tournament details!
The Kindred Fates Alpha Awakening tournament will take place on Saturday, February 27th at 1:00PM EST to wrap up our Kickstarter Anniversary celebration this month!
Registration opens on Monday February 15th at 1:00PM EST and closes at 11:00PM EST Wednesday February 24th. The link to register will be posted on our Discord, Twitter, and Reddit pages.
Any player with access to the Combat Arena Alpha is welcome to register!
The format for this tournament is 1v1, best of 3 games, double elimination.
Players may choose to adjust their team compositions after each game.
With the Combat Arena still being in an alpha state, the potential for an unforeseen bug to alter the outcome of a match does exist. That being said, we’re doing everything we can to ensure things go as smoothly as possible. With all this in mind, we’re erring on the side of caution and keeping the stakes relatively low when it comes to prizing for this tournament.
1st place prize: Gold Alpha Awakening Portrait Trophy
2nd place prize: Silver Alpha Awakening Portrait Trophy
3rd place prize: Bronze Alpha Awakening Portrait Trophy
Any place prize: Alpha Awakening Portrait Medal
See you there!
PROGRESS
We focused a lot of our energy on improvements to the Combat Arena Alpha these past few weeks.
We updated our networking code and tuned its performance. Users should see a 20ms to 30ms improvement in their ping times across the board!
A handful of new abilities are in the works.
Internally, we added several improvements to the feel of combat that we think will help make everything feel a bit punchier and more satisfying.
More info on the amount of damage each ability deals.
We’re starting work on the training area with your feedback in mind!
Lots of bug fixes and improvements that we’ll discuss in depth in the next patch notes.
We’re also deep into implementing some behind-the-scenes improvements needed for the single player side of the game that will, among other things, allow kinfolk to follow behind the player as they explore.
COMMUNITY
We had so much fun putting together the Humble_Shepherd easter-egg and watching everyone work together to figure it out! Showcasing the first 3D rendition of a community-made Kinfolk felt like a great way to celebrate the 1 year anniversary of the day our Kickstarter was officially funded.
We hope you’re ready for tomorrow’s stream! See you at 3pm EST on our Twitch channel for the reboot of Kindred Talks! Rob and Andrew will be playing the Combat Arena Alpha on stream and taking questions from the community!
Don’t forget that we’ll also be hosting an Alpha key giveaway stream next Wednesday, February 17th! If you’ve been hoping to get in on the alpha action but haven’t been able to yet, now’s your chance! You’ll even have a bit of time to practice if you’re planning to enter the tournament!
Thanks for checking in! We’ll see you again on February 26!
