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New patch, no volcano, October focus!

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Valrak Valrak Arch Cardinal Superior

New post up over on Steam by @Oveur

http://steamcommunity.com/games/375230/announcements/detail/593738331822920328

I'm back from my lightning trip "home" to Iceland, which consisted of getting to know a lot of people intimately with plastic gloves in security and immigration, then meeting my son and daughter, dad's 60th birthday and then more plastic glove experiences. On the way home, you pervert.

I was hoping Hekla would erupt and ground all flights to extend my vacation a little bit but then thought that might be a little selfish of me. Besides, plastic gloves.

Anywho, onto the important things to make sure you know we're still here fixing, improving and expanding.

First off, new patch is in final testing today. Cross your tentacles as we fire off a candidate build today because it would mean a patch before the weekend. Patch notes are being built and you'll notice balancing, fixes, overall more wargear, fixes, quality of life improvements, fixes and just general improvements. No one big huge thing as that's saved for the monthly updates. Well, with some exceptions.

Which brings me to the October focus of the team, who moved off this fix patch a while ago when it went into stabilization and testing and started work on the next fix patch. That's how we do it here.

We have a focus and we try to achieve as much as we can within those categories. We also have a theme for the big monthly updates but generally, our monthly focus is set based on feedback and the state of the game and what needs fixing. That's why we can't tell you exactly what's happening in November quite yet. The highlights for October, which are not all inclusive, are:

• Store, Supply Crate and Character Progression: More cheap wargear, bundle and even some free stuff for customization. This is inline with our policy of not being pay to win. With the lack and mix of wargear available from these 3 sources, some of them incorrectly set, you can easily get that perception. This also means balancing the contents of the above and what comes out of these 3 respective channels. This work never ends.

• Campaigns: This is the system which works with the World Map and ties everything together. Faction goals. Personal goals. Guild goals. PVE goals. They then tie into the World Wap and you'll see these be added progressively over time. It's probably the feature we cried the most about not being ready at launch but it's first iteration is just around the corner.

• Balancing: Game balancing between factions, weapons and wargear. This never ends, as we continue deploying in every patch more balancing to combat.

• Menu Flow: Inventory screen, store vs loadout flow, etc. making it all more easy, intuitive and clear. While we usually call this "Quality of life" the focus is on the menu flow right now as a part of that.

• Eldar and Orks animation polish: More polish on them. We got those animations late and we're polishing them more along with starting work on uhm ... well, we'll talk about that on Twitch on Friday 2PM EST.

And of course, always fixing. That's it for now from us, as we continue to work towards our dreams. I believe some of them we have in common. We'll see.

Ave, crusaders.

Nathanstillabitjetlagged
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Valrak, Oct 5, 2016

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God Emperor Hulk Hogan Dreadspectre Well-Known Member

Dat Ork wagon...

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Dreadspectre, Oct 5, 2016

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Laentis Diolux Cplex First Blood!

Dreadspectre said: ↑

Dat Ork wagon...
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...needs some melta bombs (looks great though).

Cplex, Oct 5, 2016

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ThillyGooth ThillyGooth First Blood!

It's bootiful!

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ThillyGooth, Oct 5, 2016

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Hell Grunt Hell_Grunt Menial

even some free stuff for customization.
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Trying to bribe the masses even further now, are we?

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Hell_Grunt, Oct 5, 2016

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Kang Kang First Blood!

You orks are going to drive some people over arent you? this vehicle seems perfectly fine for that.

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Kang, Oct 5, 2016

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Redthirst Redthirst Eternal Battles Moderator

Hopefully, the menu flow updates will make Warparties less of a pain to make.

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Redthirst, Oct 5, 2016

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Nimrock Nimrock Well-Known Member

If this is new tank for orks not just new skin for current this means they are probably working on land raiders for LSM/CSM. Wonder what they will plan for eldar? Their transports are already implemented.
So what? Cobra?

Nimrock, Oct 5, 2016

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Kalenath Kalenath Subordinate

Battlewagon with Dethrolla... NICE

But that means I want my Land Raider! NOW! Don't make me wake the Wolf Lord! He gets GRUMPY when he doesn't get his beauty sleep.

Kalenath, Oct 5, 2016

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Valrak Valrak Arch Cardinal Superior

I'm going to enjoy melta bombing that Wagon into orbit

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Valrak, Oct 5, 2016

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