- Another crypto game crashes and burns, won't issue refunds to backers because there's no money left - 18 August 2022
Untamed Isles , a "monster-taming turn-based MMORPG" that found major success on Kickstarter, has been put "on hiatus" because of the crypto crash —Kickstarter backers are being told that there's no money left for refunds... Read more.
- Untamed Isles goes into hiatus - 11 August 2022
Hey Tamers, Today I want to share extremely sad news with you all. We have to pause the development of Untamed Isles and put the project on hold. With a heavy heart, we made this decision and we understand our amazing community will be shocked reading this. Fighting every day against an inevitable current because of the promise I made when we embarked on this journey. A promise I will still intend to keep, but not one that I now have the ability to decide the timeline to. There have been a myriad of factors that have caused the lead-up to this very moment but what this all comes down to is that we are unable to financially keep up with the demands of what we set out to do. Untamed Isles is a very ambitious title being an open-world monster-catching MMORPG. To work on this project we brought more than 70 staff members on board and we were working relentlessly for more than 2 years to bui…
- Developer Update - July 2022 - 2 August 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/BoatDevUpdate.png Hey Tamers, It’s a date! It is nearly time to embark on the Isles, with the official launch date being announced for 6th October 2022. You can read more about this in our Official press release. With just a few months until launch, let’s take a look at what has been done so far. Dev Vlog As always, you can watch the dev vlog to learn more about this update. Teaser Trailer For the best introduction to Untamed Isles, you need to check out our teaser trailer. It has tame encounters. It has snow. It even has a cute Guppy chasing a butterfly. You can watch the full video here. Support our project by liking the video and sharing it with your friends. Pre-order Our pre-order packs are now available to purchase. Kit your character out in exclusive cosmetics, loot some Fragments (premium currency) and be amongst the first to a…
- Developer Update - June 2022 - 4 July 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/BuildingsDevUpdate.png Hey Tamers, Well, we are halfway through the year and even closer to the early access launch of Untamed Isles. There’s a little bit of something for everyone in this dev update; battlers, collectors and NPC-fanatics can all find a thing or two to enjoy. On that note, let’s press on with it. Dev Vlog Don’t miss the video version of this update! Watch the new Dev Vlog with Taylor & Bre. Rare tames If you’re a shiny hunter or a collector, you’re going to want to pay attention to Gemborns and Alphas. This month we coloured some of our gemborn tames. Thoona sculpted out of rose quartz? What about a ruby-style Thoona? If you’re lucky to encounter a wild gemborn tame, make sure you capture it as these tames are incredibly rare! The fierce Alpha Burrl is also taking shape. This alpha is a bold mix of floofy and toothy. L…
- Developer Update - May 2022 - 31 May 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/MayDevUpdate1080.png Hey Tamers! We are one month closer to the launch of Untamed Isles. The team is busy as always working on the game and building the magical world for all our Tamers to enjoy. Let’s recap what has been happening in May and also have a sneak peek at some exclusive content we haven’t shared until now. Taylor’s Video As always, this update is available in video format with your favourite host Taylor. Character customisation Finally it’s time to add personality to your in-game character. Character customisation is now up and running to help you create unique combinations of appearance and clothing. We have a selection of cosmetics, tattoos and other customisation options available now with lots more to be added soon. Character customisation will be available to all our tamers participating in next tests. In the meantime…
- Developer Update - April 2022 - 4 May 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/DevUpdate1080Skelt.png Hey Tamers, It has been another big month in the world of Untamed Isles. The Easter Guppy dropped a few treats for tamers including new merch, new combat updates, and some new content drops. Let’s get right into some of the exciting development updates. Taylor also talks us through the latest updates in a video: Combat changes April saw three key changes to combat: Power Swapping: Every battle you have 3 power swaps, allowing you to swap out a tame and use a move from the new tame in the same turn. Wild Card Moves: Each tame has three base moves that can be unlocked with just one limb. These moves don’t require building a stack to use. Stat Allocation: For further customization of your tames, you can now allocate attack, special attack, defense, special defense, and agility stats to create the perfect build. http…
- Developer Update - March 2022 - 4 April 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/DeveloperUpdate1080pCrystal.png Hey Tamers, Welcome to the Untamed Isles March 2022 Update! You’ll notice this one looks a bit different and combines the elements of our developer updates, monthly news & content drops. This one is also the very first to include a video version to go with it. Excited? Us too! Let’s jump into it! Closed Beta Round 1 https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Closed-beta-optimised.gif Closed Beta is a very important stage of the game development process and it gets even better as we welcome more players into the game. Several hundreds of new players joined the first test alongside our supporters with pre-beta access. We had so much fun together! Lots of features have been added and updated, including an extended testing island to explore, new tame forge and dual combat system. Combat System https…
