It’s chase season once again and we’re continuing our progress with Outbrk! We’ve been very busy over the last couple of months between our playtests (and then integrating the feedback into the game!) and the recent Catapulte contest we were a part of. It’s an exciting time for our development as all of the components of the game are starting to come together! [b] Catapulte Contest[/b]: Like most of you are probably aware, last month was the big Catapulte indie contest we were finalists in. We didn't win Catapulte, but won the INDIE 2022 prize ! The INDIE 2022 prize is a $4000 check awarded by Polymorph Games, Berzerk Studio, Parabole, Fika Productions, Bishop Games, Sabotage, Chainsawesome and Nine Dots, 8 of the most prominent indie studios of Quebec. It shows great recognition from our peers developers and we've received an incredible amount of praise and support. This infusion of financial support has been at a perfect time and has helped us greatly! [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/710a3d551a8ee3e0ea8fd71c00f315f41bd66b44.png[/img] [b]Playtest Feedback:[/b] In our last newsletter, we recapped much of the feedback that we received from our first multiplayer playtest. Missed it? Read it [url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1107320/view/3109179464632445548 ]here[/url]! We’ve also updated our [url= https://trello.com/b/nsBmMfIa/outbrk-game]Trello page[/url], which will show the actionables behind the feedback from our community. We continue to maintain our commitment to transparency. From the playtest, we’ve taken feedback and started working on several fronts. We’ll be reworking much of the storm reporting functionality and continuing to investigate the inconsistencies with the matchmaking process ingame. We continue to work alongside our networking team to prepare a stable multiplayer experience! [b] New Car:[/b] We’re excited to announce that we’ve picked up a new car model for Outbrk. The previous placeholder sedan will be no more, and this slick grocery-getter will soon be integrated ingame! Stay away from the core, getting hail dents on the daily driver would suck! [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/36fadc3ee2d469cabcdd2cd64c353809e5b33316.png[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/049069cf31a86a9a51d2a5cea285456b8e786d9d.png[/img] [b]Kickstarter Backer Reward:[/b] Easter Egg, incoming! We’ve brought this cute cosmetic into the game as part of a Kickstarter Easter Egg for one of our Philanthropist Tier Backers. This Shepperd bobble head will be unlockable by finding a bigger easter egg hidden in the world of OUTBRK that will be crafted in partnership with our Philanthropist kickstarter backer. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/0a7eee35debb2e89b6d579fe21d989404dd99c0d.png[/img]