Community28 Jun 2023The Cycle: Frontier - Sunset FAQWhen will servers for The Cycle: Frontier be closed? We will close down our servers on September 27, 2023 at 9 AM CEST / 3 AM EDT. After that, the game won’t be accessible anymore. Why is The Cycle: Frontier shutting down? While the game garnered a lot of attention during the beta phases and had a very successful launch, interest dwindled over the months, and despite our best efforts and humong…
Hello Prospectors! Patch 3.4.0 has been cooking behind the scenes for a little while now, and it's finally ready to be served. Complete with seasonings, a tall drink, and a few changes that might catch your interest, we're following up on some changes from 3.2 and 3.3 while also addressing some issues that have been highlighted by our community. On the menu today will be additional AI changes,…
Hey there Prospectors! If you've been wondering if today is a patch day or if this week is patch week, the answer is yes! Patch 3.3.0 is coming in hot and in typical fashion, we're going to dive into the details of what awaits us in this new patch as well as tackle a few Known Issues that we're still currently working on. Did I mention the word patch yet? Let's talk about a big topic - AI Creat…
Hey Prospectors! When there’s something strange, in the neighb- yeah okay, I’m not doing that again. You get it anyway, we’re gonna talk about our Howlerbusters event. After all, our challenge ended over the weekend, which means you could stop shooting those big nasties, but also probably shouldn’t, especially if they’ve caught your scent. More importantly, that means we have our final list of…
Hey Prospectors! We've had a quick hotfix today to take care of a few issues that arose with last week's update. Here's a short log of what we've looked into! Changes · Increased the drop rate of Howler Syrinxes, after realizing even the most dedicated Howlerbusters were having trouble getting their hands on some. · Drop rate during normal weather increased from 1% to 3% . · Drop rate during st…
Hello Prospectors! Community Team here once again to drop a virtual pile of papers on that corner of the internet to make up a little something we call Patch Notes. Yes, this first sentence was unnecessarily complicated and we won't even apologize for it. This time, we'll be talking about Tharis Island, your feedback on MK II weapons, as well as some other changes that should push us in the rig…
Hey Prospectors! If there’s something strange on Fortuna III, if there’s something weird and it looks scary, who you gonna call? Howlerbusters! Wanna join the fight and be immortalized on Prospect Station as one of the best Howler hunters in the prospecting business? Then you’ll be happy to know we’ve brewed a special community challenge for the bravest trackers among you! Howlerbusters The aut…
Hey Prospectors and welcome to yet another one of our articles! So you really know the drill by now: it’s Thursday, which means it’s time to talk about Season 3. Now I can already tell what you’re thinking right now. Season 3 is already out, for a full week even, and I’m sure you’ve already become full-fledged experts on the new season. And you know what? Fair enough. But we’re not done juuuuus…
Hello Prospectors! We hope you've been enjoying Season 3 and that you're getting your fix of the early game grind. We've really enjoyed playing alongside all of you! (If anyone can find an extra Sample Container for me, I would greatly appreciate it - ty ty). More seriously, we know that for some unfortunate Prospectors, there's been issues with CPU usage, with vanity items not showing up, and…
Hey Prospectors! We've just applied a quick hotfix to take care of the following issues: · Took care of unruly monster aggression. Creatures shouldn't aggro you from the other side of the map anymore. · Fixed some matchmaking issues. · Fixed a problem with in-game stuttering. · Made it so players who got the Authority Peacekeeper bundle actually got all the items from the pack, as it should be.…
Season 3 just started for The Cycle: Frontier and the surface of Fortuna III never looked so inviting. Want to jump in? Then grab yourself a free pack first, before dropping to face the dangers of the planet! The Fresh Fortunes Pack comes with a weapon skin for the C-32 Bolt Action Rifle, a weapon charm made in a special alloy and a snazzy set of clothes for all your Prospectors. The perfect se…
Greetings and salutations, Prospectors! What is there to say, apart from WELCOME TO SEASON 3? Actually, there’s still a few things to talk about, so how about we do just that eh? Season 3, full speed ahead This is it; servers are back online and filled with all the content from Season 3! The first thing you will have noticed with the start of Season 3 is that we went through a global wipe – our…
Hey Prospectors! Here we go! Season 3 is here and we have some biiiiig patch notes to share with you all. But first, a word from our devs! Have a good read! NO MORE WIPES The final wipe is here! Players will start Season 3 completely fresh and on an even playing field. Season 3 will be taking you back to the start of the campaign where your prospecting journey began - except you now have all th…
Hey Prospectors! We’re getting there now; time is ticking, and the end of the month is here. Which means one important thing: Season 3 is launching as soon as next week! If you need a quick reminder of what to expect for the new season, we’ve prepared a small summary of all the information we’ve been dumping on you these past couple of months. Great way of refreshing your memory before the big…
