{"id":165,"date":"2019-03-23T14:24:53","date_gmt":"2019-03-23T18:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/?p=165"},"modified":"2021-11-02T13:18:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T17:18:43","slug":"dev-news-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/2019\/03\/23\/dev-news-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation Dev News #5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the 5<sup>th<\/sup> Edition of the Foundation Dev News! In this edition:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mce_36\" class=\"editor-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write list\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\">\n<li>Early Access follow-up<\/li>\n<li>Foundation continues to win awards<\/li>\n<li>What we are working on<\/li>\n<li>Expanding the Team<\/li>\n<li>Chats with the Community<\/li>\n<li>PAX East<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h3><strong>Early Access Follow-up News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>It is now nearly 2 months since Foundation released on to Early Access on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/690830\/Foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gog.com\/game\/foundation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">GOG<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>The successful Early Access release brought with it a lot of new players with various system specifications. Since then we have been busy fixing crashes and focusing on smaller patches to improve the gameplay experience of the current content.<\/p>\n<p>Some statistics since Early Access launch:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mce_2\" class=\"editor-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write list\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\">\n<li>On launch day, there was 1 crash for every 11.17h played<\/li>\n<li>Today, there is 1 crash for every 140.31h played<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A total of 1 764 248&nbsp;hours played. This is the equivalent of 201&nbsp;years of playtime!!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><strong>Foundation Winning Awards<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>December 2018 saw the return for the 9th time of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/groups\/2018-indie-of-the-year-awards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IndieDB<\/a>, Indie of the Year Awards.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands of Indie games were voted on and whittled down to the Top 100 with Foundation coming in second overall for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/groups\/2018-indie-of-the-year-awards\/features\/players-choice-best-upcoming-indie-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Upcoming Indie<\/a>, voted for by players.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, we were delighted to take home the prestigious, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiedb.com\/groups\/2018-indie-of-the-year-awards\/features\/editors-choice-indie-of-the-year-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Editor\u2019s Choice<\/a> Best in Show Award!<\/p>\n<p>In March, Foundation continued its winning streak by landing the National Bank&#8217;s Coup de Coeur Award at the <a href=\"https:\/\/montreal.ubisoft.com\/fr\/manavoid-entertainment-grand-gagnant-de-la-serie-indie-ubisoft-presentee-par-banque-nationale\/?fbclid=IwAR0Z-1zHhCvSrutIESzTRBKA6LF6nOOsgjSI9Vtjv7mzm49jqF2QMx7wIXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ubisoft Indie Series<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-168 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190313_Ubisoft_SerieIndie_BG_624__MG_3910-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"530\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190313_Ubisoft_SerieIndie_BG_624__MG_3910-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190313_Ubisoft_SerieIndie_BG_624__MG_3910-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190313_Ubisoft_SerieIndie_BG_624__MG_3910-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/20190313_Ubisoft_SerieIndie_BG_624__MG_3910.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><strong>What We Are Working On<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Early Access release was a busy period of fixes and optimization but you will be happy to hear that we are working hard toward the next content update!<\/p>\n<p>We will be announcing more detail of the upcoming content update soon but for now we are excited to tell you that we will be:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mce_2\" class=\"editor-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" aria-label=\"Write list\u2026\" aria-autocomplete=\"list\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\">\n<li><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Expanding some of the current in-game features, focusing on improvements to the estate progression system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Expanding the capabilities of the modding API.<\/li>\n<li>And of course we will continue to fix any bugs and improve the balancing.<\/li>\n<li>Anyone fancy a beer?!&nbsp;\ud83d\udc49*hint*\ud83d\udc48<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To keep track of any news and announcements follow and wishlist us on <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/690830\/Foundation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a> or join our fantastic community on Discord!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/Foundation\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-170 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Discord-LogoWordmark-Color-300x102.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Discord-LogoWordmark-Color-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Discord-LogoWordmark-Color-768x261.png 768w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Discord-LogoWordmark-Color.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><strong>New Faces At Polymorph Games<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Since our last Dev News we have been joined in the Studio by Michael, who has been beavering away animating the Foundation Villagers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-174 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Michael-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Michael-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Michael-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Michael-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You will soon be seeing more of Michael&#8217;s work in-game!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/scythe.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175\" width=\"421\" height=\"322\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We will also soon be joined by a 2D artist and a QA Manager taking the Team to 10 members, but it doesn\u2019t stop there. We are looking to expand further with the addition of 2 programmers.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Questions With The Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Early Access release gave us the opportunity to chat about the future for Foundation as well as enjoy answering some questions from the community. If you missed the streams you can catch up with them here:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Skye Storme Q&amp;A with Philippe:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VWjPM1RNuH0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SkyeVid-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-179\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SkyeVid-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SkyeVid-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SkyeVid-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/SkyeVid.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Obearry talks to Ash our Community Manager:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MAeKtbdbfpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Obearry-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183\" width=\"450\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We talk about Foundation with our friends at Berzerk Studio:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitch.tv\/videos\/395919556\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Berzerk-Podcast-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-181\" width=\"450\" height=\"260\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><!--EndFragment--><\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>PAX East 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<div>We are taking Foundation on the road again next week and heading to Boston, MA for PAX East.<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/east.paxsite.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-171\" src=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pax_east_logo-300x229.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"469\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pax_east_logo-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/pax_east_logo.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 469px) 100vw, 469px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>There will be 8 stations to try out the game so if you are heading to PAX East this year come and meet the team and play Foundation at booth #21225<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Thanks as always to all our friends, fans and supporters!<\/p>\n<p>Best regards,<br>Your dedicated Polymorph Games Team<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the 5th Edition of the Foundation Dev News! In this edition: Early Access follow-up Foundation continues to win awards What we are working on Expanding the Team Chats with the Community PAX East Early Access Follow-up News It is now nearly 2 months since Foundation released on to Early Access on Steam and <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/2019\/03\/23\/dev-news-5\/\">&hellip;&nbsp;<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dev-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=165"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":972,"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/165\/revisions\/972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.polymorph.games\/foundation\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}