- Drifters Loot the Galaxy is blasting into Early Access! - 26 March 2021
Drifters Loot the Galaxy is officially launching into Steam Early Access on April 15th! Wishlist us now to get notified when it goes live! Before then, you can join us March 26th for our next community play session. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1385460 Over the last several months, we’ve had a blast inviting the community into our development process as we’ve reimagined Drifters Loot the Galaxy. It really can’t be understated – the feedback you’ve provided us throughout our prototyping and polishing has been invaluable in shaping Drifters into the best game it can be. We’ve completely reworked our core game mode with Payload, introduced the majority of our original Open Beta roster to new in-match progression, and given you more opportunities to loot the galaxy than ever before. But now, it’s time to go even further. Drifters Loot the Galaxy is heading to Early Access on April 15t…
- Coming Online - Mar. 26 Play Session Details - 26 March 2021
Servers are going live with our latest prototype build Friday, March 26! Join us for our play session windows from 3pm - 4pm and 6pm - 7pm Pacific! Today we announced that Drifters Loot the Galaxy is blasting into Early Access on April 15th! This a huge step for the future of the game, and there's going to be some major changes to how we run these play sessions. Before we get into the nitty-gritty of this week's build, let's make sure you have all the info you need to hop in for our upcoming sessions. The Times, They Are A-Changin' First off, we're transitioning away from the Open Beta library entry we've been using to our full Early Access build. This means the "Drifters Loot the Galaxy - Beta" we've been using for our previous sessions will NOT be updated to the build required to access this week's session, and you'll need to download the new build through a new link. https://store.st…
- Heads Up! - Mar. 5 Play Session Details - 5 March 2021
Servers are going live with our latest play session Friday, March 5th at 4pm Pacific! In case you missed it: The Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to focus on full development as we build towards Early Access. You can find more details regarding this change and the current session schedule on our Steam forums. This week, we have several new changes to the HUD and improved player messaging in-match. Here’s what to expect... Lost in the Chaos One of the consistent requests we’ve been getting from the community is more feedback on what’s happening in a match. Due to the fast pace, high-flying, 360-movement of the game it’s easy to get lost in the frenzy of the battle. We’ve heard your feedback and the team has been working on to improve our HUDs, player messaging, and in-match communication. We’re excited to show you some of the first steps we’ve tak…
- Getting Boulder - Feb. 19 Play Session Details - 19 February 2021
Servers are going live with our latest play session Friday, February 19 at 4pm Pacific! In case you missed it: the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to release new builds with substantial changes as we build towards Early Access to get the community even more involved in shaping the game’s development. You can find more details regarding this change and the current session schedule on our Steam forums. Here's what to expect this week... Our Favorite Pile of Interstellar Rocks is Back! Halley is back and has been reimagined with our in-match ability upgrades in mind. Halley is a long-range Juggernaut that can set up teams to do massive amounts of damage with his crowd control abilities. Halley deals damage by raining rocks at enemies from his trusty “Rock-it Launcher." Halley can lock down on target(s) with his weapon dealing heavy direct damage an…
- Open Beta in 2021 – What to Expect in the New Year - 15 January 2021
Happy 2021, Drifters community! As of last week, the Drifters team has been back in action planning our next steps for the new year. There’s a lot coming down the pipeline, and we’ll have more specifics to share as development progresses, but for now we’d like to give you guys a look into our broader plans. Looking back, we’re extremely happy with the progress we made with last year’s prototyping. Your feedback has been invaluable in shaping Drifters into the best game it can be. As you may recall, our last prototype builds of the year were focused on updates to both main menu UI as well as our newly refreshed tutorial. These updates focused on improving the experience for players new to the game and helping them get more easily adjusted to the high-flying nature of Drifters Loot the Galaxy. That polishing is going to be a major theme heading into the next year of Drifters development.…
- It's All Fun and Games - Dec. 17 Prototype Details - 17 December 2020
Servers are going live with our latest prototype build Thursday, December 17 at 4pm Pacific! In case you missed it: the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to release new prototype builds with substantial changes every Friday to get the community even more involved in shaping the game’s development. You can find more details regarding this change and the current prototype session schedule on our Steam forums. Here's what to expect this week... Holiday Cheer It's been just over two months since the start of our Open Beta prototyping, and it's been a wild ride. The game has come a long way in that time with completely reworked characters, systems, and environments. For everyone that has joined us for our prototyping sessions, thank you. Whether you're new around here or have been hopping in since closed alpha, your time and feedback has been invaluabl…
- Finishing Touches - Dec. 11 Prototype Details - 11 December 2020
Servers are going live with our latest prototype build Friday, December 11 at 4pm Pacific! In case you missed it: the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to release new prototype builds with substantial changes every Friday to get the community even more involved in shaping the game’s development. You can find more details regarding this change and the current prototype session schedule on our Steam forums. Here's what to expect this week... Beware the Biason Last week, we welcomed the return of Sumo with open arms. He represents the last of our character classes to arrive in our weekly prototype format, the Juggernaut. Juggernauts like Sumo and Halley are meant to be the tanks of our universe, capable of soaking massive damage at the forefront of a coordinated objective push. It takes a lot of tuning to get characters like that just right, and your…
