Battlefield Briefing 5/08/15

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Latest Servo Build: 295


Release Candidate 0

The infamous RC0.  A Release Candidate (RC) is a version of the game that goes through a bunch of testing with the thought that it could be the version of the game that goes out to the public, either as a patch/update or as the final version of the game that is sold.  You may have read something about RC0 this week in the forums or on Twitter.  We are working on an update for the Alpha version of Servo that the Founders are playing right now.

What's in the update?

Our change notes are shown in the game, but for those curious we'll get a list of the changes together when the update is ready to go and post them.  Needless to say there are changes based on Founder feedback, things we're trying out with Drones, and "balance" changes.  There's also other content like new art (building art!!), a very early version of a new map, and more.

When will the update be coming out?

Next week if all goes as planned.  ...things rarely goes as planned -  which is why there is usually an RC1, RC2, RC3, etc - so we'll update everyone if that changes.


Servo's Arsenal

Servo's deadly arsenal of weapons has been growing steadily.  Concept Artist Andy Cotnam has been steadily adding wonderful looking tools of destruction to our list of things that need to get modeled and textured.  I can't wait to try out some Flamethrowers.  Check out some of his work below.

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Reply #1 from Stardock Forums Top

Thanks. Too short, but interesting. Is the grapling claw going to pull the target in close range ? So, can we have on sword and one grapling equipped at same time ??

Reply #2 from Stardock Forums Top

The idea is that, yes, the Grappling Claw would pull the target towards you.  Good for maybe finishing off an escaping enemy or yanking one of your allies out of harms way.  The finer details on how it would work still need to be ironed out.

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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top

So is it looking like the update will be this week?

I'm excited to try out the new parts even if it means starting over again.