SquadBlast
Closed Beta Weekend September 16-18
The new beta weekend is here! As usual, you can play the whole weekend till Sunday, September 18, 10 PM (CET)!
Invite more friends by sharing keys with them from the game, try lobbies with unlimited timer, and have fun!
Patch Notes 0.6.4 - September 9, 2022
It's Friday, @Fighters!
While we're still working on the major changes, we couldn't miss the chance to update the game and introduce the small but important ones. Not a long list this time, but we know you'd like them.
🔹[UPDATE][CTF] Map layout, gameplay, and visual updates
- New animations and interactions with the Resonator when you deliver the F.L.A.G. key.
- A delay was added for the F.L.A.G. to respawn after being delivered.
- Wind tunnels were added to the Resonator rooms as a simpler escape way.
🔹[UPDATE][VOICE CHAT] Voice chat in battle is now team based
UH Lore's Take: Arx has been pushing for encrypted voice comms forever. "It's just common sense! How do you stategize if enemy can hear your EVERY SINGLE WORD?!"
🔹 [VISUAL] Loadout Screen
Updated visuals for the loadout screen with new UI elements and improved navigation. We've also changed how gun cards look to represent your newly acquired rewards better.
🔹 [VISUAL] Gibraltar AR updated
Visual rework for the Gibraltar assault rifle.
UH Lore's Take: Nigel seems to be happy about the change. "With age one acquires an appreciation of beauty. And this gun now is a thing of beauty."
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🐞 BUGFIXES:
- Laika's holographic clones now won't stand on the dropped guns.
- Bot difficulty levels are sorted properly in the list for custom games.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Starting today, the game will be available only in the UK and European countries. With the restrictions on the regions, we want to ensure we can provide our players with the best experience regarding server connection quality and the number of online players.
All players from other countries will be able to subscribe to the notification and receive an email once the game is available in their region.
This is a temporary measure, and we hope we will welcome our fans from other regions soon!
Closed Beta Weekend September 9-11
The servers are live from Friday, September 9 (7PM CET) until Sunday, September 11 (10PM CET).
We'll post the game changes coming to CTF and plenty of juicy visual stuff in with the update later today!
See you online soon!
Patch Notes 0.6.3 - September 2, 2022
Hello, Fighters!
Update 0.6.3 is live; it is the BEST time to grab your friends and get into the fight. Well, you didn't miss all of that SECRET stuff in the steam-giveaway channel, did you?
Let's get straight to the point. We have some improvements for you today.
🔹[UPDATE] Moonshine Run Layout update
Updated to make it more spacious, with less demanding platforming sections required to reach areas around the barn.
🔹[UPDATE][CTF] Key return timer
To return a key to your base, you now need to stay on it for several seconds. The more players are returning a key, the faster the process goes.
🔹[UPDATE][CTF] Matchmaking update
This mode is excluded from regular matchmaking and is only accessible now via custom lobbies. We will keep working to improve the bot behavior and make other adjustments based on recent feedback.
🔹[UPDATE] Custom Lobbies Players limit
For custom lobbies, you can now set the maximum amount of players allowed to join. If you want to play 3v3 Conquest and don't want more players, there is an option to arrange that.
UH Lore's Take: As Carnival loves to say: "It's not the numbers that win the war. It's dedication and skill."
🔹[UPDATE] Post-battle Sequence Hotkeys
Instead of using the S button to skip through post-battle screens, you can now use Esc.
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🐞 BUGFIXES:
- The news widget now switches pages properly without jumping from one to another randomly.
- Post-battle loading screens with lore information can now be read again and won't be auto-skipped immediately when loading finishes.
UH Lore Take: Dash especially loves browsing the news on her datapad. "Keeping the finger on the pulse is important. We can not change the world if we ignore it."
Closed Beta Weekend September 2-4
Closed Beta Weekend starts this week on Friday, September 2, at 7PM (CET). No time slots, play the whole weekend till Sunday, September 4, 11 PM (CET)!
A new update is coming soon, don't forget to check the latest patch notes here or on our Discord server in #game-announcements channel once the update is live!
See you online soon!
Closed Beta Weekend August 25-29
The servers are live until Monday, August 29 (10PM CET). No time slots, no pressure. Take your time and explore the changes we've made to CTF!
Another great news is that our team is at Insomnia Gaming Festival this weekend! If you're in Birmingham (UK), you're welcome to visit our booth in the Showcase Zone, play SquadBlast, chat with the developers, and participate in offline tournaments!
Have a great weekend! See you online or offline!
Patch Notes 0.6.0 - August 19, 2022
There's no time to explain - hurry up and get your hands on the new CTF mode and a new map! We want to remind you it is still in ALPHA. All of the visuals are not final. You might also encounter several known issues.
But we will be happy to receive your feedback even at this stage to make sure we can do our best and provide you with lots of fun and a genuinely competitive experience!
🔸 [NEW] CAPTURE THE FLAG MODE (4VS4, 5VS5)
Mission Control has announced a new mission type - Capture the F.L.A.G. These missions will require 4 or 5 fighter teams and will take place in much larger environments. The objective is to steal the enemy F.L.A.G. key and deliver it to your base while preventing the enemy from doing the same.
