Hi there! Super Duper Garrett Cooper here - I'm the main dev of Black Ice. I just thought you might like a sneak preview of what's coming in the next big patch. Nonadecimal and I have been working very hard on the game this year, putting out an indev branch patch on average about once a week. (Patch notes for the indev version are here! ).

Just real quick off the top of my head - a new enemy (the Mor.tar.gz), HUGE performance improvements and bugfixes, five new perks, new animations for all enemies to allow a new combat mechanic (staggering), a debuff revamp, cross-character item stash, new types of EMPs/Discs, new uniques, lots of balancing, and enemies are even better at finding and killing you. All of these upgrades are actually accessible on the indev version right now.

Coming up after that, I'm working on crafting a new volcano zone, as an upgrade of the current lava zone. Our focus has been on creating new types of experiences within Black Ice! Nonadecimal has been working on a hub area called The Arcade, which be varied area with jump pads and tunnels - great for PVP!

Anyway - if you're new, welcome! If you're an old (black) hat - there's never been a better time to jack in to Black Ice ːwebcrawlerː