- BorderStrain 1.6 Live - 10 January 2021
With the latest update the player now has the option two choose from three game-start types. Tutorial, Story Mode and Sandbox Mode. This should make for a quicker start-up for those who just want to get straight into the action! Also, the option to omit character creation questions has been added.
- BorderStrain 1.5 Now Released! - 12 March 2020
BorderStrain 1.5 is now Released! Embark on an exciting adventure across the world of Pangea! BorderStrain is an Open-World Sandbox ARPG which can be enjoyed both alone and with friends! Some of the key-features include: -Loads of Loot! -Loads of Enemies! -Exciting Skill-Tree! -Endless World to Explore! Join up now to make your mark on Pangea! Please report any bugs/issues either at the Community Hub or directly at [email protected]
- Homestead Patch is now Live! - 21 November 2019
This Patch focus on improving the Crafting System of the game as well as updating the GUI New Updated GUI Interface Completely Revised Crafting System New Mining-Stance Available New Block-Type Added Various Smaller Fixes and Additions New Crafting System: - All Crafting now shares a common resource: Resource Points - Materials such as Stone, Wood, Iron etc. gives different Resource Points - Items can be Salvaged for Resource Points - Collect & Learn new Blueprints to Craft - Scan & Build Complete Structures - Gathering Resource Points also yields an XP Reward New Mining-Stance: - Press & Hold Use Button to start Mining - Mine Blocks to Gather Blueprints - Mining Ground and finding Ore Veins Yields Bonus Resource Points New Block-Type: - Impeding Blocks - Deals Damage to anyone passing over - 3 Different Types Added - Collectable & Craftable Minor hot-fixes are expected as this Patch go…
- BorderStrain Mastery Patch Is Now Live! - 14 September 2019
This is the Third Larger Patch for BorderStrain This Patch focus on improving the overall Skills used in the game Multiple Skills Replaced Multiple New Skills Added Multiple Changes to Existing Skills Melee Weapons have been damage increased significantly Update Melee Attack Effects Update Teleport Effect Added A Few New Area Visual Effects Updated Projectile Explosion Secondary Effects Added Ambient Sounds From Multiple Blocks Various Bug Fixes Following Skills have been Changed: Offensive: Rapid Fire -Attacks performed while Active now always are Instant-Hit type Offensive: Burst-Shot -Projectiles spawned now has reduced Area-Effect Following Skills Have Been Removed: Defensive: Clone -Replaced with Infest Defensive: Active Armour -Replaced with Cocoon Stealth: Pull-Loot -Replaced with Death-Stance Stealth: Negate-Attack -Replaced with Nova Strike Offensive: Flamethrower -Replaced wit…
- Wayfaring Hot-Fix Live - 20 August 2019
A Hot-Fix to the issues related to memory shortage causing a crash of the application is now live This should improve any potential issues related to crashes upon loading encountered and I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused! If you encounter any issues please report to the Community Hub or directly to [email protected] and I will take action as quickly as possible Best Regards
- Wayfaring Patch: Add-on #1 - 19 August 2019
An Add-on to the Wayfaring Patch is now released! This Add-on fixes a number of bugs as well as add and updates some content: New Bounty-Broker Quest: The Darkness This is a brand new Bounty-Broker Quest which makes use of the added features of the Wayfaring Patch to add a brand new large quest area, with some new NPC dialogs and rewards! Improvements: -Updated Graphics on Stone and Wooden Walls -3 New Floor Styles Added -4 New Ceiling Styles Added -2 New Light-source Blocks Added -2 New Decorative Blocks Added Bug-Fixes: -Fixed a bug related to type of Loot dropped -Fixed a bug related to potential Crashes when Loading Map or Dialog -Fixed a bug related to new Creature-Spawner Block -Fixed a bug related to Chest Inventory Slots