Now calling on all the thriftiest Fortuna folks who love bargains and great deals! The seasons are turning, which means it's time for the Steam Spring Sale. And we've sure got some sweet goodies on our shelves, ready to send you straight into Spring with style! Two of our awesome DLC packs are currently available at a discounted price through the end of the Steam Spring Sale on March 23. With a…
Greetings and salutations, Prospectors! We’ve just had an update today and, since the clock is slowly ticking towards the end of March, you all can guess that this will be the last update for Season 2. But this season isn’t over quite yet and that’s exactly what we’re going to talk about today. And if you’ve seen our patch notes from earlier this week, you probably know what to expect in this a…
Hello Prospectors! Welcome to our last planned patch for Season 2. This patch will include bugfixes, some weapon balancing, and a handful of miscellaneous changes/fixes. More importantly, this patch will contain the content for our end of Season event, which we will dive into all the details of with an additional Blogpost on Wednesday when the event kicks off. We heard that there are some perma…
Good morrow Prospectors! We recently gave you all an opportunity to preview and test most of the content we have planned for Season 3 so today we are here to give you a summary of what we learned from that test. Though that build was in quite a good state, there were some issues that were to be expected and we appreciate all those who donned their lab coats to provide feedback with us. There we…
Hey there Prospectors! We've reached that time of the week where we give a peek into what is planned for the upcoming Season 3 content. This time around we're talking about testing and how we'll be approaching gathering data or feedback about features that are planned for future releases beyond our smaller Focus Test Group testing sessions. So what is our plan? Short answer: Public Test Server…
Hey Prospectors! Unfortunately, we have to disturb your time on Fortuna III with a small maintenance, starting at 2:35 PM CET / 8:35 AM EST. The maintenance will most likely last for an hour / 1,5 hours. Reason: Some anti-cheat adjustments. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Hey Prospectors! A good day to you all and welcome to our usual meeting, the time and place for everything about our upcoming Season 3. Today’s announcement will be taking a deadlier spin than usual, as we’ll be focusing on your favorite tools of destruction, your valuable vectors of devastation, your beloved mayhem contraptions. You’ve guessed it (I hope you have at least), today is guns galor…
Hey Prospectors! If you were looking for our weekly update about Season 3, then look no further: today is Thursday and we have another batch of information to share with you all! Last week we left with a few words on architecture. It’s not necessarily a tough clue to decipher, but there’s definitely a few options out there. Let’s narrow them down a bit through a series of fun questions: · Do yo…
Greetings Prospectors and welcome to, you’ve guessed it, another quick update about the upcoming Season 3. Last week, we wrapped up with a bit of a cryptic conclusion about being more technical next time. If you’re wondering what we meant by that, it’s quite simple: today, we’re literally going to talk about technical updates and upgrades to the game since our first betas last year. So, unless…
Hey hey Prospectors! Today is Thursday and, by now, we’re gonna go ahead and assume you already know where we might be heading with this. So, let’s check all together: why are we here right now? That’s right, today we’re gonna talk about the latest arrival in the Fortuna III monstrous roster: the infamous Howler! (What do you mean the giant pic kinda gave it away?) In a word, the Howler is a ne…
Greetings and salutations, Prospectors! It’s been a couple of weeks since our last announcement around Season 3 and, if you’ve been keeping an eye on our roadmap, you know it’s time for another article about what you can expect for the new season. Let’s do just that then! And without wasting another second, we’re jumping straight into the thick of the matter, with another big change to the game…
Greetings, Prospectors! As you’re well aware by now, surviving on Fortuna III is no easy task, and every successful evac is an achievement worth celebrating. Now there’s several ways for a Prospector to celebrate victory: go for a power nap in their Private Quarters, order a gigantic Brightcap stew at the Lucky Leafman or slip into fresh new clothes that just scream hey, I’m a survivor y’all. T…
Hey Prospectors! Time is ticking, days keep flying by, and if our Lunar calendar is right, it looks like we’re approaching the start of a new year on there. It’s something to be celebrated, which is one fine coincidence actually, ‘cause we do love celebrations. So, what are we gonna do about it? I don’t know, wish you all the best for this new year I guess? Maybe take this opportunity for anoth…
Hello Prospectors! Welcome to our first patch of 2023. We have a lot of bug fixes for you and started our work on Patch 2.8.0. Hunter Vision will remain disabled until further notice. For the upcoming Patch 2.8.0 we are taking another look at the current performance of weapons... looking at you there Basilisk. If you missed our communication around Season 3, take another look at this: CHANGES F…
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