With our Slaughter Land preview video, and a handful of Dev Play Days featuring new screenshots of updated POIs like the Oasis and Outlaw’s End, the fires of our March patch are sufficiently stoked. We’ve continued to tend those embers with a couple of external playtests with our STORMRIDER crew and a week of team internal testing now ready to drop the newest Fractured Lands content today!

Dropping at 2PM PT, be sure to update your copy of Fractured Lands and check out the newest POI changes, vehicle adjustments, munition updates, and bug fixes in the wasteland. In the meantime read all the details here on the latest patch notes:

• Fixed crash with the server that occurs when a Razorback was destroyed while equipped with certain items
  
• Fixed crash that sometimes occurs when changing specific Juggernaut vanity items

• Added new full POI
  
  • Slaughter Land
    
    • The Rocket
      
    • Super Duper Fun Slide
      
    • Ferris Wheel
      
    • Boat Swings
      
    • Circular Swings
      
    • Carousel
      
    • Chuckles Clown Gate
      
    • Bumper Cars
      
    • Carnival Games
      
    • Concession Stand / Food Court
      
    • Exhibition Hall
      
    • Slaughter Land Hillside Sign
      
    • Petting Zoo
      
    • Photo Cutout

• Various POI revisions
  
  • Updated and revised “Trader Town” with new model buildings and objects, including Police Station defense fortress
    
    • Newly remodeled area renamed “Outlaw’s End”
  • Updated and revised “The Collapse” with new model buildings and objects, including Tiki Motel and Resort Bar
    
    • Newly remodeled area renamed “Oasis”
  • Updated and revised “Remnant” with new objects and layouts
    
  • Updated and revised “Windfarm” with new objects and animations
    
  • Updated and revised “Stormrider Stronghold” with various external objects
    
  • Updated and revised “Scrapper’s Yard” with new buildings, objects, and textures
    
  • Adjusted “Las Calderas” with newly level environment, buildings, and objects
    
    • Removed “Las Calderas” POI name
  • Updated the map to reflect above changes

• Adjusted sparkler bomb to now add momentary blinding effect to nearby players
  
• Revised and updated loading screen keyart imagery
  
• Addressed various memory allocations to optimize for gameplay performance
  
• Adjusted loot layout and quantity in all areas
  
• Revised G’luck with a small damage reduction
  
• Added vehicle weapon adjustments to mounted offensive pieces including the spiked bumper (Dustrider), spiked armor (Razorback), and grinder armor (Juggernaut); increasing the amount of enemy player and enemy vehicle damage taken when hitting another vehicle while equipped
  
• Added vehicle defense adjustments, decreasing the amount of player health taken on impact with buildings, objects and other vehicles

• Addressed an issue where the Juggernaut received too high an HP penalty during impact
  
• Addressed an issue where experience gained wasn’t synced with the displayed experience amount
  
• Addressed an issue where jumping onto some trees with a vehicle would immobilize a player
  
• Addressed an issue where sometimes, the camera for a player in the passenger or gunner position of a Dustrider and Juggernaut, would misalign
  
• Addressed an issue where some UI elements in Solo Battle Royale/Tribe Battle Royale would render incorrectly
  
• Addressed an issue where some UI elements in Deathmatch rendered incorrectly
  
• Addressed an issue where some player and loot spawn points worked incorrectly
  
• Addressed various instances of foliage clipping into/through buildings and objects
  
• Addressed an issue where specific vanity items displayed without proper textured or where the texture maps incorrectly
  
• Addressed an issue where the reticle aim for the mounted gun on the Juggernaut was misaligned
  
• Addressed an issue where vehicles sometimes involuntarily accelerate forward during the game start count down
  
• Addressed an issue where under a default display setting, some buildings and objects would fail to render visually
  
• Addressed an issue where operation performance would sometimes degrade when players were too far apart from one another

The future of Fractured Lands is ever-changing, and since going into our newest roadmap changes, adding Deathmatch, new POIs, new weapons, and various optimizations, we’ve turned a corner on our development for the 1.0 Sandbox. We’ll be spending the next couple months on focused development towards that goal and hope to have some surprises in store for the next patch to come. Likewise, we’ll be using that time to show off some of our work, so look forward to the previews and be sure to send us your feedback along the way!

