October Reflections & Voice-Line Poll! Community News

Spartans! Now that we're focusing our energy on Dawn of Defiance's 1.0 release, I wanted to briefly reflect on October and the Hounds of Zeus release, as well as invite you to vote in a new community poll!

Steam Reviews:

Firstly, I wanted to thank everyone who left a review since Hounds of Zeus. Some frequent comments we're seeing in those reviews mention performance issues. We're paying close attention to those reports, and we will continue to work towards improving the optimization of the game. Our last two hotfixes (0.5.0.2 and 0.5.0.1) both aimed to improve performance with VRAM adjustments, and we're slated to release another hotfix very soon that will provide a few crash fixes.

I am also seeing plenty of comments and questions about some recipe/blueprint changes in Hounds of Zeus, specifically: Town Centers & Town Chests are now blueprints addressed by Platon the Architect since Aeacus has been removed from the game, and the Greater Smelter has been replaced by the Arc Furnace which is unlocked after the Zeus Raid. While confusing to existing players, those changes were made to continue adjusting progression that was too front-loaded at Early Access launch. Thank you for your patience through those improvements. Since we're working on the locked portion of the map now, we'll hopefully see less of these early-game tweaks.

Voice-Line Poll:

As a refresher, the image above is our latest 1.0 roadmap! You'll see Tradesmen NPCs as one of the features we intend to expand which means more voice-lines to record! Many months ago, a Steam reviewer Keltodier left suggestions for Homer translations that would be neat to incorporate. We loved the idea and have kept those lines in our pocket. Now we want your opinion:

Visit the poll to let us know which lines are your favorite:

HOMER VOICE-LINE POLL

We'll pick the top five with the most votes, and find a place for it among our NPCs at 1.0!

October's Livestream:

Last month, we premiered our voice-actor chat on a livestream, followed by a Hallowed Halls build challenge. If you missed the full stream, you check out a highlight reel of our conversation here:

We hope to work with Myrto, Orestis, and Louisa again in the future! Additional contact info for these talented actors can be found in the YouTube video description!

Also, shoutout to VikaMountainer for sharing their impressive Hallowed Halls build also as part of our October broadcast. A peak at the build below, or see the build in motion in the community video!

What's Next?

After the next hotfix, you won't likely receive another until early December where we'll be releasing a small patch of new decor items to celebrate our publisher's winter sale. Please keep an eye out for more information regarding that patch. For now, it is a GREAT time to let us know which buildables you'd love to see in-game, as we're actively re-reviewing many requests at this time. Come visit us in Discord for the most direct way to reach me and our art director with your feedback! Excited for the holidays! Until then!