Since the project was first successfully crowdfunded in early 2016, the Define Human studio has grown to over 25 developers, and showed off the game in June and July on Twitch and at a booth at Dreamhack: Atlanta. Today they return with five months of updates to show off as their prepare to spin up the Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale Alpha servers starting the weekend of November 25th.
The developers have announced this major update in November includes the introduction of Duos game mode, a revamped and streamlined inventory management system, introduction of modular armor systems, rebalancing of forcefield shield systems, Vivox© VoIP with both proximity and team channels, swimming and bullet penetration of water, a spectator/shoutcaster Camera System, the CX4 Storm carbine as a new weapon, world origin rebasing and stable weapons optics in a first person UE4 shooter game, updated animations, updated muzzle flashes, suppressors, updated audio for firearms and bullets, audio occlusion and vertical audio soundscape improvements, new lighting using DFAO and a slew of optimizations.
The Game
The developers have announced this major update in November includes the introduction of Duos game mode, a revamped and streamlined inventory management system, introduction of modular armor systems, rebalancing of forcefield shield systems, Vivox© VoIP with both proximity and team channels, swimming and bullet penetration of water, a spectator/shoutcaster Camera System, the CX4 Storm carbine as a new weapon, world origin rebasing and stable weapons optics in a first person UE4 shooter game, updated animations, updated muzzle flashes, suppressors, updated audio for firearms and bullets, audio occlusion and vertical audio soundscape improvements, new lighting using DFAO and a slew of optimizations.
Features
- First-person-only gameplay
- A full competitive ranking system
- Persistent stat tracking
- Massive arenas featuring weapons and locations that span time and space
- Teleportation, anti-gravity mechanics and other unique Sci-Fi elements
What comes next?
Co-founder Jake Tolton has plans,
“It’s been our goal from the beginning to provide a first person battle royale game for competitive tournaments, and the introduction of VOIP, duos, much higher minimal and average framerates, along with the spectator/shoutcaster camera system brings us very close to the point where we can start getting these tournament providers in game to host initial exhibitions.”
Expect a release on Steam Early Access in the first half of 2018.
How to gain access to the game?
The game is still in Closed Alpha, and the team will send out Islands of Nyne: Battle Royale Alpha keys through giveaways, raffles, or contests hosted on the official Discord server or official Twitter accounts, and keys will also be distributed in waves for those individuals signing up via this form: http://eepurl.com/cXtFhz
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