Were back from the PAX Rising indie showcase at PAX East, where we had a pleasure to meet a number of you in-person and show off an exciting heist demo. Thanks for stopping by, checking out the game youve funded or in some cases, stomping the demo with your alpha know-how :D
Weve been ripping along, adding content, maps and wrapping up implementation of the games systems throughout April. Lets get into this status update!

Check Out Latest Studio Chat

We just held another live Q&A Studio Chat on our Discord, sharing our experiences, funny stories and demo tales from PAX East, plus answering hard hitting questions like coffee or tea lol -- [previewyoutube=Fu6J8opZgqM;full][/previewyoutube] Thank you to everyone who joined us during the Studio Chat and we hope that everyone enjoys the recording. We will be doing more Studio Chats in the future, so keep an eye out for the announcements.

PAX Feedback & Results

Cyber Knights: Flashpoint did really well on the show floor. The art style and clear turn-based tactics vibes caught a lot of attention. Our demo stations were going non-stop, with over 250 players playing through the demo. It was a great chance to watch so many players who have never heard of the game give it a try (and sharpen our how we describe it to get people interested). If youd like to hear for yourself and see some of the demo, check out this interview we did (and give the video a thumbs up / leave a comment to help more people see it): [previewyoutube=JasXWpG7xs8;full][/previewyoutube] Weve come back from PAX riding on a huge wave of energy, and have dived right back into development and story writing -- we have so much more to show you all, and every month were getting closer to bringing the full game to you.

Soon: Hacking!

The next phase for the Alpha was delayed a bit to get the demo ready, but alpha players are benefiting from the work done on that demo. Both in behind-the-scenes improvements on camera work and animation debugging, and on cool new mission objectives (like rescues and squad member rendezvous) we hadnt planned to add until later. And were back at our desks now working away toward the next big addition to the alpha builds: hacking. If you havent joined in yet but backed at the Alpha Tier ($60 or higher), let us know! Reach out to us here on Kickstarter or in our Discord (type max!addrole after joining if you included your Discord username in the Kickstarter survey, or DM @Liviana for help getting set up).

Wrapped Naming Surveys

The final naming survey went out last week, bringing the total to 5 surveys and over 50 names for backers who pledged at the Ultra Edition or higher. A final reminder email will go out soon with a link to all the surveys. They will stay open for the foreseeable future if you havent had your chance to add your names yet. While we couldnt use every name that was submitted, we wanted to highlight some hilarious and clever submissions that cracked out team up Drones:

• 4 Whom the VTOLs

Corp Names:

• Death & Taxes (funeral home/lawyer/accountant, surprisingly successful)

Security Devices:

• WHACKSpoetic's DictAttack Algorhythm
• Big Red Button
• Fr8Train

Explosives:

• BECAUSE (we have no plan)
• A Dubious-looking baseball with fuse

Tech Devices:

• Optimal technically attuned device-ma-bob
• Neo Pocket-Pets (interactive audio of hunds/cats. Audio bluffing tool.)

Healing Items:

• Delicious Life Juice - 100 % vegan
• GoodVibes Defibrillator Mk V

Sniper Rifles:

• Ma Bell AT&T Special, for when you need to reach out and touch someone.

Swords:

• Slashy Mc Slashface
• Ol' Pokey

Shotguns:

• Rock'Em Sock'Em
• Guy-B-Gone Double Barrel

ARs:

• PerappaTheBrappa
• Woodpecker (rat-ta-tat)

Code Names:

• Justin Case

Reward and Stretch Goal Progress

For completeness, we have included the progress bar infographic in this update. The Naming Reward is now complete and next up is Encoding Your Legend. It is always exciting to see motion on this multi-year delivery plan! If you have any questions about rewards or stretch goals, check out the graphic or reach out to us.