[b]Entry to Early Access[/b] A huge thanks to our community, publisher Microprose and Development team for countless hours of maintenance, organization and play time during our Early Access entry. [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/33926795/9bad0fa0959b69e0b1574c6f173ea77fa6f393b7.png[/img] Our commitment to iterative improvements and responding quickly to community continues from pre-release into early access as we play the game with active servers daily, take notes, discuss the game on discord, and update the [i]public-testing[/i] branch. The public-testing branch is updated several times a week, and we play together with the community to ensure we catch bugs and feedback early. These updates are then packaged together in an update to the main game. [b]Week 1 Patch Notes[/b] The main focus that became critical was to smooth out the experience in regards to AFK players in the lobby and in game - who would stop the game from progressing. To tackle this AFK timers, and Vote-Kick features have been added. We continue to support community hosted servers with a range of match and server settings, therefore the new AFK features have new admin settings to explore. [list] [*] AFK timeout configurable by server hosts [*] AFK vote kick system configurable by hosts [*] A magazine check system with animation only for m27 and hk416 atm [*] the lobby will automatically start a timer if no admins are present [*] A main menu redesign [*] Match settings to allow pings to attach to players or not (for more hardcore server option) [*] Players can now set a [Clan Tag] which helps hosts identify groups of players when organizing / balancing teams [*] Various bug fixes (see Discord Changelog) [/list] We hope these features help combat problematic players, and enhance and empower you all to foster a positive public server experience. [b]Join the Discord Community[/b] The EXFIL Discord is growing with players who share our vision towards creating a [b]realistic infantry combat simulation[/b] with advice and input from both players and veterans. Whether you are a player looking for a realistic fps (that will never feature hotdog suits and unicorn fart emotes) or you are a military enthusiast or veteran who wishes to join our advisor group - please jump in and find us in discord and in game! We have a vision to break free of gear fear and overwhelming inventory simulations of recent tactical FPS games. Our goal is to make getting into the boots of a soldier more immediate when you choose to play EXFIL, and to focus on communication, teamwork and military realism. [b]What's Next?[/b] AI will be started in January, but first, we have something [i]cooking[/i]...tick tock... See you in game, Misultin Out.