Survival Games — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Zombies Mode Now Available | 2019-05-22 | Greetings and salutations! Survival Games v0.11.9.0 has been uploaded to early access. This build carries a huge fix list, as well as an entirely new game mode. https://media.giphy.com/media/iFPAfA8dSDmB96ghY9/giphy.gif Zombies Mode: This game mode flips the concept of battle royale upside down, with four players working together to defeat the hordes of undead instead of competing against each other. The game type takes place in the urban confines of City 26, which has been sealed behind walls. The Dynamic maps from Battle Royale are also present in Zombies Mode. Each time you play, different buildings will be present, or in different states |
| Devlog 42: Bots and Multiplayer | 2018-04-29 | Bots are coming to multiplayer, along with improvements to the matchmaking flow of Survival Games. Keep reading to find out what's going on. Building a community https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/4a2d17c9e15b08b0d98e383820223c5466d30e41.jpg When the 2014 edition of Survival Games shipped, the Xbox 360 player based simply existed from day one up until the end of XBLIG. Steam is an entirely different animal, so we at 2.0 at working on building up a larger community of active gamers. But it's a chicken and egg problem, where people want more people to play so that they as people can play against the peopl |
| Play with Devs #1 is online right now! | 2018-04-19 | We're building up the multiplayer base after Survival Game's launch into early access. Keep reading to learn the best times to play, and how to get a free copies for you or your friends! The New Kid https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/91772f5f8133c57cb6327d9d9d8f6dcd40bd9aee.jpg Survival Games is new to early access, having only released a few days ago and Battle Royale games are best with lots of players. This means the multiplayer community is in it's infancy, and we at 2.0 Studios are working to grow it! Discord Community https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/4d15b |
| Early Access begins NOW | 2018-04-11 | Today is the 10th of April 2018, launch day. As of 10:00pm, you can get a retail copy of Survival Games, at the discounted early access price. What's next? Keep reading to see what's up. Beta Winding Down: https://media.giphy.com/media/47KTjR7vs5G3rbOtP2/giphy.gif 1400 beta keys have been given out and used by the Survival Games community. We're going to be closing down the Beta gradually. This means that Beta users, and Retail users will play together for a while as we transition from private Beta to Early Access. This will be complete by the end of April. About Beta Keys: https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/82 |
| Devlog 41: Ranged Weapons | 2018-04-07 | Ranged weapons are what you really want to find in Survival Games if you want to be more than first day fodder. Keep reading to learn about four of our favourites. Battle Rifle https://imgur.com/QK2yAcj.gif Medium to long range, with a three round burst. Load this beast up with Medium bullets and prepare to wreck face. Like all guns, there are rarity variants with the rarest blasting off four rounds per burst instead of three. And yes, it is inspired by Halo 2. Flare Gun https://imgur.com/gUuOo1x.gif Yes I know, it's a nautical tool used to signal help and it's utterly useless in a Battle Royale type game. But it does deal decent damage at ra |
| Devlog 41: Ranged Weapons | 2018-04-07 | Ranged weapons are what you really want to find in Survival Games if you want to be more than first day fodder. Keep reading to learn about four of our favourites. Battle Rifle https://imgur.com/QK2yAcj.gif Medium to long range, with a three round burst. Load this beast up with Medium bullets and prepare to wreck face. Like all guns, there are rarity variants with the rarest blasting off four rounds per burst instead of three. And yes, it is inspired by Halo 2. Flare Gun https://imgur.com/gUuOo1x.gif Yes I know, it's a nautical tool used to signal help and it's utterly useless in a Battle Royale type game. But it does deal decent damage at ra |
| Devlog 40: Tracking for Advanced players + Beta Keys | 2018-04-05 | You can track other players in two ways, but most players don't know how. And we've loaded P0P-L0ck up with more Beta keys. Keep reading for the deets. Blood When hurt, all living things bleed. So when you are badly hurt, a bright red trail will be left behind. Crossing rivers and other water can hide the trail, but you really need to heal up. On the flip side, this makes hunting players and fast creatures (like cute bunnies) easier. https://imgur.com/g4tUEV4.gif Footprints Players leave behind footprints on soft terrain, such as grass. These are subtle dark spots, that can tell you if they are running or walking. Look at the spacing of the f |
