September Technical Playtest: Feedback
14 October 2020
A summary of player feedback from our last Technical Playtest Weekend, and a look at some game updates we'll be working on for Scavengers.
Prepare For The Next Technical Playtest Weekend!
29 October 2020
Explorers, your mission is clear...
Return to the surface, stay alive, ensure the victory of your team, and the survival of our species...
Get ready to jump back into Scavengers with our longest PC Technical Playtest Weekend yet, as our playtest will be running for 80 hours! Join forces to compete for control across an unforgiving, freezing landscape of blistering ice storms, hostile Outlanders, hungry wildlife, and dangerous rival teams.
Join the Scavengers Technical Playtest Weekend scheduled for Thursday, November 5th at 10 AM PST (6 PM GMT) through to Sunday, November 8th at 6 PM PST (2 AM GMT)
Check what time this is for you
Minimum specs
Windows 10
Processor: Core i5-6500 or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 / AMD Radeon R9 380
RAM: 8 GB
DirectX: Version 11
Don’t forget the date - add it to your calendar!
As a friendly reminder, we are not permitting livestreaming or the recording and sharing of any in-game footage from Scavengers during this Technical Playtest Weekend.
In our last playtest, we received great feedback from you, our community, which we took on board and as a result, made some improvements. Here are some of the changes you can expect to see in this upcoming Technical Playtest Weekend, including:
- The tutorial has been optimized to make it much clearer for new players joining the fray.
- The TTK has also been tweaked, based on feedback on it being too slow. Players should see an improved and faster TTK this time around.
- For our Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, and Portuguese players, you can now enjoy Scavengers in your languages.
- We’ve improved the Metagame, and the first iteration of this will be available in this coming playtest, including a Research System. Please note though, that as we’re still in Alpha and testing, there are some things still to iron out.
- One known issue is that assembling materials out of nanites currently must be done as a research project, one material at a time. This is too time-consuming and will be fixed for next time.
- This playtest will reflect the character unlock system planned for the full game and Halden, Valora, and Tarik will be unlocked by default from now on. Players will be given enough Chips to unlock other characters, but there’s also EXP Boosters and some cosmetic customizations to choose from in the new Shop. You’ll earn Chips when you level up and how you spend your Chips is up to you.
- Overall, gameplay performance has been improved as we’ve worked on level streaming hitches, reduced shader complexity, and more. We’ve also fixed some collision bugs that had some players hitting invisible walls or falling through floors.
There’s more to see for yourself when you jump into the game, and as always, please keep that all-important feedback coming in. They help us to make changes like the above. Scavengers is in pre-alpha so you can expect to come across balancing issues, varying performances and bugs. As we work towards Closed Beta and Early access, your participation and feedback are even more vital to helping us iron these things out and refine and improve the game.
We really appreciate you taking part in our playtests, and for all your thoughts and suggestions. Thank you for being a part of our incredible Scavengers Community!
If you haven’t signed up for our playtests already, there’s still time! Register on the home page of our website and you’ll receive your Steam key right away. Remember to check for the confirmation email in your inbox/promo folders.
Don’t forget to also put the call out to friends too so you can team up, explore together, and win together!
Any questions? Check out our FAQs or feel free to ask them on Discord or Twitter.
[Please note: Character progression and loadouts will be wiped after the playtest.]