@Mufcfaninspain The regime blocked your starlink GPS jammers. Those jammers run on grid power. Grid goes down, the jamming goes down, and every smuggled terminal comes back online. This is the path to reconnecting the Iranian people and blinding IRGC and it's technically actionable right now
@HardcoreHistory An interesting point was made that Hamas likely didn't know how successful their incursion would be. Interesting to think if those who led it would still have gone through if they did especially in light of the ongoing reaction
@yuval_weinreb@HardcoreHistory Amen to that. Someone once made a point (maybe Carlin himself) about how the more polarized people get, the more moderate voices get double victimized because both sides hate them. Unfortunately Carlin seems to be in such a conundrum
@HardcoreHistory It's fast food and the masses love it Dan. Salads like yours are amazing but as you often say, if it bleeds it leads. Unfortunately our excesses have deteriorated us into something like 'if it concedes it bleeds'
@thomasbsauer@HardcoreHistory I'm so curious how you determined "a significant portion" of his audience. Especially when 99% of his comments are people encouraging him to voice himself in spite of the "choose my side or you're deluded" people like yourself. Pretty sure he'd be even more phenomenal if he did
"I raised you, and loved you, I've given you weapons, taught you techniques, endowed you with knowledge. There is nothing left for me to do, but give you more!"
To that end, an update... ๐
Game
Firstly, THANK YOU to all who have been playing Early Access Alpha 2 Turbo, everyone who has expressed interest and all of you who are creating kick ass content. Keep it coming. Even against this closed super early version we are at over 30% retention rate over the last 4 weeks, which is great and the game is only going to get better from here!
We have our first patch coming out by the end of next week, with:
- Updated server navigation and menu
- Fixed wallet connection bugs
- A new cinematic look and a Day & Night cycle
- Cool downs and weapon power adjustments
- New spawn mechanics and 2 second invincibility
- New controller and keyboard mapping
We also want to update our Epic store images, so start getting screenshots and small clips ready to take the spotlight on our Epic Store page. A challenge is incoming!.. and as always keep the content and feedback rolling in, as we are gearing up for a Public Alpha soon.
Polygon Partnership
Most of you by now already known we have been in talks with Polygon for a while and were also showcased with them at GDC 2023. We are excited to announce that this partnership is now official!
What does it mean?.. It means that our in-game assets and on-chain marketplace will be exclusive to the Polygon Blockchain for 12-months. Polygon has the support of the infrastructure solutions and the efficiency we want to achieve within blockchain related activities in and outside of the game. This combined with our engineering will also remove the complexity of interacting with the blockchain for the more casual of user.
This partnership also means that we have the support and pull on Polygonโs talented resources and developer network, networking opportunities with their growing roster of partners that include the likes of Disney, Stripe, Adidas, NFL and more...
We also fully understand the need for flexibility, futureproofing and interoperability of assets. There will always be cross-chain dapps and developers on other chains and it is important to be able to operate on multiple blockchains, enabling greater flexibility and compatibility with different gaming platforms and ecosystems. To that end we will have another update.
Amongst our courses of action. ZuckBots will be migrating over to Polygon, we are going through final checks with the team over there on contract. When we are ready to go, we will let you know the next steps. We are also working on integrating our chosen infrastructure solutions in support of blockchain activity.
I know everyone loves partnership announcements. There are more partnerships in the work, from infrastructure solutions to large tech companies. All in the name of pushing the space forward, innovation and getting access to the new tools and tech before they get to market. In Web3 partnerships are often for name-sake, but for us it's all about value add.
Music & Shoutouts
We have had great feedback across the board about our music in-game. Such that @keinon_walker is now walking around the studio as if he is @jarule in his prime, with a mad swag in his step and his jogging bottoms rolled up!! Music is super important to us at MPH and AMGI Studios and we are continuing to knock out bangers! A big shout out to @hostage_band and @CryptoNFTMan1ac who have been working on putting together an absolute masterpiece of a Metalcore track for the Mutants, this thing is an anthem in the making! Also a shout out to @meatportmusic @meta_ZET@LogiKIL860@antronakawyce for putting in some incredible work towards the soundtrack.
It makes us feel warm and loved that our community are getting involved in our music creation. Remember our doors are open to all. Lets get some more collaborations in!
RAMA & Livestream
RAMA Time - 2PM PST Thursday 27 Jul
Studio Livestream - 11AM PST Friday 4 August
Pull up!... PS. @JRNYcrypto wen sweep ;-)