| Devlog 40: Tracking for Advanced players + Beta Keys | 2018-04-05 | You can track other players in two ways, but most players don't know how. And we've loaded P0P-L0ck up with more Beta keys. Keep reading for the deets. Blood When hurt, all living things bleed. So when you are badly hurt, a bright red trail will be left behind. Crossing rivers and other water can hide the trail, but you really need to heal up. On the flip side, this makes hunting players and fast creatures (like cute bunnies) easier. https://imgur.com/g4tUEV4.gif Footprints Players leave behind footprints on soft terrain, such as grass. These are subtle dark spots, that can tell you if they are running or walking. Look at the spacing of the f |
| Devlog 39: Blue Prints and Construction | 2018-03-01 | You can now build structures in Survival Games. This is done by finding Blueprint items in loot, and then using them. Keep reading to find out how to master this new dimension to gameplay in Survival Games. https://media.giphy.com/media/jbwOyGCZdMbGTB14sU/giphy.gif Gotta go fast You don’t want to be stuck in the open placing blocks one by one while someone else takes pot shots at you. Blueprints initiate construction, and complete on their own after several seconds. This leaves you free to completely focus on your survival. Only the parts of the structure currently visible, will offer protection so stay alert until construction is complete. h |
| Devlog 39: Blue Prints and Construction | 2018-03-01 | You can now build structures in Survival Games. This is done by finding Blueprint items in loot, and then using them. Keep reading to find out how to master this new dimension to gameplay in Survival Games. https://media.giphy.com/media/jbwOyGCZdMbGTB14sU/giphy.gif Gotta go fast You don’t want to be stuck in the open placing blocks one by one while someone else takes pot shots at you. Blueprints initiate construction, and complete on their own after several seconds. This leaves you free to completely focus on your survival. Only the parts of the structure currently visible, will offer protection so stay alert until construction is complete. h |
| Devlog 38: Deadly Shield Dome | 2018-02-11 | A huge deadly wall of energy, that forces you all to fight to the last man. It's been in Survival Games since 2014, so keep reading to learn how to use it to your advantage. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/9631e2283d3a9926de19f4438eadf9230604d779.png Lethal Radius Don't leave the dome, you will die at a rate of 10 damage per 3 seconds. This prevents camping scum from clogging the game when I'm trying play like an normal person. If it's worth the risk however, you can dash out for a chest. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/811b63b785fc2cc7a06e5f37df339d5f |
| Devlog 38: Deadly Shield Dome | 2018-02-11 | A huge deadly wall of energy, that forces you all to fight to the last man. It's been in Survival Games since 2014, so keep reading to learn how to use it to your advantage. http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/9631e2283d3a9926de19f4438eadf9230604d779.png Lethal Radius Don't leave the dome, you will die at a rate of 10 damage per 3 seconds. This prevents camping scum from clogging the game when I'm trying play like an normal person. If it's worth the risk however, you can dash out for a chest. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/811b63b785fc2cc7a06e5f37df339d5f |
| Devlog 37: Chicken dinner | 2018-01-21 | Survival Games has creatures, lots of wildly different creatures that you can hunt and eat. Read on to learn about some that are in the Beta right now. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/c8f5b5e237f99fa53ae8a0315f94e79338b6acef.jpg Clucky This humble bird is an excellent source of delicious meat, that can be cooked. These are common, and won't attack you. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/771c620368e33877ebce58b9ff77c7d99284517b.jpg Howler A vicious member of the Canine family, this grey coated beastie will attack and eat you if it gets the chance. Be car |
| Devlog 37: Chicken dinner | 2018-01-21 | Survival Games has creatures, lots of wildly different creatures that you can hunt and eat. Read on to learn about some that are in the Beta right now. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/c8f5b5e237f99fa53ae8a0315f94e79338b6acef.jpg Clucky This humble bird is an excellent source of delicious meat, that can be cooked. These are common, and won't attack you. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/771c620368e33877ebce58b9ff77c7d99284517b.jpg Howler A vicious member of the Canine family, this grey coated beastie will attack and eat you if it gets the chance. Be car |
| Devlog 36 - Where to find loot | 2018-01-06 | In Survival Games, loot is essential to your survival. In this post, I'll be covering the many different ways you can get your gear in Survival Games. Wooden Chests These common chests have decent gear such as melee weapons or a gun. You can tell if one has been opened, so you don't have to run into danger to check. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/d5bae9be0acd5b3d0c537fbdc7dad6fde22d4970.png Gold, Silver and Bronze Chests These ones have better gear, like a legendary sniper rifle. But you'll need to find Bronze, silver or Gold keys to open them. Lockpicks will also open these, but will take a lon |
