PIONER: TEST RESULTS, GAME STATUS AND NEW MATERIALS

Hello, friends! GFA Games CEO Alexander Nikitin would like to share the latest information about PIONER development with you:

Greetings, we're getting a lot of questions about the development progress and readiness stage of the game, so we decided to share a current status report with you.

About test results:

— The studio has conducted several large closed tests and many smaller operational tests. In the next two months, we do not plan to do any more open tests and will limit ourselves to the current format without giving personal PC access to the game.

— As a result of the extensive tests and surveys conducted, over a thousand fixes have been made to the current version of PIONER. The major fixes categories were difficulty balance of enemies and bosses, technical issues (bugs, freezes, and crashes), and problems with balancing certain weapons.

About the current work status:

— All game modules are ready for release except for the donation store, arena game mode (TDM), and the associated location. Based on testing results, a number of key mechanics and functionality are being polished and finalized.

— GFA is now actively fighting to improve the game's online stability. We are striving to increase the number of players on one mirror server. We need to provide quality gameplay even with an unstable connection.

— Also, the studio is currently polishing the game's story campaign and key quest lines. This is complex content, which also has a complex filling for MMOs (cut scenes, separate game mechanics, etc.).

— Several studio departments have finished their tasks for the release version of the game and are engaged in new tasks, which will allow us to increase the amount of available content for the release version and fix some materials of insufficient quality.

About new materials:

— The game's advertising campaign is coming up. As it does, you'll see PIONER content online more often with the support of our publisher.

— There are already several dozen hours of (not perfect, but) polished gameplay content in the game. With that in mind, a lengthy gameplay demo is just a matter of the right moment.

— The studio is looking for a community manager to improve its relationship with the community.