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Badiya Alpha 1.9.6 is now LIVE! The Falcon Update

Hello everyone, Badiya Alpha 1.9.6 is now live and features many fixes and improvements to the gameplay experience with a main feature addition of Falcons.

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changedBadiya Alpha 1.9.6 is now live and features many fixes and improvements to the gameplay experience with a main feature addition of Falcons.
changedFalcons are an integral part of the Bedouin culture and are used mainly for hunting. If you recall our reveal trailer, the very first segment was of a falcon unleashed by its owner to hunt a rabbit. Now we implemented this in the gameplay mix.
addedThrough the Falcon Merchant found in Bedouin Camps, you can now buy or sell falcons of different breeds and value (uniquely named) and unleash them and take control of them in the sky. You can use them to Tag targets and either hurt/distract them if they are a big enemy or kill them if they are smaller preys like rabbits.
addedYou can also use the new Tagging feature to mark and track potential targets for the player. This tagging system will be later expanded upon in the following Alpha to support Scopes and Binoculars as well.
addedFalcons can be equipped from the new "Animals" sub-category in the inventory and this will open the way for adding future companion animals such as owned horses, camels and greyhounds.
changedGAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS:

Badiya: Desert Survival changes

changedBadiya Alpha 1.9.6 is now live and features many fixes and improvements to the gameplay experience with a main feature addition of Falcons.
changedFalcons are an integral part of the Bedouin culture and are used mainly for hunting. If you recall our reveal trailer, the very first segment was of a falcon unleashed by its owner to hunt a rabbit. Now we implemented this in the gameplay mix.
addedThrough the Falcon Merchant found in Bedouin Camps, you can now buy or sell falcons of different breeds and value (uniquely named) and unleash them and take control of them in the sky. You can use them to Tag targets and either hurt/distract them if they are a big enemy or kill them if they are smaller preys like rabbits.
addedYou can also use the new Tagging feature to mark and track potential targets for the player. This tagging system will be later expanded upon in the following Alpha to support Scopes and Binoculars as well.
addedFalcons can be equipped from the new "Animals" sub-category in the inventory and this will open the way for adding future companion animals such as owned horses, camels and greyhounds.

Badiya Alpha 1.9.6 is now live and features many fixes and improvements to the gameplay experience with a main feature addition of Falcons.

  • FALCONS:

Falcons are an integral part of the Bedouin culture and are used mainly for hunting. If you recall our reveal trailer, the very first segment was of a falcon unleashed by its owner to hunt a rabbit. Now we implemented this in the gameplay mix.

Through the Falcon Merchant found in Bedouin Camps, you can now buy or sell falcons of different breeds and value (uniquely named) and unleash them and take control of them in the sky. You can use them to Tag targets and either hurt/distract them if they are a big enemy or kill them if they are smaller preys like rabbits.

You can also use the new Tagging feature to mark and track potential targets for the player. This tagging system will be later expanded upon in the following Alpha to support Scopes and Binoculars as well.

Falcons can be equipped from the new "Animals" sub-category in the inventory and this will open the way for adding future companion animals such as owned horses, camels and greyhounds.

Once you equip a falcon, enter aiming mode and press fire to unleash the falcon and take control of it.

  • GAMEPLAY IMPROVEMENTS:

  • We now show the possible actions you can do when you are riding a horse/camel or a vehicle or flying a falcon on the left side of the screen. This brings attention to features that can be overlooked by the player such as the ability to turn on the lights of a vehicle or that camels have an inventory on them.

  • You can now switch the camera shoulder even when not aiming a weapon (Thanks to @Nine_K for the suggestion)

  • Upon death, a dialog window will be shown explaining what will happen next (permadeath, reloading with some items missing, etc..) depending on what the user selected.

  • More wood from trees

  • Ensure there are two water wells in every village.

  • Fixed issues related to the saving/loading system.

  • Adjusted snow intensity so that the heaviest level is not overly snowy, mimicking the real life look of snow in the desert.

  • When it does snow, snow will last for half a day before dissolving/melting.

  • Several other bug fixes and quality of life improvements.

  • COMING UP NEXT: Alpha 1.9.7 will bring with it the following features.

  • First Person Perspective Option

  • Scopes

  • Binoculars

  • Military Sniper Rifle

  • Jezail Sniper Rifle

  • Snake

  • Scorpion

As always, looking forward to your feedback. let us know what you think and what you are looking for next in the world of Badiya.

Best Regards from the whole Semaphore team, Ahmad Jadallah (@AhmadJadallah) Director of Development Semaphore (@SemaphoreLab)

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Steam News / 26 November 2019

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