Evolvation — patch notes and updates
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Dated developer announcements recorded from Steam. Open the source for the complete update.
| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| Permanent 90% off multiplayer Space shooter | 2021-09-06 | Hey gamers, It has been a while since we have posted an update. It has been hard for us making the game a success. It has one clear reason: We have a multiplayer game, however there are not many players due to the price. Since the only thing we want at this stage is to let people enjoy the game on which we have worked on for many years. We know that we are not getting much worthy revenue, however that is not important for us anymore. We just want people to be able to play the game with others and enjoy their time. Therefore I've decided to make a permanent price change to the minimum amount we were able to choose. We hope that with this decis |
| Winners known of the first tournament (Cash-prize, keys, giftcards and more) | 2020-07-12 | Hey all, Good job everyone! FIRST PLACE: @Fireeagle £10 + evo key SECOND PLACE: @RA2lover £5 + evo key + mystery key THIRD PLACE: @Juri £5 + evo key ALL OTHER PARTICIPANTS WILL ALSO RECIVE A RUNNER UP PRIZE! will be in contact shortly Hope you all had fun and we will be hosting the same again in about a months time (a little more organised this time! (earlier time + actual sign up) View the stream of the video here on Twitch. Also, join our Discord and sign up to win a key! Only 5 and a half hour left to join the giveawaybot in the announcement tab. Happy flying and see you guys in space. Kind regads, Eric and the rest of the team. |
| Tournament starting soon and win prizes | 2020-07-11 | See the link for the countdown timer here https://countingdownto.com/?c=3107964 Hope everyone's doing OK and staying safe out there! We will be hosting a tournament soon around 6-7PM GMT on one of the coming weekends (waiting on response) Prizes are #1 £10 gift for anywhere you like + a Evo key for a friend #2 £5 gift card anywhere you like + a Evo key for a friend #3 a Evo key for a friend (Cash Prizes may also be redeemed on PayPal if needed) As soon as we get enough peeps together we will set a date in stone. If times aren't ideal please say something and we can work something out! React to this message to sign up! If enough people show in |
| Void - The community based suggested map | 2020-03-21 | Hi there loners, It is empty in space isn't it? However strange, I've heard some of you guys like it so much that some of the community suggested to make a Void map. That is why I've started the development of the experimental map in which nearly no objects present to flamboyantly crash your ship in (basically for noobs ːsteammockingː). For map reference and orientation I've added a massive asteroid in the middle of the map. Also to make the void more dark and mysterious I've chosen to create and add a very cool fog effect. I am busy finalizing some things and I hope soon we can have a test-run on the map. The idea is quite cool. It gives a n |
| Corona special release | 2020-03-19 | Dear Hoarders, The future of real value is obviously in POOP paper. We just launched our Corona special where the new currency is Toilet paper. Do you want to buy a new spaceship? Sure! Just gather some TP! With this event we also introduced a XP multiplier and Toilet paper multiplier! Since it has more value you are able to gather a lot more! Be sure to look out for other hoarders, they probably shoot you for steeling their loot. Contact me via Discord and the rest of the growing community! Good look out there and have fun! Kind regards, Eric PS. With this release we have fixed some bugs and updated a few things. e.g. In-game UI is updated. |
| Staying at home discount | 2020-03-18 | Hi there Aliens, How’s staying at home? I'm sure you are bored as hell and am interested in spending your time casually shooting everything you see in space with massive explosions, lasers, mines and chaos. Luckily I am here for you. So I've decided to give a massive discount so you guys are able to try the new release of the game! Have fun! It was time for a rebrand of Evolvation. I have just updated Evolvation to version 3.0. With this version I would like to give Evolvation a new start! I am proud to say that with 3.0 released, the game has gained a performance increase of over 40%, package size is reduced by 200% and nearly all known bugs |
| The new Evolvation Launched - Time for a free weekend! | 2019-06-21 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25939822/d2f6bd81195534831d5f847b830ab4864aea1cad.jpg Dear Aliens, How’s space? It was time for a rebrand of Evolvation. I have just updated Evolvation to version 3.0. With this version I would like to give Evolvation a new start! This rebrand is the work of the entire community that we have gained after our mistake which let to 2 million free downloads in one day! We would like to thank you all for your support. I am proud to say that with 3.0 released, the game has gained a performance increase of over 80%, package size is reduced by 200% and nearly all known bugs are fixed. |
