Sorry for the long and inexcusable silence, we've been hard at work on QUASAR over the last 5 months and we completely neglected to update our Steam page with each blog post we wrote. There's so many channels that a developer has to keep track of and unfortunately we let many of ours fall through the cracks.
But lets just get right to it. We've made some big changes to QUASAR since the last update here, and the game looks more polished than it ever has. A lot of people who had the chance to see the game at PAX West were surprised to hear it wasn't already released. Enough talk though, why don't I just show you?
If a still isn't enough for you check out this gfycat for new, unedited footage.
If you're interested in helping us test please follow us on Twitter, like us on Facebook, or sign up for testing on the QUASAR website.
Quasar Live Stream in 3 Hours
We're streaming our weekly play test every Tuesday from 8pm-11pm ET! Tune in to our Twitch channel, we'll be talking about how development is going, and how PAX East and EGLX went for the OSnap! Games team!
QUASAR @ PAX EAST 2016
It's that time again! OSnap Games will be making it's way down from the cool, cool North we call Canada, and seeking the warmer southern climates of Boston, MA. USA!
Yessiree, we will be attending this year's annual PAX East! Come by booth #5203, play QUASAR! Try the new Onslaught mode in intense 3v3 action!
Do you have the stones to go up against the devs?
If so, then be prepared!
PATCH NOTES - 04/09/2016
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Additions
Updated to UE4.11.1
ONSLAUGHT: Added new bomb plant sound
ABILITY: Turret now hovers and rotates around the ship independently, not attach to owning ship
Made modifications to ship movement code, tweaked smoothing when client is out of sync with server
Ship class description visible on start screen
Fixes
Bomb pick up and place sound effect playing again
Fixed crash caused by opening settings before selecting a ship (thanks @Jo351 http://community.quasargame.com/topic/90/home-button-causing-crash)
Beams from Beam Weapon no longer stick around when firing ship dies
Quasar Devblog #6
Continuing on with our design and features themed blog posts this week we’re talking about the Burst Laser. We introduced the Burst Laser in our build last weekend and it was received well by developers and testers alike. It definitely requires more precision like one of the weapons that fire at a much slower rate, but just like last weeks Rail changes this weapon change results in less hold and hope for the best and a little more thought about when to fire.
We’re trying something a little different this week, and hopefully every week from this point on, writing primarily about the design and features of QUASAR. We’re really happy with the way Onslaught is shaping up, and it’s created a lot of fun and competitive matches between the developers and our testers, but one thing we’ve consistently seen and heard from our testers is it lacks variety in the weapons department. Our projectiles have all been press and hold, and aim towards the enemy. We’ve felt for some time that there needs to be some variety and this week we’re introducing you to one of these shiny new projectile types.
PAX South is quickly approaching so it's time we reveal some of our plans. We'll have a larger presence at PAX South than we did at PAX Prime with a total of six computers (graciously provided by NZXT) so that we can give the players at PAX South a real taste of what Quasar feels like. We intend on trying to get a team tournament going if possible.
In addition to this we'll be giving away the six monitors that we'll be using in the booth. Come by the booth at PAX South (#16050) and sign up for testing with us and you'll be automatically entered into the draw for the 24" Dell LED Monitors. Play a few rounds with the developers and we'll give you an extra entry into the give away! Winners will be notified by the end of each day of PAX South via the email they've provided, and can pick up their monitor at the end of PAX South.
Quasar Closed Alpha Has Begun
We've sent codes to all those who were interested in helping us test Quasar. We've chosen to test using a more traditional approach that doesn't involve players purchasing access to an in-development version of the game but rather through invitation.
If you're interested you can sign up at http://testing.quasargame.com.
Play QUASAR at PAX!
QUASAR has been selected for this years PAX Rising at PAX Prime! Come by booth #4043 to give the game a try or just talk with the developers!
Read more on our preparation for PAX Prime here http://www.quasargame.com/2015/08/21/prepping-for-pax-prime/
