[u][b]OUTBRK Development Outlook (August 2021) [/b][/u] Welcome back chasers! This update will focus on where we're at with development, testing, UI design and a couple of other fun things! [b]Testing[/b] The team has spent a lot of time going through the gameplay loops of OUTBRK and we encountered a few blockers preventing a complete multiplayer experience ready for the general public to test. With the help of our networking team, we’ve been able to identify and fix most of the issues and now we’re gearing up again to start community testing. This minor delay may come as disappointing news to players anxiously awaiting chances to get their hands on the game, but rest assured, we are as eager as you to start community playtesting sessions. Our [url=https://trello.com/b/nsBmMfIa/outbrk-game]Trello page[/url] has more information on some of the specifics of what we're working on. [img]https://i.imgur.com/9eea638.png[/img] [b]Initial User Interface and Quality of Life Improvements[/b] With our networking team hard at work on their end - David has begun our first pass of user-interface and user-experience intentions. One of the first impressions players get from a game, regardless of whether it's a AAA game or Indie game, comes from the UI. As we continue this work, we'll be integrating tutorials, loading screen tips and more into OUTBRK. [img]https://i.imgur.com/VeACIsy.png[/img] [b]OUTBRK Shop[/b] Our work has always been supported by the immense community enthusiasm and we wouldn't have been able to get to this point without it. There's been a ton of requests to create official OUTBRK Merchandise for our community - and well, we've done just that. All of the profits will be exclusively used to support the development of OUTBRK, so if you want to support the team, this is currently the best way! If you chose to support us this way, send us pictures of your OUTBRK apparel on Twitter at [url=https://twitter.com/OutbrkGame]@OutbrkGame[/url]. Check out our new [url=https://www.redbubble.com/people/OUTBRK/explore?asc=u&page=1&sortOrder=recent][b]Redbubble Store [/b][/url] In closing, we're making plenty of headway and while our testing phase has kicked off to a slower start than originally expected, the pace we're at is one of necessity and one that the player-base will hopefully be able to appreciate! Chase season is far from over, stay tuned!