Game update11 Aug 2026Alien Dawn - Alpha V2 Playtest Update (2.0.231)Below are all the changes since the previous Playtest update on August 1st. This patch primarily focuses on multiplayer fixes as we continue to make online play stable and a solid gameplay experience. It also includes tweaks and additions, many of which are based on feedback from our friends on the Alien Dawn Discord. I started posting my day-to-day work and thoughts on the game in the "build u…
Hey, so I know it's been over a year since I last posted here and that sucks. The gist of what has been going on is that in order for this game to work in any capacity I needed to advance my understanding of the Unreal Engine and game design. I've worked pretty much non-stop on both of those things since the last update in 2024, and I hope you see this latest update as evidence of that. I've a…
🔥Patch notes version 1.22🔥 I tested this myself with a Quest 3 using Air Link and it worked great! (Previously I was developing on a Rift S and Vive Pro) Very smooth experience on medium settings on my i9 9900 & 2080ti. ➕New NPC Behaviors➕ · Alien now appears from the air in Alien Drop Pod · Alien has projectile fireball attack with VFX · Alien has teleportation defence with VFX · Alien has s…
If you're here from the Steam Summer Sale, I'm the developer of Alien Dawn and I'm currently beta testing a new version of the game. If you're interested in the game and would like to play this new version, switch to "update-22-preview" in the Steam Betas tab. Things I'm currently working on: · New NPC A.I. & Behaviors · New NPC Audio · New NPC Animations · New Sound FX · New Music · Updated &…
If the last update was about porting the game to Unreal 5, this one is about refining the core experience. That means improved performance, better motion controls, and a more fluid gameplay loop. Big thank you to everyone on Discord that helped me play-test this version and gave me their valuable feedback (theloneranger, livid, valor_fall, Thayden, WavformVR, ThaAnimalOne, droneattack, Samuri…
Hey yall, Xtian here. I'm close to releasing the next version of Alien Dawn (1.21), which is the first update since releasing the Unreal Engine 5 version, and a lot more has been smoothed out since then. This update is primarily focused on quality-of-life game play & performance improvements. The biggest hurdle I've overcome in this update are the multiple solutions I had to find that ensure sm…
I thought this port from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5 was going to take 3 months, maybe 6 tops. It's been exactly a year since I started on this version I'm releasing today. Why switch from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5? There is of course the obvious, better graphics. But the biggest reason I decided to make the move is because all future updates to the PCVR platform are going to…
🗣️ Calling all Escapees! It's the dawn of a new era. Alien Dawn is now open for playtesting in Unreal Engine 5 ! This is a very early build and there will be bugs and issues to expect, however your help is critical to our goal of successfully bringing the game in to this new era. PLAYTEST INFO: · TO PARTICIPATE in the developer feedback UE5 playtest, sign into our Discord and please react to t…
Hi All, As it is the 6th and still less than a week into 2023 I can still say, Happy New Year! In some exciting news, IndieVR has added Alien Dawn to it's "TOP 20 INDIE VR GAMES OF 2023" list and highlight video. (Alien Dawn is the first up in the video at 1:24) It's always been one of the goals to have Alien Dawns on lists like this, so I can't say how much I appreciate them for believing in w…
Hi All! bHaptics Support The most unique aspect of UPDATE 19 is the addition of native bHaptics support. bHaptics is a haptics feedback system that really adds to a high end VR experience, with 40 individual motors in the vest that give the player detailed feedback as to what is happening to their character. An obvious example is if you're getting shot in the back, only the back potion of the v…
Hi All, I remember all the way back to watching the first random person play our game and watching them try to interact with the slide on the pistol and it not doing anything. After that I saw many others do something similar. It's not that I couldn't figure out how to do it because we had weapon interactions on the Shotgun and Grenade Launcher, but there were just to many bigger issues that ne…
The other night I was watching my Dad play the game (he has over 200 hours in), and when he called for extraction at the Radio Tower the Extraction Point didn't appear on the Map. I'd never seen this happen before so I thought it was a one off thing, but then someone mentioned in it in the Steam forums. Must be a bug from the last update. Because of this we're releasing this new patch today in…