Lastly, look forward to the return of Dev Play Days at its regular schedule next week and a few promotions involving STORMRIDERS, special guests, and fun events!

Heavens’ on fire, needle’s in the red, flames getting higher, goin’ over the edge!
Robert

Aside from some Dev Play Days (Tuesdays and Thursdays 5 PM PT) and a Community Play Day on the Weekend (Saturdays 5 PM PT), we continue to be heads down on getting through our 1.0 Roadmap, the latest of which is an update in the form of a new map area–Slaughter Land!

https://youtu.be/gy4toA2Ness
Before the fall of the world, there was an infamous amusement park in Coronado called “Laughter Land.” Far from a corporate amusement park, this was a cheap roadside attraction meant to lure in interstate travelers en route through the Pacific Southwest with the colorful image of Chuckles the Clown and his catchphrase “You should smile more!”

Like the ghost towns and tacky museums that dotted the highways, Laughter Land enjoyed a short period of prosperity. But its troubles were evident almost from the start. Never up to the safety standards of more prominent theme parks, lawsuits from injuries and accidental deaths lead to its premature closure and darkened its legacy. In its remote location, it was abandoned and all but forgotten.

Long after the Cataclysm fractured the Pacific Southwest, Laughter Lands remained mostly untouched, waiting for the world to catch up to its state of disrepair. Eventually, it was discovered and inhabited by a community of survivors, taking shelter from the roaming bandit tribes that plagued the lands. These settlers fortified it as best as they could and even revived some of the park’s more charming features. But eventually the lights and sounds drew the attention of a tribe of raiders, and the settlers were all but wiped out in the ensuing attack.

Legends say a single survivor, driven mad by the slaughter of his settlement, took on the mantle of Chuckles the Clown. They say the insane clown changed the signage to “Slaughter Land,” set traps throughout the park, and murdered any trespassers who dared explore the park’s haunting ruins.

Nobody knows if these stories are true or how long ago they happened, but the horrifying evidence of Chuckles the Clown can be seen in the park to this day. So come visit Slaughter Lands if you dare, and remember: you should smile more.

Slaughter Land arrives in a new update to Fractured Lands later this month and is available in both the SOLO and TRIBE BATTLE ROYALE modes!

We also have a host of other environment changes and adjustments planned for our BR map and other things in the works for this newest update. Beyond that we continue to put work into our upcoming Sandbox mode and Phase 2 changes. Likewise, closer to when this update goes live we’ll share with you details on our progress with the Journey to 1.0 Roadmap and more news for Fractured Lands!

Again thank you for sticking with us, and we hope you enjoy this latest adventure into the wasteland!

You Should Smile More
Robert

With Shangri-La Deathmatch live, we are now focused on our next Phase 1 work, and of course, continued work on our Phase 2 launch of Fractured Lands 1.0! In the meantime, of course, we’ll be addressing regular bugs and issues we’ve run into.

Today we’ll be dropping a new hotfix to address some recent bugs!

Check out the details below:

Revisions and Adjustments:

• Adjusted the shotgun muzzle attachments to make them more distinct from one another:
  
  • Precision Muzzle: A muzzle attachment that increases range and gives you a major increase in accuracy.
    
  • Surgical Muzzle: A muzzle attachment that tightens shotgun spread, slightly increasing accuracy.

Bug Fixes:

• Addressed an issue where audio didn’t properly sync with reload animations of the Bobcat AR
  
• Addressed an issue that occurred while alt-tabbing in fullscreen mode, the client no longer changes to a background process
  
• Addressed an issue where players sometimes spawned in front or behind other players in Deathmatch mode
  
• Addressed an issue where the Deathmatch scoreboard sometimes didn’t update values

That’s it for today, just a little change I know, but we’re already testing some new content and hope to get it to you soon. Enjoy the weekend and we’ll catch ya next time in our Dev Play Days where hopefully we can share some new info on Fractured Lands 1.0!

