The recent major Multiplayer update has brought not only a lot of new content, but also some bugs. This patch should fix the most common problems.
We fixed
• Occasional game crashes and freezes (the memory leak issue); • The sound of a shotgun shot being played across the entire map; • A bug of the progression system. Previously, the UI did not display the correct amount of experience when reaching a new level; • The possibility of spamming voiceover lines when taking and dropping the flag in Capture The Flag; • A bug with infinite wall-runs.
We changed
• Hit registration (bullets, knife, etc.) is now client-side, so that it works accurate when the player's ping and the server response time are high; • The weapon selection wheel is now more intuitive, an icon with the selected weapon appears in front of the player's face when they change weapons; • The location of sights on different types of weapons is now unified and displayed in the same place on all guns; • The slide mechanic now works as in the single-player modes; • The fade-in and fade-out visuals when finding a match have been changed; • Increased the flag collision for the ease of grabbing it mid-air and on the move.
We added
• A 5-second invulnerability when the player respawns in team modes to prevent spawn kills; • The ability to collect pickups by hand; • The ability to remove the sights from the weapon via a new option in the settings.
Please let us know about your experience after the update in our Discord server.
Have a nice weekend✌️ Joy Way
STRIDE - Run & Gun Multiplayer Update
Striders!
Multiplayer just received a major update. 3 new game modes with guns, 4 maps, a player progression system with 50 new cosmetic items, and more!
New Combat Game Modes
Deathmatch - the classic "all against all", up to 10 players in a match. The player's objective is to do more kills than their opponent(s) for that game.
Team Deathmatch - all players are split into 2 teams, up to 5x5 players. Cover your teammates and hold key locations on the map with useful pick-ups to seize the advantage.
Capture the Flag - steal the enemy’s flag and deliver it to your base as quickly as possible. Try to follow the most optimal path and avoid confrontation.
New Maps for the Combat Modes
Rooftops is a large map with a lot of room for parkour stunts. A distinctive feature of this map is the contrasting environment. Players can move along the upper, more open tiers of buildings, and can traverse narrow streets, hidden under the canopy of concrete jungles. Gunfights also take place indoors, in two buildings with different structures and interiors. The first is a tall building with several floors. The second is a one-story building that allows relatively safe passage to different parts of the map.
Cityscrapers is a linear map where the main clash takes place on the frame of an abandoned skyscraper. Moving along the steel beams of the frame is dangerous, but it allows skilled players to get powerful pick-ups and quickly reach the enemy base. On the contrary, there are also longer, but safer paths that bypass the skyscraper through the roofs of neighboring buildings.
Neon: the competition leaves the roofs and construction sites for a completely enclosed space. The map is a two-story nightclub consisting of an open space with a stage in the middle, and a complicated network of narrow rooms and balconies. New players can easily move around the first floor, and more skilled ones are able to move along the beams and balconies of the second floor.
Penthouse: visually and gameplay-wise, the map can be divided into two parts. The first is the roof of a large penthouse. Shootings happen there in open areas near swimming pools. And risky players can run along the balconies and the edge of the roof to collect powerful pick-ups. The second part of the map is a skyscraper under construction and the roofs of small penthouses adjacent to it. In this half of the map there are more opportunities for parkour and shooting inside relatively small and enclosed spaces.
NEW WEAPONRY
Pick-Ups • Health Packs - restore 25/50 HP. • Armor - gain 100 extra HP. • Ammo - pick up to replenish ammunition.
Weapons • Knife - standard melee weapon. • Pistol - standard ranged weapon, a STRIDE’s classic. • Shotgun - pickable weapon with high damage but low rate of fire. • UZI - pickable weapon with high rate of fire but moderate damage.
Aiming practice We have added a new shooting gallery area in the lobby for aiming practice.
New Social Features
• Personal Bubble - feature for social distancing in the Lobby. This bubble creates a safe space for the user that cannot be breached by other players. When turned on, other players will disappear if they get too close to the user. • Mute All - mute all other players in one click. • Ghost All - mute all players and hide their actions in the Lobby. • Graffiti Spray - new type of cosmetic item. Users can apply a range of sprays on any map surface in the game.
