 2024)
Hello chasers! OUTBRK is one month old ! In this monthly update we’re giving you a recap of this month's patches, what we’re working on currently, and what we have planned long term for Early Access.
THE FIRST MONTH OF UPDATES
- We’ve been hard at work and released 13 updates, patches and hotfixes since we launched. Here are the major changes we made since launch.
- Enabled progression in offline mode.
- Added steering wheel compatibility
- Fixed floating roads and terrain going over roads.
- Added more than 10 new weather scenarios
- Added functionality to car accessories (except camera for now)
- Lots of general bug fixes
- Lots of minor optimization, major optimization on the way.
We also added a preview of the car stats and equipment when browsing the garage:
As a thank you to the awesome content creators that are helping us spreading the game, we integrated some of their logos as car decals in-game :
https://www.twitch.tv/aarononair
https://www.twitch.tv/jfavignano
https://www.twitch.tv/jojosaysbreee
https://www.twitch.tv/day9tv
https://www.twitch.tv/nagzz21
You can see all the detailed updates and patch notes here https://steamcommunity.com/app/1107320/eventcomments/
SERVER STABILITY AND PARTY MATCHMAKING
The current development priority is to fix the server matchmaking issues and the solution is a necessary first step before getting Party Matchmaking; we are fundamentally changing the way our matchmaking works to have a more robust and more expandable system. Good news, that first part is close to being ready, and we’re going to start to test this internally shortly. We’re hopeful to be able to release a major update relatively soon, and that should either immediately improve the matchmaking stability, or give us the required tools to rapidly improve it.
The work on the party matchmaking will start immediately after this server update is completed.
EARLY ACCESS DEVELOPMENT TIMELINE
The best place for all our updates and planned content is always our Trello https://trello.com/b/nsBmMfIa/outbrk-game
However, we did this visual timeline to help better communicate our objectives for people that don’t feel like reading hundreds of trello cards that are always changing on a daily basis. Keep in mind that this is subject to change at any point, this is only a visual helper of what are our current plans on this date, Trello is always a better representation of the reality. You’ll be glad to notice that the planned Car Accessories Functionality is already pretty much completed, except the camera that we are still working on!
NEXT STEPS
Right now we’re looking ahead and the future of OUTBRK looks bright. We’re scheduling calls with potential partners to accelerate content developments to have more customisation options for players, better player animations, integrating emotes for better roleplay options, etc. We’re trying to stay lean in our development priorities and do one thing at the time, this is what got us here in the first place, but we also want to surf on the momentum of the launch and keep our strong velocity of content update to keep our players happy and wanting to come back to chase some storms.
That's all for this development update ! Thanks for all your support, consider leaving a review on the steam store to reach more potential future chasers ! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1107320/OUTBRK/
Till next time,
-The OUTBRK Team
Update 0.0.7.638 - Offline Scenario Selection Fix and Minor Bug Fixes
CHANGES
Fixed scenario picking system to prevent playing the same scenario not working in offline mode
Fixed trees missing colliders
Made it impossible to exit car if the car is flipped to prevent an issue with the player falling through the map.
HOTFIX 0.0.7.637 - Car and Towing Bug Fixes
FIXES
Fixed an issue causing you not to be able to recover probe after towing
Fixed an issue causing you to load in online matches with the incorrect car
Fixed an issue causing weird behaviors when selecting cars in the garage
UPDATE 0.0.7.636- Cosmetic Functionality, Camera Freeze fix, and more!
MAJOR CHANGES
Fixed an issue where players would have their screen frozen randomly while still being able to use input and hear audio.
Added vehicle cosmetic functionalities (Laptop, Antenna, Weather Instruments, Hail Protection, Bullbars, etc.)
- Laptop : Map Displayed On Laptop
- Antenna : Receive Tornado Warning Updates
- Anti-Hail Cage : Window Protection = 100%
- Bullbar : Collision Protection = 20%
- Mesonet : Wind Data Displayed When Driving
- Camera : Temporarily still cosmetic for now
MINOR CHANGES
Added more information about cars and equipment in the garage menu
Added 2 content creator decals
Improved performance from trees
HOTFIX 0.6.630 - Fixed Missing Lightning In a Scenario
FIXES
Fixed Missing Lightning In a Scenario
UPDATE 0.0.6.626 - New Scenarios, Better Match Loading, and more!
CHANGES
Added 7 new weather scenarios to the pool
Improved match loading times
Increased brake torque on Vanguard
FIXES
Fixed memory issue making players get stuck on "Initializing atmosphere"
Fixed an issue with getting towed while anchored in the dominator
Fixed an issue where trying to open report phone while taking a picture breaks the UI
UPDATE 0.0.5.618 - Option to Disable Social Features and more!
CHANGES
Added a button in online games to disable social features (voice + text chat), as requested by streamers and parents.
Small rebalance of vehicle speeds
FIXES
Fixed an issue where it was possible to enter the vehicle when deploying a probe, resulting in a broken state
Fixed an issue allowing you to open camera and report tool while loading into a match