- Closed Beta Announcement - 8 March 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Settlement_Center_web.jpg Hey Tamers, We are so happy to share the closed beta date and other news with you! Let's hear quotes directly from Josh, our Lead Game Designer. Closed Beta Announcement Teaser "We're going to be going into our first closed beta period on the 18th of March. So that's 16 days from now in NZ or the 17th of March for the US." Closed Beta Round 1 Plan We will be starting with Round 1, The Tame Round. Create your dream tames, and develop skills for certain tames. Here's what Josh has to say: "We’ve removed 1v1 as the primary gaming mode so now dual battles are the new norm. All of the primary battles of our game now have two tames on field - one tamer, two tames. This is because during play testing we ascertained that it’s a lot more fun, it created a lot more diversity in builds and it generally provided more elem…
- Developer Update (04/03/2022) - 4 March 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Cave_Night_web.jpg Hey Tamers, This action-packed week continues with yet another Developer Update to provide you even more info on what we’ve been up to recently. In case you missed some of our announcements, check them here. Let’s have a look at the progress our programmers, designers and musicians have made in the last fortnight. General: • Closed beta date announced • Roadmap released • New achievements community mining in Discord • New community meme competition in Discord • Infrastructure and server upgrades Programming: • Testing lots of new clothing items • Live balancing improvements • New stat formulas • More work on tame skills • Revamping item/inventory UI • P2P face-to-face trading • Combat UI improvements Art 3D & 2D: • Begun concept visualization of community giveaway Tame • Concept art for Hubbard and his Guppy • Extend…
- February 2022 Update - 28 February 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Alpha_Chemmy_Julie.jpg Hey Tamers, Another month has passed by, let us update you on what is happening in the world of Untamed Isles. Closed Beta Announcement Untamed Isles is ready to announce the plan for closed beta! Join us for the announcement on the 2nd of March (check your local time on socials & Discord). We are going to release more information about what you can expect to see during the closed beta and who has access to these tests. Our team will also share some new content and will answer your questions during the AMA session. Follow the event on Discord to get notified when it starts! Merch Store Final preparations are taking place for the Untamed Isles merch store launch. Website - check, amazing new web banner by our talented artists - check, samples - check, vouchers system - check. We are so excited for you to see all t…
- Developer Update (18/02/2022) - 18 February 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Hubbard_Researcher_UI_Developer_Update.jpg Hey Tamers, What a big few weeks! Our team have been incredibly busy in the backend developing the game and have made a significant progress. Exciting updates on all aspects of the development including work on menu, character creator, concept art, animation, models, music and much more. We have also sent out boxes with hoodies, t-shirts and books to Kickstarter supporters. We hope they will reach you very soon and we can't wait to see all those unboxing videos! General: • Kickstarter merch sent out • Tik Tok page created Programming: • Started work on tame leveling • Improved options menu including better resolution settings • Tame forge • Many new tame skills added • Player disconnection handling improvements • Getting the character creator ready for showing off • Reworking item/inventory UI…
- Content Drop (14/02/2022) - 14 February 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ThoonaGuppy_Renee.jpg Hey Tamers, Happy Valentine’s Day! This lovely week we bring you some more Untamed Isles content to enjoy, starting with even more NPC concepts from our artist team. Rachel, Hazel and Tom continue to bring their vision of new characters into life with some fresh images of researchers, military and other NPCs. Aaron has been working hard in the background writing up back stories for each of these characters. Bruno has been working hard on concepts for Swamp Biome and it’s impressive to see these trees and imagine the atmosphere of that area of Untamed Isles. Look how tiny the avatar looks compared to those giant trees! You can also find new pictures of different stages of work on Alphas: Pango, Chemmy and Thoona are a one step closer to being ready. Special thanks to Renee for creating this amazing Thoona & Guppy V…
- Developer Update (04/02/2022) - 4 February 2022
Hey Tamers, Lots to update you on this week, so let’s get right into it. Pre-beta period ended with the successful Combat 2.0 test - we had a lot of positive feedback about the updated combat system. The Untamed Community enjoyed battles, especially with devs! We were happy to spend a couple of hours playing the game with you guys! Another big update of this fortnight is the fulfilment of two of our Kickstarter rewards. We sent out exclusive Thoona wallpapers last week and Guppy Portraits this week to all eligible backers. It’s great to see them as your profile pics on Discord and as your screensavers as well! Have a look at the full list of updates below. On to closed beta soon! General: • Kickstarter Wallpapers sent out • Guppy Portraits delivered digitally • Combat 2.0 Test Programming: • Character creator ready to play with • Group PvP battles • Implemented push to talk and improved…