Hello! 🏠 Home Screen 🏠 A focus of this update has been on revising the opening Home Level of the start of the game. Instead of the Cabin it's now the Old Brick Mansion, and time was invested in adding higher quality models, along with more Physics and Player Interactions to this level. There's still more to be done on the Start Scene Home Level, but it shows a step in the right direction to i…
After watching many streamers, getting feedback on the forums and reading many reviews we decided to focus on 3 things in this update. 1. Performance Performance is the first priority when it comes to VR. One of the most difficult things to do is an open world with hundreds of thousands of individual objects, in particular with multiplayer. Version 15 of Alien Dawn pays specific interest to opt…
Welcome to the Steam Survival Fest! We've got a new update in honor of the Survival Fest that includes new content, performance enhancements, new features and 1 new mode. The new Survival Mode is the result of us implementing a save game feature for the player and all of their inventory and vehicles. The save game feature has been requested by many people, and is also helpful to us for developm…
Hi All! We've got some nice updates for you today with our new devlog covering versions 11 through 13 as well as our new Free Test Demo . We decided to release a Free Test Demo so that everyone is able to test their VR hardware to check for compatibility and performance before purchasing Alien Dawn, and confirm that their VR controller and gameplay preferences are supported. We want anyone int…
Hi All, Thank you to some of the members of our Discord community that helped point out some of these bugs in the latest update (#13). 6/25/2022 (HotFix) v1.13b + Turned on Async NavMesh Gathering - Big performance increase bug fix + Removed Sliding Bug | VR + Changed to OpenXRHMD=40 Highest Xtian
Hello Everyone! An exciting update for everyone today. First off a big thank you to Brett Driver ( Boneworks ) for starring as the Resistance Commander character in Alien Dawn. He’s been fantastic to work with and we love the new voice over he’s added to the game. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’ve also had our main Alien Dawn logo redesigned and are very happy with the results! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Another…
Hi Everyone, It was brought to our attention that there was a bug on the server side that when a client connected the server would loose their audio. This patch should address that issue and add the new features below. Hope you enjoy and be in touch with more updates soon! Xtian PS. Thank you to everyone leaving your supportive messages and reviews. 6/5/2022 (Early Access) v1.12 + Added obstacl…
Hi All, Version 10 had a bug in it that was causing unnecessary CPU usage, which was really a simple engine option that just needed to be turned on. Sorry to the people who had the issue with that version, hopefully this revision solves those problems. This update also happens to come with a few simple additions as well that are listed below. Thank you for being patient with us and to those who…
Hi Y'all, Thank you for being patient as we ported our game Alien Dawn to Unreal 4.27 and the OpenXR API. As mentioned in our last update, this was a fundamental step in creating a modern VR game. Because of this and even though there isn't as much new content as in a usual update, this was the most time intensive but important update yet. The plan moving forward is to continue to polish every…
Hi Everyone! We've been looking forward to migrating Alien Dawn to the newest version of Unreal for a while and have determined now is a good time to do so. OpenXR One of the main advantages to making this upgrade is the addition of a production ready version of OpenXR, which is the unified software standard that all VR manufactures have agreed on. This means far fewer compatibility issues as a…
Hello Everyone, We have what we think is an important update in the right direction to improve the game and expand our player base by refining the gameplay controls for VR players, as well as adding support for Xbox and Playstation controllers to the Desktop version of the game. All of these updates are a direct result of listening to the people on the Steam forums and Discord, so very special…
Hi Everyone, As some of you may have seen, we released our first actual trailer just a little over a week ago and we've been really happy with the response to it. Since then, we've shifted our primary focus to development on the game and today have a new patch with several improvements to help with VR gameplay, like an indicator to show where you were aiming if you missed teleport grabbing an i…
🚨New Trailer!🚨 Jes and I just finished creating the first real trailer for Alien Dawn and we're going to be posting it starting tomorrow! If you enjoy it you are welcome to share it around so we can keep growing this community. We love making this game with all of you involved and we hope you continue to enjoy what we're doing. On a side note, we'll be doing a lot more streaming on our Twitch…
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