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Next Playtest Date, Community Voting & 175k Wishlists

Hey everyone! Playtest #3 Date + 175k Wishlists! The next playtest will take place in 3 weeks, beginning on May 14th As a massive thank you to all of you for waiting and providing so much valuable feedback last time, th

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Hey everyone!

What changed

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  • Gameplay
  • UI and audio
  • Server
changedWho's Getting AccessEveryone who previously had access won't need to do anything to get access again when the playtest goes live. Once you’re in, you’re in!
addedWhat’s New & ComingEveryone has been working extremely hard on some seriously cool new content, hundreds of bug fixes, and balancing changes, all in response to feedback from all of you. We will have a dedicated video on some highlights and specifics of what's coming next week, but here are a few details to tide you over in the meantime:
addedWhat’s New & ComingOverhauled and re-balanced survival system, including new scavenging options & water wells in towns
changedWhat’s New & ComingEven more overhauled UI and major inventory changes, lots of clean-up and improvements
addedWhat’s New & ComingThe new Team and Radio systems to invite, talk, and collaborate with other players
addedWhat’s New & ComingMajor world-gen upgrades and new points of interest, including much larger towns, new houses, and a new police precinct

ORMOD: Directive changes

changedEveryone who previously had access won't need to do anything to get access again when the playtest goes live. Once you’re in, you’re in!
addedEveryone has been working extremely hard on some seriously cool new content, hundreds of bug fixes, and balancing changes, all in response to feedback from all of you. We will have a dedicated video on some highlights and specifics of what's coming next week, but here are a few details to tide you over in the meantime:
addedOverhauled and re-balanced survival system, including new scavenging options & water wells in towns
changedEven more overhauled UI and major inventory changes, lots of clean-up and improvements
addedThe new Team and Radio systems to invite, talk, and collaborate with other players

Playtest #3 Date + 175k Wishlists!

The next playtest will take place in 3 weeks, beginning on May 14th

As a massive thank you to all of you for waiting and providing so much valuable feedback last time, the playtest will be live for even longer this time around! On another note, reaching 175k wishlists is absolutely unreal and it just encourages me to work harder than ever. 200k up next!

Who's Getting Access

There are currently 120,000 people waiting for playtest access!! Following the trend of every playtest being bigger than the last, we will be granting access to 30-50 thousand more people right here on Steam! Maybe even more if things go well!

  • Once again, Patreon supporters & approved ORMOD Creators will be given early access before everyone else. If you’d like to support us, check it out here

  • All Discord sign-ups will also receive guaranteed access.

  • We will also be continuing to give out many bonus keys throughout the playtest.

  • Everyone who previously had access won't need to do anything to get access again when the playtest goes live. Once you’re in, you’re in!

What’s New & Coming

Everyone has been working extremely hard on some seriously cool new content, hundreds of bug fixes, and balancing changes, all in response to feedback from all of you. We will have a dedicated video on some highlights and specifics of what's coming next week, but here are a few details to tide you over in the meantime:

  • Overhauled and re-balanced survival system, including new scavenging options & water wells in towns

  • Even more overhauled UI and major inventory changes, lots of clean-up and improvements

  • The new Team and Radio systems to invite, talk, and collaborate with other players

  • Major world-gen upgrades and new points of interest, including much larger towns, new houses, and a new police precinct

  • New brighter night-time lighting (yes, I’ve listened)

  • New craftable items, such as the Hunting Bow

  • More Mechanoid behaviour and mechanics improvements

  • New vehicles!

  • Totally overhauled architecture, more stability, larger servers, meaning much better performance overall

We will also be having a new vote with our Patreon backers today on more new content!

The Team System Vote Results

Thank you to everyone for giving your thoughts & input on the new Team System! I’ve got some great news, because the vote was quite close & so many people asked for it, we’re just going to implement both systems. You’ll be able to invite your friends remotely, or by simply finding them. Thank you all so much for supporting ORMOD and joining me on this wild journey. Much more to come. See you in-game soon! Steam post imageSteam post image

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