Shutdown & Relaunch Plans
Hey everybody, Duncan right here, at the moment I’m bringing one of many tougher however most fun bits of reports. As we speak we’re asserting the shutdown of the present model of Fractured On-line. These phrases are loopy to learn however a essential to relaunch the sport in a greater state.
We’ve been laborious at work redesigning and rebuilding the sport from the bottom up. Beneath is a fast abstract of our announcement video (hyperlink)
Key issues to know
- We’re rebuilding the Fracutred On-line branding, together with web site updates, discord modifications and social media administration.
- The present model of Fractured On-line will shut down on June 15, 2025.
- Founder packs and In sport purchases can be disabled shortly after this announcement.
- You possibly can nonetheless log in and play till the shutdown date (June 15, 2025).
- The boards can be shutdown to focus efforts on our socials and Discord
Relaunch & Testing Timeline
- Q3 2025: Neighborhood Testing Begins, We could have many small assessments and possibly a number of of the identical assessments to hone in on the precise stability, really feel or design.
- Q1 2026: Full Relaunch on a brand-new Steam web page
Why a Relaunch?
Fractured On-line is being rebuilt for a greater, and extra fashionable, participant expertise. There are two important causes for the total relaunch:
- Previous Networking Tech: The networking expertise used up to now could be very outdated and insecure. We now have been migrating to Coherence, a contemporary, supported backend that enables us to construct and scale our sport with the relaunch.
- Main Recreation System Overhauls: We’re revamping the whole sport expertise from character development and PvP, archetypes, fight mechanics, and visible constancy. These modifications aren’t suitable with the present model of Fractured On-line.
We’ll be sharing milestones within the coming weeks for everybody to trace progress as we develop. Be part of our Discord, Youtube or our different social media to remain up to date!
One of many high questions on the relaunch subject I reply under however do publish different questions in discord, reddit, or electronic mail us.
What Occurs to My Account, VIP, and Kickstarter Rewards?
- When you’ve bought founder packs you’ll preserve the equal within the relaunch
- VIP time will carry over and start contemporary at relaunch.
- Retailer tokens will stay in your account.
- Kickstarter rewards are being nonetheless being reviewed, and a few are already being developed, together with armor units that by no means beforehand existed.
We’re dedicated to constructing belief by delivering on long-standing guarantees. As a participant who grew up taking part in mmorpgs, my focus is to be the dev staff that I all the time needed. A dev staff which builds on transparency and with the neighborhood.
What You Can Anticipate
- Common milestone updates
- Open neighborhood testing
- Clear design blogs, movies and livestreams
We’re constructing Fractured On-line with the neighborhood and your suggestions will form the relaunch.
Thanks once more to your help and actually seeing this neighborhood reply so positively actually exhibits us that we’ve got a passionate great neighborhood.
Duncan & the Pleased Cauldron Video games Crew
