Today marks the launch of Update 3, featuring a host of new content and systems for This Means Warp!
Update 3 Release Notes
AI Control
One of the most requested features from players finally arrives in This Means Warp! You now have full control over AI crewmates, and can tell them which systems you do (or don't) want them to use on the ship.
New Missions
Multi-Ship Battles
Take on two ships at once with new combat missions featuring challenging battles against multiple enemies.
The number of possible enemy ship layouts has also been expanded, with new enemies to face and new strategies to discover.
New Survival Mission
It's getting hot in here... A new survival mission has been added featuring a nearby star. Get those extinguishers ready!
Ship Systems
Taunt Beacon
Put those health upgrades to good use in the new Taunt Beacon subsystem, absorbing enemy projectiles and damage for a set duration. Be careful - enemies may have them too so you'll need to take them down or time your damage carefully to get past them.
Trubble Gun
Those pesky Trubbles are back, this time hurtling from a cannon! Slow enemy systems with area of effect damage from the new Trubble Gun.
Ship Mods
Two new ship modifiers are available to collect after completing a boss fight. Buy yourself some time by slowing all enemy systems, or by temporarily stunning their entire crew.
Update 3 also includes a number of minor bug fixes and balance tweaks. We'd love to hear what you think so if you haven't already come and chat to us on Discord!
TMW Daily Deal & Development Update - Sep 14th 2022
We're delighted to reveal that Valve have selected This Means Warp to be Steam's Deal of The Day today (14th Sep 2022)!
If you haven't yet loaded up those blaster cannons, now is a great time to jump in with 33% off the game! Don't worry if you missed the initial announcement, we have extended the discount for a few more days so no-one misses out 🤫
What else is going on?
We've spent the last month or so working on some top-secret features for 1.0 launch next year, but are also putting the final touches on the next Early Access update (Update 3).
What's In Update 3?
Full details to be announced soon, but Update 3 includes one of the most popular player-requested features to date - crew AI controls! You can now set individual task priorities for each crew member, having them focus on the systems you want them to and avoid the systems you don't.
The update will also include new missions, weapons, ship systems, and more. Stay tuned for further details!
When will Update 3 be released?
Mid-October 2022. Not long now!
Update 2 Is Here!
We're delighted to announce that This Means Warp's second major Early Access update is now available! This update includes a host of changes, focused around the areas most requested by players - missions, quality of life improvements, and AI.
Update 2 Release Notes
Missions
10x New Decision Events
We've added a host of new random events during a run, from pirates raiding ancient ruins to merchant ships leaking spacepuffs. These additional dialogue choices enable greater variation and ensure there's always something new to discover each time you play. As part of this, the dialogue choice system has also been expanded to enable multi-stage conversations with the characters you meet along the way.
New Training Mission Type
Building on the crew progression system introduced in Update 1, friendly merchants can now offer you the chance to improve character stats for you and your crew.
New Item Swap Mission Type
Merchants will now sometimes look to trade for an existing system on your ship rather than cash.
[table] [tr] [th][/th] [th][/th] [th][/th] [/tr] [/table] Merchants aren't always friendly - they can now also confront the player and appear in battles if you get on their bad side!
Quality Of Life
"Inspect" Button
Tired of waiting for an item or upgrade so that you can see your system stats? You can now use the dedicated button to inspect an item during gameplay.
Reroll Shop
If there's nothing you fancy in a shop you can now reroll for a new selection of items. Use it sparingly - it doesn't come cheap!
Skip Intro Cutscene
You can now skip the intro cinematic if gameplay has fully loaded before it ends.
Crew AI
Packages
Crew members will now automatically pick up ammo, toolboxes, etc from the floor if available rather than always heading back to the dispenser.
Shields
Crew members will now actively use shields to block incoming damage.
Survival
When entering a Survival mission crew members will start getting ready before the ship takes damage.
Bonus
Bee Gun
A new bee-themed unlockable weapon type featuring a new "slow" effect that impacts target systems.
We hope you have fun with the new content! If you have enjoyed This Means Warp, please leave a review on Steam to help others discover the game. You can also drop us a note on the Steam forums or chat to us on Discord - we'd love to hear your feedback!
TMW Development Update - May 30th 2022
This Means Warp’s first big content drop launched a few weeks ago (full details here), and we’re now hard at work on loads more changes as part of Update 2!
What are you working on?
The full feature list for Update 2 will be revealed soon, but in the meantime there are three big areas we’re focusing on:
Mission variation
Quality of life improvements
Crew AI
Most of Update 2 is based on player feedback, including many features that have been directly requested by the community. If you’d like to have your say, join us on Discord - your suggestions may well make it into the next update!
How has the Early Access roadmap changed since launch?
This Means Warp’s Early Access development roadmap was shaped based on Alpha and Beta player feedback, but with the influx of new Early Access players we now have even more ideas and suggestions to integrate into the game!
The most common request around launch was for more replayability, so Update 1 was adjusted to feature a lot of additional content once you’ve completed the main story. Update 2, on the other hand, focuses more around areas that can become tedious after many runs (hello “Skip Intro” and “Inspect Item” buttons!).
We have more updates planned in the future, and will continue to adapt the changes based on input from This Means Warp’s community.
When will Update 2 be released?
Exact date TBD, but we’re aiming for late June 2022.
Any other news?
We were very excited to see our “Best Upcoming Game” award arrive in the post, and if you're looking for some cool new games to try, we're also participating in the Dreamhack Beyond Festival for the next week!
