Community30 Nov 2024The Burst update 1.0.42 is now LIVE!Greetings operatives! The Burst update 1.0.42 is finally live! We got a bunch of cool stuff for you! What kinds of stuff, exactly, you might ask? Well, many of you were waiting for them, and THEY FINALLY ARRIVED! The highlights of our show... give a round of applause tooooo... SPRINT BUTTON and JUMP BUTTON! Woooo! We have also brought you a whole ton of weapon updates, movement fixes, and we ha…
Greetings operatives! How are you doing? Good? Good. I come bearing news. Sad ones, unfortunately. The game mode we planned to release in the end of October is being postponed . As it turned out, things were a little more complicated than we first thought. We have also decided to add a few extra features to make the new game mode burst , so there's nothing to fret about! We'll make sure everyth…
Operatives! I’m pleased to finally announce that the Visual Update for THE BURST is now LIVE ! Hope you didn’t have to wait for too long! To sweeten the pill a 25% discount is available starting today, October 4th, 10 AM PDT and will last for 14 days! As we promised, almost every aspect of the game was enhanced in one way or another: gameplay, level art, graphics and effects! We also delivered…
Hello everyone. I've noticed a lot of talk about mirages lately, so why not delve deeper into them and how they came to be? If you ask one of our programmers, who basically created the one and only reverse trike from scratch, he would probably say something like: “I was told to do it and I did it. And it slaps.” For serious though — At first we actually wanted to implement a vehicle that would…
Hello everyone! Been a while! Missed me? I'm here with an important announcement! The visual update we planned for September has been slightly postponed. Just until the first week of October rolls in. There are still some tests we need to run to make sure everything works, some minor hiccups here and there, but it's nothing to worry about. However, to sweeten the pill, I'd like to share somethi…
Hey, guys! We've got great news! It's been a week since we shared the first part of our upcoming updates, and we're thrilled to announce that it's finally time for PART 2 ! Today, we're going to dive into... VISUAL UPDATES! Alright, alright, without further ado, let's jump right into it! The visual update itself! (already in the works) We are set on maintaining our visual style, however, the qu…
Greetings operatives! Let’s have a little talk about all the current milestones of our Roadmap for The Burst. You’ll see what our team is up to right now and what to expect in the upcoming months. It’s a bit more complicated than just “we are fixing things” and expands on the whole “visual update” we are planning for this beloved child of ours. This time we'll cover... GENERAL TWEAKING AND TINK…
Greetings operatives. A week ago we started collecting questions to answer in our Q&A. You seem to know a lot about The Burst already, huh? Well, not all of you, so here are some answers: · Will there ever be free story dlc / paid content? We are not planning any DLCs as separate 'downloadable content' yet. But as you may know we are planning at least two new game modes, which are still under w…
In the past week we received a tremendous amount of feedback from all of you guys, and we are extremely grateful for it! We went through every message (literally) and tried to answer each of them to the best of our abilities. The first patch is FINALLY HERE bringing many fixes to both PCVR and Quest! P.S. we've seen the rant about the AI... god, those mindfried freaks. Damag's toxic fumes surel…
Greetings, operatives! Thanks for staying with us as we work hard on bug fixes and incoming patch! We have some big plans for The Burst and wanted to share them with you. There were many questions about future content, such as endless game mode... Well, not much can be shared about it, yet, but here's something cool: our post-release Roadmap! ;) Once again, see you on Damag, operative!
