Development Update
Skara - The Blade Remains Patch Notes — September 21, 2018
Aggregated from Steam, cross-tracked with Battle.net coverage on GamePatchNote.
Hello survivors!
Since part of the team is still working to release the new version of our matchmaking system the machine hasn’t stopped working and we are developing at full steam!
Part of the problem we are addressing is the code architecture: although the system works, the code wasn’t as scalable as we wanted it to be so we decided to spend some extra time fixing that. For the last few weeks, we have been removing old lines of code, refactoring some of the existing systems and making the development more agile for our programming team.
This part of the job is almost invisible for the player but it is definitely worth it when it comes to scaling the project, update features and fix bugs. Spending time refactoring the architecture design - especially on big projects like Skara - will allow us to release new content more easily and quickly down on the road.
As of today, this work is already showing nice results: after refactoring the data model and the login process we have dramatically reduced the loading times up to 80%. Creation of new characters is now more agile and efficient. The new skill modular system allows our designers to quickly prototype new Signs and combine them with other gameplay features to offer new ways to play the game.
And that is precisely the main feature our design team is working on for the last 2-3 months: new characters, types of attacks, skills and game roles. In order to build a nice team fighting experience, we needed a wider variety of roles on the battlefield: pure healers and support characters, skills that can be combined with other characters to create powerful combos, even archers to strike on your enemies from distance! We can’t wait to show you all these new features.
Meanwhile, our art team has been working on new cool stuff to make your survivors look cooler than ever! We have been also working on a new arena called Atash - if you have recently checked some of our streams on Twitch you will already know what are we talking about.
See you on the battlefield.