- 50% off for 48 hours - 1 March 2017
Greetings everyone! You may have noticed that The Other 99 is currently 50% off. And that is for a reason we'd like to explain. We've been in Early Access now for about 6 months. We had a rough start but since then we've been updating the game continuously. Having that said: We noticed a lot of traffic on our page and the wishlist for the game is growing and growing. Since we are currently looking for fresh feedback from new players we wanted to make the decision to give the game a try a bit easier. This is a one time chance. The Other 99 won't be discounted at that level all too soon anymore. So feel free to give it a try now. And feel free to spam us with fresh feedback! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FuIDVcT12Q
- New Trailer! Journey to the Island - 27 February 2017
Hey everyone, We've been working hard on our next update, along side that we've come up with a new trailer to show your journey to the island. This was just to show a glimpse behind the curtain and the story that underpins the world. You can find it on the store page or on Youtube we hope you enjoy it! Cheers, The Burning Arrow Team
- V0.5.1 Overview! - 24 February 2017
Full Patch notes here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/415010/discussions/4/135509823661852135/ Hello all! We know its not been long since our last patch, but we've managed to squeeze a couple more bits in as well as tackle some of the bugs that came from V0.5. BUGS! We've fixed some issues with the rock throwing not interacting properly with enemies as well as some crashes associatted with the inventory system. As usual full information on the things we've fixed is in the full patch notes. In terms of new things for the game! We have a new loading screen to override the blank screen that occured whilst you loaded. There is a bunch of new audio cues when you consume items in your inventory along with item descriptions in your inventory to tell you what your stuff does! The map has seen an update to deal with the new start area and the changes that we have made to the world for V0.5. We ha…
- V0.5 has arrived! - 16 February 2017
Hello All! We have been working very hard on v0.5 implementing new gameplay features, new community feedback and a whole new facial animation system! So without further ado, here is the patch overview! Facial animation and body paint We have a brand new facial animation system that is driven by the actions that the AIs perform. AIs will be angry when you fight them, scared when they cower from you and will wince with pain when they are hit. AIs will also camouflage themselves with mud around the island to make themselves less conspicuous. AIs that have been brutalised and attacked will carry the scars with them. Both of these will add variety to the enemies you encounter as you make your way through the island. New start area We have reworked the start area completely to make it a more engaging experience for new and returning players. The new area will walk players through some of the…
- Surprise! V0.4 is here! - 17 January 2017
Full patch V0.4 notes available here: Full V0.4 Patch Notes Hello all! V0.4 has landed! In this patch, we have made some significant gameplay changes on top of the usual bug hunting, and we’ve included some optimisations to improve the games performance. So without further ado, here is our patch overview for V0.4. Survival Gameplay Overhaul We have spent a lot of time creating a better and more engaging survival system. You will no longer regenerate health as fast, which increases the threat of open combat against a better equipped enemy (jumping off cliffs might not be as good a tactic to get away anymore either). Regeneration of health is also completely separated from stamina now. To balance slower health regeneration, we have introduced health-replenishing items. These can be found in the form of large medkits, medium medkits, and pills. Medkits are a valuable resource in your fight…
- Patch V0.3 Overview - 30 November 2016
Full Patch Notes can be found Here: Full V0.3 Patch Notes Hello All! V0.3 is here! We have all be very busy at Burning Arrow since our last patch; We’ve been squashing bugs, making improvements and implementing new features that we think you will enjoy. Thanks to these community members for their suggestions now in V0.3: Rainer So without further ado here is our patch overview for V0.3. New Story Areas Along with a new story line, the world has seen a number of improvements. The village, caves by the beach and earlier areas have all had upgrades to make them more interesting to explore and discover. The new storyline follows a survivor trying to understand why they're there and his efforts to make contact with other survivors in order to stay alive. You must follow the clues he has left in order to find out all he knows. This storyline will continue when we expand out the island to new…
- Patch V0.3 Coming Soon - 22 November 2016
Hey Everyone, We've been working hard on our next patch, and wanted to show off a little bit of what we've been up to. Firstly, we've been improving some old areas of the island with new content. The biggest of these changes is in the island caves and village. Elsewhere, we have made some improvements to the scalability settings within the graphics menu, started overhauling our animation system, and have added a number of general bug fixes and improvements. Keep an eye out for this update coming soon, but in the meantime check out these new screenshots from V0.3! The Burning Arrow Team
- New Shoes Complete "The Other 99" Uniforms - 12 November 2016
Hello everyone, The final piece of our character uniforms have been completed and will be making its way to your next patch! There will be some exciting character and environment art developments coming, so stay tuned to upcoming patches. P.S. Out of engine presentation.
