After four intense years of constant development, the alpha stage is now finished and it's nearly time to release this bad boy officially. The 1.0 release is just around the corner (planned for February) so it's time for the final beta test. In our eyes, beta means that all major bug fixing and balancing is already complete and that the game is finished with only final testing required. Beta build 0.98 is now live. For those that haven't been following recent development the last few months have been spent on behind the scenes stuff in preparation for the 1.0 release. For example, two months alone were spent preparing a new trailer. This means that the Beta release doesn't bring with it a host of new features like previous updates. That's not a bad thing though because the last build released was already feature and content complete and that build proved to be rock solid across all three platforms. During the development of the new trailer a few things did however get some minor visual tweaks and some developer only systems were added into the game to make capturing the new trailer footage possible. Whenever we add in new systems, there is always the possibility that something else gets broken. There's also been a couple of recent bugs discovered that have also been fixed. The main purpose of the Beta release then is to ensure that we have a rock solid stable game before the final review code version of the game goes out in January next year. That gives us a month of testing to iron out any last minute glitches that may have appeared due to recent changes while hopefully being able to relax and unwind a little over the holiday season. It's unlikely that we introduced any major new bugs but it's always a possibility so if you can help to put the game through it's paces one final time it would be much appreciated and help to create a flawless 1.0 release. Another change that is coming soon is the new game branding. This is already designed but it's not planned to go live until the new trailer is released early next year. This Beta build does give a sneak peak at the new branding though. The loading screen when booting up the game has been replaced with the new branding image. Thanks so much to everyone who has supported, playtested and given feedback on the game over the last few years. It's been both a stressful and amazing experience but we are so proud of the final result. The game is beautifully balanced and plays better than we ever imagined it would and that's all we ever strived for. Soon enough we'll be handing over our baby to you guys to share with the world. We couldn't have done it without you. <3 you guys and we wish you all an amazing 2016.
[ 2015-12-10 13:07:22 CET ] [ Original post ]
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- NeonXSZ Linux [409.01 M]
In NeonXSZ, even normal gaming conventions and rules break down. This new world is initially bewildering, cruel and unforgiving. If you expect it to hold your hand through a tutorial and then spoon feed appropriately leveled enemies in your direction then you are in for a harsh awakening. There's nobody to tell you what to do here - nobody to guide you - and the moment you try to fall back on what you've learned while playing other games you will die.
We wanted to bring gamers a totally fresh gaming experience and move far away from traditional game mechanics. To survive, you will need to be smart, stay alert, play safe, and explore this strange new frontier in order to understand and uncover it's depth, mysteries and secrets.
You are a glitch in the system; an anomaly. If you have any hope of escape you will need to blend in and gain power. Eventually, if you have what it takes, you will journey deep into the very heart of the machine and ultimately meet the Gatekeeper. If you can defeat his challenges you might even escape, but we doubt it. Nobody has ever escaped.
What is it like to play?
The core gameplay revolves around zero-gravity, high-speed, spaceship dogfighting. Think jet fighters with the ability to turn on a dime and strafe in all directions. Dig deep enough, and you'll be able to create anything from blisteringly fast fighters to slow, heavy, tank like destroyers and specialize them with hundreds of lootable upgrades.
You might choose to dominate the open-world or progress through dozens of ever more challenging arenas. Either way, it will be a personal journey of experimentation and discovery.
FEATURES:
NeonXSZ features 100+ hours of gameplay and content set within a completely open-world populated with nearly one thousand persistent enemies from four warring factions, each with unique procedurally generated artificial intelligence and skill.
Loot, buy and sell hundreds of upgrades and gadgets and use them to specialize dozens of ships to suit your preferred play-style.
Test your strength in dozens of hand crafted Challenge Arenas with remarkably agile, physics-based, ship controls and combat.
- Highly customizable:
Manually tweak everything from enemy intelligence, skill, and damage through to the look of your ship and even the look of the world around you.
Slow everything down with a game-speed slider that allows players of every skill level to enjoy the game. It's like permanent bullet time for those that need it.
- Real Loot:
Kill a hostile and it will drop parts for every piece of equipment it has installed, not random loot. This means that defeating a higher level enemy guarantees it will drop higher level predictable loot.
If you see it, you can loot it, fly it, and use it.
- OS: Ubuntu 10.10 or later (see below)
- Processor: 1.8GhzMemory: 1 GB RAM
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 210. 9600GT or better. Radeon HD 3670 or better.
- Storage: 450 MB available spaceAdditional Notes: Mouse and Keyboard (Ubuntu is recommended but so far there has been no issues reported with other Distros)
- OS: Ubuntu 10.10 or later (see below)
- Processor: 3GhzMemory: 2 GB RAM
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Geforce 9800GTX+ / GTS 240. Radeon HD 4830 / HD 6800M. Intel HD4000
- Storage: 450 MB available space
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