Now that’s entertainment!
Robert

Today seems to be...what is it? Valentine's Day? If you're a fan of Fractured Lands, then our best guess is that you're also a fan of celebrating ol' timey Chicago Gang Violence right!? Well, either way, we're fans of our fans and wanted to send you your very own 3D Printable Cut-and-fold Fractured Lands Valentine (click and download)!

[fractured-lands.com]Just print this bad boy out, cut out the dashed lines, fold fold fold (the cutouts) and fold the whole card down the middle, and voila you have your own Wasteland Diorama with a message of sexy love on it! The finished product should look something like this: 

Don't forget we have another Dev Play Day tonight (5-7 PM PT) with some more Deathmatch and Tribe Battle Royale!
Enjoy the card and catch ya tonight on our Dev Play Days for Young Lovers!

Cringe.
Robert

We have a brand new update here in the midst of Season 2, that coincides with our Journey to 1.0 Roadmap Phase 1 plans. As you might remember, we first showed off our development Roadmap at the tail end of last year, beginning with Phase 1:

A major part of that Phase is a relief to our players who want to jump into smaller, faster matches right away. To that effort, we’re launching SHANGRI-LA DEATHMATCH, a 12 max player free-for-all set in a smaller portion of the larger Battle Royale Wasteland–LIVE NOW!

Deathmatch has a two-player minimum, so even on lighter queues you’ll be able to get into a match, clash in the wasteland and earn some Season 2 EXP. We’ve been having fun with Deathmatch in testing and iteration for the last month or so, and we hope you enjoy it!

We’re continuing work on the larger 1.0 Roadmap, with lots of progress on our Sandbox mode to show for it; we’ll share more info on this soon! In the meantime, we’ll also be developing more content for Phase 1, and test and launch it with your community feedback.

For today’s Deathmatch release, we’ve made significant changes to the larger game, including a variety of alterations to the main Battle Royale map, UI adjustments, quality of life changes, and a brand new weapon, the Bobcat AR[fractured-lands.com]!

[fractured-lands.com]Check out the official notes below:

Crash Fixes

• Fixed crash related to physx operation
  
• Fixed crash related to auto-fill operation
  
• Fixed crash that sometimes occurs when receiving experience
  
• Fixed crash that sometimes occurs when dying to the storm

Gameplay

• Added New Game Mode
  
  • Added Shangri-La Deathmatch
    
    • The Shangri-La Trailer park, encircled by a Round 7 storm
      
    • A minimum of 2 players to begin a match
      
    • Players enter with the goal of scoring kills against other players, accounted for on the HUD
      
    • First player to 15 kills is declared champion and ends the match
      
    • 15-minute match timer likewise ends matches in the event no player reaches 15 kills
      
    • Player begins match with loaded G’Luck, 45 rounds of Fly-weight ammo, Level 1 Chest Armor Piece, and a Staple Gun
      
    • Additional weapons, ammo, armor, modifications, munitions, and satchels can be found throughout the map
      
    • Upon death, players respawn after a short timer to another location on the map
      
    • Player’s death location is marked on the minimap (for 30 seconds) and on the player peripheral HUD for ‘revenge kill’ opportunities, or to retrieve lost loot
      
    • Player Grave Markers remain for 180 seconds for anyone to loot
      
    • Hitting M (default) will pull up the match Kill/Death Ranking screen for all participants
      
    • Kill leaders are displayed on the HUD, a player must overtake the leader in number of kills to replace them as leader

• Addressed various network optimizations for gameplay performance

Vehicles

• Added boost hotkey functionality while driving
  
• Added consumable toggle functionality while driving
  
• Addressed vehicle tuning on impact damages
  
• Added ammo count on vehicle mounted weapons
  
• Addressed tuning on all vehicle weapons

Environment

• Updated and revised “Shangri-La” with new trailer traversal POIs, new layout and design
  
