Engine Upgrade - Beta Stream Announcement

[MattScott 15242]

Hi everyone,

 

6 months ago I decided that the community had been kept in the dark too long about the Engine Upgrade. In development all kinds of things can and do happen, and even the best teams run into issues and blockers.

 

So to help pull back the curtain, I started posting a dev diary of sorts focusing on our weekly progress. If you haven't been following it, you can check it out here:

 

This week there is no update - at least not on the engine itself. Instead we are going to try something different with the community.

 

On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 11am PST we have invited a number of APB streamers to show off the new Beta live. Over the coming week, we'll be posting a list of Twitch channels that will be participating so you can support your favorite.

 

Each streamer will start with some quick benchmarks on their system from APB 1.20 (Live). Then they will load up the Beta and do another quick series of benchmarks before jumping into a couple Fight Club matches on Asylum with our dev team. Everyone will have codes and goodies to give away, and they will be gathering your questions and comments to give me for later.

 

After about an hour all of the feeds will hand everyone off to the Little Orbit Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/littleorbit), where I'll do my best to answer your questions and talk a bit more in-depth about the upgrade and the upcoming timeline.

 

EDIT: Below are the names of the streamers that will be showing off the Beta on Friday.

 

This was a bit difficult to manage, because many of these are controversial figures in the community, but I didn't want to get into the politics of approving or denying streamers. The idea behind this is to allow the community to take a good look at the game with your favorite streamer. You can choose to watch any of these, so let's not flame this thread with criticism. This is a big milestone for the game. Let's enjoy it!

 

Here is the list:

WitchQueen https://twitch.tv/witchqueen

Frosi https://twitch.tv/frosi

Lie https://twitch.tv/liee

Rich https://twitch.tv/cuve 

RuschGaming http://twitch.tv/ruschgaming

Kempington https://twitch.tv/kempington

Flaws https://twitch.tv/Flvws

Gordo https://twitch.tv/gordoismyname

CombatMedic02 https://twitch.tv/0utbreakgaming

Exo https://twitch.tv/exoticzlol

Zeal https://twitch.tv/zeal

PoundOfFlesh https://twitch.tv/thepoundofflesh

Shini https://twitch.tv/shini

Jam https://twitch.tv/amsterjam

Ntec https://twitch.tv/ntec

Sadira https://www.twitch.tv/sadira

 

SKay will be joining Matt Scott on twitch.tv/littleorbit for a Q&A at 12pm PDT / 7pm UTC.

 

Thanks,
Matt

 

[Iazer 204]

 is Q1 2014 actually happening

[Cuve 244]

Streamers always be getting the goodies :c

[Acornie 490]

But when's the open beta tho? :c

[Yeedman 134]

4 minutes ago, Cuve said:

Streamers always be getting the goodies :c

even worse, it's the streamers i dont personally watch xd
and ye, where the open beta at

Edited April 11, 2020 by Yeedman

[SmilyFace 300]

Alright, let's put our security belts on guys.

I hope this will be really really good.

 

Alredy this is a good step forward the community itself, proving that you guys at LO actually care.

Thank you, im being honest.

Edited April 11, 2020 by AlishaAzure

[Dezire 107]

tfw no invite :^(

 

jk it sound nice, ill make sure to tune in!

[GhosT 1301]

12 minutes ago, Cuve said:

Streamers always be getting the goodies :c

 

Gotta use them to advertise to the 3 viewers each of them have

[(Xbox)MortisedGuide 46]

28 minutes ago, MattScott said:

Hi everyone,

 

6 months ago I decided that the community had been kept in the dark too long about the Engine Upgrade. In development all kinds of things can and do happen, and even the best teams run into issues and blockers.

 

So to help pull back the curtain, I started posting a dev diary of sorts focusing on our weekly progress. If you haven't been following it, you can check it out here:

 

This week there is no update - at least not on the engine itself. Instead we are going to try something different with the community.

 

On Friday, April 17, 2020 at 11am PST we have invited a number of APB streamers to show off the new Beta live. Over the coming week, we'll be posting a list of Twitch channels that will be participating so you can support your favorite.

 

Each streamer will start with some quick benchmarks on their system from APB 1.20 (Live). Then they will load up the Beta and do another quick series of benchmarks before jumping into a couple Fight Club matches on Asylum with our dev team. Everyone will have codes and goodies to give away, and they will be gathering your questions and comments to give me for later.

 

After about an hour all of the feeds will hand everyone off to the Little Orbit Twitch channel (https://www.twitch.tv/littleorbit), where I'll do my best to answer your questions and talk a bit more in-depth about the upgrade and the upcoming timeline.

 

Thanks,
Matt

Consoles?

[Cuve 244]

1 minute ago, (Xbox)MortisedGuide said:

Consoles?

no

[Helix Reloaded 102]

OK, this is Epic.

[(Xbox)MortisedGuide 46]

2 minutes ago, Cuve said:

no

I know consoles are there man.

[Cuve 244]

Just now, (Xbox)MortisedGuide said:

I know consoles are there man.

I'm just saying that nothing will happen on there till the PC version is up to date.

[(Xbox)MortisedGuide 46]

Just now, Cuve said:

I'm just saying that nothing will happen on there till the PC version is up to date.

That I knew I meant progress

Just now, Cuve said:

I'm just saying that nothing will happen on there till the PC version is up to date.

 

[RandomAPBplayer 30]

Ive been looking foward to this

[MattScott 15242]

14 minutes ago, (Xbox)MortisedGuide said:

Consoles?

It's not really possible for us to run a Beta like this on console. However, it's the same code base, so there has been progress. In the meantime, we are hoping the PC players can help us work out the bugs before we submit to Microsoft and Sony.

[Snubnose 640]

will the streams (and / or later open beta build) have the EMP nade?

[(Xbox)MortisedGuide 46]

4 minutes ago, MattScott said:

It's not really possible for us to run a Beta like this on console. However, it's the same code base, so there has been progress. In the meantime, we are hoping the PC players can help us work out the bugs before we submit to Microsoft and Sony.

I want to kiss you man thanks. I wish y'all would of gotten to dev console payday.

[IRyanI 15]

At least we finally get some new content too see.

Looking forward to see the beta stream

 

[Knite 158]

56 minutes ago, Iazer said:

 is Q1 2014 actually happening

 

Also, time doesn't really move in San Paro. It's obviously a pocket dimension.

[Sophiie 50]

Awesome! Glad to see more stuff like this. Looking forward to it.

[Spillra 135]

When will the streamersbe confirmed. besides exo, kemp and shini that is

Edited April 11, 2020 by Boxo

[Kevkof 806]

1 hour ago, MattScott said:

Over the coming week, we'll be posting a list of Twitch channels that will be participating so you can support your favorite.

 

1 minute ago, Boxo said:

When will the streamersbe confirmed. besides exo, kemp and shini that is

Time to clean off your glasses 

[MattScott 15242]

33 minutes ago, Snubnose said:

will the streams (and / or later open beta build) have the EMP nade?

The 2 new contacts featuring the EMP will be added when APB 2.1 launches.

[iRawwwN 283]

Thanks Matt, looking forward to seeing it in action. I doubt you guys are gonna spank streamers, unlike RIOT dev's did to fl0m, shroud etc. but it'll be fun to see. Glad to see the EU is almost here.