- Coming Out Swinging - Dec. 4 Prototype Details - 4 December 2020
Servers are going live with our latest prototype build Friday, December 4 at 4pm Pacific! In case you missed it: the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to release new prototype builds with substantial changes every Friday to get the community even more involved in shaping the game’s development. You can find more details regarding this change and the current prototype session schedule on our Steam forums. Here's what to expect this week... Who wants a hug? Sumo is coming out swinging! The beloved blue Biason returns to Drifters Loot the Galaxy in this week's prototype build with some new capabilities and changes to fit into the game's current landscape. For the most part, you'll find Sumo remains quite similar to how he played in previous Open Beta builds. With some help from Mrs. Copperbottom, he excels at crashing into unsuspecting convoys, soaki…
- Closing the Gap - Nov. 20 Prototype Details - 20 November 2020
Servers are going live with our latest prototype build Friday, November 20 at 4pm Pacific! In case you missed it: the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to release new prototype builds with substantial changes every Friday to get the community even more involved in shaping the game’s development. You can find more details regarding this change and the current prototype session schedule on our Steam forums. Here's what to expect this week... The Gas with the Golden Gun Last week's prototype build brought the return of everyone's favorite totally balanced ball of gas, Ziggy. We knew going into it that introducing a sniper to Payload was going to be disruptive, and we were ready to take in your feedback. Reception was expectedly mixed, but one pain point was very clear: Drifters sniping from afar moved combat away from the Payload and large team clash…
- In Our Sights - Nov. 13 Prototype Details - 13 November 2020
Servers are going live with our latest prototype build Friday, November 13 at 4pm Pacific! In case you missed it: the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to release new prototype builds with substantial changes every Friday to get the community even more involved in shaping the game’s development. You can find more details regarding this change and the current prototype session schedule on our Steam forums. Here's what to expect this week... "Pull my grapple..." Ziggy storms into battle! Quickly following up last week's return of GoGo and Sparky, everyone's favorite gaseous sniper is returning in this week's prototype! Much like Resistor and GoGo so far, Ziggy has also gotten some major adjustments since the last time you may have played them. This isn't as substantial as what you've gotten to experience with GoGo's total rework, but many of these c…
- Need a Helping Hand? - Nov. 6 Prototype Details - 6 November 2020
Our next prototype build is rolling out and servers will be going live on Friday, November 6 at 4pm Pacific! In case you missed it: the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to release new prototype builds with substantial changes every Friday to get the community even more involved in shaping the game’s development. You can find more details regarding this change and the current prototype session schedule on our Steam forums. Here's what to expect this week... Initializing Support Functions... GoGo and Sparky are back! They're the first to join Resistor in our brand new in-match progression system that we've been building out over the last several prototypes. Things aren't quite as they were, though. GoGo's kit has been reworked substantially to fit into the new system and she plays quite a bit differently from when she last entered the fray. First a…
- Consuming and Corrupting - Oct. 30 Prototype Details - 30 October 2020
The next prototype build is almost ready for our play session happening Friday, October 30 at 4pm Pacific! In case you missed it: the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to release new prototype builds with substantial changes every Friday to get the community even more involved in shaping the game’s development. You can find more details regarding this change and the current prototype session schedule on our Steam forums. Coming up in this week’s prototype build… More to Consume... Our latest prototype experiment comes in the form of new consumable loot drops. Much like the loot pickups you've seen in our past prototype builds, you'll find these new drops while you're taking out minion robots and eliminating enemy Drifters. Unlike loot pickups, though, these drops aren't guaranteed on every kill (but you'll find they drop from enemy players much mo…
- Time to Specialize - Oct. 23 Prototype Details - 23 October 2020
Our second Open Beta prototype play session is happening Friday, October 23 at 4pm Pacific and we’ve got some new changes to share! Before we get into what’s new, a quick reminder on what’s been happening: Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta has moved to a new format. Our goal is to release new prototype builds with substantial changes every Friday to get the community even more involved in shaping the game’s development. Take a look at our post announcing these changes for more details. Coming up in this week’s prototype build… New Tech Tree Specializations The tech tree you first got to play around with last week has gotten a major overhaul. When it’s time to buy your first upgrades of the match, you’ll now need to choose your specialization. This choice will determine what upgrade options you’ll have for the duration of the match with each specialization leaning towards a particular s…
- New Ways to Play - Oct. 16 Prototype Details - 16 October 2020