| Devlog 36 - Where to find loot | 2018-01-06 | In Survival Games, loot is essential to your survival. In this post, I'll be covering the many different ways you can get your gear in Survival Games. Wooden Chests These common chests have decent gear such as melee weapons or a gun. You can tell if one has been opened, so you don't have to run into danger to check. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/d5bae9be0acd5b3d0c537fbdc7dad6fde22d4970.png Gold, Silver and Bronze Chests These ones have better gear, like a legendary sniper rifle. But you'll need to find Bronze, silver or Gold keys to open them. Lockpicks will also open these, but will take a lon |
| Devlog 34 - Beta now open, Get your key | 2017-12-27 | The Survival Games Battle Royale beta is now open. Speak to our Discord bot, POP-L0CK to request a beta key. More detail within. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/718da33ec777fb8bc39c78bcfdaf249439afb37b.png You will need a Beta key to access the Beta, and these are free. Over on our Discord channel, I've written a bot that can hand them out. Say this to the Bot: @POP-L0K I volunteer as tribute He'll DM you a key, and the instructions on how to use it. This is a small Beta, and we want to work closely with those of you who participate. Multiplayer will be turned off from time to time, if we find a |
| Devlog 34 - Beta now open, Get your key | 2017-12-27 | The Survival Games Battle Royale beta is now open. Speak to our Discord bot, POP-L0CK to request a beta key. More detail within. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/718da33ec777fb8bc39c78bcfdaf249439afb37b.png You will need a Beta key to access the Beta, and these are free. Over on our Discord channel, I've written a bot that can hand them out. Say this to the Bot: @POP-L0K I volunteer as tribute He'll DM you a key, and the instructions on how to use it. This is a small Beta, and we want to work closely with those of you who participate. Multiplayer will be turned off from time to time, if we find a |
| Devlog 33 - The Battle Box | 2017-12-10 | In this post, I'll be discussing the spawning system of Survival Games and how it effects the early part of the game. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/f1e7ef25da434088d68bdfe61f9516979282877e.png The Battle Box, is a shipping crate with some jet engines slapped on the side by the A.C.R.O.N.Y.M corporation. Players begin each round onboard, and can jump out while the Battle Box flies over random trajectories of the island. After you jump, there is skydiving stage that lasts about a minute. If you angle down, you'll hit the ground sooner. If go for distance, and deploy your glider with you'll take m |
| Devlog 33 - The Battle Box | 2017-12-10 | In this post, I'll be discussing the spawning system of Survival Games and how it effects the early part of the game. http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/f1e7ef25da434088d68bdfe61f9516979282877e.png The Battle Box, is a shipping crate with some jet engines slapped on the side by the A.C.R.O.N.Y.M corporation. Players begin each round onboard, and can jump out while the Battle Box flies over random trajectories of the island. After you jump, there is skydiving stage that lasts about a minute. If you angle down, you'll hit the ground sooner. If go for distance, and deploy your glider with you'll take m |
| A Delay! | 2017-12-05 | We're now launching December 28! http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/350e72ada7dfe2d1e233b2733aa7f053bb68b798.png 2.0 Studios has been making games for over eight years now, but this is our very first Steam game. We misunderstood the submission process, and accidentally delayed our own game. Right now, Survival Games is in the first review stage. Our mistake was not doing this one month ago when we were showing Survival Games off at PAX Melbourne. This means that Survival Games won't spend long as a "coming soon" game, and will have launch date later than expected while we wait for the Valve team to |
| A Delay! | 2017-12-05 | We're now launching December 28! http://cdn.edgecast.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/8226098/350e72ada7dfe2d1e233b2733aa7f053bb68b798.png 2.0 Studios has been making games for over eight years now, but this is our very first Steam game. We misunderstood the submission process, and accidentally delayed our own game. Right now, Survival Games is in the first review stage. Our mistake was not doing this one month ago when we were showing Survival Games off at PAX Melbourne. This means that Survival Games won't spend long as a "coming soon" game, and will have launch date later than expected while we wait for the Valve team to |
| Devlog 32: Combat (Guns, Melee and throwing) | 2017-11-30 | Wrecking face, hearing the lamentations of their women and driving your blade into them is the best part of Survival Games. So in this post, I'll talk about guns, melee weapons and nasty things you throw at other people. https://i1.wp.com/www.CraftWorldGame.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/DEBUG-Survival-Games-29_11_2017-11_26_24-AM.png Onwards to glory! Guns are what you really want to get your hands on in Survival Games. The guns in Survival games require you to find ammo, and a few special guns even have multiple ammo types. These include incendiary shells for the shotgun, and explosive arrows for the bow. Survival Games draws inspiration fr |