| Experimental release competitive gaming | 2019-02-18 | Hello there community, A few months ago I started with overhauling Evolvation. First step for me was to revise the keys in the circulation. This led to the accidental ban of activated keys. As you all know, this was never the intention. To fix the mistake I made the game free to be permanently added to the library. Crazy enough this had lead to two million downloads within a couple of days and overloaded our servers. This unexpected explosion of the game was never intended. We were not ready at all and the game was far from finished! Unfortunately this had led to some negative reviews which I hoped to avoid since we knew that there were some |
| Update on new developments | 2019-02-17 | Hello there, Small update here: Since the last couple of months we have gathered a lot of feedback from our community setup on Discord. Based on the input of the community we have redesigned the game and will publish a new experimental branch tomorrow for testing purposes only. If you would like to help test the game out, feel free to join our Discord community and participate within the community developments! So you will hear more from me tomorrow. Kind regards, Eric |
| Small update on developments | 2018-10-27 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25939822/07c8a2254c8c9c19685609e1b1e819cb670863a6.jpg Hey all, Just wanted to give you guys a small update:Upgrades:. After gaining a massive amount of very positive feedback and great suggestions about the proposed gamemodel, Jacob and I started today with designing and implementing the new model! We do not know how long this will take since we have to change a lot like setting up new datamodels, change the UI logic etc. etc. but ofcourse we will keep you up-to-date. When we are ready we want to share this experimental branch with you guys to test it out! We want to thank you |
| Party! Evolvation 2.3 released | 2018-10-21 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25939822/74b744dc6bbaaef52de3598dc2405fa1cb7bddd6.jpg Bonjour les pilotes, We have two huge features this release which were requested a lot by our community: Joystick support and support for several languages. Read below for a more in detail update. Main features: * Joystick support (experimental) - Still experimental, since we feel this still has to be tuned. Please test it and let us know your ideas on how to improve this further. - Default bindings for Thrustmaster T-Flight Hotas included - For other joysticks keybinds can be set in the options menu. If you like to get the |
| Get in touch with the developers and the community by joining our official Discord Server | 2018-10-15 | Hello there, The game is really starting to become more and more popular and we are establishing a fine community. I got a lot of questions about how people can get in personal contact with me or how to contribute to the game. In order to keep in contact and establish a great community together I have created a Discord Server. Here we people talking about creating new 3D models, Compositing Music, Translating the game for Localization, Filling bug reports and suggest new features and of course have fun an play together! So if you want to get in casual contact with the developers (Jacob and me), get in touch with the community, contribute or w |
| Just overhauled the controls | 2018-10-10 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25939822/d2f6bd81195534831d5f847b830ab4864aea1cad.jpg Hi all, Thank you all for your continuous feedback. I tried to listen to it as much as possible and just released a massive update on the controls. For instance, the mouse now has drag in it and does not instantly stop. Also, all spaceships are being upgraded with improved rotation speeds and maneuverability. This update also includes some bug fixes here and their like a bug wherein configurations could not be properly selected. Please let me know what you think. Greetings, Eric PS. Also created a Discord server: https://di |
| Evolvation 2.1 launched | 2018-10-10 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25939822/c4a4d3ec12cb2d776ddb069da433262896ecdab7.jpg Hi guys, I just updated Evolvation to version 2.1. I got a lot of request to make the game 60FPS, so I did. I hope you guys enjoy it. Furthermore we solved a lot of bugs like issue with map loading and crashes during map switching. These are fixed now. We also encountered focus issues with the mouse. As we tested and community confirmed, these are all solved. Besides that I upgraded the servers a bit so we are able to handle more requests. It is however still possible to encounter issues due to overload. Hope this makes you |
| Thank you | 2018-10-09 | Hi there supporters, My name is Eric Ruts. Together with a good friend I have created a game called Evolvation. During this exciting, but also exhausting two year development period, we finally launched the game out of early access. This is when we started to realize that the gaming market is undergoing an "indiepocalypse". There was sadly no way that the game would get anything near the attention and the amount of required players for a successful multiplayer game. This was a major down set for us since our only goal was to let people enjoy themselves by playing a fun multiplayer to play with friends. Since my motivation is purely to create |
