Hi everyone,
It's been a while since we've closed the door of Alpha 1 - Test 2 and released the new store. August is always a complex month for us, torn between the preparation for Gamescom and the due summer holiday time.
Nonetheless, a new update is here, including the much awaited roadmap to Alpha 2 - which is sadly going to suffer a little delay, but will be packed with new features and content!
Going to Gamescom? We'll be there too!
Enjoy Fractured!
Hi everyone,
GamesCom 2019 is approaching! Me and the other two founders of Dynamight Studios (Andrea aka Uriel - Lead Designer and Michele aka Sunti - Art Director) are going to be there from Tuesday 20 to Friday 23!
I guess a few of you will be there too. We'd be glad to meet up for a chat while we're not busy talking with some publisher and whatnot. If the presence of Fractured fans is substantial, we could organize a Fractured lunch/dinner!
Moreover, we have a booth in the business area, part of the Italian Games stand (Hall 3.2, Stand D010 E019) from Tuesday 20 to Thursday 22! If any of you has purchased access to the business area because you're game devs yourselves, press, influencers... You should totally drop by to visit us - let's play Fractured together! 
So... just leave a post here if you'll be at GamesCom, and let's see how this goes!
Cheers,
Jacopo
A few weeks ago, we anticipated that July would be the last month for Kickstarter-replica pledge packs. Well, July’s endings, and it’s time for packs to say goodbye!
On August 1, the Fractured store will be completely overhauled: Alpha 1 access, lifetime VIP and limited offers will be gone for good!
Enjoy Fractured!
Hi @keshanberk, it's pretty clear you're not fond of Dynamight, whatever the reason might be, but let me address your concerns anyway.
@keshanberk said in to the developers:
The 3d assets you're showcasing are either prepackaged with Unity or are being sold for cheap on the Unity marketplace.
Back when we made our first pre-alpha gameplay video (well over 1 year ago), we used a few art assets from the Unity store as placeholders. What's bad about that exactly? 
It's a common practice to use placeholders in very early stages of development. As of today, the only art assets I can think of that are taken from the asset store are the animals, since they're pretty well made and it's not particularly relevant to have a unique... rabbit, right? If one day we have resources to spare we'll remake them too.
@keshanberk said in to the developers:
Although you may disagree with my previous statement -- can you point out a thriving MMO that utilizes Unity?
Albion Online
@keshanberk said in to the developers:
And do you believe your project will succeed when it's difficult to differentiate your game from Legends of Aria?
LOA is a spiritual successor to Ultima Online, which I sincerely hope will succeed since I loved Ultima Online It has very little to do with Fractured though, besides the genre (isometric sandbox MMOs). Controls, combat, rulesets, races, world building, progression, survival elements... they're all very different, and that's just to name a few.
@keshanberk said in to the developers:
How could you possibly deliver a unique game -- while having less resources than a competitor company
I don't know whether we have more or less resources than LOA really. It's undoubtedly true we don't have the same resources of some larger competitors, but I'd say technology (SpatialOS), time spent developing tools such as procedural world generators and various game design decisions are allowing us to deliver - we're not perfectly on schedule, but we're close
@keshanberk said in to the developers:
and still utilizing an engine that causes terrible lag when loading 3d assets?
Where did you get this information from exactly? 
There are ways to prevent that from happening, it's not even particularly hard. You can watch any Fractured gameplay videos on Twitch or YouTube, everything besides terrains is dynamically loaded / streamed around your character but you won't see any lag when people travel through our current 60km2 continent
Dear Fractured followers,
rejoice: Alpha 1 - Test 2 has started!
We got a video trailer to showcase all the new content...
...a due apology for the amount of bugs in the build 
...and some good news: the standalone client has arrived!
Click here to read the announcement
See you all in game!
Dear Fractured followers,
we're a little late, but we've made it: Alpha 1 - Test 2 is almost ready to ship!
It's therefore our pleasure to officially announce the start day of the second (and last) testing Phase of Alpha 1. It's Wednesday, July 10, at 4pm CEST (10am EDT)!
Click here for the full announcement
See you soon in game!
Hi @Dr-Quick, the issue is that you have a dot in your username, which shouldn't be allowed (only letters and numbers). I just fixed that in the registration procedures. I just renamed your account to DrQuick, now it should be all good
Fixed the wrong link pointing to the previous post
@Eurav said in Pledge Packs Are Going... With A Sale!:
Meaning we can expect the next Alpha Phase to start in max. 2 - 3 Weeks. Good news
Indeed!
Hi everyone!
All good things must come to an end... and so do the Kickstarter-replica Pledge Packs currently available in the Fractured Store.
You've asked this question frequently, now the answer is official: pledge packs are going to be removed from the store at the end of the next Alpha test. This means they're going to be available for approximately 1 month longer (mid July), then they'll be gone for good!
To celebrate this big change, we've decided to apply a discount to current pledge packs. Say hi to the Crowdfunding End Sale!
Enjoy Fractured!
1)No immedient gain. Even if I'm getting the most expensive pledge there is, fact of a matter is devs can promise anything and everything in the future(stars and planets, included), but right now, this moment, I'm getting nothing for my money.
