LBA: MASSIVE UPDATE INCOMING!! Oh and some news :P

WALL OF TEXT AHEAD [TL;DR] Big updates, new stuff coming soon, check out some new pwetty pictures...

So on to the major news etc :)

Its been a long long almost 5 years since I first came up with this idea of making a third person shooter that 'I' would love to play. Well the game I wanted to make is so close I can almost smell it! I have been working allot, and I mean ALLOT on LBA in the past few months. The game runs like butter off a hot knife, the guns feel like they should and the new AI system that I have built from absolute scratch in the past 2 months feels almost exactly how I want the AI to feel in LBA. I have been doing a hell of allot of play testing recently just to actually play LBA and I can honestly say the result is better than I though it could be. So whats so special about this new LBA in comparison to the current version you can download from Steam right now? Well I would consider the version I released on Steam almost a year and a half ago, which is still today the actual live version people are downloading and playing, to be an ALPHA version of the game I am about to release to the world. I am considering this NEW BEGINNING release of LBA to be almost (95%) the game I wanted to release around 18 months ago.

Whats new in LBA:

• Completely new scoring and ranking system

• All scores are saved on STEAM so no need for offsite services in any way!

• 5 Skill levels determine your rewards and scores

• Completely new AI system with variable skill engagement algorithm

• Completely reworked movement system

• Completely reworked aiming and target acquisition system

• Reworked camera movement and character follow system

• New environmental effects for a more natural look and feel

• New character reaction sounds for diegetic effect

• New hit indicator on hud

• The 6 original LBA Characters revamped

• TONS of optimisation

All of the above will be free with the new patch. PAID DLC

• 24 new characters to choose from (will be paid DLC - 1 payment, get all 24!)

• HUGE NEW MAP - Teriach Island is now an actual fully working map** (will be paid DLC)

** About Teriach Island Teriach Island is a 1 mile x 1 mile island that I built for the original game. It has a back story which I wont go in to right now. The 4 maps used in LBA come from Teriach Island (this was the original name for the game) so when you get in to play the map you will see where the 4 current 'Arenas' came from. Teriach Island also has a town area, a docks/shipping area and a trailer/caravan park. Teriach Island will have its own specific rule set, challenges and rewards. More details will be announced very soon!

Reward Scheme

Want to earn exclusive item rewards in LBA like access to exclusive characters? I will be introducing a loyalty scheme soon. You will be rewarded for your loyalty patron! :) more details coming soon.

JOIN THE NEW DISCORD CHANNEL!

https://discord.gg/qZ6W9D5 The new Discord Channel is live now. Please feel free to jump on a give me your feedback. Or if your looking to play with other LBA players then this is the best place to hook up. Its a waist land right now.. every Discord channel starts like this so dont be put off.. If you post something, people will answer.. Steam post image

Moving forward

As we move forward in to 2019, I will be adding some fun events and challenges. I will announce these in the forum and here as announcements. LBA is being downloaded around 50 times per week. I understand that people will be put off by the current state of the game (Shit I would too. Its BROKEN!!!) but this major overhaul and new improvements are geared towards more player entertainment and fulfilment and a smoother experience all round so I am hoping that people will start to give me more feedback and help direct the progress.

Some Screenies

Here is a couple of sneak peek screenshots. You can see allot more screenies in the screenshot gallery right here on Steam.

Quick footnote. I have made no profit at all from LBA. This is pretty much a labour of love for me and I am going to continue to build and add to LBA for the foreseeable future. The money I have made from LBA from sales has been less than beer tokens but I did not start to make LBA to become some rich mega super start Game Dev.. Im sure I will sell some DLC's for the game. This may or may not help me finance the game moving forward. If it doesnt then so be it. I will still continue to work on the game and I hope the people that play it have a good time doing so. I know I have enjoyed the challenge of making the game from concept, to the first working builds to the state it is in right now and I have had some amazing times over the years playing with the game testers. I really want to give a big thanks to everyone who has helped me progress to this stage. LBA FTW! LBA: NEW BEGINNING RELEASE DATE - Coming very very soon...