Brace For Impact!

Hey ArkCoNauts! The patch is nearly here, so we wanted to get the community in the loop on a few things. First and foremost, because this is another of our dramatically game changing patches, we are going to do the opt-in first on the 13th. We want to get some feedback from the community, and work out the biggest and worst bugs you guys run into before we put this out on the main branch. Murphy's law has been in abundant evidence this patch cycle, with Paul being plagued by illness, and the team as a whole dealing with assorted tech issues, family and life, etc. All that being said, we've still accomplished a good deal of what we wanted to. We have a few things yet to finish that we'll leave as surprises for the time being. These will be rolled out in the coming days as rapid fire patches along with the bug fixes. For anyone that missed the last newsletter, we also want to warn again that this patch will require a full character and world wipe. Opting into the test version will wipe data, so be sure that if you opt in, you're willing to be one of our brave guinea pigs, and take one for the team a little earlier than when the patch goes to the main branch. We are looking for as much feedback as possible regarding the new tutorial, new progression, new gear, new kits, etc. Do bear in mind that these brand new features and systems are not yet balanced, so you will likely find loot, damage, and other factors still in need of tweaking to be brought into line with the re-scaling of the progression system. Balancing issues won't need to be reported at this time, so we ask that you direct your attention to the overall feel and functionality of the changes and the game itself. Once the patch is live on the opt-in test branch this week, we will be sure to issue instructions for taking part, and provide the rather extensive patch notes. We're very excited about this one, and looking forward to ironing out the kinks with the help of our awesome community!