Our first Open Beta prototype session is right around the corner! It’s happening Friday, October 16 from 4pm – 8pm Pacific. In case you missed it: The Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta is moving to a new format. We’ll be delivering brand new prototype builds every week with substantial changes that represent our vision for the future of the game. For the foreseeable future, Open Beta servers will only be online during these new prototype play sessions. More details and the latest play times, check out our new status page on our Steam forums. So, what can you expect in our first prototype build? In-Match Looting “Where’s the loot?” was one of the most frequent questions we got in the early days of Open Beta. One of the first major new features you’ll notice in this week’s prototype build is in-match looting. Throughout a match, you’re now able to acquire loot through multiple means and…
- Open Beta is Changing - New Schedule, New Prototypes, and More! - 10 October 2020
For the latest news and discussion, join the official Discord! discord.gg/drifters Changes are coming to the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta! Thanks to your insightful feedback and support during our development, we’ve decided to change the way we’ve been running our Open Beta. We’ve heard your feedback about some of our core mechanics and have decided to make some major changes to the way Drifters Loot the Galaxy plays. These changes will be apparent in our upcoming prototype builds being delivered via the Open Beta on Steam. Every week, the Drifters development team will be queueing up with you as we prototype the latest changes and additions to the game. To facilitate this and ensure a consistent matchmaking experience, game servers will only be available during play session times. For the latest updates on our current play session schedule, please visit our Steam forums. We guara…
- New party system, ping system, and matchmaking improvements! (Open Beta 0.9.0) - 21 September 2020
Open Beta 0.9.0 is arriving soon! 🚀 The update includes the first iterations of our party system and ping system, tons of improvements to matchmaking, a bunch of bug fixes, and more! Check out Benson's Open Beta dev blog and the full patch notes below for more details. Major Updates Main Menu Matchmaking optimizations! - Bots will now dynamically fill in lobbies after a certain amount of time for faster matchmaking - Separate matchmaking lobbies on the same region can now combine for faster matchmaking - Various improvements to matchmaking messaging Main Menu New party system! - Invite Steam friends to join your party and match together! - Manage your party through the new social widget Gameplay New ping system! - Press "G" to place a ping marker for your teammates! Features & Tuning Main Menu Reduced the credit cost of unlocking new ability customizations by 90% Main Menu Strut your s…
- Open Beta Dev Blog - September 2020 - 18 September 2020
Hey all you people drifting fabulously through the anomaly!! We have a really special update about to come online with the 0.9.0 release that we think will make a lot of you do a happy dance!! So I’ll keep this introduction short and get to the goods as that’s what y’all are here for! Matchmaking Improvements We’ve done a LOT of refactoring to our matchmaking system thanks to the data we’ve been able to collect from the Open Beta so far. Again, we want to say THANK YOU for the help. We know it’s been frustrating. At the high level, you will be able to find matches much MUCH quicker than previously! If you want to know a bit about the details, then please read on. The key improvements include: A min and max players server setting for launching a game (instead of just a min setting that we’ve had so far). Being able to merge groups of people that are waiting for a game on the same region.…
- New update, new game mode! (Open Beta 0.8.3) - 28 August 2020
Open Beta 0.8.3 includes the new Plunder game mode, grapple improvements, and lots of bug fixes! 🚀 Features & Tuning Gameplay New Plunder mode! - Hack the relic loot zone - Secure the relics for extraction - Defend the extraction zone to score - First team to extract 3 relics wins! Updated Bounty teammate and enemy colors to be more consistent Optimized Bounty game mode player HUD Updated Bounty in-match messaging and HUD Gameplay Reduced FOV from 90 to 80 This change was implemented to increase the visibility of enemy players on your screen. Gameplay Updated ledge manager to make grappling mechanic more responsive Gameplay Halley Reduced full reload cycle by 0.5s Sumo Reduced full reload cycle by 0.5s Menu / UI Updated Legal Acceptance Requirements pop up in-game. Various updates to Menu UI Updated Store UI Updated News Items Widget Bug Fixes Addressed various issues that caused crash…
- Open Beta Dev Blog - August 2020 - 21 August 2020
Hey Drifters community! We wanted to reach out and give a big THANK YOU to those that have been giving our labor of love a try!! It’s been so wonderful to see everybody playing the game, the responses, and feedback (positive or negative), and watching how y’all are getting along with our baby! We know there’s a lot of great stuff to play out there, so the fact that you’re willing to give us some of your valuable time is something we won’t take for granted! This Open Beta period gives us a lot of valuable data on issues we need to address, how best to address them, and great ideas for improvements and new features! Speaking of issues, we’re definitely watching and listening to all your feedback. We know there are some key things causing more spice than Arrakis! So, I thought it would be worth giving a little update on what we’re working on and planning. 😊 Matchmaking Issues Yup…. This o…
- [Concluded] Hotfix and Server Maintenance (Open Beta 0.8.2) - 20 August 2020
Update: Maintenance is complete and servers are back up! Please ensure you've downloaded the latest Open Beta update before attempting to log in. If you receive a "Login Failed" error, you may need to restart your Steam client. Original Post: A hotfix update is on the way to address two issues in the Drifters Loot the Galaxy Open Beta, which includes... Addressed an issue during account creation that affected the display of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy Addressed an issue that caused players to encounter “Join Game Failed” errors This update is also accompanied by server maintenance beginning at 2PM. Maintenance is expected to last about 30 minutes. We’ll announce on our official Discord and Twitter when maintenance has concluded. Thanks for your patience and enjoy the Open Beta! 💜🚀
