A Year Of Rain Steam news

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• Review score40% positive
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• Release dateMar 13, 2020
• DeveloperDaedalic Entertainment
• PublisherDaedalic Entertainment

Genres: Indie, RPG, Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Daedalic EntertainmentPublisher: Daedalic Entertainment

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A Year Of Rain Steam news

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• Conversion to Maintenance Mode - 27 February 2020

  Dear Community, it has been roughly 3 weeks since we talked about the path that A Year of Rain will be following in the future and we are overwhelmed that those of you who tested out the changes have brought up 100% positive feedback about the new state of the game, even though they were sad, that the game won’t grow further from this point on - which is definitely understandable. None-the-less, this proves to us, that our decision to change the multiplayer system to a Peer-to-Peer System brought several positive effects with it - one of those being a visibly better performance. Even though we are fully able to stand behind A Year o Rain as it is now, we understand that this version might differ from what was planned in the beginning - this is why we continued the communication with Steam and made some decisions to reflect the changes of the recent weeks. None-the-less we want to make c…

• A Year of Rain Patch - 6 February 2020

  Heyho everyone, as explained 2 days ago, the hotfix that will change the multiplayer system among other details, is now live. Please check out all the changes and tell us what you think, as this decision wasnt taken lightly. For an overview about the situation of A Year of Rain you can click here! And for the complete Patch Notes you can click here! We hope you will find that this solution is still preserving the most unique aspects of our beloved title! Best Regards!

• The path ahead of us - 4 February 2020

  Dear Community, We now are able to give you insight on our likely last big Update for A Year of Rain. We are sorry for the time of silence, though we wanted to be completely sure, that everything will work out as we decided on. This means as well, that the Update will already hit in the next 2 days. Our goal from the start was to show our own individual passion and love for the RTS genre, and simultaneously gain new experiences in the world of competitive titles. Over the course of this period we have received a lot of feedback – both positive and negative, but usually constructive. We have had tournaments with RTS veterans giving us their opinions and praise and we have had great, honest talks with our community on Discord, Steam and at conventions like Gamescom, PAX South/West, Wacken Open Air, Igromir, Dreamhack and others. Unfortunately, even when this was more than we ever could ha…

• A Year of Rain Hotfix - 4 February 2020

  A Year Of Rain - Hotfix Version 1.1.16736 February 2020 In case of questions, please join our Discord server. Peer-to-peer Multiplayer As we're shutting down the official A Year Of Rain servers, we still want to make sure that you get the absolute most and best out of the game. Thus, we have added peer-to-peer support to the game to still allow you to play with your friends any time you like, along with a lot of additional ("Beta") content for you to explore. The Hotfix will hit the servers on Thursday February 6th. In this context, we are also delivering the following changes to the game client: Removed the login screen and the news and Logout button from the main menu. Removed the summary, match history, ladder, career and friends list from the player profile. Removed role, player and league progressions as well as the Report Player button from the score screen. Removed Terms of Servi…

• THANK YOU for 2019 - 25 December 2019

  In 2019, we announced and released A Year Of Rain! This was an incredible journey for us. We'd like to thank everyone involved in A Year Of Rain - ranging from Game- and Daedalic Staff, their families, our Business Partners, our helpful MvPs to all our players and loyal fans (that's you)! A big thank you from the whole team. See you in 2020! For those who celebrate these days, like our Staff team does: Happy Holidays! https://store.steampowered.com/app/319540/A_Year_Of_Rain/

• Top Heroes, Best Map and other stats of our first week in EA! - 18 November 2019

  Like in any other business, job or organization, staff and members are always excited to see the results of their work. Especially in games, after months of work, staff often can't wait to see how players react. Again, we'd like to thank everyone for the constant feedback flow on our channels, giving us great insight into what you guys feel is important for A Year Of Rain. It reflects in our Roadmap and we do our best to deliver improvements as fast as we possibly can. Though, written feedback is not the only thing we take a look at when it comes to evaluating our last 2-years design choices: We got some anonymized stats that show us how certain features are used. Some of you, who enabled the optional GameAnalytics on registration or in the Options menu - also get a voting from time to time, asking to rate the last played map with 1-5 stars. We're keeping track of this. So without furth…

• A Year Of Rain - Hotfix - 15 November 2019

  November 15, 2019 In case of questions, please join our Discord server. Campaign Fixed an issue that prevented a Pathfinder from moving away from the bridge in mission 2. Fixed a server crash/client disconnect that could occur fighting the first boss in mission 5. Fixed an issue that caused Anorium pickups to be visible after a cutscene although they shouldn't in multiplayer in mission 5. Fixed an issue that prevented players from crossing the tree bridges in mission 6. Fixed a visual issue that caused the column not to be appearing as blocking the boss arena although it did in multiplayer in mission 6. Fixed an issue that caused AI players to send Builders to unoccupied goldmines in enemy bases in mission 7. Fixed an issue that caused players not to receive as many Gnolls as were freed in the second commando mission in mission 9. User Interface Fixed an issue that caused OculusVR to be…