New Customization and Player Progression
We have added a progression system consisting of 50 levels (aka a free Battle Pass). For reaching them, the player will receive 50 new cosmetic items: • Graffiti - sprays (6 items). • Taunt screen - post-mortem animation (5 items). • Face Display - animation on the player’s virtual HMD playing when he/she taps around the temples (6 items). • Watches - custom interactive watches (4 items). • Wardrobe - themed skins for the player’s avatar (+3 items). • Banners - banners with the player’s nickname above their head (6 items). • Guns - skins for the pistol, UZI, shotgun, and knife (5 items each).
Other Impovements
• Improved scoreboards in Horde and KOTH. • Added extra rounds in Horde if a match ends too quickly. • Improved servers. • Bug fixes and other enhancements.
Have fun and let us know what you think! Feel free to share your feedback and found bugs in our Discord community.
Cheers, Joy Way
Multiplayer Servers Maintenance on October 6
Multiplayer servers for STRIDE will undergo maintenance on October 6, 2022. It is expected to last from 3 to 5 hours.
Maintenance will begin at 5:00 AM PT | 08:00 AM ET | 12:00 noon GMT.
Patch notes will be available following the maintenance. Thank you in advance for your patience :)
Also, come to talk in our Discord, you're welcome there anytime!
Cheers, Joy Way
STRIDE Hotfix is here!
Hey striders 👋
We want to thank you for the feedback you left in the first hours after the update. Thanks to you, our developers were able to promptly fix all common problems.
We fixed:
- Loud drone sounds and other noises in the Arena - Leaderboards - Invisible/incorrect collisions in the Arena - Visual glitches of some cosmetics in the Arena - Interaction of fog with certain objects in the Arena
Have a nice weekend✌️ Joy Way
STRIDE - Arena Update
Hey striders!
A new content update is here, bringing major changes and improvements to the single-player Arena Mode, as well as other enhancements.
ARENA MODE REWORK
Arena runs are now capped at 20 minutes. After this time, the run ends even if the player is still alive, and the final score is displayed.
As you progress, the quests and the Arena itself evolve, increasing the difficulty.
Quest Changes
1. Eliminate Enemies - improved. • Time to complete this quest decreases with each completed quest (to a certain minimum limit). • The number of enemies to kill increases every 2nd quest (up to 5 enemies in total). After the 6th quest, new enemies start using grenades. • The rate of fire of enemies also increases with each completed quest.
2. Kill Drones - improved. • Time to complete this quest decreases with each completed quest (to a certain minimum limit). • The number of drones to kill increases every 2nd quest (up to 5 drones in total). After the 6th quest, drones start spawning air mines. After the 10th quest, drones get weapons and engage the player within a certain range. • The flight speed and manoeuvrability of drones also increase with each completed quest.
3. Hack the Data - improved. • Time to complete this quest decreases with each completed quest (to a certain minimum limit). • The flight speed of the drone increases with each completed task, as well as the time it takes to hack it.
4. Reach Zones - removed from the game. 5. Collect Cases - removed from the game. 6. Hook the Drone - removed from the game.
More Verticality and New Interiors
Explore a bunch of new rooms and buildings on the map.
Neutral Drones
Drones, originally introduced in the Hook the Drone quest, now fly around the map rather chaotically, creating dynamic grappling points for the player.
Money and Upgrades
Suitcases (previously used for the Collect Cases quest) now spawn randomly on the map. For collecting them, the player gets money that can be exchanged for temporary upgrades or consumables (new weapons, the laser sight, health packs, etc.). To buy upgrades, find a vending machine.
Increasing Difficulty
Just like the new quests, the Arena itself becomes more and more difficult as the player progresses. The number of enemies and traps increases over time, while the number of neutral drones goes down. To balance this, the number and quality of available updates gradually increases.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS
• Arena leaderboards have been reset. • Time Run levels now unlock progressively. Complete the first level to unlock the next one, and so on. • The tutorial has been updated. • New models for enemies. • Bug fixes and other enhancements.
Have fun and let us know what you think!
Feel free to share your feedback and found bugs in our Discord community.
Cheers, Joy Way
Minor Update for STRIDE
Hey!
