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[Ronyn]

Greetings Reapers,


We have been testing the new technologies available in Unreal Engine 5. This latest build has some new nanite meshes to examine how they work in the world, and how they affect the communities ability to run the build on their home PC's.

So please, after checking out the build sound off down below and tell us your experience.

 

[Ronyn]

Greetings Reapers,

Today we unleash the latest gameplay demo, running in unreal engine 5!
Download the latest demo if you're eligible, and tell us how it runs for you down below!

Here is the info from the Email.
"For the past several weeks, the team has been testing and evaluating Unreal Engine 5, the powerful new game engine which we feel is a true leap forward for gaming and game development. Unreal 5 offers, under the right conditions, unlimited detail with great performance, optional unprecedented lighting quality, and a vast array of tools that make game development faster and easier than ever before.

We are proud to announce that Em-8ER has been fully ported to Unreal Engine 5 and that you will get a chance to help us test it tomorrow! We believe this is the first time a Unreal Engine 5 indie game demo has ever been made available to the general public. All eligible backers can join us in downloading the Unreal 5 version of Em-8ER and joining us live on Twitch at 11am PDT to help take this exciting new technology for a spin. Not yet a backer? Be sure to check out our Newcomer Packs and join us for tomorrow's stream! We will also be hosting our regular Chief Chat at the same time on our Discord Server, where you can join in for a chance to win skins and other goodies.

This first test is a direct port of our last Unreal 4 demo. While we won't be showing the graphics capabilities of Unreal 5 just yet, this is an important step to verify the game works on everybody's system and that there are a minimum of complications moving to the new engine. You can expect us to push more Unreal 5 features in future builds. But there is more..."

There you have it!|
Em-8er is truly on the cutting edge. So look sharp reapers, it's time to play.

 

[Ronyn]

Greetings Reapers!

Not since the days of Firefall have we been able to engage in the act of thumping. I am so happy to say that thumping has returned here in Em-8er!

That's right. Download the build. Log in. Seek out some resources. call down your thumper. Then protect it from the onrushing hordes of Tsi-hu and Knee bitters.

Now that you've done that.. What do you think? Sound off down below.

NOTE: This demo takes place on a new experimental, untextured landscape.

 

[Ronyn]

A dollar pack is the lowest level pack in M3, the scout pack is two steps up from that still in M3.
So you still have access to everything that comes with the dollar pack.

Hopefully that clears up any confusion.

 

[Ronyn]

Honestly this worries me to an extent. Grummz has been very open about the development process, and now he's just closing the lid. It's a concerning 180.

This is not remotely a 180 in the philosophy.
For years now we have been open about how the development process works on multiple levels including the idea that we were holding back several things for the big kickstarter reveal.
Also factor in that with this change we will be revealing a lot of new things from layouts to animations to Ai behaviors. The main thing we are keeping quiet until the reveal is the 3D work on the art pass.