JA:Flashback - Post-Funding Update #39

Full Control released a new update last week for Jagged Alliance: Flashback that I missed in my e-mail. The update talks about the first playable build.

Dev Diary 2, First Playable and Merc Competition Winner

It’s update time again and we are looking forward to sharing news on the progress we have been making on JAF, so let's get to it!

First playable

We have made a first playable version of the game, which means that we have a sector in which we can have mercenaries walk around in, so very basic. However, this means that we’re closing in on opening up for the alpha backers within the next few weeks. We plan on releasing small slices of the for alpha backers once they’re ready, so we can get feedback as soon as possible. You can see glimpses from the first playable and get bit more info on the alpha in the dev diary.

Next Batch of Surveys

As we need to make sure which backers have access to the alpha version of the game we’ll be sending out the next batch of surveys soon, which will go up to the $220 tier as the $250 tier and above automatically get access to the alpha version. Please respond to the surveys as fast as possible so we can get a clear overview . Thanks!

They also released a new development diary video.

Dev Diary 2

We have created a new dev diary for you! This time around we wanted to give you a small glimpse behind the scenes. Similar to how we do it with the rest of the team internally, we casually share some of things we were working on. Hope you enjoy what you see! Bear in mind that all footage from the game is still pre-alpha, and does not represent the final quality - we are also still working on improving our movie making skills as we go along with the production.

More information.

Vertex animation for trees - to make leaves and branches move - is an old trick, but surely looks amazing! Also the level looks very nice.

Good progress overall. Just please make it not as boring as poor Spacehulk..

Yeah, I really can't wait for this… I just wish they would have gone forward in time from JA2, not backward.

(Zloth bangs his monitor a few times) Is Adrian orange??