Developer update 15Under fire: the TDM test
Weapons, rendering and interfaces meet a community test, with major performance gains on the second day.
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Under fire: the TDM test
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04 ENTRIESDeveloper update 15
Developer update 14Getting City 17 ready for testing
How features move through isolated places and the Unstable Test Environment before reaching the main city.
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Developer update 13Behind apartment doors
Apartment searches, contraband seizures, trading and a fortified Baillemore Court.
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Developer update 12Raids, supplies and city life
Supply crates, scavenging, dynamic lighting, communication and the apartment raid sequence.
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Developer update 11Control and communication
Apartment interfaces, arrests and a radio system for coordinating the Combine.
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Developer update 10Systems beneath the surface
Doors, customization, weather, supply crates and the beginnings of new player animations.
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Developer update 09Your arrival in City 17
A detailed train station, an imposing Citadel and a new pass over character and loadout screens.
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Developer update 08A place to keep your contraband
More detailed streets, a resistance base, loadout work and persistent apartment storage.
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Developer update 07Making the city feel alive
Wind, lighting, ambient sound and working loadout interfaces bring more life to the streets.
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Developer update 06Behind closed doors
Hotel and detention interiors, apartment refinements and new weapon and clothing work.
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Developer update 05Arming the occupation
Weapon implementation, automated dispatch, apartments and the Nexus overhaul.
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Developer update 04A new pass through the city
A candid look at the missed deadline, weapon testing and a city-wide detail pass.
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Developer update 03Interiors, identity and interaction
New interiors, character customization, interface design and the first gameplay systems.
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Developer update 02Beyond the blockout
Detail passes, finished boundaries and an expanded industrial district.
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Developer update 01The city takes shape
The Nexus exterior, new city buildings and a clearer workflow for the team.
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Studio announcementA first look at the districts
The industrial and residential districts, shown ahead of the first numbered developer update.
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Studio announcementOpening the development journal
A closer look at the city we’re building, and a place for the community to follow it.
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