Hello chasers! This month was huge for OUTBRK! We announced that we are releasing the game on Steam on June 28th, we released our weather showcase video showing our new weather technology, full gameplay footage with youtuber Jeff Favignano, and much more! [h1]WEATHER SHOWCASE 2024 AND RELEASE DATE[/h1] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/8e25ab36f33ac8332748bcd7f2a010313d5f9205.png[/img] We finally released a video showing our new volumetric weather technology! Our Weather Showcase 2024 video is the result of months of work with technical experts to be able to render scientifically accurate data in 3D at the scale of our 625km² world. Watch it, or rewatch our Weather Showcase here : https://youtu.be/4C4IyySC5ZQ At the end of the video, we also sneakily dropped the launch date of our game: JUNE 28 2024 ! It’s happening :) [h1]YOUTUBER GAMEPLAY FIRST LOOK VIDEOS[/h1] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/19b78327e75664469ebdc1e32add3c823ecee1f3.jpg[/img] We partnered with Youtuber Jeff Favignano and his friends to play a full round of OUTBRK with Marc and some of our internal testers. This is your opportunity to watch what an OUTBRK match feels like in detail. Watch it, or rewatch Jeff’s first look at OUTBRK here: https://youtu.be/P1OXsVOWFt0 [h1]SOCIAL MEDIAS Q&A[/h1] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/ffa3e08db1de053471b90eefaad626d1f9b9e880.jpg[/img] This month we did a Q&A on our social medias to answer all your burning questions about the game. You guys were on fire, we answered about 100 questions across all channels ! [h3]Facebook Q&A: [/h3] https://www.facebook.com/outbrkgame/posts/pfbid0joPGSjeGBG896p3Sv8BT92dXMP9i89L8evT4L9CLvTNYyJUBYQWPx5CeQeT56uo5l [h3]X (Twitter) Q&A:[/h3] https://twitter.com/OutbrkGame/status/1790761057142673628 [h3]Instagram Q&A: [/h3] https://www.instagram.com/p/C6_ltw9Oj-Z/ [h1]TOWN POLISH AND NEW TORNADO SIREN[/h1] Here are some screenshots of the work that was accomplished this month on the world. The task can be followed on Trello here: https://trello.com/c/RzU2epVa/925-town-polish-pass [h2]Northendale:[/h2] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/b53ac05c31f1baaaf85ec68f35b206c3adedeb15.jpg[/img] [h2]Mountainton:[/h2] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/50736152d6103519e61533bd7921444862db1e9a.jpg[/img] [h2]Bakersville:[/h2] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/5acd3cd434035af484b0dec1636a9895db55b271.jpg[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/55dcb5f3770181f74ecd2095ab62de61b60b6fc1.jpg[/img] We also modeled a new tornado siren, have a look at it in game: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/c6d585e17578d4fdb2af6c1f643a1e59ab49e50b.jpg[/img] [h1]IN-GAME TUTORIAL[/h1] Storm Chasing can be pretty intimidating, so we designed and integrated an in-game tutorial to help new players start their OUTBRK experience on the right foot. Have a sneak peak at what our tutorial experience look like: [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//36906632/75e5d705f261de07ac22fc09e5c705871e11a0a2.gif[/img] [h1]MUCH MORE[/h1] In addition to all of that, we also integrated 7 new gameplay weather scenarios, a colossal amount of bug fixes and performance improvements, new UI elements, balancing tweaks, gameplay tweaks and visual improvements. We’re doing a lot of internal test sessions to find bugs and improve the game to do everything we can to have a smooth launch in less than a month! [h1]NEXT STEPS[/h1] It feels weird to write this, but next monthly newsletter, OUTBRK will be released to the public! Our next step is to do server stress testing, so expect more communications surrounding this to be coming when we will be ready for this next stage of testing. This is very exciting, and stressful, and exciting, and stressful, and exciting! That's all for this development update ! Please keep Wishlisting the game on Steam, as it helps us break through the visibility algorithm and reach potential new chasers! If you haven't already, Wishlist OUTBRK here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1107320/OUTBRK/ Till next time, chasers. -The OUTBRK Team