| Servers overloaded, cannot loggin or select spaceships | 2018-10-09 | Hi there, Concurrent logins are exploding!:Explosion_Blast: My server is not made for 180k people logging in at the same time so the servers are overloaded. You will encounter issues like not be able to log in (or long login times). And if you are logged in you probably cannot see any spaceships since they are loaded from the datebase. I am sorry for the inconvience. In the meantime we are upgrading the servers but we cannot act in a matter of hours. We hope this is fixed within 24 hours! I also expect a lot less concurrent logins at that time. I do not have the money (or receiving any) to setup a server which is able to process 180k concurre |
| Evolvation 2.0 Launched | 2018-10-08 | https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25939822/57bc4135f6d5356370003a35e8c9d3223629a98a.jpg Dear Aliens, How’s space? It was time for a rebrand of Evolvation. I have just updated Evolvation to version 2.0. With this version I would like to give Evolvation a new start! I am proud to say that with 2.0 released, the game has gained a performance increase of over 40%, package size is reduced by 200% and nearly all known bugs are fixed. The Rebrand of Evolvation also means that I am producing new content! For instance, I have planned to release two new maps, a new gamemode, Linux support and more! To celebrate this new |
| Game made temporarily free | 2018-10-08 | Update: 17:56 GMT 8 October: Hi there Pilots, I've had contact with Steam and we decided to make the game temporarily free of now regarding the accidental key ban. So you are able to add it to your library. Hopes this helps you guys out and solves the issue. I am losing big time here, but I did this so the issue is being solved. I am sorry for the inconvenience. Feel free to add the game to your library! Hope to see you guys in game soon! Greetings, Eric Just a hobbyist PS. Tutorial does not work, forgot to include the maps in the package. Currently updating the game. Also, making mouse controls default. Another PS. Server is overloaded due t |
| Accidental revokes keys explanation, please view my updates here: | 2018-10-01 | Note: Latest update last First update after couple of minutes after accidental revoke: Hi there! The developer here. I am trying to rebrand the game, have a lot of updates ready etc. But a lot of games are being sold illegally. So i just tried the "ban keys options" but it was a mistake that also some activated keys got banned (Just happened). I want to make it up to you guys. Does anyone have a suggestion on how to fix it? Honest mistake, Eric ---- Update 10 minutes later: - I have setup the mail: steamgiftskey@hyperreuts.com where you are able to request a key. - I have asked Valve for new keys -- I have asked Valve to undo the ban - I will |
| Official release of Evolvation! | 2017-02-06 | Hi there pilots!:Spaceship_Ride: The official release of Evolvation is finally there! With a team of just two people we wanted to bring you a great multiplayer experience in the form of a space shooter where you can fly your own ship. We got to talk to a lot of people from the community here on steam, visitors of the FirstLook festival and many others during the past months. So far it has been a great privilege to be able to do this and we hope you enjoyed it in the meantime! The last couple of months have been quite intensive for the two of us, since we wanted the final release to be great! We worked hard on some of the latest features of th |
| Official release of Evolvation! | 2017-02-06 | Hi there pilots!ːSpaceship_Rideː The official release of Evolvation is finally there! With a team of just two people we wanted to bring you a great multiplayer experience in the form of a space shooter where you can fly your own ship. We got to talk to a lot of people from the community here on steam, visitors of the FirstLook festival and many others during the past months. So far it has been a great privilege to be able to do this and we hope you enjoyed it in the meantime! The last couple of months have been quite intensive for the two of us, since we wanted the final release to be great! We worked hard on some of the latest features of th |
| Upcoming official release | 2017-01-28 | Hi pilots, Since 23 August 2016 Evolvation has been available on steam as an early access game. The last couple of months we made a lot of improvements to the original game such as bots, controller support, stability improvements and many more! Due to these changes the game is now in good state which is stable and most importantly fun to play! That is why we have decided to release the game on the 6th of February. The final release will add some highly desired features from our community to the game, so stay tuned! Note that we will keep improving the game to improve stability, fix bugs and more. Fly safe! Kind regards, Jacob Kooijman On beha |
