Xsyon Updates Archive

[Xsyon]

July 13 2012

Undead invade Xsyon!

The Main Server and Client have been updated with our big Abandonment patch.

Totems will now go through the full stages of Abandonment as Revenants haunt abandoned tribes. Major improvements have been made to creature AI. Tribes now have square bounding areas instead of a radius.

Full patch notes are here:
http://www.xsyon.com/forum/showthrea...ll=1#post96407

This is the dawning of a new age for Xsyon! The revenant invasion will change the face of the game and sets the stage for coming improvements.

I am very excited about this patch! If you have any feedback on the difficulty of or problems with creatures or revenants please post here:
http://www.xsyon.com/forum/showthrea...6428#post96428

Enjoy!

[Xsyon]

July 17 2012

Hello Xsyon Citizens!

Our Development plans have been updated to reflect what we are currently working on. Our main focus now that the Abandonment is in full swing is to revise crafts, materials and bonuses to provide a more consistent, progressive, challenging and rewarding system.

Our current plans are detailed here:
http://www.xsyon.com/forum/showthrea...In-Development

As usual we will continue with small patches to address bugs and balance issues. We have taken in Feedback regarding revenants and will patch some revisions to aggression and chase limits this week.

One important recent change that there have been questions about is the 'nerfing' of stat bonuses on armor. Currently the limits are set to a max of 25 point per stat due to armor bonuses. Individual armor parts also have per stat limits based on the type of part, with the larger parts providing higher stat bonuses. Older parts that exceed these limits currently display the previous bonuses. We are working to revise the old bonuses in a balanced way so that old armor parts retain their previous relative power.

This is a necessary revision to balance things as they were originally intended and allow for additional bonuses that will be gained from weapons and other sources. The relative effect of each stat will also be adjusted so that stats elevated beyond 100 are worthwhile.

In effect, we are revising the system so that it is within correct and manageable limits. The 'volume' was turned up to 11 and we are turning it back down to 10.

Enjoy!

[Xsyon]

July 18 2012 3:45 AM PST

Hello Xsyon Citizens!

The Main Server experienced some problems and locked up twice this morning. We are currently going to run the daily maintenance now instead of the scheduled time.

The server will be up at roughly 5:00 AM PST.

We are working on a patch that should be ready by tomorrow, so we will likely run maintenance and a patch tomorrow morning as well.

[Xsyon]

July 18 2012 5:30 AM PST

Hello Xsyon Citizens!

The Main Server is restarting with a patch. This is just a patch of minor improvements that are ready for the public. The main reason for this patch is optimizing how creature data is saved. Maintenance took a while today as the server operating system required an update.

Patch notes are here:
http://www.xsyon.com/forum/showthrea...ll=1#post96568

Enjoy!

[Xsyon]

July 21 2012

Hello Xsyon Citizens!

We are checking several things on the Test Server. If you have the chance to help us test, please do so and provide feedback here:
http://www.xsyon.com/forum/showthrea...st-Test-Server

As most of you know, inactive tribes have now reached the abandoned phase. Within the next week these abandoned totems will be gone. Land that is claimed will no longer be haunted by revenants and they will move on to other zones or become dormant.

This coming round of revisions is going to include a lot of changes to balance crafts, resources and bonuses. These will be patched out and available for feedback on the Test Server as changes are ready, but won't be patched to the Main Server until all these revisions are complete. My updates for the next week or two will focus on what is on the Test Server as things progress.

I will be checking the Test Server feedback thread every few hours as we intend to patch these changes as soon as possible.

Thanks!

[Xsyon]

July 22 2012

Hello Xsyon Citizens!

The Main Server and Client have been updated with a patch. The main reason for this patch is to improve the loading of revenants and their armor sets that was causing some problems including the server lock ups that occured over the past few days.

A few other improvements have been patched out. Full patch notes are here:
http://www.xsyon.com/forum/showthrea...ll=1#post96736

The server will be up shortly.

[Xsyon]

July 23 2012

Hello Xsyon Citizens!

We are closing in on the final stage of Abandoment this week! Totems will start to disappear and any land claimed will free that land from the haunting of revenants.

This week we are fully concentrated on the next round of development including crafting and material improvements and a full redistribution of scavenged resources. My updates will be brief this week as unless we have something urgent to patch there won't be a public patch until this next round is complete.

Enjoy!

[Xsyon]

July 27 2012

Hello Xsyon Citizens!

The final stage of the Abandonment has arrived! Totems have been disappearing and lands are ready for the taking!

With the world full of revenants, creatures and free land to be claimed we are ready for an influx of new players.

We have started a push to advertise and raise capital (as mentioned before). Xsyon banner ads will start to show across many different game sites. We are in the process of improving the website and are preparing a Kickstarter page. This campaign will take us 2-3 weeks to get into full swing.

If you are enjoying Xsyon, help spead the word!

[Xsyon]

July 28 2012

Hello Xsyon Citizens!

Unfortunately our forums were attacked by a hacker this week. Everything is resolved now and we've increased the security of our site. The perpetrator has been reported to all appropriate authorities.

There is nothing to worry about regarding and personal payment information as that is not stored on our server and the game database has not been affected in any way.

We do recommend that you change your password (and do so on a regular basis) although this attack was directed at our team directly and not towards players.

Our first priority now is to finish our improved website at a new location and move the xsyon.com domain. This includes revising our account and database system to support free trials and promotions.

If you have any concerns or questions, please contact GuideRaguel.

[Xsyon]

August 1 2012

Hello Xsyon Citizens!

Just a quick update today.

First, I've answered the latest round of Questions for the Developers for those interested.

Our primary goal right now is to move to new website which is in progress on a different server. My updates will be brief until we make this move. The new website is taking a lot of effort but it will be well worth it!

We are also working on a small patch to address some bugs (crashes primarily) and balance issues with revenants for early next week.

That's all for today!