[b]Mr. Z[/b] Welcome Renowners, we have some great news for everyone today. After several weeks of private testing we’ve finally reached a good level of stability and optimization to return to regular weekly playtests. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40614988/d20fca108a62008d317b9aeaed3cf622fca9ec86.jpg[/img] Many parts of the game had a lot of prototype code that had to be overhauled. Now every gameplay mechanic has had an optimization pass to work well in the context of a big multiplayer open world survival game. This is a big milestone for us as it is the first big completed step towards releasing the upcoming survival map. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40614988/60299f35f5bf5c6b3f45033d592899c272cbbba0.jpg[/img] Optimization for client side and server side performance has been the main focus, but also lots of other things were improved as well, as you can see below. If you were having performance issues with the game before, you should find significantly improved performance in this patch. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40614988/95dd60c27b9ecc4f086675cb586ffbab2ac9309e.jpg[/img] What’s new: New pieces of furniture New early game items Added Ping limits Deployable Pavise Building system improvements Added Floor hatch Ranged combat overhaul Added new keys for opening locked doors at POIs Winterhold Castle Revamp Many AI improvements Many bug fixes and QoL improvements Substantial optimizations for client and server Automated Wipes Maintenance system Loot system rebalancing Crafting rebalancing [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/40614988/d85a5493959431a0a5543348b152e2f8996ada72.jpg[/img] We’ll be planning to do an official Stress test in the coming weeks, so we can prepare Renown for a public demo some time soon. We’ll need as many testers as possible to fill up the servers so stay attentive for an upcoming announcement of that.