Bug Fixing Patch 5.04
- Fixed an issue causing game to crash if player had equipped the Bouncing Bombs ship mod and a bomb landed on the player ship at the same time as an enemy was destroyed
TMW Update 1 Out NOW, With A 20% Discount To Celebrate!
In the six weeks since Early Access launch we've been working feverishly to bring lots of new content to This Means Warp. We're delighted to announce that Update 1 is available NOW, along with a 20% discount to celebrate Steam's "Going Rogue" festival!
Update 1 contains a wealth of new features for This Means Warp, including a series of unique gameplay scenarios, new ship colors, new enemies, missions, modifiers, and more. Check out the full details below.
If you've been thinking about picking up This Means Warp, now is the perfect time to jump in! Many of the new features in Update 1 are based on feedback from our community, and we'd love to hear what you want to see in Update 2. Join us on Discord to chat to the developers directly, or drop a comment on the Steam Discussions board. See you there!
Update 1 Release Notes
New Game Modes
4x Gameplay Scenarios
Test your skills in 4 curated gameplay Scenarios that challenge you to think differently about your tactics and strategy.
Each Scenario also comes with a unique Ship Tint to unlock, allowing you to customize the colors of your ship.
Custom Mode
Create your own challenge with a new Scenario Creator tool that allows you to set variables and define your own custom parameters before starting a run.
Nightmare Difficulty
Push yourself to the limit with a new infinitely scaling difficulty mode. Climb the ladder to see how far you can reach!
New Features
Crew Progression
Your crew now level up as you progress, gaining XP and developing their skills throughout a run. Recruiting crew members also now has more differentiation and variation each time you play.
New Content
Enemy Ships
The number of late-game enemy ships has been greatly expanded, with 4 new layouts (plus additional variants) to add more variety to battles towards the end of a run.
Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization in a new event mission and a new minigame!
2x New Ship Modifiers
Rain down destruction with the new Fire Ammo Ship Modifier, or defend against those pesky Fire Beams with an automated Extinguisher Ship Modifier.
And More...
Lots of bug fixes
Performance improvements
Chat filtering controls
Balance tweaks
Update 1 Patch Notes
New Features
Scenario game modes
Custom scenario mode
Nightmare difficulty
Ship colors can be customized
AI crew members level up like players
Chat filtering can be disabled
New Content
Shields Up! scenario
Power Overwhelming scenario
Double Tap scenario
Bombs Away scenario
4x enemy ship layouts
Temple Rune minigame mission
Temple Reward encounter mission
Fire Ammo ship modifier
Extinguish ship modifier
5x Steam achievements
Other
Enemy crew size increased on late-game ships
Bug fixes
Player stats not syncing after resuming online multiplayer
Steam achievements sometimes not triggering
Repeater bullets disappearing if multiple capacity upgrades installed
Shield ship mod positioned above intended target
Lots of smaller fixes
Performance improvements
EA Launch & Upcoming Content
It has been 2 weeks since This Means Warp launched into Early Access, and what a 2 weeks it has been! We wanted to say a huge thankyou to the thousands of people who have played the game, offered suggestions, or left a review for This Means Warp!
We have been watching a lot of gameplay and listening to all of your feedback. It is incredibly gratifying to see so many people enjoying the game, and there’s one comment that comes up again and again - you want MORE!
The good news is we have lots of plans for additional content during Early Access! You can check out the roadmap on the Steam page for details on the longer term, but in the short term we’re delighted to announce that UPDATE 1 WILL LAUNCH ON MAY 2ND 2022!
We’re currently finalizing exactly what we can squeeze into the update, but here’s a quick peek into the list so far:
New “Scenario” game modes
New “Custom” game mode
New crew levelling system
2x New missions
2x New ship modifiers
4x New enemy ships
New “Nightmare” difficulty
Lots of bug fixes
In the meantime, we’ve also been tweaking balancing based on your experiences with the game:
4.01 (18th March): Increased difficulty ramp for 3-4 player groups, increased health and charge speed of final boss, buffed enemy bot move speed.
4.02 (28th March): Increased difficulty of easy mode, buffed late game enemy weapons, increased frequency of unique mechanics on Boss 2 and Boss 3.
Exciting times! If you want to chat about future updates and help shape the game, join us on the Outlier Discord. See you there!
Balance Patch 4.02
Some small tweaks to balancing as a result of player feedback.
Easy Difficulty: Bot Movement modifier increased from 0.8 to 0.85 Progression Modifier increased from 0.8 to 0.85 Enemy Ammo Respawn duration decreased from 1.4 to 1.3
Boss 2: Offensive window has been reduced by 5s Health curve has been flattened reducing HP by roughly 10%
Boss 3: Timer for the primary mechanic has been reduced from 45s to 38s Overall health range increased from 50-200 to 75-270
TWO big announcements for This Means Warp!
Hi everyone,
Today we have not one, but TWO big announcements for This Means Warp!
1) Firstly, we’re incredibly excited to announce that we’re partnering with Jagex to publish the game. Jagex is famous for their $1bn+ RuneScape franchise, and bring a wealth of experience, resources, and passion to help make This Means Warp the best it possibly can be. This also provides the support required for all of our post-launch plans, so you can expect lots of new content coming down the line!
2) Secondly, set your stopwatch - we can (finally!) reveal that the game is set to be released on PC via Steam Early Access on March 17th 2022! It will cost $19.99 USD (or local equivalent), and will be available in 5 languages.
THANK YOU for your patience and support! One of the core foundations of our partnership with Jagex was our shared passion for developing games based on community feedback. We literally could not have done this without you!
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