| Devlog 32: Combat (Guns, Melee and throwing) | 2017-11-30 | Wrecking face, hearing the lamentations of their women and driving your blade into them is the best part of Survival Games. So in this post, I'll talk about guns, melee weapons and nasty things you throw at other people. https://i1.wp.com/www.CraftWorldGame.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/DEBUG-Survival-Games-29_11_2017-11_26_24-AM.png Onwards to glory! Guns are what you really want to get your hands on in Survival Games. The guns in Survival games require you to find ammo, and a few special guns even have multiple ammo types. These include incendiary shells for the shotgun, and explosive arrows for the bow. Survival Games draws inspiration fr |
| Devlog 31: Hunger and Sleep | 2017-11-30 | In this post, I’ll be covering some of the Survival aspects of the environment that can be just as challenging as the other players you are up against. Specifically, Hunger and Sleep. https://i1.wp.com/www.CraftWorldGame.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CookingMeat.png Let’s get into it! You can equip powerful weapons and thick armor, but without adequate sustenance this is not enough. Simple fruits such as berries can be foraged for in the wilderness as they grow on trees or on bushes. Better than these, are the man made supplies you will find in buildings. These buildings attract players, so keep this risk in mind. https://i2.wp.com/www.Craft |
| Devlog 31: Hunger and Sleep | 2017-11-30 | In this post, I’ll be covering some of the Survival aspects of the environment that can be just as challenging as the other players you are up against. Specifically, Hunger and Sleep. https://i1.wp.com/www.CraftWorldGame.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CookingMeat.png Let’s get into it! You can equip powerful weapons and thick armor, but without adequate sustenance this is not enough. Simple fruits such as berries can be foraged for in the wilderness as they grow on trees or on bushes. Better than these, are the man made supplies you will find in buildings. These buildings attract players, so keep this risk in mind. https://i2.wp.com/www.Craft |
| MIGW and December 7 Early Access | 2017-11-30 | This is devlog 30 for Survival Games, and I'll be covering our recent appearance at PAX in Melbourne. You can keep reading, or check out the Devlog video. It's got Jarryd, one of devs (Netcode programmer) reading this post with some Zombies mode in the background. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mba-xJlbrzA Down here in Australia, we have something called Melbourne International Games week. It is ten day event that draws over sixty thousand people. There are industry, educational and consumer gaming activities and events. The Penny Arcade Expo runs at the end of this, and goes for three days. We at 2.0 Studios were offered a last second place |
| MIGW and December 7 Early Access | 2017-11-30 | This is devlog 30 for Survival Games, and I'll be covering our recent appearance at PAX in Melbourne. You can keep reading, or check out the Devlog video. It's got Jarryd, one of devs (Netcode programmer) reading this post with some Zombies mode in the background. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mba-xJlbrzA Down here in Australia, we have something called Melbourne International Games week. It is ten day event that draws over sixty thousand people. There are industry, educational and consumer gaming activities and events. The Penny Arcade Expo runs at the end of this, and goes for three days. We at 2.0 Studios were offered a last second place |
| Devlog 29 - Zombies, tributes and PAX | 2017-11-30 | Survival Games will be coming to Early Access on December 7, 2017 Since the time of our last writing, Survival Games has undergone a massive transformation. It includes not just one mode of play, but four. There is also now 8 maps instead of one. If you're one of the cool kids heading off to PAX Melbourne next weekend, you can check us out in the PAX Rising section where we will be running four player rounds of Survival Games! So let's break down the game modes this fantastic new build of Survival Games has: BATTLE ROYALE MODE: This is the flagship gametype. Inspired by the 2000 movie of the same name, and the Hunger Games movie/book series, |
| Devlog 29 - Zombies, tributes and PAX | 2017-11-30 | Survival Games will be coming to Early Access on December 7, 2017 Since the time of our last writing, Survival Games has undergone a massive transformation. It includes not just one mode of play, but four. There is also now 8 maps instead of one. If you're one of the cool kids heading off to PAX Melbourne next weekend, you can check us out in the PAX Rising section where we will be running four player rounds of Survival Games! So let's break down the game modes this fantastic new build of Survival Games has: BATTLE ROYALE MODE: This is the flagship gametype. Inspired by the 2000 movie of the same name, and the Hunger Games movie/book series, |