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INTEL UPDATE #001: Launch Recap

Our Early Access launch certainly had its share of suspense and drama, but we are happy to announce that it’s been a pretty good success so far! We’re really enjoying watching and listening to people have a lot of fun with GROUND BRANCH, and can’t wait to see more players jump in as we move forward.

It’s awesome that most of the new players understand and appreciate where the game is headed towards, despite all the rough edges that are to be expected from its current pre-alpha stage. Reaching and maintaining a positive rating for an Early Access title is not easy, and we consider it a big achievement.
So we wanted to take this time to outline a couple things you can expect as we transition from launch to continued production:

  • A quick hot-fix release this weekend will address some of the main issues with the Ready Room, customization menu and visual glitches some players are experiencing. We have gained a lot of feedback that could only happen with a larger scale release into Early Access, so thanks for all the reports!
  • Moving forward past this initial launch week, we would like to get into a bi-weekly update schedule with at least one major new feature or upgrade a month. Of course, there may be times when we are able to deliver more in shorter periods, too!
From the entire BlackFoot Studios team: Thank you so much for your continued support. Stick around, ’cause it’s gonna be a fun ride!

GROUND BRANCH pre-alpha is on Steam Early Access!

We’re thrilled to announce that GROUND BRANCH has finally arrived on Steam Early Access and is now available for everyone to play, get in on development, and help us make it the game we all want it to be.

So if you are among those who have not yet had a taste of GB, go ahead and grab it straight from Steam or—if you would also like to donate or buy multiple keys to gift friends—from our STORE, where you can purchase with PayPal via a secure SendOwl gateway.

We would like to say a huge thanks to all our existing community for all the support and feedback over the years, and to those who are about to join in: Welcome to GROUND BRANCH. We hope you enjoy your stay!

GIVEAWAY WEEKEND!

We’re running a quick giveaway contest for 4 GROUND BRANCH Steam® Early Access keys on social media. Here are the rules:

  1. TWITTER ENTRY:
    • Follow our Twitter account (@groundbranch).
    • Like and retweet the contest tweet.
    • Mention @groundbranch in your retweet. (Requirement dropped for Round 2.)
  2. FACEBOOK ENTRY:
    • Like and comment on the contest post.
  3. THE CONTEST
    • A total of 4 (four) GROUND BRANCH Steam® Early Access key will be given away over the weekend to entrants who comply with the rules.
    • On this Saturday, August 11, at 10 p.m. EDT (2 a.m. UTC), 2 (two) winners will be drawn at random: 1 (one) from Twitter and 1 (one) from Facebook.
    • On Sunday, August 12, at 5 p.m. EDT (8 p.m. UTC), another 2 (two) winners will be drawn at random: 1 (one) from Twitter and 1 (one) from Facebook.
    • You are required to enter once per day of contest to be eligible for that day’s draw.
    • Winners will be announced publicly on the respective social media page shortly after each draw.
    • Once a winner is drawn, they are no longer eligible to a new draw.
  4. ADDITIONAL RULES (applicable for Facebook and Twitter):
    • Anyone found to use multiple accounts to enter will be ineligible.
    • Multiple entries by a single user on the same day will not be accepted.