• Updated “Stormrider Stronghold” with new exterior ring POIs
  
• Addressed distance on LODs, increasing draw distance using far proxy meshes
  
• Addressed issues with various floating items and errant foliage
  
• Addressed issues with various portions of terrain
  
• Adjusted shadow and lighting for building interiors
  
• Revised visual and audio details on Storm edge specific to Deathmatch

Weapons & On-Foot Gameplay

• Added weapon: Bobcat AR
  
  • 3 round burst of fire for high damage
    
  • Lightweight ammo at high capacity
    
    • Uses a light-up magazine indicator that glows green when full and red when empty
  • Longer reload time compared to other weapons
    
  • Built-in stock and grip
    
  • Uses AR modifications for the muzzle, magazine, and scopes (can carry up to Hawk’s Eye or 4x Scope)
• Revised weapon pickups in Deathmatch and Battle Royale/Tribe Battle Royale to now all come pre-loaded
  
• Adjusted consumables:
  
  • Moonshine
    
    • changed delay from 5 seconds to 2 seconds
      
    • changed amount healed to 50 units of health from 75 units of health

UI & Menu

• Directional indicators in the form of blood splatter on the HUD screen appear when damaged
  
  • If damage comes from the left, blood splatter appears on the left, damage on the right, blood shows on the right, and so on
    
  • Fall damage is shown in full-screen blood splatter
• Revised look of consumable and fuel timers
  
• Added Deathmatch to Mode selection screen
  
• When hitting PLAY without first selecting a mode manually, the game will run Deathmatch by default

Additional Bug Fixes

• Addressed an issue where some loot does not render properly
  
• Addressed various rendering issues with player and vehicle
  
• Addressed issue where auto-fill function occurs regardless of whether or not it was checked in the Mode screen
  
• Addressed various UI issues where text runs out of frame, as well as compass and map misalignments
  
• Addressed certain issues related to the operation of VOIP

To celebrate our new update we’re spreading the news via the Steam Lunar New Year sale, which takes the game to a whopping 60% off! If you, or your friends haven’t picked up Fractured Lands, its only $9.99 for the week! Pick it up now to jump into the new Deathmatch, or get it today to get in early on the upcoming content in both Phase 1 and 2 like more modes and our Wasteland Sandbox!

Also if you spend $30 on your Steam cart with any combination of purchases you can get $5 back! Check out the sale and learn more about the Steam Lunar New Year Rewards.

Thanks again as always for sticking around with us as we continue our Early Access development and get you the content, optimizations, and updates you want from Fractured Lands! Don’t forget to catch us tonight at 5 PM PT for some Dev Play Days[www.twitch.tv] where we’ll be diving back into Deathmatch, this time on the Live game!

It’s a free-for-all and I heard it said you can bet your life
Robert

The last couple weeks we’ve been testing and refining our SHANGRI-LA DEATHMATCH but what we didn’t tell you, is that a new weapon is also ready to launch with our new mode! Our external testers had some hands-on time with it, but now it’s your turn to check out our new AR: the BOBCAT!

The Bobcat AR features a 3 round burst of fire for high damage! It’s armed with lightweight ammo at high capacity and uses a light-up magazine indicator that glows green when full and red when empty. Similar to the Wildhog LMG, the Bobcat compensates for its high damage output with a longer reload time necessary to fill up that high capacity magazine.

A built-in stock and grip keeps the Bobcat steady when firing and brings spread down to a minimum, but it can also be modified with similar muzzle & magazine attachments to the Straug AR. Unlike the Straug however, it allows for different attachable scopes, up to and including the Hawk’s Eye or 4x Scope.

The Bobcat is available in both SHANGRI-LA DEATHMATCH and our two Battle Royale modes; grab one in your next match and cut your teeth in the wasteland!

DEATHMATCH and the Bobcat arrive Tuesday, February 5th, along with a host of additional changes throughout the game and environment!