Greetings everyone! Here's an update on the current state of events from our team. ] Hey, guys! Well, we have finally released. A lot of things didn't go as planned and unfortunately we weren't ready for it. the impossibility to win some more time for so much needed polishing, Technical problems... If we could, we really would have changed a lot of things, but such is the state of events. Our t…
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Greetings operatives! It's finally happening! The Burst is hitting release TODAY at 23:00 GMT, which means... In just 8 hours you will be able to descent on Damag and finally start your mission! Dust off your headsets, get your drop pods ready, check all your gear, and LETS ROLL ! Release version v1.0.2 is available! Also, a small addition. You may have noticed that the demo is nowhere to be fo…
Greetings Operative. Today is a great day. You can get a copy of The Burst of your own, and completely free at that! How? Oh, that's easy. Here, at GoRapid Studio, we love making our players happy, believe it or not. So all you need to do is just reply under this post with an answer to a question of ours: “What do you like more: gameplay or story-driven VR games?” , before 06/08 and that's gonn…
Greetings operatives. We are faced with yet another noteworthy threat. This time its the... Boomboys Once simple workers, miners and engineers, who came during the First Settling of the planet, now — mutants suffering from radiation... - It’s gonna blow! Hands off da smokey! Blow out leaky waste before it booms! - The leak is top, stinks like shit, but still top. Mixed it myself. Ain’t gonna bo…
Greetings operatives. We are faced with a noteworthy threat. The megagang known as... The Shelldogs. A matriarchal religious megagang, with over ten thousand members. Firearms violence is elevated, preached as a virtue. Xenophobia is rampant among the Shelldogs — they would seek to dominate and degrade anyone outside of their cult “Dogs of the wastes! Behold the miracles of our Divine, in his g…
Greetings agent. Perhaps its time to talk a bit about what The Burst has in store for you. I am sure that by now you all are very familiar with our dynamic immersive movement and parkour systems... ...or with our extensive arsenal of cool guns to shred your enemies with. But did you know that we actually have several different endings? An interesting plot with mysteries, flashbacks to the past…
Greetings, agent. Your mission awaits you on 08.08.24 . From now on you will be known as "Hornet". That's right folks! We are finally ready to announce The Burst's release date! Excited? So are we! Check your schedule, gear up, get into your drop pod and don't forget your Sting! 08.08.24 is a date for you to deploy on Damag! Track down and neutralize Utopia, and look sharp - danger lurks everyw…
Hello, agents! Today we are going to talk about the Sting - your trusty pistol and the best friend in the desolate desert of Damag. Lore So first of all, what is the Sting? The Sting is your very own weapon that you cannot lose under any circumstances . It will be with you from start to finish. Furthermore, you will have unlimited ammo , so you don't have to worry about being unarmed in a stick…
Hello, agents! We are participating in Steam FPS Fest! If it's the first time you're seeing The Burst, be sure to check out our demo and let us know what you think on Twitter , Discord , or the Steam Forums ! And if you already know about our game, then play the demo again! :B1: Enjoyed our demo? Then spread the word! Share our Steam page and Twitter posts, tell the internet! Thank you and see…
Hello, agents! Today we are going to talk about Mirage - our amazing vehicle that you will use to traverse the sands of Damag. Or rather, about one of its functions. The beast itself To be completely clear, we're going to talk about something that's actually been missing . Of course, I'm talking about shooting. Beforehand, your only option was to ride your Mirage into the sunset, and maybe bump…
Hello, agents! The Burst has been chosen as one of the nominees for the Best VR Game Award at the GDWC 2023 Winter Season! But we are not quite there yet. The final results will be announced soon and you will be able to watch it live as well! So when & where? Date: February 23, 2024 Time: 6PM CET | 12PM ET | 9AM PT Place: youtube.com/@thegdwc Hope to see you there! ːB1ː
Hello, agents! Our developer livestream is back! Bet you didn't see that coming! Tune in later today at 6PM CET | 12PM ET | 9AM PT to chat with us and watch our game designer run through the demo and answer some of your questions! We'll be live in about 2 hours from now. You can watch us on our Steam page or just click on that banner above and it will take you to our Twitch stream. Alternativel…
Hello, agents. It's finally time. We have a new gameplay trailer full of cool things you haven't seen before. But I don't need to tell you that. I'm sure you already watched it before you read all of this. So here's the link. Have fun!
Hello agents. We have very exciting news to share with you today. We will be releasing a brand new trailer really REALLY SOON! So soon, that it's actually... tomorrow! So when & where? Check out the information below! TIME: 10AM PT/7PM CET DATE: December 6th, 2023 PLACE: Be there to be the first to watch the new trailer and support us in the chat, we'd love to see you all there! Thanks and unti…
Hello, agents! We are participating in Steam VR Fest 2023! If you're seeing The Burst for the first time, be sure to check out our demo and tell us what you think on Twitter , Discord , or the Steam Forums ! And if you already know about our game, then play the demo again! Just for this Steam VR Fest, we will be releasing an update with a REALLY COOL THING that will add something to the end of…
Hello, agents! Long time no see. Today we have a very special announcement! We are proud to be supporting Save The Children and Souls Charity Marathon this year! That is three days of speedruns, lots of fun and exciting moments, fierce competition, and of course, saving children from poverty, disease, and homelessness! So where do we fit into the equation? It's simple! In addition to supporting…
Player Character - You can run on more walls now. - The animation for standing up after landing on the high ground became smoother. - You can now lean over objects. - Objects are easier to grab now. - You are less likely to slip after landing on the edge of a platform. - Removed two of Nova's voicelines in the last section of the demo Optimization - Improved CPU performance for the grappling ho…
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