• A Year Of Rain - Hotfix - 8 November 2019

  November 8, 2019 In case of questions, please join our Discord server. Heroes Myconid Fixed an issue that caused the Fungal Growth area of effect not to be visible in multiplayer matches. Campaign Fixed some visual issues related to water and bridges in mission 1. Fixed an issue that could cause Lizardmen to spawn on top of the cliff next to Morrig in mission 2. Fixed an issue that prevented players from unlocking the Waste Not Want Not achievement after finishing mission 2 in singleplayer. Fixed an issue that prevented one player from fighting enemy units while the other was watching a cutsccene in mission 2. Fixed several audio issues in missions 1-4. Fixed an issue that caused the boss bar not to be properly updated after the Pangoboss has been defeated in mission 5. Fixed an issue that caused Anorium pickups to be visible after boss cutscenes in mission 5, while they actually should…

• Day 1 has passed! What's up next... - 7 November 2019

  Wow! Thank you! We had a great first day and really appreciated all the new players in our game. Shoutout and congratulations to player NoXOuT, who is currently leading the competitive ranking by MMR points! Well done! Find NoXOuT and other players on our Discord Server and challenge them for a match. ːsteamhappyː We'd like to thank you for helping us prioritize our Roadmap. Our Development team is working hard to deliver the most important changes, according to our community: Exchanging the current Pathfinding System with an improved one We're working on this for over half a year now and can't wait to roll it out. It needs some more testing and tweaking. Be patient with us! Further optimizing the performance in-game There are some performance hits, especially on specific hardware configurations and in some campaign mission/difficulty combinations. We know how to improve that and we're…

• A Year Of Rain OUT TODAY - 6 November 2019

  We're releasing the ambitious new team RTS A Year Of Rain onto Steam Early Access for Windows PC today. A Year Of Rain unites classic strategy elements like expansive base building and deep campaign storytelling with full cutscenes and voiceover, as well as a strong focus on hero units and co-op teamplay. For a limited time only, A Year Of Rain will be available in a 2-player pack on Steam for a discounted price! A Year Of Rain’s story and multiplayer modes are built from the ground up with teams of two in mind, whether the second player is human or AI. At launch, early access features an expansive story campaign, fully playable in either single-player or two-player co-op. The classic 2v2 “Skirmish” mode is made to encourage competition - and teamwork - across the entire spectrum of skill levels. At the beginning of a match, both teammates choose between three different roles: Tank, Dam…

• Wanted more RTS from Blizzcon? A Year Of Rain lands on early access today - 6 November 2019

  Those of you parched for a friendly fantasy strategy game might click with A Year Of Rain . Daedalic Entertainment s co-operative RTS wants you to hold hands with another player at all times. The Blizzard-ish battler for two is out today on early access. (more…)

• Closed Beta Ends + Early Accees Date revealed! - 24 October 2019

  On September 19th, we started the Closed Beta phase for A Year Of Rain. Our goal was to find bugs that we're unknown, test Matchmaking and make sure our servers offer the right performance to handle the release. Today, we're closing the Closed Beta Test and prepare for our Early Access Release on November 6th, 2019. We're now focussing on fixing bugs you reported during the Closed Beta phase, make slight improvements based on your feedback and getting the first Campaign ready for Early Access. We're not ending Beta without sharing some fun facts: Echo Glades was played double as often as Thirsty Sands. Desiccated Forest runs out of competition since it was released mid-beta. TOP Hero Ranking: #1: Wraith, #2: Spark Mage, #3: Paladin. AOE FTW. People selected "Damage" as their role 4 times more often than the Support role. Amount of players reported during Beta: 4. Amount of player report…

• Ambitious RTS A Year Of Rain rallies the troops for a November launch - 4 October 2019

  Ignoring that not one of A Year Of Rain ‘s screenshots contains a drop of precipitation, Daedalic Entertainment’s upcoming co-op RTS is shaping up quite nicely. They don’t make ’em like this anymore, I’ll tell you that. Warcraft 4 might not be happening anytime soon, but A Year Of Rain looks awfully like a long-lost fourth game from a world where Blizzard’s MMO explosion never happened. There’s not too long to wait to charge onto the battlefield, either. Daedalic are saddling up for an early access release on Steam this November. But come on – you couldn’t find room for one teeny tiny puddle? (more…)

• Closed Beta Starts Now! - 20 September 2019

  Today is the day. We'll invite a great bunch of players to play our Beta Version of A Year Of Rain. If you signed up in the previous weeks, check your email inbox (and spam folder) if you are one of the lucky ones to play the beta! HOW TO PLAY THE BETA If you received the beta invitation email, it contains a Steam Key. The Steam Key can be redeemed in the Steam software. It unlocks the Steam App "A Year Of Rain Test". This is our official Beta Test Steam App. Install and start it to play. You are required to create a new account upon startup to be able to connect to the game. Beta Runtime The Closed Beta Test will run for some weeks - from today on until October 21st, 2019. After that, the servers might not be available anymore for online matches. Where to give feedback We really want to hear your feedback about the game! What you like as well as what you don't like. We're especially in…