- Content Drop (31/01/2022) - 31 January 2022
Hey Tamers, Today is the day of our Combat test which will conclude the pre-beta stage of the development of Untamed Isles. It’s very exciting! You know what else is exciting? This week’s content drop! There is a variety of new images for you to check out, so let’s have a closer look. Some of the eagle-eyed viewers spotted new Mix & Match videos during last week’s AMA. We put together a couple of combinations to showcase different tames as well as character customisations and cosmetics. We’ll be releasing them one by one in the next couple of weeks starting with today. This will give you an idea of the types of characters you can create when the time comes. Our level design team also shared several images of the world of Untamed Isles. You can see an updated view of the settlement, market entrance, brand new imagery of the mountain biome as well as several other landscapes. We love them…
- New Year News - 28 January 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/UntamedIsles_Combat02_web.jpg Hey Tamers, Welcome to the first Untamed Isles monthly update of 2022! We have a lot to catch up on, so let’s dive into it. End of Pre-Beta Period We are happy to announce that our last pre-beta test will take place on January 31. This playtest will be focusing on the recently reworked Combat system with new animations & visual effects. After this we will move forward to the next stage - Closed Beta - welcoming more players to take part in the tests. Wishlist on Steam Join our community on Steam to get the most recent updates about Untamed Isles, see new content, and meet other gamers. Wishlist the game on Steam to get notified when it’s out and follow our page for updates delivered directly to your Steam client. https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Monster_Hunters_Concepts_v2_Hazel.jpg Conc…
- Content Drop (24/01/2022) - 24 January 2022
Hey Tamers, We are one week closer to the last pre-beta test! In exactly one week's time we will be testing the updated Combat 2.0 system. And it's not going to be just that, we have a couple of surprises ready for our players! Now to the content of this week's drop. Our team has been tirelessly working on NPC concepts, and they are coming along so nicely! In addition to last week's art, we are also happy to share concepts for Military, Monster Hunter, Revolutionary, Stablemaster and other NPCs. There is also the Alpha Pango model and Tames Rage Subtypes for you to check out. With the pre-beta stage finishing soon and closed-beta taking its place, we will be sharing even more content! To take a look at the most current updates on the development of Untamed Isles, visit this article. As usual, there will be a weekly artist stream and AMA on YouTube & Twitch. See you there! DOWNLOAD IMAGE…
- Developer Update (21/01/2022) - 21 January 2022
Hey Tamers, Welcome to the first developer update of 2022! The team is back from holidays and ready to rock’n’roll. We have been working on a variety of things, including new features and also some fixes based on the feedback we got during previous tests. We are super excited for you to try Combat 2.0 in our upcoming test on January 31, and we can’t wait to welcome even more players to closed beta tests soon. General: • Added language switching and localisation • Updated website Programming: • Working on some secret Combat 2.0 stuff for the upcoming test • Fixed bug catching bugs caught during bug catching test • Updated rune charging profession • Made changes to server-database communications • Camera movement updates • Push-to-talk implementation • Fruit catching bug fixes • Implemented mounts system • Added some test mount items • Refined player professions • Professions now grant ex…
- Content Drop (17/01/2022) - 17 January 2022
This week we have a variety of images and videos to share with you. As you’ll see, there are several NPC concepts showing different factions and characters from the world of Untamed Isles. We had two Bug Catching tests last week, that’s why you can see a couple of assets showing bug nests and bug nets. You can also have a look at the new VFX for Burrl in addition to videos we shared just before holidays. All content from this and previous drops is available in high quality for you to download and use for your videos and social media posts. Please make sure to tag @untamedisles, so we can repost your works on our pages! Now let’s move from content to news. Our holiday giveaway was a huge success with more than 1,000 people participating and almost 5.5k entries! On Friday, we launched another contest that takes place on our Discord. This is the Untamed Community Arts and Crafts Raffle ded…
- End of the year 2021 update - 7 January 2022
https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Christmas-Showcase-web.jpg End of the year update, Kickstarter fulfilment info, Steam store page, new content and other news of 2021 are waiting for you in this post. Let’s dive into it! First of all, we would like to wish you and your families all the best for 2022! This year is going to be very exciting, and we have lots planned for the next 12 months. We can’t wait to finally welcome players to enjoy Untamed Isles! https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Untamed-Community-Header.png The Untamed Community has been the highlight of our year. We couldn’t ask for a more helpful or supportive community, and the fan art you all have been creating has been incredible. https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Steam-Page-Header.png https://untamedisles.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Untamed_Isles_Steam_Page.png We now…