| Upcoming official release | 2017-01-28 | Hi pilots, Since 23 August 2016 Evolvation has been available on steam as an early access game. The last couple of months we made a lot of improvements to the original game such as bots, controller support, stability improvements and many more! Due to these changes the game is now in good state which is stable and most importantly fun to play! That is why we have decided to release the game on the 6th of February. The final release will add some highly desired features from our community to the game, so stay tuned! Note that we will keep improving the game to improve stability, fix bugs and more. Fly safe! Kind regards, Jacob Kooijman On beha |
| Improved stability and Linux support! | 2017-01-14 | Hi Pilots, The last few weeks we have been busy adding support for Linux and improving the overall stability of the game. We always wanted to support Linux, since we think that Linux users are still a very relevant user group and should be able to play this game. We did test our Linux build quite extensively, but there could be issues regarding Linux that wouldn't occur on a Windows environment, please report them on our bug report forum if you encounter any! During playtesting we noticed some big issues for users with mediocre internet connections, hence we tried to improve the network performance of the game. For technical enthousiasts it m |
| Improved stability and Linux support! | 2017-01-14 | Hi Pilots, The last few weeks we have been busy adding support for Linux and improving the overall stability of the game. We always wanted to support Linux, since we think that Linux users are still a very relevant user group and should be able to play this game. We did test our Linux build quite extensively, but there could be issues regarding Linux that wouldn't occur on a Windows environment, please report them on our bug report forum if you encounter any! During playtesting we noticed some big issues for users with mediocre internet connections, hence we tried to improve the network performance of the game. For technical enthousiasts it m |
| Critical bugs fixed! | 2016-12-17 | Hi there! We are most sorry for the inconvenience any bugs have caused. But we are happy to announce most of them are now fixed and the game is fully playable! For instance, the initial data was not enough to buy a Spaceship. Due to a fault within our data model new players were not able to play at all:Explosion_Blast:. This issue has come to us by the player Anti-Ant. We are most thankful for his help and would like to thank him very very much for reporting this issue. Also, most replication issues are now fixed and games can be joined and hosted without any problem (Nearly always). A good tip: If you are hosting a game, do not stream 2K vid |
| Critical bugs fixed! | 2016-12-17 | Hi there! We are most sorry for the inconvenience any bugs have caused. But we are happy to announce most of them are now fixed and the game is fully playable! For instance, the initial data was not enough to buy a Spaceship. Due to a fault within our data model new players were not able to play at allːExplosion_Blastː. This issue has come to us by the player Anti-Ant. We are most thankful for his help and would like to thank him very very much for reporting this issue. Also, most replication issues are now fixed and games can be joined and hosted without any problem (Nearly always). A good tip: If you are hosting a game, do not stream 2K vid |
| Update and critical issues | 2016-12-14 | Hi there Pilots! Some very important issues:Explosion_Blast: are fixed in an incremental update. However, some other very critical issues are present regarding our host/client model. Untill the next update, we advise you not to join any games, only host them. Happy flying:Spaceship_Ride: and with the kindest regards, Eric Ruts On behalf of the HyperReuts team PS. Don't forget to make a configuration in your hangar environment! If you do not know how, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZAX5xWNQKo&t |
| Update and critical issues | 2016-12-14 | Hi there Pilots! Some very important issuesːExplosion_Blastː are fixed in an incremental update. However, some other very critical issues are present regarding our host/client model. Untill the next update, we advise you not to join any games, only host them. Happy flyingːSpaceship_Rideː and with the kindest regards, Eric Ruts On behalf of the HyperReuts team PS. Don't forget to make a configuration in your hangar environment! If you do not know how, please see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZAX5xWNQKo&t |
| Evolvation 1.0.3 is here: Class abilities, Tutorials | 2016-12-14 | http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/25939822/e8d100b8737e82e2c704f8aad9a8b0179ab5429c.jpg Hi there Pilots! Another major update for Evolvation! Version 1.0.3 is here and includes lots of improvements! For instance, the community gave us feedback about that the controls could be hard to learn and asked for a tutorial. We are happy to announce that the requested tutorial is present within this version! The tutorial includes the basics of flying up to how to configure your own spaceship. Furthermore, all the class abilities are now present! Each spaceship has a primary and a secondary class ability. The class abi |