- Update V0.2 - 28 October 2016
Hey Everyone, We’ve just released update V0.2 of The Other 99! In this latest update we have created a brand new story line which will give you a glimpse into the island’s past. Improvements to the combat system, such as AI enemies strafing, and interrupting incoming attacks with a push, will add to the challenge of trying to survive. We have also implemented a beta version of the save system which stays true to our permadeath approach to the game – when you die, your save file gets deleted. While this system is still in beta, we cannot guarantee save files will always work across patches, but we will work to minimise any incompatibility. AI Characters now have a uniform that better suits the games story and lore. Additionally, the island has newly refurbished zones, brand new environment models, texture updates and performance optimisations. In response to feedback from content creator…
- What came before? - 21 October 2016
Not long until our next update but we wanted to show you a glimpse of a new area that you will be able to explore! Let us know what you think the history of the island is in the comments down below. For more updates be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
- V0.2 Coming Soon! - 14 October 2016
Hey Everyone, We would like to share our plans for the next update, along with an insight into what we have been working on over the last couple of weeks. First of all, with each update we aim to provide you guys with more things to do on the island. As part of this update, we are in the process of implementing an additional storyline which will uncover more of the islands lore, and in turn feed into some of our larger story updates in the future. We will introduce a save system to save your game progress before quitting, however we are maintaining the hard-core elements of the game, with your save file being deleted upon death. We will also be making improvements to combat, with new animations and behaviours as well as continued improvements to the overall balancing of the game. In the meantime, we thought we would wet your appetite with some teaser shots for the new storyline! We will…
- Art Development Streaming on Twitch - 12 October 2016
Today we will be streaming some art development for The Other 99 on Twitch. More specifically the new cloths that will be coming in the latest patch. Twitch Channel: Twitch Stream Link Missed the stream? Catch up her: Past Broadcasts
- New Clothes! - 7 October 2016
Check out these renders of the new clothes we have been working on! Let us know what you think. For more updates be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook.
- Update V0.1 - 23 September 2016
Hey Everyone, We want to start off by thanking you for being so active in the forums and proactive in leaving reviews. For this patch the biggest change is a completely new combat system for keyboard and mouse. We have implemented a directional combat system that utilises the buttons on the mouse rather than physical movement to dictate which direction you want to attack in. This new system will still give you a tactical combat system, but is far more responsive and uses common controls. We have also improved the combat tutorials and have implemented a delay which will guarantee that all tutorials are on screen for a given amount of time. These are just some of the changes which you can find in the latest update. For a full list of changes made in this update please see the changelog below. We can’t wait to continue working with you all to fulfil the potential of The Other 99. As always…
- Patch One Coming This Week! - 20 September 2016
Greetings Everyone! First of all: We’d like to apologise for the length of time since our last major forum update. We’ve been hard at work during the last weeks and days to improve the game as fast as possible, but rest assured, we are reading every post, comment and review. The strongest and most consistent feedback we’ve received from you guys is about our combat system. When creating The Other 99, we wanted to try something fresh and new with the combat, given that first person melee combat isn’t an area that has been widely explored in survival games yet. What we created is something that we feel still works quite well with a gamepad, but lacks the level of control and feedback which players expect from keyboard and mouse on a PC game. As such, we are trying a different approach, and creating a new system which should feel more natural to keyboard and mouse players. On top of a chan…
- The Other 99 is Available NOW - 25 August 2016
Hey everyone! We are very pleased and proud to announce that The Other 99 is available NOW on Early Access! We just wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of our supporters for their continued support and enthusiasm and to all the new players we want to say welcome and that we hope you all enjoy The Other 99. Remember we want to hear from you! With this in mind we want to invite you to jump on the forums and let us know whenever you have suggestion or a piece of feedback and most importantly to tell us about any bugs that occur! We hope you enjoy The Other 99! The Burning Arrow Team
- Survival Action-Horror The Other 99 Due In August - 10 July 2016
The Other 99 is the debut project from Cornwall-based studio Burning Arrow – a singleplayer first-person action-horror/survival-a-thon that drops players onto a storm-stricken, isolated Hebridean Island with no obvious means of escape. Well, besides a cryptic note that advises the only way off the archipelago is “through The Other 99″, whatever that means. It was originally scheduled to launch on Early Access this coming Monday, however it’s now been pushed back to August 25 – meaning it’ll be at this year’s Gamescom for those of you making the journey. Either way, hop below for deets and some moving pictures. …
- New Early Access Launch Date! - 6 July 2016
Hey everybody! Yesterday we announced that the early access release of The Other 99 will be delayed until August 25th 2016. We are sorry to everyone who is patiently waiting but we wanted to explain why we have made this decision. With this extra time, we will be able to develop the game, giving you more content and better gameplay. This delay will also mean that you will be able to get hands on with The Other 99 at Gamescom 2016 so let us know if you will be attending! We only want to give you the best quality possible and this extra time will allow us to do just that. We can’t wait to get the game to you and begin hearing your feedback. Thank you for all of your continued support, The Other 99 Team
- The Other 99 will hunt you down July 11 - 13 June 2016
Greetings everyone here at Steam! The wait is nearly over. In a press release sent out today we've announced the official release date for The Other 99. Well. Not the final official release date but the day the Early Access will start. And as you can see in the headline already it will be July 11. Save the date cause on that Monday you will start your survival journey. On that day, the other 99 will start hunting you down. On that day, we'll finally get the game into your hands. And on that day we'll finally hear your first feedback. Cheers, The Other 99 Team