🔸[NEW] CHOWDOWN MAP (CTF)
The first CTF map is ChowDown. Satellite images are rather blurry. The Mission Control geeks joke, "it's because it's an Alpha Version." Well, they should just update their satellite software.
🔸[NEW][VISUAL] NEW ON-CLICK INTERACTIONS
On a similar note - Laika and Nigel have started this weird trend of pretending to be game characters and "play animations" when someone points and "clicks" on them. Sergeant Swiatej, the UH Airfield Director, is not amused and claims it distracts the crews from doing their jobs.
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🔹 [UPDATE][VISUAL] Default pose Dash animation updated
Dash is becoming a bit of a poseur. She now has a new default pose whenever she enters the Main Hangar. UltraHorse wants to remind everyone that the Hangar area should not be used as a selfie backdrop 🧐
🔹[UPDATE][VISUAL] Shortstop revolver update
News for the gun enthusiasts: It seems Bobby Jack's Shortstop revolver has undergone a redesign. It's too early to tell how users will react to the change, but early reviews are encouraging—a new, modern look, with some changes to the way it reloads.
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🐞 BUGFIXES:
- Dash has been reprimanded and will not dash through the floor on the Muertigo location. Says she's sorry.
KNOWN ISSUES:
- Scoreboard only shows top 4 players from each team in CTF mode.
- Trail color may be of the opposite team for some players.
- When you carry a flag you have both a F.L.A.G in your hands and a flag icon.
- Laika’s clone in some cases can spawn with a F.L.A.G weapon in her hands.
- Nigel learned too much stuff from Hantu and now appears invisible during the map loading.
Closed Beta Weekend August 19-21
Today is a good day to start another CBT weekend. And you should definitely join it for many extremely exciting reasons! 😎
1️⃣ We have a brand new GAME MODE for teams of five players available in Alpha. Imagine we've invited you to our Ultra-kitchen and served the first version of a new dish without stopping its cooking.
Bon appétit! And yes, it's quite spicy! Take a bite and share your thoughts!
2️⃣ The servers will be online for the WHOLE WEEKEND! From Friday 7PM to Sunday 10 PM (CET). No more time slots. Play whenever you want!
3️⃣ It's time to start training for the SquadBlast 🏆 tournaments! We will announce a bunch of them taking place OFFLINE in the UK soon. Stay tuned and follow our Discord announcements! Don't forget to check our giveaways.
🔹 We also added SquadBlast FAQ to Discord. We hope it will help you become more familiar with the game, its universe, and us.
🔹 Added new emojis and a sticker to our Discord server with our characters! There are only six of them right now, but we absolutely love them and will add more! By the way, if you're an artist and want to contribute, please feel free to contact us!
That's all for now! We will also post Update 0.6.0 details today closer to the server opening hours.
Closed Beta Weekend August 12-14
📅 Closed Beta weekend is coming according to our well-known schedule.
Friday (August 12): 7 PM-10PM
Saturday (August 13): 7 PM-10 PM
Sunday (August 14): 7 PM-10 PM
This week we will release only minor updates and fixes while preparing for a major update next week, introducing a new mode and a new map for 5vs5 battles! 🤯
Also, some fantastic announcements regarding the online and offline events are coming! Can't wait to share them! 🤩
Stay tuned! And have a good time this weekend! 😎
Patch Notes 0.5.3 - August 5, 2022
We'll go without introductions this time and move straight to the point - you can now ASSIST your teammates and be rewarded for your help, receiving both glory and, more importantly, score points.
Check out Update 0.5.3 Patch Notes for the details!
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🔸[NEW] ASSISTS ADDED
Mission Control has received numerous anonymous complaints about fighter stats not reflecting assists. (Arx, if you want to post an anonymous complaint, changing your nick to "Concerned_Citizen" is not enough 😅 ) In the interests of full transparency, fighters will now receive an assist if they hit an enemy or heal an ally 3 seconds before the kill. We all are happy now, right? 😆
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🔹[UPDATE] Improvements to chat behavior
Mission chat improved. Again. New state of the chat when it's out of focus but still present on the screen. Plus numerous fixes to state transitions. We do not know who's tinkering with this all the time 👻 .
But we're thankful for that.
🔹[UPDATE] Battle Achievements visual update
UltraHorse is rolling out the Battle Achievements Initiative. Instead of old, similar medals, fighters will now be awarded for a wide range of actions in the battle with the new gorgeous ones. All thanks to the anonymous suggestion of Concerned_Citizen 😂 .
🔹[UPDATED] Added new loading screens after the battle
After much deliberation, UH Mission Control has decided to ease access restrictions to public internet on the tactical datapads. After each mission, the access is restored, and you can browse news headlines while heading home to the base.
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🐞 BUGFIXES:
- The Level Progress bar next to the Player Widget in the top left corner now shows the correct amount of Valor. Thank you, @Tiank , for pointing out that one.
- The guys in the armory have gotten their act together, and now there will be no more "NEW" notifications if there are no new guns available for the loadout.