Hi @deusex2 First of all, thank you for your support! Let me address some of your issues:
We've run the first Alpha test 8 months after the end of our Kickstarter campaign. The build lacked a lot of features, but it was already a game, featuring a 60km2 continent, combat, PvE, crafting, land claiming, building. It was not an arena to test combat or a miniature garden to test gathering/crafting or stuff like that. Servers were stable and there were no game-breaking bugs, too. We might have 1/10 of the funding of some of our competitors, and therefore a much smaller team, but we're delivering!
@Kralith said in Fractured Content Pills - Week 22, 2019:
Hey guys, why you don't have a girl in your team?
Nice to see and hear from you.
Will you be this year on the Gamescom in Cologne too? @Znirf
Because no Italian girl has ever applied for any position at Dynamight, I guess 
Yes, we'll be at Gamescom this summer! We're likely going to have a stand in the business area. We'll drop more details in July once we have figured everything out
@Robinhoodrs said in Spread The Word & Win An Alpha Key!:
Kinda hard to talk about a game in high spirits without knowing much about it, correct me if I'm wrong here, but, surely it would make more sense for someone with a media following to post a positive video/blog, etc AFTER they've actually tried the game themselves, no?
I'm hyped for this game, so are many others within my guild, but I've been hurt to many times before by kickstart MMO's falling far from their promises. I don't wish to mislead my audience into that, just from a personal experience I've had with it before.
Once I actually get my hands on this game, I'll be 100% sure to post my thoughts and views on it as I've been keeping track since day 1.
Hi @Robinhoodrs! We're soon going to launch an influencer program and send keys to content creators with a good following and appropriate content (like yours). This new initiative is mostly targeted towards "regular" community members who might talk about Fractured in the Discord channels / reddit channels / forums of the communities they follow, content creators with a very small following, and so on
Hi, fellow gamer and MMO enthusiast!
Are you looking for a key to access Fractured Online? Well, you once again have a chance to win one by spreading the word about the game!
How? That's really simple: just talk about Fractured Online and post a link / screenshot to what you published as a comment to this thread!
You could...
Anything that helps letting the world know about Fractured Online and triggers a positive reaction in the audience will do!
Every week, we'll select the best entries (= the most heartfelt / creative / effective) and award them a key that gives permanent access to the game!
Additionally, every meaningful entry will get 1,000 Foundation Points - that is now the only way to gain points in The Foundation, which has otherwise been closed, so there's always a reward!
Please note that by "meaningful entry" we mean one that feels personal and isn't spammy
Moreover, always remember some forums don't allow advertising games or have other rules in that regard. /r/MMORPG, for instance, doesn't allow referral codes!
If you are looking for more info about Fractured Online for your contribution, you can find them on our homepage, the News page and our Steam page. You can point people to these resources too!
Thank you all for your support!
Enjoy Fractured!
@ThatOtherJesse said in Roadmap To Alpha 1 - Test 2:
Will I be able to pvp. While killing mobs in test 2. Great work so far keep it up boys cant wait to stream test 2.
If we have enough time, we'll implement a proper party and dueling systems Alpha 1 is focused on PvE and the ruleset of Syndesia is not the final one.
@Dagimir said in Roadmap To Alpha 1 - Test 2:
Can we expect other playable races or Martial arts please!!!!?!?!?
Martial Arts is possible, other races are for Alpha 2 or later I'm afraid.
@twitchjackyace said in Roadmap To Alpha 1 - Test 2:
just leaving this here
Ahahah what an embarrassment! That PC had its motherboard changed months ago, got unregistered, could never be bothered to contact customer support. It's fixed now
Hi everyone!
Alpha 1 - Test 1 has come and gone, and it's been glorious! We've received great feedback on the basic mechanics of the game, and are truly glad to know they've been appreciated by most of the community
Alpha 1 - Test 2, is set to start in June - exact day to be revealed. Aside from the obvious bug fixes and QOL changes, here's a roadmap of what we'll be working on in the next two months!
Enjoy Fractured!
@Dev said in Fractured Store Phased out the Week of Alpha 1?:
Are there any more infos available on this?
What will be replaced / when etc?
Not decided yet. We'll announce it with due advance when the time is right
@Eurav said in Alpha 1 Launch Announced:
So...
What about the developer forum? When will we see that? I think in one of the Q&A videos @Prometheus mentioned it will start with Alpha? What is the current plan for this?
Will the weekly drawing winners get released soon? Are you going to leave that to @Specter ? Some of the newer people don´t even realize that this is a thing
What is the plan for "Access to private monthly video Q&A chat with the developers" from the Aristocrat pledge pack? Is this something planned for the testing phases or after release?
How is bug reporting for the Alpha going to look like? Will there be a seperate thread on the forum for Alpha 1 just like for the Pre-Alpha (with the difference that it is going to be public)?
Are you going to add some voice channels / an Alpha 1 channel in discord? I am sure people would not mind writing / speaking to each other while testing the game
@Jetah said in Alpha 1 Launch Announced:
Post this as a KS update!
Done! You're right, we've ignored the KS page for a while now, won't happen again - also thanks to him
Dear Fractured followers,
the time has come: we’re finally ready to announce the opening day of Alpha 1!
The first testing phase, labeled Alpha 1 – Test 1, is starting on Wednesday, April 10, at 4pm CET (10am ET), and is expected to last for one week.
Click here for the full announcement
See you soon in game!