Lynx rufus mohavensis wastelandius
Robert

As promised in this morning’s Dev Play Days Stream, we have some pretty important news to share:

Debuting soon as the first addition to our 1.0 development, for Phase 1 is: Shangri-La Deathmatch!

Similar to the classic Deathmatch mode found in shooters through the years, players spawn and respawn around a particular map, this time found in the Shangri-La Trailer Park. The Park is surrounded in a massive storm acting as a near instant death barrier to funnel the action.

Players come in equally with a loaded G’Luck, Lvl 1 Chest Piece, and some healing items. Scattered around the map are additional weapons (pre-loaded), ammo, modifications to those weapons, additional healing items, munitions, and armor upgrades.

Details and features in the new mode might shift with development as we begin some new testing and take in your feedback. We appreciate this chance to preview new content with players in Early Access as we work hard towards 1.0!

With the associated patch that releases Deathmatch in the core game, we plan on detailing the fine changes that will go into Fractured Lands surrounding this mode. There also might be some additional updates that affect both this and the Battle Royale & Tribe Battle Royale modes as well.

While we’re giving additional attention to this new mode nearing release, of course, we will continue to fully support our Battle Royale modes and continue our Dev Play Day schedules for opportunities to play both with the community.

More work from 1.0 is coming from Phase 1, and soon Phase 2 information will drop as well! Thanks again for your patience and support during Early Access, we hope you will enjoy Shangri-La Deathmatch in the wasteland!

I expect a tough, clean fight. Obey my command at all times. Any questions?
Robert

Last night we had the great pleasure of joining fellow wastelanders at the Scum and Villainy Cantina[www.facebook.com] in downtown Los Angeles hosted by High Voltage Magazine[www.facebook.com] for Fractured Lands matches, giveaways, and great chats about our mutual passion in all things post-apocalyptic!

We wanted to take this moment to thank those who were able to attend or play with us into the late hours–we were there till about 2AM! This activity and our PDXLan attendance were awesome to do, and we’d love to do more activities like this in the future, so let us know if you have a favorite local event, and we’ll look into if we can make it out there!

Now fully staffed and back at work again after the Holiday Break, we’re finishing up our current development sprint on some 1.0 content, testing new material and putting things together to share with everyone soon! We’re also hoping to have some more testing opportunities for our external groups, and of course, will continue our Dev Play Days[twitch.tv] Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5pm to 7pm PT. We’d like to also host another EU primetime Dev Play Day, so if you’re itching to get back into Fractured Lands but you’re better found in the early morning hours here on the Pacific, let us know and we’ll set something up!

Keep an eye on our social and join us in Discord in this New Year 2019, there’s still much to do!

You will never find a more wretched hive…we must be cautious
Robert

Hello all!

Our patch previously scheduled for tomorrow looks to be in a good place today so we are looking to drop it a little early! That said, aside from some backend bug fixes and a couple of very minor optimizations it's MOSTLY a delivery system for our new holiday vanity, the Holiday Sweater!

We have keys to reward our stalwart followers, so please simply message "Popcicle" with the phrase "BAHHUMBUG" via our official Discord (discord.gg/fracturedlands) from today (12/19) to Friday (12/21) and I'll reply in kind with your own Holiday Sweater key! It can be redeemed in-game immediately and the vanity top will be in your inventory after you download and update the game's latest patch.

Also! If you haven't picked up Fractured Lands yet, or know a special someone you can gift it to, it is on sale via Green Man Gaming for 30% off[www.greenmangaming.com] along with a free code for the Holiday Sweater vanity, so you and a loved one can celebrate the season by running each other over in holiday cheer!

FINALLY: We'll be running DOUBLE XP on Christmas Day through to the New Year! (12/25/2018 - 1/1/2019) What a great way to ring in the new year, by firing several makeshift bullets at it! 

Hope you enjoy the holiday vanity and get some matches in on these last few days of 2018!

Thanks for your awesome support this year and we'll see you in 2019 with some amazing new content leading up to 1.0!

Better watch out, better not cry!
Robert