- BorderStrain Wayfaring Patch Is Now Live! - 12 August 2019
https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34440158%2Fee08f91e520293e2662eec8b0445b742b9dc37ab.png This is the second larger content Patch for BorderStrain - Early Access. The focus of this Patch is primarily to expand the World Environment as well as add new tools for the Map-Maker which will allow for larger and better future content. With the Wayfaring Patch the game now support 25 times larger custom areas, as well as a lot of newly generated Areas. Each city now has a Bounty-Broker which can supply custom Quests and the Map-Maker now has support for making your own Quests which can appear at the Bounty-Broker! Many new Blocks has also been added to allow for increased variation of areas and now also supports placement of Creature-Spawners which are invisible blocks that can be used to pre-populate and area with specific Creatures. https://www.youtube.com/watch…
- Patch 1.1.0.1 #Chat Function + Others - 6 July 2019
Patch 1.1.0.1 is now Live! This Patch introduces In-Game Chat Functionality as well as various bits related to the recent 1.1 Pangea Patch Added In-Game Chat Function Added Creature Info When Mouse Is Close To Creature Updated Waypoint & Checkpoint Block Graphics Improved Fog Increased Drop Rate of Sigils Reduced Amount of Rain Removed Unused Textures If you notice any issues or bugs related to the new Patch, please report to the Community Hub or directly to [email protected]
- BorderStrain Pangea Patch Is Now Live! - 29 June 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P3WOBxvwX0 This is the first larger content Patch for BorderStrain - Early Access. The focus of this Patch is primarily to expand the World Environment as well as add more gameplay in the form of new areas, new items and new special blocks! With the Pangea Patch the world of Pangea now houses new, more alien areas. The World-Generator has been updated to provide better variation of the game world and new enivronmental conent and effects such multiple new Alien Trees, new Blocks and fog during Dawn and Dusk has been added! For new Loot the Patch adds Sigils, Crystals and Log-Entries. Sigils: These are items which can be Infused in the Players Weapon to provide unique and powerful effetcs. Sigils gains XP and the more a Sigil is used the more Powerful it becomes. One intention here is also that it opens up for more Player Builds. There are a total of 12 di…
- Patch 1.0.0.9 #Hotfix - 8 June 2019
Patch 1.0.0.9 is now Live This Patch is a small hotfix with urgent bugs Fixed Bug in Town-Teleport Cube Added Small Chance of Malfunction in Town-Teleport Cube Fixed Issue With Chest-Resources Not Updating When Placed In Inventory If you notice any issues or bugs related to the new Patch, please report to the Community Hub or directly to [email protected]
- Thanatophobia & Frore are the Dukes Finest! - 6 June 2019
Dear Players, we are happy to announce that the week long Tournament #1 - "The Dukes Finest!" has now Finished! A big congratulations to Thanatophobia & Frore who climed to the top of the Leaderboard and will be rewarded with 2 and 1 free copy of the game to distribute to Friends! The Dukest Finest had a tough fight for the First Place and the outcome was hanging by a thread! Big Congrats to our Champions! The winners will be contacted shortly to be given their rewards! # 1st Place: Thanatophobia at Lv 8 # 2nd Place: Frore at Lv 7 We plan on hosting new Tournaments down the road so keep your eyes open for new chances to compete for a top place on the Leaderboards! Hurray!!!
