Crowfall Updates Thread

JamesGoblin

"How pledgemeter just jumped for quarter of a million" and other stories can be found in Founders' Update: Year-End Wrap-Up.

mmogamerlover

Are you planning on keeping this thread updated?

JamesGoblin

mmogamerlover said:

Are you planning on keeping this thread updated?

@mmogamerlover I made this since I didn't want to spam with new threads after each CF update (you know how frequent they are), and I'll be updating it from time to time...well, theorethically at least, I can't guarantee that.

It's something anybody can do, of course - by just checking Crowfall news page (Crowfall site --> Articles --> News).

Meantime, we had another hint at the mysterious December reveal!?

JamesGoblin

Another day, another reveal hint...

JamesGoblin

Oh, by the way...

JamesGoblin

The final tease...?

Arkade99

Nah, they'll probably give more hints tomorrow and Wednesday and then reveal it on Thursday.

JamesGoblin

But of course, just "The final tease...?" sounds more fancy "3 more days.../yawn"

JamesGoblin

Tests will resume much quicker than we expected - Founders' Update: Playtests resume January 6.

PS with some lag, massively OP also has an article on vessels.

JamesGoblin

Another piece of lore is out - Kronos the Watcher, Lord of Time.



And BTW, we are in the final 24 hours.

Franciscourant

The 13th and final God reveal :  Maeve, Empress of the Sea

"Maeve swore to end the Earth Mother, and—even in the wake of Gaea’s death—seems tireless in her efforts to destroy her. The waves are her troops – an eternal procession of soldiers sent to assault Gaea’s domain, to crumble rock and stone and pull the earth beneath the ocean’s surface."

JamesGoblin

New archetype for incoming test session - Archetype Focus: The Ranger.

JamesGoblin

Illara, the Mother of Cats is revealed, completing the Crowfall Pantheon.

FlyByKnight

I honestly trust these guys with all the systems... except the combat. If they can get the physics to look and feel more weighted and less floaty I'd feel way better about it.

JamesGoblin

FlyByKnight said:

I honestly trust these guys with all the systems... except the combat. If they can get the physics to look and feel more weighted and less floaty I'd feel way better about it.

@FlyByKnight Indeed; I guess it's floaty simply due to quite early iterations of controller, general responsiveness and likely all kinds of other technical stuff I don't even know the name of.

Franciscourant

FlyByKnight said:

I honestly trust these guys with all the systems... except the combat. If they can get the physics to look and feel more weighted and less floaty I'd feel way better about it.

I'm concerned with the combat too, but the devs seem to realize that it's not satisfying for now and they need to keep working until it feels good. With a better responsiveness of the controller, as JamesGoblin mentions, it should be easier to land our attacks. Once it's implemented correctly, developers should have a clearer idea of what works and what doesn't in the combat.

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January Q&A with Thomas Blair, Design Lead, and J Todd Coleman, Creative director answering questions about character movement, artificial boundaries, changes that come with playtesting and choice of god.

JamesGoblin

New EK Parcels Builder FAQ

JamesGoblin

Fly on the Wall: Castle Building, Part 1:

JamesGoblin

Fly on the Wall, parts 2&3:






A Murder of Crows: Vlad Judys

"He came to the US from Lithuania with his wife and four suitcases. Prepare to be inspired by Principal Engineer Vlad Judys' remarkable success story."

JamesGoblin

Ranger update with new gear, weapons and some early animations (Rangers will be added in March tests).

JamesGoblin

Finally, client controller is going live!

There is much more info inside, say - general testing schedule and IGN mentioning Crowfall as one of their most anticipated.

JamesGoblin

Couple new images and new info on world building, together with Massively OP interview and a new video:

JamesGoblin

Couple words about modern server tech, clouds and stuff: Austin to Australia: Server Setup Magic.



PS the "discuss" link upthere is broken, here is the right one.

JamesGoblin

Finally, here is the long awaited First look: Ranger powers & UI.

JamesGoblin

Some more Ranger (and overall) combat fine tuning - Tweaks and Balances.

JamesGoblin

Go, Go, Ranger Powers!