ESTUDIOFUTURE announces the start of a CLOSED BETA for the NEW MULTIPLAYER COMPETITIVE MODE of its FUSION WARS VR game, ahead of its official and final release on Oculus Rift and Samsung Gear VR.
Starting today Friday, the 23rd June, VR users will be able to pre-register for the CLOSED BETA, which will run for one week. Players can sign up now here, with registrations closing on Sunday, the 2nd July.
The wait is now almost over…Interested gamers can join FUSION WARS’ CLOSED BETA here
The list of new features and improvements of the released update, include:
– Avatars! Oculus’ Avatars have been now integrated, making possible to see your team mates’ faces and gestures inside your cockpit.
– Support of Gear VR Controller: Until now, FUSION WARS required a gamepad to be played. Now it will be also possible to play using the new Gear VR Controller.A unique, smart and effective control system has been implemented, that makes the most out of this new controller.
– Skills & Progression: A vast array of new skills have been included, allowing evolution of your combat ship features. All collected experience points can be now traded at the end of each stage by elements like speed, increased damage, cool down time, health, experience multipliers and many other, providing a much rich and meaningful experience to keep playing level after level endlessly.
– Controls customization: Don’t like the mapping of your gamepad controls? Now you can fully customize it to your liking, no matter what gamepad you are using.
– Leaderboards: Finally you’ll get to compare your performance with the rest of players and gunners in the high scores ranking.
– New network system: A completely new and greatly improved network system has been implemented, to now offer a truly rewarding and smooth multiplayer online experience, with no delayed shots, disconnections, or lag. FUSION WARS can be now played and enjoyed online the way it was meant to be!
– Other improvements: Lots of bugs have been fixed and many improvements have been made on the tanks’ weapons, the UI, the fusion mode, the enemies’ AI. But, most importantly, thanks to the big performance optimizations introduced, FUSION WARS now plays like a charm on any Gear VR compatible device. (NOTE 4 not supported)
ESTUDIOFUTURE is now on the very final stages of development of FUSION WARS, for both the Gear VR and the Oculus Rift, which will contain many new features, enemies and new awesome levels, as well as the long awaited team based PvP battle arenas.
After a great reception by users of the Early Access launch of Fusion Wars, Estudiofuture keeps working on the game, adding new features and improvements to get a better performance.
Now it is easier to find other players on current coop games.
This is the full list of the new 0.9.5 update:
– New difficulty levels, unblocked gradually when you complete the game.
New enemies and new challenges inside each difficulty level.
– Great improvement decreasing lag in coop mode.
– Remodeled coop mode menus. Now it should be more easy to find other players.
– Voice chat is come back in coop mode.
– Players can see their ping on the left side of the cockpit.
– Improved AI in enemies.
– Visual improvements in scenarios.
– Visual improvements in vehicles.
– Rumble support on gamepads
– Compatibility with the new XBOX-S controller.
– Fixed physics in enemies.
– Tunned diffculty for various players.
– Bug fixing and polishing.
This update is the fourth. Estudiofuture has released three more, more than one per week:
– Update 0.9.4:
– New feature: You can continue your game at anytime from the last level you played. But you had to be alive!
– No limits for lives you can get.
– Improved feedback of ray weapons.
– Solved some multiplayer issues.
– Bug fixing.
– Update 0.9.3:
– Coordinate launch ready: launch the game directly from Oculus Rooms to play with up to 4 friends.
– Proper tracking of your score, first step for a global leaderboard support.
– Improved cockpit (now you can see how fast your futuristic vehicle is).
– Improved crosshairs.
– Improved ending screens.
– Fixed incompatibilties with some gamepads (Samsung Gamepad, etc.)
– Bug fixing.
– Update 0.9.2:
– Solved connectivity problems.
¡This is only the beginning! There is still a lot of features and improvements to come. Stay tunned!
Today we launched the highly anticipated Fusion Wars game on Samsung Gear VR.
The early access version is only the beginning of this great adventure.
With your help we will keep improving the game, adding a lot of great new features.
We deeply appreciate your feedback about the game and will do our best to make Fusion Wars the best action game for VR.
Stay tuned for the latest news!
THE TEAM