• Sign up last minute for our Beta Test! - 12 September 2019

  Our closed beta test is right around the corner. We're preparing everything to get it started. That also means, now is the LAST CALL for Beta Registrations! Not yet signed up? Better do it now! Use this special URL to sign up last minute: beta.ayearofrain.com/?c=LastMinute Experience the team RTS A Year Of Rain first in the closed beta phase! Play Skirmish versus real other players or versus the AI. Choose from two factions, the noble House Rupah or the Restless Regiment, and six heroes for play. More information about A Year Of Rain and the first faction House Rupah can be found here: www.ayearofrain.com/. https://store.steampowered.com/app/319540/A_Year_Of_Rain/

• 2v2 RTS A Year of Rain is now taking signups for a closed beta - 5 September 2019

  Daedalic Entertainment is best known for point-and-click adventures, but earlier this year it announced that it's going to take a shot at the RTS genre with A Year of Rain . The game will feature a fairly standard-sounding setup of three distinct factions building bases, recruiting armies, and fighting over resources, but puts a focus on hero units and team-based competitive play with a 2v2 skirmish mode, leaderboards, replays, and a league system all planned for launch. If you'd like to get a taste of what it's like before the launch later this year, signups for a closed beta are now being taken at beta.ayearofrain.com . A start time hasn't been announced but applicants will be admitted into the beta in waves when it goes live, and Daedalic clarified that there's no preorder offers guaranteeing admittance: If you want in, you sign up and hope for the best. (As…

• A Year Of Rain playable at gamescom 2019 - 21 August 2019

  At this year's gamescom, we're showing A Year Of Rain with a 2x 4-players Skirmish setup. If you are around, visit us at the LOOTBOY booth, Hall 10.1, B-078 and play the second faction "The Restless Regiment" for the first time. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34699683%2F3771ef553b962b96328579f159af09f7256bc045.jpg More pictures on our brand new website: To www.ayearofrain.com. It is the second gamescom day for us right now. Yesterday, press, business- and trade visitors we're already in the holy halls of gamescom, trying out the latest games - also A Year Of Rain. It was moderate. Today, while private visitors are coming in, our booth is always full of players. Shout-out to everyone who dropped by at the LOOTBOY booth (10.1, B-078) already to play A Year Of Rain. We have a great time introducing you to the game. For everyone else planning to go to games…

• Undead Champs Tournament starts this week! - 12 August 2019

  It's finally time for us to show A Year Of Rain in video formats! Of course, for a game like A Year Of Rain, there is only one format that would fit for a video content reveal: A live tournament! https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34699683%2F6114ae962ce905e911600f4d29a72065e05e6463.jpg 4 teams - 6 live streams - BO3 Round Robin online matches and one grand finale! That is Undead Champs 2019! The name is inspired by our second faction Restless Regiment that will be shown to public for the first time in this tournament. So better not miss the live streams! Timetable August, 14th 2019, 20:00 CESTBerlin eSports vs. TKA E-Sports August 21st, 2019, 20:00 CESTHARPYIE vs. Underdogs August 28th, 2019, 20:00 CESTTKA E-Sports vs. Underdogs September 4th, 2019, 20:00 CESTTKA E-Sports vs. HARPYIE September 11th, 2019, 20:00 CESTBerlin eSports vs. Underdogs September 18t…

• Event Summer - A Year Of Rain at Wacken Open Air - 7 August 2019

  One of the biggest Metal Festivals in Europe: the Wacken Open Air in Wacken. Every year, ten-thousands of Metal fans join the festival in northern Germany - this time, we were waiting for them on-site. Wacken Open Air was our very first public appearance with A Year Of Rain. We were excited and a little bit frightened by the thought that strangers can play our game for the first time. Our doubts were unfounded. Players loved it - especially those with an RTS background in the past years. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34699683%2F4b3b32357a15aa4bcc3edcdbcbedc05ad7100b11.jpg We had a small tent with six game stations. Four of them dedicated to A Year Of Rain. We offered a local 2 vs 2 Skirmish setup. Most of the time, we were able to fill all 4 spots. Only on rare occations we had to get back to our AI opponents to show the game. https://steamcdn-a.akamai…

• Skirmish Map Landmarks and Wacken Open Air - 10 July 2019

  To support your and your teammate's strategy, we got different Points of Interest on Skirmish maps. Today, we'd like to give you an overview over those. Keep in mind, the screenshots were taken in an Alpha state of the game. Anorium Mines At the beginning of a match, you'll start with your Main Building right next to a mine. Workers already start collecting Anorium from there. The mines can run dry, because their deposits are limited. There are multiple Anorium Mines on the map, ready to be found. The number of Mines depend on the map. There might also be rich Mines. They are good starting points for a second base. https://cdn.steampulse.org/steam/asset?u=https%3A%2F%2Fsteamcdn-a.akamaihd.net%2Fsteamcommunity%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fclans%2F34699683%2F0b1109d153b5cbb5becd93e6840970c3f349caed.png Woods Workers can collect wood from trees. Wood is the second resource in A Year Of Rain and, together with Anorium, also relevant for researches/techs. Th…

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