- Patch 1.0.0.8 Live! - 4 June 2019
Patch 1.0.0.8 is now Live! This Patch focuses on combined set of small bug fixes, features, graphical improvements and user requests Fixed Respawn Location Bug when Moving Between Servers Added Graphics To Show If Location Is Valid For Block Placement Improved Performance Of Dodging While Moving Added Option To Filter Low-Quality Drops Updated Graphics For Intro/World Select When Starting New Character Made Text Render More Clearly Fixed bug with WASD+Shift Key If you notice any issues or bugs related to the new Patch, please report to the Community Hub or directly to [email protected]
- Patch 1.0.0.7 #WASD Controls - 2 June 2019
Patch 1.0.0.7 is now Live! This Patch introduces the option to select a WASD Keyboard Control Scheme for Player Movement. It is available in Key-Bindings. It also introduces a hot-key which can be used for sniping as an alternative to the mouse-combination. Added Support For WASD Controls Added Hot-Key Option for Snipe Mode Fixed Bug With Ghost-Loot Showing When Rejoining Game If you notice any issues or bugs related to the new Patch, please report to the Community Hub or directly to [email protected]
- Patch 1.0.0.6 #Hot-Fix - 31 May 2019
Patch 1.0.0.6 is now Live! This is a small Patch/Hot-Fix with mainly some bug fixes and one critical bug fix. It was intended for a bigger Patch Release but gets pushed out early to fix an issue introduced in 1.0.0.5 Fixed Bug Introduced In 1.0.0.5 Causing New Server Using Random Biome To Create Forever Fixed Bug In Options-Menu Hot Key Requiring Dual Key-Presses Added The Option To Leave Immediately When Dead Instead Of Reviving Store Items Can Now Be Sold/Purchased Directly By Double-Clicking If you notice any issues or bugs related to the new Patch, please report to the Community Hub or directly to [email protected]
- Tournament #1 - The Dukes Finest! - 31 May 2019
Dear Players! In celebration for our first week in Early Access and to celebrate your support as our very first Players I am happy to announce a special week-long tournament "The Dukes Finest!" starting from Today! Win Free Copies of BorderStrain to share & play with your friends! In this tournament we will award the First and Second Player who hold the Highest Level on the Leaderboard free copies of the game to distribute to friends! Any Player will automatically be included in the competition, and at the deadline we will check the Leaderboards and contact the winner! Summary: Rules: Rule the "Highest Level" Leaderboard Start: Right Now! Deadline: June 6th 12:00 PDT Price 1st Place: 2 Free Copies of BorderStrain Price 2nd Place: 1 Free Copy of BorderStrain Happy Gaming! Note 1: There two current top-positions on the Leaderboard are held by accounts related to the Studio. These will of…
- Patch 1.0.0.5 - 30 May 2019
Patch 1.0.0.5 is now Live! This is the weekly patch trying to provide improvements to Player Feedback as well as adding a couple of small Features Added Biome-Select To Server Creation Added Public/Private option to starting game Tool-Tips Added When Player Hover Mouse Over Buttons Screen-Shaker Scaler Added To Options Reduced Player-Wall Bounce Improved Creature Wall Collision Reduced Amount Of Trees In Desert-Biomes Increased Walk Animation Speed Fixed Bug with Brute Passive Skill Indicator Decreased Build-Time of Wood & Stone Walls Improved Graphical Difference Between Coal & Iron Ore Removed +NaN on Items Which Missed Something To Compare To If you notice any issues or bugs related to the new Patch, please report to the Community Hub or directly to [email protected]
- Now Live on Twitter! - 30 May 2019
Hello Everyone! We have now setup our initial Twitter account! This will be used to provide you with some shorter updates on what is going on in the development process of BorderStrain!
- Patch 1.0.0.4 - 26 May 2019
Patch 1.0.0.4 is now Live! This is a small patch focusing on a few of the most pressing issues reported Fixed Bug Which Made All Games Public On Steam. Games Should Now Be Visible To Friends Only Player Can Now Click Map to Pickup & Use Nearby Items Improved Creature Wall Collisions Doubled Draw Speed Of NPC Text If you notice any issues or bugs related to the new Patch, please report to the Community Hub or directly to [email protected]
- Early Access Release May 24 - 23 May 2019
BorderStrain will be officially released for Early Access May 24 9am PDT! I hope to that you will join in the adventures ahead! I have really tried to get the game as smooth and bug free as possible but please bear in mind that this game is completely solo developed and I will appreciate any feedback in the upcoming early access release and I will try to address any unexpected issues as quickly as possible! Although the release into Early Access is a huge stepping stone the intention is to continue adding and improving upon the game whilst in Early Access to try to provide as good experience to you guys as possible!