Today we released a minor update which includes:
• Minor bugfixes • Small change for Jump Off tutorial (an extra step was added) • Fixed an issue with achievements. Now all achievements should appear on your accounts the very moment you unlock them in-game; • Fixed a calibration issue for SteamVR.
STRIDE VR Video Contest 2022: win your part of a $2,000 prize pool!
Hey, striders!
We know for sure that our community’s full of talented people who can make cool videos and funny memes. This year you have another chance to show your creativity in a competition and win prizes!
Create a video about STRIDE. It can be anything: a memelike clip, nice gameplay montage video, funny multiplayer moment, etc…
To record stabilized footage with a wide FOV you can use the spectator cam! Just press ‘S’ on your keyboard to activate or deactivate it, no special settings needed!
The jury (Joy Way) will pay attention to your player skills, creativity and the fun level of the video.
You can submit your work before September 1. Creativity and professionalism will be rewarded on September 10, 2022.
All prizes will be transferred to the winners’ PayPal accounts shortly after the results are announced.
Here’s the list of nominations and the prize pool distribution:
- Best Overall - 500 USD - Best Editing - 400 USD - Most Creative - 300 USD - Mad Skills in Multiplayer - 200 USD - Mad Skills in Single-player - 200 USD - Funniest - 200 USD - Best Shorts (2 winners) - 100 USD
Grab your in-game camera, parkour gloves and go make some cool content!
We just released a hotfix for yesterday's update. It should fix some of the known issues and bring a few gameplay changes.
We added: • System that slows down the wall of death at sharp turns in the Endless mode; • New sections for the generation pool that were impassable before.
We fixed: • Drone teleportation; • Drones no longer spawn a second time if a quest is restarted; • The shotgun damage against snipers is increased, also their bodies now are discarding from shot's impact; • New sounds and effects.
We changed: • The "chain" quest was removed because of its unpopularity among players; • The healthpacks no longer spawn if your HP is full; • Optimized some of the new sections from the generation pool.
Let us know what you think about these changes! Feel free to share your feedback and noted bugs in our Discord community.
Cheers, Joy Way
STRIDE - Guns N’ Drones Update
Hey striders!
A new content update is already here, and it’s aimed at diversifying your single-player experience! Let’s see what we have.
It’s time to give you some new challenges in the Arena mode. We added 3 new quests: overtake drones and destroy them, download their data or lasso them with a perfect hook shot!
You asked, and we listened. Pick up a firearm that suits your playstyle and deal with enemies on your terms! Use an UZI for rapid fire or a shotgun for close-ranged encounters.
At some point the wall of death starts breathing down your necks in the Endless mode, so here are 2 new pickups for this mode to give you an extra chance to outrun death: one will give you a speed boost and the other will slow down the wall of death.
We also love creating new obstacles on your way to keep you on your toes. This is why we added a new type of doors to the Endless mode! Shoot at the locks to clear the path!
Did you ever finish a long run and think to yourself: “Wow! That’s a lot of sweat! I wonder how many calories I just burned?” Well, we got you covered. Please, welcome the Fitness Dashboard! It tracks the time and distance of your runs as well as the amount of burned calories and goals reached. There’s also a leaderboard for those who seek some fitness-challenge.
Also, the new Arena-style Time Run levels that were temporarily removed after the previous single-player update are now back.
Have fun and let us know what you think!
Feel free to share your feedback and noted bugs in our Discord community.
Cheers, Joy Way
Fixes of multiplayer bugs, Mute function, and more.
Hey striders!
Although most players experience multiplayer without any problems, some bugs still remain. This update should fix the most common problems.
We fixed: • Server problems when joining multiplayer, searching and leaving a match; • Occasional game crashes; • Issues with adding friends in lobby using the social UI; • Incorrect display of interface elements in the pause menu; • Infinite “Entering game” screen issue when loading into a match (we need your feedback on this one).
We changed: • In King of the Hill, the maximum speed of the player who carries the crown will decrease over time; • In Horde, if all zombie players leave the match, some of the remaining survivors will become zombies.
We added: • Mute function. Now you can mute a specific person, keeping the voice chat on; • New skin for the player's avatar.
Please let us know about your experience after the update here or in our Discord server.
